Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 38mI 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! 000
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 14/10/2026This is a beautifully written story... I highly recommend it www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHe 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. 201
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I met Hossam Hewidy during the WPSC 2026 meeting - he does really interesting work... and led a mobile workshop that was quite good 000
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 13/10/2026highlights some of the weaknesses of the system as it is - especially the underlying power imbalances www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comIPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate reportAR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for Cop33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it 020
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerThe 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 09228
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I converted to Catholicism six weeks before running for office. Here’s what the pope gets wrong about live-streamed executions. 222098337
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerDaniel Kelly @dryan149.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Open 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/32533philjobs.org Assistant / Associate Professor of Philosophy, Purdue University - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant / Associate Professor of Philosophy, Purdue University An international database of jobs for philosophers 01110
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 11/10/2026He's been on Putin's side since day one, and he's not bothering to conceal it anymore 040
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerIndependent 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! f.mtr.coolIntelligence History Book Prize 2026: Winner announced – International Intelligence History Association 101
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerPBS News @pbsnews.org · 10/10/2026The 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/4AY9vVZto.pbs.orgNavi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize after long career of investigating war crimesInternational 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,... 24392133
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerJon Silver @invisiblemapper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Call 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 087
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerDr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Honored 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...nature.comHello Equal Earth: what the UN’s new world map will changeWhat the UN vote to ditch the Mercator projection means for education, navigation and public perception. 010131
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Drown the darkest times with some rot gut wine and my faithful Mash reruns" -Ian Noe 030
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Saw 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. 120
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerRoyal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 05/10/2026Who 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/cWVf50ZSawRow.lyWho gets to be ‘proper England’? Myth making, nostalgia and post-industrial geographiesBy 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… 084
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Funny, I just listened to William Tyler for the first time yesterday. Really enjoyed it! 010
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerAlan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!) @alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"...THAT is the question..." 292
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerLeah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Clean 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...livescience.comTrump 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... 212229
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Seven 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...theconversation.comWhy fuel prices may go higher stillSeven 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. 001
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I've just downloaded this for evening reading... 030
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerHester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Edinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cuts www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEdinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cutsMembers of the University and Colleges Union are walking out in part of a long-running dispute over job and course cuts. 193
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026That a Musk-owned X is incompatible with democracy should really go without saying 12381101
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerMariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There'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 01011
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Zitamar News, an independent source for daily news and analysis on Mozambique's politics & economy, is now in Angola! www.zitamar.com/angola/the-a...zitamar.comAngola’s oil industry fights to hold the lineCan 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... 000
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerWill Tullett @willtullett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This 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. 25714
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerThe China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 19/09/2026China has put over $33 billion into 32 gigawatts of power projects across 30 African countries, mostly hydro and solar. chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/afr...chinaglobalsouth.comAfrica’s Energy Future: China’s Role and the Power of DataAs 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.… 023
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Good opportunty for early career researchers interested in critical urban studies 011
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerJames Palmer @jamesrpalmer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A few thoughts and provocations on bioenergy and the tyranny of sustainability on the @manchesterup.bsky.social blog. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/09...manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk6 Questions with James Palmer on Bioenergy, Ecological Marxism and the Tyranny of Sustainability - Manchester University PressAuthor of Power plants James Palmer on biofuel, vegetal labour, the adaptability of nonhuman and how we can enjoy reaching net zero. 143
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerYork Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ready 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 032
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.zitamar.com/more-than-a-...zitamar.comMore than a corridorRecent cases suggest that Mozambique is becoming more deeply embedded in the regional drugs economy 000
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-says...borowitzreport.comTrump Says AI Far Less Likely to Destroy Humanity Than He Is"Isn’t artificial intelligence better than none at all?” 011
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026informative piece on the collapse of the Saudi vision (Vision 2030) 131
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026European 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. 14573207
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerThe China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 14/09/2026DRC 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...chinaglobalsouth.comCongo’s Cobalt Strategy Signals a Gradual Shift Away From ChinaBy 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… 012
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ireland understood the assignment! ✊💚 400163363769
Reposted by Joshua Kirshneremily jan @emilyjan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Excellent video interview (37 minutes) and pertinent subject matter. Treat yourself.nytimes.comNaomi 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. 142
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026looks like some nice selections... the South African stuff 000
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026If 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? 031
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Funny, I was thinking the same thing - about the $10k at least. 110
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerYork Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Funding 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 #ResearchFundingx1hvm.mjt.luhttp://x1hvm.mjt.lu/lnk/Ab0AAHYV70gAAAAAAAAAALHPZ1gAAYCUO5QAAAAAAA5GogBqmVzz0FP6vZQoSJmJr7kbnLSSDwAIPnA/5/PECxPE2q5gtAwxKLhPm-Tg/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2NiYy5vcmcudWsvZ3JhbnRzLw 021
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerSanta Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Applications 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 01612
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerMaria Vamvalis, PhD @mariavamvalis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I will be giving a talk next Friday (September 18th) on reclaiming scholarship from extractive logics. Come join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/reclaiming...eventbrite.comReclaiming the Field from Extractive LogicsGlobal Transformative Education Network research to practice webinar with Dr Maria Vamvalis. 082
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerDevelopment Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The 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 023
Reposted by Joshua KirshnerThe China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 09/09/2026In 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...chinaglobalsouth.comA Walk Through Lagos’s China TownBy 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… 013