Albert Pinto
@70sbachchan.bsky.social
Alternately Defiant, Dispirited, and Despondent. Without illusions but not disillusioned. Focus on Climate, Inequality and Development.
I co-edit the Polycrisis project and newsletter https://www.phenomenalworld.org/series/the-polycrisis/
I co-edit the Polycrisis project and newsletter https://www.phenomenalworld.org/series/the-polycrisis/
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Albert Pinto
@70sbachchan.bsky.social
· Mar 20
Global Conjuncture w/ Ilias Alami and Tim Sahay
Featuring Ilias Alami and Tim Sahay on a global conjuncture defined by Washington’s shredding of the liberal international order’s legitimacy amid a panic over decline: the escalating Cold War with Ch...
thedigradio.com
Our world crisis of ecology, economics, and empire, has continued to metastasize. It is shaking confidence in established worldviews & ruling elites everywhere.
@iliasalami.bsky.social & @danieldenvir.bsky.social & I chatted about @thepolycrisis.bsky.social
thedigradio.com/podcast/glob...
@iliasalami.bsky.social & @danieldenvir.bsky.social & I chatted about @thepolycrisis.bsky.social
thedigradio.com/podcast/glob...
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Investors don't want to invest unless the US forces Venezuela to create enormous investment protection guarantees.
January 10, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Investors don't want to invest unless the US forces Venezuela to create enormous investment protection guarantees.
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Sorry to keep everyone waiting. Here it is. @thepolycrisis.bsky.social take on venezuela.
Ofc it’s about oil. No, not like that
@katemac.bsky.social
buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...
Ofc it’s about oil. No, not like that
@katemac.bsky.social
buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...
It's about oil, no it isn't, yes it is
Also, sovereign creditors
buttondown.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Sorry to keep everyone waiting. Here it is. @thepolycrisis.bsky.social take on venezuela.
Ofc it’s about oil. No, not like that
@katemac.bsky.social
buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...
Ofc it’s about oil. No, not like that
@katemac.bsky.social
buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...
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I’m thriving against my will
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 AM
I’m thriving against my will
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Carney brought me to tears just a bit. Watch this: it’s beautiful.
Tonight he claimed the creation of the hottest TV show in years is the result of Canada’s commitment to the 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, taunting the nation to the south.
www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0...
Tonight he claimed the creation of the hottest TV show in years is the result of Canada’s commitment to the 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, taunting the nation to the south.
www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0...
‘Heated Rivalry’ a true ‘made in Canada phenomenon’: Watch PM Carney’s full remarks
Prime Minister Mark Carney recognized the cast and crew of ‘Heated Rivalry’ for bringing Canadian content to a global audience.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 30, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Carney brought me to tears just a bit. Watch this: it’s beautiful.
Tonight he claimed the creation of the hottest TV show in years is the result of Canada’s commitment to the 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, taunting the nation to the south.
www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0...
Tonight he claimed the creation of the hottest TV show in years is the result of Canada’s commitment to the 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, taunting the nation to the south.
www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0...
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Fed chair kremlinology has convinced prediction markets that it'll be Handsome Kevin.
January 30, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Fed chair kremlinology has convinced prediction markets that it'll be Handsome Kevin.
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It appears that Kevin Warsh may be the next Fed Chair. You may not be familiar with his deeply unserious game. Allow me to offer you some collected receipts:
In case you forget or do not know who Kevin Warsh is, or how deeply unserious & wrong he was about more or less everything during the Global Financial Crisis & Great Recession, then here are some collected receipts: www.niskanencenter.org/just-say-no-...
Trump discussed a potential arrangement with Kevin Warsh on Wednesday in which Warsh would become the Treasury secretary with the understanding that he could later be nominated to lead the Federal Reserve when Jay Powell’s term as chair ends in 2026 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 AM
It appears that Kevin Warsh may be the next Fed Chair. You may not be familiar with his deeply unserious game. Allow me to offer you some collected receipts:
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The difference between the president and I is that I was raised to be a decent human being, and my faith teaches me to have compassion.
