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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 7h

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

For Better Science @forbetterscience.bsky.social · 15h

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 · 20h

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

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

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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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 15h

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 · 13h

True.

Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 1d

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

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

Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 16h

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 · 1d

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

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

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

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

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 · 8d

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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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 10d

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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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 10d

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 · 10d

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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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10d

Brutal.

Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 10d

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 · 12d

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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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12d

Many people and institutions that fight back are winning.

This is a large part of the reason to scorn the people and institutions that have caved. When this is over their lives should be made miserable. More, I mean.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12d

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

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12d

"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.

www.thebulwark.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12d

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

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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 18d

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.

www.grumpy-economist.com

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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 20d

Same here. Waiting for the next notification though because I never created an account in the first place and surely never uploaded anything. It's a curious business model.

Owen Barder @owen.org · 21d

Haha. Academia.edu account duly cancelled.

Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 20d

Yes, shocking development. And you do not even have to live in the US to see that.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 20d

Admire this short and eloquent article, pointing out that we need better and better time machines. 👇

It's a great and difficult challenge for economists to work on optimal time paths of climate-relevant incentives (emmission permits, push&pull of tech innovation, ...).

#EconSky

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 21d

From things I've seen recently, I think many people would benefit from reading this. It's short, and it's free.

👉 rdcu.be/dbFbB

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Oct 29

In recognition of us doing fuck all to reduce emissions, let me remind y'all that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is useless unless we decarbonize drastically.

rdcu.be/dbFbB

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21d

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 22d

Hiding the truth.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23d

Endless Corruption: “Mr. Witkoff and Sheikh Tahnoon had become diplomatic allies and business partners, testing ethics rules while enriching Trump, his family + inner circle… At the heart of their relationship are two multibillion-dollar deals.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

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Andreas Ortmann @impartialspectator.bsky.social · 25d

Release them files!

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25d

Apparently, the only thing that Americans agree upon is: Release the Epstein Files.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 26d

Grok says the shooter followed Laura Loomer on Twitter

Do with that what you will

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26d

I had a soufflé that came out like this once. Such a disappointment.

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