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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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pinker.wjh.harvard.edu
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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 6 Dec 2016

    The United States Is Not an Apocalyptic Wasteland, Explains Steven Pinker (my post-Trump interview) http://motherboard.vice.com/read/steven-pinker-talks-about-donald-trumps-victory-long-term-progress-and-wheth … via @motherboard

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      2. uberfeminist‏ @uberfeminist 8 Dec 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        As Trump would say: "WRONG!" As a liberal would say: "It's 2016!" This is from *YOUR SOURCE!* @sapinker @motherboardpic.twitter.com/ubVYcRctvG

        14 replies 5 retweets 23 likes
      3. uberfeminist‏ @uberfeminist 8 Dec 2016
        Replying to @uberfeminist

        And the really absurd part: It's only domestic deaths! James Foley, etc isn't even in the fucking chart. @sapinker @motherboard

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      4. uberfeminist‏ @uberfeminist 8 Dec 2016
        Replying to @uberfeminist

        Why do you keep fucking this up? "Between 2001-11-12 & 2016-06-11 in Connecticut, the REAL THREAT was CAFFEINE!!!" @sapinker @motherboard

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      5. uberfeminist‏ @uberfeminist 8 Dec 2016
        Replying to @uberfeminist

        If liberals are in a bubble, you are king of the bubble boys. @sapinker @motherboardpic.twitter.com/E0MtQnOaWE

        1 reply 3 retweets 1 like
      6. uberfeminist‏ @uberfeminist 8 Dec 2016
        Replying to @uberfeminist

        Atheists can't get a skeptic stiffy about 'fact checking' and then whip out the Stephen Pinker Stinker Dinker when it suits them @sapinker

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      7. uberfeminist‏ @uberfeminist 8 Dec 2016
        Replying to @uberfeminist

        fyi I hate atheists, terrible citizens, and not patriots. Sad! I know this as i'm a heathen and i'm like bad medicine @sapinker

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      8. uberfeminist‏ @uberfeminist 8 Dec 2016
        Replying to @uberfeminist

        Just had an opportunity to read the rest of the article (bad data is a trigger so I had to pause and find more spoons) @sapinker

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      9. uberfeminist‏ @uberfeminist 8 Dec 2016
        Replying to @uberfeminist

        it's terrible. oh so terrible. @sapinker

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Mark Dittman‏ @markdittman 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @motherboard

        everyone quotes Pinker when they want people to not be upset about something

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      1. Amanda  🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 🇬🇧 🇺🇸‏ @ShooguhLipz 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @motherboard

        Not until Jan 21...

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      1. slade grantham‏ @SladeGrantham 19 Dec 2016
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        maybe you should check out every inner city in the USA?

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      1. Sn-Sn-Sn-Snake!!!!‏ @biggins_420 8 Dec 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @motherboard

        pretty nice how the interviewer read verbatim from your media kit

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      1. sm‏ @unixmiah 7 Dec 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @motherboard

        people are smoking crack here (not literally) everyone here is acting un grateful. I can't even spell.

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      1. toddcharron‏ @toddcharron 6 Dec 2016
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        .@sapinker @SteveStuWill @motherboard I would also add that it will not become one under Trump either. Overreaction goes both ways...

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      1. Diana Hahn‏ @clarevida 6 Dec 2016
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        @mulagostarr @motherboard I was only kidding about Horseman One, and Two. 😊

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