Nils Reimer
@reimtime.bsky.social
Social Psychologist | Intergroup Relations, Social Injustice, Social Change | Quantitative Methods | Assistant Professor @ucsb.bsky.social | he/him
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Nils Reimer
@reimtime.bsky.social
· May 27
Ideological alignment determines whether protest action is considered acceptable
Nature Reviews Psychology - Ideological alignment determines whether protest action is considered acceptable
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With everything that's going on, I haven't been sharing much about our research. But, today, I'm happy to share that @jennrichler.bsky.social wrote about our papers on "Double Standards in Judging Collective Action" for @natrevpsychol.nature.com! rdcu.be/enhkl
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NSF Summary:
Slow progress in most Directorates with Social Behavioral and Social Sciences, STEM Education, and Technology, Innovations, and Partnerships continuing to lag behind...
11/11
Slow progress in most Directorates with Social Behavioral and Social Sciences, STEM Education, and Technology, Innovations, and Partnerships continuing to lag behind...
11/11
a close up of a water faucet with water dripping from it .
ALT: a close up of a water faucet with water dripping from it .
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
NSF Summary:
Slow progress in most Directorates with Social Behavioral and Social Sciences, STEM Education, and Technology, Innovations, and Partnerships continuing to lag behind...
11/11
Slow progress in most Directorates with Social Behavioral and Social Sciences, STEM Education, and Technology, Innovations, and Partnerships continuing to lag behind...
11/11
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NSF Update
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
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Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
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February 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
NSF Update
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
1/11
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
1/11
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My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) has shared a big data update, covering all recorded US protests through Jan 2026. Some key takeaways 🧵:
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) has shared a big data update, covering all recorded US protests through Jan 2026. Some key takeaways 🧵:
I wish Social Dominance Theory would stop being so damn topical.
February 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I wish Social Dominance Theory would stop being so damn topical.
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I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
NEWS: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept his job, got 'no discipline' on his record, UAW says.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
UAW: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept job, 'no discipline' on record
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
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🚨 “Perceiving Protest” by Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) is now free to read through the end of March!
Read it now at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
Read it now at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
ONLINE FIRST
New in TSQ: Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) examine how people view the disruptiveness and effectiveness of various protest tactics.
Read more at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
New in TSQ: Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) examine how people view the disruptiveness and effectiveness of various protest tactics.
Read more at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
February 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🚨 “Perceiving Protest” by Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) is now free to read through the end of March!
Read it now at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
Read it now at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
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“What we are seeing is the weakness of strong states. Regimes that rely on repression face a challenge: The more force they deploy, the more they risk exposing their own brutality to politically persuadable observers. Overreach doesn’t just project strength; it also undermines legitimacy.” Gift link
Opinion | We’re Seeing the Weakness of a Strong State
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
“What we are seeing is the weakness of strong states. Regimes that rely on repression face a challenge: The more force they deploy, the more they risk exposing their own brutality to politically persuadable observers. Overreach doesn’t just project strength; it also undermines legitimacy.” Gift link
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1. From lung cancer to climate change, capitalist governments are notoriously slow to recognize and remedy the negative externalities generated by corporate activity.
Generative AI is no exception. Large language models are proving a disaster in numerous spheres of public life.
Generative AI is no exception. Large language models are proving a disaster in numerous spheres of public life.
January 28, 2026 at 6:59 AM
1. From lung cancer to climate change, capitalist governments are notoriously slow to recognize and remedy the negative externalities generated by corporate activity.
Generative AI is no exception. Large language models are proving a disaster in numerous spheres of public life.
Generative AI is no exception. Large language models are proving a disaster in numerous spheres of public life.
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Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
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I think the funniest thing to me is that the people who are working to create an Artificial General Intelligence is that it’s a bunch of libertarians who have never realised that what makes us smart as humans is community, society, empathy. The things they find an anathema.
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I think the funniest thing to me is that the people who are working to create an Artificial General Intelligence is that it’s a bunch of libertarians who have never realised that what makes us smart as humans is community, society, empathy. The things they find an anathema.
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🧵New preprint: Adults often agree with their ingroup even when evidence says otherwise. Why?
To find out, we studied kids, who show the same tendency but *before* political identities take hold. With developmental data, we can see the basic psychological ingredients.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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To find out, we studied kids, who show the same tendency but *before* political identities take hold. With developmental data, we can see the basic psychological ingredients.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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OSF
doi.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
🧵New preprint: Adults often agree with their ingroup even when evidence says otherwise. Why?
To find out, we studied kids, who show the same tendency but *before* political identities take hold. With developmental data, we can see the basic psychological ingredients.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
1/11
To find out, we studied kids, who show the same tendency but *before* political identities take hold. With developmental data, we can see the basic psychological ingredients.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
1/11
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I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
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This is the @nytimes.com once again whitewashing violence & genocide. He didn’t end “illegal crossings” — wtf even is that — he ended asylum. He didn’t broker a ceasefire; it’s genocide by another name. It’s wild how rotten the storied institutions of this country are showing themselves to be.
December 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is the @nytimes.com once again whitewashing violence & genocide. He didn’t end “illegal crossings” — wtf even is that — he ended asylum. He didn’t broker a ceasefire; it’s genocide by another name. It’s wild how rotten the storied institutions of this country are showing themselves to be.
