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The Psy of Life WARNING: Snarky, Sarcasticky, and Profaney posts ahead! Politics, psychology, and snark combine into a strangely enjoyable way to learn!

Snarky, sarcasticky, and profaney are tools to help grease the wheels of the MESSAGE: psychology can help us understand and predict our world. The articles are mostly from my blog and explore current events using psychological findings and principles to understand them better. It's fun; it's exciting; it's psychology!

There has long been a mismatch between what people tell pollsters on topics like abortion and gun violence and how they ...
20/01/2024

There has long been a mismatch between what people tell pollsters on topics like abortion and gun violence and how they vote. Here's a look at how political scientists explain the difference.

Reading time: 5 minutes There has long been a mismatch between what people tell pollsters on topics like abortion and gun violence and how they vote. Here’s a look at how political scientists…

We've all noticed Trump's increased use of Hitleresque dehumanizing metaphors for immigrants and his perceived opponents...
04/01/2024

We've all noticed Trump's increased use of Hitleresque dehumanizing metaphors for immigrants and his perceived opponents. There's a reason for that. Metaphor is a major brain hack! Find out how.

Reading time: 5 minutes We’ve all noticed Trump’s increased use of Hitleresque dehumanizing metaphors for immigrants and his perceived opponents. There’s a reason for that. Metaph…

We are all influenced by status quo bias, so it is important to understand how it will affect our decision making in the...
26/12/2023

We are all influenced by status quo bias, so it is important to understand how it will affect our decision making in the 2024 election. Spoiler: it will drive third party voting

Reading time: 5 minutes We are all influenced by status quo bias, so it is important to understand how it will affect our decision making in the 2024 election. Spoiler: it will drive third party vo…

Like it or not, we have a binary system with only two major parties. You either vote Biden and the Democrats and save ou...
25/12/2023

Like it or not, we have a binary system with only two major parties. You either vote Biden and the Democrats and save our democracy from fascism or you vote Trump and the Republicans, third party, or don't vote, and help usher in fascism. Remember 2016?

Reading time: Less than a minute Like it or not, we have a binary system with only two major parties. You either vote Biden and the Democrats and save our democracy from fascism or you vote Trump a…

Read about the amazing Festivus Miracle of a man rescued from an 18-inch hole on a California beach. He had to be a huma...
24/12/2023

Read about the amazing Festivus Miracle of a man rescued from an 18-inch hole on a California beach. He had to be a human pinball to wind up in that hole!

Reading time: 1 minute Read about the amazing Festivus Miracle of a man rescued from an 18-inch hole on a California beach. He had to be a human pinball to wind up in that hole!

The way you undermine an established democracy is by attacking its democratic culture. You've got to get people who once...
20/12/2023

The way you undermine an established democracy is by attacking its democratic culture. You've got to get people who once believed in democratic solutions to their problems to accept autocratic ones. Pollings hows their progress in eroding our democracy.

Reading time: 5 minutes The way you undermine an established democracy is by attacking its democratic culture. You’ve got to get people who once believed in democratic solutions to their prob…

Are young voters about to pull a 2016 on us and let Trump go all Grover Cleveland on us? Didn't we learn ANYTHING from 2...
19/12/2023

Are young voters about to pull a 2016 on us and let Trump go all Grover Cleveland on us? Didn't we learn ANYTHING from 2016? Don't we know what the stakes are by now? Recent polling says maybe not.

Reading time: 4 minutes Are young voters about to pull a 2016 on us and let Trump go all Grover Cleveland on us? Didn’t we learn ANYTHING from 2016? Don’t we know what the stakes are by…

It's mostly cards and links. Download and share this year's cards. You'll be glad you did.
18/12/2023

It's mostly cards and links. Download and share this year's cards. You'll be glad you did.

Reading time: 1 minute It’s mostly cards and links. Download and share this year’s cards. You’ll be glad you did.

It's pretty simple, to stop a N**i, you punch them with votes and the truth. We have to frame the 2024 election as the c...
07/12/2023

It's pretty simple, to stop a N**i, you punch them with votes and the truth. We have to frame the 2024 election as the certain loss of our democracy if not only Trump wins, but Republicans have control of either House of Congress.

Reading time: 4 minutes It’s pretty simple, to stop a N**i, you punch them with votes and the truth. We have to frame the 2024 election as the certain loss of our democracy if not only Trump …

The threat to our democracy isn't just from Trump or MAGA, it is from the entire GOP. The only way to defeat their anti-...
05/12/2023

The threat to our democracy isn't just from Trump or MAGA, it is from the entire GOP. The only way to defeat their anti-democratic ways is by voting for Democrats up and down the ballot.