He lacks both of those things.
He lacks both of those things.
January 29, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The difference between the president and I is that I was raised to be a decent human being, and my faith teaches me to have compassion.
He lacks both of those things.
He lacks both of those things.
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This cold stretch is no match for New Yorkers.
January 30, 2026 at 3:29 AM
This cold stretch is no match for New Yorkers.
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Where we are:
1. With the action in GA, the FBI has been mobilized as part of the plan to steal the 2028 election. And the DNI being on the scene is beyond ominous.
2. After bring chaos and illegality and killings to MN, the ICE assault on that city and others will continue with minimal changes.
1. With the action in GA, the FBI has been mobilized as part of the plan to steal the 2028 election. And the DNI being on the scene is beyond ominous.
2. After bring chaos and illegality and killings to MN, the ICE assault on that city and others will continue with minimal changes.
January 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Where we are:
1. With the action in GA, the FBI has been mobilized as part of the plan to steal the 2028 election. And the DNI being on the scene is beyond ominous.
2. After bring chaos and illegality and killings to MN, the ICE assault on that city and others will continue with minimal changes.
1. With the action in GA, the FBI has been mobilized as part of the plan to steal the 2028 election. And the DNI being on the scene is beyond ominous.
2. After bring chaos and illegality and killings to MN, the ICE assault on that city and others will continue with minimal changes.
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3. Democratic Senators are not demanding that ICE leave MN.
4. Despite some head fakes, Republicans in Congress and Trump apologists outside aren't defecting in any meaningful way.
5. So Trump's mass deportation and mass intimidation efforts chug ahead.
4. Despite some head fakes, Republicans in Congress and Trump apologists outside aren't defecting in any meaningful way.
5. So Trump's mass deportation and mass intimidation efforts chug ahead.
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
3. Democratic Senators are not demanding that ICE leave MN.
4. Despite some head fakes, Republicans in Congress and Trump apologists outside aren't defecting in any meaningful way.
5. So Trump's mass deportation and mass intimidation efforts chug ahead.
4. Despite some head fakes, Republicans in Congress and Trump apologists outside aren't defecting in any meaningful way.
5. So Trump's mass deportation and mass intimidation efforts chug ahead.
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Wonder what the cherished economic growth rate was when western capitalism applied the same model of state-led, fiscal monetary coordination between the 50s and 70s 🧐
January 29, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Wonder what the cherished economic growth rate was when western capitalism applied the same model of state-led, fiscal monetary coordination between the 50s and 70s 🧐
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www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
No thank you.
No thank you.
January 29, 2026 at 7:06 AM
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
No thank you.
No thank you.
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“This is coming from the top.”
January 29, 2026 at 1:13 PM
“This is coming from the top.”
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The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
"In its competition with China, Western capitalism is programmed to fail... Systems in which market forces are directed by the state have an inherent advantage over ones in which government has been captured by corporate power."
-- John Gray
-- John Gray
January 29, 2026 at 6:18 AM
"In its competition with China, Western capitalism is programmed to fail... Systems in which market forces are directed by the state have an inherent advantage over ones in which government has been captured by corporate power."
-- John Gray
-- John Gray
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Widely true from my experience: huge gulf between energy people & normal ppl - even informed ones - about the change in global energy, technology, economics, politics and geopolitics.
@katemac.bsky.social & I will have something out soon... www.science.org/content/arti...
bsky.app/profile/sean...
@katemac.bsky.social & I will have something out soon... www.science.org/content/arti...
bsky.app/profile/sean...
December 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Widely true from my experience: huge gulf between energy people & normal ppl - even informed ones - about the change in global energy, technology, economics, politics and geopolitics.
@katemac.bsky.social & I will have something out soon... www.science.org/content/arti...
bsky.app/profile/sean...
@katemac.bsky.social & I will have something out soon... www.science.org/content/arti...
bsky.app/profile/sean...
