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Andreas Ortmann

@impartialspectator.bsky.social
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EconProf: I post occasionally on whatever tickles my fancy: Science, the Econ tribe, politics, music ...

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hurting the president’s feelings isn’t a national security threat Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like.
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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Fair enough
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Zelenskyy: "For first time in Russia’s history, we now hear that its oil industry is running on fumes. Our target is Russia’s ability to finance this war, to drag it out, to make it more brutal & destructive. Russia’s finances & Russia’s production are what must be stopped if Putin is to be stopped”
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 23/09/2026
Thinking back to the good old days when publishing a paper every three days required some human to be insecure enough to write up two ideas that didn't deserve to see the light of day every single week.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today in Politics, Bulletin 465. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 465. 9/22/26
… A blockbuster new story from the amazing investigative journalists at ProPublica detailing blatant corruption by Sen.
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Let's see if we can get it into the teens! We know how much he likes teens.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 20/09/2026
And Now for Something Completely Different: A perspective on AI swarms from someone who actually knows something about collective behavior.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There is that, yes.
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The Canadian Border 🇨🇦 @canadianborder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Seen a lot of these, but this one is my favourite 😎
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Looks like a certain petulant brat got his saggy ass handed to him by a strong woman. You know how much he must have delighted in that. Thank you, President Connolly!
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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
And the good guys are ... (see Figure 1) ...
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Cranky Cracker @timmyturmoil.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Spotted in Seattle
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem has passed away. Long ago, my parents used to force me to go to church each Sunday. One time the pastor made a comment about "people who were destroying America, like Carl Sagan and Gloria Steinem." I liked Carl Sagan. Gloria Steinem was new to me. I took it as a recommendation.
My original trade paperback of Gloria Steinem's "Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions" (1st edition, 1983).
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ” —Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 03/09/2026
That's crazy. ... Must be because of the -loni in her name. I have no conflicts of interest to report.
Meloni's government becomes the longest serving in Italy since 1943
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Garcia: We are going to hold the Postmaster General and anyone at USPS, particularly those that are at the management level, that are implementing this, accountable for what we view as an illegal action by USPS.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 02/09/2026
The Kennedy Center began removing “Blue,” a sculpture on its grounds, on Wednesday morning with no prior announcement.
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Kennedy Center Abruptly Begins Removing ‘Blue’ Sculpture
The Kennedy Center began removing “Blue,” a sculpture on its grounds, on Wednesday morning with no prior announcement.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social is simply 1 of the greatest, most inspirational candidates to emerge in years, running against Ken Paxton, one of the most disgracefully corrupt politicians of all-time. So the Texas GOP responds by doing what comes naturally to them, of course: CHEATING! 🤮
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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🤦🤦‍♀️🥴 #vaccines #healthcare #science #vaccinessavelives #vaccineswork
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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"potential" seems to do a lot of heavy lifting here ...
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simine vazire @simine.com · 02/09/2026
Psych Science has retracted Ariely & Wertenbroch (2002). The second author requested the retraction. Both authors agreed to it. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... So grateful to @datacolada.bsky.social for these blog posts and the work behind them: datacolada.org/138 and datacolada.org/139 1/2
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Theresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
So much truth here! 😢
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Data Colada @datacolada.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
An influential paper by Ariely & Wertenbroch (2002) reported two studies with tampered data. Post 1 of 2. datacolada.org/138
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[138] Artificial Deadlines (Part 1): Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Study About Procrastination
A new paper in Psychological Science (.htm) reports a failure to replicate Study 2 of Ariely and Wertenbroch’s influential article entitled, “Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance: Self-Contr…
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Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
Miss Piggy and Dolly Parton in fancy dresses posing together photo of Tim Curry surrounded by muppets, smiling for a photo. A quote from curry is added “it didn’t go very well. It didn’t survive the shoot. She felt I wasn’t being faithful to her” it’s him discussing his ill fated affair with miss piggy
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It's surprising (1) how many submission formats of 'top tier' journals are invite only, and (2) that they don't say so on their website, probably because it would make them look bad. Only way to find out is through knowledge beyond the website or via rejection. Are there overviews/research on this?
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
DU: Excellent new cartoon from Steve Sack.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A quick note about the “leaked handwritten notes“ that are floating around that were released on Reddit: I haven’t posted on these documents yet as there are concerns and questions about their authenticity. I’m trying to see if they can be vetted by source(s) that can verify them.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 20/08/2026
How did I sleep on Saramago’s Cain? Four chapters in, what an exceptional piece of literature. Timeless, profound, and desperately funny all at the same time.
Cover of Jose Saramago’s Cain
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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 11/08/2026
For the first time in decades, the Japanese market is functioning more like a healthy, developed economy where competition shifts resources to where they are most productive. This new dynamism is most visible among small firms. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky
Figure shows the decomposition of Japanese total factor productivity growth by period.

