Precisely, and it is surprising (?) and disappointing that this point is not made 24/7 at 100dB+ by European politicians and media who ostensibly support democracy. In the 1930s, ignorance of what is coming was an excuse. Today they cannot pretend not to know of what the fascists really want.

We are so far past the Rubicon that it isn't worth having a discussion anymore as to whether Trump is acting as an authoritarian. The only question is whether we have the strength and courage to get back to the other side.

MAGAs: The left is escalating the rhetoric by calling us Nazis Also MAGAs: Look at our new podium, featuring a Nazi slogan about the time Nazis wiped out an entire village in Czechoslovakia and killed up to 5000 innocent people in retaliation for one Nazi being killed. "One of ours, all of yours."

“We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.” — George Orwell, 1984

Published today: One of the biggest #science #communication studies to date. We asked 71,922 people in 68 countries how they #engage with information about #science and combined the data with several country-level factors: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #OpenAccess

Yep. New US “standard” is another veiled attack on science science.org/doi/10.1126/... @lewan.bsky.social Gold standard "is thus best understood as yet another of at least 318 actions against science that the second Trump administration has taken since the president took office in January 2025."

That’s the spirit of it www.theverge.com/policy/79051...

Terrific sleuthing and deep background research by @alex23.bsky.social into the horrors of "research" on autism conducted by none other than the person RFK Jr put in charge of ... you guessed it, the (non-existent) link between autism and vaccines:

Great feature with some thoughts from me; "The undermining of democratic institutions on display in these groups echoed fascist methods used throughout history..they are trying to undermine institutions of truth, facts & education because that is what’s standing in their way–an informed citizenry"

It’s becoming a tragedy that we have to keep repeating this… or maybe a farce… newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/25/y...

Our registered report on the impact of using norms as a lever against vaccination misinformation @collabrapsychology.bsky.social online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...

If you're a @drilledmedia.bsky.social listener you know I think social scientists are key sources if we want to understand why governments haven't acted on climate. So imagine my nerd delight to get my hands on an incredible new batch of research on climate obstruction. drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out. Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.

The assault on expertise is driven by an agenda to place uniformed, ill-conceived, often politically-motivated antiscience from charlatans on an equal footing with scientific consensus. Please read #ScienceUnderSiege by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & me: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/science-un...

Policies limiting immigration are often justified based on the idea that immigrants are more prone to violence. The evidence says otherwise. New research finds that immigrants in custody show lower criminogenic risk than U.S.-born citizens.   Read here: doi.org/10.1037/law0... #psychlaw #lawpsych

Excellent article. Telling it like it is. Kennedy is a menace to US children, adults and the US science advantage he is hosing away.

Does the Considering Offender Probability in Statements (COPS) Scale allow law enforcement to distinguish between guilty and innocent people placing 911 homicide calls? Research from the FBI BAU and Villanova University suggests it does not. Read a summary from the authors: bit.ly/3DgM3dL

"It remains an unforgettable inspiration to all those fighting for freedom. In a world where authoritarianism, nationalism, xenophobia and political lying are all on the rise, we need Animal Farm by our side more than ever now." Animal Farm at 80: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

We know that a consensus of opinions is persuasive, but how reliable is this effect across people and types of consensus, and are there any kinds of claims where people care less about what other people think? This is what we tested in our new(ish) paper in @psychscience.bsky.social

The world rightfully was appalled when the Taliban blew up the 1000+ year-old Buddhas of Bamiyan. Wanton destruction of world cultural heritage by ideologically-intoxicated vandals. We may be witnessing something similar right now (except death toll will be higher): theconversation.com/...

1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said." It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy. I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.

If you have ever wondered what difference does disinformation really make, please read this: www.kff.org/health-infor... The kicker is not this chart, but the finding that fully 40% of Republicans think more people died from the Covid vaccine than the disease, up from 25% in 2023.

He has no business what so ever calling for a retraction.

1/#APB Summer 2025 Spotlight Day 20! Many people misunderstand police use of force - how often it’s used, officer shooting accuracy, & training levels. Research by Ariane-Jade Khanizadeh, Craig Bennell, & Heather McGale tests if public education can fix that. 🧵👇

Tyranny is not born overnight. It’s built one compromise at a time.

