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David Southgate, Ph.D. ABD

@iavdavid.bsky.social

X migrant. Researching social processes in Caribbean states & territories that produce informal land-use strategies (#puertoRico).

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David Southgate, Ph.D. ABD @iavdavid.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Economic democratization, anyone? Read more on my blog for @pandpinst.bsky.social .

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Josh Cohen @jcohenwrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I am thrilled to say that I'll be joining the @shelterforce.bsky.social staff in September as a full time reporter. The core of my beat will be following the YIMBY movement/supply side housing policy around the country, with plenty of other housing stories in the mix.

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David Southgate, Ph.D. ABD @iavdavid.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The drought in Puerto Rico has provoked a disaster declaration. See my latest blog on the fundamental injustices of treating water as a commodity. #PuertoRico #drought #ClimateChange

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Progress & Poverty Institute @pandpinst.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New blog post from PPI Sr Research Associate David Southgate! After Hurricane Maria, one Puerto Rico mayor built his own power authority from retired linemen and sheer defiance. Now a barrio in Ponce is mapping all 2K of its broken streetlights by hand to force $20M in federal funding into action.

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Blackout Rage to Blueprint for Action - The Progress and Poverty Institute

After Hurricane Maria, one Puerto Rico mayor built his own power authority out of retired linemen and sheer defiance. Nearly a decade later, a barrio in Ponce is trying something more durable: mapping...

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David Southgate, Ph.D. ABD @iavdavid.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change." — Leon C. Megginson

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David Southgate, Ph.D. ABD @iavdavid.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Solidarity for #Minnesota communities under attack. Direct support families and communities terrorized by I.C.E. Grass roots mutual aid, legal defense, and other efforts via www.standwithminnesota.com.

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Stand With Minnesota

A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation

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David Southgate, Ph.D. ABD @iavdavid.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Ashley, thank you so much for creating that Website.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We will not be distracted. We will not be discouraged. We’ve got our eyes on the prize. And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve. The time to organize is now. OcasioCortez.com

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David Southgate, Ph.D. ABD @iavdavid.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

CBO Un Nuevo Amanecer is among 25 new coastal, remote, and island communities joining @NREL 's Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (#ETIPP). lnkd.in/eYJSnW4h We will explore community ownership of energy systems in #PoncedePonce @pandpinst.bsky.social

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