Bethany Albertson
@albertsonb2.bsky.social
Associate Prof at UT Austin. I study political psych & public opinion. I also post about soccer and my cats.
My mom sent me this pic from an ICE protest in Southern California.
January 24, 2026 at 10:29 PM
My mom sent me this pic from an ICE protest in Southern California.
The Senate still has to vote on funding - NYT frames this as something that could be "a painful decision for Senate Democrats."
January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The Senate still has to vote on funding - NYT frames this as something that could be "a painful decision for Senate Democrats."
What if we all agreed not to entertain presidential ambitions from anyone who is quiet today. And I don’t just want language. I want a plan.
January 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
What if we all agreed not to entertain presidential ambitions from anyone who is quiet today. And I don’t just want language. I want a plan.
If only we had a mechanism for removing government officials who defy the US Constitution.
January 24, 2026 at 8:06 PM
If only we had a mechanism for removing government officials who defy the US Constitution.
I know there’s too much news, but the comments on British troops should get more attention.
January 24, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I know there’s too much news, but the comments on British troops should get more attention.
Such an easy way to support a Minneapolis bookstore - I preordered Roger Bennet's We are the World (Cup).
I would absolutely love to give you a personalized book recommendation if you promise that tomorrow, not today, you purchase from Bookshop.org to benefit a Twin Cities bookstore.
January 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Such an easy way to support a Minneapolis bookstore - I preordered Roger Bennet's We are the World (Cup).
Reposted by Bethany Albertson
I would absolutely love to give you a personalized book recommendation if you promise that tomorrow, not today, you purchase from Bookshop.org to benefit a Twin Cities bookstore.
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I would absolutely love to give you a personalized book recommendation if you promise that tomorrow, not today, you purchase from Bookshop.org to benefit a Twin Cities bookstore.
I liked our old allies better.
January 23, 2026 at 5:13 AM
I liked our old allies better.
I don’t have any grand vision for how to ethically navigate media these days - but two things I routinely subscribe to are @boltsmag.org and @gelliottmorris.com and they always deliver.
i had to upgrade my web hosting to keep serving y'all this sweet sweet map data
Wow, @gelliottmorris.com made a detailed map of Trump approval *at the sub-county level.*
Of course, there are assumptions that have to be made, but it's quite rigorous. Certainly the best info in the public domain.
👀 southern Texas 👀
Check it out: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-very-det...
Of course, there are assumptions that have to be made, but it's quite rigorous. Certainly the best info in the public domain.
👀 southern Texas 👀
Check it out: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-very-det...
January 23, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I don’t have any grand vision for how to ethically navigate media these days - but two things I routinely subscribe to are @boltsmag.org and @gelliottmorris.com and they always deliver.
Reposted by Bethany Albertson
very good work here from @gelliottmorris.com; there are lots of interesting details here but it's especially 👀 that Trump has lost the TX Rio Grande Valley, which has presented as a epochal realignment coup for the Trump GOP in recent years
Today I am publishing what I believe to be the most detailed available map of Trump's job approval rating. Powered by over 12,000 interviews for our Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll. I hope this generates many stories, and hours wasted exploring data!
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-very-det...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-very-det...
A very detailed map of Trump's job approval
Explore our new interactive map of Trump's job approval, powered by 12,000 survey interviews conducted in 2025 and 2026
www.gelliottmorris.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:28 PM
very good work here from @gelliottmorris.com; there are lots of interesting details here but it's especially 👀 that Trump has lost the TX Rio Grande Valley, which has presented as a epochal realignment coup for the Trump GOP in recent years
One of my favorite parks - gift article.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
At Yosemite, Rangers Are Scarce and Visitors Have Gone Wild
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:15 AM
One of my favorite parks - gift article.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
sharing this because I can't see them here! (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across Much of the U.S. Tonight
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:44 AM
sharing this because I can't see them here! (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
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Loved #thesecretagent movie. Go see it on a big screen. All the glamour and style of a 70s noir epic.
THE SECRET AGENT - Official Trailer - In Select Theaters November 26
YouTube video by NEON
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Loved #thesecretagent movie. Go see it on a big screen. All the glamour and style of a 70s noir epic.
Presidents don't float policies that are opposed by the mass public 86 - 9. This is not normal.
Quinnipiac Poll, Jan 8-12 - poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
January 20, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Presidents don't float policies that are opposed by the mass public 86 - 9. This is not normal.
Quinnipiac Poll, Jan 8-12 - poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
January 20, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Quinnipiac Poll, Jan 8-12 - poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
Nothing about this is normal. And yet, Congress keeps acting as if things are normal.
BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Nothing about this is normal. And yet, Congress keeps acting as if things are normal.
I remember when political podcasts had emergency episodes.
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I remember when political podcasts had emergency episodes.
Reposted by Bethany Albertson
I wrote about this for Nature last July - good advice here from some award-winning academic mentors around the world: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Rubbish years: how to boost lab group morale when world events crash in
Award-winning mentors share best practice to keep your team going amid political upheavals, economic downturns and other events.
www.nature.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I wrote about this for Nature last July - good advice here from some award-winning academic mentors around the world: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
TIL - "Heil Hitler" is a song.
Three of these folks were let back on Twitter by Musk after he bought it
January 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM
TIL - "Heil Hitler" is a song.
Everton!?!?!
amazing. Also, soccer jerseys shouldn't have collars.
amazing. Also, soccer jerseys shouldn't have collars.
January 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Everton!?!?!
amazing. Also, soccer jerseys shouldn't have collars.
amazing. Also, soccer jerseys shouldn't have collars.
Relevant to the upcoming World Cup, I imagine.
Australians are deciding USA is not a place to visit… oddly they still are going to Canada. Almost like there is something specific about the US..
#ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
#ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
January 18, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Relevant to the upcoming World Cup, I imagine.
I wish I could have joined them - with lots and lots of layers.
Photo of the Day.
Around HALF of Greenland’s adult population is believed to have attended anti-Trump protests today.
This photo was taken by Sean Gallup for Getty Images. It captures the thousands who gathered in the capital Nuuk, to reject Trump’s threats to take the island.
Around HALF of Greenland’s adult population is believed to have attended anti-Trump protests today.
This photo was taken by Sean Gallup for Getty Images. It captures the thousands who gathered in the capital Nuuk, to reject Trump’s threats to take the island.
January 18, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I wish I could have joined them - with lots and lots of layers.
Travelling and having your phone die - I don't recommend.
At first, I thought - this could be a healthy experiment in freeing myself from my phone. Then, I realized how much duo-authentication, etc has taken over my life.
At first, I thought - this could be a healthy experiment in freeing myself from my phone. Then, I realized how much duo-authentication, etc has taken over my life.
January 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Travelling and having your phone die - I don't recommend.
At first, I thought - this could be a healthy experiment in freeing myself from my phone. Then, I realized how much duo-authentication, etc has taken over my life.
At first, I thought - this could be a healthy experiment in freeing myself from my phone. Then, I realized how much duo-authentication, etc has taken over my life.
Trying to think through what else the mayor could have said, I appreciate that he's fairly powerless. I wish he had taken the opportunity to shame Congress, the institution that ought to have power.
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Trying to think through what else the mayor could have said, I appreciate that he's fairly powerless. I wish he had taken the opportunity to shame Congress, the institution that ought to have power.
is anyone else watching the press conference?
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 AM
is anyone else watching the press conference?