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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“I would be making a category error. We are not calculating the price of luxury. We are calculating the price of participation… The utility I’m buying is ‘connection to the economy.’ The price of that utility didn’t just keep pace with inflation; it tripled relative to it.”
"The Valley of Death: Why $100,000 Is the New Poor
Once I established that $136,500 is the real break-even point, I ran the numbers on what happens to a family climbing the ladder toward that number"
interesting analysis:
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Once I established that $136,500 is the real break-even point, I ran the numbers on what happens to a family climbing the ladder toward that number"
interesting analysis:
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
“I would be making a category error. We are not calculating the price of luxury. We are calculating the price of participation… The utility I’m buying is ‘connection to the economy.’ The price of that utility didn’t just keep pace with inflation; it tripled relative to it.”
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WAPO jumps into the circular-revenue graphic game.
@washingtonpost.com $ORCL $NVDA
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
@washingtonpost.com $ORCL $NVDA
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
WAPO jumps into the circular-revenue graphic game.
@washingtonpost.com $ORCL $NVDA
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
@washingtonpost.com $ORCL $NVDA
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
"The Valley of Death: Why $100,000 Is the New Poor
Once I established that $136,500 is the real break-even point, I ran the numbers on what happens to a family climbing the ladder toward that number"
interesting analysis:
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Once I established that $136,500 is the real break-even point, I ran the numbers on what happens to a family climbing the ladder toward that number"
interesting analysis:
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"The Valley of Death: Why $100,000 Is the New Poor
Once I established that $136,500 is the real break-even point, I ran the numbers on what happens to a family climbing the ladder toward that number"
interesting analysis:
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Once I established that $136,500 is the real break-even point, I ran the numbers on what happens to a family climbing the ladder toward that number"
interesting analysis:
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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“One day [trump] sat on the plane with me. We were talking about Syria, and he drew a map of the Mideast for me. And it was a perfect map,” Kennedy told me. “Then he drew in the troop strength of each country, and also the troop strength on various borders.”
NEW: When RFK Jr. first told Trump that Tylenol might cause autism, the president wanted to tweet out a warning. Kennedy told him not to do that. There was nuance, and the drug companies would push back. “I don’t give a shit about that,” Trump responded. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Most Powerful Man in Science
Why is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. so convinced he’s right?
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“One day [trump] sat on the plane with me. We were talking about Syria, and he drew a map of the Mideast for me. And it was a perfect map,” Kennedy told me. “Then he drew in the troop strength of each country, and also the troop strength on various borders.”
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Major sources of hate speech are located outside the US. Well yeah, we have this conversation every few months. And every few months people reject the bright shiny evidence that easiest way to ruin America is to feed the hate and bigotry that already exists here.
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Major sources of hate speech are located outside the US. Well yeah, we have this conversation every few months. And every few months people reject the bright shiny evidence that easiest way to ruin America is to feed the hate and bigotry that already exists here.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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creation. LFM= savings precede investment, must lower consumption to get savings, savings go in banks & banks then can lend to firms. Leads to policy like must lower taxes on savers (so, no/lo capital gains & dividend taxes, no/lo corp taxes), or austerity (govt spending crowds out savings) etc. 4/
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
creation. LFM= savings precede investment, must lower consumption to get savings, savings go in banks & banks then can lend to firms. Leads to policy like must lower taxes on savers (so, no/lo capital gains & dividend taxes, no/lo corp taxes), or austerity (govt spending crowds out savings) etc. 4/
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“Critical” then becomes response to that -> new label to distinguish from the new orthodoxy. But critically (pun) in the best versions, not simply hostile 2 Kism but a different ontology. The ontological issues matter! Consider diff implications between a loanable funds model & endogenous credit… 3/
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
“Critical” then becomes response to that -> new label to distinguish from the new orthodoxy. But critically (pun) in the best versions, not simply hostile 2 Kism but a different ontology. The ontological issues matter! Consider diff implications between a loanable funds model & endogenous credit… 3/
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Hoo boy. Feral emeritus prof here (possibly an idiot).
1st, h/t @70sbachchan.bsky.social 2nd, possibly a long 🧵.
Political economy used to be ”critical” (of capitalism) bc most folks in that space came out of Marx or american institutionalist like T. Veblen and J. Commons, less so F. Knight 1/n
1st, h/t @70sbachchan.bsky.social 2nd, possibly a long 🧵.
Political economy used to be ”critical” (of capitalism) bc most folks in that space came out of Marx or american institutionalist like T. Veblen and J. Commons, less so F. Knight 1/n
Feral idiot grad student question: is the difference between "political economy" and "critical political economy" basically whether you think capitalism is good or bad? Sorry to be glib but sometimes academics seem to label something "critical" when they mean "has a spicy take" and it's confusing
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Hoo boy. Feral emeritus prof here (possibly an idiot).
1st, h/t @70sbachchan.bsky.social 2nd, possibly a long 🧵.
