Bruce Bouček
@bboucek.bsky.social
Unrepentant Geographer & Polar Bear.
UU, Atheist, Humanist, Pluralist. Abortion is Healthcare.
Design School GIS & Data Librarian
Opinions here are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsement or agreement.
UU, Atheist, Humanist, Pluralist. Abortion is Healthcare.
Design School GIS & Data Librarian
Opinions here are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsement or agreement.
If you are inclined to watch something important, a little eclectic, and at a different speed - Elinor Ostrom wasn't my academic advisor but she was my boss for a number of years, highly recommend: Actual World, Possible Future. www.pbs.org/video/actual...
WTIU Documentaries | Actual World, Possible Future
Actual World, Possible Future explores the lives and work of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom.
www.pbs.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If you are inclined to watch something important, a little eclectic, and at a different speed - Elinor Ostrom wasn't my academic advisor but she was my boss for a number of years, highly recommend: Actual World, Possible Future. www.pbs.org/video/actual...
Are you convinced of evil Kakistocracy yet?
December 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Are you convinced of evil Kakistocracy yet?
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This morning the very evil President of the USA very predictably mocked the death of a good man. He did so to distract from his crimes, but also because he’s evil and can’t help rejoicing over the murder of his critics.
Go ahead, Donold. Have your fun, when life is done, a nightmare waits for you.
Go ahead, Donold. Have your fun, when life is done, a nightmare waits for you.
December 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This morning the very evil President of the USA very predictably mocked the death of a good man. He did so to distract from his crimes, but also because he’s evil and can’t help rejoicing over the murder of his critics.
Go ahead, Donold. Have your fun, when life is done, a nightmare waits for you.
Go ahead, Donold. Have your fun, when life is done, a nightmare waits for you.
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“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
They sought safety and protection in the map collection.
December 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
They sought safety and protection in the map collection.
Horrific things happening in the world to millions of people in winter. Horrific things happening locally. Evil in the highest positions of power and walking among us. There are those who provide help and support. Look to them for what we should be.
Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
December 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Horrific things happening in the world to millions of people in winter. Horrific things happening locally. Evil in the highest positions of power and walking among us. There are those who provide help and support. Look to them for what we should be.
Just fucking horrified.
December 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Just fucking horrified.
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I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
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JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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"US media simply accepts, without pushback or critical thinking of any kind, the US State Department’s premise that the US is the leader of the whole world and gets to unilaterally dictate what is and isn’t 'international law.'" www.columnblog.com/p/us-media-r...
US Media Rushes to Manufacture Legal Legitimacy for Trump’s Venezuela Oil Tanker Piracy
Venezuela oil exports are not “black market” and US sanctions are not “international sanctions.” Why does our media keep saying otherwise?
www.columnblog.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"US media simply accepts, without pushback or critical thinking of any kind, the US State Department’s premise that the US is the leader of the whole world and gets to unilaterally dictate what is and isn’t 'international law.'" www.columnblog.com/p/us-media-r...
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Apparently we’ve established that if the US can seize the largest tanker off Venezuela, it can just as easily seize a small, alleged drug boat without murdering the occupants.
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Apparently we’ve established that if the US can seize the largest tanker off Venezuela, it can just as easily seize a small, alleged drug boat without murdering the occupants.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
Will there be light? Who will get to see it?
December 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Will there be light? Who will get to see it?
Kakistocracy
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Kakistocracy
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Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
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The #30DayMapChallenge is a wrap! I made a map quilt of my favorite Rhode Island maps from the challenge. I had to resize a few of them to get them all to line up. Had I planned this in advance, I would have alternated between light and dark maps.
#cartography
#cartography
December 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The #30DayMapChallenge is a wrap! I made a map quilt of my favorite Rhode Island maps from the challenge. I had to resize a few of them to get them all to line up. Had I planned this in advance, I would have alternated between light and dark maps.
#cartography
#cartography
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
A nation of murderous pedophile pirates…
December 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A nation of murderous pedophile pirates…
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I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
Morning amalgamation.
December 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Morning amalgamation.
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Nothing says Christmas more than a cracking festive dose of cholera. This version of the classic map is just brilliant from @alexselbyb.bsky.social.
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Nothing says Christmas more than a cracking festive dose of cholera. This version of the classic map is just brilliant from @alexselbyb.bsky.social.
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Everyone responsible for this crime against humanity must be prosecuted.
Thou Shalt Not Give Yourself A Peace Prize Whilst Committing Crimes Against Humanity
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Everyone responsible for this crime against humanity must be prosecuted.