Bethany Albertson
@albertsonb2.bsky.social
Associate Prof at UT Austin. I study political psych & public opinion. I also post about soccer and my cats.
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Read commentary by @global-affairs.bsky.social experts at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Lord Jim O'Neill, @dandrezner.bsky.social, Paul Heer, and more. On Venezuela, Trump, and what to expect.
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What Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Means for the Region and the World
The US military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a large-scale strike. Experts assess what the unprecedented US intervention means for Venezuela, US foreign policy, and regional and...
globalaffairs.org
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Read commentary by @global-affairs.bsky.social experts at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Lord Jim O'Neill, @dandrezner.bsky.social, Paul Heer, and more. On Venezuela, Trump, and what to expect.
globalaffairs.org/commentary/a...
globalaffairs.org/commentary/a...
As a person who is "I remember the 2008 Democratic Primary clearly" years old, I'm thinking of Obama's opposition to the Iraq War, and wondering how the 2028 potential candidates are thinking. I hope they're thinking.
January 4, 2026 at 1:47 AM
As a person who is "I remember the 2008 Democratic Primary clearly" years old, I'm thinking of Obama's opposition to the Iraq War, and wondering how the 2028 potential candidates are thinking. I hope they're thinking.
Monroe, Donroe, that’s real.
January 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Monroe, Donroe, that’s real.
And his wife… do any of the news people know her name?
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
And his wife… do any of the news people know her name?
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On average across multiple polls, only 25% of Americans support military action in Venezuela
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January 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
On average across multiple polls, only 25% of Americans support military action in Venezuela
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
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Some polling:
Invading Venezuela - 19% approve, 60% disapprove
OK to go w/o Congressional approval - 11% yes, 74% no
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Invading Venezuela - 19% approve, 60% disapprove
OK to go w/o Congressional approval - 11% yes, 74% no
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Invading Venezuela is a close second:
19% approve, 60% disapprove.
19% approve, 60% disapprove.
January 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Some polling:
Invading Venezuela - 19% approve, 60% disapprove
OK to go w/o Congressional approval - 11% yes, 74% no
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Invading Venezuela - 19% approve, 60% disapprove
OK to go w/o Congressional approval - 11% yes, 74% no
👇
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🧵with some preliminary thoughts on what this means for US national security, with a side of IR theory.
Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address.
First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
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First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
🧵with some preliminary thoughts on what this means for US national security, with a side of IR theory.
I wish we could make every member of Congress tell us in their own words, why this is happening.
January 3, 2026 at 6:40 AM
I wish we could make every member of Congress tell us in their own words, why this is happening.
My favorite part was about how victory isn’t time to turn off the news - great civics lesson material.
January 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
My favorite part was about how victory isn’t time to turn off the news - great civics lesson material.
Those in a rush who still lift strangers’ strollers up subway stairs…
Such good writing.
Such good writing.
January 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Those in a rush who still lift strangers’ strollers up subway stairs…
Such good writing.
Such good writing.
2026 prediction: flipped seats.
January 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
2026 prediction: flipped seats.
one last positive post for 2025 - I saw someone on here recommend "The Writing Workshop" by Barbara Sarnecka - whoever it was, thank you! This is perfect for my graduate writing seminar this coming semester.
December 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
one last positive post for 2025 - I saw someone on here recommend "The Writing Workshop" by Barbara Sarnecka - whoever it was, thank you! This is perfect for my graduate writing seminar this coming semester.
Driving through some safe R parts of Texas - there are a decent number of campaign signs, but none of them are for current Senate candidates, fwiw.
December 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Driving through some safe R parts of Texas - there are a decent number of campaign signs, but none of them are for current Senate candidates, fwiw.
Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night.
December 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night.
SFSU… yikes.
December 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
SFSU… yikes.
80 degrees in Austin on Christmas Eve. Totally normal.
December 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
80 degrees in Austin on Christmas Eve. Totally normal.
I read the toilet rat article - that was a mistake.
December 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I read the toilet rat article - that was a mistake.
I did not have people clamoring to watch 60 minutes on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are.
December 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I did not have people clamoring to watch 60 minutes on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are.
So many norms that ought to become laws.
December 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
So many norms that ought to become laws.
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Here’s a gift link to this stunner Washpost story, quoting the 60 Minutes correspondent on the CECOT story, who accuses Bari Weiss of spiking the piece all because the Trump Administration wouldn’t comment.
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations
CBS News pulled a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a prison in El Salvador one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
wapo.st
December 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Here’s a gift link to this stunner Washpost story, quoting the 60 Minutes correspondent on the CECOT story, who accuses Bari Weiss of spiking the piece all because the Trump Administration wouldn’t comment.
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
gifting this article on the best gifts people have received - I think the stapler was my favorite.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
Opinion | 600 Readers Told Us About the Best Gifts They Ever Got. These Are the Top 13.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
gifting this article on the best gifts people have received - I think the stapler was my favorite.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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My best New Year’s resolution last year was to see 1 movie in the theater each month - finishing it tonight with The Station Agent.
December 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
My best New Year’s resolution last year was to see 1 movie in the theater each month - finishing it tonight with The Station Agent.
Hypothesis: when you’re mad about Epstein and “important men” tell you to focus on other issues, they’re telling on themselves.
December 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hypothesis: when you’re mad about Epstein and “important men” tell you to focus on other issues, they’re telling on themselves.
A little counter programming - one of the students in my class did her project on food insecurity on campus - how many of our students need help and do they know about the resources available for them? She works on the free fridge program in Austin
www.atxfreefridge.com
www.atxfreefridge.com
home | Atx Free Fridge Proj
www.atxfreefridge.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
A little counter programming - one of the students in my class did her project on food insecurity on campus - how many of our students need help and do they know about the resources available for them? She works on the free fridge program in Austin
www.atxfreefridge.com
www.atxfreefridge.com