Political economy used to be ”critical” (of capitalism) bc most folks in that space came out of Marx or american institutionalist like T. Veblen and J. Commons, less so F. Knight 1/n
1st, h/t @70sbachchan.bsky.social 2nd, possibly a long 🧵.
Political economy used to be ”critical” (of capitalism) bc most folks in that space came out of Marx or american institutionalist like T. Veblen and J. Commons, less so F. Knight 1/n
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Donald trump the isolationist peacemaker has a new US invasion of Latin America justified by… checks notes…
Arch neocon Elliot Abrams, of the 1980s dirty wars in Latin America under Reagan, and the global war on terror and invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan under bush….
bsky.app/profile/sodr...
Arch neocon Elliot Abrams, of the 1980s dirty wars in Latin America under Reagan, and the global war on terror and invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan under bush….
bsky.app/profile/sodr...
Cracks me up how you could just replace Venezuela and Venezuelans with Iraq and Iraqis and it’d be indistinguishable from something written in 2002
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Donald trump the isolationist peacemaker has a new US invasion of Latin America justified by… checks notes…
Arch neocon Elliot Abrams, of the 1980s dirty wars in Latin America under Reagan, and the global war on terror and invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan under bush….
bsky.app/profile/sodr...
Arch neocon Elliot Abrams, of the 1980s dirty wars in Latin America under Reagan, and the global war on terror and invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan under bush….
bsky.app/profile/sodr...
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"There are more US naval assets in the Caribbean than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis" - @adamtooze.bsky.social
"Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime."
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/m...
"Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime."
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/m...
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
"There are more US naval assets in the Caribbean than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis" - @adamtooze.bsky.social
"Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime."
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/m...
"Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime."
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/m...
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I presume Foreign Affairs is not yet running my one-word rebuttal "don't"
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How to Topple Maduro
And why regime change is the only way forward in Venezuela.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I presume Foreign Affairs is not yet running my one-word rebuttal "don't"
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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Also if you’ve never read Pape, you should. This is definitely one of the books that has influenced me a great deal and it’s actually pretty readable for people that don’t have a FP/defense/military background
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Also if you’ve never read Pape, you should. This is definitely one of the books that has influenced me a great deal and it’s actually pretty readable for people that don’t have a FP/defense/military background
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Boast from EPA chief Lee Zelda: “We will do more deregulation in one year than entire federal governments in the past have done across all federal agencies combined.”
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Boast from EPA chief Lee Zelda: “We will do more deregulation in one year than entire federal governments in the past have done across all federal agencies combined.”
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3 factors at play: (1) legacy admissions, (2) non-academic credentials, (3) athletes
Start from the top, get rid of legacy preferences gwagner.com/legacy
@oppinsights.bsky.social
Start from the top, get rid of legacy preferences gwagner.com/legacy
@oppinsights.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
3 factors at play: (1) legacy admissions, (2) non-academic credentials, (3) athletes
Start from the top, get rid of legacy preferences gwagner.com/legacy
@oppinsights.bsky.social
Start from the top, get rid of legacy preferences gwagner.com/legacy
@oppinsights.bsky.social
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it is happening again theonion.com/this-war-wil...
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
it is happening again theonion.com/this-war-wil...
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We really are doing 19th century Age of Imperialism style Gunboat diplomacy all over again bsky.app/profile/apne...
The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement intentions in South America. apnews.com/article/airc...
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power. The presence of the USS Gerald R.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
We really are doing 19th century Age of Imperialism style Gunboat diplomacy all over again bsky.app/profile/apne...
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This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
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Israel has violated the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire at least 497 times in 44 days, killing at least 342 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.
🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Israel has violated the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire at least 497 times in 44 days, killing at least 342 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.
🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
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i have never been less surprised by anything in my life. i am unsurprised. i am negative surprised.
“‘We are in this magical, unique time,’ Sinema said of Trump’s health department, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn
In a new interview, the one-time Democrat says the movement for psychedelic medicine should capitalize on the Trump administration.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i have never been less surprised by anything in my life. i am unsurprised. i am negative surprised.
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Again, this is an existential crisis for the entire financial & academic model of 🇺🇸 public universities, but the public doesn’t understand this, in part because our leaders have been on this issue. It’s maddening:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Again, this is an existential crisis for the entire financial & academic model of 🇺🇸 public universities, but the public doesn’t understand this, in part because our leaders have been on this issue. It’s maddening:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
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Never forget that American women, half of the US population, are second class citizens since the Dobbs decision. There are no restrictions on men and their bodies, which makes this blatantly wrong and unequal treatment under the law.
This is badass!
Protesters at Lincoln Memorial yesterday.
Vía @johnnypalmadessa.bsky.social on IG
#Pinks
Protesters at Lincoln Memorial yesterday.
Vía @johnnypalmadessa.bsky.social on IG
#Pinks
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Never forget that American women, half of the US population, are second class citizens since the Dobbs decision. There are no restrictions on men and their bodies, which makes this blatantly wrong and unequal treatment under the law.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?