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Norbert Schwarz
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Social psychologist at the University of Southern California. Reposts are not endorsements.

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Norbert Schwarz is Provost Professor in the Department of Psychology and the USC Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and a co-director of the USC Dornsife Mind and Society Center. .. more

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20h
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 22h
A new level of "pick your judge" -- a special grand jury in a location with only one judge, guaranteeing that Trump's favorite handles the case.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
As Trump’s Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role
www.nytimes.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 1d
German views of U.S. went from 74% positive under Biden to 73% negative under Trump (Pew data, no paywall)

www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 1d
LADA: Let Americans Die Again -- less road safety, less product safety, less healthcare, more pollution... Profitable for some, terrible for most.

#health

www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Exclusive | Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d
America is quickly moving toward a system in which tens of millions of blue-state Republicans and red-state Democrats effectively have no congressional representation at all, Marc Novicoff argues.
Welcome to the Gerrymandering Apocalypse
America is quickly moving toward a system in which tens of millions of blue-state Republicans and red-state Democrats effectively have no congressional representation at all.
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Gady Epstein @gadyepstein.bsky.social · 2d
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
"I asked for their names. They didn't give me their full names," Hestmark recalled of the agents. "They didn't show me their badge numbers. They didn't remove their masks. They simply said, 'We have a warrant for his arrest, and they handed me a QR code, and they put my husband in handcuffs. And they took him and said I couldn't follow." "She was just stunned," Paul said. "She kept asking what was wrong, what did we do? We'd done everything right." "We kept asking them if there was something we could do, if there was any way we could keep her from being separated from the family," he continued. We’re just trying to figure out what's happening, and they're just telling us, I'm sorry. We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders."| • "I had to take my baby, our baby, from his crying mother's arms," Paul said. "We were completely shocked, and I feel like we were tricked," Hestmark said. "We went through every possible legal and appropriate channel. We followed the advice of our lawyer. We were told that our case was straight forward." "He just wanted to be part of this country and for us to start our future together. And he wanted to do it… "Tom isn't in the system. I can't find him," Hestmark said. "I can't call him. I can't put money into his account. The lawyer doesn't know how to proceed because he hasn't been charged with anything." Both said their spouses were able to call them Thursday night, and they believed they were still being held in the basement of the federal building as of Friday afternoon. "She said that she was scared. She was anxious, missed her baby. She just wants to come home," Paul said. "She said the agents themselves were in the detention down in the basement of the federal building, saying, What are we doing here? These aren't the sort of people were supposed to be arresting.” "They hadn't given him anything to eat or any information," Hestmark said. "They gave him a mat and a foil blanket to sleep on." As she was detailing his arrest Friday afternoon, Bilger called Hestmark again from detention. She said he told her they had moved him to the Otay Mesa Detention Center and back but he hadn't slept and still hadn't been processed. "My wife's alone and terrified," Paul said. "My baby doesn't have his mom to hold him. I can't work right…

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 3d
The New Yorker has a detailed report on deportations to foreign prisons.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
www.newyorker.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Philip N. Cohen, Jacob Montgomery , and 7 more

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 3d
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)

The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“What if you could save someone in West Africa from developing river blindness, caused by a parasite that can destroy the optic nerve, for 75 cents? Or keep a child from dying of hunger in Sudan’s civil war and famine for $14 a week?” Nicholas Kristof writes.
Opinion | Donate This Holiday Season: Nicholas Kristof Needs Your Help
Each dollar you donate through my holiday guide will generate $4 to nonprofits that are making our world a better place.
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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 3d
Really interesting breakdown on how evangelicals transformed American Christianity into an ethos of hate and aggression

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Norbert Schwarz, Richard F. Catalano , and 6 more

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 4d
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.

We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.

We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.

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Matthew Bell @matthewjbell.bsky.social · 5d
Why is the Trump White House pushing Ukraine to accept a Russian plan that paves the way for another war?
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 5d
"State and local voting officials from both political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by a federal government helmed by President Trump."

#election

www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching
Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 6d
Who is welcome and who isn't... Can't be clearer.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Coast Guard Says Swastika and Noose Displays Are No Longer Hate Incidents
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Will Jennings, Steve Peers , and 9 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 6d
THIS:

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols.

Reconnecting with a proud tradition? Really?

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 7d
Democrats have an edge going into 2026 midterms, new poll shows

www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
Poll: Democrats have biggest advantage for control of Congress in 8 years
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows some major warning signs for President Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as Americans want the president to focus on lowering prices.
www.npr.org

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 7d
A PSA: check your neighborhood roads on the map. Pedestrian deaths up 70% since 2010.

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The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
wapo.st

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 7d
Revenge beats law

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Federal judge blasts potential ‘government misconduct’ in Comey case
A federal magistrate judge excoriated the government’s handling of the case against former FBI director James B. Comey.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 8d
LA Times: "Caveats in the bill could provide Trump and Bondi with loopholes to keep records related to the president concealed."

www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Could Trump destroy the Epstein files?
Bipartisan fervor has grown over the Epstein files, with House lawmakers across party lines expected to unite behind a bill on Tuesday that would compel the release of the documents.
www.latimes.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 8d
All the President's friends...

www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 8d
Records show 97% of immigrants arrested in Chicago had no criminal history

www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
DOJ records show hundreds of immigrants arrested in Chicago had no criminal records
The information contradicts the Trump administration's narrative that it is targeting the "worst of the worst" when conducting immigration enforcement. and seems to violate a 2022 federal consent decr...
www.npr.org

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9d
American inspections of foreign food facilities — which produce everything from crawfish to cookies for the U.S. market — have plummeted to historic lows this year, a ProPublica analysis of federal data shows.

By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @bxroberts.org
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org

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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 10d
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, David Rothschild, Gerald Friedman

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11d
“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”

--Megyn R. Kelly

“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”

--Also Megyn R. Kelly

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 13d
Next absurdity: Past or future collaboration with Chinese students and scientists would disqualify American researchers from access to funding. 🧪
#academicsky
#psychscisky
environmicrobio.bsky.social Roland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 13d
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 13d
The President is not well.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d
Trump: "Christians and more, think of this, more than twice as likely foster care they'll adopt the general population. They adopt to it so easily. When they get out, they adopt to it like it's become second nature. It's amazing."

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 13d
#ICE #Chicago
newsjennifer.bsky.social @NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 13d
"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."

Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
You know us. For years, you watched and listened to our coverage of the Chicago area. As journalists, we did our best to bring you accurate, objective information about the people, events and issues that mattered. We hope we gained your trust. So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong. The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done and what they may do in other cities. We are retired, but our colleagues who are still on the job have shown you a brutal and illegal campaign against fellow Chicagoans, mainly Latinos: violent abductions, gutting families, using tear gas around children, roughing up witnesses, ramming cars and even taking a day care teacher from her school.

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Roland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 13d
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 13d
Twice the rate of men. Accelerated under Trump but gender difference emerged earlier.