Dr. Michael Mario Albrecht
drmario.bsky.social
Dr. Michael Mario Albrecht
@drmario.bsky.social
He/Him
I write about politics, popular culture, and intersections thereof.
I have a small dog named Boodles.
UW-La Crosse

Books:
Trumping the Media (Bloomsbury 2023)
Masculinity in Contemporary Quality Television (Routledge 2015)


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"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - Santayana

"Give me your heart, make it real, or else forget about it." - Santana
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Let me fix that for you:

Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Is Springsteen the only rock person to drop the brand "Subaru" in one of his songs? Lots of Chevys, Benzes, etc. Not a lot of Subarus.
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Paul McCartney and Wangs.
Change a letter. Make a singer less appealing.

Ded Zeppelin
Change a letter. Make a singer less appealing.

Father John Musty
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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"Teenage Wasteland" is maybe the best two-word phrase in rock history and frickin Pete Townshend had to name the song "Baba O'Riley"
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The world sucks, but the newest Pigeon Pit record is very good.
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
For Neil Young's birthday, everyone should listen to "Sample and Hold" on repeat for an hour or two.
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.

So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?

It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Another Tricky Day is an underrated banger by The Who.
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Happy 80th, Neil. Long may you run. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYpl...
Neil Young - Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing (Live) [Official Audio]
YouTube video by neilyoungchannel
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I was just detained by ICE for 10 days despite being a citizen carrying Real ID. But at least I know the Oberlin Student Senate won’t be doing land acknowledgements any more.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Human Centipede.
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is how I find out that Pussy Galore isn't a real historical figure.
i thought james bond was a documentary, you guys have just been watching a bunch of stuff people are making up?
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Every few weeks we gotta make posts like this”call your dem reps to tell them to not vote to allow Lord Killdude to shove people into a volcano” and then the dem reps go “we’ve made an amazing deal where Lord Killdude can have his volcano so long as he promises not to shove people into it”
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Senate Democrats: what just happened under our current leadership is a total travesty

Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I would simply not take the skinheads bowling, but I'm built different.
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I'm watching the new Frankenstein movie. It's maybe the gothest thing I've ever seen. It's so goth, Mia Goth is in it.
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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the senate dems are just 45 copies of neville chamberlain
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I will vote for her if she kneels down and wears a Kente cloth.
Christine Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi, has announced she’s running for the California State Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Dealer: alright everyone ante up

Chuck Schumer: I fold

Dealer: … we haven’t even dealt the hand yet

Chuck Schumer: I 👏 fold 👏
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM