Stef Tousignant, MAPP
@steft.bsky.social
Routine both excites & scares me.
Mom to 2 loud teens.
Masters of Applied Positive Psychology.
Creator of Parenting with Gratitude©
Mom to 2 loud teens.
Masters of Applied Positive Psychology.
Creator of Parenting with Gratitude©
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Stef Tousignant, MAPP
@steft.bsky.social
· Jul 10
Optimism predicted Trump’s victory: explanatory style during the 2024 presidential campaign
Candidates’ explanatory style – how they attributed causes to bad events – predicted election outcomes. We analyzed causal explanations from the 2024 presidential campaign using Content Analysis of...
www.tandfonline.com
Yesterday, our study on explanatory style and optimism during the #2024election was published in the Journal of Positive Psychology.
Not the lead author but it was an a huge honor work with Abby Byler and Martin Seligman and the team on this. 🧵
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Not the lead author but it was an a huge honor work with Abby Byler and Martin Seligman and the team on this. 🧵
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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This proves five things:
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents
Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This proves five things:
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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A top Donald Trump ally handed me a Trump 2028 hat — these people aren’t joking.
If we don’t stop this anti-democracy movement now, the 2028 election may look nothing like what we expect in a free country.
If we don’t stop this anti-democracy movement now, the 2028 election may look nothing like what we expect in a free country.
July 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A top Donald Trump ally handed me a Trump 2028 hat — these people aren’t joking.
If we don’t stop this anti-democracy movement now, the 2028 election may look nothing like what we expect in a free country.
If we don’t stop this anti-democracy movement now, the 2028 election may look nothing like what we expect in a free country.
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In new CBS poll Trump clocks in at an ugly 42%-58% (-16). This is a 22!!!!!!! point drop from early February when he came in at 53%-47% in this poll. Six months in the American people are not buying what he's selling. 1/
July 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In new CBS poll Trump clocks in at an ugly 42%-58% (-16). This is a 22!!!!!!! point drop from early February when he came in at 53%-47% in this poll. Six months in the American people are not buying what he's selling. 1/
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🚨MAJOR LIE: Trump claims that Obama & Comey “made up” the Epstein files.
FACT CHECK: The first federal Epstein probe was under George W. Bush.
The second was July 2019 UNDER TRUMP.
Obama had ZERO to do with it. Share to expose Trump’s lies!
FACT CHECK: The first federal Epstein probe was under George W. Bush.
The second was July 2019 UNDER TRUMP.
Obama had ZERO to do with it. Share to expose Trump’s lies!
July 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🚨MAJOR LIE: Trump claims that Obama & Comey “made up” the Epstein files.
FACT CHECK: The first federal Epstein probe was under George W. Bush.
The second was July 2019 UNDER TRUMP.
Obama had ZERO to do with it. Share to expose Trump’s lies!
FACT CHECK: The first federal Epstein probe was under George W. Bush.
The second was July 2019 UNDER TRUMP.
Obama had ZERO to do with it. Share to expose Trump’s lies!
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Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
July 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
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This is literally the definition of a white nationalist police state.
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is literally the definition of a white nationalist police state.
Yesterday, our study on explanatory style and optimism during the #2024election was published in the Journal of Positive Psychology.
Not the lead author but it was an a huge honor work with Abby Byler and Martin Seligman and the team on this. 🧵
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Not the lead author but it was an a huge honor work with Abby Byler and Martin Seligman and the team on this. 🧵
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Optimism predicted Trump’s victory: explanatory style during the 2024 presidential campaign
Candidates’ explanatory style – how they attributed causes to bad events – predicted election outcomes. We analyzed causal explanations from the 2024 presidential campaign using Content Analysis of...
www.tandfonline.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yesterday, our study on explanatory style and optimism during the #2024election was published in the Journal of Positive Psychology.
Not the lead author but it was an a huge honor work with Abby Byler and Martin Seligman and the team on this. 🧵
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Not the lead author but it was an a huge honor work with Abby Byler and Martin Seligman and the team on this. 🧵
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...
'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
Trump wants to erase any "negative" content from educational sites at National Parks. A group of data preservationists asks visitors to help them document placards and monuments, before they disappear...
www.404media.co
July 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...
“We’ve reached a new low” says my son as he reads the headline over my shoulder. #solow #adisgrace
July 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“We’ve reached a new low” says my son as he reads the headline over my shoulder. #solow #adisgrace
People on WIC don’t even have diapers covered but we were covering 100% of gamblers losses??? And now people are complaining about it only being 90% - how about 0% because you made a bet and lost, it was free will. WTAF.
www.huffpost.com/entry/gambli...
www.huffpost.com/entry/gambli...
July 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
People on WIC don’t even have diapers covered but we were covering 100% of gamblers losses??? And now people are complaining about it only being 90% - how about 0% because you made a bet and lost, it was free will. WTAF.
www.huffpost.com/entry/gambli...
www.huffpost.com/entry/gambli...
