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David Storey

@davidstoreygeog.bsky.social
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Human Geographer (retired, sort of); Interested in national identity, sport, heritage, and many other things

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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 2h
Beyond fast. Beyond food 🤔
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 3h
'Why are we sharing a sporting arena of any kind with Israel? Why are we allowing ourselves play a role in their distortion of reality and attempts at propaganda?" David Sneyd @the42.ie www.the42.ie/ireland-isra...
the42.ie
Long day of rancour and accusation adds layer of distaste to justifying Ireland-Israel games
Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson reflects on trying to do the right thing when it feels like others have relished in doing anything but.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 21h
Sunset from a train window #Cotswolds #BredonHill #Malverns
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Out of place?! London-style buses on the streets of Skopje
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Building the nation and 'antiquisation' of the urban landscape: Skopje: city of mock-classical buildings and over-sized statues
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Albanian 'icons': 3 cities - Tirana, Pristina & Skopje: 3 Skanderbegs & 3 Mother Teresas
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On National Poetry Day, here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
The Power of Poetry
 
with things falling apart
and anarchy let loose,
 
it was only poetry, he found,
which had any use,
 
so he reached for his copy  
of The Complete Works of Yeats
 
and bludgeoned the President
of the United States


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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"You don’t have to ban speech if people fear that speaking up will cost them their funding. People start deciding it’s safer to stay quiet.” @drnoelhealy.bsky.social on corporate influence in academia www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Contested spaces, divided places: Mitrovice, Kosovo with bridge over River Ibar/Ibër
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Evening sky over Pristina
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'The FAI’s handling of the Nations League fixtures shows that when it comes to standing up for those who have no voice, words are not enough. It’s actions that count' www.thejournal.ie/readme/irela...
thejournal.ie
Ireland says it stands with Palestine. So why did we play Israel?
The FAI’s handling of the Nations League fixtures shows that when it comes to standing up for those who have no voice, words are not enough. It’s actions that count.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Statues of Pristina
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sunset over Prizren
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Visions of Tiranë
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@ipsc.bsky.social
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Sport should never be used as a public relations spectacle for states committing atrocities....The beautiful game should bring people together, not rubber-stamp apartheid" @stevecockburn.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
amnestyusa.org
Europe: Israel’s Participation in the UEFA Nations League is a Betrayal of Palestinians, Football's Own Rules and Human Rights
UEFA and FIFA should have suspended the Israel Football Association long ago, for its refusal to exclude clubs based in illegal settlements.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"The enmeshment of entertainment and politics is organic and part of many conflicts and political outrages in recent memory.... the belief that....art and entertainment are sacrosanct, is ignorant at best, disingenuous at worst" @nesrinemalik.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
If you really hate it when music and film stars do politics, here’s the answer: give us politics that works | Nesrine Malik
The problem is not famous people speaking out, as they always have. It is the feeling that leaders have failed, obliging celebrities to fill the vacuum, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Clouds
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"When language is used as a tool of manipulation by those in power, unfortunately they succeed in putting many of the peoples of the world under the cursed spell of their language." @president.ie
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Wars, and I must say genocide, are being normalised and waged all over the world, driven by greed and power, and innocent peoples are being killed and driven from their homes without mercy" @president.ie www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026...
rte.ie
War, genocide 'normalised' by world powers - President
President Catherine Connolly has said war and genocide are being "normalised" by world powers.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"I don’t want to leave national pride to the wrong people. I’d like to reclaim the flag for myself and for us" @jdnalton.bsky.social on Jurgen Klopp, football and politics @mstaronline.bsky.social morningstaronline.co.uk/article/klop...
morningstaronline.co.uk
Klopp’s revolution goes beyond football
JURGEN KLOPP is tackling the job of managing the German national team in an unconventional manner, but one that, given the timing alongside recent political events in Germany, might make him one of th...
