Krista Barbour
@kabarbour.bsky.social
Clinical psychology PhD • Lover of science • EV enthusiast (F150 ⚡️) • USC fan - Fight On! • Most of my calories come from chocolate
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Lincoln Riley shreds Notre Dame for end of series with USC reut.rs/4b6ZADa
Lincoln Riley shreds Notre Dame for end of series with USC
Southern California coach Lincoln Riley said Notre Dame is to blame for the longtime rivalry between the two schools coming to at least a temporary pause.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Lincoln Riley shreds Notre Dame for end of series with USC reut.rs/4b6ZADa
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Reasons to get a PhD:
❌ Job prospects
❌ Satisfy intellectual curiosity
❌ Contribute to our understanding of the world
✅ Something fancy to put in your Substack bio
❌ Job prospects
❌ Satisfy intellectual curiosity
❌ Contribute to our understanding of the world
✅ Something fancy to put in your Substack bio
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Reasons to get a PhD:
❌ Job prospects
❌ Satisfy intellectual curiosity
❌ Contribute to our understanding of the world
✅ Something fancy to put in your Substack bio
❌ Job prospects
❌ Satisfy intellectual curiosity
❌ Contribute to our understanding of the world
✅ Something fancy to put in your Substack bio
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New post out: Being a neuroscientist doesn't make you a wellness expert
Being A Neuroscientist Doesn’t Make You A Wellness Expert
The Rise of the Neuro-Grifting Gurus: Andrew Huberman, Julie Fratantoni, and Dominic Ng
cognitivewonderland.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
New post out: Being a neuroscientist doesn't make you a wellness expert
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Jaslow: The case I’m making to voters in North Carolina’s Third District is simple: fire the guy who can’t even show up to do his job, and hire someone who will...
December 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Jaslow: The case I’m making to voters in North Carolina’s Third District is simple: fire the guy who can’t even show up to do his job, and hire someone who will...
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BREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.
December 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
BREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.
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PART 3 HAS ARRIVED! A comprehensive, chronological list of the 500 worst things Trump and his administration did in 2025. This installment covers April–June. We are documenting it all. Read and share:
500 Worst Things Trump Did in 2025 - Part 3
#201-300, April-June 2025.
www.meidasplus.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
PART 3 HAS ARRIVED! A comprehensive, chronological list of the 500 worst things Trump and his administration did in 2025. This installment covers April–June. We are documenting it all. Read and share:
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This OpEd, by the inspirational @drdemetre.bsky.social in today’s @washingtonpost.com, is one of the best pieces of science writing of 2025
I’ll be assigning it to my students next semester in my class on ‘policy writing—turning evidence into public health action’
Thx Ed, for the free access link👇
I’ll be assigning it to my students next semester in my class on ‘policy writing—turning evidence into public health action’
Thx Ed, for the free access link👇
December 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This OpEd, by the inspirational @drdemetre.bsky.social in today’s @washingtonpost.com, is one of the best pieces of science writing of 2025
I’ll be assigning it to my students next semester in my class on ‘policy writing—turning evidence into public health action’
Thx Ed, for the free access link👇
I’ll be assigning it to my students next semester in my class on ‘policy writing—turning evidence into public health action’
Thx Ed, for the free access link👇
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Donald Trump hates me. The feeling is mutual. I created Democracy Docket to be fiercely independent. No corporate owners. No venture capitalists. We never back down or obey.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Donald Trump hates me. The feeling is mutual. I created Democracy Docket to be fiercely independent. No corporate owners. No venture capitalists. We never back down or obey.
Join now to access its premium content and support its pro-democracy mission. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Join now to access its premium content and support its pro-democracy mission. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Joe Rogan confuses chickenpox with measles—also doesn’t know that measles wipes out your immune system’s memory to fight other germs: ❌"Measles was what everyone got when I was a kid…“❌ WRONG.
December 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Joe Rogan confuses chickenpox with measles—also doesn’t know that measles wipes out your immune system’s memory to fight other germs: ❌"Measles was what everyone got when I was a kid…“❌ WRONG.
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i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal teen
Analysis of high-schooler Adam Raine’s ChatGPT account by attorneys for his parents shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
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Mysteries and thrillers are enjoyable no matter the season, but there's something extra satisfying about curling up in the winter with a warm drink and an all-engrossing read. Here's what we suggest.
