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Anthony Barnhart

@magictony.bsky.social

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Magic Scholar; Cognitive Scientist; Carthage College Psych Science prof; Weird experiences make a life well-lived. Terrible opinions are my own. http://anthonybarnhart.com/

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Anthony Barnhart @magictony.bsky.social · Nov 22

#Introduction:

I'm Tony, a teacher-scholar in the Dept. of Psychological Science at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI. Scientific interests in #CognitiveScience, #magic, #attention, #perception, & #illusion.

I'm an #ACappella aficionado.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.

(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 1d

Brandolini’s Law (also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle):

The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.

H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social

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Anthony Barnhart @magictony.bsky.social · 2d

Tickets are now on sale for our show in Washington D.C.!

www.eventbrite.com/e/mesmerized...

Mesmerized: An Immersive Experiment in Science & Magic Tickets, Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM | Eventbrite

Eventbrite - National Capital Area Skeptics presents Mesmerized: An Immersive Experiment in Science & Magic - Saturday, November 15, 2025 at Capital Hilton, Washington, DC. Find event and ticket information.

www.eventbrite.com

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Anthony Barnhart @magictony.bsky.social · 2d

Super weird day. Most of them are, these days.

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Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · 3d

Love the frog and other costumes.

Protesters should be wearing costumes. It really makes the fascists look completely ridiculous.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 6d

wizard frog is insane

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Cedar Riener @criener.bsky.social · 4d

For my #psych profs, update to add to your availability heuristic slides

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 4d

What Americans Die from?

And what the media reports on...

Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 6d

The community members record, let the target grab them and move away from ICE vehicle, throw or kick away agents' stuff but they almost never touch the agents and never apply any force to them.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 6d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 6d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 7d

It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.

Office of the President
Dear Dartmouth community,

As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence.

You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves.

Best,
Sian Leah Beilock
President

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Anthony Barnhart @magictony.bsky.social · 9d

Hoping to see some familiar faces at my lecture for the Twin Cities Society of American Magicians assembly on October 17th!

www.sam12.org/civicrm/even...

What can magicians learn from cognitive scientists? – Society of American Magicians Assembly 12

www.sam12.org

Anthony Barnhart @magictony.bsky.social · 9d

Hoping to see some familiar faces at my lecture for the Twin Cities Society of American Magicians assembly on October 17th!

www.sam12.org/civicrm/even...

What can magicians learn from cognitive scientists? – Society of American Magicians Assembly 12

www.sam12.org

Anthony Barnhart @magictony.bsky.social · 9d

abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91 - ABC News

Jane Goodall, the most prolific primatologist of a generation, has died. She was 91 years old.

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Anthony Barnhart @magictony.bsky.social · 10d

lettersofnote.com/2016/02/02/e...

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 10d

Pharmacists who recommend homeopathy should be willing to accept as payment envelopes that once contained money.

- @davidjuurlink.bsky.social

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Anthony Barnhart @magictony.bsky.social · 10d

It's decorative gourd season, mother lovers! Throwing these together for breakfast this morning.

meaningfuleats.com/gluten-free-...

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Waffles - Meaningful Eats

LIGHT and CRISPY gluten-free pumpkin waffles with warm spices and rich maple syrup IN the batter! Fall breakfast doesn't get better than this!

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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · 10d

Terrific sleuthing and deep background research by @alex23.bsky.social into the horrors of "research" on autism conducted by none other than the person RFK Jr put in charge of ... you guessed it, the (non-existent) link between autism and vaccines:

From Willowbrook to the Geiers: Families Speak Out

“Once, I went down to the Geiers’ basement to use the bathroom. I saw several ladies packaging drug bottles into boxes. And in the bathroom I saw what appeared to be equipment from a chemistry lab.”

www.etpnews.com

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Anthony Barnhart @magictony.bsky.social · 10d

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Magicians' club votes to give control of the Magic Castle to its landlord - Los Angeles Times

The Academy of Magical Arts has operated the Hollywood mansion for decades and has helped build it into one of the world’s top venues for magic.

www.latimes.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11d

Oh yes, this is clearly now.

A post on X by Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan
) expresses frustration, asking how anyone can read a definition of fascism and not be alarmed, emphasizing that it is happening now. The post includes a quote from Cody Johnston (@drmistercody
) from one day ago, defining fascism as a form of political behavior marked by an obsessive preoccupation with community decline, humiliation, or victimhood, and compensatory cults of unity, energy, and purity. The definition describes a mass-based party of nationalist militants working with traditional elites, abandoning democratic liberties, and pursuing redemptive violence for internal cleansing and external expansion without ethical or legal restraints.

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Anthony Barnhart @magictony.bsky.social · 11d

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Fighting Back Against “The War on Tenure”

Deepa Das Acevedo’s new book is a response to the erosion of tenure protections that has become all too clear in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death.

www.insidehighered.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13d

My favorite kind of acetaminophen is
Tylenol Rapid Release the Epstein Files

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14d

Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for criminal proceedings against Donald Trump, whom he compared to Adolph Hitler while speaking before the U.N. General Assembly this week.

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World Leader Compares Trump to Hitler in Front of Entire U.N.

American media has barely covered the scathing comments from Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

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Anthony Barnhart @magictony.bsky.social · 15d

My Science & Pseudoscience class watched the first 30 minutes of the Trump press conference on autism, making note of scientific claims that were made. They then split up into teams to evaluation the claims. It was the most energy I've seen out of the group! This stuff matters!

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 19d

Donald Trump will today disclose the "true" cause of autism - if you don't want to wait, read this edzardernst.com/2025/09/dona... via @edzardernst

Donald Trump will today disclose the “true” cause of autism – if you don’t want to wait, read this

Trump said it more than once, for instance here, that on Monday [today] he will announce the true cause of autism. Elsewhere he and his minons claimed that it will be based on the most comprehensive a...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22d

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.

sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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