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Jon Schubert
@jonschu.bsky.social
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Political anthropology: #infrastructures, #extractives #politics and #climatechange, esp. in #Angola and #Mozambique; find me Allegralaboratory.net and at critical urbanisms @unibas D/F/E/P
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Jon Schubert @jonschu.bsky.social · May 28
Out today, "Unseeing urban divides in Luanda and Maputo" in #EPD
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Jason Sumich and I took inspiration from #Miéville's brilliant "The City & the City" to think about how urban sociospatial inequality is normalised and upheld.
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anniebellet.bsky.social
Also there are so many cool free learning resources yay. F AI slop forever, learn real shit from real people.
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 AM
jonschu.bsky.social
majorly crushing article reviews today... TGIF.
January 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
9. We’ve become so used to all this that we hardly notice it. But isn’t it extraordinary? Almost everyone wants one thing, and almost everyone who represents us – whether in politics or the media – wants the opposite. Yet we tell ourselves we live in a democracy.
January 23, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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dbellingradt.bsky.social
Left: writing the damn paper in the shadows of an archive nearby.

Right: presenting the said paper as a keynote at a fancy conference.

#academicchatter
Macron in a hoodie. Macron with sunglasses in Davos.
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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rainerbartl.bsky.social
Great article by Cory Doctorow ( #Enshittification) about why the #AI bubble will be collapsing...
brenttoderian.bsky.social Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 9d
“The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“

Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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baronchat.bsky.social
Ces hommes prétendent (et depuis des années d'ailleurs) que la révolution FÉMINISTE portée par des FEMMES et dont les LEADEUSES sont bien identifiéEs, aurait pour objectif... De ramener au pouvoir un HOMME, un MONARQUE, dont le père a construit LA FUCKING PRISON DANS LAQUELLE ELLES SONT TORTURÉES
January 14, 2026 at 10:33 PM
jonschu.bsky.social
Excellent stuff!
petridishes.bsky.social Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 19d
if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
When ppl are like “if AI is so bad for you why does everyone use it” I’m like oh ya why would that be 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
An old cigarette advertisement with an illustration of a Doctor holding a pack of Lucky cigarettes. The text reads: 20,679 Physicians SaY "LUCKIES are less irritating" "It's toasted" Your Throat Protection against irritation against cough” * The figures quoted have been LYBRAND, ROSS BROS AND MONTGOMERY. Accountants and Auditors. An ad for camel cigarettes.not shows an illustration of a doctor smoking and a pack of Camels. There’s also an illustration of a woman showing her “T-Zone” of her mouth and chin. The text reads: He's one of the busiest men in town. While his door may say Office Hours 2 to 4, he's actually on call 24 hours a day. The doctor is a scientist, a diplomat, and a friendly sympathetic human being all in one, no matter how long and hard his schedule. According to a recent Nationwide survey: MORE DOCTORS SMOKE CAMELS THAN ANY OTHER CIGARETTE DOCTORS in every branch of medicine — 113,5% in all-were queried in this nationwide stud of cigarette preference. Three leading research organizations made the survey. The gist of the query was—-What cigarette do you smoke, Doctor? The brand named most was Camel! The rich, full favor and cool mildness of Camel's superb blend of costlier tobaccos seem to have the same appeal to the smoking tastes of doctors as to millions of other smokers. If you are a Camel smoker, this preference among doctors will hardly surprise you. If you're not — well, try Camels now. CAMEL TURKISH DOMESTIC CIOARI BDA CAMELS Carlier Tobaccas Your "T-Zone" Will Tell You... T for Taste... T for Throat. that's your proving ground for any cigarette. Seo if Camels don't suit your "T-Zone" to a "T."
December 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
"...the more one relies on vice signaling as a style of action and communication, the less relevant and powerful the in-group’s moral compass is as a practical constraint on anyone’s behavior."

latest for @bostonreview.bsky.social

www.bostonreview.net/articles/emp...
Empire of Vice
In a perverse twist on virtue signaling, the Trump administration is training Americans in the politics of raw domination.
www.bostonreview.net
January 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
jonschu.bsky.social
living the life...
Yes/No guy meme: No: letting a new research idea mature over 6 months Yes: speed-writing your B2 in two days
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
jonschu.bsky.social
Happy New Year!
A mountaintop in fading sunlight with an almost full moon just above the crest.
January 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
I do understand: you want permission. There’s a machine in the corner wrapped in human skin that makes things out of shit and blood to look like whatever you want (as long as you don’t look too closely). You gave one to your teacher and they didn’t notice. Your boss told you to use it after they laid off half the team and it was fine. You fed one to your kids and they liked it. You want to know you can use it sometimes without me thinking less of you. You don’t need me to believe it’s useful, you just want me to be polite about it.
December 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
jonschu.bsky.social
A man (me) astride a cargobike laden with a potted fir tree.
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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ecourtem.bsky.social
Amazing 😳 digital archaeology

