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Andreas Ortmann
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Andreas Ortmann is a German-born economist and Professor of Experimental and Behavioural Economics at the UNSW Business School. He is best known for his work on experimental methodology in social sciences, heuristics and coordination games. Vernon L. Smith, in the acknowledgement to his A Life in Experimental Economics, described Ortmann as an "economic theorist, experimentalist, and intellectual historian par excellence in all". .. more

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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 8h
Embodied sycophancy, it's a thing. A thoroughly disturbing thing.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h
She has to kiss his ass like this to save her job after the Sandwich Guy trial debacle. bsky.app/profile/atru...
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h
She has to kiss his ass like this to save her job after the Sandwich Guy trial debacle. bsky.app/profile/atru...
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."

impartialspectator.bsky.social
Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 12h
True
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h
This is meant as a message to anyone who will help Trump break the presidential term limits in the 22d Amendment: "You won't pay a price for undermining the Constitution for me."
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Symbolic Move, Trump Pardons 77 Allies Who Tried to Steal 2020 Election for Him
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com

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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 12h
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Andreas Ortmann, Diane Ravitch

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann

mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h
This is meant as a message to anyone who will help Trump break the presidential term limits in the 22d Amendment: "You won't pay a price for undermining the Constitution for me."
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Symbolic Move, Trump Pardons 77 Allies Who Tried to Steal 2020 Election for Him
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d
He’s saying taxpayers will step in and backstop their companies when the AI bubble bursts — as we have done so many times before.

Privatized upside, socialized downside. The oligarchs play us for suckers.

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann

lincolnproject.us
The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 4d
Saying obesity and dementia are linked in front of our fat, demented President.

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d
FOX GUEST: “Food prices are up. There’s nothing you can say about it.”

As Lawrence Jones tries to parrot Trump’s misleading lie 🤥 about Walmart’s Thanksgiving basket being cheaper — apparently not understanding it’s because this year it has LESS IN IT, AND CHEAPER STUFF.

impartialspectator.bsky.social
Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 4d
What's getting into Marge?
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4d
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I will praise Nancy Pelosi. She had an incredible career for her party...I'm very impressed at her ability to get things done. I wish we were able to get things done for our party like she was able to get things done for her party."

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4d
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I will praise Nancy Pelosi. She had an incredible career for her party...I'm very impressed at her ability to get things done. I wish we were able to get things done for our party like she was able to get things done for her party."

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4d
What if…they actually acquit him? Lol

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann, Michael Zimmer, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 5d
I listened to the Supreme Court's oral argument today so you dont have to

With the notable exception of Alito & Thomas carrying on like 'what if aliens were gonna destroy the world and the only thing that could stop it was a tariff,' the Court seemed Not Into It

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...
Trump’s Plan to Nuke the Global Economy Prompts Conservative Justices to Remember That the Constitution Exists
The Court has no problem facilitating the disappearance of civil rights. Shareholder value is a different story.
ballsandstrikes.org

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d
Sen. Ruben Gallego on Latino voters: "They are worried about the cost of living...They're also worried about what's happening with immigration enforcement right now...They were told that the administration was going to go after criminals, not fathers and mothers."

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann

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Dr. Mar 💙 @boldnewme.bsky.social · 5d
Mike Johnson is essentially admitting 2 things:

1. Democrats would have valid grounds to initiate impeachment proceedings.

2. Trump’s position is legally and ethically precarious.

So… Johnson’s “warning” to voters acknowledges that Trump’s conduct makes impeachment a reasonable response.

Good.👇

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann, James Goodwin

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 5d
Incredible

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d
I would just like to ask the Republican Party to please put Stephen Miller in front cameras as much as possible from now until the midterms because he is such a likable & charismatic person with so many amazing & popular ideas for people who aren’t white Christian nationalists.

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Andreas Ortmann

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For Better Science @forbetterscience.bsky.social · 6d
BMJ invaded by Iranian papermill
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BMJ invaded by Iranian papermill
“Patients with weak heart function who receive stem cell therapy shortly after a heart attack are at lower risk of developing heart failure and related hospital stays compared with standard c…
forbetterscience.com

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Andreas Ortmann, Jeremy T. Kerr , and 4 more

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The Onion @theonion.com · 7d
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

impartialspectator.bsky.social
Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 7d
Brilliant
robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7d
Elon Musk delivers his signature salute to Andrew Cuomo as mayor of NYC.
walkerbragman.bsky.social Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 7d
Trump ally Elon Musk endorses Andrew Cuomo

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann, Henry Jones

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7d
Elon Musk delivers his signature salute to Andrew Cuomo as mayor of NYC.
walkerbragman.bsky.social Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 7d
Trump ally Elon Musk endorses Andrew Cuomo
Elon Musk doing a stiff-arm salute

impartialspectator.bsky.social
Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 7d
Not really a laughing matter. Alas, here we are ...
theonion.com The Onion @theonion.com · 7d
Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers
Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers

impartialspectator.bsky.social
Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 7d
Wtaf
muellershewrote.com Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7d
Cameras out, America. Get it all on video.
lataco.bsky.social L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 8d
LAPD on horses charge at and beat guests standing in line to the Short Stop in Echo Park. @shoton35mm.bsky.social

Reposted by Steve Peers, Andreas Ortmann

theonion.com
The Onion @theonion.com · 7d
Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers
Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann

muellershewrote.com
Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7d
Cameras out, America. Get it all on video.
lataco.bsky.social L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 8d
LAPD on horses charge at and beat guests standing in line to the Short Stop in Echo Park. @shoton35mm.bsky.social

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Dorothy Bishop, Brigitte Nerlich , and 13 more

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Bruce Gorrie @bsrg1.bsky.social · 7d
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann

lincolnproject.us
The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8d
While Trump throws Gatsby themed parties for his billionaire friends, Americans are having to turn to crowdfunding platforms to pay for essentials.

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d
... Yet we, as a society and as a nation, largely refuse to discuss his mental condition—at least publicly. The accelerating destruction that he has wrought, and will continue to wreak, is on all of us—especially those who choose to look the other way.

Reposted by Andreas Ortmann, Sanford F. Schram

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d

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Dr. Mar 💙 @boldnewme.bsky.social · 9d
The Crime: criticizing the king.

“WHICH IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL!!!” — Donald J. Trump, aspiring monarch.👇