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"The point of hiring politicians, from a tech-oligarch’s point of view, is to wear away at political resistance. Why persuade voters, when you can just buy democracy out from under them?" novaramedia.com/2026/09/18/c...
novaramedia.com
Can’t Persuade Voters? Tom Watson’s New Palantir Job Shows You Can Just Buy Their Democracy | Ash Sarkar
Today’s mystery: why do tech oligarchs keep hiring ex-politicians? Ash Sarkar breaks it down.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Why did it take this latest scandal to prompt UEFA to reach a conclusion most other people had drawn years ago?" On corruption and resistance in football rebelnews.ie/2026/09/17/f...
rebelnews.ie
Football: Resistance and Corrupt Governance - REBEL
Millions watched the World Cup but behind the scenes are governing bodies…
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Brightening up the former Little Sauce Factory pub Artist: Katie Scott #WorcesterPaintFestival
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"The consequences of Sheeran's apolitical stance have proven beyond doubt that there is no such thing as a neutral position, especially when you’re operating in a political culture that rarely obstructs corporate overreach" www.theguardian.com/music/commen...
theguardian.com
Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality
By standing behind support act Macklemore, who was removed from the tour for his vocal support of Palestine, these artists are demonstrating the self-sacrifice necessary to stand against those crushin...
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"If you have lived all your life in Milwaukee but your granny left Mayo in 1930, Irish citizenship is yours for the asking. If you’re caring for patients in an Irish hospital since you arrived here from India in 2020..citizenship may or may not be granted..in 2028" www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
irishtimes.com
Fintan O'Toole: Living in Milwaukee with a Mayo granny automatically makes you Irish. Living here doesn’t
We have twice as many new citizens coming through the channel that demands no actual connection to Ireland
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Money does not give you the right to own the conversation. No one’s bank account should determine who is allowed to speak, and what suffering we are allowed to acknowledge" www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com
All of Ed Sheeran's Openers Abandon Tour After Macklemore Debacle
Finneas, Lukas Graham, and more have dropped off shows with Ed Sheeran after Macklemore was pressured off the tour after saying, 'Free Palestine.'
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Border issues: Football, identity and career choices www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
bbc.co.uk
Northern Ireland: Eligibility rules 'not particularly fair' - Michael O'Neill
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says what upsets him the most regarding rules over international eligibility is the pressure put on young players to make an irreversible choice.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Atlantic crossings: Slave traders and voyages britishslavetraders.org
britishslavetraders.org
The Register of British Slave-Traders
The Register of British Slave-traders compiles and presents information on all known slave-traders in Britain who invested in the trafficking of captive Africans from 1563 to 1807.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"There is no neutral position between the oppressor and the oppressed"
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Macklemore, Ed Sheeran and the illusion of neutrality
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"If those words were more offensive than tens of thousands of Palestinian children being killed by Israel, then there was a fundamental disconnect between where those people stood and where I stood" www.nme.com/news/music/m...
nme.com
Macklemore speaks out after being dropped from Ed Sheeran tour over 'Free Palestine' comments: "I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world...at a certain level of exposure, 'Free...
Macklemore has spoken out after being dropped from the upcoming Ed Sheeran tour over his recent "Free Palestine" comments.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"The register reveals that slave-traders were not protagonists in a distant, primitive phase in the nation’s history. They were enmeshed in the processes that produced the nation we know today" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/comm...
theguardian.com
Freedom-loving Britain was at the heart of the 18th century slave trade – and this register proves it | William Pettigrew
Register of British Slave Traders reveals how deeply the trafficking of Africans was embedded in the country’s politics, economy, institutions and culture
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade share.google/BvKeIAHHrb80...
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The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade
From Elizabeth I’s backing of early voyages to royal investment in trafficking companies, generations of monarchs were central to Britain’s slave trade
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Publishers, international organizations, universities and companies should be engaged, and geography teachers should use this moment not merely to introduce Equal Earth but to teach a generation of students to be critical readers of maps" @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Hello Equal Earth: what the UN’s new world map will change
