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Joshua Kirshner

@joshkirshner.bsky.social
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Geographer/planner and Co-Director @igdc.bsky.social • energy transitions, urban climate responses, landscape interpretation, extraction frontiers • known to frequent the Uni of York

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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 38m
I enjoy following the posts on this Bluesky account, but wonder why posts are often repeated 2-3 times. Not sure the repeat posting is needed!
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This is a beautifully written story... I highly recommend it www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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He Went Out on an Epic Wilderness Adventure. Only His Dogs Came Back.
For three years and 750 miles, Steffen Skjottelvik lived a life of adventure. Until the adventure took his life.
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I met Hossam Hewidy during the WPSC 2026 meeting - he does really interesting work... and led a mobile workshop that was quite good
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
highlights some of the weaknesses of the system as it is - especially the underlying power imbalances www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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IPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report
AR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for Cop33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“The old Irishman taking his pig to market.” One of several novel banana-based creations found in “Quaint Dessert Dishes”, an article from a 1911 issue of American Homes and Gardens: publicdomainreview.org/collection/q… #thanksgiving
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I wish my ppt license would be revoked!
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I converted to Catholicism six weeks before running for office. Here’s what the pope gets wrong about live-streamed executions.
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Daniel Kelly @dryan149.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Open Rank Tenure / Tenure Track Position in the philosophy department as part of a university cluster hire AOS Bioethics or Philosophy of Science AOC One of (1) Philosophy of Science, (2) Philosophy, Politics, or Economics, or (3) Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence philjobs.org/job/show/32533
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Assistant / Associate Professor of Philosophy, Purdue University - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant / Associate Professor of Philosophy, Purdue University
An international database of jobs for philosophers
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
He's been on Putin's side since day one, and he's not bothering to conceal it anymore
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Independent Social Research Foundation @isrfoundation.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📖 Intelligence History Book Prize 2026  This year’s prize was awarded to ISRF First Book Fellow Sandra Araújo. Her book focuses on Muslim communities and their response to counterinsurgency & armed nationalism during the colonial war in Mozambique. Congratulations Sandra!
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Intelligence History Book Prize 2026: Winner announced – International Intelligence History Association
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10/10/2026
The Nobel Committee said it chose human rights lawyer Navi Pillay to win the Nobel Peace Prize at a time when "institutions of international law are under political attack." Hours later, the Trump administration sanctioned the ICC, where Pillay was a judge. to.pbs.org/4AY9vVZ
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Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize after long career of investigating war crimes
International human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Nobel Committee said it chose her as “institutions of international law are under political attack.” Hours later,...
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Jon Silver @invisiblemapper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Call for Papers AAG 2027 // NYC Critical Geographies of the Infrastructure Corridor globalcorridor.eu/news/cfp-aag... Alan Wiig + I are excited to bring together a dialogue centring corridors in geographic scholarship + debate. Please do circulate and think about submitting a paper
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Honored to share this space in a @nature.com piece with the great @derekgeographer.bsky.social , on how the recent UN vote to move beyond the Mercator map projection to Equal Earth may change education, public perception & hopefully social justice for Africa. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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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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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Drown the darkest times with some rot gut wine and my faithful Mash reruns" -Ian Noe
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
worrying stuff...
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
he's got a pretty unique sound
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Saw Jake Xerxes Fussell at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds last night. Jake was wonderful and the Brudenell is an old working men's club with 1950s decor and friendly atmosphere.
The folk singer from Georgia, Jake Xerxes Fussell, playing on stage in LeedsAnother view of Jake, whose style of playing is very distinctive
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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 05/10/2026
Who gets to decide what counts as ‘proper’ England? Sophie Lively (Newcastle University) discusses the task of finding an authentic story of the north east in a new Geography Directions post. Check it out here👇 ow.ly/cWVf50ZSawR
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Who gets to be ‘proper England’? Myth making, nostalgia and post-industrial geographies
By Sophie Lively, Newcastle University When Rupert Lowe, leader of the far-right party Restore Britain, recently visited the north east of England and described it on social media as “proper Englan…
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Funny, I just listened to William Tyler for the first time yesterday. Really enjoyed it!
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I agree
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Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!) @alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"...THAT is the question..."
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Clean energy is the cheapest way to add electricity to the grid. So is a clean grid realistic? I say yes. The real question is how fast we tear out our old one. That’s up to us. New op-ed for @livescience.com! Check it out here: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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Trump can't stop America's shift to clean energy. And we can accelerate it.
The cost of clean energy just keeps falling as the price of coal ramps up. Politicians promising affordability will follow those savings no matter who is in the White House. And in the meantime, there...
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Seven months into the conflict, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices theconversation.com/why-fuel-pri...
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Why fuel prices may go higher still
Seven months into the US conflict with Iran, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I've just downloaded this for evening reading...
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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Edinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cuts www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Edinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cuts
Members of the University and Colleges Union are walking out in part of a long-running dispute over job and course cuts.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
That a Musk-owned X is incompatible with democracy should really go without saying
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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There's been so far 173 responses, resulting in 918 sounds. Thanks everyone! 🙏 I'm currently looking for responses that represent sound heritage in African countries, if you can help and also share with others I would really appreciate it tinyurl.com/5579y76e #SoundHeritage #Soundscapes #Acoustics
Screenshot of Mariana's website and the page 'Sound Heritage Survey'. Text says: This survey seeks to crowdsource examples of sounds that are meaningful to people from different parts of the world. The focus is on sounds (but not music) which are meaningful to you personally and/or that you consider culturally important. These can be connected to a very specific area (village, district) or have a wider range (regional/national). They can be natural sounds or they can be human-made sounds, they can be isolated sounds or combined sounds, and they may also include the acoustics of spaces. For example, some people in villages in Spain mention the sounds of specific bells as culturally and personally...'
