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Jennifer Richeson

@jaricheson.bsky.social

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professor of social psychology with a focus on race, diversity, & societal inequality; political junkie; the beach is my happy place; views are my own

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Jennifer A. Richeson is an American social psychologist who studies racial identity and interracial interactions. She is currently the Philip R. Allen Professor of Psychology at Yale University where she heads the Social Perception and Communication Lab. Prior to her appointment to the Yale faculty, Richeson was Professor of Psychology and African-American studies at Northwestern University. In 2015, she was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences. Richeson was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2022. Since 2021, she has been a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). .. more

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Cause the algorithms are increasingly shady and I don’t see much promotion, let me Gift Link this:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

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Jennifer Richeson @jaricheson.bsky.social · 1d

Many congratulations!! 🎊

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Anti-Prime Day! Free shipping today and tomorrow at Bookshop.org -- support bookstores, not billionaires!

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Bookshop.org

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 3d

I cannot believe what we are subjected to, day after day.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

“I am living with the deep pain of watching someone I once loved become the face of evil.”

From July 17th: m.facebook.com/share/p/16yL...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 5d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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Childless Dog Lady is PISSED OFF 🍉🌺 @sgbuggs.bsky.social · 5d

this story is all over TikTok and IG — a young man storms into this human sexuality lecture (the largest, most popular class at UW) and starts yelling ableist and gay slurs and throws a Nazi salute… and then the prof and students chase him down and pepper spray him.

www.kuow.org/stories/uw-i...

UW investigating after intruder disrupts a class with slurs, apparent Nazi salute

University of Washington police are investigating an incident where a man interrupted a human sexuality lecture. A viral video of the incident shows the intruder shouting gay and ableist slurs and app...

www.kuow.org

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 5d

Resolution of the University of Virginia Faculty Senate (thus not institutional policy and entirely non-binding, but still inspirational):

Resolution Opposing the
"Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education"
WHEREAS the United States Secretary of Education has requested that the University of Virginia enter into a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education", and WHEREAS the Compact contains provisions antithetical to the mission and traditions of the University, and
WHEREAS the Compact contains provisions which endanger the independence and integrity of the University, and
WHEREAS the compact likely violates state and federal law, and infringes upon the constitutional rights of members of the University community, and WHEREAS the University of Virginia exemplifies American academic values of the highest standard, including universal right to free speech and the cultivation of academic freedom; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate of the University of Virginia firmly opposes this Compact as written and calls upon Interim President Mahoney and the Board of Visitors to also reject this Compact outright as well as any similar proposal compromising the mission, values, and independence of the University.
Feature Date:
Friday, October 3, 2025

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Suresh Venkatasubramanian @geomblog.bsky.social · 7d

This was expected, but is also going to be a disaster when it comes to dealing with bias in algorithmic tools for employment.

Source: AP News
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Civil rights agency drops a key tool used to investigate workplace discrimination

The U.S. civil rights agency responsible for enforcing worker rights will stop investigating complaints about company policies that don’t explicitly discriminate but may disproportionately harm certai...

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 7d

We are losing something by having newsrooms where everyone who has more than a few years’ experience has gotten fired. I don’t fault a young writer for not knowing about things that happened before she was born. But now there are no editors to help give context to these stories, either.

Prince with “Slave” written on his face, in protest of his unfair recording contract, including lack of ownership of his master recordings.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d

NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

Version of original on left, updated on right:

Thank you for your email. There is a temporary shutdown of the U.S. government due to a lapse in appropriations. I will respond to your message as soon as possible after the temporary shutdown ends. Please visit ED.gov for the latest information on the
Department's operational status.
Thank you.

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 7d

Secret police busting down doors in the middle of the night. It isn't a question of "could it happen here?" It is happening here and we must resist. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 7d

Federal law doesn't recognize the concept of a "domestic terrorist organization." That hasn't stopped President Trump from trying to use the concept to authorize investigations of (and necessarily suppress) lots of constitutionally protected speech, protest, and advocacy.

Me in today's "One First":

Bonus 180: "Domestic Terrorism" and NSPM-7

The Trump administration is hoping no one notices that, although federal law *defines* "domestic terrorism," it provides no special authorities against anyone whose behavior *meets* that definition.

www.stevevladeck.com

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Jennifer Richeson @jaricheson.bsky.social · 8d

Absolutely wonderful, Linda!! Many congratulations!! Such a testament to your transformative research!!

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 8d

Let’s open our eyes. This isn’t a functioning democracy any longer when - in the middle of a high stakes funding fight - the President illegally suspends federal projects in states run by Democrats as a way to punish the political opposition.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 New Bright Line Watch report on state of US democracy
brightlinewatch.org/violence-red...

-Expert ratings ~= since April but ↓ substantially since January
-US now most closely resembles an illiberal democracy
-Partisan gap in democracy ratings highest since 2017

Full thread of results below

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 9d

New: ICE has bought a tool that tracks the locations of hundreds of millions of phones globally, updates every single day. Usually harvested from apps and advertising

www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

www.404media.co

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 9d

Feeling grateful the address I delivered upon receiving the Lewin Memorial Award has just been published in the September 2025 issue of Journal of Social Issues!

It appears as an open access article, for any and all who may be interested:

spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 9d

Systematically undermining mechanisms of transparency and accountability throughout the government

Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 9d

Trump administration moves to defund inspector general watchdog group

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump administration moves to defund inspector general watchdog group

The decision marks the latest example of the administration’s push to limit government oversight activities.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10d

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?

If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?

Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

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kellylizzz.bsky.social @kellylizzz.bsky.social · 10d

archive.ph/202509290514...

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Michael Paarlberg @mpaarlberg.bsky.social · 10d

Article:

Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11d

Kristi Noem: How DARE you accuse our glorious ICE agents of racial profiling.

Head of the Chicago raids: We are stopping people based on “how they look, how do they look compared to, say,” a tall, middle aged white guy.

Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 11d

In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look'

The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 11d

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look'

The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Trump: “Some of the highest quality 24 Karat Gold used in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room of the White House. Foreign Leaders, and everyone else, “freak out” when they see the quality and beauty. Best Oval Office ever, in terms of success and look!!! President DJT”

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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 11d

Politicians/governments are now PAYING your social media influencers to bend messages their way

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

This means: people DRAWN to social media to avoid official or state "bias"....end up with it in a more subtle, indirect form.

Did you think Power would sit on sidelines?

BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast, Social media influencers and politics

Food, fashion and politics - how social media influencers are shaping global politics

www.bbc.co.uk

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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 11d

As I expected Trump will attend the unprecedented gathering of top generals this week

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans

President Trump will attend the unusual gathering of hundreds of generals summoned to Virginia on short notice by Pete Hegseth, adding new security concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11d

People who have studied the downfall of democracy in other countries recognize exactly what is happening in the U.S. The parallels are unmistakeable; the only difference is the speed - we are going *faster*. apnews.com/article/trum...

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