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Xander Dunlap

@drxdunlap.bsky.social

Research Fellow @IGS_BU/Docentship @helsinkiuni Writing on #politicalecology #environmental conflicts, green & conventional #extractivism & political control.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective@crimethinc.com · last wk.

We've contributed artwork to Reboot: Stories & Analysis from the Data Center Resistance, a new newsprint publication supporting the fight against the damage that data centers are inflicting on our communities. You can obtain copies here: letsgonetwork.org/reboot/

The cover of Reboot: Stories & Analysis from the Data Center Resistance
It's Going Down@igd.bsky.social · last mo.

"Reboot is a new national publication focused on stories and analysis from the data center movement." LFG! letsgonetwork.org/reboot/

Image with "Don't Let Big Tech Drain You Dry"
Prism@prismreports.org · 4w ago

What happens in prisons sets the stage for the future we’ll inherit, warned Prism columnist @williamcson.bsky.social. While most of the world has moved away from executions, the U.S. is seeking innovative ways to kill. Death penalty states hoard drugs that could save lives & instead kill prisoners.

Death Camp USA: From Zyklon B to nitrogen hypoxia

How we choose to fight capital punishment now will shape the future of our struggle against the carceral system

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The China-Global South Project@chinagsproject.bsky.social · 4w ago

Nigeria is building a solar manufacturing industry, but China’s grip on the upstream supply chain means local production may still depend heavily on Chinese technology, equipment, and inputs. buff.ly/hdXW3o5

Nigeria Moves to Build Solar Manufacturing Industry, But Reliance on China is Inevitable

Nigeria imported Chinese solar panels last year with a combined capacity of 1,721 megawatts (MW)- enough to power roughly half a million homes. The country now ranks as Africa’s second-largest…

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Unicorn Riot@unicornriot.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: Canadian Oil Giant Enbridge Builds Unauthorized Pipeline Bypass Following 1.3M Gallon Spill After the largest oil & gas spill in WI history, Enbridge's defiance of legalities raise serious questions about the state’s ability to regulate large, multinational corporations. Article at our site.

The Final Straw Radio@thefinalstrawradio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A refresher on the last quarter century of accelerated US State of Emergency post-9/11 with @attackerman.bsky.social, journalist at @forever-wars.com Patreon supporters of $3+/mo get early access to this chat: www.patreon.com/tfsr/posts/h...

How the 25 Year State of Exception Has Brought Us to Trump 2.0 | The Final Straw Radio

How the 25 Year State of Exception Has Brought Us to Trump 2.0 by The Final Straw Radio on Patreon. Join The Final Straw Radio's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Patrick Bresnihan@pbresnihan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

German arms company Rheinmetall have posted record sales in the first half of 2026, with profits up 74%. They expect sales for the year to be in the range of €13.7 billion to €14.2 billion. The EU military-industrial complex. www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/new...

Financial report for first half of 2026 – Strong sales growth and record profitability

Rheinmetall AG has closed the first half of 2026 with record growth in sales (39%) and operating result (74%). Earnings per share improved to 8.43 EUR.

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AK Press@akpress.org · 4mo ago

This week's ✨ distro highlight ✨ is A We Without A State by Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil, translated by JD Pluecker. Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil, a Mixe writer, linguist, and activist, offers a powerful call to imagine political life beyond the nation-state. www.akpress.org/a-we-without...

A black and white book cover titled "A WE WITHOUT A STATE". The central image is a sharpie and pencil drawing of a tower falling down, struck by flames or lightening. Underneath the handrawn image is the author's name, and below it in a smaller font, the translator's. It reads "Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil" and "translated by JD Pluecker."
Xander Dunlap@drxdunlap.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Check it out! A new publication @geoopenaccess.bsky.social explicitly discussing the relationship between sacrifice zones, extractivism, green colonialism & the politics behind them🔥 @pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

Geo: Geography and Environment@geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🌏New in Geo🌍 'Love the state, but hate (neo)colonialism? Discussing sacrifice zones and (green) colonialism in political ecology' by @drxdunlap.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Alexander A. Dunlap (2026) entitled: 'Love the State, but Hate (Neo)Colonialism? Discussing Sacrifice Zones and (Green) Colonialism in Political Ecology' with an orange banner at the top. Green colonialism and sacrifice areas are now popular academic topics. Demonstrating affinity between ideas of sacrifice zones, extractivism and green colonialism, this article argues that the state remains foundational to (neo)colonialism, orchestrating extractivism and sacrifice areas—‘green’ or otherwise. Rooting the idea of sacrifice areas with the American Indian Movement (AIM) leader, Russell Means, this idea to ‘love the state but hate colonialism’ within the academy not only ignores the political and material structures of the state but also divorces itself from wider autonomous and anarchist struggles. Reviewing definitions of extractivism, green colonialism, climate coloniality and territorialisation, this article identifies reoccurring features and omissions across similar terminologies. This article also highlights the shortcoming of implicitly embracing statism within political ecology and geography. Statism, the article contends, is not only the root of colonialism(s) but also connects politically, materially and ideologically to extractivism and its sacrifice zones. Advocating engagement with ecological anarchists and autonomous Indigenous theories to confront statism, the article recognises at least four political consequences by academics emphasising the ‘colonial’ over the ‘state’.
EXALT Research@exaltresearch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are particularly excited for this innovative & accurate take on "startup extractivism" @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social with this new surge within mining companies. @pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social #geography #anthropology

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Journal of Political Ecology@jpoliticalecology.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Deberdt, R., (2026) “Startup extractivism: The political ecology of critical minerals processing in the United States”, Journal of Political Ecology 33(1): 8684. doi: doi.org/10.2458/jpe.... @pollenetwork.bsky.social

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective@crimethinc.com · 3mo ago

Raoul Vaneigem—Situationist, author, and lifelong aspiring revolutionary—has passed away at the age of 92. "Let ten people meet who are resolved on the lightning of violence rather than the long agony of survival; from this moment, despair ends and tactics begin." —The Revolution of Everyday Life

A photograph of Raoul Vaneigem in the year 1960.
Mickaël Correia@mickacorreia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

RIP Raoul Vaneigem 😪. "Les stupides résurgences du nationalisme et des religions ne sont que l'écume dérisoire du vrai danger : l'acquiescement suicidaire au sort qui nous est fait et par lequel une économie en dépérissement nous enjoint de dépérir avec elle." (1996) Toujours d'actualité.

Première de couverture du livre de Raoul Vaneigem de 1967 : "Traité de savoir-vivre à l’usage des jeunes générations"