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by Lisa W. Fazio

lkfazio.bsky.social
Today's Halloween advent calendar ghost is flipping off the world. Feels appropriate.
Small white plastic ghost figurine with an angry face flipping the bird with both hands
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jayvanbavel.bsky.social
Why do some ideas spread widely, while others fail to catch on?

Our new review paper on the PSYCHOLOGY OF VIRALITY is now out in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social (it was led by @steverathje.bsky.social)

Read the full paper here: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
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Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Alan Richardson

maryannefranks.bsky.social
"Academic freedom policies came from faculties, not the government. Governments are the enemies of academic freedom, not their protectors." Brilliant piece by @sivav.bsky.social about the Trump administrations' latest effort to censor universities newrepublic.com/article/2013...
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down
How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
newrepublic.com
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Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Smith

jacquelyngill.bsky.social
I've been working on a book proposal and alternating between "this is meaningful" and "this is pointless," and a friend recently shared this quote that she stumble on in a Goodreads review: "Every book is a grand gesture of optimism on the part of both the reader and writer." Keep creating, friends.
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Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Brendan Nyhan

prowag.bsky.social
Incredibly important stuff from @lkfazio.bsky.social and @brendannyhan.bsky.social. The nature, significance, and acuteness of the threat to open scientific inquiry and free expression need to be understood in this context. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.
Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.
www.msnbc.com
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wiswell.bsky.social
I love that the Zoology department was integral to finding text about Merlin that was otherwise invisible to the human eye.
Rare Merlin and King Arthur text found hidden in binding of medieval book
The ‘extremely significant' text was hidden for centuries.
www.popsci.com
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by Lisa W. Fazio — Reposted by: Brendan Nyhan, Linda J. Skitka, Efrén O. Pérez

lkfazio.bsky.social
New from me and @brendannyhan.bsky.social

Why Trump's "Compact for Academic Excellence" is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.
Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.
www.msnbc.com
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by Brendan Nyhan — Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Will Jennings, Tom Clark , and 6 more

brendannyhan.bsky.social
Not happening somewhere else. Here. In America. Right now.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d
CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

apnews.com/article/chic...
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...
apnews.com
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Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Brendan Nyhan, Melanie C. Green

dannagal.bsky.social
Brilliant arguments against universities joining the so called “compact” in this oped from @lkfazio.bsky.social and @brendannyhan.bsky.social

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Moreover, giving preferential treatment to submissive institutions would undermine the excellence of American science. To reach goals like curing pediatric cancer and developing better treatments for opioid addiction, we need to invest in the best research ideas, not divert support to weaker studies from universities whose leaders traded away their independence for cash. Government funding should reward scientific merit.
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by Brendan Nyhan — Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, David Lazer, Joshua S. Weitz , and 17 more

brendannyhan.bsky.social
My new op-ed with @lkfazio.bsky.social:

Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.
Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Rebecca Sear, Erol Akçay , and 2 more

jeremymberg.bsky.social
I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

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jeremymberg.github.io
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Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Anna O. Law, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 6 more

motherjones.com
@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr
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Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Nancy Kanwisher, Jacob Montgomery , and 2 more

adriennewood.bsky.social
Over 400 faculty and staff from the #uva College of Arts and Sciences convened for an emergency vote. 97% of eligible voters endorsed a resolution demanding President Mahoney refuse to consider the Trump admin's Compact for Academic Freedom!!
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by Brendan Nyhan — Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Jacob Montgomery, Jason Reifler , and 4 more

brendannyhan.bsky.social
Danielle Allen fails the Lando test / lives out the Arrested Development meme: "A deal on the core principles in a compact could then become a framework for negotiating on legislation." Come ON. With this administration and this Congress?
therenovator.substack.com/p/why-im-exc...
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by Lisa W. Fazio

lkfazio.bsky.social
I am ❤️, I'm not sure if there's zoom access but there's more info here www.lrdc.pitt.edu/Colloquium-S...
LRDC Colloquium Series | Learning Research & Development Center | University of Pittsburgh
The LRDC Colloquium Series will bring leaders in education research to campus twice per semester to share their expertise on pressing current issues, such as AI and the science of learning.
www.lrdc.pitt.edu

by Lisa W. Fazio

lkfazio.bsky.social
Being greeted by a giant dinosaur in the Pittsburgh airport never gets old 🦖 See you tomorrow Pitt!
Mounted T. Rex skeleton in between two escalators
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by Joshua S. Weitz — Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio

joshuasweitz.bsky.social
"[A]ll universities have to do now is do nothing—no accepting the compact, no counter-offers, nothing—and the government will be left with no more power to coerce and control the First Amendment-protected activities of major American universities than it has today."
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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 3d
I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.

It's especially for journalists covering this story!

Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.
Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
balkin.blogspot.com
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attorneynora.bsky.social
Spoke with @scottbudman.bsky.social @nbcbayarea.com about Apple capitulating to DOJ pressuring they take the ICEBlock app down. They did. What’s next for a govt that has tech in its pocket & a quest for silencing speech it dislikes? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Apple removes ICEBlock app after criticism from Trump administration
Google also removed similar apps from the app store for Android devices, although ICEBlock was never available on the Google Play store.
www.nbcnews.com
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Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Nandita Sharma, Rebecca Tushnet , and 1 more

mollyjongfast.bsky.social
This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com
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mehr.nz
tbh it's a nice counterpoint to 'reproducibility crisis' stuff in psych. statistics be damned, if everyone can observe the phenomenon in their own home with pretty much every child, must be legit

eg, here's my older kid at 14mo, making a scale error (he cannot, in fact, fit inside this toy tractor)
a toddler trying to step inside a toy tractor
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by Lisa W. Fazio

lkfazio.bsky.social
I need to find them but we have old VHS tapes of my brothers doing all sorts of language development tasks for my mom's classes
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Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Stephen M. Walt, Kim L. Scheppele , and 24 more

fishkin.bsky.social
I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.

It's especially for journalists covering this story!

Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.
Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
balkin.blogspot.com
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by Lisa W. Fazio

lkfazio.bsky.social
"The standard is not what was said, but whether it became the object of political outrage." "Faculty and staff must assume that any statement — even one squarely protected by the First Amendment —could lead to dismissal if it attracts the wrong attention."

www.chronicle.com/article/who-...
Opinion | Who Will Clemson Censor Next?
We no longer know what speech will be tolerated or punished. The result: self-censoring and silence.
www.chronicle.com
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by Lisa W. Fazio

lkfazio.bsky.social
I'm a Duke alum and still find this hilarious and respect the game
rincewind.run
Micah @rincewind.run · 3d
my wife is a Cal fan and apparently this week they’re putting a “59” on their football helmets to honor the 59 Nobel laureates tied to Cal in order to flex on Duke

this is maybe my favorite dunk anyone has ever done on Duke
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Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Andrew M. Riggsby

rincewind.run
my wife is a Cal fan and apparently this week they’re putting a “59” on their football helmets to honor the 59 Nobel laureates tied to Cal in order to flex on Duke

this is maybe my favorite dunk anyone has ever done on Duke
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by Brendan Nyhan — Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Robert C. Richards, Henry Jones , and 1 more

brendannyhan.bsky.social
Endless knee-bending in ways large and small. So much criticism and opposition now being silenced in ways large and small across society for fear of retaliation - goes well beyond "politics" as such.
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by Kate Starbird — Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio

katestarbird.bsky.social
Colleagues have pointed out that the Dartmouth response is strategically ambiguous. If I were faculty or alumni, I would provide feedback that: 1) you interpret this to mean that the unviersity is refusing to sign a corrupt contract; and 2) you are proud of the university for taking that stance.
katestarbird.bsky.social
Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 3d
Dartmouth’s response to the Trump admin’s corrupt contract, short and sweet: “You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves.”
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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 3d
Dartmouth response to the Trump Administration Compact

president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...
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by Brendan Nyhan — Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Joanna Bryson, Jacob Montgomery , and 3 more

brendannyhan.bsky.social
This is what authoritarians do - use the powers of the state to humiliate and degrade their opponents in public so that others will not challenge them
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d
“The source told CBS News that [Kash Patel and Dan Bongino] asked for "large, beefy" agents to conduct an arrest of Comey "in full kit," including Kevlar vests and exterior wear emblazoned with the FBI logo.” The leadership of the FBI is now in the hands of infantile psychopaths.
The FBI is weighing an arrest and perp walk for Comey — and suspended an agent for refusing to help, sources say
The FBI is considering carrying out a "showy" arrest and perp walk of the agency's now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, sources tell CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
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by Lisa W. Fazio

lkfazio.bsky.social
Is this truly a no? Dartmouth clearly won't sign the version sent on Oct 1st. (I don't think any uni will). But it's vital that universities reject this approach in totality, not start a negotiation for better terms. To me, that statement leaves the door open for signing a "better" deal.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 3d
It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.
Office of the President Dear Dartmouth community, As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence. You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves. Best, Sian Leah Beilock President
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Reposted by: Lisa W. Fazio, Josh Pasek, Nathan P. Kalmoe

andyperfors.bsky.social
I'm a bit late to the game on this, but I finally read it and if you haven't done so, do check it out. It is a very thoughtfully kind (yet incisive) examination of where a lot of people on the left are right now, with Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates serving as rhetorical poles of sorts.
You don't have to swallow frogs
Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs are, you're going to get played.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
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