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Andreas Ortmann

@impartialspectator.bsky.social

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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 · 16h

A country in rapid decline, clearly.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h

Germany, long known for traditional brewing, has seen a boom in nonalcoholic beers, becoming the world leader in the consumption of alcohol-free beer by volume.

Germany, where beer is sacred, now leads world in nonalcoholic brews

Germany, long known for traditional brewing, has seen a boom in nonalcoholic beers, which are being embraced by young people and athletes as a healthy alternative.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h

Germany, long known for traditional brewing, has seen a boom in nonalcoholic beers, becoming the world leader in the consumption of alcohol-free beer by volume.

Germany, where beer is sacred, now leads world in nonalcoholic brews

Germany, long known for traditional brewing, has seen a boom in nonalcoholic beers, which are being embraced by young people and athletes as a healthy alternative.

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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 19h

One of many things China is struggling with. The failing real-estate sector comes to mind, high youth unemployment, lack of prospects for the young, an oppressive cccp, and so on.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h

China is experiencing a population decline on a scale and at a speed the world has never seen.

The impact could hamper its economic growth and its ambitions to rival the United States.

China’s demographic crisis means it’s going to run out of workers

China is experiencing unprecedented, and probably irreversible, population decline that will hamper its economic growth and its ambitions to rival the United States.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

One evil man who murders civilians from his own and other countries consoles another evil man who murders civilians from his own and other countries for not getting an award for which neither evil man is even remotely deserving.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h

China is experiencing a population decline on a scale and at a speed the world has never seen.

The impact could hamper its economic growth and its ambitions to rival the United States.

China’s demographic crisis means it’s going to run out of workers

China is experiencing unprecedented, and probably irreversible, population decline that will hamper its economic growth and its ambitions to rival the United States.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Letitia James
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But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms.

for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,

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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 1d

I'd lie if I said I am surprised.

Jörg Ankel-Peters @jrgptrs.bsky.social · 3d

New DP @i4replication.bsky.social: Meta-analysis on green nudges correcting for publication bias. "Behavioral interventions on households and individuals are unlikely to deliver material climate benefits." www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

MEMPHIS VS. MUSK — @keshaunpearson.bsky.social : “xAI was able to pollute our community over 12 months illegally with up to 33 methane gas turbines. That’s unheard of, illegal, uncivilized, and truthfully it’s disgusting.” wreg.com/news/local/p...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Jörg Ankel-Peters @jrgptrs.bsky.social · 3d

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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 3d

Storing away for reading later this week. Lots to digest.

For Better Science @forbetterscience.bsky.social · 3d

Nobelists are not role models. They are often unscrupulous, greedy and unpleasant old men.
Some Nobelists are very bad scientists. Some are outright science frauds.
An FBS thread.

For Better Science @forbetterscience.bsky.social · 4d

Omar Yaghi just got the #Nobel for publishing phony MOF data and issuing phony corrections.
forbetterscience.com/2020/01/06/m...

Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 3d

True.

Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 4d

"Putin couldn't do a better job" of attacking America.

How do we know this isn't Putin's doing?

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For Better Science @forbetterscience.bsky.social · 3d

Nobelists are not role models. They are often unscrupulous, greedy and unpleasant old men.
Some Nobelists are very bad scientists. Some are outright science frauds.
An FBS thread.

For Better Science @forbetterscience.bsky.social · 4d

Omar Yaghi just got the #Nobel for publishing phony MOF data and issuing phony corrections.
forbetterscience.com/2020/01/06/m...

Magic crystals and Nobel Science rules

As one Nobelist retracted her Science paper, another Nobelist has stealthily corrected his. The correction opens new dimensions of probabilities and is indeed best kept hidden.

forbetterscience.com

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 3d

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 3d

Now there's an interesting fact. If the Polish white is as good as the Czech, I'm in.

American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 4d

Poland's wine production, particularly white wine, is surging.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 4d

Poland's wine production, particularly white wine, is surging.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 4d

"Putin couldn't do a better job" of attacking America.

How do we know this isn't Putin's doing?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5d

I'm so sick of the casualness of their constant lying.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10d

PETE: “Blowing up boats off the coast of Venezuela, renaming the DOD the Department of War… Trump came in saying he’s peace guy, but he’s posting ‘Apocalypse Now’ memes about making war on Chicago. He’s not exactly a peacenik.”

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11d

You have to hand it to the generals. Unlike so many other people in this country, they know how to conduct themselves in public. They know they are supposed to be apolitical. So they greeted Trump's political speech with silence. And you could have heard a medal drop when Pete Hegseth finished.

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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 13d

Fair point. Well, the dingbat can always start a second career as beauty contest contender, I guess. Oh, wait ...

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13d

I used to assume that Donald Trump had shitty lawyers because he's notorious for not paying them. But this is a lawyer paid for by the US government. So, clearly, Donald has shitty lawyers because he makes shitty decisions about hiring them.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13d

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 13d

BREAKING: State of Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard to Portland. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 14d

US Magistrate Judge Vaala trying to untangle Lindsey Halligan's first adventure in indicting someone:

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Arrowed! Ow my skin! 👊🏳️‍🌈🔥 @jambojeremy.bsky.social · 15d

One thing I noticed about this is that Nexstar and Sinclair deleted all their social media posts regarding them preempting Kimmel too ... Disney definitely came down hard. Which, I guess I have to hand it to them.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15d

Kimmel won. Winning matters, wins are how we’re going to prevent this autocratic slide.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 15d

BREAKING: Per MSNBC, Nexstar has ALSO CAVED and will stop preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! Way to go, everyone!

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15d

"Modern American parallels are certainly not the only reason to reread Animal Farm. But they are a good reminder that Orwell’s fable was never just about the Soviet Union."

‘Animal Farm’ Never Gets Old

Orwell’s classic turns 80.

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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 21d

Good and important read.

www.grumpy-economist.com/p/climate-tu...

Climate turning point

Three excellent essays last month point to a turning point in climate with, I think, a broad political ramification.