WTF this needs to be fixed asap. Local politics matter - here’s a clear example.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How Miami’s city commission gave themselves an extra year in office without voters’ permission
Commissioners for the city of Miami rewrote their election laws to push the off-year 2025 local races to 2026 without input from voters. The decision has sparked outrage
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
WTF this needs to be fixed asap. Local politics matter - here’s a clear example.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
July 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
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After media reports & experts warned for months that drastic & sudden cuts at the Nat Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability & endanger lives during the storm season, TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood.
July 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
After media reports & experts warned for months that drastic & sudden cuts at the Nat Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability & endanger lives during the storm season, TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood.
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A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”
July 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”
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NEBRASKA
TEXAS
NEW YORK
CALIFORNIA
If you see your member of Congress below, pls call!
Capitol Hill switchboard: 202-224-3121
or
find your Rep's DC office number: house.gov
or
google their name & call an in-state office
or
send a fax (for free!) via your computer: faxzero.com/fax_congress...
TEXAS
NEW YORK
CALIFORNIA
If you see your member of Congress below, pls call!
Capitol Hill switchboard: 202-224-3121
or
find your Rep's DC office number: house.gov
or
google their name & call an in-state office
or
send a fax (for free!) via your computer: faxzero.com/fax_congress...
July 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
NEBRASKA
TEXAS
NEW YORK
CALIFORNIA
If you see your member of Congress below, pls call!
Capitol Hill switchboard: 202-224-3121
or
find your Rep's DC office number: house.gov
or
google their name & call an in-state office
or
send a fax (for free!) via your computer: faxzero.com/fax_congress...
TEXAS
NEW YORK
CALIFORNIA
If you see your member of Congress below, pls call!
Capitol Hill switchboard: 202-224-3121
or
find your Rep's DC office number: house.gov
or
google their name & call an in-state office
or
send a fax (for free!) via your computer: faxzero.com/fax_congress...
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June 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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The big ugly bill is worse for families & worse for our economy.
It’s not just Democrats who know this—Republicans are starting to admit it too.
Turn up the pressure. Tell your senators to say NO to this cruel bill.
It’s not just Democrats who know this—Republicans are starting to admit it too.
Turn up the pressure. Tell your senators to say NO to this cruel bill.
Look up your Senators' numbers
Call your senators today and demand that they vote NO on this bill.
ewar.ren
June 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The big ugly bill is worse for families & worse for our economy.
It’s not just Democrats who know this—Republicans are starting to admit it too.
Turn up the pressure. Tell your senators to say NO to this cruel bill.
It’s not just Democrats who know this—Republicans are starting to admit it too.
Turn up the pressure. Tell your senators to say NO to this cruel bill.
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The strategic power of hope. New Harvard Biz article.
Negativity attracts attention BUT if we anchor our strategies in hope - a deliberate belief in shared goals & actions - we can steer our teams towards growth, connection & creativity: lnkd.in/eQ_eBcD2. By Jamil Zaki. Graphic: Office Guy Cartoons.
Negativity attracts attention BUT if we anchor our strategies in hope - a deliberate belief in shared goals & actions - we can steer our teams towards growth, connection & creativity: lnkd.in/eQ_eBcD2. By Jamil Zaki. Graphic: Office Guy Cartoons.
December 5, 2024 at 4:45 PM
The strategic power of hope. New Harvard Biz article.
Negativity attracts attention BUT if we anchor our strategies in hope - a deliberate belief in shared goals & actions - we can steer our teams towards growth, connection & creativity: lnkd.in/eQ_eBcD2. By Jamil Zaki. Graphic: Office Guy Cartoons.
Negativity attracts attention BUT if we anchor our strategies in hope - a deliberate belief in shared goals & actions - we can steer our teams towards growth, connection & creativity: lnkd.in/eQ_eBcD2. By Jamil Zaki. Graphic: Office Guy Cartoons.
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If you aren't familiar with Rebecca Solnit's "Meditation in an Emergency", I highly recommend you read this to see how good and helpful they are.
I had to speak up about the Supreme atrocities this week. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/an-existenti...
"An Existential Threat to the Rule of Law" (Some Notes on the Supreme Court and the War on Immigrants)
It's high summer in San Francisco and apricots, peaches, cherries, and corn are in season at the farmers markets and kids are out of school and Pride weekend is here, and on the days when the fog does...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If you aren't familiar with Rebecca Solnit's "Meditation in an Emergency", I highly recommend you read this to see how good and helpful they are.
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i don't think most cis people know what it's like for every fun or happy or meaningful moment you experience to be overshadowed by some tragedy affecting your fundamental personhood in some way within 48 hours on either side of it
June 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
i don't think most cis people know what it's like for every fun or happy or meaningful moment you experience to be overshadowed by some tragedy affecting your fundamental personhood in some way within 48 hours on either side of it
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“I supported him and I apologize for doing so. He should be impeached and removed.”
Trump Voters Are Calling For His Impeachment Over Starting WW3
FAFO WW3.
www.thegodpodcast.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“I supported him and I apologize for doing so. He should be impeached and removed.”