Michael ๐ŸŒจ๏ธ ๐Ÿต

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I'm a tenured quantitative political economist with wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research interests. They're on my website. Also dabbling with fisheries.

I play cello and guitar; and enjoy wine, whisky, tea, art, horology, bonsai, numismatics, and photography. I have an army of monkey things and a lot of plants.

Wild Trout Trust member!

#noindex #nobot #nobridge

Pronounshe/him (they/them is fine)
Websitehttps://michaelplouffe.net/about-me/
AffiliationUCL (it's just like a real university!)
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Native plant educator sharing how rewilding landscapes restores ecosystems. Find resources, books & best practices for backyard habitats, restoration & more๐ŸŒฟ

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@Tamami Oh no! I hope his recovery is continuing well!

yes I would like one democracy please

#Seattle

Hey folks I'm working on a disability and anti-authoritarian anthology!

Here's the CFP.

https://forms.gle/qxwhENRt3K4DVkGYA

#Disability

Call for Chapters: An Inconvenient Body: Disability and Authoritarianism

Disability is a state of being that all beings will experience in their lifetime. Yet, it is a condition that is frequently underexamined and underprioritized particularly in discussions of anti-authoritarianism. In these discussions, disabled people are often the victims of authoritarian violence, rather than as oppositional agents. Authoritarian regimes seek to impose a set of bodily and political ideals which inherently erase disabled people. The Nazisโ€™ infamous Aktion-T4 program murdered thousands of disabled people, and those same scientists studied and worked alongside American scientists. Currently, authoritarians within the United States are advocating for a body politic that is not only hostile to disabled people, but inherently exclusive. In light of this, it is important to examine why and how disability is a threat to authoritarianism. Sara Ahmed in Whatโ€™s the Use argued disabled bodies are hostile to capitalism, because they cannot work or function in the way a capitalist State demands. Disabled bodies are therefore anti-capitalist. In much the same way, disabled bodies do not and cannot fit within the logics of authoritarianism. As such, disabled bodies and people are anti-authoritarian. This book provides not just an examination, but a celebration of disabled peopleโ€™s perspectives, critiques, and analyses of authoritarianism. Chapter Due Dates: December 2026 The anthology is edited and compiled by Riley Clare Valentine Ph.D.

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@firn nomnomnomnomnom
Systemd introduced age verification which looks like a Trojan horse for surveillance. As a long-term #Ubuntu user (actually #Xubuntu and previously #debian) what is my best option? #linux

"And some people say 'These people, they're not even trying to be British. They come here, they bring their own culture, their food, speak their own language, and try to take over the whole bloody place.'

Dunno. Sounds pretty British to me."

~Trevor Noah
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The wrong-headed-ness of the Labour Party's recent strategy of mimicking Reform UK Ltd is revealed by one stark statistic.

Since 2024, Labour has lost twice as many voters to the Green Party of England & Wales and Scottish Greens as they have to Reform.

However, while this might be driving a shift in declared attitude to the EU, as this has not actually really shifted Labour's negotiating stance, voters seem to have concluded they'd rather give the Greens a chance.

h/t Jon Curtice/BBC

In The Spotlight - Baker Street

The dramatic lighting & architecture at Baker St station naturally encourages commuters to wait in the spotlight. I always think it looks like people are ready to perform on stage.

So I asked dancer Viola to pose under the lights, ready to dance.

A message from Catfish Co-op:

We at Catfish Coop Ltd are looking for one or two new members to come and join us, please see below:

#Huddersfield (Marsh area) with good access to bus routes and local shops where we provide safe, secure and affordable housing for our members - would you like to join our little community?

Currently we have 2 rooms available for rent โ€“ freshly decorated with shared kitchen, bathroom, a utility/washroom and garden. The rooms are reasonably sized and the rent is set at ยฃ315 per calendar month including council tax and water. There is an additional charge of ยฃ75 per month for the utilities which are gas, electricity, internet, eco washing powder/liquid, other shared sundries and even bog roll!

We have 3 residents living here at the moment. The house is smoke free and we would welcome a pet if you have one, although we cannot accept cats or snakes due to allergies, and if you have a dog we would like to meet them first.

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