🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇹🇼 🇵🇸 Carl Schmertmann
@cschmert.bsky.social
Demographer
Emeritus Professor of Economics
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Emeritus Professor of Economics
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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The Toronto Population Network @tpn-uoft.bsky.social Seminar Series is happening this semester, with a great line-up, including @lucampesando.bsky.social, Orsola Torrisi, @mdhayward.bsky.social, and @jnobles.bsky.social! Starts next Tuesday. If you're in Toronto please come along!
January 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The Toronto Population Network @tpn-uoft.bsky.social Seminar Series is happening this semester, with a great line-up, including @lucampesando.bsky.social, Orsola Torrisi, @mdhayward.bsky.social, and @jnobles.bsky.social! Starts next Tuesday. If you're in Toronto please come along!
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Republicans in Congress could put an end to this national nightmare today if they wanted to. But they don’t. And that makes them accomplices.
January 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Republicans in Congress could put an end to this national nightmare today if they wanted to. But they don’t. And that makes them accomplices.
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So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 25, 2026 at 5:42 PM
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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In-groups who the law protects, out-groups who it binds…
January 25, 2026 at 5:11 PM
In-groups who the law protects, out-groups who it binds…
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People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
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Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies."
January 24, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies."
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Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
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ICE arrested students for op-eds Marco Rubio didn't like and shipped hair dressers off to a Salvadoran torture gulag with no due process whatsoever. It's absolutely depraved for them to now claim it's the people with whistles and cellphone cameras who are undermining the rule of law.
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
ICE arrested students for op-eds Marco Rubio didn't like and shipped hair dressers off to a Salvadoran torture gulag with no due process whatsoever. It's absolutely depraved for them to now claim it's the people with whistles and cellphone cameras who are undermining the rule of law.
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“The federal government is no longer bound by law. If agents of the state may kill people in public without being investigated; if they have—again, per VP Vance—“absolute immunity” from prosecution then we are living in an authoritarian regime.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Emergency Triad: Another American Has Been Murdered by Our Government
It’s worse than it looks and it looks plenty bad.
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
“The federal government is no longer bound by law. If agents of the state may kill people in public without being investigated; if they have—again, per VP Vance—“absolute immunity” from prosecution then we are living in an authoritarian regime.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
Even as masked government agents were killing another citizen in Minneapolis, several hundred gathered in Tallahassee to protest for traditional American values (rule of law, don't invade allies, immigrants are a strength, no special treatment for rapists and conmen, ...,. ...) Don't give up. 🇺🇸
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Even as masked government agents were killing another citizen in Minneapolis, several hundred gathered in Tallahassee to protest for traditional American values (rule of law, don't invade allies, immigrants are a strength, no special treatment for rapists and conmen, ...,. ...) Don't give up. 🇺🇸
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Call for Abstracts:
Spring Symposium on Population Research: New Findings, New Directions (April 17, 2026, Faculty Club at UC Berkeley)
Sponsors: Berkeley Population Center & Center on Economics and Demography of Aging
Deadline: February 16, 2026
populationsciences.berkeley.edu/conferences/...
Spring Symposium on Population Research: New Findings, New Directions (April 17, 2026, Faculty Club at UC Berkeley)
Sponsors: Berkeley Population Center & Center on Economics and Demography of Aging
Deadline: February 16, 2026
populationsciences.berkeley.edu/conferences/...
Call for Abstracts: Spring Symposium on Population Research: New Findings, New Directions - Population Sciences
This symposium is an opportunity for the UC Berkeley population sciences community to share and discuss new findings, innovative ideas, and future directions of their research.
populationsciences.berkeley.edu
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Call for Abstracts:
Spring Symposium on Population Research: New Findings, New Directions (April 17, 2026, Faculty Club at UC Berkeley)
Sponsors: Berkeley Population Center & Center on Economics and Demography of Aging
Deadline: February 16, 2026
populationsciences.berkeley.edu/conferences/...
Spring Symposium on Population Research: New Findings, New Directions (April 17, 2026, Faculty Club at UC Berkeley)
Sponsors: Berkeley Population Center & Center on Economics and Demography of Aging
Deadline: February 16, 2026
populationsciences.berkeley.edu/conferences/...
