So while the government is 'shut down', it seems a good time for a reminder that governance can be done in much better ways. New podcast discussion on my book out today with the New Books Network. newbooksnetwork.com/replace-the-... @uminnpress.bsky.social #geosky #booksky

"I want people to see past the mistaken assumption that the state is the only place where politics happen." @replacethestate.bsky.social in @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social : www.counterpunch.org/2025/09/05/r...

My new book “Replace the State: How to Change the World When Elections and Protests Fail” is officially out today (Aug 5) from @uminnpress.bsky.social available at www.upress.umn.edu/978151791952... #geosky #booksky

My newest book on the social movement organizing we need officially comes out Aug 5 - and having an event in Chicago to mark the launch at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social with @jarrodshanahan.bsky.social (book order link in comments and page bio @uminnpress.bsky.social) #geosky #booksky

I wrote a new essay where I argue the current political moment is an acute crisis between two fundamentally different ways we think politics should work: and what this means for how we organize for political struggles today. If it resonates with you, please share! open.substack.com/pub/makethen...

Yet very little seems to improve for those affected by rapacious governments. Replace the State brings new hope for social justice movements by looking to progressive campaigns that have found success by unconventional, and more direct, means.

Catalog description: Across the globe, millions of people have participated in protests and marches, donated to political groups, or lobbied their representatives with the aim of creating lasting social change, overturning repressive laws, or limiting environmental destruction...

My newest book is now available for pre-order for $20 through @uminnpress.bsky.social! If you are interested, please pre-order and share this announcement with others as well. Pre-orders can be so impactful for new books so please consider and share. www.upress.umn.edu/978151791952...

"Greenpeace...denied the claims, said in a statement after the verdict that lawsuits like this were aimed at “destroying the right to peaceful protest”; constitutional rights experts had expressed fears that case could have a wider chilling effect on free speech." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Published a new essay on organizing and political advocacy in an age of executive branch hyperactivity and the crumbling of any effective opposition party. It’s free to access and share. Please read, comment, and share if you find it useful for how we approach the current political crises.

More college administrators need to see the current moment for what it is. Folks in US higher ed who think that if they just bend to the ‘current’ flurry of repressive govt demands it will save their funding are delusional. If they cave now, there will be no end to the increasingly draconian orders

To these people, “freedom” means the freedom of the rich to exploit, the freedom of the rich to poison, and the freedom of the rich to kill. If they attempt to build these “freedom cities,” we must exercise our true freedom to raze them to the ground.

Finished commenting on proofs and making an index for the forthcoming book. I’m not exactly sure what I’ll dream about tonight, but I’m pretty sure it will involve putting things in alphabetical order

Yup, @jamellebouie.net has this exactly right. What these guys are celebrating/pursuing/yearning for is not masculine energy, it's *adolescent* energy. Drinking Red Bull, crushing Call of Duty, refusing to clean your room. It is indescribably pathetic. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...

My thoughts on the coming few weeks...

Happy to announce our new article that just came out this week. Many thanks to all the folks at @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social for all the support bringing this to publication!

Just got the cover design for my new book that will be published in 2025. Thanks to everyone at @uminnpress.bsky.social for all their work on the cover and book! Excited to see it getting closer to being out📚

Yeah, but that paved the way at for Diamond Knight (Night?) the following year, so it was worth it

two most likely places to give excited high fives: 1. pickup basketball game after a good pass. 2. In the GIS lab when you and you research partner finally get ArcGIS Pro to do the thing you wanted it to do all morning.