Jon Schubert
@jonschu.bsky.social
Political anthropology: #infrastructures, #extractives #politics and #climatechange, esp. in #Angola and #Mozambique; find me Allegralaboratory.net and at critical urbanisms @unibas D/F/E/P
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Jon Schubert
@jonschu.bsky.social
· May 28
Out today, "Unseeing urban divides in Luanda and Maputo" in #EPD
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Jason Sumich and I took inspiration from #Miéville's brilliant "The City & the City" to think about how urban sociospatial inequality is normalised and upheld.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Jason Sumich and I took inspiration from #Miéville's brilliant "The City & the City" to think about how urban sociospatial inequality is normalised and upheld.
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People’s electric bills are tripling and quadrupling because of data centers.
We can’t buy RAM or Hard Drives because of data centers.
Black communities are suffocating in generator exhaust because of data centers.
And OpenAI is raising $100 BILLION in venture capital to accelerate it all.
We can’t buy RAM or Hard Drives because of data centers.
Black communities are suffocating in generator exhaust because of data centers.
And OpenAI is raising $100 BILLION in venture capital to accelerate it all.
February 19, 2026 at 2:40 AM
People’s electric bills are tripling and quadrupling because of data centers.
We can’t buy RAM or Hard Drives because of data centers.
Black communities are suffocating in generator exhaust because of data centers.
And OpenAI is raising $100 BILLION in venture capital to accelerate it all.
We can’t buy RAM or Hard Drives because of data centers.
Black communities are suffocating in generator exhaust because of data centers.
And OpenAI is raising $100 BILLION in venture capital to accelerate it all.
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For those who want joy... deadline approaching with intent
easaonline.org/event/ethnog...
easaonline.org/event/ethnog...
Ethnographies of Joy: A Definitionless Dictionary in the Shadow of Impending Global Fascism
Invitation to join a series of (virtual and in-person) gatherings Exhausted by academic writing that mistakes joyless seriousness for rigour? Suffocated by the writing voice you’ve somehow adopted aga...
easaonline.org
February 18, 2026 at 4:13 PM
For those who want joy... deadline approaching with intent
easaonline.org/event/ethnog...
easaonline.org/event/ethnog...
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There is a really obvious solution, and that requires TAXING THE RICH. Because, the people who know best where these funds are needed, and how best to spend them, are the people working to teach the students themselves. Those who, genuinely want to be a part of a special place of learning,
Fight for Full State Funding of CUNY FY 2027 - PSC CUNY
psc-cuny.org
February 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM
There is a really obvious solution, and that requires TAXING THE RICH. Because, the people who know best where these funds are needed, and how best to spend them, are the people working to teach the students themselves. Those who, genuinely want to be a part of a special place of learning,
Ah FFS, VUB! what’s with the 0.1fte positions? 🙄
February 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ah FFS, VUB! what’s with the 0.1fte positions? 🙄
What is critique?
Starts tomorrow, 4pm CET: allegralaboratory.net/what-is-crit...
Starts tomorrow, 4pm CET: allegralaboratory.net/what-is-crit...
What is Critique? EASA LAWNET - Allegra webinar series - Allegra Lab
From February 13 to 29 May 2026 Co-organised by Allegra Lab and EASA LawNet. What is critique, and what might it still accomplish? This question
allegralaboratory.net
February 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
What is critique?
Starts tomorrow, 4pm CET: allegralaboratory.net/what-is-crit...
Starts tomorrow, 4pm CET: allegralaboratory.net/what-is-crit...
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Zu den zahlreichen bevorstehenden 🇨🇭 Kommunalwahlen:
Die SVP ist die Partei, die Kriegsverbrecher Putin unterstützt, dem kriminellen Trump nacheifert, bekennende Neonazis in ihren Reihen hat und mehr verurteile Straftäter beherbergt, als jede andere Partei.
Kein Vertreter dieser Bande ist wählbar!
