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Jen Nelles @jen-nelles.bsky.social · Sep 8

Lots of new people here so it's time for a thread about #research I have been working on for the past couple of years.

I do a lot of different things! So if the most recent post is not what you follow me for that topic should come up soon :)

#geosky #geoinno

A picture of a laptop with folders and folded glasses next to it. Suggests that I'm working hard and super smart!

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 8d

If you need vaccines (25-26 Covid booster, flu, pneumonia, etc), CVS is currently very much doing a “tick this box if you qualify for this vaccine” method of self-verification for online vaccine scheduling so GO GET YOUR SHOTS before this CDC stuff gets more insane

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ALT: a man with a mustache is holding a piece of paper with the word science written on it .

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The Nerve @thenerve.news · 13d

Wow! Nearly 1000 followers already. We are blown away. 🎉

We’re launching on Tuesday and we’d love your support.

Sign up here for free to receive our new biweekly newsletter. Or join us as a paying member of the Nerve community. 🙏

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The Nerve

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Dialogues in Human Geography @dialogueshg.bsky.social · 16d

New Online 1st Commentary “Time, temporality, and the dialectic of infrastructure-led urbanization–urbanism” by Jean-Paul D. Addie

doi.org/10.1177/2043...

Time, temporality, and the dialectic of infrastructure-led urbanization–urbanism - Jean-Paul D. Addie, 2025

Vegliò et al.'s innovative intervention offers a valuable analytical reframing, illuminating the situated complexities and lived realities of global infras...

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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 19d

This article about Madrid’s metro system has some great insights about how its growth was quick, cheap, and of good quality. They identified 4 key points that made it possible and successful. Great read.
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...

How Madrid built its metro cheaply

Madrid tripled the length of its metro system in just 12 years — faster and cheaper than almost any other city in the world. What can its expansion teach other cities?

worksinprogress.co

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Jen Nelles @jen-nelles.bsky.social · 19d

#MakeBillionairesPay

Jen Nelles @jen-nelles.bsky.social · 19d

Not seeing much on here about this but protests have been happening ahead of the UN meetings next week. The one in NYC today was significant:

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Marchers gather in worldwide protest of financial institutions 'profiting off the climate crisis'

On the eve of New York Climate Week, activists and members of the public have gathered to protest the financial institutions that are “making our lives more expensive while profiting off the climate c...

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Women’s March @womensmarch.com · 19d

People and planet, not billionaires!! #MakeBillionairesPay 🌍

Thousands are gathered for the Make Billionaires Pay March in Manhattan! Join us in front Billionaires Row to make billionaires pay! 🔥🔥🔥
#ClimateCrisis #NewYork #Manhattan #SocialJustice #ClimateAction

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Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 20d

🚨 ATTN PA VOTERS‼️

Today is a great day to check your voter registration. Deadline to register is 10/20/25

🚨Vote YES to retain the Democratic Justices on the
PA Supreme Court:

Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht

🚨PHILLY:

Please re-elect DA
LARRY KRASNER

www.pa.gov/agencies/vot...

Voter Registration

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 26d

Shot, chaser

Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26d

Here are the eight disciplines. TRAM-Bowling is funny but I think my favorite is TRAM-Curling.

TRAM World Cup: Witness world-class tram driving skills up close

On September 13, the world’s 25 top tram drivers will showcase their exceptional driving skills in TRAM bowling and other thrilling challenges. And the best part? Admission is free!

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Alexandra (Xander) Meise @ruleoflaw.bsky.social · 28d

In @warontherocks.bsky.social @zenel25.bsky.social & I argue that Beijing may have strategic aims for port investments, but #SOE, provincial, & host-country goals & rivalries keep things complicated & not guaranteed. States retain #sovereign power to steer & control what happens tinyurl.com/4ratufkz

Ports, Politics, and Power: The Messy Reality of China’s Overseas Port Investments

What if China’s global port empire isn’t the master plan Washington fears, but a patchwork of messy deals shaped as much by local politics as Beijing’s

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Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society @cjres.bsky.social · Sep 8

New content for the Mission-oriented Policy Special Issue:

Enhancing environmental sustainability: the impact of mission-oriented innovation policies on green innovation and patent trends

Felix Kurz

doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

Enhancing environmental sustainability: the impact of mission-oriented innovation policies on green innovation and patent trends

Abstract. This study explores the link between mission-oriented innovation policies (MOIPs) and green innovation by analysing green patent trends in Europe

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · Sep 4

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector

As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...

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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are on the verge of a new Cold War, defined not by an ideological contest over the proper relationship between politics and the economy, but over the metabolic basis of modernity. Call it the Green Entente vs. the Axis of Petrostates. My latest: foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/e...

