Norbert Schwarz
Social psychologist at the University of Southern California. Reposts are not endorsements.
- Bannon and Chomsky united in consoling Epstein... Unlocked. #epstein www.wsj.com/us-news/igno...
- Reposted by Norbert Schwarzohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzA Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Minneapolis is really a recognition of people power and it’s the first time a whole city has been put forward for the prize.
- The threat to elections is getting more real. #elections www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
- The daily lies: ICE claimed a man shattered his skull running into a wall. Minnesota nurses say that’s ‘laughable’ #ICE www.latimes.com/world-nation...
- The daily stench: Major investment in Trump's company preceded favorable U.S. decision on AI chips. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzEditorial by @astridchevance.bsky.social on censorship in academia. Worth your time. #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky 🧪 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- Texas A&M ends its women's & gender studies program while hundreds of syllabi remain flagged and censored under top-down review policies. “I have never seen anything like this.” — Dr. Leonard Bright, @tamu-aaup.bsky.social President @texasaft.org @texasaaup.bsky.social @cwa-tseu.bsky.social
- DHS keeps making false claims about people it has run-ins with. NPR documents the lies. www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
- Hours after arrest by ICE, immigrant has eight skull fractures apnews.com/article/immi...
- Republicans' confidence in Trumps mental fitness, democratic values, and ethics declined since inauguration. Pew survey; no paywall. pewrsr.ch/3M6JGhU
- Hillary Clinton on empathy, morality, and ICE. No paywall. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
- apnews.com/article/trum... facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown
- Bruce Springsteen: The Streets of Minneapolis. No paywall. youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
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- Trump is still searching for 11,780 votes in Georgia. Perhaps Bondi will now "find" them. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
- Kudos to Minnesota's revival of lessons of nonviolent action. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzThis morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk. Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared. Well, here’s a link: georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
- Reposted by Norbert Schwarz"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
- Again: Feds lie about the killing despite video evidence. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
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- White House posts deep fakes -- altered photos on government accounts. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
- "Trump administration ... illegally targeted students for deportation based on their speech." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
- DOGE accessed and shared personal data with outside vigilante groups. www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzI'm very proud of all my colleagues on the ground, both at @mprnews.org and at other local and some national media orgs. Everyone out there is doing the work to show the public how important a free and independent press is to democracy and community.
- My @mprnews.org colleagues today produced a ton of great journalism today around the ICE surge in the Twin Cities. Here's a link to our daily liveblog. It's an easy way to get a quick look at much of what happened Thursday. www.mprnews.org/live-updates
- The independent judiciary: Johnson endorses impeachment for judges who rule against Trump. share.google/SICbs9LPHxem...
- How watching the video of Renee Good's killing changes perceptions of the event, broken down by party. today.yougov.com/politics/art...
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzI've been doing a soft launch of my new Substack, Sensemaking Distortion, a blog about how our ability to make sense of the world around us is being profoundly distorted by digital and social media. I just published the Welcome post this morning. open.substack.com/pub/katestar...
- The President's mind is not well. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
- Exporters did not "eat the tariffs" -- importers passed them on to consumers, who paid an estimated 96% of them. Converging evidence from different analyses. #tariffs
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzThe president -Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries -Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory -Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership -Is talking about canceling elections
- This. 1,500 soldiers readied for MN. wapo.st/4pIFqTG
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzTrust in others and institutions predicts subjective well-being and vice versa. This makes me even more attuned to the costs of people and systems that undermine trust. The decay of trust as a public health issue. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1037/bul0...
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzMake no mistake, he is justifying violence if he objects to the outcome of an election. Keep that in mind as we prepare for 2026.
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzA terrible day. The U.S. government vs. the free world.
- The White House routine of Defame, Extort, Intimidate, now in Minnesota. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzUS higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone. And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
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- The violence is relentless: Protester permanently blinded after being shot at close range, skull fractured. LA Times. #ICE #DHS www.latimes.com/california/s...
- EPA will "calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits," and not consider health or lost lives. Burn, planet, burn! #climate #environment #pollution #econ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
- An important thread on use of deadly force, and provocation of use, by ICE. Full official reports linked.
- The Dear Leader Museum in action. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzWSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzPreventing the sharing of sexualised images of children is “censorship” according to Elon Musk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- Holding on to reality, one cell phone recording at a time. www.theverge.com/policy/85905...
- Apparently, the mainstream media did not buy the lies. This is LA Times www.latimes.com/world-nation...
- Enough said. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzNew, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance. Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
- Reposted by Norbert Schwarza major american city is being forced to close schools because armed government agents are raiding and pepper spraying and terrorizing children and teachers for social media content
- Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
- ICE officer fatally shoots woman during Minneapolis operation www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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- 😂 The National Parks pass for 2026. Reality beats satire. 😂
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- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzThe right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzA Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
- That oil... Reality beats satire. Unfortunately. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yEuKgk/
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- Just another example of the normal daily corruption... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzTheir messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine. We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzMarco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
- ICE symbolism and "wartime" talk. Not how democracies recruit law enforcement. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
- Trump is extremely unpopular in Europe and getting closer to Trump may not buy many votes for European populist parties. The embrace may be toxic. www.politico.eu/article/poli...
- A look at what Americans consider important for a good life and whether they do it. Gallup data, no paywall. #well-being #PsychSciSly #sociology news.gallup.com/poll/700121/...
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- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzA nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
- 1.6 million people who were in the country legally lost their legal status in 2025. Some on the day of naturalization, at the oath ceremony. www.npr.org/2025/12/23/g...
- Our daily kleptocracy. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
- NYT video documentation of ICE operations in Los Angeles -- brutal war games justified with lies. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
- Reposted by Norbert SchwarzSince his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated. Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
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- Would you expect a politician to win an election when voters think his top five characteristics are BOLD, DANGEROUS, CORRUPT, CRUEL, and RACIST? [yougov survey, Dec 12-15, 2025] today.yougov.com/politics/art...
- Reposted by Norbert Schwarz“The noise in human peer reviews is crucial because it arises from the variability in human experience and practical knowledge — two features that no model’s training corpus can fully capture,” writes Giorgio F. Gilestro in Nature about the introduction of AI peer reviews. #Academicsky 🧪
- Trump’s pardons don't merely eliminate punishment, they allow criminals to enjoy the fruit of their fraud without compensation of the victims. Surprised? 🙄 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
