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Kristina Lerman

@kristinalerman

Senior Principal Scientist at USC Information Sciences Institute. Using data, networks and AI to better understand social groups.

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When you think about it for more than 5 seconds, it really is both insane and outrageous that *HILLARY CLINTON* - a woman who apparently has never met with nor corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein was one of the first people deposed.

28.02.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 23759 πŸ” 4305 πŸ’¬ 1326 πŸ“Œ 321

I wonder why George is reminding us of this.

28.02.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@dodikshneyerson on Threads Alysa Liu retired from figure skating at 16, went to college to study psychology, decided to come back, and casually won Olympic Gold at 20. Meanwhile, I need three business days to recover if I sle...

If you were not paying attention - and I don’t think BlueSky was, at least not my BS - you missed something remarkable. I dare say, a revolution.

www.threads.com/@dodikshneye...

26.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic live music at the #WSDM2026 banquet.

25.02.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People are upset that authors replicated the finding.

If they did not do the study, the same people would insist that no one had replicated these findings, so they should not be believed.

21.02.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait til I tell you how many times the conservation of energy was discovered.

21.02.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People still refuse to believe a link

21.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I see a lot of wishful denial of potential causes here.

Sorry people. Pot is so much stronger now than when you were in college. Keep your teens off it!

21.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What kind of randomization are you looking for in a longitudinal study?

21.02.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If they are self medicating, cannabis is a poor med and should be banned.

21.02.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Parchment! Not paper

21.02.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s so cringe

21.02.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Despite a spectrum of eating disorders-adjacent behaviors, mental health concerns clustered with thin ideal communities. Emotional expression (and seeking support) was strongly gendered. This does not bode well for young men who are falling prey to fitness influencers and body dysmorphia.
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16.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Differences, we found many.

Thin ideal communities expressed more negative emotions than muscular communities. Users in muscular forums sought admiration from peers, while thin forums sought caring and support.
(2/3)

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Leveraging machine learning to identify gendered stereotypes and body image concerns on diet and fitness online forums The pervasive expectations about ideal body types in Western society can lead to body image concerns, dissatisfaction, and in extreme cases, eating di…

*New paper*
We analyzed discussions on Reddit dieting and fitness forums. How do communities provide support and tip into pathological behaviors associated with body dissatisfaction, like anorexia (quest for the Thin Ideal) and bigorexia (Muscular Ideal). 1/3
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

16.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

All the best luck to her! I hope her daughter’s film was a success.

13.02.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t believe I have to cheer on Rand Paul for upholding the democracy

13.02.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘€ πŸ‘€

12.02.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 18983 πŸ” 9215 πŸ’¬ 849 πŸ“Œ 589

Noooooo

13.02.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This will come back to haunt us. It is sad that the administration cannot see more than 1 step ahead.

13.02.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Resist and Unsubscribe

How to practice Consumer Disobedience. So far, I unsubscribed from Amazon, Uber. Anyone else?

www.resistandunsubscribe.com

03.02.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heads up everyone - There is likely to be a large ICE operation tomorrow in Springfield OH. Check out this brilliant piece by my former USC student who explores how this anti-immigrant campaign was engineered using ancient tropes like blood libel.

02.02.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Or this is a strategy to create a backlash and then declare martial law.

01.02.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean Department of Defense, I mean War, funds 80% of CS research. So yeah.

01.02.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is Neil De Grasse Tyson in there? Heard icky things about him.

01.02.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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WTF! Trump’s federal agents arrested Don Lemon.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

30.01.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

** 🚨 RED ALERT 🚨 **

Fascism has fully arrived.

30.01.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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STATEMENT FROM ABBE LOWELL,
ATTORNEY FOR DON LEMON

30.01.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 880 πŸ” 372 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 55
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Continuing my lonely crusade against antisemitism in academia. The chilling line β€œwhat did Jews do to make themselves so hated?” Is one I hear often without a hint of shame or self awareness.

Here is exhibit A from a current law suit.

30.01.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An academic "spiral of silence"

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