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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 1d

If you only read one of this trio, make it Life After Cars by @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social.

It’s the most accessible and informative, as well as the most practical.

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Theo @theobromin.bsky.social · 9d

Call for Abstracts - AAG 2026 | SF
Deadline: October 23rd

Join my Panel at next year's AAG conference on "Infrastructure Monsters and the Specter of Sabotage". We talkin' horror stories, queer geography, ghosts, Marx' specters, ruination, sabotage, and much more!

@geographers.bsky.social #GeoSky

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Geographers for Justice in Palestine @geogboycott.bsky.social · 11d

What is the history of member-driven change in the AAG?

Our archival research has shown that member-driven political activity has been common in AAG's history, including struggles around the Equal Rights Amendment; the US funding of contras in Nicaragua; and nuclear proliferation and war.

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Mark Levine @marklevinephotos.bsky.social · Jul 12

American Goldfinch got at it in the sky above Seapowet Marsh in Tiverton, RI #bird #birdphotography #americangoldfinch #itsabirdeatbirdworld

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Theo @theobromin.bsky.social · Jun 17

Can sabotage be an act of care? A way to build the future?

In our new @antipodeonline.bsky.social article, Eric Kioko & I introduce the Sabotage Matrix, a tool to rethink infrastructure sabotage as both destructive and constructive.

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A 2x2 matrix titled "Sabotage Matrix", showing the material and immaterial effects of infrastructure sabotage, divided into destructive (left) and constructive (right) axes.

Top-left (Q1): Labeled "Destructive material effects" with a photo of a partially dismantled dam.

Top-right (Q2): Labeled "Constructive material effects" with a photo of a dislodged water pipe on dry earth.

Bottom-left (Q3): Labeled "Destructive ideational effects", with the quote: "We are saying [sabotage] is good, because it has made the things that were in darkness to come into the light."

Bottom-right (Q4): Labeled "Constructive ideational effects", with the quote: "The reason for us being included, it is because of the destructions they have seen."

The vertical axis is labeled "Material" (top) and "Immaterial" (bottom), and the horizontal axis is labeled "Destructive" (left) and "Constructive" (right).

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The Baffler @thebaffler.com · Feb 4

In the wake of the LA fires, many have called for mutual aid—which is necessary. But as @sarahljaffe.bsky.social writes, there are limits to what these networks can do. The challenge is to build something big enough to support a society.

Organized Abandonment | Sarah Jaffe

In a time of escalating climate catastrophe, we need something other than paeans to resilience.

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Theo @theobromin.bsky.social · Mar 27

And this is why, conversely, my flavor of radical anti-militarism comes in the shape of a swaggering gym bro creatine'd up to the gills.

lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · Mar 27

A certain kinda person really thinks macho vibes are what make for military success, and so thinks liberal states are bad at war. But rationalised logistics and immense productive capacity are actually very good at winning wars and liberal capitalist societies can martial those well and quickly.

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Theo @theobromin.bsky.social · Mar 19

Es ist auffällig, dass Bellizisten genau diejenigen Dinge als verteidigungswert auflisten, die drohen, durch grenzenlose Aufrüstung verdrängt zu werden.

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Theo @theobromin.bsky.social · Mar 19

Es ist auffällig, dass Bellizisten genau diejenigen Dinge als verteidigungswert auflisten, die drohen, durch grenzenlose Aufrüstung verdrängt zu werden.

Lena Berger @lena4berger.bsky.social · Mar 17

Unterschreibe jedes Wort dieses leidenschaftlichen Plädoyers von David Matei in Richtung Ole Nymoen: "Deutschland ist eine der erfolgreichsten Demokratien unserer Zeit. Deutschland ist es wert!"

#hartaberfair

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Theo @theobromin.bsky.social · Mar 18

Ich finde das so frustrierend gerade diesen Diskurs, bin ihm aber umso dankbarer, dass er trotzdem diese Talkshowfragen über sich ergehen lässt.

"Ich würde gerne nicht sterben und will auch niemanden töten"

"Aber was wenn 50 Russen deine Großmutter angreifen, Du unsolidarischer Feigling!?"

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Shotgun Ayame 🤠🍉🏳️‍🌈 @yamebleibt.bsky.social · Mar 18

Irgendwie ein bisschen traurig wie Ole grade zum einzigen Vertreter einer eigentlich ziemlich verbreiteten und auch relativ unspektakulären Position wird. Und auch spannend wie die Gegenseite sich da lieber an ihm als Person abarbeitet als die Position mal ernst zu nehmen

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CRC-TRR 228 Future Rural Africa @crctrr228.bsky.social · Mar 17

New Publication!

@arnerieber.bsky.social, Eric Kioko & @theobromin.bsky.social examine how stalled infrastructure projects shape local economies & aspirations. They explore the non-economy of anticipation & infrastructural violence in the case of the Thwake Dam.

📰 ➡️ crc-trr228.de/new-publicat...

