Amanda Kolson Hurley
@amandakhurley.bsky.social
Climate journalist at Bloomberg and chronicler of weird suburbs. Opinions mine and not my bosses’
COP is in overtime now and the vibes have improved somewhat. For now. Here’s some people letting off steam earlier
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
COP is in overtime now and the vibes have improved somewhat. For now. Here’s some people letting off steam earlier
In retrospect, maybe it wasn’t a great idea to make this character, with flames for hair, the mascot of the COP 😬
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
In retrospect, maybe it wasn’t a great idea to make this character, with flames for hair, the mascot of the COP 😬
Being shared in Belém:
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Being shared in Belém:
Just stumbled upon a…roving capoeira demonstration? Pretty cool
November 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Just stumbled upon a…roving capoeira demonstration? Pretty cool
Video by Daniel Carvalho
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Video by Daniel Carvalho
An organizing group puts attendance at 30k. You can get a sense of the size here (photo by Fabiano Maisonnave)
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
An organizing group puts attendance at 30k. You can get a sense of the size here (photo by Fabiano Maisonnave)
Dirty (oil) money (photo by Daniel Carvalho)
November 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Dirty (oil) money (photo by Daniel Carvalho)
Hearing the crowd is big, a few thousand people. Including these Franciscan monks (photo by Fabiano Maisonnave)
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Hearing the crowd is big, a few thousand people. Including these Franciscan monks (photo by Fabiano Maisonnave)
Big climate protest underway in Belém this morning (photos by Daniel Carvalho)
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Big climate protest underway in Belém this morning (photos by Daniel Carvalho)
An amazing moment tonight when Andre Correa do Lago, president of the UN COP30 climate conference — ie, the literal minister of the future — was introduced to Kim Stanley Robinson. And by my colleague @akshatrathi.bsky.social to boot
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
An amazing moment tonight when Andre Correa do Lago, president of the UN COP30 climate conference — ie, the literal minister of the future — was introduced to Kim Stanley Robinson. And by my colleague @akshatrathi.bsky.social to boot
Sumaúma tree with Bloomberg journalists for scale:
November 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Sumaúma tree with Bloomberg journalists for scale:
Hello from Belém
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hello from Belém
Off to the Amazon for the first time! Mood:
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Off to the Amazon for the first time! Mood:
Blessing your TL with Lina Bo Bardi
November 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Blessing your TL with Lina Bo Bardi
Getting down to the dregs here (I may have had a KitKat)
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Getting down to the dregs here (I may have had a KitKat)
This story about an alleged blackmail plot by a MD state senator against her former political consultant is *wild* www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
October 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This story about an alleged blackmail plot by a MD state senator against her former political consultant is *wild* www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
i’m sorry hwat
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
i’m sorry hwat
I can’t believe there are not one but two articles, in major papers, with this dumb framing. It is not NIMBY to express dismay when a big part of the White House is suddenly rubbled
October 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I can’t believe there are not one but two articles, in major papers, with this dumb framing. It is not NIMBY to express dismay when a big part of the White House is suddenly rubbled
Today in unexpected texts from the college kid
October 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Today in unexpected texts from the college kid
The Look Book Goes to Neighborhoods Under Federal Occupation
October 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The Look Book Goes to Neighborhoods Under Federal Occupation
"No, this is not us, this is the splitters": every Episcopalian today
October 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"No, this is not us, this is the splitters": every Episcopalian today
The White House contention is that commission review of WH building projects is not required for demolition, only construction. They may be trying to, uh, expedite approval by starting with a big hole. A WH staffer sitting in the NCPC chair seat won’t hurt either www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/a...
October 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The White House contention is that commission review of WH building projects is not required for demolition, only construction. They may be trying to, uh, expedite approval by starting with a big hole. A WH staffer sitting in the NCPC chair seat won’t hurt either www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/a...
“Brown liquid,” come on
October 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“Brown liquid,” come on