Hunker down with these 13 mysteries and thrillers from 2025
Mysteries and thrillers are enjoyable no matter the season, but there's something extra satisfying about curling up in the winter with a warm drink and an all-engrossing read. Here's what we suggest.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Mysteries and thrillers are enjoyable no matter the season, but there's something extra satisfying about curling up in the winter with a warm drink and an all-engrossing read. Here's what we suggest.
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Another year, another stack of great books to read. PBS News Hour’s Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. https://to.pbs.org/4oJC81Q
14 best books of 2025, according to these experts
Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year.
www.pbs.org
December 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Another year, another stack of great books to read. PBS News Hour’s Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. https://to.pbs.org/4oJC81Q
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The team behind Climate.us aims to provide the same kind of reliable, fresh content that used to be available via Climate.gov. We hope you’ll support us. #ClimateForUs
December 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The team behind Climate.us aims to provide the same kind of reliable, fresh content that used to be available via Climate.gov. We hope you’ll support us. #ClimateForUs
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Thank you Ranking Member Rep. Garcia for your kind words on our coverage of the Epstein files!
December 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Thank you Ranking Member Rep. Garcia for your kind words on our coverage of the Epstein files!
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Christian Nationalist without the boring nice Jesus parts.
December 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Christian Nationalist without the boring nice Jesus parts.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the Illinois AFL-CIO, Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, and Illinois Federation of Teachers, my law firm has moved to intervene as defendants in the DOJ's lawsuit seeking Illinois' complete statewide voter registration database. www.democracydocket.com/cases/illino...
🚨 United States of America v. Matthews
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the Illinois AFL-CIO, Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, and Illinois Federation of Teachers, my law firm has moved to intervene as defendants in the DOJ's lawsuit seeking Illinois' complete statewide voter registration database. www.democracydocket.com/cases/illino...
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to Bari (verb): To attempt to bury a damaging political story—only to amplify it massively by drawing attention to the act of censorship itself.
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
December 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
to Bari (verb): To attempt to bury a damaging political story—only to amplify it massively by drawing attention to the act of censorship itself.
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
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Agree.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
Via @liamjscott.bsky.social at the other site here’s the full email from 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. She’s putting her career on the line by fighting here. And she’s fighting for all of us.
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Agree.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
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DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Banning medical care for trans kids doesn’t stop them from being trans. It just makes their lives into a horrible nightmare.
December 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Banning medical care for trans kids doesn’t stop them from being trans. It just makes their lives into a horrible nightmare.
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives passed a bill that would criminalize gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 18 and put doctors in prison for providing this care.
This bill is an unjustifiable threat to the well-being of trans youth and their families. The Senate must reject it.
This bill is an unjustifiable threat to the well-being of trans youth and their families. The Senate must reject it.
December 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives passed a bill that would criminalize gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 18 and put doctors in prison for providing this care.
This bill is an unjustifiable threat to the well-being of trans youth and their families. The Senate must reject it.
This bill is an unjustifiable threat to the well-being of trans youth and their families. The Senate must reject it.
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🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration escalated its effort to punish a sitting U.S. senator for protected political speech Monday, formally converting the Pentagon’s review of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) into an official Command Investigation under military law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Admin Intensifies Military Probe Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, Launches Command Investigation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration escalated its effort to punish a sitting U.S. senator for protected political speech Monday, formally converting the Pentagon’s review of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) into an official Command Investigation under military law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Before joining the DOJ, Harmeet Dhillon was an outspoken advocate for state supremacy over elections.
Now, in a complete 180, she’s leading the federal government’s unprecedented campaign forcing states to hand over millions of voters’ private information.
Now, in a complete 180, she’s leading the federal government’s unprecedented campaign forcing states to hand over millions of voters’ private information.
Harmeet Dhillon Was an Outspoken Advocate for the Right of States to Run Elections. Then She Took a Top Job at Trump’s DOJ
Read more here.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Before joining the DOJ, Harmeet Dhillon was an outspoken advocate for state supremacy over elections.
Now, in a complete 180, she’s leading the federal government’s unprecedented campaign forcing states to hand over millions of voters’ private information.
Now, in a complete 180, she’s leading the federal government’s unprecedented campaign forcing states to hand over millions of voters’ private information.