New Publication: Infrastructural Promises and the Non-Economy of Anticipation - Lessons from the Thwake Dam - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228

In this article, Arne Rieber, Eric Kioko and Theo Aalders (Project C03 Green Futures) examine how the promises of large-scale infrastructure projects shape

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Theo @theobromin.bsky.social · Mar 17

Exactly! The first impact is the plan, the second impact is changing it.

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Arn Keeling @arnkeeling.bsky.social · Mar 17

Looks interesting! As I sometimes say about large scale mining projects (& associated infrastructure), the first impact is the plan.

Journal of Political Ecology @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social · Mar 17

Rieber, A., Kioko, E. M. & Aalders, T., (2025) “The non-economy of anticipation in the construction phase of large dams”, Journal of Political Ecology 32(1): 6117. doi.org/10.2458/jpe....

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The non-economy of anticipation in the construction phase of large dams

Large-scale infrastructure projects often include government promises and visions designed to win the approval and support of affected populations and to attract much-needed funding for implementation...

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Journal of Political Ecology @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social · Mar 17

Rieber, A., Kioko, E. M. & Aalders, T., (2025) “The non-economy of anticipation in the construction phase of large dams”, Journal of Political Ecology 32(1): 6117. doi.org/10.2458/jpe....

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The non-economy of anticipation in the construction phase of large dams

Large-scale infrastructure projects often include government promises and visions designed to win the approval and support of affected populations and to attract much-needed funding for implementation...

doi.org

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Arne Rieber @arnerieber.bsky.social · Mar 17

Really happy to see our article in JPE! In it, we discuss the 'non-economy of anticipation', a double vision in the construction phase of infrastructure, where future promises collide with the actual realities of implementation. We show how this leads to apathy and infrastructural violence.

Screenshot of the article page on the website of Journal of Political Ecology

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CRC-TRR 228 Future Rural Africa @crctrr228.bsky.social · Mar 12

New Publication!

@theobromin.bsky.social & Detlef Müller-Mahn explore how labor shapes future-making in East African infrastructure projects.

📰➡️https://crc-trr228.de/new-publication-how-labour-has-the-potential-to-make-marginalised-futures-visible-and-real/

New Publication: How Labour has the Potential to Make Marginalised Futures Visible and Real - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228

In this recent publication, researchers Theo Aalders and Detlef Müller-Mahn (Project C03 Green Futures) explore how labor shapes future-making in East African

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Stephan Anpalagan @stephananpalagan.bsky.social · Mar 5

Keine Ausraster bei „Nius“ und Axel Springer. Kein 5-Punkte-Plan von Merz. Keine Forderung nach Gesetzesverschärfungen von Markus Söder. Kein Brennpunkt. Keine Sondersendung bei Markus Lanz. Die Tagesschau spricht von „Autofahrt“.

Tagesschau: „Nach Autofahrt in Menschengruppe. Haftbefehl gegen Tatverdächtigen.“

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Theo @theobromin.bsky.social · Jan 30

So, anyone wanna speculate how SPD and Greens will justify going into a coalition with Merz' CDU anyway?

- "If we don't do it the AfD will"
- "apart from the support from the AfD, the 5-point-plan isn't that bad in essence"
- "I can fix him"

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CRC-TRR 228 Future Rural Africa @crctrr228.bsky.social · Jan 21

In their latest publication, our researchers @arnerieber.bsky.social & @theobromin.bsky.social alongside Kenn Munene look at how affected households navigate the state of uncertainty that is formed by threating images of displacement, in the context of the proposed High Grand Falls Dam in Kenya.

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Theo @theobromin.bsky.social · Jan 15

"Enoch made them, Enoch shall destroy them"

"Enoch" references the hammers made by Enoch and James Taylor, that were often used by Yorkshire Luddites to destroy machines, including those made by the same company that had produced the hammers.

Another etching showing a group of people smashing machines with big hammers.

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Joe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · Jan 10

-guy gets caught jerking it in his car

-blames it on asylum seekers

- pure EU vibes

nltimes.nl/2025/01/08/g...

Groningen mayor forced to resign after claims he was caught masturbating in his car

Koen Schuiling was forced to resign as mayor of Groningen by the Minister of Interior Affairs Judith Uitermark, NOS reported. The ministry was set to suspend Schuilding if he did not announce his depa...

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Arne Rieber @arnerieber.bsky.social · Jan 6

Our article in Futures is finally out! It took some time, but it was a lot quicker than the dam project we researched - one that was supposed to be fast-tracked.
So, why being sassy about the promise of the dam being fast-tracked? Because it matters:

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Displaced futures or futures in displacement? Anticipations around the proposed High Grand Falls Dam in Kenya

At COP27, the Kenyan and UK governments signed a climate finance agreement to accelerate the implementation of the High Grand Falls mega-dam on Tana R…

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Zali Fung @zalifung.bsky.social · Dec 18

Recent article in @natureandspace.bsky.social: I examine long-proposed ‘amorphous’ dams & diversions in the Salween River Basin & show how speculation & rumour are deployed strategically by differently placed actors working towards project development or demise. Open access!

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Theo @theobromin.bsky.social · Jan 3

Here's the link to the text: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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