Discussions on Japan’s ‘lost decades’ have long focused on sluggish demand and the survival of ‘zombie’ firms. However, new evidence from microdata suggests a fundamental shift. This column argues that Japan’s productivity dynamics are moving from internal firm improvements to market-driven reallocation and reveals that the country’s unique ‘negative exit effect’ is largely driven by the mergers and acquisitions activity of high-productivity firms.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A novel—and, no doubt, fleeting—moment of self-awareness.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/08/2026
The Russian Supreme Court has barred the country’s last remaining anti-war party from running in parliamentary elections next month amid an intensifying crackdown on dissent over Russia’s increasingly unpopular war against Ukraine.
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Russia’s Supreme Court bars last anti-war party from elections
Recent polls showed the liberal-leaning Yabloko could have won seats in the parliamentary elections next month.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I don’t care what side of the aisle you’re on - if your position is that the president of the United States and his family should be immune from IRS scrutiny, you’re unqualified to be the Attorney General. It’s an indictment on our entire system that 50 GOP Senators don’t agree.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
36,000 mentions? Apparently not. Reports now put Trump’s name in the Epstein files at around 1 million times. The sheer scale demands answers. No spin. No excuses. No more hiding behind technicalities. Release the unredacted perpetrator names in the files.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Facts suck, if you're delusional and in a cult.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 04/08/2026
This better be a key talking point in every single contested congressional seat come November.
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Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity (Gift Article)
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.
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Marc Riggsbee @marcriggsbee.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Heed the warning.
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A photo showing two side-by-side cardboard displays filled with rows of freshly made street tacos topped with cilantro, onions, and meat, along with small plastic cups of salsa at the back. Hand-written signs are attached above each section. The sign on the left reads: "LEFT HANDED TACOS 50¢ EACH". The sign on the right reads: "RIGHT HANDED TACOS 2 For $1".
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/08/2026
BREAKING: Todd Blanche has released what he calls a rescission of the slush fund (left). The last lawsuit he mentions is mine (Gill v DOJ). This doesn't change the fact that the "settlement" setting up the fund is still in effect. On the right, Blanche is LEAVING IN PLACE Trump's tax immunity.
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@radbradley.bsky.social @radbradley.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Warning: the President of the United States is kidnapping American citizens off the streets of blue states. Some of them return —most do not. Some are murdered in concentration camps owned by the President’s cronies. All of it is one big fat crime. None of our electeds will stop him. Will you?
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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
How many tries did it take? ;-)
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We? You really are an impostor, are you?
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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is Katie Phang From the Midastouch network. Pulitzer is inevitable, but more important, she is hanging the DOJ and Todd Blanche out to dry. Well done Katie, a true hero. -Jack Cannon
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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
2026 Australian Wine Grape Crush, by Variety. Chardonnay has overtaken Shiraz as Australia's #1 crushed variety — 288,183 tons vs. 234,377 in 2026. Whites lead reds overall too: 669,445 tons vs. 596,226.
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mikeymomo.bsky.social @mikeymomo.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Your Daily Cartoon! McCarthyism v. Trumpism... Jack Ohman’s You Betcha! Jul 30, 2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Let’s not forget that this illegal Reflecting Pool indictment was also overseen by Todd Blanche. He could have stopped this at any time, but he was a corrupt and willing accomplice to this fraud upon the court. How can any decent person possibly vote for this man as AG?
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