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Linda Skitka
@lindaskitka.bsky.social
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Emerita Distinguished Professor, U of Illinois Chicago | Michigan & Cal-Berkeley Grad | Social, Political, and Moral Psychologist | Endlessly Curious | https://sites.google.com/view/lindaskitka

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Linda J. Skitka is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Skitka's research bridges a number of areas of inquiry including social, political, and moral psychology. .. more

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 1d
PS Already shared the chocolate croissant recipe with my daughter, who can't wait to try it. #MoreWaistlinesAtRiskinMidwest

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 1d
I 100% get it! Having this yumminess in the house is going to be a severe test of my "limit carbs" rule that helped me lose 30 lbs a couple of years ago. But my husband loves it and finding good commercial versions has been difficult lately, so giving it a go for him.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 1d
This timeline sucks and my heart really goes out to you and our fellow scientists right now :-(

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 1d
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Linda J. Skitka, Steve Peers , and 10 more

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 1d
This sounds amazing!

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 1d
(Just doing my best impression of @bwroberts.bsky.social, but it will be a while before mine are as pretty as his!)

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 1d
My daughter gave me some sourdough starter, so I’m getting into making sourdough bread. My house smells so amazing right now!

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 1d
Yikes.
pgmj.bsky.social Magnus Johansson @pgmj.bsky.social · 2d
"40 percent of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity"; "Since tens of thousands of fMRI studies worldwide are based on this assumption, our results could lead to opposite interpretations in many of them.”
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
40 percent of MRI signals misinterpreted
Interpretation of numerous MRI data may be incorrect: blood flow is not a reliable indicator of brain activity.
www.tum.de

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka

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Magnus Johansson @pgmj.bsky.social · 2d
"40 percent of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity"; "Since tens of thousands of fMRI studies worldwide are based on this assumption, our results could lead to opposite interpretations in many of them.”
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
40 percent of MRI signals misinterpreted
Interpretation of numerous MRI data may be incorrect: blood flow is not a reliable indicator of brain activity.
www.tum.de

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Reposted by Linda J. Skitka

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 5d
Holiday baking!
Pineapple upside down cake

Reposted by Colin F. Camerer, Linda J. Skitka, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 7 more

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6d
These declines are MASSIVE.

And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.

“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”

THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.

Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
jeffasher.bsky.social Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 6d
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 6d
Too late, now. That name is sticking, and it’s been earned.

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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 6d
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.

Reposted by Melissa S. Kearney, Andrew Y. Ng, Khaled A. Beydoun , and 4 more

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 9d
In what has been a seemingly constant negative landscape, it’s so heartening to see something like this. Let’s all try to do what we can to be like this where we can— (h/t @neillewisjr.bsky.social )—>
ricksteves.bsky.social Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 9d
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 9d
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 9d
Clear evidence that at universities conservatives don't face higher obstacles than liberals to establish student groups + invite outside speakers.

"These results fail to offer support for the view that conservative students encounter more difficulty in efforts to access campus resources."

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 9d
The Abundance movement often points to environmental groups as the obstacles to building. But who actually files the lawsuits blocking projects? It’s not environmental groups. It’s been lawyered-up HOAs protecting property values all along. Regulation by litigation is the problem.
Bar chart titled “Who’s Really Blocking California Development?” showing the share of CEQA lawsuits by plaintiff type. HOAs and NIMBY groups account for the majority at 54%. Business and commercial plaintiffs file 20% of cases, government entities 13%, environmental groups 8%, tribal or cultural groups 4%, and labor unions 2%. The chart notes the analysis is based on 1,234 CEQA court opinions from 1973–2025 using CourtListener data, with HOAs/NIMBYs defined as homeowner associations, neighborhood groups, and ad hoc project-opposition groups.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 11d
Exactly.