Die SVP ist die Partei, die Kriegsverbrecher Putin unterstützt, dem kriminellen Trump nacheifert, bekennende Neonazis in ihren Reihen hat und mehr verurteile Straftäter beherbergt, als jede andere Partei.
Kein Vertreter dieser Bande ist wählbar!
February 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Zu den zahlreichen bevorstehenden 🇨🇭 Kommunalwahlen:
Die SVP ist die Partei, die Kriegsverbrecher Putin unterstützt, dem kriminellen Trump nacheifert, bekennende Neonazis in ihren Reihen hat und mehr verurteile Straftäter beherbergt, als jede andere Partei.
Kein Vertreter dieser Bande ist wählbar!
Die SVP ist die Partei, die Kriegsverbrecher Putin unterstützt, dem kriminellen Trump nacheifert, bekennende Neonazis in ihren Reihen hat und mehr verurteile Straftäter beherbergt, als jede andere Partei.
Kein Vertreter dieser Bande ist wählbar!
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Man I'm so goddamn sick of ai. "Wahhh you can't have a reasonable conversation about ai on here," yeah maybe be mad about the two year parade of scam artists and financial charlatans and environmental ruiners who have radicalized everyone against the spell check that agrees with you
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Man I'm so goddamn sick of ai. "Wahhh you can't have a reasonable conversation about ai on here," yeah maybe be mad about the two year parade of scam artists and financial charlatans and environmental ruiners who have radicalized everyone against the spell check that agrees with you
allegralaboratory.net/ethnographie...
We’ve cooked up something…
We’ve cooked up something…
Ethnographies of Joy: A Definitionless Dictionary in the Shadow of Impending Global Fascism - Allegra Lab
Invitation to join to a series of (virtual/in-place) gatherings Exhausted by academic writing that mistakes joyless seriousness for rigour?Suffocated by
allegralaboratory.net
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 PM
allegralaboratory.net/ethnographie...
We’ve cooked up something…
We’ve cooked up something…
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I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
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Also there are so many cool free learning resources yay. F AI slop forever, learn real shit from real people.
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Also there are so many cool free learning resources yay. F AI slop forever, learn real shit from real people.
majorly crushing article reviews today... TGIF.
January 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
majorly crushing article reviews today... TGIF.
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9. We’ve become so used to all this that we hardly notice it. But isn’t it extraordinary? Almost everyone wants one thing, and almost everyone who represents us – whether in politics or the media – wants the opposite. Yet we tell ourselves we live in a democracy.
January 23, 2026 at 11:37 AM
9. We’ve become so used to all this that we hardly notice it. But isn’t it extraordinary? Almost everyone wants one thing, and almost everyone who represents us – whether in politics or the media – wants the opposite. Yet we tell ourselves we live in a democracy.
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Left: writing the damn paper in the shadows of an archive nearby.
Right: presenting the said paper as a keynote at a fancy conference.
#academicchatter
Right: presenting the said paper as a keynote at a fancy conference.
#academicchatter
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Left: writing the damn paper in the shadows of an archive nearby.
Right: presenting the said paper as a keynote at a fancy conference.
#academicchatter
Right: presenting the said paper as a keynote at a fancy conference.
#academicchatter
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Great article by Cory Doctorow ( #Enshittification) about why the #AI bubble will be collapsing...
“The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Great article by Cory Doctorow ( #Enshittification) about why the #AI bubble will be collapsing...
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Ces hommes prétendent (et depuis des années d'ailleurs) que la révolution FÉMINISTE portée par des FEMMES et dont les LEADEUSES sont bien identifiéEs, aurait pour objectif... De ramener au pouvoir un HOMME, un MONARQUE, dont le père a construit LA FUCKING PRISON DANS LAQUELLE ELLES SONT TORTURÉES
January 14, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Ces hommes prétendent (et depuis des années d'ailleurs) que la révolution FÉMINISTE portée par des FEMMES et dont les LEADEUSES sont bien identifiéEs, aurait pour objectif... De ramener au pouvoir un HOMME, un MONARQUE, dont le père a construit LA FUCKING PRISON DANS LAQUELLE ELLES SONT TORTURÉES
Excellent stuff!
if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Excellent stuff!
