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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 · 7d

“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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stevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 11h

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 · 1d

“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 · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 3d

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 · 2d

Agree wholeheartedly

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

Amen

Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 3d

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

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

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 · 5d

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 · 5d

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 · 6d

Exactly right from @gregsargent.bsky.social

newrepublic.com/article/2011...

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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 6d

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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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6d

Smh

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

“It’s despicable that you’re calling a bribe a bribe. How dare you try to fulfill your duties as the free press asking questions to power? Don’t you know that we’re trying as hard and as fast as we can to squeeze the life out of this ailing democracy? Next question! This time more sycophantically.”

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 10d

So exhausting..

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TheColfaxxx 🐢 @thecolfax.bsky.social · 12d

Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them. -
Assata Shakur

Pic of the day

#photography

The tall red mountains of Zion national Park

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

This is a fantastic interview. I remember hearing it back in the day - I stayed in our car in the driveway to listen to the end, then ran back inside to switch the radio on to listen to the rest of the show.

Totally forgot about that until now and am gutted that she’s passed.

Thanks for sharing💔

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 7d

Among many, many other things, one of the most aptly named people ever. I was honored to speak to her in 2011.

www.npr.org/2011/09/24/1...

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

Humble request to stop framing Trump and the flag from below

It gives legitimacy and power to the wannabe dictator

and frankly it insults the flag and everything it should stand for, as well as the people who legit believe in and sacrificed for the promise of a better America

WIRED @wired.com · 7d

SCOOP: At 9:35am on Wednesday, the first morning of the US government shutdown, employees at the Small Business Administration (SBA) received a template from human resources for their suggested “out of office” email. They were advised to blame the Democrats.

Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown

Workers at one agency were given unhinged, partisan language to use when setting out-of-office replies.

www.wired.com

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

I know I’m like a broken record here (skipping CD…? Uhh… glitching deepfake?) but this really REALLY seems like it should be a big deal

Jewish Insider @jewishinsider.com · 8d

SCOOP | Under pressure from Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr. and prominent right-wing activists in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the ADL is removing from its website the Glossary of Extremism and Hate, one of the organization’s signature anti-hate resources.

ADL deletes Glossary of Extremism under pressure from conservatives over Charlie Kirk entry

The organization stands by a separate resource that describes Kirk’s Turning Point USA’s ties to ‘extremists’

jewishinsider.com

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 7d

The year is 2025 and all the most mainstream, normie security think tanks outside the United States are like “do you see what the hell is going on over there”

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

I legit can’t wait for this

Lindsay Naylor @lbnaylor.bsky.social · 7d

One more month until "All Geographers should be Feminist Geographers!" Published by @ugapress.bsky.social

Book cover with open book and quill sculpture on a college campus.

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