Sven Daniel Wolfe
@sdwolfe.bsky.social
Professor of Social & Cultural Geography, not representing my Uni.
Here to lament / rant on mega-events, geopolitics, sustainability, UKR-RUS-USA, the end of things and how it could be better.
Latest book, open access: https://tinyurl.com/SDWHESP.
Here to lament / rant on mega-events, geopolitics, sustainability, UKR-RUS-USA, the end of things and how it could be better.
Latest book, open access: https://tinyurl.com/SDWHESP.
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Sven Daniel Wolfe
@sdwolfe.bsky.social
· Feb 24
Some days it is good to ignore the news and simply let all things in all senses just speak for themselves
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Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
October 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
This is really scary: cepa.org/article/fsb-...
FSB Focuses Crosshairs on Russian Exiles
The Kremlin’s campaign to harass, intimidate, and murder opponents and exiles takes another major step back to the days of Stalin.
cepa.org
October 2, 2026 at 6:50 AM
This is really scary: cepa.org/article/fsb-...
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Kids are rioting for the right to be educated with dignity, in buildings that are maintained, for their teachers to be sufficiently supported, and for a hopeful future — and not to be gassed by police when they ask? The kids, I tell you, are ok. The grown-ups, however, have some soul-searching to do
October 2, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Kids are rioting for the right to be educated with dignity, in buildings that are maintained, for their teachers to be sufficiently supported, and for a hopeful future — and not to be gassed by police when they ask? The kids, I tell you, are ok. The grown-ups, however, have some soul-searching to do
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I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
September 30, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Realizing the extent to which this is true wildly changed my opinions about how to deal with Trumpism, since they're never going to be satisfied unless they're actively dominating everyone else. You can't give them some concessions and go back to the status quo: they're reactionary revolutionaries.
Antebellum politics is fascinating, the South kept getting policy concessions and whipped themselves up into a paranoid rage anyway, essentially because they couldn't stand being culturally judged for having slaves
September 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Realizing the extent to which this is true wildly changed my opinions about how to deal with Trumpism, since they're never going to be satisfied unless they're actively dominating everyone else. You can't give them some concessions and go back to the status quo: they're reactionary revolutionaries.
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The arguments you've heard against California's billionaire tax are utter BS.
Here to debunk them — and explain why you should vote YES on Prop 40 — is renowned economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
Here to debunk them — and explain why you should vote YES on Prop 40 — is renowned economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
September 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The arguments you've heard against California's billionaire tax are utter BS.
Here to debunk them — and explain why you should vote YES on Prop 40 — is renowned economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
Here to debunk them — and explain why you should vote YES on Prop 40 — is renowned economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
A+ meme
September 30, 2026 at 9:31 AM
A+ meme
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Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt.
September 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt.
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Today before Senate.
September 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Today before Senate.
@michaelgentile.bsky.social this made me think of you
September 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
@michaelgentile.bsky.social this made me think of you
Corrigendum: ...*try* to log in to things.
Between problems with 2FA, "Log in with Web of Science / ORCID", or mc.manuscriptcentral/fu2, it's a miracle I ever get any work done
Between problems with 2FA, "Log in with Web of Science / ORCID", or mc.manuscriptcentral/fu2, it's a miracle I ever get any work done
As a professor, most of what I do is log in to things
September 29, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Corrigendum: ...*try* to log in to things.
Between problems with 2FA, "Log in with Web of Science / ORCID", or mc.manuscriptcentral/fu2, it's a miracle I ever get any work done
Between problems with 2FA, "Log in with Web of Science / ORCID", or mc.manuscriptcentral/fu2, it's a miracle I ever get any work done
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This is deeply wonderful
September 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is deeply wonderful
Happy Monday, everyone. Remember the long sweep of history and don't let the current disaster get you down. You're needed here and now
September 28, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Happy Monday, everyone. Remember the long sweep of history and don't let the current disaster get you down. You're needed here and now
I need a new mop
September 24, 2026 at 8:11 AM
I need a new mop
"No nation can truly call itself a democracy until its leader has dismissed the entire press corps and replaced them with state-run media..."
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Mitch McConnell waves at a wall.
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Jake Paul punches a solar panel.
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Lauren Boebert humps a Trump Bible.
buff.ly/53Rahyu
Mitch McConnell waves at a wall.