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When ppl are like “if AI is so bad for you why does everyone use it” I’m like oh ya why would that be 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
December 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
When ppl are like “if AI is so bad for you why does everyone use it” I’m like oh ya why would that be 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
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"...the more one relies on vice signaling as a style of action and communication, the less relevant and powerful the in-group’s moral compass is as a practical constraint on anyone’s behavior."
latest for @bostonreview.bsky.social
www.bostonreview.net/articles/emp...
latest for @bostonreview.bsky.social
www.bostonreview.net/articles/emp...
Empire of Vice
In a perverse twist on virtue signaling, the Trump administration is training Americans in the politics of raw domination.
www.bostonreview.net
January 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"...the more one relies on vice signaling as a style of action and communication, the less relevant and powerful the in-group’s moral compass is as a practical constraint on anyone’s behavior."
latest for @bostonreview.bsky.social
www.bostonreview.net/articles/emp...
latest for @bostonreview.bsky.social
www.bostonreview.net/articles/emp...
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Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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Amazing 😳 digital archaeology
How AI’s annoying blandness “accidentally replicated the linguistic ghost of the British Empire”
How AI’s annoying blandness “accidentally replicated the linguistic ghost of the British Empire”
December 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Amazing 😳 digital archaeology
How AI’s annoying blandness “accidentally replicated the linguistic ghost of the British Empire”
How AI’s annoying blandness “accidentally replicated the linguistic ghost of the British Empire”
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Der hervorragende Schweizer ÖV war das Resultat politischer Weitsicht, vieler staatlicher Investments und einer Service-Public-Mentalität.
All das fehlt heute. Vor allem in diesen vollkommen vergifteten deutschsprachigen Bullshitdiskurs.
All das fehlt heute. Vor allem in diesen vollkommen vergifteten deutschsprachigen Bullshitdiskurs.
Jap. Und dann sollte man zur «Realitätsbenennung» auch gleich noch erklären, was eine +3-Grad-Welt für Europa bedeuten könnte.
Und Klimaziele sind nicht fucked, weil Leute keine E-Autos wollen, sondern weil ÖV, Infrastruktur fehlt und Marktversagen nicht behoben wird.
www.nzz.ch/der-andere-b...
Und Klimaziele sind nicht fucked, weil Leute keine E-Autos wollen, sondern weil ÖV, Infrastruktur fehlt und Marktversagen nicht behoben wird.
www.nzz.ch/der-andere-b...
December 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Der hervorragende Schweizer ÖV war das Resultat politischer Weitsicht, vieler staatlicher Investments und einer Service-Public-Mentalität.
All das fehlt heute. Vor allem in diesen vollkommen vergifteten deutschsprachigen Bullshitdiskurs.
All das fehlt heute. Vor allem in diesen vollkommen vergifteten deutschsprachigen Bullshitdiskurs.
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"Rein statistisch ist die Kantonsratsfraktion der SVP-Schwyz einer der gefährlichsten Orte des Landes, gerade für Frauen. Sie finden das Beispiel empörend und willkürlich? Sie haben vollkommen Recht."
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Der gefährlichste Ort für Frauen? Die Kantonsratsfraktion der SVP Schwyz - Cédric Wermuth
Rein statisch ist damit die Kantonsratsfraktion der SVP-Schwyz einer der gefährlichsten Orte des Landes, gerade für Frauen. Sie finden das Beispiel empörend und willkürlich? Sie haben Recht.
cedricwermuth.ch
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"Rein statistisch ist die Kantonsratsfraktion der SVP-Schwyz einer der gefährlichsten Orte des Landes, gerade für Frauen. Sie finden das Beispiel empörend und willkürlich? Sie haben vollkommen Recht."
cedricwermuth.ch/der-gefaehrl...
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