Sylvia Perry
Assoc. Prof of Social Psych & Institute for Policy Research Fellow @NorthwesternU; Director of the Northwestern SCIP Lab
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryAlex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryHalf the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryDay One: Gov. @abigailspanberger.com announces new appointments to the boards of visitors at UVA, GMU and VMI — schools that had been caught in a culture clash with the previous administration, while AG @jonesjay.bsky.social reversed several opinions from his GOP predecessor Jason Miyares.
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryIt's nice when folks are bad at their jobs sometimes
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryPeople not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryThis is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!” But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling. If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Amazing.
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryDemocrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis. Say bad things are bad.
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryMinnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryIt's an MTV simulator with almost 30,000 videos, organized by decade, with special sections for Headbanger's Ball and Yo! MTV Raps. This is so good.
- This is really, really great. wantmymtv.vercel.app
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryAmerica is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
- The accuracy 😅
- Reposted by Sylvia PerrySending my heart out to my trans friends and followers today. You are seen and you are loved.
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia PerrySCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryThis is incredible news. Today, Virginia officials will unveil a statue of Barbara Johns at the Capitol to replace one of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that had stood for more than a century. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryJohn Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryNew preprint: Empathy, Thick and Thin papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... It is perhaps foolhardy to attempt to say something new about a topic as widely studied as empathy. I tried anyway! 1/
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-t…
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryCOVID Vaccines Slashed Kids’ ER Visits by 76 Percent, Study Finds www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[This post could not be retrieved]
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- The NYTimes is at it again 🙄
- Reposted by Sylvia Perrywho decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryToday, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryCheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
- Reposted by Sylvia Perryevery week just gets weirder tbh
- If someone told me this were AI, I would believe it, because, wut?!
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryZohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryTrump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryNew preprint out 📄 “Why Reform Stalls: Justifications of Force Are Linked to Lower Outrage and Reform Support.” Why do some cases of police violence spark reform while others fade? We look at how people explain them—through justification or outrage. osf.io/preprints/ps...
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryNever forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryNEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryBREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!! We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry“The regime wants all of us afraid. It is counting on fear immobilizing us and perhaps even turning us against each other. Instead, what we are currently seeing in Chicago is that solidarity can overcome fear and can give people the courage and tenacity to fight for each other.” --Mariame Kaba
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- 😂 why do people do this?!
- Reposted by Sylvia Perry[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sylvia PerryGorsuch finally starting to understand what they have unleashed
