Brad Weed
@bradweed.bsky.social
I write about the interaction of people and place and advocate for improvements at interplace.io.
Western economic hegemony (pink and green) getting squeezed from the bottom (Asia) and top (rest of the world). The US came on strong but its post WWII US dominance appears to be fading. H/T @adamtooze.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Western economic hegemony (pink and green) getting squeezed from the bottom (Asia) and top (rest of the world). The US came on strong but its post WWII US dominance appears to be fading. H/T @adamtooze.bsky.social
In 1570, Henry Billingsley made history by publishing the first English translation of Euclid’s Elements. He embedded pop-up three-dimensional models into the pages. Centuries ago one man used paper engineering to bring math to life. h/t Ali Kaya beyondeuclid.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In 1570, Henry Billingsley made history by publishing the first English translation of Euclid’s Elements. He embedded pop-up three-dimensional models into the pages. Centuries ago one man used paper engineering to bring math to life. h/t Ali Kaya beyondeuclid.substack.com
As late as 2020, it was a two-horse race with the US still in play. Now, China cranks out more than twice the wind turbines of the US and Europe combined. Via @adamtooze.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
As late as 2020, it was a two-horse race with the US still in play. Now, China cranks out more than twice the wind turbines of the US and Europe combined. Via @adamtooze.bsky.social
#Population trends decouple from #emissions trends. It’s about policy and possibility. Via @adamtooze.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#Population trends decouple from #emissions trends. It’s about policy and possibility. Via @adamtooze.bsky.social
While Trump thought he could bring back ship building to America, his repulsion repels potential customers.
“Japanese companies plowed a record $17 billion Down Under last year, and 2025 figures nearly match that.” Via @adamtooze.bsky.social
“Japanese companies plowed a record $17 billion Down Under last year, and 2025 figures nearly match that.” Via @adamtooze.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
While Trump thought he could bring back ship building to America, his repulsion repels potential customers.
“Japanese companies plowed a record $17 billion Down Under last year, and 2025 figures nearly match that.” Via @adamtooze.bsky.social
“Japanese companies plowed a record $17 billion Down Under last year, and 2025 figures nearly match that.” Via @adamtooze.bsky.social
This helps explain why: Africans make up the largest group of victims.
"Africa had the worst outcomes compared to other regions (figure 1.4), with half of the fatalities occurring during attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea."
"Africa had the worst outcomes compared to other regions (figure 1.4), with half of the fatalities occurring during attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea."
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This helps explain why: Africans make up the largest group of victims.
"Africa had the worst outcomes compared to other regions (figure 1.4), with half of the fatalities occurring during attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea."
"Africa had the worst outcomes compared to other regions (figure 1.4), with half of the fatalities occurring during attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea."
"...the real story here might be the EU, where investment jumped 63% from the second half of 2024 to ~$76 billion, double the paltry $37 billion in the US. In fact, the EU and the US swapped places as the world’s second-biggest destination for green capital after China." via @adamtooze.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"...the real story here might be the EU, where investment jumped 63% from the second half of 2024 to ~$76 billion, double the paltry $37 billion in the US. In fact, the EU and the US swapped places as the world’s second-biggest destination for green capital after China." via @adamtooze.bsky.social
Wyoming, Connecticut, California, and Texas are the US states with the highest inequality. Via @adamtooze.bsky.social via @itif.org 👉 itif.org/publications...
September 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Wyoming, Connecticut, California, and Texas are the US states with the highest inequality. Via @adamtooze.bsky.social via @itif.org 👉 itif.org/publications...
Most African migration is within the continent, with less than 1% moving outside. Improved migration systems, bilateral labor agreements, and new skill development could lead to widespread prosperity. openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/pub...
September 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Most African migration is within the continent, with less than 1% moving outside. Improved migration systems, bilateral labor agreements, and new skill development could lead to widespread prosperity. openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/pub...
My Substack, interplace.io, has been indexed by the AI lords (Perplexity in this case). Circularity in the singularity. (I guess I was too lazy to look it up in my own work!) 🤭
August 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My Substack, interplace.io, has been indexed by the AI lords (Perplexity in this case). Circularity in the singularity. (I guess I was too lazy to look it up in my own work!) 🤭
The new American exceptionalism...or is it exemptionalism?
August 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The new American exceptionalism...or is it exemptionalism?
This spending spree is mostly from the top 10% income earners in the US...who buoy the economy. The rest are most like with the rest of the world's blue bunch. From www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/a...
August 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This spending spree is mostly from the top 10% income earners in the US...who buoy the economy. The rest are most like with the rest of the world's blue bunch. From www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/a...
