Associate Professor at Syracuse University (psychological science of intergroup bias)https://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3mkn5yvx2r22j8647: I hereby call upon Congress to "86" Donald Trump by impeaching him and removing him from office. (If Comey had said "kick him out," perhaps Trump would have claimed it was a threat to strike him with a foot. Trump and his administration do not care whether anything they say makes sense.)29 Apr 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn5yvx2r22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3mkjnjrr6e22d999 Days [thread]28 Apr 2026 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjnjrr6e22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3mhoek77tj22qA recent piece by my colleague, Len Newman: fascists should just call themselves fascists. https://newmanl.substack.com/p/an-open-letter-to-the-republicans22 Mar 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhoek77tj22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3m5sch5bhnc2cI love Wikipedia, and I'm proud to be a monthly donor and to have been an (occasional, sporadic) editor for nearly 20 years. This is a good video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0ogvPfCA Here are some choice lines:17 Nov 2025 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5sch5bhnc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3m2cltogqg22cAny university that takes a bribe in exchange for swearing loyalty to any aspect of Trump's ideology is abandoning its legitimacy as an institution of higher education. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-asks-9-colleges-to-commit-to-his-political-agenda-for-better-access-to-federal-money03 Oct 2025 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2cltogqg22chttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3lzzbezmzc22dThe chancellor of Texas Tech has apparently ordered faculty to ignore the scientific research literature when teaching about the psychology of gender (at least in the classroom). This undermines the credibility of a psychology degree from Texas Tech. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/us/politics/texas-tech-gender.html30 Sep 2025 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzbezmzc22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3lzoeczvqzc2tAcademic freedom should protect honest criticism of Charlie Kirk, even if the criticism is delivered with an irreverent tone. My new opinion piece on Syracuse.com: https://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2025/09/syracuse-university-must-protect-faculty-who-criticize-charlie-kirk-your-letters.html25 Sep 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzoeczvqzc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3lzahjhe4lk2xForms of Psychological Bias Against Transgender Women and Men and People with Nonbinary Gender Identities -- now online at Personality and Social Psychology Review. Main article: https://doi.org/10.1177/10888683251360469 Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/cpha2_v2 #SocialPsychology #IntergroupBias #Transgender #Nonbinary20 Sep 2025 03:42 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzahjhe4lk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3lz3nkfhmjc2cPolitical violence is bad. Killing people for their opinions is bad. If you agree, you should speak out against Charlie Kirk. Unlike most of his current detractors, Charlie Kirk supported political violence.18 Sep 2025 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz3nkfhmjc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3lm47biu5cs2mThousands of people gathered peacefully in Syracuse this afternoon to protest against Trump's and Musk's senseless destruction. (Pictured: my hastily-lettered sign reading "Hands off our beloved transgender Americans, immigrants, and students" on the front and "Hands off democracy" on the back.)06 Apr 2025 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm47biu5cs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3llujdj5ot22d"The free movement of our international community members is therefore essential to the functioning of the University and serving our mission." More public declarations of this sort are urgently needed. Let Tufts serve as a role model for other universities. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2025 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3llujdj5ot22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3lls3iv2nec2uWhen Cory Booker is finally finished with this speech, we should remember an important lesson from it. Even when we are not sure precisely what to do, we must keep talking to remind ourselves that the unfolding catastrophe is not normal, acceptable, or inevitable.02 Apr 2025 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lls3iv2nec2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3lldnjdeblk2lNo government ever has the right to arrest someone for criticizing the government or its allies. Any government that regularly does so abandons its claim to legitimate authority. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-03-26/tufts-international-graduate-student-taken-into-ice-custody https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tufts-says-international-student-taken-into-us-custody-visa-revoked-2025-03-26/ https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024/03/4ftk27sm6jkj27 Mar 2025 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lldnjdeblk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3lkke43bmhs2yAttacks on DEIA programs cause harm by interfering with the programs themselves, but also by raising questions about who really belongs on campus. This open letter is a good opportunity (one among many) for faculty to tell students that we value diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2025 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkke43bmhs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3lk2vffte3c2pThe concept of "conflict of interest" is vital to understanding why strict freedom of speech protections are among the most important limits placed on government.11 Mar 2025 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2vffte3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3ljtpzwwduk23Today I attended the "Stand Up for Science" rally in Hartford. Pictured: cardboard sign with sections reading "Embrace a truth-seeking mindset | Strive for informed disagreement | DearNiece2024.com" and "Preserve public data | Fund research and education | Stand up for science | DearNephew2020.com"08 Mar 2025 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljtpzwwduk23https://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3ljgqlia4ys22Here is Alec from Technology Connections describing mass-market large language models as "the purest form of lazy anti-intellectualism." The analogy he draws between algorithmic curation and algorithmic text is imperfect but thought-provoking. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2025 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljgqlia4ys22https://bsky.app/profile/saraburke.bsky.social/post/3lhsjnhmtu22gWhat I want for my birthday is to end Trumpist ideological interference in science, healthcare, and the basic nonpartisan functions of government (including, for example, the important work done at the FBI, the CDC, and the CFPB).10 Feb 2025 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:775aiaoywg7apjyuedhsvbdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhsjnhmtu22g