How AI’s annoying blandness “accidentally replicated the linguistic ghost of the British Empire”
December 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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bluelle.bsky.social
Der hervorragende Schweizer ÖV war das Resultat politischer Weitsicht, vieler staatlicher Investments und einer Service-Public-Mentalität.

All das fehlt heute. Vor allem in diesen vollkommen vergifteten deutschsprachigen Bullshitdiskurs.
bluelle.bsky.social Elia Blülle @bluelle.bsky.social · Dec 17
Jap. Und dann sollte man zur «Realitätsbenennung» auch gleich noch erklären, was eine +3-Grad-Welt für Europa bedeuten könnte.

Und Klimaziele sind nicht fucked, weil Leute keine E-Autos wollen, sondern weil ÖV, Infrastruktur fehlt und Marktversagen nicht behoben wird.

www.nzz.ch/der-andere-b...
December 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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cedricwermuth.bsky.social
"Rein statistisch ist die Kantonsratsfraktion der SVP-Schwyz einer der gefährlichsten Orte des Landes, gerade für Frauen. Sie finden das Beispiel empörend und willkürlich? Sie haben vollkommen Recht."
cedricwermuth.ch/der-gefaehrl...
Der gefährlichste Ort für Frauen? Die Kantonsratsfraktion der SVP Schwyz - Cédric Wermuth
Rein statisch ist damit die Kantonsratsfraktion der SVP-Schwyz einer der gefährlichsten Orte des Landes, gerade für Frauen. Sie finden das Beispiel empörend und willkürlich? Sie haben Recht.
cedricwermuth.ch
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
jonschu.bsky.social
4hs to go to back this project:
wemakeit.com/projects/res...
Forschung als Freundschaft? – Crowdfunding bei wemakeit
Ein Refugium für Menschlichkeit? Entschleunigt und transdisziplinär forschen in der Schweiz und in Kamerun: Ermögliche eine transmediale Publikation basierend auf einer 20-jährigen Freundschaft.
wemakeit.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
jonschu.bsky.social
Happy ACAB Day!
December 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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sonjadrimmer.bsky.social
Framing GenAI as a battle between teachers and students is a red herring. Students and educators are on the same side. The real opposition are the data extraction firms and brokerages and their allies among the managerial class.
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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giga-hamburg.de
Are you an African scholar looking to publish your #research?
Apply for @miasa-ug.bsky.social Publishing Workshop and get in-depth feedback from editors @africaspectrum.bsky.social & Contemporary Journal of #AfricanStudies.

➡️ Apply now by 19 Dec: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/cal...
Call for Applications: MIASA Publishing Workshop
The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) Publishing Workshop for African scholars, jointly organised by Africa Spectrum and the Contemporary Journal of African Studies, will take pl...
www.giga-hamburg.de
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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woz.ch
In der Schweiz gibt es Armut. Zur Wahrheit gehört aber auch, dass die durchschnittlichen Schweizer:innen zu den reichsten zehn Prozent der Weltbevölkerung zählen. Und das zeigt sich dann an der Urne.

Der Leitartikel von @lukastobler.bsky.social
Erbschaftssteuer: Ein einig Volk von Partners
Die Schweiz, so haben wir es in der Schule gelernt, ist eine Willensnation. Keine Kultur eint sie, keine gemeinsame Sprache und kein Kaiser, sondern eben ein Wille. Nur, ein Wille wozu?
www.woz.ch
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
jonschu.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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jeantschopp.bsky.social
La majorité du Conseil national vote un changement de loi qui permettra l’exportation de matériel de guerre dans des conflits armés internationaux voire dans des conflits internes. Business first. Une tache sur la neutralité de la Suisse et l’engagement de promotion de la paix. Référendum en vue..
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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jelenasubotic.bsky.social
Same and same. Us haters should all come out together at the same time to show our strength in numbers. I live, breathe and practice my hatred of AI as a vocational calling. It gives me purpose.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM