Wendell Albright
@wendella.bsky.social
Diplomatic dude. I know a little about international economics. I once explained the electoral college on Mongolian TV. Climate change believes in you. Vaccines are good, actually.
"I could smell the mustard and onions."
"I could smell the mustard and onions."
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Wendell Albright
@wendella.bsky.social
· Jun 10
It's like Asimov's "Nightfall" except instead of the stars driving us insane, it's social media...
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If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
(Republican SecState) Frank "LaRose will provide DHS with 1,000 randomly selected Ohio driver’s license records later this month — with no certainty about how that data will be used or stored by Trump’s DHS.
So much for Ohioans’ privacy and data security."
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/11/w...
So much for Ohioans’ privacy and data security."
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/11/w...
What we can learn from the Dayton, Ohio incident and why elections must follow the U.S. Constitution • Ohio Capital Journal
A recent incident at a Dayton, Ohio, school sheds light on Trump's desire to nationalize elections. Support for the U.S. Constitution, separation of powers, checks and balances, and local control over...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:30 AM
(Republican SecState) Frank "LaRose will provide DHS with 1,000 randomly selected Ohio driver’s license records later this month — with no certainty about how that data will be used or stored by Trump’s DHS.
So much for Ohioans’ privacy and data security."
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/11/w...
So much for Ohioans’ privacy and data security."
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/11/w...
China has more installed wind power than any other country in the world
Trump is either lying or delusional or both: "Those crazy windmills. They're made in China. They're made in China but not used by China. Let's look for a couple of wind farms in China. See if you can find one."
February 12, 2026 at 1:06 AM
China has more installed wind power than any other country in the world
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We used to make fun of countries that required citizens to show their papers just to be out in public.
February 11, 2026 at 11:22 PM
We used to make fun of countries that required citizens to show their papers just to be out in public.
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Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
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BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
rock and roll! (laudatory)
Ireland launches world first scheme to provide basic income for artists. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ireland announces scheme to provide basic income for artists
The Basic Income for Artists (BIA) project is believed to be the first permanent one of its kind in the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
rock and roll! (laudatory)
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A giant aluminum smelter recently decided to locate in Oklahoma rather than Kentucky. Why?
OK has cheap wind power. KY is stuck with increasingly expensive fossil power.
OK has cheap wind power. KY is stuck with increasingly expensive fossil power.
Loss of green smelter highlights Kentucky’s need for clean electricity
Century Aluminum chose Oklahoma, not Kentucky, for a new smelter. Some say it’s a "wake-up call" for the Bluegrass State to modernize – and decarbonize –…
www.canarymedia.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
A giant aluminum smelter recently decided to locate in Oklahoma rather than Kentucky. Why?
OK has cheap wind power. KY is stuck with increasingly expensive fossil power.
OK has cheap wind power. KY is stuck with increasingly expensive fossil power.
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damn straight!
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
damn straight!
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
impressed Baumgartner can enunciate so well with his nose so far up her ass
a real question to Bondi from Rep. Michael Baumgartner: "How are you guys getting this stuff so right?"
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
impressed Baumgartner can enunciate so well with his nose so far up her ass
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I will say, there is something in how this reactionary political movement nationalizes southern plantation cultural production to enact their fascist plan to break nation-states into corporately controlled economic zones. Talk about the afterlives of slavery. Whew.
Crocodile tears from a sociopathic southern white woman.
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I will say, there is something in how this reactionary political movement nationalizes southern plantation cultural production to enact their fascist plan to break nation-states into corporately controlled economic zones. Talk about the afterlives of slavery. Whew.
how would she have done anything different as a Chinese or Russian agent?
(my point isn't to say she is one, but rather to again point out the sheer self-defeating stupidity of pretty much everybody and everything in Trump II, and the glee it provokes in Beijing and Moscow)
(my point isn't to say she is one, but rather to again point out the sheer self-defeating stupidity of pretty much everybody and everything in Trump II, and the glee it provokes in Beijing and Moscow)
During her 11 months as the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has wasted millions of dollars and done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters, and to America’s ability to communicate with the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve?
