Sven Daniel Wolfe
@sdwolfe.bsky.social
Professor of Social & Cultural Geography. Here to lament / rant - not representing my university - on mega-events, geopolitics, sustainability, UKR-RUS-USA, the end of things and how it could be better.
New book, open access: https://tinyurl.com/SDWHESP.
New book, open access: https://tinyurl.com/SDWHESP.
I am concerned that the white house website appears to run on Wordpress
Aside from everything else here - and there is a lot - I also find that kind of troubling
Aside from everything else here - and there is a lot - I also find that kind of troubling
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I am concerned that the white house website appears to run on Wordpress
Aside from everything else here - and there is a lot - I also find that kind of troubling
Aside from everything else here - and there is a lot - I also find that kind of troubling
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A #DailyVerse 68 (yes, they're not anything near daily, but they'll keep coming sometimes)
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'The sea’s remorse
surfaces every time the waves appear.
Not the wild, raging, frightening waves
but the other kind
sweet and soothing, like lullabies.'
*
– The sea’s remorse
Argyris Stavropoulos
Translated from Greek by Gigi Papoulias
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surfaces every time the waves appear.
Not the wild, raging, frightening waves
but the other kind
sweet and soothing, like lullabies.'
*
– The sea’s remorse
Argyris Stavropoulos
Translated from Greek by Gigi Papoulias
modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/the-sea...
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A #DailyVerse 68 (yes, they're not anything near daily, but they'll keep coming sometimes)
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Was this only just last week? My god
December 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Was this only just last week? My god
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In my latest, I discuss a little-known resistance movement from World War II. When Norway’s Nazi-backed puppet tried to turn the schools into incubators for little fascist ideologues, the teachers revolted—and won.
Don’t Do the Dance
To remove Trump, we must shed some illusions about power.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In my latest, I discuss a little-known resistance movement from World War II. When Norway’s Nazi-backed puppet tried to turn the schools into incubators for little fascist ideologues, the teachers revolted—and won.
How is this even remotely acceptable?
And - gods - what's coming next?
And - gods - what's coming next?
December 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
How is this even remotely acceptable?
And - gods - what's coming next?
And - gods - what's coming next?
Respectfully disagree.
1) without identifying problems and aspiring for better, nothing will ever change
2) the US is not the only country in the world with universities, yet it’s the only one with these problems
Saying “that’s the way things are” is nothing more than surrender
1) without identifying problems and aspiring for better, nothing will ever change
2) the US is not the only country in the world with universities, yet it’s the only one with these problems
Saying “that’s the way things are” is nothing more than surrender
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Respectfully disagree.
1) without identifying problems and aspiring for better, nothing will ever change
2) the US is not the only country in the world with universities, yet it’s the only one with these problems
Saying “that’s the way things are” is nothing more than surrender
1) without identifying problems and aspiring for better, nothing will ever change
2) the US is not the only country in the world with universities, yet it’s the only one with these problems
Saying “that’s the way things are” is nothing more than surrender
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So, like, this isn’t even my rant.
This is just, like, what is true. The annual salary of approximately 1,500 faculty members is caught up in buyout/guarantee money for two football coaches. This is happening in the midst of hiring freezes and dramatic budget cuts in academic units. It’s just true.
This is just, like, what is true. The annual salary of approximately 1,500 faculty members is caught up in buyout/guarantee money for two football coaches. This is happening in the midst of hiring freezes and dramatic budget cuts in academic units. It’s just true.
LSU is paying its previous football coach over $50 million NOT to coach there while likely guaranteeing Kiffin something approaching double that, all while having an academic hiring freeze and budget cuts across the board. What is the purpose of a university (rhetorical)?
SOURCES: Lane Kiffin is expected to accept LSU's offer to become the Tigers next head coach. Kiffin is set to meet with his Ole Miss team this morning at 9 AM CT. As we reported yesterday morning, LSU has been very confident it was going to land Kiffin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So, like, this isn’t even my rant.
This is just, like, what is true. The annual salary of approximately 1,500 faculty members is caught up in buyout/guarantee money for two football coaches. This is happening in the midst of hiring freezes and dramatic budget cuts in academic units. It’s just true.
This is just, like, what is true. The annual salary of approximately 1,500 faculty members is caught up in buyout/guarantee money for two football coaches. This is happening in the midst of hiring freezes and dramatic budget cuts in academic units. It’s just true.
Golly gosh I didn’t know that universities were about bringing in revenue.
Here I am, thinking they’re about education but what do I know
Here I am, thinking they’re about education but what do I know
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Golly gosh I didn’t know that universities were about bringing in revenue.
Here I am, thinking they’re about education but what do I know
Here I am, thinking they’re about education but what do I know