Meta fired its fact-checkers, citing concerns of liberal bias, and replaced them with a version of X's "Community Notes." How's that going? Well, my coworker @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social proposed 65 fact-checks debunking false posts... and only 3 got approved. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

"Although participants were made aware that the consensus from scientists is that non-verbal lie detection is futile, the inclusion of balanced comments alongside the data still decreased perceived scientific consensus" (Han, Snook, & Day, 2025) bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

1/🚨Our new paper in Legal and Criminological Psychology🚨 Fore! Does Forewarning Inoculate People Against the False Balance Effect? By Tianshuang Han, Brent Snook, and Martin V. Day www.researchgate.net/publication/... doi.org/10.1111/lcrp...

Check out our new publication bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Fore! Does forewarning inoculate people against the false balance effect? Legal and Criminological Psychology

In a recent interview with The Conversation, Paddy Hill describes his harrowing experience being wrongfully convicted for the Birmingham pub bombings in 1974. His story underlines how the impact of a wrongful conviction can extend far beyond exoneration. o theconversation.com/people-think...

🚨 Fresh off the press 🚨 Our #TISP spin-off paper on the relationship between #ConspiracyBeliefs and individual #victimhood is now out! doi.org/10.1002/ejsp... 1/8 🧵

Academic freedom: universityaffairs.ca/news/whos-af... @rgwhitaker.bsky.social: "Politicians are comfortable publicly attacking academic freedom only because they think they can score points with their base.." "...we must relentlessly explain how it works & show how it benefits society as a whole"

Great thread on a paper led by @cabels18.bsky.social that I think makes important points about AI and its risks.

Our new meta-science collaboration on @lhb-apls.bsky.social, Statistical Reporting Practices within Forensic Psychology, under the lead of Dr. Joseph Eastwood, Dr. Kirk Luther @kirkluther.bsky.social, and Dr. Brent Snook. We examined the stats evolution of field over 20 years doi.org/10.1037/lhb0...

Full text see www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Yesterday, we published a story about Dr. Nancy Harper, a powerful child abuse pediatrician. Here’s Part 2 of my investigation 👇 www.propublica.org/article/chil... bsky.app/profile/jlus...

If there was ever a moment where useful idiots who claim that misinformation isn't a clear concept, harms few, & is not widespread, have to come to terms with how their rhetoric is being co-opted by right-wing climate denial think thanks, this is THAT moment. The tobacco playbook - as predicted.

As someone whose parents were janitors, I cannot emphasize enough how much this guy can go fuck himself

Dissertation submitted

It came up, for highly scientific reasons, during yesterday's Data Science Lunch in my department that one can estimate the speed of light using a microwave oven and marshmallows. I've successfully done this experiment in my own home. Here's a nice video explaining. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwRE...

This is a very nice clear explanation of Gillespie algorithm @kokkonut.bsky.social

2000: “by 2025 we’ll have flying cars” 2025: “Grok, why is the UN hiding the truth about flat Earth?”

Decades of research suggest that authoritarian leaders and their admirers consistently share one thing in common: they twist the truth! Our OP-ED in @time.com today about how to fight harmful misinformation! And the need to speak out against it. More speech, not less! 💪 time.com/7282640/how-...

🗓️ May 22nd, 3pm CEST! Ready for another edition of hashtag#ZPLS? This one is all about "Misinformation: Forms, Scope, & Prevention" 🧠 We are very excited to share the program and registration link below! As always, ZPLS7 is completely free ✨ (1/2)

Anything that stands in the way of the right-wing bullshit/propaganda machine is under attack — from the universities to non-profits to the rare online platform that manages to maintain some semblance of information integrity.

Go 🇳🇱!! 👍🏻 “The Dutch city of The Hague has successfully defended its landmark law, which bans fossil fuel advertising, in court.” www.clientearth.org/latest/press...

Recognising 'misinformation' needs to become a key element of the school curriculum. Health 'literacy' affects and is affected by the spread of misinformation, mitigating its spread can help towards the narrowing of health inequalities. Simon Williams and @profsanderlinden.bsky.social @bmj.com

One of the central points that @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I make in our forthcoming book, #ScienceUnderSiege

#APB Spotlight Day 13! Does AI speed up police report writing? A new study summarized in Applied Police Briefings says: No. Despite the hype, AI-assisted reports didn’t reduce writing time at all. 🧵👇 (1/4)