The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:21 PM
how would she have done anything different as a Chinese or Russian agent?
(my point isn't to say she is one, but rather to again point out the sheer self-defeating stupidity of pretty much everybody and everything in Trump II, and the glee it provokes in Beijing and Moscow)
(my point isn't to say she is one, but rather to again point out the sheer self-defeating stupidity of pretty much everybody and everything in Trump II, and the glee it provokes in Beijing and Moscow)
honestly my fifth guess should've been my fourth
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February 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM
honestly my fifth guess should've been my fourth
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The global enmeshment of data extraction and capital means the ship is long sailed. But I’m still thinking about what meaningful data privacy regulation might produce and this near-past case is one way I am thinking about that.
February 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The global enmeshment of data extraction and capital means the ship is long sailed. But I’m still thinking about what meaningful data privacy regulation might produce and this near-past case is one way I am thinking about that.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
the guy yelling at King Charles sounds like something my monarchy-hating granddad would've done
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
the guy yelling at King Charles sounds like something my monarchy-hating granddad would've done
hear, hear
More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
hear, hear
wealthy retired fucks with expensive houses but little income wouldn't mind this too much...
"Report: Nixing Ohio property tax could lead to 15% income tax, 18% sales tax." www.daytondailynews.com/local/report...
Report: Nixing Ohio property tax could lead to 15% income tax, 18% sales tax
The grassroots effort to eliminate property taxes entirely is gathering steam, and elected officials — including the Ohio governor and others — say if it comes to fruition, it would be a crisis.
www.daytondailynews.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
wealthy retired fucks with expensive houses but little income wouldn't mind this too much...
Trump is transparent in exactly the same way I am a bobsled
"He is the most transparent president in the nation's history!" -- Bondi is stammering as she attacks Democrats and tries to downplay Epstein as a distraction from the stock market
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Trump is transparent in exactly the same way I am a bobsled
because apparently it is okay to rape teen girls if they are Democrats?
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
because apparently it is okay to rape teen girls if they are Democrats?
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Commentary: An incident at a Dayton school sheds light on Trump's desire to nationalize elections. Support for the U.S. Constitution, separation of powers, checks and balances, and local control over Ohio elections must be unequivocal and unyielding. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/11/w...
What we can learn from the Dayton, Ohio incident and why elections must follow the U.S. Constitution • Ohio Capital Journal
A recent incident at a Dayton, Ohio, school sheds light on Trump's desire to nationalize elections. Support for the U.S. Constitution, separation of powers, checks and balances, and local control…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Commentary: An incident at a Dayton school sheds light on Trump's desire to nationalize elections. Support for the U.S. Constitution, separation of powers, checks and balances, and local control over Ohio elections must be unequivocal and unyielding. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/11/w...
weaponization defined as "any prosecution of any Republican anywhere"
JIM JORDAN: Is Brennan going to be indicted?
BONDI: I can confirm we have received a referral from you, Chairman Jordan, to investigate John Brennan. Weaponization has ended
BONDI: I can confirm we have received a referral from you, Chairman Jordan, to investigate John Brennan. Weaponization has ended
February 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
weaponization defined as "any prosecution of any Republican anywhere"
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Jim Jordan, an alum of Ohio State, which is looking the other way at Wexner's being Epstein's co-conspirator and who himself looked the other way at the sexual abuse at Ohio State, is leading a U.S. House hearing at which he & Bondi are looking the other way at Epstein's sexual abuse of children.
a woman says they 're the same picture while sitting in front of a window
ALT: a woman says they 're the same picture while sitting in front of a window
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Jim Jordan, an alum of Ohio State, which is looking the other way at Wexner's being Epstein's co-conspirator and who himself looked the other way at the sexual abuse at Ohio State, is leading a U.S. House hearing at which he & Bondi are looking the other way at Epstein's sexual abuse of children.