has defended a thesis and presented at conferences and written an op-ed for the student paper and added a few other new lines to my CV this year, but (with all respect to my esteemed colleagues on these publications), this is definitely my most important authorship credit of 2025

Absolute debasement of academic standards *student submits opinion in psych class *gets bad grade *instructor says she can make whatever arguments she wants but must draw on empirical sources *student & Turning Point says her religious freedom & first amendment rights violated *professor suspended

Lab thesis presentations this semester include a linguistic analysis of ASL suicide risk interpretations, experimental investigation of single session interventions to increase help-seeking, and ambulatory assessment of suicide ideation vulnerability in sexual minority folks! Such cool work!

Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum

Paul Saunders rt if you agree

🎗️On World Suicide Prevention Day, we're announcing an event with @d-liveability.bsky.social, to bring together experts on the link between wealth inequality & suicide. 📅 Tuesday 16 September 🕚 11–12:30 📄Full report to follow 📬 Want to get involved? Email [email protected]

So incredibly proud of the work @raymopt.bsky.social, @obrienemj.bsky.social, @faithstoneking.bsky.social, and the rest of LSU's Consortium for the Advancement of Suicide Prevention have done on campus and in our community for National Suicide Prevention Week/World Suicide Prevention Day.

Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms

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Shabbat Shalom to everyone who recognizes that the safety, freedom & thriving of Jews and Muslims are bound up together — in Israel & Palestine, across the five boroughs, and in many other beloved places.

Careful guys, if you don’t control migration you might turn out like <checks notes> the greatest, wealthiest city in the world.

A federal officer cannot be “doxxed.” The public has a right to know who is operating in our government, especially if they have the power to imprison someone.

Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight “Oh, I feel very angry a lot of the time," said Tiffany, "but I just put it away somewhere until I can do something useful with it.”

Idk man but when the administration that tried to reject humanitarian aid for Los Angeles when it was burning tries to justify their illegal military occupation by saying they aren’t going to let LA burn it kinda sounds like bullshit

Between the fires and these protests, I hope this year teaches everyone that most of the shit talking you hear about California and more specifically, LA, comes from racists and gentrifying transplants. Most people love living here and would do anything to protect it.

Hi, it's me, a younger scientist, not feeling supported

Never going to forgive my freshman year roommate from Boston for teaching me to love this stupid, wonderful sport #GoKingsGo

This message of solidarity by American Jews with Mahmoud Khalil and the Palestinians is the best answer to the weaponizing of antisemitism by the Trump administration.

Given parental mental health problems was the ACE most frequently reported in this study, and its cumulative effect was particularly apparent (consistent across outcomes and across cohorts), preventing parental mental illness and mitigating the impact on children is crucial tinyurl.com/2mc9pm73

Say what you want to about Louisiana politics, but the "I Voted" sticker is simply top-notch

In case you want to grab the CDC's Suicide Prevention Resources for Action while it's still here: www.cdc.gov/suicide/pdf/... A lot of careful work went into this document from my colleagues.

From @aaup.bsky.social, what to do if ICE is on your campus.

I’m really proud of LA. Los Angeles has a reputation of being superficial & selfish. But when facing disaster, it’s a community of 3.8 million with connections around the world. Donations are overloaded & community-led support services are popping up everywhere. We survive together, always.

ABCT 2024: ✅ Couldn't peg why this year felt so different from prior ABCTs at first, until it finally clicked that *I* was so different (1/3)

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