bradweed

bradweed, 12 days ago to geography

Biden’s recent 'cannibalism’ gaffe got me thinking about how European colonial doctrines like the "Doctrine of Discovery" and the "civilizing mission," continue to justify the dominance over Indigenous peoples, including those in Papua New Guinea…and elsewhere.
@geography
@Geopolitics
https://interplace.io/p/does-bidens-cannibal-gaffe-reveal

bradweed, 17 days ago to geography

The inherent racism, economic exploitation, and violent suppression of Nazi’s application of Lebensraum are hallmarks of colonial projects throughout history.

Such historical and contemporary conflicts illustrate the painful reality of colonial projects, which are often marked by forceful takeovers and the displacement of people, revealing the stark power imbalances that still shape many societal and geopolitical structures today.
@geography
#campusprotests #genocide
https://interplace.io/p/contours-of-control-creep-onto-campus

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bradweed, 21 days ago to geography

These campus disputes over territory and legality mirror the larger geopolitical conflicts over displacement they are protesting.

The displacement of Jewish people from Europe came as part of the Nazi’s expansion for resources called “Lebensraum” or “living space.” The term was coined by geographer Friedrich Ratzel in 1897 believing nations must expand their borders to acquire the resources necessary for their survival.

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@Geopolitics
https://interplace.io/p/contours-of-control-creep-onto-campus

bradweed, 1 month ago to geography

Behind every map is intent. When it comes to making plans for a city, streets are more than mere passageways; they are the cartography of power, exacting politics and ideology for the unfolding of urbanity.

Paris is the blueprint of social order and control portrayed as a symbol of beauty and progress. I wanted to unravel a kind of narrative map of a city renowned as much for its revolutions as for its romance.

https://interplace.io/p/beyond-the-facade-tracing-the-ideological
@geography

bradweed, 2 months ago to random

Americans in the 19th century…’I’m getting poorer because of them. Kill them. I can’t get richer because of them. Kill them.’ Perhaps not just the 19th century. H/T @kris_inwood
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aehr.12283

bradweed, 4 months ago to geography

According to ChatGPT, my top posts of 2023 "argue for a more conscious and nuanced approach to how we view and shape our environment."

My 2023 "message is clear: our collective actions contribute to the fabric of our environments, and through awareness and choice, we have the power to reshape them for the better."
cc: @geography

https://interplace.io/p/2023-year-end-summary

bradweed, 5 months ago to geography

Part 2 of my two part series talks about the failures of borders, some recent alarming and revealing data about America’s ‘shared identity’, and some potential paths toward embracing the shaky state of states.

h/t to @tzimmer_history for exposing me to the PRRI survey
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@Geopolitics
@geonews
https://interplace.io/p/the-shaky-state-of-states-part-2

bradweed, 5 months ago to geopolitics

There’s a lot of talk of states these days. Palestine and Israel, one state or two? Ukraine and Russia, one state or two? Where did the idea of nation-states originate, how did economic geography and cartography help to shape them, and what does their shaky durability say about their future?

And if you listen to the podcast, you'll be treated to what Madonna had to say about borders.

@geography
@DialoguesHG
#economicpolicy #geopolitics

https://interplace.io/p/the-shaky-state-of-states-part-1

bradweed, 5 months ago to Economics

A series of U.S. federal legislation under the Biden administration has spawned a manufacturing boom at a scale not seen in decades. Unfortunately, the country is repeating the same socio-economic, land use, and transportation policy mistakes that have lead to many of the ills we’re seeking to remedy. Are we missing an opportunity to build back better?
@geography @DialoguesHG #UrbanPlanning #economics cc: @yfreemark

https://interplace.io/p/is-americas-manufacturing-boom-doomed#details

bradweed, 6 months ago to twitter

“#Twitter continues to burn a hole through bank balance sheets. The banks that financed Elon Musk’s $4B purchase of Twitter are still struggling a year later to contain the damage to their balance sheets…Seven banks including Morgan Stanley, BofA, and Barclays lent Musk around $13B to buy Twitter a year ago this coming Friday.

Under normal circumstances, they would have unloaded the debt…but investor appetite for Twitter…has cooled since the billionaire took over…" -WSJ
#economics

alberto_cottica, 7 months ago to solarpunk

Humble request: do you know of any real life experience of post-capitalist economies, even partial ones? Local currencies? Cooperative models? Community land trusts? Priority given to resilience over efficiency? #solarpunk economies? There are a few usual suspects (Mondragon, Cooperativa Integral Catalana, Transition Network...), but I struggle to find long lists of cases. Boost appreciated @g_kallis @jks @jasonhickel #postcapitalism #economics #degrowth #postgrowth

bradweed, 7 months ago to geopolitics

Cape Cod, like most of the colonized world, is a victim of cultural and environmental disruption. The influx of tourists since the mid twentieth century, like the influx of European colonizers centuries before, have disrupted the lifestyles and cultures of the very local communities they sought to enjoy.

