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Linda Tropp
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social psychologist at UMass Amherst, studying intergroup relations, social division, status inequalities, and bridging differences; passionate about translating academic research to make the world a better place.. and dogs 🐾 more at: www.lindatropp.com .. more

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 4d
They line up perfectly.
An Oval Office photo of Trump looking adoringly at Mamdani, while a portrait of Reagan looks on. Above the man-ignoring-his-girlfriend meme.

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hucksgiving @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 4d
everyone's talking about how bright and charming zohran must be, which is true, but then you remember the spider-brained cryptkeepers trump's surrounded himself with since '15 and realize a single smile from mamdani must have hit like barbecue spare ribs down the gullet of a 12th century peasant.

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 4d
agreed. @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social and I have a paper under review that examines predictors of (a) belief in the existence of systemic racial inequality and (b) support for policies to remedy systemic racial inequality. we would love to read any references you could suggest on the distinction.

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 4d
“If you’ve always had power, equity feels like a threat.”

"Change feels threatening, not because anything is being 'taken,' but because the ground is finally shifting toward balance."

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rabbisandra.bsky.social Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.bsky.social · 4d
“when more people gain access to what was always reserved for a few, it registers as loss rather than correction.
But that discomfort is not harm. That tension is not persecution. That feeling is what happens when the world stops centering you open.substack.com/pub/rabbisan...
When Power Confuses Equity for a Threat
Last week, I was in New York City sitting with two Jewish leaders, talking through the polarization tearing through the Jewish community.
open.substack.com

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 4d
100%. much of the research we do in my field (social psychology) supports this. feel free to DM if you would like me to share some relevant references. 🙏🏼

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.bsky.social · 4d
“when more people gain access to what was always reserved for a few, it registers as loss rather than correction.
But that discomfort is not harm. That tension is not persecution. That feeling is what happens when the world stops centering you open.substack.com/pub/rabbisan...
When Power Confuses Equity for a Threat
Last week, I was in New York City sitting with two Jewish leaders, talking through the polarization tearing through the Jewish community.
open.substack.com

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 5d
this whole thread.

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 5d
in case anyone in the U.S. is still wondering...

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 5d
knowing many directly affected, I personally asked some senior male colleagues to speak out about this during my earlier years as a professor, as i felt too vulnerable due to my stage of career.. it was shocking how much this was 'common knowledge' among women and how few male colleagues knew 😔
 Dr. Michèle Denise @psychscientist.bsky.social · 6d
More voices from those also affected by Miles Hewstone‘s behavior, hitting walls when trying to be heard. Katherine Griffiths from @bloomberg.com gave everyone a voice that can no longer be silenced.

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Dr. Michèle Denise @psychscientist.bsky.social · 6d
More voices from those also affected by Miles Hewstone‘s behavior, hitting walls when trying to be heard. Katherine Griffiths from @bloomberg.com gave everyone a voice that can no longer be silenced.

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 13d
#ButHisEmails

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Dolores Albarracin @dalbarra.bsky.social · 13d
Postdoctoral Researcher Positions!

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 16d
"We are all balls of reason and emotion. To render either automatically suspect, or to embrace either unconditionally, is to diminish part of our humanity and undermine our capacity for virtue. In fact, they are so linked together that it’s impossible to truly separate them in our minds or hearts."
davidfrenchjag.bsky.social David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social · Oct 23
The new right groans under the weight of its nostalgia for a nation that did not exist. And in writing about a false enemy that destroyed a fake past, Andrews and the many other architects of the right-wing gender wars are committing the very sins they attribute to the enemies they detest.
Opinion | How Women Destroyed the West
www.nytimes.com

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 16d
"The controversy around [Mamdani's] words calls to mind a famous post from the old days of Twitter... It calls the site “the only place where well-articulated sentences get misinterpreted. You can say ‘I like pancakes’ and someone will say ‘So you hate waffles?’”"
joelhs.bsky.social Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 17d
The pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime has already decided that Zohran Mamdani has sold out the pro-Palestine cause... by condemning swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn. forward.com/culture/7822...
Mamdani's first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
After someone spraypainted a swastika on a yeshiva, Zohran Mamdani condemned antisemitism. Somehow, this generated conspiracy theories.
forward.com

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 17d
In the late 1800s, the nativists wanted many year waiting periods for immigrant citizens to even be eligible to vote. Same bigoted shit here.
marcelias.bsky.social Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17d
🚨BREAKING: A civil rights organization sued the Trump administration Saturday over a new policy barring nonprofits from helping new U.S. citizens register to vote. The lawsuit calls the policy part of a “broader effort to ensure that new Americans cannot exert their democratic will on the nation.”
Lawsuit Blasts Trump’s Bid to Keep New Citizens From Registering to Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 17d
The pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime has already decided that Zohran Mamdani has sold out the pro-Palestine cause... by condemning swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn. forward.com/culture/7822...
Mamdani's first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
After someone spraypainted a swastika on a yeshiva, Zohran Mamdani condemned antisemitism. Somehow, this generated conspiracy theories.
forward.com

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 22d
in response to your "it appears so" claim, I've heard from faculty (a) "The Chancellor went on record saying that UMass would not join the compact at the last [faculty] Senate meeting" and (b) "to protect academic freedom, stick to the truth and not misinformation to get people to turn out." 🙏🏻

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 22d
whaaah? this is the first I've heard that.. any sources to which you can link, to verify this?

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 22d
Trump and Republicans slashed over $1.1 trillion from Medicaid and cut healthcare tax credits that lower costs for millions of working families — all while delivering billions in tax breaks to insurance CEOs and Big Pharma. Join the fight to protect healthcare: economicsecurity.us/wp-content/u...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 23d
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · 25d
@warren.senate.gov dressed her dog Bailey as @colbertlateshow.bsky.social for Halloween and words cannot express how much I love this 🎃

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · Oct 25
Democratic Wins Media

In defiance of Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban, protestors in Hungary stormed the streets to voice their opposition to authoritarianism. This is being almost entirely ignored by mainstream media. Let’s make it go viral.

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David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social · Oct 23
The new right groans under the weight of its nostalgia for a nation that did not exist. And in writing about a false enemy that destroyed a fake past, Andrews and the many other architects of the right-wing gender wars are committing the very sins they attribute to the enemies they detest.
Opinion | How Women Destroyed the West
www.nytimes.com

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · Oct 20
Now we build on the momentum. ezralevin.substack.com/p/whats-come...
What's comes after the largest peaceful protest in American history?
Indivisible's weekly newsletter with analysis and action
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · Oct 19
After adding new data to our spreadsheet, our central estimate of turnout for the No Kings Day protests yesterday has risen to 5.5 million, with an upper bound of 8.7 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · Oct 19
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Oct 18
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Oct 18
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history! With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · Oct 18
Co-sign: "The way out isn't about left versus right; it's about clean versus corrupt, reform versus a rigged system, the people versus oligarchs."

Not only is this a great piece by @adambonica.bsky.social but my inner nerd loves that @dmsilverman.bsky.social refers to it as a "banger" 🤓
dmsilverman.bsky.social Dan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · Oct 18
Apropos of nothing, resharing this banger from @adambonica.bsky.social about the anti-corruption pathway for Dems…