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Sven Daniel Wolfe

@sdwolfe.bsky.social

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Professor of Social & Cultural Geography. Here to lament / rant in unprofessional capacity on mega-events, geopolitics, sustainability, Ukraine, Russia, the end of things and how it could be better. New book, open access: https://tinyurl.com/SDWHESP.

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Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 11d

“What do we want?”
“A mutually beneficial and balanced resolution that takes into account the diversity of overlapping but sometimes conflicting societal needs!”
“When do we want it?”
“Within a reasonable time frame!”

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 4d

Did anyone else see this today and wonder wtf happened?

Oopsie, Stephen.

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Thibault Prévost @wnstnsmith.bsky.social · 1d

"The richest 20% of nations, with 15% of the global population, contribute more than 40% of annual ecological overshoot, whereas the poorest 40% of countries, with 42% of the global population, experience more than 60% of the social shortfall."

Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance - Nature

A revised ‘Doughnut’ providing a visual assessment of trends in social deprivation and planetary degradation over the past two decades shows more than doubling of global GDP accompanied by accelerating ecological overshoot but only a modest reduction in human deprivation.

www.nature.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Michele Okoh |🖤🩶🤍💜|🔺🐘 @okohlaw.bsky.social · 1d

It’s the Portland way.

LA: we will fight you.
Chicago: we will fight you.
PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 2d

Ten wisdoms the new pope just dropped. #3 will shock u

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

www.theguardian.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

It really feels like they’re trolling our autocrat.

Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 3d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 3d

My sincerest condolences on your losses ❤️‍🩹

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stevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 4d

They are not Trump's enemies. They are critics and opponents. He sees them as enemies, because that's how autocrats perceive their critics. NYT should not repeat and normalize authoritarian discourse.

How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies

President Trump has long spoken of seeking vengeance against his political enemies. Here’s a list of whom he is targeting.

www.nytimes.com

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Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 5d

“At first the regime tried to recruit my father, but he refused because he believed in truth and accountability…”

Carine Kanimba at Play the Game with an incredibly powerful and important story about state repression, authoritarian politics, and sport. Rwanda: Football and Repression.

Carine Kanimba talking about the intersection of sport and state repression, with a photo of the Congo national team standing in protest

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 5d

Am about to go live at Play the Game 2025. It’s always an honor and a pleasure. I’m pretty excited about this discussion

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 6d

It really is staggering to see so many people willing to abandon our 249 year experiment in democracy for an increasingly unstable criminally convicted reality show charlatan.

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Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 6d

This here is gonna be a spicy evening session at Play the Game. Transgender athletes in sport.

Evening session on trans athletes in sport

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Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 6d

Play the Game is always exciting, provocative, engaging, educational. Here’s a pic of some excellent speakers sharing important work they’ve done on some of the problems with Saudi Arabia and their colossal investments into sport.

I recommend looking up this work.

A photo of the main stage at the Play The Game conference, showing four of the speakers who just presented on the problems of Saudi Arabia’s sports endeavors

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 6d

Things to consider:

Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter

Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed

You are a witness.
Expose it.

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Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 6d

Agree wholeheartedly

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 7d

It is crucial that this be resisted and stopped now, at all costs

It will be harder and worse next week, next month, next year

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7d

Gov. Pritzker: "[ICE] killed an unarmed person just a couple of weeks ago in Franklin Park...They killed somebody...They are just putting out their propaganda and then we've gotta later determine what actually happened."

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 7d

Amen

Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 7d

Where are the commanding officers of those sailors in the background. How are they letting this happen?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 9d

The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens.

Few understand this.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 9d

Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence.

This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.

Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.

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Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 10d

Exactly right from @gregsargent.bsky.social

newrepublic.com/article/2011...

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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 10d

We’ve never had a shutdown under a competitive authoritarian regime before. This matters because the rules of the game have changed. If congressional leaders act as if the old rules apply, they will lose. The executive seeks to consolidate power and does not negotiate in good faith.

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