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Efrén Pérez
@efrenpolipsy.bsky.social
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UCLA Political Psychologist. Director of Race, Ethnicity, Politics, & Society (REPS) Lab. Newby accordionist 🪗. Arriba El Grullo, Jalisco 🇲🇽.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h
Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 10h
You’ve inspired me to terminate my workday on this inspiring suggestion 🤣🤣🤣
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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 10h
Dic pic goes public
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 10h
Don’t you hate it when you think you’re DMing somebody your nudes or your illegal orders to prosecute a political opponent in violation of the US constitution and actually you are posting on main?
Trump Accidentally Posted Message That Could Destroy Entire Comey Case
It turns out Donald Trump didn’t mean to make that Truth Social post public after all.
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Drew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 10h
Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey research? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle.

Deadline Oct. 22.

www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant
Rapoport Doctoral Dissertation Grants
Supporting projects for PhD students doing political science research, democracy and social justice.
www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 10h
Don’t you hate it when you think you’re DMing somebody your nudes or your illegal orders to prosecute a political opponent in violation of the US constitution and actually you are posting on main?
Trump Accidentally Posted Message That Could Destroy Entire Comey Case
It turns out Donald Trump didn’t mean to make that Truth Social post public after all.
newrepublic.com
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mehr.nz
samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 12h
Pleased to share that I received an exclusive invitation this morning to the birthday party of my currently four-year-old child
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efrenpolipsy.bsky.social
Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 13h
CrEatiVe CoMmUnICaTIOns are my passion.

-Republicans
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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 13h
hi this is actually antisemitic
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 14h
Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 13h
hi this is actually antisemitic
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 14h
Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 15h
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
rachelporter.bsky.social
Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 15h
Just published at PNAS (@pnas.org): “Electing amateur politicians reduces cross-party collaboration”

We show that districts electing first-time members of the U.S. House experience substantial declines in bipartisan representation in the subsequent Congress.

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 15h
Just published at PNAS (@pnas.org): “Electing amateur politicians reduces cross-party collaboration”

We show that districts electing first-time members of the U.S. House experience substantial declines in bipartisan representation in the subsequent Congress.

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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 15h
Only a few more days until my 5th annual International Pérez Family Party 🎉
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Maggie Blackhawk @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social · 16h
New essay in the Atlantic today: How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution by Ned Blackhawk (with many lessons on how we ended up where we are as a nation, and a gift link) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution
The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
www.theatlantic.com
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APSA Preprints @apsa-preprints.bsky.social · 17h
Unexpected Voices: How Cultural Agents Reshape Political Communication

https://dx.doi.org/10.33774/apsa-2025-whhvk?rft_dat=source%3Ddrss

#polisky
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poppublicsphere.bsky.social
Perspectives on Politics @poppublicsphere.bsky.social · 17h
NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!

#Populist #Attacks on #Academic #Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in #Liberal & #Electoral #Democracies

By @victorhernandez.bsky.social & María Inclán

doi.org/10.1017/S153...
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ryanenos.bsky.social
Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 20h
Harvard (and all universities) must take a stand against Trump's extorionary "compact". Enos and Levitsky.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Must Take a Stand Against Trump’s Compact | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard, rather than quietly pursuing its own appeasement strategy, should lead the way to preserve academic freedom and democracy.
www.thecrimson.com
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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 1d
He f*cked up royally. Great pitcher. Crappy politics 🥹⚾️
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d
Twenty-two people in a broad spectrum of the arts and sciences were awarded the MacArthur Foundation fellowship, which comes with an $800,000 stipend.
MacArthur Foundation Announces 2025 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners
Twenty-two people in a broad spectrum of the arts and sciences were awarded the fellowship, which comes with an $800,000 stipend.
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Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · 1d
🇨🇦
a blue jays mascot on a baseball field
ALT: a blue jays mascot on a baseball field
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Steve Jones @stevejones20.bsky.social · 1d
WHAT A SHOT FROM A'JA WILSON
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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 1d
”the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 1d
Dyslexia expert says student reading levels are now so low...

... that it's challenging/difficult to diagnose dyslexia among those students needing diagnosis

Let that sink in.

We REALLY need to up our game and teach kids reading skills. You know, like we used to.

www.apa.org/news/podcast...
www.apa.org
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Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 1d
Reading the end of this textbook has me like "this 700+ page textbook is all about qualitative research but... What even *is* research?"
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d
Michigan Avenue right now.
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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 1d
Strong argument against the Compact from former national security professionals who have served under both Democratic and Republican administrations.

'The Administration’s demand is thus not merely an attack on academic freedom but a direct assault on the rule of law"

substack.com/inbox/post/1...
An Open Letter to the Presidents of American Colleges and Universities from The Steady State
October 7, 2025
substack.com
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 1d
In a new podcast, I discuss the dangers of rising political polarization, how social media incentives contribute to polarization, and why we should consider polarization a social determinant of health with @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social

You can listen here: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/political-...
Political Polarization and Health: Navigating the social media divide
Issue 182: Why political polarization affects both individual and societal health
www.powerofusnewsletter.com
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Hahrie Han @hahrie.bsky.social · 1d
Totally, completely flabbergasted. #MacFellow

hub.jhu.edu/2025/10/08/h...
Johns Hopkins political scientist Hahrie Han receives MacArthur genius grant
Han, who studies political organizing and collective action and who has led the university's SNF Agora Institute since 2019, among 22 individuals to receive coveted MacArthur Foundation recognition
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 1d
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/08/m... My colleague and friend, @hahrie.bsky.social has won a MacArthur
MacArthur 2025 ‘genius grant’ winners include a Chicago photographer
Tonika Lewis Johnson’s artwork includes the acclaimed Folded Map Project. She’s one of 22 new MacArthur Fellows, announced on Wednesday.
www.chicagotribune.com
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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 1d
Me, too
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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 1d
Don't be discouraged. Our fam went and got regular shots. Zero issues.
arstechnica.com
Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 2d
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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 1d
Don't be discouraged. Our fam went and got regular shots. Zero issues.
arstechnica.com
Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 2d
After RFK Jr.’s shenanigans, COVID shot access will be a lot like last year
Most people can get vaccinated at their local pharmacy like normal.
arstechnica.com
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 1d
Racist white Southerners long used the term “rabble rouser” to try to discredit & delegitimize civil rights activists.
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