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Zitamar News, an independent source for daily news and analysis on Mozambique's politics & economy, is now in Angola! www.zitamar.com/angola/the-a...
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Angola’s oil industry fights to hold the line
Can new discoveries and investment keep production above 1m barrels per day, and can Angola finally turn more of its hydrocarbons into domestic economic value? Economist Francisco Paulo and consultant...
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Will Tullett @willtullett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is not good. No doubt partly due to the closing down, or increasing competitiveness, of other funding routes and the ever more difficult job market.
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The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
China has put over $33 billion into 32 gigawatts of power projects across 30 African countries, mostly hydro and solar. chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/afr...
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Africa’s Energy Future: China’s Role and the Power of Data
As Africa confronts persistent energy gaps and mounting development challenges, China’s growing role in the continent’s electricity sector has far-reaching economic and geopolitical implications.…
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Good opportunty for early career researchers interested in critical urban studies
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James Palmer @jamesrpalmer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A few thoughts and provocations on bioenergy and the tyranny of sustainability on the @manchesterup.bsky.social blog. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/09...
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6 Questions with James Palmer on Bioenergy, Ecological Marxism and the Tyranny of Sustainability - Manchester University Press
Author of Power plants James Palmer on biofuel, vegetal labour, the adaptability of nonhuman and how we can enjoy reaching net zero.
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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ready to cross academic boundaries to accelerate sustainability solutions? 💡 The YESI Fellows scheme 2026/27 is open to spark interdisciplinary research and build partnerships at University of York. buff.ly/clkG0Kh @biologyatyork.bsky.social @uoysbs.bsky.social @school-of-act.bsky.social
YESI Fellows Scheme 2026–2027 now open — diverse team stacking hands over documents, promoting knowledge exchange, discipline-hopping, and international collaboration.
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
this needs to be shown widely in the UK
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.zitamar.com/more-than-a-...
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More than a corridor
Recent cases suggest that Mozambique is becoming more deeply embedded in the regional drugs economy
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-says...
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Trump Says AI Far Less Likely to Destroy Humanity Than He Is
"Isn’t artificial intelligence better than none at all?”
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
(from early May 2026)
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
informative piece on the collapse of the Saudi vision (Vision 2030)
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
European gas is above €82/MWh - the highest since late 2022. Hormuz remains largely shut and gas storage is at 68% going into winter. None of this started in Europe but we pay for it. The only exit is using less gas. Heat pumps, electrified industry, insulation.
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The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
DRC is tightening its grip on cobalt and reshaping who controls the supply chain in a strategy that could gradually reduce China’s role in the world’s biggest cobalt-producing country, as the global race for critical minerals moves deeper into Africa. chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/con...
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Congo’s Cobalt Strategy Signals a Gradual Shift Away From China
By Andy Home The scale of the Democratic Republic of Congo's cobalt ambitions is becoming ever clearer. The world's largest producer of the strategic metal, which is used in everything from mobile…
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Ireland understood the assignment! ✊💚
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emily jan @emilyjan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Excellent video interview (37 minutes) and pertinent subject matter. Treat yourself.
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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table (Gift Article)
In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
looks like some nice selections... the South African stuff
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If he's gonna open the door to Universal Basic Income and his supporters aren't opposed, then what criticism could they possibly have when someone offers a better version?
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Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Funny, I was thinking the same thing - about the $10k at least.
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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Funding alert: Defra's @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social Research Grant Competition (RGC4) opens concept notes in October 2026. Grants of £200k-£1.5m available for 2-4 year projects supporting biodiversity and climate resilience in global hot spots. Register here: buff.ly/lllnK0N #ResearchFunding
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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Applications are open for SFI's 2027 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. SFI is looking for recent Ph.D. graduates with strong quantitative and computational skills who want to pursue independent, transdisciplinary research. Deadline: September 30, 2026 Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship
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Maria Vamvalis, PhD @mariavamvalis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I will be giving a talk next Friday (September 18th) on reclaiming scholarship from extractive logics. Come join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/reclaiming...
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Reclaiming the Field from Extractive Logics
Global Transformative Education Network research to practice webinar with Dr Maria Vamvalis.
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The DSA & @eadi.bsky.social Politics & Political Economy Study Group is hosting a @britishacademy.bsky.social-funded workshop: Towards a Global South-driven Future for Development Studies 📍 Bandung, Indonesia 📅 April 2027 ⏰ Abstract by 30 Sep (Asia-based ECRs only) buff.ly/jYoTsSG
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The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In Lagos, China Town is more than a shopping complex. It is a physical expression of how Chinese trade, businesses and culture have taken root in Nigeria’s commercial capital — and what that means for China-Africa ties. chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/lag...
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A Walk Through Lagos’s China Town
By Olympia DE MAISMONT Rearing up beside a busy highway in Lagos, the imposing pink structure is hard to miss -- welcome to China Town, bringing a bit of Beijing to Nigeria's sprawling commercial and…
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