Andreas Ortmann
EconProf: I post occasionally on whatever tickles my fancy: Science, the Econ tribe, politics, music ...
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannI’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
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- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannYesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannBREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannSHABOOZEY: “Immigrants built this country.”
- ... wherein we learn that studying ethics isn’t the same as having them. Shock, surprise. Not. "Ariely is named 636 times in the more than 3 million additional files released on Jan. 30." dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannIt should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannNo arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannSeems like a good video for his trial
- Reposted by Andreas Ortmann"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." – Mussolini www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
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- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannI wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
- Reposted by Andreas Ortmann“The pool of science is in danger of filling up with PISS, warn the three researchers: Spanish engineer Pablo Gómez Barreiro, Italian economist Paolo Crosetto, and Canadian immunologist Mark Hanson.” @hansonmark.bsky.social you child
- Thousands of scientists inflate their CVs with self-published studies that cost millions of dollars of public money 1 in 8 'special issues' is filled with articles written by the editor, particularly at the publisher MDPI @manuelansede.bsky.social english.elpais.com/science-tech...
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannWant to know more? Thread by the authors: bsky.app/profile/hans... Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563 Data explorer: paolocrosetto.shinyapps.io/Editors_as_a...
- Guest editors of special journal issues have been abusing their powers by publishing an excessive number of their own papers, according to a new study. This is "a blatant case of scientific misconduct" www.science.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannSenator Rosen calling for Noem’s impeachment. More of this, please.
- Didn't know. Important explainer and deconstruction. Must-read. www.afr.com/politics/fed...
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannAbolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position, Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannThis is ok tho
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannChief Strategist for Rand Paul.
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannI just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannA doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN: "I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind." and "The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back." Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannDon't just be angry. Call your senators and express your disgust with what DHS is doing to the American people. Tell them you don't support giving ICE any more money to terrorize us.
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannIt appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
- Reposted by Andreas Ortmann“You got signed judicial warrant to gain access to the scene and we’re still denied access by federal agents?” “Yes, that’s accurate.” We are so cooked 🇺🇸
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannA reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannSince July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannI always think the Stephen Miller is the most loathsome person in the Tump administration. And then Pamela Jo Bondi says something and I’m sure it’s her. And then Kristi Noem says something and I’m sure it’s her. Until Pete Hegseth opens his stupid mouth again. Until Donald tweets about himself.
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannNo more funding for ICE. Period, full stop. This cannot be allowed to go on.
- Reposted by Andreas Ortmann"Pretti was a U.S. citizen, born in Illinois. Like Good, court records showed he had no criminal record and his family said he had never had any interactions with law enforcement beyond a couple of traffic tickets." {gift link} wapo.st/3LxWTQV
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- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannThe domestic terrorist organization known as "ICE" is stalking people at food pantries. And following people who deliver food to those too scared to leave their residences to go to those pantries. Despicable, lawless ghouls. www.kare11.com/article/news...
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannAOC: They need 10 Democratic votes in the Senate to pass, continued unfettered ICE funding with no guardrails. Regardless of where you are in the Democratic party, this moment proves that the status quo cannot stand I would implore my Democratic colleagues in the senate to vote no
- I take this as a badge of honor. One of my favorite free-speech advocates at work. He joins a long list of deplorables (no-trade-off econs, MacIntyre, Kangaroo Court of Australia, Dale, Morgan, Morrow, ... )
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- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannI just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
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- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannThe “if she had complied, she’d still be alive” line that we’re hearing from ICE defenders is the mantra of apologists for security forces in dictatorships through the ages.
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- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannUNARMED WOMAN: “Shame on you.” ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?” UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?” ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE* (H/T @Mollyploofkins)
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannJonathan Ross worked for Border Patrol before ICE
- Reposted by Andreas Ortmann1984: “The National Portrait Gallery removed a swath of text that mentioned President Donald Trump’s two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection as it swapped out a prominent photo of him this week.” www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
- Reposted by Andreas OrtmannWait- are the Epstein files in Greenland? We thought they were in Venezuela? Remember: the main beneficiary of NATO’s destruction is Putin. Probably a coincidence! www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index...
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