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Trevor Lies

@trevorslies.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Psychology at Norfolk State University Views expressed are my own & do not reflect those of my employer or the Commonwealth of Virginia. trevorslies.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3w ago

seems like a good time to remind people that Niemöller (the author of the confession memorialized in the "First they came for the Communists" poem) was a Hitler supporter, and made that confession after spending time in the Dachau concentration camp

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.

Trevor Lies@trevorslies.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Critically attuned environmental psychologists, ecologically oriented social psychologists, and other psychological researchers are increasingly considering the role of racism as a foundational force in shaping human subjectivities and our everyday environments. (1/4)

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues@spssi.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨Call for Papers! 🚨 Special edition of the Journal of Social Issues: Toward a Psychological Study of Environmental Racism. Read the call here: https://ow.ly/LyEX50YWEP1

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Given the argument that ended the VRA, I think it’s time liberals did some self reflection about the now decades long obsession with partisan polarization as the problem, as opposed to authoritarianism, extremism, oligarchy, and racism

Dr. Carlie Trott@carlietrott.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨New Publication Alert! 🚨 Ecopolitical Psychology at the Capital-Climate Nexus: A Research Agenda for the Capitalocene - by yours truly* Article in Special Issue on "The Next Big Ideas in Psychology" in Review of General Psychology *Link to free download, end of 🧵 1/n doi.org/10.1177/1089...

Ecopolitical Psychology at the Capital-Climate Nexus: A Research Agenda for the Capitalocene - Carlie D. Trott, 2025

Psychology as a discipline has been slow to engage with capitalism as a lens through which to understand and explain the human experience, yet neoliberal capita...

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Trevor Lies@trevorslies.bsky.social · last yr.

Do conservatives oppose all environmentalist initiatives, or does the compatibility of conservatism with environmentalism vary by sociocultural context? (more below!) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Conserving nature, resisting change: Political conservatism and evasion of anti-systemic environmentalisms

Conventional wisdom and scientific research suggest that political conservatism is at odds with support for environmentalism. Across two survey studie…

sciencedirect.com

ACLU@aclu.org · last yr.

Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies. 📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro

Two woman walking and embracing each other in front of an ICE detention center. The woman on the left is wearing a black dress and heels. The woman on the right is smiling and wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. Members of the press are in the background.Two women standing, smiling, and embracing each other with grass, water, and the sky in the background. The woman on the left is wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. The woman on the right is wearing a black dress.Two woman stand next to each other and hold onto one another. The woman on the left is wearing a black dress. The woman on the right is smiling and wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. In the background is the fence of an ICE detention center.
Michael W. Kraus@mwkraus.bsky.social · last yr.

I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr.

Yale punishing students for protesting a leader of a government internationally accused of genocide comes one day after the school signed a statement saying their campus was where students are free to exchange ideas and opinions without fear of retribution or censorship

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr.

New — After hundreds of Yale students protested in advance of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visiting campus, Yale has now stripped the school's Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter (Yalies4Palestine) of its status as an official student group

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr.

Wild— Mohsen Mahdawi asked Columbia to publicly admit what they did privately: that he & other students were not "threatening"—and that he in fact *confronted* an antisemitic disruptor. They ignored him. Weeks later, the Trump admin cited Columbia's own unretracted lie to justify arresting Mohsen.

