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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Ring is first and foremost a scheme to charge Amazon customers to deter crime that costs Amazon (not the customers themselves) billions annually in refunds, returns, double shipping, and customer service overhead.
February 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Ring is first and foremost a scheme to charge Amazon customers to deter crime that costs Amazon (not the customers themselves) billions annually in refunds, returns, double shipping, and customer service overhead.
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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.
I did not expect it to be pasta related
February 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I did not expect it to be pasta related
"Person who is alive" - precorpse
February 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
"Person who is alive" - precorpse
(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
does the hand also look way puffy?
February 12, 2026 at 12:52 AM
does the hand also look way puffy?
He once came across "Soul Train" on TV, but hurriedly switched the channel
February 12, 2026 at 12:50 AM
He once came across "Soul Train" on TV, but hurriedly switched the channel
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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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some of them I honestly think DO believe in hell, but sincerely think their actions will not take them there
self-delusion's a hell of a drug
self-delusion's a hell of a drug
February 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
some of them I honestly think DO believe in hell, but sincerely think their actions will not take them there
self-delusion's a hell of a drug
self-delusion's a hell of a drug
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
honestly amazed AI hasn't said you are breeding cat-apple hybrids
February 11, 2026 at 8:28 PM
honestly amazed AI hasn't said you are breeding cat-apple hybrids
I'm astonished Ireland is allowing these planes to refuel there
February 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I'm astonished Ireland is allowing these planes to refuel there
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)
