Leslie
@rbfchampion.bsky.social
Researching power dynamics, resistance, adaptation, identity, communication in digital age 🏳️🌈 auDHD 🎓PhD candidate 🍉 Psyber.Space for the pod🎙️ [insert upside down US flag here]
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Leslie
@rbfchampion.bsky.social
· Jan 21
I have been doing my podcast since April 2024. I started it as a way to share my thoughts on organizational psychology, applied psychology for media and technology, etc. to help people understand their world. Some episodes were intentionally very relevant to this moment. I’m resharing them today 🧵
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This shit is deadly serious
Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This shit is deadly serious
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The soft pedaling language being used to describe the men in the Epstein files is enraging.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The soft pedaling language being used to describe the men in the Epstein files is enraging.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
Once again @designmom.bsky.social doesn't miss. Reading: I’m Taking a Destroy-Them-All Approach open.substack.com/pub/designmo...
I’m Taking a Destroy-Them-All Approach
The casualness of the emails, the relaxed conversations about the abuse — these people never thought they would be held accountable.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Once again @designmom.bsky.social doesn't miss. Reading: I’m Taking a Destroy-Them-All Approach open.substack.com/pub/designmo...
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Do not under any circumstance hand your phone to law enforcement.
Apple launches a Digital ID and says it’ll be accepted by the TSA
Apple launches a Digital ID and says it’ll be accepted by the TSA
A new way to present your ID.
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Do not under any circumstance hand your phone to law enforcement.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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With everything going on these days, it’s easy to miss when local governments get up to some sketchy stuff.
Take Vancouver, where Mayor Ken Sims is planning to eliminate the city’s sustainability and climate department!!!
Yes, really.
My partners at @nationalobserver.com have the scoop:
Take Vancouver, where Mayor Ken Sims is planning to eliminate the city’s sustainability and climate department!!!
Yes, really.
My partners at @nationalobserver.com have the scoop:
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
With everything going on these days, it’s easy to miss when local governments get up to some sketchy stuff.
Take Vancouver, where Mayor Ken Sims is planning to eliminate the city’s sustainability and climate department!!!
Yes, really.
My partners at @nationalobserver.com have the scoop:
Take Vancouver, where Mayor Ken Sims is planning to eliminate the city’s sustainability and climate department!!!
Yes, really.
My partners at @nationalobserver.com have the scoop:
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I'd never heard of the three cues model before reading this report, but this explains SO MUCH about interactions on social media. Sooooooo much.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I'd never heard of the three cues model before reading this report, but this explains SO MUCH about interactions on social media. Sooooooo much.
They need to leave this man alone ffs
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
They need to leave this man alone ffs
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Abolish sovereign immunity. Senators are literally doing that for themselves, but not for you. Abolish sovereign immunity for EVERYONE. If Senators are able to sue the government, SO SHOULD YOU.
This allows Trump (via DOJ) to use taxpayer money to bribe eight GOP Senators. It's that simple, there's no other way to describe it.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Abolish sovereign immunity. Senators are literally doing that for themselves, but not for you. Abolish sovereign immunity for EVERYONE. If Senators are able to sue the government, SO SHOULD YOU.
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The 14th amendment is why literally ANYONE has any rights for the most part and why we arent a full blown police state
““It was Black people in the military, many of whom were enslaved persons, who freed this nation because of the Civil War,” Smith told The Informer. “It is because of Black soldiers that we have the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.””
Veterans Reflect on Holiday Amid Trump Administration, Uplift Black Military Contributions
As Veterans Day approaches, Dr. Frank Smith highlights the contributions of Black veterans, while others express concerns about budget cuts and recognition.
www.washingtoninformer.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The 14th amendment is why literally ANYONE has any rights for the most part and why we arent a full blown police state
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In a demoralizing world it does warm the heart to see an eighty seven year-old lady repeatedly burn the world’s richest man to a crisp in a manner that clearly gets right under his skin and provokes him to flailing, compensatory exertions that only affirm the point she was making.
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In a demoralizing world it does warm the heart to see an eighty seven year-old lady repeatedly burn the world’s richest man to a crisp in a manner that clearly gets right under his skin and provokes him to flailing, compensatory exertions that only affirm the point she was making.
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"JPMorgan on Monday said building AI infrastructure will cost more than $5tn"
Crazy idea: Why not, rather than spending $5 TRILLION dollars to pay for data centers to create fake brains, just pay actual human beings with real brains that same $5 trillion?
Crazy idea: Why not, rather than spending $5 TRILLION dollars to pay for data centers to create fake brains, just pay actual human beings with real brains that same $5 trillion?
"Investors have been selling off the debt of US tech heavyweights, showing how jitters over Silicon Valley’s boom in spending on artificial intelligence have spilled into the bond market."
Investor angst over Big Tech’s AI spending spills into bond market
Debt issued by groups building data centres has been hit in recent weeks
www.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"JPMorgan on Monday said building AI infrastructure will cost more than $5tn"
Crazy idea: Why not, rather than spending $5 TRILLION dollars to pay for data centers to create fake brains, just pay actual human beings with real brains that same $5 trillion?
Crazy idea: Why not, rather than spending $5 TRILLION dollars to pay for data centers to create fake brains, just pay actual human beings with real brains that same $5 trillion?
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Governor Hochul will
Lose NYC if she doesn’t come around.
And with Antonio Delgado on her left flank, she can’t afford that.
I ASSURE YOU, she will get primaried by someone with Mamdani’s support if she doesn’t come around.
Lose NYC if she doesn’t come around.