The State Department cited "threatening rhetoric and intimidation" to target Mahdawi, without elaborating. The same phrasing was cited by Columbia, when it suspended the school's Jewish Voice for Peace and Students for Justice in Palestine chapters, after a November 2023 rally. At said rally, there was indeed an antisemitic disruptor - who Mahdawi himself confronted. Columbia privately walked back the characterization - but has refused to do so publicly. It has since been cited in Congress, in reference to campus antisemitism warranting crackdowns. く Subscribed Mahdawi raised the issue in his emails to administrators. In one email, dated Feb. 16, 2025, he recounted a meeting when one of the recipient officials "acknowledged" that Mahdawi had denounced the antisemitic disruptor. He asked Columbia to issue a statement clarifying facts about the incident. While administrators replied, responding to other points Mahdawi brought up, they did not address the request to publicly clarify the truth. Mahdawi followed up again. "What makes this specific incident different from the ones the university has publicly disclosed? This was an event that took place on campus while the gates were closed, involved students, and involved the presence of Public Safety and the NYPD. What criteria determine whether an incident warrants a public response?" The administrators did not respond. Mahdawi followed up again weeks later, one day after Khalil's arrest. No response. Two months later, the Trump administration detained Mahdawi.
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW — Emails show Mohsen Mahdawi pleading for months to Columbia for help. He asked about an FBI visit to his home & a mysterious break-in. He also asked Columbia to publicly clarify a lie the Trump admin would later cite to justify detaining Mohsen. No response. He was detained a month later.

Justin Zimmerman@jztidecat.bsky.social · last yr.

A person told me they changed their research agenda because of conservative threats on certain subjects. I wrinkled my nose, because I’ll be damned if I’m going to be scared away from doing my research because some white folks don’t like it.

daanis@daanis.ca · last yr.

From the 2003 preface of Said's Orientalism. "For all it's often noted defects and problems, the American University - and mine, Columbia, in particular - is still one of the few remaining places in the US where reflection and study can take place in an almost-utopian fashion." Welp.

Mikey Pasek@mikeypasek.bsky.social · last yr.

Social science gives us the tools to understand the very forces that fear it. Kudos to @marahalkire.bsky.social for leading this piece, in which she, @clarawilkins.bsky.social, and I share how, to many people, recent pushes to root out “anti-Christian bias” serve to signal pro-White allegiance.

Claims of ‘anti-Christian bias’ sound to some voters like a message about race, not just religion

Some Americans hear claims of anti-Christian bias as a signal of white solidarity, according to a 2024 study.

theconversation.com

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · last yr.

Hundreds of students and graduates who have protested or shown support for Palestine have had their visas revoked by immigration officials since US President Donald Trump took office for a second time, with several also arrested. Here's what we know aje.io/f193q0

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jon ben-menachem@jbenmenachem.com · last yr.

It shouldn't matter if Trump’s victims have criminal records. If we only defend the “innocent,” the fascists will argue that their victim “was no angel.” An anti-fascist rhetoric that carves out exceptions for imperfect victims is a gift to our opponents. New from me for @us.theguardian.com:

What is a ‘criminal’ immigrant? The word is an American rhetorical trap | Jonathan Ben-Menachem

Labels like ‘gang members’ and ‘terrorist supporters’ are an easy way to make humans disposable

theguardian.com

Vukašin Gligorić, PhD@vukasin.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉 Just published in Nature Human Behavior 🎉 Do liberals or conservatives in the US trust scientists more? You might assume it's liberals, but studies often fail to consider the diversity of scientific disciplines! 🔬 nature.com/articles/s41... [1/6]🧵

Political ideology and trust in scientists in the USA - Nature Human Behaviour

In this Registered Report, Gligorić et al. find that liberals in the USA tend to have higher trust in most scientists compared with conservatives. However, they find no evidence that a series of inter...

nature.com

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last yr.

Undermine their “peace process” that entails flattening Gaza and its ethnic cleansing? In that case they’re absolutely right.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last yr.

The Trump administration has said why it's seeking to deport a Columbia student who is a legal permanent U.S. resident: because his activities could “potentially undermine” the Middle East peace process, a memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that was reviewed by The New York Times shows.

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr.

Mohsen Mahdawi at a Nov 2023 rally: "The first to stop an act of antisemitism was 5 of us—to go and tell the guy, ‘You don’t represent us because we have Jewish brothers & sisters who stand with us," arguing neither admin nor pro-Israel crowd moved to intervene Mahmoud Khalil standing right behind

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr.

Jewish classmates of Mohsen Mahdawi speak out— One, an IDF refuser, recalls how Mohsen met with Zionists, including those cruel to him—or how, while seeking to heal campus, he even expressed sympathy for administrators (the same who ignored his pleas for help). "Most profound person I've ever met"