The Chevy Aveo gets 48 MPG and costs $17,000? “this ‘Heartbeat of America’? It’s actually made in China.” And sold in Mexico.
Trump thought he was “shielding American automakers from Chinese imports with tariffs”…but they upped their game in China to be sold elsewhere. via @adamtooze.bsky.social
Trump thought he was “shielding American automakers from Chinese imports with tariffs”…but they upped their game in China to be sold elsewhere. via @adamtooze.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Chevy Aveo gets 48 MPG and costs $17,000? “this ‘Heartbeat of America’? It’s actually made in China.” And sold in Mexico.
Trump thought he was “shielding American automakers from Chinese imports with tariffs”…but they upped their game in China to be sold elsewhere. via @adamtooze.bsky.social
Trump thought he was “shielding American automakers from Chinese imports with tariffs”…but they upped their game in China to be sold elsewhere. via @adamtooze.bsky.social
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested around a thousand toddlers since Sep 2023. According to the National Juvenile Justice Network, only 26 US states have a minimum age of prosecution...Florida’s minimum age of prosecution is only seven. via @adamtooze.bsky.social[email protected]
July 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested around a thousand toddlers since Sep 2023. According to the National Juvenile Justice Network, only 26 US states have a minimum age of prosecution...Florida’s minimum age of prosecution is only seven. via @adamtooze.bsky.social[email protected]
Body cams were meant to reform policing. Now Axon’s turning that reform into revenue — selling tasers, cams, and sticky subscriptions to software. Accountability meets monetization. Reform or reinforcement? h/t @adamtooze.bsky.social via @financialtimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Body cams were meant to reform policing. Now Axon’s turning that reform into revenue — selling tasers, cams, and sticky subscriptions to software. Accountability meets monetization. Reform or reinforcement? h/t @adamtooze.bsky.social via @financialtimes.com
New York had a one hour deluge last night. Second worst since Hurricane Ida in 2021. This footage of the 28th St station shows how nature always wins. As @climateofgavin.bsky.social pointed out, the station coexists with what was once a stream. How can infrastructure evolve to 'go with the flow'?
July 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New York had a one hour deluge last night. Second worst since Hurricane Ida in 2021. This footage of the 28th St station shows how nature always wins. As @climateofgavin.bsky.social pointed out, the station coexists with what was once a stream. How can infrastructure evolve to 'go with the flow'?
UK leisure flights are booming. Many new routes dodge carbon pricing schemes incentivizing emissions. Immigrant labor from outside the EU also plays a role. Time to plug the loopholes. From @neweconomics.bsky.social via @adamtooze.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
UK leisure flights are booming. Many new routes dodge carbon pricing schemes incentivizing emissions. Immigrant labor from outside the EU also plays a role. Time to plug the loopholes. From @neweconomics.bsky.social via @adamtooze.bsky.social
"Tel Aviv's Stock Exchange 35 Index of companies, rallied 14%, the most in dollar terms among 92 world indexes tracked by Bloomberg." via @adamtooze.bsky.social and @bloomberg.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Tel Aviv's Stock Exchange 35 Index of companies, rallied 14%, the most in dollar terms among 92 world indexes tracked by Bloomberg." via @adamtooze.bsky.social and @bloomberg.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
h/t Matt Stoller in open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...
July 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
h/t Matt Stoller in open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...
Germans work the fewest hours per year of any OECD country. 30% (and growing) work part-time. Via @adamtooze.bsky.social and @financialtimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Germans work the fewest hours per year of any OECD country. 30% (and growing) work part-time. Via @adamtooze.bsky.social and @financialtimes.com
For all the grief meteorologists get, it’s amazing that one-day forecast accuracy in the 1940s was worse than a 7-day forecast in the 2020s. In the Northern Hemisphere, the skill of 5-day forecasts is now comparable to the 3-day forecasts of the early 1980s.
June 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
For all the grief meteorologists get, it’s amazing that one-day forecast accuracy in the 1940s was worse than a 7-day forecast in the 2020s. In the Northern Hemisphere, the skill of 5-day forecasts is now comparable to the 3-day forecasts of the early 1980s.
Markets under Trump: Zuckerborgs to the moon, Main Street to the clearance rack. It was the BOastful URban Guys Enjoying Owning Inordinate Stuff (USA's BOURGEOIS) who really, really wanted Trump in office. And look what they got. Terrifying tariffs and a tech bro beating. h/t @adamtooze.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Markets under Trump: Zuckerborgs to the moon, Main Street to the clearance rack. It was the BOastful URban Guys Enjoying Owning Inordinate Stuff (USA's BOURGEOIS) who really, really wanted Trump in office. And look what they got. Terrifying tariffs and a tech bro beating. h/t @adamtooze.bsky.social