And with Antonio Delgado on her left flank, she can’t afford that.
I ASSURE YOU, she will get primaried by someone with Mamdani’s support if she doesn’t come around.
Curious to what your response to this is…
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/10/b...
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/10/b...
Buses must have fares: Zohran Mamdani’s free buses plan is a no go
We are glad that Gov. Hochul has now gotten on the bus along with MTA Chair Janno Lieber, Marc Molinaro, the head of the Federal Transit Administration, and serious transit advocates who all agree …
www.nydailynews.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Governor Hochul will
Lose NYC if she doesn’t come around.
And with Antonio Delgado on her left flank, she can’t afford that.
I ASSURE YOU, she will get primaried by someone with Mamdani’s support if she doesn’t come around.
Lose NYC if she doesn’t come around.
And with Antonio Delgado on her left flank, she can’t afford that.
I ASSURE YOU, she will get primaried by someone with Mamdani’s support if she doesn’t come around.
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Its laughable at this point.
Maybe when they come back in session we can redo prohibition and ban coffee while we're at it.
That'll really make people less angry for sure
Maybe when they come back in session we can redo prohibition and ban coffee while we're at it.
That'll really make people less angry for sure
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Its laughable at this point.
Maybe when they come back in session we can redo prohibition and ban coffee while we're at it.
That'll really make people less angry for sure
Maybe when they come back in session we can redo prohibition and ban coffee while we're at it.
That'll really make people less angry for sure
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A masterful essay worth everyone’s time.
I have a feature essay for The Guardian today on the mirage of AI medicine, why care cannot be automated, and how overwhelming uptake of AI by American health capitalism threatens to undermine the very possibility of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A masterful essay worth everyone’s time.
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I love a meme targeted for my demographic
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I love a meme targeted for my demographic
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Former House speaker / Trump adviser newt Gingrich, saying on the record what we’d heard so much on background from those others:
“Look at the rage on the left. It doesn’t sound like a victory party to me. All you have to do is look at the reaction on the left to figure out who won this shutdown…”
“Look at the rage on the left. It doesn’t sound like a victory party to me. All you have to do is look at the reaction on the left to figure out who won this shutdown…”
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Former House speaker / Trump adviser newt Gingrich, saying on the record what we’d heard so much on background from those others:
“Look at the rage on the left. It doesn’t sound like a victory party to me. All you have to do is look at the reaction on the left to figure out who won this shutdown…”
“Look at the rage on the left. It doesn’t sound like a victory party to me. All you have to do is look at the reaction on the left to figure out who won this shutdown…”
Attending my local neighborhood meeting. A large group of well meaning people who are pale like me. Currently busy scaring the room by discussing real examples of the urgency of the moment and need to act now if they want to be truly helpful instead of waiting for instructions from some non-profit.
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Attending my local neighborhood meeting. A large group of well meaning people who are pale like me. Currently busy scaring the room by discussing real examples of the urgency of the moment and need to act now if they want to be truly helpful instead of waiting for instructions from some non-profit.
Why is my podcast late today? I was too mad at something unrelated to record it this morning. Why would being mad about something matter? I was so mad my voice was squeaky. Has anyone else ever delayed a podcast recording for a weird reason?
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Why is my podcast late today? I was too mad at something unrelated to record it this morning. Why would being mad about something matter? I was so mad my voice was squeaky. Has anyone else ever delayed a podcast recording for a weird reason?
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1. Last week, we reported on WSU certifying an anti-trans SPLC-designated hate group to teach medicine.
Now, S. Baum has uncovered that the Michigan State Medical Society has certified anti-trans hate group Genspect to teach medical workers.
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Now, S. Baum has uncovered that the Michigan State Medical Society has certified anti-trans hate group Genspect to teach medical workers.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Michigan State Medical Society Greenlights Anti-Trans Hate Group Genspect to Teach Trans Medicine
Anti-trans rhetoric—sponsored by Moms for Liberty, and brought to you by Genspect—could be coming to a clinician near you via CME.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
1. Last week, we reported on WSU certifying an anti-trans SPLC-designated hate group to teach medicine.
Now, S. Baum has uncovered that the Michigan State Medical Society has certified anti-trans hate group Genspect to teach medical workers.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Now, S. Baum has uncovered that the Michigan State Medical Society has certified anti-trans hate group Genspect to teach medical workers.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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We have taken products off the market for being far less dangerous. We also have a clear signal that all the money we’re dumping into AI could be better spent addressing a serious mental health crisis.
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We have taken products off the market for being far less dangerous. We also have a clear signal that all the money we’re dumping into AI could be better spent addressing a serious mental health crisis.
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Trying to sell me a product that’s giving people asthma, inducing suicidal ideation, and using up all the water, but can’t do math and does not know how many r’s are in “blueberry” for the low low price of MY tax money? Do I have that right? What happened to the money your investors gave you?
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Trying to sell me a product that’s giving people asthma, inducing suicidal ideation, and using up all the water, but can’t do math and does not know how many r’s are in “blueberry” for the low low price of MY tax money? Do I have that right? What happened to the money your investors gave you?
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
Going through old TikToks to make sure I didn't miss any in my content analysis. Found this video (on a diff. topic than my research) from June 2022. Look at her last point and think of what D H S is doing right now in 2025. When we say listen to Black women, we really mean it.
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Going through old TikToks to make sure I didn't miss any in my content analysis. Found this video (on a diff. topic than my research) from June 2022. Look at her last point and think of what D H S is doing right now in 2025. When we say listen to Black women, we really mean it.
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Watch to the end
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Watch to the end