Reading time: 4 minutes The threat to our democracy isn’t just from Trump or MAGA, it is from the entire GOP. The only way to defeat their anti-democratic ways is by voting for Democrats up a…

My thoughts on the passing of Henry Kissinger. Spoiler, it's f**k you Henry Kissinger sung to the tune of Monty Python's...
02/12/2023

My thoughts on the passing of Henry Kissinger. Spoiler, it's f**k you Henry Kissinger sung to the tune of Monty Python's song.

Reading time: Less than a minute unless you try the video, then buffering. My thoughts on the passing of Henry Kissinger. Spoiler, it’s f**k you Henry Kissinger sung to the tune of Monty Pyth…

Reading time: less than a minute.It's a mea culpa about being too busy to post because I'm too busy to post right now. I...
19/11/2023

Reading time: less than a minute.

It's a mea culpa about being too busy to post because I'm too busy to post right now. It probably took longer to read this much than it would've taken to click on the link and read the damn post.

Reading time: less than a minute. It’s a mea culpa about being too busy to post because I’m too busy to post right now. It probably took longer to read this much than it would’ve …

Reading time: less than a minute unless you watch the video, which you won't because buffering. But, it is only 2:18, so...
19/11/2023

Reading time: less than a minute unless you watch the video, which you won't because buffering. But, it is only 2:18, so there's that.

Anywho, Happy Thanksgiving to all y'all.

Reading time: less than a minute unless you watch the video, which you won’t because buffering. But, it is only 2:18, so there’s that. Anywho, Happy Thanksgiving to all y’all.

With time running out to pass a clean continuing resolution to keep the government open and funded, it is time once agai...
11/11/2023

With time running out to pass a clean continuing resolution to keep the government open and funded, it is time once again for our favorite participatory democracy game, Call Your Member of Congress! Complete with venting, script, & contact info

Reading time: 4 minutes With time running out to pass a clean continuing resolution to keep the government open and funded, it is time once again for our favorite participatory democracy game, Call…

Much is being made about the NYT Biden-Trump poll and Tuesday's elections. Are they good, bad, indifferent? Here's the r...
09/11/2023

Much is being made about the NYT Biden-Trump poll and Tuesday's elections. Are they good, bad, indifferent? Here's the real skinny: the anchoring effect skews all and Tues election results unskews it.

Reading time: 5 minutes Much is being made about the NYT Biden-Trump poll and Tuesday’s elections. Are they good, bad, indifferent? Here’s the real skinny: the anchoring effect skews al…

We all wonder what the Republicans are planning for us in the dystopia. Mike Johnson's 2 wolves & 1 lamb analogy of demo...
05/11/2023

We all wonder what the Republicans are planning for us in the dystopia. Mike Johnson's 2 wolves & 1 lamb analogy of democracy tells us all we need to know... it ain't good. Solution? Don't vote wolves into office.

Reading time: 4 minutes We all wonder what the Republicans are planning for us in the dystopia. Mike Johnson’s 2 wolves & 1 lamb analogy of democracy tells us all we need to know… i…

The Maine mass shooting, Republican lax gun laws, and Speaker Johnson tell us that Republicans are coordinating a terror...
28/10/2023

The Maine mass shooting, Republican lax gun laws, and Speaker Johnson tell us that Republicans are coordinating a terror campaign to scare Americans into abandoning democracy because it cannot protect them or their rights.

Reading time: 5 minutes The Maine mass shooting, Republican lax gun laws, and Speaker Johnson combine to tell us that Republicans are coordinating a terror campaign in America. They are trying to s…

When House Republicans show you that they are anti-democratic election denying authoritarians, we ought to believe them ...
26/10/2023

When House Republicans show you that they are anti-democratic election denying authoritarians, we ought to believe them and punish them for it at the polls, don't you think? Make 2024 the last election the authoritarians are viable.

Reading time: 5 minutes When House Republicans show you that they are anti-democratic election denying authoritarians, we ought to believe them and punish them for it at the polls, don’t you …

The relationship between House MAGA and moderate Republicans is like watching your neighbor descend into madness because...
24/10/2023

The relationship between House MAGA and moderate Republicans is like watching your neighbor descend into madness because of their toxic abusive relationship with each other. The next Speaker can't have voted against certification or impeachment.

