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George Wu

@geowu.bsky.social

Decision researcher; just enough of a psychologist and economist to be dangerous

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Colin Camerer@cfcamerer.bsky.social · 4w ago

A wild story, DHS investigators somehow tracked this man to a hotel after landing at JFK because of an email he sent 5 months earlier. “His daughter cried when he told her about the agents and she said she didn't want him to be killed.”

Do Not Obey. We are Democracy.@zangerliberia.bsky.social · last mo.

How do we stop this insanity? We could flood them w billions of emails expressing our displeasure. There's way more of us than them. www.npr.org/2026/07/01/n... #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy #Dv1

George Wu@geowu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Says the guy who was not able to multiply 17 and 6 twenty years ago. At least then, senior was less of a dolt than junior. www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

Donald Trump, Ivanka, & Don Jr were asked very easy math problems. They got them very wrong.

Still, Donald insists his wrong answer is correct.

motherjones.com

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Trump on his cognitive test: "It had a question like, 'pick a number, sir, any number.' Okay. 203. 'Multiple by 9. Divide by 2. Add on 1,324. Subtract 1,292. Sir, multiply it out one more time by 19. What is the answer, sir?' I got it right."

George Wu@geowu.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm delighted that our paper, "Risk Matters Less When Options Are Apples-to-Oranges: The Translate-and-Accommodate Model" (Evan Weingarten, Yuval Rottenstreich, and George Wu) has just been accepted at Psychological Review. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 1/N

<p><span>Risk Matters Less When Options Are Apples-to-Oranges: </span><span>The Translate-and-Accommodate Model</span></p>

<div> <div> <div> <p><a rel="nofollow"><span>Risk aversion for moderate-likelihood gains is perhaps the best-known stylized fact from decision r

papers.ssrn.com

George Wu@geowu.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm delighted that our paper, "Risk Matters Less When Options Are Apples-to-Oranges: The Translate-and-Accommodate Model" (Evan Weingarten, Yuval Rottenstreich, and George Wu) has just been accepted at Psychological Review. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 1/N

<p><span>Risk Matters Less When Options Are Apples-to-Oranges: </span><span>The Translate-and-Accommodate Model</span></p>

<div> <div> <div> <p><a rel="nofollow"><span>Risk aversion for moderate-likelihood gains is perhaps the best-known stylized fact from decision r

papers.ssrn.com

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office

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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Bondi’s letter represents a major assault on Minnesota’s sovereignty, demanding that it forfeit its ability to make and enforce its own laws and maintain its voter rolls without oversight from the executive branch, which does not have authority over elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting

Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.

democracydocket.com

Ahmed Baba@ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 6mo ago

So Kyle Rittenhouse, who attended a protest armed with a loaded assault rifle and killed 2 people is a right-wing hero. But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die? No one is buying this BS.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo ago

Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Alex Pretti wasn’t a part of “engineered chaos.” He was a nurse who cared about people. An individual. What is “engineered chaos” is what this admin is doing in blue cities to justify invocation of the insurrection act.

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Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Literally 10 days ago, this hypocritical jackass introduced a bill to make concealed carry easier across the nation to help "law-abiding citizens to more freely exercise their Second Amendment rights." www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-re...

01.14.25 Hoeven Helps Introduce Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Legislation Would Allow Concealed Carry Permits to Be Used Across State Lines, Subject to State & Local Laws WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven helped introduce the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, legislation sponsored by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state that allows concealed carry. Importantly, the bill protects state sovereignty by not establishing a national standard for concealed carry, instead treating concealed-carry permits similarly to state-issued drivers’ licenses, allowing them to be used across state lines while still requiring individuals to abide by that state’s laws. Hoeven has cosponsored this legislation every session of Congress since 2015. “This legislation empowers law-abiding citizens to more freely exercise their Second Amendment rights when traveling across state lines,” said Senator Hoeven. “Under our bill, individuals that have been granted a concealed carry permit in their home state will be able to use that permit in any other state that allows concealed carry, making it easier to travel while still respecting laws passed on the state level.”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo ago

Sen. Hoeven: "We can't just go by what we saw on videos on social media. We've got to get the facts. But in a situation where an individual appears to have approached law enforcement, intervened while they're trying to do their job, and he has a loaded handgun, think about that."

Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · 6mo ago

I 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.

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 7mo ago

Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.

US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search

Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.

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George Wu@geowu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Todd Pomerleau, Ms. López’s lawyer, said on CNN that he appreciated that the administration admitted its mistake, and he hoped that would lead to Ms. López’s swift return. “It’s a rare apology,” Mr. Pomerleau said, but he added that “an apology without a remedy is a hollow apology.”

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 7mo ago

The Trump administration acknowledged it mistakenly deported a college student flying home to Honduras for Thanksgiving. But the government has not moved to drop the case.