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One thing authoritarian regimes do is establish impunity for government officials who break the law on their behalf
January 24, 2026 at 1:28 PM
One thing authoritarian regimes do is establish impunity for government officials who break the law on their behalf
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This would be disastrously bad for universities in Florida and the state as a whole. The Board is essentially handpicked by DeSantis so the odds of this passing are high.
As the article notes, The proposal also forbids discrimination based on national origin, which is some cognitive dissonance.
As the article notes, The proposal also forbids discrimination based on national origin, which is some cognitive dissonance.
Florida Proposes Banning H-1B Visa Hires Across All Public Universities
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Florida Proposes H-1B Hiring Ban at All Public Universities
All Florida public universities would be banned from hiring foreign workers on H-1B visas under a policy change that the Florida Board of Governors will consider next week.
www.insidehighered.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:23 AM
This would be disastrously bad for universities in Florida and the state as a whole. The Board is essentially handpicked by DeSantis so the odds of this passing are high.
As the article notes, The proposal also forbids discrimination based on national origin, which is some cognitive dissonance.
As the article notes, The proposal also forbids discrimination based on national origin, which is some cognitive dissonance.
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Gripping reading....
Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed.
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![Action Memo for Senior Bureau Official John Armstrong
FROM:
SUBJECT:
CA/VO - Stuart Wilson, Deputy Assistant Secretary
(SBU) Revocation of Fl Visa for Rumeysa OZTURK
(SBU) Recommendation 1: That you approve the revocation of the Fl visa,
effective immediately, for
under section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA). Due to ongoing ICE operational security, this revocation will be silent;
the Department will not notify the subject. (Approve/Disapprove by
03/21/25)
Decision: [Approved]
(SBU) Recommendation 2: That you authorize the transmission of the
attached notification to the Department of Homeland Security noting the,
immediate revocation of OZTURK's visa. (Approve/Disapprove by 03/21/25)
Decision: [Approved]
Background
(SBU} On March 21, 2025, the Assistant Director of the National Security Division of DHS/ICE's Homeland Security Investigations referred to CA information regarding Rumeysa OZTURK, a Turkish national, for a possible determination by the Secretary that the alien is deportable under INA section 237(a)(4)(C). As a nonimmigrant visa holder, such a determination is not necessary for OHS/ICE to pursue removal of OZTURK from the United States, as INA section 237(a}(1)(B) provides that an alien is deportable if their nonimmigrant visa has been revoked under INA section 221(i).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7r477jd7q7p2mzmyqfm7jmp7/bafkreigphzxypvufgeipmnblj3rj5bjvnpsifwim4gx2nxdcv3cqhgqj5q@jpeg)
January 23, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Gripping reading....
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In double-digit negative temperatures (Fahrenheit)
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
In double-digit negative temperatures (Fahrenheit)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
In our bright Libertarian future, even polio will be optional??
Remove these charlatans before they kill.
In our bright Libertarian future, even polio will be optional??
Remove these charlatans before they kill.
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:24 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
In our bright Libertarian future, even polio will be optional??
Remove these charlatans before they kill.
In our bright Libertarian future, even polio will be optional??
Remove these charlatans before they kill.
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The parents of a 7 year old, all of whom are in the process of applying for asylum, took their daughter to the ER when her nose wouldn't stop bleeding. ICE picked them up near the hospital and they are now in detention in Texas, presumably awaiting deportation. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The parents of a 7 year old, all of whom are in the process of applying for asylum, took their daughter to the ER when her nose wouldn't stop bleeding. ICE picked them up near the hospital and they are now in detention in Texas, presumably awaiting deportation. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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A hideous, unbelievable insult to our allies, who suffered a full third of the war dead in Afghanistan. And this from a soulless swine who knows everything about using his bone spurs to stay all the way back, entirely off the front lines.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 23, 2026 at 1:26 AM
A hideous, unbelievable insult to our allies, who suffered a full third of the war dead in Afghanistan. And this from a soulless swine who knows everything about using his bone spurs to stay all the way back, entirely off the front lines.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
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Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
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The party of “Second Amendment remedies” is now the party of “open up, we don’t need a warrant!”
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 11:57 PM
The party of “Second Amendment remedies” is now the party of “open up, we don’t need a warrant!”