Maria Abreu

@mariaabreu.bsky.social

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Prof. of Economic Geography and Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. My work is on labour markets, migration, planning, and regional policy. I also love photography and baking, and have a crazy cocker spaniel called Fonzie. .. more

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Political science 11%

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Martin D.B. Brown @martindbbrown.bsky.social · 11h

Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.

Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

news.wisc.edu

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 17h

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 1d

He’s such an amazing lyricist, but most importantly, has a message of hope and fun, and pride in Latin culture and heritage. He reminds me of Ruben Blades in that sense.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 1d

(Over breakfast tomorrow morning…)

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 1d

I absolutely *love* Bad Bunny, and can’t wait to see this. youtu.be/SFKLTYwS9Fg

Bad Bunny Takes the World’s Biggest Stage | Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show (Official Trailer)

YouTube video by Apple Music

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Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 3d

Full interview here.

Mel Roxby-Mackey @archaeoborders.bsky.social · 4d

Sir Ian McKellen. Legend.

David Strathdee @davidstrathdee.bsky.social · 4d

This is superb. Ian McKellen delivers a blistering pro-immigration monologue written by Shakespeare, that makes you want to punch the air with exhilaration. Wow, wow, wow.

An absolute must-watch. (Starts at 20:10 but the entire interview is a joy.) youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag

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Mel Roxby-Mackey @archaeoborders.bsky.social · 4d

Sir Ian McKellen. Legend.

David Strathdee @davidstrathdee.bsky.social · 4d

"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 4d

Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.

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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 4d

I can’t say that I take World Nutella Day seriously in any way, but it does give me an excuse (not that any is needed) to make this absurdly easy Nutella Cheesecake #RecipeOfTheDay! www.nigella.com/recipes/nute...

Nutella Cheesecake

I don’t know if I should apologise for this or boast about it. Either way, I feel you will thank me for it. The thing is, it’s embarrassingly easy to make and unembarrassingly easy to eat. Don’t be t...

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 6d

There's more.

On 31 March 2010, Lord Mandelson's principal private secretary sent him a note of a meeting between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Larry Summers, US Treasury Secretary.

Lord Mandelson forwarded it to Jeffrey Epstein five minutes later.

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Dan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · 7d

Tempted to apply.

Seriously, if you have such interests a great opportunity at an opportune time.

Brett Christophers @brettchristophers.bsky.social · 7d

We're recruiting 2 PhD candidates in human geography here in Uppsala, one position focused on urban/housing issues and one in political ecology.

Please spread the word/repost etc. Being a PhD student in Sweden is a good gig.

2 PhD student positions in Human Geography - Uppsala University

2 PhD student positions in Human Geography, Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University

www.uu.se

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 7d

BREAKING on ft website:

Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans

www.ft.com/content/fdf7...

Mandelson leaked sensitive UK government tax plans to Epstein

Former ambassador forwarded memo from special adviser to Gordon Brown to late sex offender in 2009

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Alex Coad @coad.bsky.social · 7d

📢📢Research Policy 11th online conference for Early Career Researchers!

Mon 27th April 2026, 2-4pm (UK time)

Submit a 3 page abstract by Sun 22nd March

Link for submitting:
forms.gle/bkMBQLia6Fhe...

Link to RP page:
www.sciencedirect.com/journal/rese...

#EconSky

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 7d

Beautiful doggo ❤️

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Max Waugh @maxwaughphoto.bsky.social · 8d

Guyana 2026:

Along a forest road, we watched a pair of White-throated Toucans flying to and from their nest cavity. Sometimes we'd see them peeking out before they took off again. It was only later, when we examined the photos, that we realized their chick was also looking out the window!

White-throated Toucan with fruit, Guyana

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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 8d

One overlooked aspect is that graduates are now forecast to cover 83% of higher education costs – the funding system has been almost entirely privatised.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 8d

I just spent a minute looking at the map and thinking Cambridge Common, wot?

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 8d

He’s so creepy.

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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 9d

CRASSH is inviting scholars from the Global South to apply for funded Visiting Fellowships in Cambridge in Spring 2027

The fellowship theme is 'Enslavement: histories, legacies and afterlives'

⏳ Apply by 16 Feb 2026
www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/global-south-fellowships

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 9d

The GREATEST democratic backsliding than ANYONE HAS EVER SEEN. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 10d

💼 We're #HIRING!

We are seeking an Assistant Professor in International Migration specialised in forced #migration and #policy responses to the #international #displacement of people and/or #immigration, #race and #citizenship (from a #comparative perspective).

🌍️ 👉️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 10d

New trick discovered today: an LLM-generated essay, saved as a PDF, with a tiny white space between each letter. This makes it impossible to paste quotes into a search engine, prevents text-matching in plagiarism checkers, & means URLs in bibliographies can't be clicked on. A lot of my time wasted.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 10d

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