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Erik Severson

@eseverso33.bsky.social

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PhD Candidate in Political Science at UBC. Writing a dissertation on the democratic politics of attention

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Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Mar 27

I’m in Montreal and the place I went to dinner had all the US wines crossed out lol

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Mar 27

americans what the fuck did you do to the bloc quebecois

6:05 p.m. EDT: Bloc Québécois calls for ‘buy Canadian’ act to counter U.S. protectionist measures
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has called for Canada to adopt a law that encourages the federal government to purchase goods made in the country.

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · Jul 23

thanks to elon, we'll finally have a political party to represent the 0.7% of americans who would rather live in the second picture than the first one

screenshot of elon musk tweet that reads, "Optimus will bring the food to your car next year."

image one shows a happy-looking young woman serving a strawberry milkshake to a smiling couple in an open convertible in front of a mid-century LA backdrop

image two shows a terrifying tesla robot with no face serving a plastic burger to a douchey bro in sunglasses in a tesla backed by the dystopian tesla diner

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Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Apr 29

I'm embarrassed about how long it took me to understand this

Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Mar 27

Good info

Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Mar 27

I’m in Montreal and the place I went to dinner had all the US wines crossed out lol

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Mar 27

americans what the fuck did you do to the bloc quebecois

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Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Mar 23

Waiting for some sort of verification on this. It’s scary, but definitely need more than “friends of a friend”

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Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Mar 23

We need a new Woody Guthrie

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Participedia @participedia.bsky.social · Mar 20

📣 Event reminder!

Join us this time NEXT WEEK for the open keynote session of an upcoming Participedia workshop.

More info on the poster below. 😊

📚 “Speaking for Others: The Ethics of Informal Representation”
📆 March 27
⏰ 11:30am-1:00pm EST
📍 @umontreal.ca and Virtual

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Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Mar 19

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is really scary. Legitimacy requires criticism.

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

www.theguardian.com

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Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Feb 26

Yeah I think you're right. I guess my point is just that its not so surprising from Bezos.

Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Feb 26

Idk I kinda feel like people should have stopped reading the Washington Post a long time ago anyways

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Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Feb 21

Earthquake in Vancouver, BC just now. One way to get your adrenaline up!

Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Feb 6

From a snowshoe the other day

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Jan 22

"Meta admits some people can’t unfollow Donald Trump on Instagram
Users including Gracie Abrams have said they never asked to follow presidential account – and are unable to stop" www.independent.co.uk/tech/instagr...

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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · Jan 21

Duke Political Science is accepting submissions for a Frontiers Workshop in Democratic Theory!

Please share widely!

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Dr. Crystal A. Kolden @pyrogeog.bsky.social · Jan 9

Here's the reality about the #LAFires this week: this isn't the first time ANY of these places have burned. Not even close. In 2018, we mapped CA fire history to look at fire frequency across SoCal. Santa Monica Mtns area burns more than anywhere else -- up to once per decade in a given spot. 🧵

Map showing the number of times a location has burned in SoCal and which kind of fire it was: one burning under Santa Ana winds, or one that was a summer, fuel-driven fire without Santa Ana winds. Malibu area had burned at least 8 times from 1900-2017, and has burned twice now since. Image from Kolden and Abatzoglou (2018): https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/1/2/19

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keeks @thetallblonde.bsky.social · Jan 8

being on bluesky

Tweet from furby Hancock:

Waiter: so how is everything?
Me: great!
Waiter: (disgusted) even war?

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Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Jan 8

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by this.

Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Jan 8

Even if it is just ripples from Covid, social isolation does seem to be having an effect on our social and political lives.

Attempting to make sense of these effects is an interesting project, even if people disagree with some of the ways the author is interpreting that effect.

Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Jan 8

I guess I am not sure that this article actually is crap. I don't know much about this Derek Thompson guy, but the problem of social isolation does seem to be important and interesting to talk about.

It's not like this guy is a Nazi (as far as I can tell)

Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Jan 8

I guess we may have seen different posts, but I remember that when I joined there was a strong narrative of Bluesky being an alternative to the toxicity of X.

Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Jan 8

Remember when Bluesky was all about positivity? Funny reading the comment sections to viral posts nowadays. Take a look at the comments on this one - everyone is just fighting.

What happened?

Derek Thompson @dkthomp.bsky.social · Jan 8

I wrote the latest cover story for The Atlantic. It's about the far-ranging implications of one simple statistic: Americans have never spent so much time alone, and surging solitude is warping our society.

I'm really proud of it, and I hope you read it.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Dec 14

Is there a starter pack for academics who also like sports? Looking to combine my two reasons for being on social media lol

Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Dec 7

The most difficult little sliver to read lol

Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Dec 4

United airlines is pretty bad, though.

Erik Severson @eseverso33.bsky.social · Dec 4

It’s funny to see the contrast between US vs. Canadian airlines. US airlines are (surprisingly) more fair in my experience. www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Air Canada to introduce carry-on fees for basic fare passengers

Air Canada said on Wednesday it will start charging for bigger carry-on bags from passengers opting for its lowest-priced basic fare for North America routes starting Jan. 3.

www.reuters.com

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