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A white MAGA man shot & killed his daughter because she criticized Trump. Why is no one asking the questions they'd ask if he were Black, brown, immigrant, or Muslim?

A white MAGA man shot & killed his daughter because she criticized Trump. Why is no one asking the questions they'd ask if he were Black, brown, immigrant, or Muslim?
For example:
• Where was he radicalized?
• Why is their culture so violent?
• Is this what they call "honor killing?"
• Why won't they assimilate into our values?
• What radicalism are they teaching in their churches?
• Was he here legally from Europe, or was he an illegal?
• Did you know they cite their Bible to command women to be silent?

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People who identify as conservative are more likely than liberals to find “slippery slope” arguments logically sound. This tendency appears to stem from a greater reliance on intuitive thinking rather than deliberate processing. @heikolinke.bsky.social look at this! www.psypost.org/conservative...

Conservatives are more prone to slippery slope thinking

A new study links conservatism to a greater acceptance of slippery slope reasoning. The evidence suggests this association relies on intuitive thinking and predicts support for harsher criminal senten...

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Major IQ differences in identical twins linked to schooling: When identical twins receive similar educations, their IQs are nearly as alike as those raised together, but when schooling is very different, their IQs can be as dissimilar as those of unrelated strangers. www.psypost.org/major-iq-dif...

Major IQ differences in identical twins linked to schooling, challenging decades of research

A new study in Acta Psychologica reveals that schooling largely explains IQ differences in identical twins raised apart. When their educations are very dissimilar, their IQ scores can be as different ...

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Simplistic thinking and rejecting democracy have a “strikingly” strong link. People who lacked “actively open-minded thinking”, a tendency to consider opposing viewpoints and revise beliefs based on evidence, were more likely to oppose core democratic principles. www.psypost.org/simplistic-t...

Simplistic thinking and rejecting democracy: Scientists find "strikingly" strong link

People who defend the system and those who reject it may share a surprising trait: support for antidemocratic ideas. A new study finds that authoritarianism, distrust, and simplistic thinking predict ...

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Haha, the russian orcs start to find out that they are sent to war to be killed by Ukrainians so that, back at home, they can finally be replaced by Muslims. The great replacement theory is right, just not the way the nazis thought.

TIL of Air Force Maj. Harold Hering was discharged for asking in a missile training class, "How can I know that an order to launch came from a sane president?" A year later, James Schlesinger, Secty of Defense, ordered his command to check with him if Pres. Nixon issued any "unusual orders."

How Cold War Maj. Harold Hering Asked a Forbidden Question That Cost Him His Career

It was a risk. Dedicating a book to someone I'd had had a five-minute phone conversation with three decades ago. Someone who, last I'd heard, had...

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Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins? He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions. So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?