Reading time: 4 minutes The relationship between House MAGA and moderate Republicans is like watching your neighbor descend into madness because of their toxic abusive relationship with each other.…

We can't have a 6 January insurrectionist running the House. We can't have an enabler and protector of a sexual abuser r...
19/10/2023

We can't have a 6 January insurrectionist running the House. We can't have an enabler and protector of a sexual abuser running the House. We can't have a person who specializes in deal breaking running the

Reading time: You don’t have time not to read it We can’t have a 6 January insurrectionist running the House. We can’t have an enabler and protector of a sexual abuser running the…

There can be no excuses made for the extreme violence being perpetrated right now in Southern Israel and Gaza. No good c...
11/10/2023

There can be no excuses made for the extreme violence being perpetrated right now in Southern Israel and Gaza. No good can come out of answering atrocity with atrocity, outrage with outrage. We should take a page from the Black com

Reading time: 5 minutes There can be no excuses made for the extreme violence being perpetrated right now in Southern Israel and Gaza. No good can come out of answering atrocity with atrocity, outr…

The current military conflict between Israel and Hamas is as horrific as it is baffling. Why would Hamas choose su***de?...
10/10/2023

The current military conflict between Israel and Hamas is as horrific as it is baffling. Why would Hamas choose su***de? Israel is retaliating with overwhelming force. The only answer is that the Israeli-created conditions in Gaza

Reading time: 4 minutes The current military conflict between Israel and Hamas is as horrific as it is baffling. Why would Hamas choose su***de? Israel is retaliating with overwhelming force. The o…

Reading time: ;DR I read a lot, so sue me. We've got everything from Israel-Hamas to Cassidy Hutchinson's "Enough" to S...
08/10/2023

Reading time: ;DR I read a lot, so sue me. We've got everything from Israel-Hamas to Cassidy Hutchinson's "Enough" to Sketchnoting, and as well as all my favorite blogs....

Reading time: ;DR I read a lot, so sue me. We’ve got everything from Israel-Hamas to Cassidy Hutchinson’s “Enough” to Sketchnoting, and as well as all my f…

Voting is our super power. Registering people to vote is amplifying our power. Find out how you can help save democracy ...
07/10/2023

Voting is our super power. Registering people to vote is amplifying our power. Find out how you can help save democracy by helping to get the vote out in 2024!

Reading time: 3 minutes Voting is our super power. Registering people to vote is amplifying our power. Find out how you can help save democracy by helping to get the vote out in 2024!

It was a busy week! Diane Feinstein died, Biden walked a picket line, Trump lied, racism happened in America. There's go...
02/10/2023

It was a busy week! Diane Feinstein died, Biden walked a picket line, Trump lied, racism happened in America. There's good psychology explaining all of the stories. Read it here. And come back next week for more.

Reading time: 6 minutes It was a busy week! Diane Feinstein died, Biden walked a picket line, Trump lied, racism happened in America. There’s good psychology explaining all of the stories. Re…

Recharge your batteries, top up your phone, it's time to call your members of Congress. We need a clean continuing resol...
23/09/2023

Recharge your batteries, top up your phone, it's time to call your members of Congress. We need a clean continuing resolution and we need it now. Then we need the GOP to comply with their budget agreement. Calling works. Here's how.

Reading time: 5 minutes Recharge your batteries, top up your phone, it’s time to call your members of Congress. We need a clean continuing resolution and we need it now. Then we need the GOP …

The Wisconsin GOP is now supporting democracy? Will give up gerrymandering a permanent super-majority? How is that EVEN ...
16/09/2023

The Wisconsin GOP is now supporting democracy? Will give up gerrymandering a permanent super-majority? How is that EVEN possible? Psychology has the answer, even if it is likely a trap!

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Wisconsin GOP is now supporting democracy? Will give up gerrymandering a permanent super-majority? How is that EVEN possible? Psychology has the answer, even if it is li…

How much does the GOP not give a good goddamn about our democracy? They're willing to support Tuberville's blockade of m...
10/09/2023

How much does the GOP not give a good goddamn about our democracy? They're willing to support Tuberville's blockade of military appointments by blaming it all on Chuck Schumer. They're willing to circumvent the will of the voters and keep a Supreme on ice

Reading time: 5 minutes How much does the GOP not give a good goddamn about our democracy? They’re willing to support Tuberville’s blockade of military appointments by blaming it all on…

We are systematically transferring billions of dollars a year from the middle class to the wealthy, increasing the wealt...
03/09/2023

We are systematically transferring billions of dollars a year from the middle class to the wealthy, increasing the wealth gap & impoverishing everyone else. Here are two examples of how the wealth pump is taking your money & Biden is stemming the flow.

Reading time: 5 minutes We are systematically transferring billions of dollars a year from the middle class to the wealthy class increasing the wealth gap and impoverishing everyone else. Here are …

The news is exhausting. My health is exhausting. My work is exhausting. I'm exhausted. AND there was the mass shooting i...
29/08/2023

The news is exhausting. My health is exhausting. My work is exhausting. I'm exhausted. AND there was the mass shooting in Jacksonville clearly tying Republican gun policies and violent and racist rhetoric up in a nice little bow i

Reading time: one minute The news is exhausting. My health is exhausting. My work is exhausting. I’m exhausted. AND there was the mass shooting in Jacksonville clearly tying Republican gun po…

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