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No one ever talks about the academic jobs that marginalized folks won’t apply to because of state or institutional reputation for hostility towards their group. Again, who it really at a disadvantage in any job market? 🙃
December 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
No one ever talks about the academic jobs that marginalized folks won’t apply to because of state or institutional reputation for hostility towards their group. Again, who it really at a disadvantage in any job market? 🙃
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"Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared."
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared."
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
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Here's the journal version. Glad to join a list of distinguished social psych scholars in this new issue of PIBBS! To complement other articles, ours focus on how to consider and improve standards in data collection & disaggregation, esp of MENA & Asian Americans
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Here's the journal version. Glad to join a list of distinguished social psych scholars in this new issue of PIBBS! To complement other articles, ours focus on how to consider and improve standards in data collection & disaggregation, esp of MENA & Asian Americans
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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New paper with Esha Naidu and Emmy Reilly! As U.S. campuses grow more diverse, what really matters isn’t just who is on campus—it’s how universities shape interactions. Randomized roommates when supported with institutional backing can strengthen belonging
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Random Roommates, Broader Minds: Why Higher Ed Should Invest in Intergroup Contact - Sarah E. Gaither, Esha S. Naidu, Emily B. Reilly, 2025
As U.S. campuses grow more diverse, university policy choices determine whether cross-group encounters produce connection or division. Drawing on decades of int...
journals.sagepub.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
New paper with Esha Naidu and Emmy Reilly! As U.S. campuses grow more diverse, what really matters isn’t just who is on campus—it’s how universities shape interactions. Randomized roommates when supported with institutional backing can strengthen belonging
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Tenure does not exist In America.
prof attended a protest and was fired for “interfering with university business”
The details in the article are even worse. We’ve seen ucsd skirting this line too with profs who entered encampment, and this shit will embolden school admin
prof attended a protest and was fired for “interfering with university business”
The details in the article are even worse. We’ve seen ucsd skirting this line too with profs who entered encampment, and this shit will embolden school admin
Universities will keep sexual predators on the faculty because their "hands are tied by tenure." Turns out protesting genocide is all it takes to loosen those unshakable chains.
Tenured US professor fired over pro-Palestinian protests contests dismissal
Sang Hea Kil is first tenured faculty member fired from a public university in connection to the protests
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Tenure does not exist In America.
prof attended a protest and was fired for “interfering with university business”
The details in the article are even worse. We’ve seen ucsd skirting this line too with profs who entered encampment, and this shit will embolden school admin
prof attended a protest and was fired for “interfering with university business”
The details in the article are even worse. We’ve seen ucsd skirting this line too with profs who entered encampment, and this shit will embolden school admin
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Just finished my last class of the semester🎉Reminded of how much I love teaching this academic writing class for grad students. We focus on improving our writing but also reducing anxiety and becoming a more consistent & productive writer
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Just finished my last class of the semester🎉Reminded of how much I love teaching this academic writing class for grad students. We focus on improving our writing but also reducing anxiety and becoming a more consistent & productive writer
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
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This is largely indistinguishable from the type of sophistry that created and sustained Jim Crow. And it is designed to accomplish the same ends--locking Black folks out of politics.
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is largely indistinguishable from the type of sophistry that created and sustained Jim Crow. And it is designed to accomplish the same ends--locking Black folks out of politics.
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ManuscriptCentral Wrapped!
In 2025, you submitted 5 papers
AND all got rejected 🎉
You spent 💯 minutes in total trying to submit your papers!
You reviewed for 10 journals that would never publish your papers ❤️
In 2025, you submitted 5 papers
AND all got rejected 🎉
You spent 💯 minutes in total trying to submit your papers!
You reviewed for 10 journals that would never publish your papers ❤️
They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
ManuscriptCentral Wrapped!
In 2025, you submitted 5 papers
AND all got rejected 🎉
You spent 💯 minutes in total trying to submit your papers!
You reviewed for 10 journals that would never publish your papers ❤️
In 2025, you submitted 5 papers
AND all got rejected 🎉
You spent 💯 minutes in total trying to submit your papers!
You reviewed for 10 journals that would never publish your papers ❤️
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Gerd Gigerenzer on the legacy of Daniel Kahneman
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/03/g...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/03/g...
Gerd Gigerenzer on the legacy of Daniel Kahneman | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Gerd Gigerenzer on the legacy of Daniel Kahneman
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/03/g...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/03/g...
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The end of coal in California ⬇️
Something to be thankful for!
Utah's largest coal-fired power plant—the Intermountain Power Project, located in the west desert near Delta and serving southern California—stopped burning coal at mid-day on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. 🔌💡
Utah's largest coal-fired power plant—the Intermountain Power Project, located in the west desert near Delta and serving southern California—stopped burning coal at mid-day on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. 🔌💡
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The end of coal in California ⬇️
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“When you allow a machine to summarize your reading, to generate the ideas for your essay, and then to write that essay, you’re not learning how to read, think, or write.“
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
“When you allow a machine to summarize your reading, to generate the ideas for your essay, and then to write that essay, you’re not learning how to read, think, or write.“