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Jake Paul punches a solar panel.
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Lauren Boebert humps a Trump Bible.
buff.ly/53Rahyu
Today’s Programming Lineup on Trump TV
“No nation can truly call itself a democracy until its leader has dismissed the entire press corps and replaced them with state-run media. Now, instead of Am...
buff.ly
September 24, 2026 at 5:47 AM
"No nation can truly call itself a democracy until its leader has dismissed the entire press corps and replaced them with state-run media..."
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In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping.
September 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping.
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September 23, 2026 at 10:48 AM
I am not religious, but please lord deliver us from this tyrant of extraordinary stupidity
Trump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI"
September 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I am not religious, but please lord deliver us from this tyrant of extraordinary stupidity
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Every day I think “well, surely everything can’t get stupider.”
And every day events prove me wrong.
And every day events prove me wrong.
Trump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI"
September 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Every day I think “well, surely everything can’t get stupider.”
And every day events prove me wrong.
And every day events prove me wrong.
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Two question for FIFA (and UEFA)
- Will you commit to separation of commercial and regulatory powers?
- Will you commit to a needs-based independently audited redistribution model?
(Answer: no, they won't because this isn't about reform, it's about power.)
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
- Will you commit to separation of commercial and regulatory powers?
- Will you commit to a needs-based independently audited redistribution model?
(Answer: no, they won't because this isn't about reform, it's about power.)
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Gianni Infantino: Fifa president open to reform and external review of football's governing body
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed an external review of how world football's governing body operates. shifting tone as he seeks support to stay on.
www.bbc.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Two question for FIFA (and UEFA)
- Will you commit to separation of commercial and regulatory powers?
- Will you commit to a needs-based independently audited redistribution model?
(Answer: no, they won't because this isn't about reform, it's about power.)
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
- Will you commit to separation of commercial and regulatory powers?
- Will you commit to a needs-based independently audited redistribution model?
(Answer: no, they won't because this isn't about reform, it's about power.)
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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The lies MAGA told about Burisma and Hunter Biden are nothing compared to what the Trumps are doing in plain sight, yet none of the people who pretended to care about corruption linked to Burisma have said anything about Trump obviously being bribed by Putin.
Trump Russia was always the main story.
Trump Russia was always the main story.
Counterintelligence experts told us it’s no secret Russia has long been trying to penetrate the Trump family inner circle, so a Putin-linked oligarch bankrolling Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding raised all sorts of red flags.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://propub.li/47fu7eJ
🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://propub.li/47fu7eJ
September 22, 2026 at 9:26 AM
The lies MAGA told about Burisma and Hunter Biden are nothing compared to what the Trumps are doing in plain sight, yet none of the people who pretended to care about corruption linked to Burisma have said anything about Trump obviously being bribed by Putin.
Trump Russia was always the main story.
Trump Russia was always the main story.
My "it was all a dream" fantasy: Mango Mussolini announces at the UN that it was all fake, a trick to remind the country how fragile and important democracy is, and how it must be refreshed and defended. Then he and cabinet resign and ride off into the sunset.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Trump’s bizarre social media blitz leaves world guessing ahead of UN address
President has been posting on Washington arch, AI and his ‘25 top achievements’ – the chances of an uplifting speech appear slim
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 7:27 AM
My "it was all a dream" fantasy: Mango Mussolini announces at the UN that it was all fake, a trick to remind the country how fragile and important democracy is, and how it must be refreshed and defended. Then he and cabinet resign and ride off into the sunset.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Mark your conference calendars: the 12th International Urban Geographies of Post-Communist States is coming to Yerevan in one year: 20-26 September, 2027. Call for panels and papers coming soon.
It's going to be a good one!
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It's going to be a good one!
catference.am
Cities After Transition — CATference 2027
Yerevan · 20—26 September 2027
catference.am
September 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Mark your conference calendars: the 12th International Urban Geographies of Post-Communist States is coming to Yerevan in one year: 20-26 September, 2027. Call for panels and papers coming soon.
It's going to be a good one!
catference.am
It's going to be a good one!
catference.am
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If you live in a country where the outcome of an election is actually unknown ahead of time, never take that for granted.
September 18, 2026 at 2:56 PM
If you live in a country where the outcome of an election is actually unknown ahead of time, never take that for granted.