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Eric Knowles

@ericdknowles.bsky.social

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Social and political psychologist. NYU professor. Music appreciator. Californian in Manhattan.

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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 22h

Nothing puts the lie to anti-DEI propaganda as concisely as the white male mediocrity brought in to replace women and people of color. Instead of Lloyd Austin (4-star general, combat vet), we get Pete Hegseth (Fox host, domestic violence perp, security nightmare).

Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

It is simply accurate to call this regime segregationist.

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, John Hogan , and 3 more Anna O. Law, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, John Hogan, Eric D. Knowles, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Southern Africa

Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

It is simply accurate to call this regime segregationist.

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 2d

Abolish.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

Reposted by Erich Fromm, Will Jennings, W. Andy Knight , and 4 more Erich Fromm, Will Jennings, W. Andy Knight, Eric D. Knowles, Henry Jones, Olivier Mannoni, Colin Woodard

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 2d

@oracogan.bsky.social

Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 2d

@la-witch.bsky.social!

Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 3d

I'm not a mentor, I'm an IDEA DOULA.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

Breaking News: Two teenage girls, believed to have been subway surfing, were found dead on top of a J train in Brooklyn, officials said.

2 Girls Found Dead Atop a J Train in Suspected Subway Surfing Accident

The teenagers, found unconscious on the roof of a train in Brooklyn, appear to be the latest casualties of a popular and deadly game.

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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 6d

Abolish

Michael Roche @michaelroche.bsky.social · 6d

ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Gavin A. Schmidt, Eric D. Knowles , and 2 more Will Jennings, Gavin A. Schmidt, Eric D. Knowles, Aurélien Mondon, Rebecca Zorach

Michael Roche @michaelroche.bsky.social · 6d

ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.

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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 7d

My student, Graham Stevenson, just released a new album, Cris de dégoût. Graham performs as Grumpus, singing and playing all the instruments. The album is awesome. Please give it a listen and, if you like it, let others know!
open.spotify.com/album/4uUU55...

Cris de dégoût

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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 9d

How about no

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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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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 12d

Just dropping this here for future reference.

eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 12d

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

www.chosun.com

eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 12d

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

www.chosun.com

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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 12d

Until recently, I don't think I properly appreciated how great a band R.E.M. was. I don't love everything they did, but they are indispensable. And a perfect band for vinyl.

Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 12d

Are we entering the authoritarian overreach stage—in which a leader, high on his own supply, can’t see his own precarity? If opinion keeps moving in this direction, MAGA will be voted out. But when defeat becomes imminent, fascism turns to force to cling to power. No matter what, it'll be ugly.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12d

What Trump has wrought: a reversal of attitudes on immigration. Now we're an immigrant nation again, we need more immigrants to maintain our economy, and Trump's persecution of immigrants is just wrong.

Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 12d

Found this men's room in Prague this summer.

Seems relevant: Middlemist, R. D., Knowles, E. S., & Matter, C. F. (1976). Personal space invasions in the lavatory: Suggestive evidence for arousal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33(5), 541–546. doi.org/10.1037/0022...

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Eric D. Knowles, Simon Lester

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12d

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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 14d

(I mean abolish. Not defund or reform. Too much out-and-out thuggery to remain a thing.)

Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 14d

Thrilled to see this work by @shargou.bsky.social and Jaime Napier out in SPPS!

Across 13 countries, they find that neoliberal policies (labor deregulation and reduced gov spending) predict stronger individualist attributions for poverty (e.g., poor people are lazy).

journals.sagepub.com/home/SPP

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 14d

The first act of the next president should be to abolish ICE.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 14d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 14d

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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 22d

Likewise, Jenni.

Good gosh those look amazing. They’re warm, aren’t they? I can almost smell them from here.

Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 22d

At least some good is coming of it … I’d be happy to stress-eat what you got!

Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · 22d

If you’re finding it hard to escape nagging, low-level anxiety rooted in a vague sense of impending catastrophe … hey, I feel you.

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Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · Jul 27

Great column today!

Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · Jul 27

I asked ChatGPT if there was anything it's like to be it, and it said "no," so I guess that's settled.

Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · Jul 27

I can't imagine a satisfying answer to the hard problem of consciousness (i.e., one that makes matter's ability to create experience any less mysterious).

Reposted by Robert J. Geller, Paul Cassia, Eric D. Knowles

Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · May 4

Proof this guy is full of SITH.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · May 4

In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.

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