What the UN vote to ditch the Mercator projection means for education, navigation and public perception.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Maps don’t simply identify the location of places. They also exist as social texts which influence how we imagine the importance, centrality or peripheral position of places" @derekgeographer.bsky.social
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"Fifa’s patronage system is a powerful sedative for dissent: it distributes millions to football associations around the globe under a system of clientelism grounded in fidelity and orchestrated with scant public oversight" @julesboykoff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
theguardian.com
What can halt Fifa’s authoritarian turn under Infantino? Change from the outside | Jules Boykoff
The World Cup and its aftermath made clear that Fifa needs independent oversight by governments and NGOs dedicated to preserving the people’s game
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The 'new shamelessness': "when this amount of financial, mediagenic, technological and military weaponry is concentrated in the hands of this very small, unaccountable group of people. They stop trying to seduce us in any way" @naomiaklein.bsky.social share.google/5mnvQEaQKxLC...
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Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’
She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui...
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"Why on earth would we want to welcome this vile, obnoxious, coarse, vulgar man?” @ailbhes.bsky.social www.thejournal.ie/donald-trump...
thejournal.ie
'Why on Earth would we welcome him?': Thousands take to Dublin streets to protest 'warmonger' Trump
Demonstrators were kept far away from state events, but no doubt American tourists visiting the capital heard their grievances loud and clear.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"In bistros and cafes, people don’t just eat and drink, they catch up with each other, meet new people, debate, laugh, read, write and sometimes fall in love" On the fate of the French rural bistro www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
theguardian.com
The battle to save the dying heart of rural France: the village bistro
Once central to rural life, cafe-bistros are closing in the face of depopulation and falling alcohol consumption, but campaigners are seeking new ways forward
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"Why on earth would we want to welcome this vile, obnoxious, coarse, vulgar man?” @ailbhes.bsky.social www.thejournal.ie/donald-trump...
thejournal.ie
'Why on Earth would we welcome him?': Thousands take to Dublin streets to protest 'warmonger' Trump
Demonstrators were kept far away from state events, but no doubt American tourists visiting the capital heard their grievances loud and clear.
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Bantshire University @bantshireuni.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Our AI-powered timetabling system has become self-aware and resigned from its position with immediate effect.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The 'new shamelessness': "when this amount of financial, mediagenic, technological and military weaponry is concentrated in the hands of this very small, unaccountable group of people. They stop trying to seduce us in any way" @naomiaklein.bsky.social share.google/5mnvQEaQKxLC...
share.google
Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’
She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui...
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"Fifa’s patronage system is a powerful sedative for dissent: it distributes millions to football associations around the globe under a system of clientelism grounded in fidelity and orchestrated with scant public oversight" @julesboykoff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
theguardian.com
What can halt Fifa’s authoritarian turn under Infantino? Change from the outside | Jules Boykoff
The World Cup and its aftermath made clear that Fifa needs independent oversight by governments and NGOs dedicated to preserving the people’s game
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sounds fishy! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
independent.co.uk
UK tinned mackerel no longer contains mackerel
The Chilean jack mackerel is of lower nutritional value and is imported from South America
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today’s offering is an attempt to write a poem in real time while on a train journey.
Scenes from a Train Window
 
A pylon looms like a sini-
Two birds puncture the late afternoon blue as th-
Cows stare into the distance and wonde-
Fields sleep drowsily, waiting for-
Buddleia bubbles up along the tr-
A woman waves at her youn-
Some buildings.
Graffiti.
Wolverhampton Railway Station.
 

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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Maps don’t simply identify the location of places. They also exist as social texts which influence how we imagine the importance, centrality or peripheral position of places" @derekgeographer.bsky.social
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Publishers, international organizations, universities and companies should be engaged, and geography teachers should use this moment not merely to introduce Equal Earth but to teach a generation of students to be critical readers of maps" @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Hello Equal Earth: what the UN’s new world map will change
What the UN vote to ditch the Mercator projection means for education, navigation and public perception.
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