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GOP's new line: China duped us!! “We were ahead of them by a mile, by 10 miles on the internal combustion engine,”....But then the Chinese “went into EVs, and then they convinced the Western world to go into EVs and play their game.”
bsky.app/profile/70sb...
bsky.app/profile/70sb...
December 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
GOP's new line: China duped us!! “We were ahead of them by a mile, by 10 miles on the internal combustion engine,”....But then the Chinese “went into EVs, and then they convinced the Western world to go into EVs and play their game.”
bsky.app/profile/70sb...
bsky.app/profile/70sb...
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“COP30 in Belém may well be remembered as the moment that the world accepted the leading role of China in addressing humanity’s most important challenge.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role
As U.N. talks get underway, China is emerging as a key leader in international climate efforts. It is empowering the global energy transition, and along with India and Brazil, is becoming the driving ...
e360.yale.edu
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“COP30 in Belém may well be remembered as the moment that the world accepted the leading role of China in addressing humanity’s most important challenge.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
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Solar is EU's biggest power source for first time
Solar booms that no one saw coming --Netherlands and Hungary --- are now over 40% solar, higher than Spain! Installation boomed once policy became supportive few years ago @palmapolyak.bsky.social @janfichtner.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/0894...
Solar booms that no one saw coming --Netherlands and Hungary --- are now over 40% solar, higher than Spain! Installation boomed once policy became supportive few years ago @palmapolyak.bsky.social @janfichtner.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/0894...
August 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Solar is EU's biggest power source for first time
Solar booms that no one saw coming --Netherlands and Hungary --- are now over 40% solar, higher than Spain! Installation boomed once policy became supportive few years ago @palmapolyak.bsky.social @janfichtner.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/0894...
Solar booms that no one saw coming --Netherlands and Hungary --- are now over 40% solar, higher than Spain! Installation boomed once policy became supportive few years ago @palmapolyak.bsky.social @janfichtner.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/0894...
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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January 29, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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Viss pavediens ir tā vērts, lai izlasītu (šodienas ārpolitikas debašu gaismā), bet šis viens atzinums man šķita svarīgakais (kaut, nenoliedzami, autora piezīmes par plēsonīgā kapitālisma izveides prognozēm ir tikpat svarīgas).
4/ “the EU needs to stop groveling & build greater sovereignty. Only then will it neuter the political forces that are hollowing it out from within.”
this is on the money from experts on European political economy—EU is weak because far right & nationalist parties are strong
bsky.app/profile/nath...
this is on the money from experts on European political economy—EU is weak because far right & nationalist parties are strong
bsky.app/profile/nath...
Can Europe escape its Trump trap? Delighted to share my @foreignaffairs.com article together with my wonderful colleague Matthias Matthijis www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
January 29, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Viss pavediens ir tā vērts, lai izlasītu (šodienas ārpolitikas debašu gaismā), bet šis viens atzinums man šķita svarīgakais (kaut, nenoliedzami, autora piezīmes par plēsonīgā kapitālisma izveides prognozēm ir tikpat svarīgas).
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“imagine a cheery BBC news report in 1938 breezily asking "which countries could be in Hitler's sights after the Sudetenland?"
January 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
“imagine a cheery BBC news report in 1938 breezily asking "which countries could be in Hitler's sights after the Sudetenland?"
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Workers tend to herbs grown beneath solar panels in a photovoltaic plantation in Lihua, Lianyungang, Jiangsu.
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
July 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Workers tend to herbs grown beneath solar panels in a photovoltaic plantation in Lihua, Lianyungang, Jiangsu.
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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"something to be said about the psychological and propagandistic effect of the fact that China is apparently the only country on earth capable of producing images that look like “the future” in 2025" -- @joshuawolens.bsky.social
We consider implications: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
We consider implications: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
Workers tend to herbs grown beneath solar panels in a photovoltaic plantation in Lihua, Lianyungang, Jiangsu.
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
July 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"something to be said about the psychological and propagandistic effect of the fact that China is apparently the only country on earth capable of producing images that look like “the future” in 2025" -- @joshuawolens.bsky.social
We consider implications: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
We consider implications: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...