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Jason Dittmer
@realjdittmer.bsky.social
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Professor of Political Geography at UCL. Posting about geopolitics, popular culture, and cat memes

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adam searle @admsrl.bsky.social · 22h
important commentary!!!

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/uk-u...
The UK universities cutting geography have lost their bearings
From climate change to geopolitics, the knowledge, skills and insights of geographers have never been more relevant, say five professors
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 23h
I was a big fan of Robert Duvall, but was still stunned to read about how many classic movies he was in. The obituary proves its own thesis, that he sank into his own roles so deeply you didn’t see him
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...
Robert Duvall, a Chameleon of an Actor Onscreen and Onstage, Dies at 95
www.nytimes.com

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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 2d
One for @alpinkerton.bsky.social

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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 2d
The German curling uniforms look like they have been stolen from Guy Fieri 🇩🇪
a man wearing sunglasses and a shirt with flames on it is eating a hot dog
ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a shirt with flames on it is eating a hot dog
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Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 2d
And another bites the dust?

The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com

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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 3d
Please God yes.
politico.eu POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 3d
Doom scrolling is doomed ... if the EU gets its way.

🔗 www.politico.eu/article/tikt...

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 3d
Doom scrolling is doomed ... if the EU gets its way.

🔗 www.politico.eu/article/tikt...

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 4d
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.

The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 6d
New hope for academics everywhere!
Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
www.theguardian.com

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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 7d
When infrastructure policy becomes political metaphor

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NPR @npr.org · 7d
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River, in his latest salvo over cross-border trade issues. n.pr/3O6pRs0
Trump is threatening to block a new bridge between Detroit and Canada from opening
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River, in his latest salvo over cross-border trade issues.
n.pr

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I-NAME Initiative @i-name.bsky.social · 8d
"He was not simply changing the name. He was actually enacting a different worldview..."

Kudos to @derekgeographer.bsky.social for contributing remarks for another national news piece on place renaming!

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
The Gulf of What? Has Trump's name change caught on?
It's been a year since President Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. We asked people along its shores what they actually call it.
www.usatoday.com

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 9d
Some colleagues in my old department in Trondheim are recruiting a PhD candidate in Gender Studies and/or STS on the "Imagining Positive Energy Futures" project. 3 years, fully funded. Norway's a good place to do a PhD and Trondheim's a nice place to live!
PhD candidate within Gender Studies and/or STS: Imagining Positive Energy Futures (294972) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Job title: PhD candidate within Gender Studies and/or STS: Imagining Positive Energy Futures (294972), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, March 15, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no

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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 9d
Nobody tell me what happened - about to watch the curling on catch-up

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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 9d
Would be amazing if Bad Bunny sang Lee Greenwood’s Proud to be an American at halftime

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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 13d
"Sometime I wish you would just hold me in contempt, Your Honor, so that I can have a full 24 hours of sleep," Le told Blackwell, according to a transcript.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US Justice Department removes lawyer who told judge in immigration case 'this job sucks'
The U.S. Justice Department has removed a government lawyer from an assignment in Minnesota after she told a federal judge "this job sucks" and immigration authorities had failed to comply with court ...
www.reuters.com

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Tom Western @tomwestern.bsky.social · 13d
We've launched our new migration masters @uclgeography.bsky.social – Migration, Politics and Society
Full of creative and critical approaches, and taught by really good people. Please pass on to students who might be interested!

www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

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Brett Christophers @brettchristophers.bsky.social · 15d
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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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 18d
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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 20d
I have been thinking about this lot lately! Imagine LLMs consuming LLM product. Awful.
jowolff.bsky.social Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 20d
The old test in moral philosophy ‘what if everyone did that?’ is coming back to haunt us. LLMs only work because the information they are sucking up was not generated by LLMs. But as they drive more and more real researchers out of business they are building layers and layers on their own quicksand.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 20d
The old test in moral philosophy ‘what if everyone did that?’ is coming back to haunt us. LLMs only work because the information they are sucking up was not generated by LLMs. But as they drive more and more real researchers out of business they are building layers and layers on their own quicksand.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21d
Masked thugs, sneering elites and terrified citizens: a picture of the US today. We used to have a name for this | Marina Hyde
Masked thugs, sneering elites and terrified citizens: a picture of the US today. We used to have a name for this | Marina Hyde
Truly, I am the country’s biggest fan. But in the spirit of free speech its leaders apparently love, here’s a few things the rest of the world needs them to know, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 21d
Stop what you’re doing and read this piece, which is as powerful as you’d expect from @adamserwer.bsky.social witnessing the events of last week on the ground in Minnesota. “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 23d
New YouGov poll: Abolish ICE is now at a *record high* level of support in the United States

46% support
41% oppose

Independents are +12 on abolishing ICE

19% of Republicans now support abolishing ICE as well

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 24d
Are you concerned about your privacy and the power abuse by American tech companies?

This website helps you switch to European and open-source alternatives.

switch-to.eu/en/
Switch-to.eu - EU alternatives to global services
A guide to help you switch from non-EU to EU-based digital services and products.
switch-to.eu

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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 26d
A rare chuckle in awful times
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
America Needs Greenland. No—Iceland. Actually, Never Mind!
This is definitely all going to plan.
www.theatlantic.com

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Barry Yeoman @barryyeoman.com · 26d
A post-by-post dissection of the Nazi and neo-Nazi tropes used in U.S. government social media accounts. By @alibreland.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
The Trump Administration Is Publishing a Stream of Nazi Propaganda
Government social-media managers have transformed official feeds.
www.theatlantic.com

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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 27d
The old ways are not coming back

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Jason Dittmer @realjdittmer.bsky.social · 27d
Hi all! New paper out today early online (and open access) on the tunnels of Gibraltar, thinking through value as a bridge between political and economic geographies. I hope it is of use to someone somewhere! #AcademicSky #Geosky
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 28d
Canada starts preparing for guerilla warfare, just in case
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com