Amanda Kolson Hurley
@amandakhurley.bsky.social
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Climate journalist at Bloomberg and chronicler of weird suburbs. Opinions mine and not my bosses’
Sure, whatever, seems like a normal business move
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Allbirds Soars 373% After Sneaker Firm Rebrands as AI Stock
Allbirds Inc. shares more than quadrupled after the former shoemaker, just days away from ceasing operations, said it would pivot its business to AI compute infrastructure.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-15/ex-sneaker-firm-allbirds-soars-373-after-rebranding-as-ai-stock?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NjI2MjM5MiwiZXhwIjoxNzc2ODY3MTkyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUREpEM1FLSzNOWTkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwOTRFQTUyQzdCQTQ0RDRDQjk1QTNCNDVENDg4RjY1NSJ9.qSu8dmljfkcV0R4kgyou2E3JEjW5nV-tNu2vKKJPzGQ
about 3 hours ago
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This guy, pontificating on theology TO THE PONTIFF, does he have any self-awareness at all
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about 6 hours ago
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“cuffed by her hands and feet,” 86 years old
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to marry 1950s sweetheart
The family of Marie-Thérèse, from Brittany, fear for her health after she was cuffed and placed in a detention centre
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/marie-therese-billy-ice-arrest-us-france
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Wow, did I assign this story?! I got a ticket very close to this spot, with the school bus a few lanes over, worried I'd be rear-ended if I stopped for it
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The AI School Bus Camera Company Blanketing America in Tickets
BusPatrol says its technology helps curb dangerous driving at no cost to cities. Public records from across the US often tell a different story.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-14/buspatrol-school-bus-traffic-tickets-have-limited-safety-benefits-critics-say?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NjE4MzE2NywiZXhwIjoxNzc2Nzg3OTY3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUREhCVThLR0lGUkIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwOTRFQTUyQzdCQTQ0RDRDQjk1QTNCNDVENDg4RjY1NSJ9.7nUDonCrLNFCXRaC_kY6fAHSDzfsSwKCvcqkazLNcv0
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Bloomberg News
1 day ago
On its sustainability web page, Delta erased its pledge to use 10% sustainable fuel by 2030 and recast its net-zero goal as an "aspiration."
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Delta Air Lines Walks Back Sustainable Fuel, Net-Zero Goals
The carrier erased a pledge to use 10% sustainable aviation fuel by 2030 and recast its net-zero goal as an “aspiration.”
https://bloom.bg/41wjlOI
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And people think *this* site is bad
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Might try to make Szegedi fish soup. It’s delicious. Can’t source carp from the River Tisza, but catfish will work fine
festival.si.edu/blog/2013/hu...
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Hungarian Recipe: Halászlé / Hungarian Fisherman’s Stew
Halászlé (Hungarian fisherman’s stew) is a popular celebratory dish, often served during Lent or on Christmas Eve.
https://festival.si.edu/blog/2013/hungarian-recipe-halaszle-hungarian-fishermans-stew/
3 days ago
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Those of you who keep tabs on Dreher, like over at the other site, please do share updates
3 days ago
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Peter Hungarian has done it
www.reuters.com/world/hungar...
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Hungary election results live: Orbán concedes to Magyar's Tisza after projections show opposition winning two-thirds majority
The opposition Tisza party appeared on track to win Sunday's national election, early results showed, in a potential landmark defeat for veteran Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary-election-2026-live-viktor-orbans-fidesz-faces-challenge-opposition-peter-2026-04-12/
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It hurt but I did it. Had huevos rancheros to compensate
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3 days ago
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10mi is significantly longer than 10k, which I only seem to remember when I try to run it
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This is a good story, and while the pain in WVA is especially acute, there are surely a lot of places in the US where utility bills are closing the gap with (avg-lower than avg) mortgage payments. And insurance premiums are rising too. It changes the math of homeownership
apnews.com/article/elec...
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Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages
West Virginia resident Rebecca Michalski struggles with soaring electricity bills that exceed her income.
https://apnews.com/article/electricity-utility-bills-west-virginia-trump-coal-38ad648f99a42eb2c73d7affaddadbcb
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Years before Richard Meier was publicly accused of harassment, someone warned me, if I met him, never to get in an elevator with him. At least one of his victims went to the firm’s management and was offered a settlement—with an NDA
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That’s unfortunate
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/u...
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Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/us/politics/iran-mines-strait.html
4 days ago
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Mark Chadbourn
4 days ago
Going to get some great images from NASA in the coming days. Here’s a couple of post-splashdown snaps of actual heroes.
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First Coalie, now Fossi. Let them fight
www.desmog.com/2026/04/01/m...
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Meet the Combustible Cartoon Character Who Wants to Make Kids Feel Sorry for Fossil Fuels
A new children’s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
https://www.desmog.com/2026/04/01/meet-the-combustible-cartoon-character-who-wants-to-make-kids-feel-sorry-for-fossil-fuels/
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Yes! Yessss
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5 days ago
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The "world's largest mermaid convention" is taking place in my (not warm or coastal) town this weekend. It includes a professional track, which confused me but then I Googled and being a pro mermaid is a whole thing
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Brian Goldstein
5 days ago
I'll help. Less her raised arm, the body of the Statue of Liberty is only one foot taller than the opening in this two-bit Arc de Triomphe. Take her crown off and she could stand underneath.
