Timothy Weaver
@timweaver.bsky.social
Political economy, urban politics, APD, neoliberalism @ualbany. Editor @UrbanAffairsRev. Also, rugby, whiskey, whisky. Author of Blazing the Neoliberal Trail & Inequality, Crime, and Resistance in New York City
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On the upside, the cars were a lot more colorful. Maybe we could simply aim for fewer, more colorful cars.
Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
On the upside, the cars were a lot more colorful. Maybe we could simply aim for fewer, more colorful cars.
Doesn’t exactly look like a deadly rioter who could not possibly have been subdued without being shot and killed.
We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Doesn’t exactly look like a deadly rioter who could not possibly have been subdued without being shot and killed.
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Applications are open for the 2026 American Political Economy Summer Academy for ABDs, postdocs, and junior faculty from May 31 to June 4. Travel, meals, and lodging all provided!
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Summer Academy | Consortium on the American Political Economy
The annual CAPE Summer Academy is designed to introduce the APE framework, facilitate in-depth discussions around several key areas within APE, and create opportunities for participants to share work ...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Applications are open for the 2026 American Political Economy Summer Academy for ABDs, postdocs, and junior faculty from May 31 to June 4. Travel, meals, and lodging all provided!
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/summe...
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/summe...
It’s almost as if the two greatest challenges of our time - economic inequality and climate change - have dropped out of the picture entirely. All the while, things are getting worse on both fronts.
The one thing that is growing extremely fast is the wealth of the top billionaires:
The top 0.00001% used to own the equivalent of 3% of national income in wealth in 2010
Now they own the equivalent of 12% of national income!
The top 0.00001% used to own the equivalent of 3% of national income in wealth in 2010
Now they own the equivalent of 12% of national income!
January 21, 2026 at 10:51 PM
It’s almost as if the two greatest challenges of our time - economic inequality and climate change - have dropped out of the picture entirely. All the while, things are getting worse on both fronts.
The Bill of Rights, a quaint idea.
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The Bill of Rights, a quaint idea.
As opposed to Swiss?? 🤡🤣🤡🤣
Without America, "right now, you'd all be speaking German" Trump tells an audience in Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
As opposed to Swiss?? 🤡🤣🤡🤣
Pure stupidity.
Trump posts an image of him planting the American flag on Greenland alongside a sign that says “Greenland US Territory est 2026”
January 20, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Pure stupidity.
Here’s what I listened to in 2025.
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Here’s what I listened to in 2025.
Quite the chart.
Arrests of people with no criminal record surged by 2,450% in Trump’s first year.
This was driven by increases in tactics like “at-large” arrests, roving patrols, worksite raids, and re-arrests of people attending immigration court hearings or ICE check-ins.
This was driven by increases in tactics like “at-large” arrests, roving patrols, worksite raids, and re-arrests of people attending immigration court hearings or ICE check-ins.
January 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Quite the chart.
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They are unlawfully detaining people for First Amendment protected activities, as far as I can tell. Dragging people out of their vehicles absent witnessing a crime and without a judicial warrant is repugnant to our constitutional order.
New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
January 13, 2026 at 7:09 PM
They are unlawfully detaining people for First Amendment protected activities, as far as I can tell. Dragging people out of their vehicles absent witnessing a crime and without a judicial warrant is repugnant to our constitutional order.
This is terrorism, by which I mean “the unlawful use of violence or threats to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or government, with the goal of furthering political, social, or ideological objectives.”
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
This is terrorism, by which I mean “the unlawful use of violence or threats to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or government, with the goal of furthering political, social, or ideological objectives.”
Reposted by Timothy Weaver
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
The absolute state of this…
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The absolute state of this…
As if to confirm the wisdom of the measure…
Thiel Gives $3 Million to Group Seeking to Block California Wealth Tax www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Thiel Gives $3 Million to Group Seeking to Block California Wealth Tax www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Thiel Gives $3 Million to Group Seeking to Block California Wealth Tax
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
As if to confirm the wisdom of the measure…
Thiel Gives $3 Million to Group Seeking to Block California Wealth Tax www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Thiel Gives $3 Million to Group Seeking to Block California Wealth Tax www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Good to see that the @financialtimes.com is not buying the administration’s specious nonsense about the Renee Good killing.
January 9, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Good to see that the @financialtimes.com is not buying the administration’s specious nonsense about the Renee Good killing.
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
— George Orwell, 1984
— George Orwell, 1984
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
— George Orwell, 1984
— George Orwell, 1984
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Thatcher's (and Hong Kong's) long shadow:
The freeport dream has become an "AI Growth Zone" dream
www.porttechnology.org/news/thames-...
The freeport dream has become an "AI Growth Zone" dream
www.porttechnology.org/news/thames-...
Thames Freeport launches AI and 5G Lab for port innovation
Thames Freeport has announced a programme of global innovation partnerships aimed at supporting job creation.
www.porttechnology.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Thatcher's (and Hong Kong's) long shadow:
The freeport dream has become an "AI Growth Zone" dream
www.porttechnology.org/news/thames-...
The freeport dream has become an "AI Growth Zone" dream
www.porttechnology.org/news/thames-...
Submit or be executed by the state.
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Submit or be executed by the state.
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Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Given the current price of oil (low) and the costs of extraction and refinement in Venezuela (high) and the future prospect of falling oil demand, why would oil companies want to invest in drilling and pipeline projects there?
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Given the current price of oil (low) and the costs of extraction and refinement in Venezuela (high) and the future prospect of falling oil demand, why would oil companies want to invest in drilling and pipeline projects there?
Rather than, say, looking something up in a book or using one’s own brain to write, we’re destroying the planet. For what? For whom? Absolute madness.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City, report claims
Study author says tech companies are reaping benefits of artificial intelligence age but society is left to pay cost
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Rather than, say, looking something up in a book or using one’s own brain to write, we’re destroying the planet. For what? For whom? Absolute madness.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Guys, don’t worry, “economists think these tax breaks might be worth it.”
December 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Guys, don’t worry, “economists think these tax breaks might be worth it.”
I just want an “airport experience” in which I can get a beer for less than $15.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I just want an “airport experience” in which I can get a beer for less than $15.
😂😂
"At which point we're going to blow them out of the fucking skies."
Melania Trump: "Santa's reindeer -- Rudolph, Dasher, Comet, all of them -- they're resting in the North Pole. They need to save all of their energy for their great flight around the world on Christmas Eve. Santa told me they're snuggling beneath warm, fluffy blankets."
December 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
😂😂