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Sylvia Perry
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Assoc. Prof of Social Psych & Institute for Policy Research Fellow @NorthwesternU; Director of the Northwestern SCIP Lab

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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · Feb 24
I wrote a piece for @sciam.bsky.social about why White parents should be talking to their kids about race and racism. It was so great to work with @megha.bsky.social on this piece! Please share! www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why It’s Important to Talk about Race with Children
Children start learning about race and racism as early as preschool. Talking about race early, however difficult, will help them become more antiracist
www.scientificamerican.com

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 4d
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 9d
Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.
mayor.nyc.gov Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10d
Stay warm, stay safe New York.

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VPM News @vpm.org · 10d
Day One: Gov. @abigailspanberger.com announces new appointments to the boards of visitors at UVA, GMU and VMI — schools that had been caught in a culture clash with the previous administration, while AG @jonesjay.bsky.social reversed several opinions from his GOP predecessor Jason Miyares.
Attorney General Jones, Governor Spanberger flex powers on Day 1
The administration announced a flurry of legal actions and university board picks.
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 11d
Congratulations, Jamila!

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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 12d
NEW: Wage garnishment for student debt is now paused.

A reporter asks Secretary of Education Linda McMahon if she has any concerns about garnishing student loan borrowers' wages.

Sec McMahon: "Well actually there is a pause on that at the moment."

Reposted by Jonas R. Kunst, Sylvia Perry

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Advances.in @advances.in · 14d
📰 New Research: The Politics of Well-Being during Democratic Backsliding

@djwu.bsky.social ky.social, @kyleflaw.com, @stysyropoulos.bsky.social y.social, and @sylviapperry.bsky.social show striking partisan differences in well-being during Trump’s second term.

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The politics of well-being during democratic backsliding: How partisan affiliation and support for government actions relate to happiness and life satisfaction
Do politics shape happiness? Evidence from 5-week tracking links policy support to well-being amid democratic backsliding in the U.S.
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 14d
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
Text: “A friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal government doesn't act extrajudicially. Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 18d
This is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!”

But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.

If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 20d
Amazing.
moreperfectunion.bsky.social More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20d
Today New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a plan for universal child care across the state.

Governor Hochul also announced that she’s “committing to fully fund the first two years” of Zohran's plan for free preschool for all 2-year-olds.

Reposted by Lisa Diedrich, Sylvia Perry

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20d
Today New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a plan for universal child care across the state.

Governor Hochul also announced that she’s “committing to fully fund the first two years” of Zohran's plan for free preschool for all 2-year-olds.

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 20d
It will never be enough for the unholy trinity: Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Donald Trump. After murdering a woman in her car, their next move was to storm a public high school and terrorize kids and staff. These kids will never forget this for the rest of their lives.

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taber @kvetch.gay · 20d
Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 21d
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.

Say bad things are bad.

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Robert McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 22d
It's an MTV simulator with almost 30,000 videos, organized by decade, with special sections for Headbanger's Ball and Yo! MTV Raps. This is so good.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24d
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
In a telephone interview this morning with The Atlantic, President Donald J. Trump issued a threat against Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez, saying that, “if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,” adding that he would not stand for Rodríguez’s “defiant rejection” of military intervention by the United States. Additionally, during the interview, President Trump reaffirmed that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to American intervention, or even that it would remain isolated to Latin America, clearly stating, “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” while describing the island which is a part of Denmark, a close-ally and member of NATO, as “surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.”

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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · Dec 29
lol. Because you’re still a fan?

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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · Dec 19
😭 it’s so unnecessarily stressful

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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · Dec 18
The accuracy 😅
cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com Craig the Beer-Ambassador Elephant @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com · Dec 18
APP NOTIFICATION: MESSAGE REGARDING YOUR CHILD

EMAIL: CHECK APP FOR MESSAGE REGARDING YOUR CHILD

TEXT: CHECK APP FOR MESSAGE REGARDING YOUR CHILD

MESSAGE REGARDING MY CHILD: Remember the winter concert is tomorrow!

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · Dec 18
Sending my heart out to my trans friends and followers today. You are seen and you are loved.

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Craig the Beer-Ambassador Elephant @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com · Dec 18
APP NOTIFICATION: MESSAGE REGARDING YOUR CHILD

EMAIL: CHECK APP FOR MESSAGE REGARDING YOUR CHILD

TEXT: CHECK APP FOR MESSAGE REGARDING YOUR CHILD

MESSAGE REGARDING MY CHILD: Remember the winter concert is tomorrow!

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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · Dec 17
Oh, it's why he is the way he is. He's deeply insecure.

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · Dec 17
Common misconception, but practically everyone we saw today all over the north suburbs and at O’Hare was actually border patrol just like their commander, Greg Bovino, who was on the scene at the airport rideshare lot and at various big box store parking lots from Evanston to Mount Prospect
jessereed78.bsky.social Jesse @jessereed78.bsky.social · Dec 17
I fucking hate ICE so fucking much
dmihalopoulos.bsky.social Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · Dec 17
Border patrol under command of Greg Bovino running a checkpoint at the exit to the Uber lot at O’Hare airport in Chicago, asking drivers for proof of valid residency in this country

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · Dec 17
SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · Dec 16
This is incredible news. Today, Virginia officials will unveil a statue of Barbara Johns at the Capitol to replace one of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that had stood for more than a century. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was only 16 when she led a walkout in 1951 to protest horrendous conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in rural Farmville, Virginia.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Dec 15
Let me understand you correctly, governments can care that people are being murdered?

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · Dec 15
New WMD just dropped; a different kind of 'forever war'.

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DESIGNATING FENTANYL AS A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · Dec 15
If you’re telling Head Start programs they can’t say “disability”, “Black”, “female”, or “Tribal” in order to get funded—you don’t care about kids. Period.

This administration is attacking the very protections that keep children safe and supported. Our kids are not political props.

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NPR @npr.org · Dec 15
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · Dec 15
This is extraordinarily effective (buying bundled medical debt), and life-changing for the people it helps. It’s just ludicrous that we are in these situations to begin with - www.ctinsider.com/politics/art...
CT governor erases medical debt for 40,000 more state residents with $63M in funds
“Medical debt can delay healing due to stress and anxiety about how to pay these bills,” Gov. Ned Lamont said.
www.ctinsider.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · Dec 15
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-regularly-happens-3/
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens