David Storey
@davidstoreygeog.bsky.social
Human Geographer (retired, sort of);
Interested in national identity, sport, heritage, and many other things
Interested in national identity, sport, heritage, and many other things
Hopes of Irish language revival in public life as Catherine Connolly takes office
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Hopes of Irish language revival in public life as Catherine Connolly takes office
Advocates say presidency could be ‘transformative moment’ for Ireland after Gaelic’s cultural breakthroughs
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Hopes of Irish language revival in public life as Catherine Connolly takes office
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"Much of the international media and political classes do not want to highlight coverage that proves Israel is not the democratic, law-abiding, Western nation of the widespread myth"
@chris-doyle.bsky.social
www.arabnews.com/node/2622123...
@chris-doyle.bsky.social
www.arabnews.com/node/2622123...
In Israel, whistleblowers are criminals and rapists are heroes
A great scandal currently playing out in Israel is highly revealing of the fault lines in its society when it comes to the Palestinians. Israeli society is divided between those who think the scandal ...
www.arabnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"Much of the international media and political classes do not want to highlight coverage that proves Israel is not the democratic, law-abiding, Western nation of the widespread myth"
@chris-doyle.bsky.social
www.arabnews.com/node/2622123...
@chris-doyle.bsky.social
www.arabnews.com/node/2622123...
Reposted by David Storey
💥New from me in @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
“Monuments, museums, and cultural institutions were often created in the image of “militarist realism”—presenting colonialism as eternal. Undoing this legacy is not erasing the past but combating a pernicious ideology”
jacobin.com/2025/11/brit...
“Monuments, museums, and cultural institutions were often created in the image of “militarist realism”—presenting colonialism as eternal. Undoing this legacy is not erasing the past but combating a pernicious ideology”
jacobin.com/2025/11/brit...
One Day, Britain’s Monuments Will Fall
Monuments, museums, and cultural institutions were often created in the image of “militarist realism,” presenting colonialism and enslavement as eternal. Undoing this legacy is not erasing the past bu...
jacobin.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
💥New from me in @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
“Monuments, museums, and cultural institutions were often created in the image of “militarist realism”—presenting colonialism as eternal. Undoing this legacy is not erasing the past but combating a pernicious ideology”
jacobin.com/2025/11/brit...
“Monuments, museums, and cultural institutions were often created in the image of “militarist realism”—presenting colonialism as eternal. Undoing this legacy is not erasing the past but combating a pernicious ideology”
jacobin.com/2025/11/brit...
There was a young writer from Worcester......
I’m back on the road with The Catenary Wires this Wednesday so I thought I’d write a short poem in celebration of each place we’ll be heading to this week: Worcester, Nottingham, Swansea and Bristol.
Tickets available here: brianbilston.com/events/
Tickets available here: brianbilston.com/events/
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
There was a young writer from Worcester......
Lovatt Lecture in Geography @worcesteruni.bsky.social :
Prof. Mark Riley,
University of Liverpool, on social media and it's role in the (re)presentation of geographies and identities
Prof. Mark Riley,
University of Liverpool, on social media and it's role in the (re)presentation of geographies and identities
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Lovatt Lecture in Geography @worcesteruni.bsky.social :
Prof. Mark Riley,
University of Liverpool, on social media and it's role in the (re)presentation of geographies and identities
Prof. Mark Riley,
University of Liverpool, on social media and it's role in the (re)presentation of geographies and identities
"The same tired trope is dusted off: that criticism of Israel equals antisemitism. It’s a slur designed to silence, and it works depressingly often. It ignores that opposing a government’s crimes is not opposing a people’s faith, and that condemning mass murder is not an act of prejudice"
"Of all the things I figured the FAI might be accused of, antisemitism and competence were not two of them. I am fairly certain they are neither. And yet, somehow, they stand on trial for both charges - one absurd, the other unlikely"
@colinivan.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
@colinivan.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
Colin Sheridan: Almost right on Israel, the FAI fail to stand its ground
Even when Ireland gets it right, it fears being seen to do so. That’s the Irish condition, really.
www.irishexaminer.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"The same tired trope is dusted off: that criticism of Israel equals antisemitism. It’s a slur designed to silence, and it works depressingly often. It ignores that opposing a government’s crimes is not opposing a people’s faith, and that condemning mass murder is not an act of prejudice"
"Of all the things I figured the FAI might be accused of, antisemitism and competence were not two of them. I am fairly certain they are neither. And yet, somehow, they stand on trial for both charges - one absurd, the other unlikely"
@colinivan.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
@colinivan.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
Colin Sheridan: Almost right on Israel, the FAI fail to stand its ground
Even when Ireland gets it right, it fears being seen to do so. That’s the Irish condition, really.
www.irishexaminer.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"Of all the things I figured the FAI might be accused of, antisemitism and competence were not two of them. I am fairly certain they are neither. And yet, somehow, they stand on trial for both charges - one absurd, the other unlikely"
@colinivan.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
@colinivan.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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"Universities teach us to ask questions without tidy answers. They train us to look for truths we didn’t know existed and to challenge assumptions we didn’t realise we held. At their best, they remind us that intellect isn’t about having opinions, it’s about earning them."
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
"Universities teach us to ask questions without tidy answers. They train us to look for truths we didn’t know existed and to challenge assumptions we didn’t realise we held. At their best, they remind us that intellect isn’t about having opinions, it’s about earning them."
Springsteen, masculinity, and misplaced nostalgia
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Opinion | Bruce Springsteen’s Father Complicates a Powerful American Narrative
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Springsteen, masculinity, and misplaced nostalgia
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Reposted by David Storey
Thanks to all who have already signed the petition about the closure of Geography at the Uni. If you haven’t, please do so to help stop this ill-thought out action that threatens the future of staff, students & the discipline at Leicester
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
Sign the Petition
Save Geography at the University of Leicester
www.change.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Thanks to all who have already signed the petition about the closure of Geography at the Uni. If you haven’t, please do so to help stop this ill-thought out action that threatens the future of staff, students & the discipline at Leicester
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
Emergency Exits:
Exhibition focusing on independence struggles -
at the Imperial War Museum, London
Exhibition focusing on independence struggles -
at the Imperial War Museum, London
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Emergency Exits:
Exhibition focusing on independence struggles -
at the Imperial War Museum, London
Exhibition focusing on independence struggles -
at the Imperial War Museum, London
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Save Geography at the University of Leicester.
The University of Leicester is proposing to dissolve Geography into a School of Chemical, Earth & Environmental Science. All research-active human geographers are at threat of redundancy. Add your voice to keep #Geography whole!
c.org/sbYBqcwrhC
The University of Leicester is proposing to dissolve Geography into a School of Chemical, Earth & Environmental Science. All research-active human geographers are at threat of redundancy. Add your voice to keep #Geography whole!
c.org/sbYBqcwrhC
Sign the Petition
Save Geography at the University of Leicester
c.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Save Geography at the University of Leicester.
The University of Leicester is proposing to dissolve Geography into a School of Chemical, Earth & Environmental Science. All research-active human geographers are at threat of redundancy. Add your voice to keep #Geography whole!
c.org/sbYBqcwrhC
The University of Leicester is proposing to dissolve Geography into a School of Chemical, Earth & Environmental Science. All research-active human geographers are at threat of redundancy. Add your voice to keep #Geography whole!
c.org/sbYBqcwrhC
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Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!
Reposted by David Storey
This is awful. Solidarity with UK colleagues against this cruel and stupid gutting of university education and disciplinary knowledge
Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!