#geography #economics #overtourism #oceanhealth #colonialism #waterqualitymatters

@geography @DialoguesHG https://open.substack.com/pub/interplace/p/awed-by-a-flawed-cape-cod?

tzimmer_history, 8 months ago to random

Weekend reading: The Triumph of Weaponized Nostalgia

Past eras of stable white Christian patriarchal dominance are widely sanitized and mythologized in our political discourse. The result is white male elite fan fiction that provides cover for reactionary politics.

https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/the-triumph-of-weaponized-nostalgia

bradweed, 9 months ago to geography

1/ Summer is waning, and nature's energy fades while record heat and fires remind us the sun persists. Still, plants slow, repair, store, and restore, a rhythm we struggle to grasp. Maybe we're not as smart as plants. 🌿

@geography @DialoguesHG #physicalgeography #summer

https://interplace.io/p/spawn-spore-store-and-restore-or#details

alan, 9 months ago to random

Interesting thread about whether maps show Crimea as part of Ukraine or Russia, and the new term "#Mapaganda" https://journa.host/@timkmak/110865723697433921

kissane, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

Like so many other climate-change-fueled phenomena, the Hawai'i wildfires are horrifying in their immediate reality + terrifying in what they suggest about our futures. This from 2021 is the best explainer I've found about what's made the islands so susceptible to devastating fires.

(Tl;dr: It's not just climate change, it's also introduced grasses and other ecological meddling.)

Gift link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/05/us/hawaii-wildfires.html?unlocked_article_code=PTPNSu9ugAu25j0Ey_8crC7cFgf7SadYYweaCwaiGRnCng_JYFEX_IY0qeoJ3EK9tCU9b_9R3so5sPOmOf_rmSVHRW-Hc7VF2QCM9jZBsfiG6mbqm4Jc2NcgYA32br0aD8gAhTS0Lpu886CDjvHDMi34z753wufrW2-8FdCr4PzctRw5PHizS1_ObjrYIrSsdh-OdJoWrBSvSSH8SzuyzzhyvvdFS7OKLejoSDg5N1x8dCrlQgkFYG-eIVJHOecpgSUcLRBcplzqh1dC_eKa5_3F8I7ANXR7TCGrMD3pqrf7jjs_i70gL2EXIJfw_3DhiH99yZg&smid=url-share

bradweed, 9 months ago to climate

My latest digs into 'freak out and speak out' coverage of 'gobsmacking' statistical outliers in climate reporting.

While there are reasons to be scared, we should not be scared to reason.

Fear yields clicks, but understanding how complex ecosystems interact and behave requires patience, prudence, and perspective.

🙏🏼 to @micefearboggis

(a fun one to listen to...if you like surf music and the sound of waves)

@geography
#climatechange #climatecrisis #complexity

https://interplace.io/p/boogie-wipe-out-and-freak-out?sd=pf

bradweed, 10 months ago to geography

My latest on Interplace dips into how Mandelbrot was inspired by earlier critics of Euclidian purity and how his fractured lines (fractals) better describe the natural world.
@geography
#complexity
#fractals
#physicalgeography

https://interplace.io/p/crayons-touchdowns-and-a-gallery?sd=pf

bradweed, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to geography

As Earth's systems unfold, and climates rearrange,

Alternative representations we seek, perspectives to exchange.

Polyperspectival concepts and fractal grammar's lore,

Van Gogh's legacy shines bright, Earth's mysteries to explore.

h/t @inquiline

@geography

#climatechange
#gis
#visualization

https://interplace.io/p/van-goghs-starry-night-unveils-earths#details

bradweed, 10 months ago to geography

🔎China's central bank on Tuesday set its daily reference rate for the onshore yuan at a stronger level than expected. It raised speculation that authorities are growing uncomfortable with the yuan’s weakness and wish to stem its slide.💲 WSJ
@geography #economicgeography

bradweed, 10 months ago to geography

REM's Michael Stipe and UCLA's Michael Curry on how Western thought influences the notion of space.

#spatial
@geography

https://interplace.io/p/rem-takes-a-stand-on-space#details