Dr. Michael T. Paff (he/him)
@drmpaff.bsky.social
NYS Licensed Psychologist & Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) working with justice-involved youth. Really into suicide prevention, DBT/CBT, the science of reading, neuropsychology, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ advocacy, & fighting fascism. President-elect @nyaspsych.bsky.social.
In episode one of what might become a series I'm tentatively entitling "Yes this really IS fascist propaganda," the Trump DHS, run by neo-Confederate white supremacists, shared a pro-Union painting done shortly after Confederate traitors attacked Fort Sumpter & ignited a war for white supremacy.
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In episode one of what might become a series I'm tentatively entitling "Yes this really IS fascist propaganda," the Trump DHS, run by neo-Confederate white supremacists, shared a pro-Union painting done shortly after Confederate traitors attacked Fort Sumpter & ignited a war for white supremacy.
This moment in history seems a good time to re-read Walter Wink, on Christian nationalism and the myth of redemptive violence.
October 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This moment in history seems a good time to re-read Walter Wink, on Christian nationalism and the myth of redemptive violence.
The Shawangunk Ridge from Castle Point, Minnewaska State Park, NY.
October 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The Shawangunk Ridge from Castle Point, Minnewaska State Park, NY.
Can't wait to dig in. Thanks @meridyann.bsky.social !
September 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Can't wait to dig in. Thanks @meridyann.bsky.social !
Looking forward to some light beach reading.
July 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Looking forward to some light beach reading.
Before it became clear that Scott Adams was Nazi-adjacent, I taught in a school psychology program, and this was my favorite stats
comic.
comic.
May 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Before it became clear that Scott Adams was Nazi-adjacent, I taught in a school psychology program, and this was my favorite stats
comic.
comic.
They're onto me... lol. In case anyone needs any inspiration, my last attempt involved reporting excerpts from this article. www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports...
February 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
They're onto me... lol. In case anyone needs any inspiration, my last attempt involved reporting excerpts from this article. www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports...
OMG I submitted one comment about data being a plural noun, and the verb needing to be have, not has (as in "your data have been submitted ") and they changed it!
February 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
OMG I submitted one comment about data being a plural noun, and the verb needing to be have, not has (as in "your data have been submitted ") and they changed it!
PS they are not requiring that email addresses or zip codes be legit.
February 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
PS they are not requiring that email addresses or zip codes be legit.
The Trump admin has set up a DEI snitch line at Linda McMahon's department of ed. enddei.ed.gov
You know what to do.
Become ungovernable.
You know what to do.
Become ungovernable.
February 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Trump admin has set up a DEI snitch line at Linda McMahon's department of ed. enddei.ed.gov
You know what to do.
Become ungovernable.
You know what to do.
Become ungovernable.
"When Lajos Kossuth toured America, he spoke to massive crowds, made famous for his romantic style and... extraordinary sex appeal."
(Grinspan, 2024, Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War).
The extraordinary sex appeal:
(Grinspan, 2024, Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War).
The extraordinary sex appeal:
February 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"When Lajos Kossuth toured America, he spoke to massive crowds, made famous for his romantic style and... extraordinary sex appeal."
(Grinspan, 2024, Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War).
The extraordinary sex appeal:
(Grinspan, 2024, Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War).
The extraordinary sex appeal:
Jesus H. Christ... 165 years later and they're STILL blaming the wrong people.
Also, let's bring back Know Nothings to describe them, please. It's apt.
From Jon Grinspan's Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War (2024).
Also, let's bring back Know Nothings to describe them, please. It's apt.
From Jon Grinspan's Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War (2024).
February 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Jesus H. Christ... 165 years later and they're STILL blaming the wrong people.
Also, let's bring back Know Nothings to describe them, please. It's apt.
From Jon Grinspan's Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War (2024).
Also, let's bring back Know Nothings to describe them, please. It's apt.
From Jon Grinspan's Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War (2024).
More of this, please! Dems, @jasmineforus.bsky.social is showing us EXACTLY what to do.
February 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
More of this, please! Dems, @jasmineforus.bsky.social is showing us EXACTLY what to do.
I guess he'd rather I just explicitly tell him what I think, rather than trying to help him discover it on his own. Huh.
January 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I guess he'd rather I just explicitly tell him what I think, rather than trying to help him discover it on his own. Huh.
So what was the point of this?!
November 24, 2024 at 2:59 PM
So what was the point of this?!
So proud of these @Marist #schoolpsychology students, who presented on interventions for #dyslexia and reading difficulties for adolescent students! #nyasp2024 #advocateandamplify #conductorsforchange #syracuse2024
October 17, 2024 at 5:36 PM
So proud of these @Marist #schoolpsychology students, who presented on interventions for #dyslexia and reading difficulties for adolescent students! #nyasp2024 #advocateandamplify #conductorsforchange #syracuse2024
Just started Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. This line, about more flexible behavioral paths & swifter learning, made me LOL. They supercharged the id and deleted the superego, which makes for all sorts of fun possibilities!
September 24, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Just started Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. This line, about more flexible behavioral paths & swifter learning, made me LOL. They supercharged the id and deleted the superego, which makes for all sorts of fun possibilities!
At Frederic Church's Olana...
September 22, 2024 at 12:26 AM
At Frederic Church's Olana...