The Coming Ecological Cold War

Decarbonization isn’t just about technology and markets—it’s a geopolitical revolution.

foreignpolicy.com

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Aug 27

NEW RESULT: Democrats have flipped a state Senate in Iowa.

This was a seat Trump carried by 11%, but Democratic nominee Catherine Drey has just won it by 10.4%.

This is the second legislative flip by Dems in Iowa this year. It also means the GOP loses its supermajority in Iowa’s senate.

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Shannon Stunden Bower @stundenbower.bsky.social · Aug 22

Part of my role with @nichecanada.bsky.social involves discussing potential research partnerships with interested scholars. Please reach out to me if you'd like to arrange a conversation about your Insight Grant application or any other funding application.

New Guidelines for Partnering with NiCHE

The SSHRC Insight Grant deadline is October 1st. Consider partnering with NiCHE on your application to enhance your knowledge mobilization.

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · Aug 22

Let’s Do This PA!

Join us Sunday, August 24 for a state-wide protest to demand the end to inhumane conditions at the MOSHANNON ICE facility.

Half the people being held there have NO criminal records.

Time to get #GEOOutOfPA

#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · Aug 20

📢 Call for Papers – London Experimental Seminar Series (LESS) in Political Science @lsegovernment.bsky.social.
We are launching a new forum for experimental political science research: First seminar: 19/11/2025. Deadline: 31/08/2025. Submit here: forms.gle/ZUJcBbZoDoaY...

London Experimental Seminar Series in Political Science

We are inviting submissions for the London Experimental Seminar Series in Political Science (LESS), a new forum for discussing experimental political science research among researchers at London unive...

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!

We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.

Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑

doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky

Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · Aug 19

Went ahead and updated my map of cities with higher crime than D.C. to accommodate the two new states from the Deep South who are sending troops to the capital. In the five states there are 64 cities, home to 1.7 million people, that had more crime in 2024 than D.C.
www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...

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Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · Aug 14

The recent DOE climate science report misrepresents the work of many researchers. Carbon Brief asked those cited to review the parts of the report where their work was used, and we collectively found 100+ misleading or false statements: interactive.carbonbr...

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · Aug 12

Grossly irresponsible of the Times to have this ludicrous credulous spin as the top story the morning after a president who rules by fiat proclaims a totally specious emergency to militarize the capital - an editorial insult to our intelligence and our democracy.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Aug 11

If you’re in DC and seeing National Guard/Federal agent activity, reach out via Signal at marisakabas.04

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Call for Papers for the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference is out. Please submit a paper or a panel.

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

🧵

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Cleaning Up Podcast @cleaninguppod.bsky.social · Jul 31

This week, Ethan Zindler joins @mliebreich.bsky.social to discuss how renewables may push past Trump's his 'Big Beautiful Bill' as they are simply "the next quickest, and in many cases cheapest, thing you can get on the grid". Watch the full episode now for more 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQLk...

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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · Jul 29

Bruno Carvalho, The Invention of the Future: A History of Cities in the Modern World - @princetonupress.bsky.social, January 2026
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

The Invention of the Future

A kaleidoscopic and original new history of urbanization—from Lisbon to New York, Paris to Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires to Lagos

press.princeton.edu

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Jul 28

New Book Announcement! THE HIDDEN FACE OF LOCAL POWER: APPOINTED BOARDS AND THE LIMITS OF DEMOCRACY by Mirya R. Holman, develops a framework for understanding how cities use appointed boards and commissions, and what this means for local democracy.

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Cyndi @savannahpeace.bsky.social · Jul 28

Please repost!!! Thank you !!

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Adam Brown @adamlbrown.bsky.social · Jul 2

A major new report published for anyone interested in #innovation, #productivity, #industrialstrategy, #econsky. I'll now do a short thread that pulls out the main findings and recommendations...

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Jul 2

The British Academy and @sciencecampaign.bsky.social commissioned Cambridge Econometrics to conduct a systems-based analysis of the strengths and weaknesses within the UK’s innovation system.

Read the full report: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Jul 2

The UK needs many industrial strategies.

Smarter growth begins with understanding value chains in innovation, say Daniel Rathbone and Eleanor Hopkins.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · Jul 26

The results certified this week from New York City’s mayoral primary election provide the clearest picture yet — down to each voter’s ranked-choice ballot — of how Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani pulled off a major upset over former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. Here’s what the ballots show.

NYC Election Map: How Mamdani's Ranked-Choice Strategy Beat Cuomo (Gift Article)

New data provides the clearest picture yet of how Zohran Mamdani pulled off his primary election upset.

www.nytimes.com

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