Prof. A. Russo

I’ve now had multiple sources tell me the UK NHS is removing the CDC from its list of reliable sources.

Welcome to irrelevance.

As I tell my students, don't google gank images and video. Attribute. Go to pixabay, wikimedia, and other resources to find CC or public domain works to use.

This reminds me of a scene in Team America World Police. Hans Blix arrives at Kim Jong Ils home to warn him of the angry letter he could send him for a variety of crimes. Before Kim drops him into a shark tank. Really no mistaking the message the movie was sending there.

I don't share about my family at all on SM. But one thing I do want to. My son asked to watch "that cook I liked, in Tokyo, that Bourdain guy" and also a documentary on ancient Rome. I am beyond happy and to a Cooks Tour and old school Engineering an Empire we go.

I admit, I never thought about that. It makes sense. You link more places with rapid, reliant, cheap (relative to car price & time lost in traffic) transit people will use it. Reduces both car and air emissions. Now I'm on a mission to plug my own knowledge gap & want to explore this rail network.

That's a fair point.

Horrors await - "My hobbies include reading writing hiking and watching movies."

I've used EM dashes for awhile...and now I can not for fear of reviewers thinking I'm using AI. That came as an unexpected shock. I asked some students, who, too, are telling me they are desperately looking for anything that might make me think they used AI. What a world. #academicsky #edusky

Renewables and EV push I assume?

A world map showing the Democracy Index for 2024, data from the Economist Intelligence Unit

3. Democracy

A line chart showing annual CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and industry (not land use) for several countries from 1750 to 2024. Data from the Global Carbon Budget (2025)

We just published our “Top of the Charts”, a look at our most popular charts, articles, data insights & more in 2025! (link in 🧵)

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1. CO2 emissions

A line chart showing the global annual temperature anomalies from 1850 to 2025, relative to the pre-industrial period. Data from the Met Office Hadley Centre (2025)

4. Temperature anomalies

Well that CO2 chart is a bit depressing.

Thanks for the kind words about the piece.

But the Levee Was Dry What Disaster Zones Reveal About Governance Under Pressure

I wrote an article about my research and connections to decreasing public trust and legitimacy, thanks to the John Adams Institute for collaborating on this with me. #academicsky #disasters #qualitative

medium.com/@johnadamsnl...

How did I not know about this.

Linux and LibreOffice at the very least. Linux Mint is a glorious alternative to Windows and MacOS. Plenty of options if there's the political will.

Joining the holiday season R&R train. Reviewer comments were immensely insightful and I'm excited to go for round 2. A better paper coming.

Available now at your favorite digital store! The Coral Flyer: Into the Storm by Michael Russo

I wrote a thing! In The Coral Flyer, 2 friends and flyer act as guides, teach island kids the joy of soaring, and brave a raging storm to rescue villagers. At just 9,500 words, it’s perfect for adventurous readers aged 7‑12.

Available via many sites: buff.ly/9gO1lQO

#KidsLit #Adventure

Why Democracy Promotion Is as Vital as Ever | Journal of Democracy America’s promotion of democracy has always been highly imperfect. But the superiority of democracy—and the ideas that animate it—make it essential to securing America’s future.

America’s promotion of democracy has always been highly imperfect. But the superiority of democracy—and the ideas that animate it—make it essential to securing America’s future.

This is really fascinating. I'd love to hear more as it develops, and do need to head through Denmark one of these days...

I am thrilled to announce I am DMing 5e Campaign again. Its been too long and I am stoked.

"Business. It is the American way!"
*Dickens whsipers to Sam
"It is the British way!"

Not a legal scholar, but this seems strikingly similar to the "it'd be a shame if your store burned down" approach to governance.

I am actively looking for postdocs, lecturer, or value aligned private/NGO positions in the EU & UK. My position @ Oregon is coming to a close. I have a modest grant to conduct research on disaster governance I can bring to an NGO, research institution, or university. #academicsky #edusky #jobsearch

Did I need to bike to Den Haag in the rain because I ate too much pie and wanted to burn it off? No, but one must sacrifice for pie.

I am a huge history nerd. I am making this my first ancient Greece book to replace what I lost in my move. If I were to do a 2and PhD it would be in some niche ancient history topic. Maybe it would be the evolution of narratives of battle discourse in ancient plays. Not that I thought about it...

Excellent read and I'm thankful for this work.

The front cover of the Coral Flyer, featuring a badger and a bunny co-pilots on a dock in a tropical area, their seaplane behind them.

It is my first attempt to bring the stories I grew up with into a new set of experiences. I incorporated what I learned as an adult, father, and child at heart. Focused on showcasing adventure, mentorship and teaching, and having a little fun.

It's not Shakespeare, nor is it about disasters (ok, a little bit...no spoilers) but I did a thing. books2read.com/u/3J1l6g

I wrote a story for my newborn son; stayed on the back burner. Over the years it changed, updated, simplified. I spent a year editing it and decided it was time to let it fly.