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Toll plaza but make it Mussolini-coded
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5 days ago
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I hope they are okay, I need them to be okay
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/s...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/science/nasa-artemis-ii-earth-return-heat-shield.html
6 days ago
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Carl Quintanilla
6 days ago
ICYMI: “.. Almost half of the US data centers planned for this year are expected to be delayed or canceled. One big reason is the shortage of electrical equipment, such as transformers, switchgear and batteries.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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This seems pretty significant:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...
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Clean Energy Slate Wins Control of Arizona’s Biggest Utility
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/phoenix-salt-river-project-election-results.html?smid=url-share
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Argentina rolls back protections for glaciers and permafrost to boost mining. Can't imagine how this could go wrong...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Amanda Kolson Hurley
Stephen West
about 1 year ago
to all who celebrate...
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“The Trump administration has systematically pressured the nation’s immigration judges, threatening them with disciplinary action if they do not deport more people and firing those seen as insufficiently supportive of the president’s aggressive enforcement agenda”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...
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How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/politics/trump-miller-immigration-judges-purge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZlA.we1r.c4Gya1zwUGX8&smid=url-share
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lauren
7 days ago
"i could probably pilot a ship through the straight of hormuz" -next big thing 80% of men secretly believe about themselves
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What a chart, from this story (gift link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Why the NYT has long opted out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. "It just feels like it sends the wrong signal to our readers and viewers, like we are all in it together and it is all a game" -- Dean Baquet, in 2011 (!)
www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
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Why NYT doesn't attend White House Correspondents' Association Dinner - Poynter
From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their car...
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2011/why-nyt-doesnt-attend-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner/
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Anne Trubek
28 days ago
lighting the bat signal for my summer book proposal course ↗️
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How To Write A Nonfiction Book Proposal, July 6-17
In this course, I will walk you through a series of short assignments to help you focus your idea and teach you the basics of non-fiction trade...
https://thinkingwriter.bigcartel.com/product/how-to-write-a-book-proposal-july2026
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I was just a casual fan of their music but really enjoyed seeing The Last Dinner Party tonight. They are over the top and all in
8 days ago
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Bit rude to post this tonight
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8 days ago
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Kunta Kinte. IYKYK
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"'Every time somebody rides over that beautiful bridge to the Lincoln Memorial, they literally say, something is supposed to be here,' Trump told donors in October." No, they don't
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Trump Will Fund New Archway With $15 Million From the National Endowment for the Humanities
A spending plan confirms taxpayer dollars will be used for the project.
https://www.notus.org/donald-trump/trump-arch-taxpayer-funds
8 days ago
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It’s my 25th wedding anniversary. Wish it did not coincide with Civilization Wipeout Day
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Why is this column three paragraphs long? You’ve got to maintain conviction in your hot take longer than that, sorry
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8 days ago
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Thought this was Pam Bondi’s kids’ nanny at first
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9 days ago
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Amanda Kolson Hurley
Lawrence Hurley
9 days ago
People should actually be very alarmed that while AP's business model is shot to bits, Americans are still very much reliant on the news it delivers. The alternatives in some cases are inferior or non-existent.
apnews.com/article/news...
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AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history
The Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sust...
https://apnews.com/article/news-industry-buyouts-ap-newspapers-dd790effc6a385514b3323560161ea4f
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My mom took us out for Easter brunch, which was very nice of her, and it turned out to be a set 3-course menu that put me in a food coma
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Trump is definitely more potty-mouthed in public than he used to be. I don’t know what if anything this says about his mental state, but it’s noticeable
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It’s been years since my kid was in childcare so I don’t know what the status quo is but every municipality should have this
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11 days ago
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From Greggs?
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11 days ago
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This is the issue I’ve become a middle-aged crank about
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11 days ago
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Ha, the VW dealer is offering us a new gas car to give up our EV lease early. Not a chance
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As if I need another reason to hate T*rboT*x, it never seems to believe me when I say I don’t have any crypto income to report
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Saw Project Hail Mary after reading Andy Weir’s comments disparaging political art. I’ll just say, a plot that hinges on a unified, muscular UN-type body saving the planet is uhh not apolitical
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Amanda Kolson Hurley
NBC News
13 days ago
NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.
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Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers
The defense secretary’s efforts to block or delay promotions to general or admiral for some officers has raised concerns that he may be targeting them because of race, gender or affiliation with the B...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-intervened-military-promotions-dozen-senior-officers-rcna266062
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13 days ago
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Silver Spring mentioned, and not in a good way, yikes
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/a...
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Former Turnstile Guitarist Charged With Attempted Murder of Bandmate’s Father
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/arts/music/turnstile-brady-ebert-attempted-murder.html
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