November 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This is awful. Solidarity with UK colleagues against this cruel and stupid gutting of university education and disciplinary knowledge
Imagined immigration:
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elielcohen.bsky.social
on the need to challenge misinterpretations and skewed perceptions of immigration
@lseblogs.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elielcohen.bsky.social
on the need to challenge misinterpretations and skewed perceptions of immigration
@lseblogs.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Imagined immigration is shaping our politics | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Enjoying this post? Then sign up to our newsletter and receive a weekly roundup of all our articles. Immigration has become the central issue in British politics. The public now rank it as the most im...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Imagined immigration:
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elielcohen.bsky.social
on the need to challenge misinterpretations and skewed perceptions of immigration
@lseblogs.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elielcohen.bsky.social
on the need to challenge misinterpretations and skewed perceptions of immigration
@lseblogs.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Zohran Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it
@moustafabayoumi.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@moustafabayoumi.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it | Moustafa Bayoumi
His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Zohran Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it
@moustafabayoumi.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@moustafabayoumi.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"The ceasefire does exactly what Israel designed it to do: it performs peace while continuing the crumbs of genocide. A mask. A placatory piece of theatre. A distraction. A deceit. War by another name"
@colinivan.bsky.social
@colinivan.bsky.social
"How goes the ceasefire? If you care for human life, it goes abysmally....as a charade with dozens killed daily...It goes with American power projecting itself from Gaza to Venezuela-always clothed in peace, democracy& rights, always enforcing the very opposite"
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Colin Sheridan: Israel's 'ceasefire' a placatory piece of theatre that continues its genocide
American power projecting itself is always clothed in peace, democracy, and rights, but always enforcing the very opposite, writes Colin Sheridan
www.irishexaminer.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"The ceasefire does exactly what Israel designed it to do: it performs peace while continuing the crumbs of genocide. A mask. A placatory piece of theatre. A distraction. A deceit. War by another name"
@colinivan.bsky.social
@colinivan.bsky.social
"How goes the ceasefire? If you care for human life, it goes abysmally....as a charade with dozens killed daily...It goes with American power projecting itself from Gaza to Venezuela-always clothed in peace, democracy& rights, always enforcing the very opposite"
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Colin Sheridan: Israel's 'ceasefire' a placatory piece of theatre that continues its genocide
American power projecting itself is always clothed in peace, democracy, and rights, but always enforcing the very opposite, writes Colin Sheridan
www.irishexaminer.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"How goes the ceasefire? If you care for human life, it goes abysmally....as a charade with dozens killed daily...It goes with American power projecting itself from Gaza to Venezuela-always clothed in peace, democracy& rights, always enforcing the very opposite"
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Cheney's legacy
Dick Cheney, one of the key architects of the post-9/11 war era, has died.
An estimated 3.6-3.8 million people have died indirectly in post-9/11 war zones, bringing the total death toll to at least 4.5-4.7 million and counting.
An estimated 3.6-3.8 million people have died indirectly in post-9/11 war zones, bringing the total death toll to at least 4.5-4.7 million and counting.
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Cheney's legacy
Cheney's "decades-long struggle to consolidate the unparalleled might of U.S. warmaking within the White House has succeeded... Trump now walks a red carpet of lawlessness, plutocracy and bloodshed woven by Cheney" @attackerman.bsky.social
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Cheney's "decades-long struggle to consolidate the unparalleled might of U.S. warmaking within the White House has succeeded... Trump now walks a red carpet of lawlessness, plutocracy and bloodshed woven by Cheney" @attackerman.bsky.social
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Reposted by David Storey
Not sure how many Cheney obits will mention this murderous legacy of his.
Post-9/11 wars have contributed to some 4.5 million deaths, report suggests
Researchers attempt to calculate the number of deaths attributable to the war on terrorism, across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Not sure how many Cheney obits will mention this murderous legacy of his.
'If empire is no longer neglected in Britain, the terms on which it should be remembered remain fiercely contested"
@eriklinstrum.bsky.social @jacobinmag.bsky.social
@eriklinstrum.bsky.social @jacobinmag.bsky.social
An exhibition at London’s Imperial War Museum offers a welcome corrective to the nostalgia for empire common among Britain’s elites.
Reckoning With Empire at Britain’s Imperial War Museum
An exhibition at London’s Imperial War Museum offers a welcome corrective to the nostalgia for empire common among Britain’s elites.
jacobin.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
'If empire is no longer neglected in Britain, the terms on which it should be remembered remain fiercely contested"
@eriklinstrum.bsky.social @jacobinmag.bsky.social
@eriklinstrum.bsky.social @jacobinmag.bsky.social