Reposted by Amy WesterveltWe're Skroob @pseudonymble.bsky.social · 2h"The thing that really made me go, 'Oh my God, these guys are really shaping how we understand things way beyond just climate,'— they spend so much money on trying to shape how people understand the economy... and how it should work, because that’s really helpful when they go to propose policies." 0124
Reposted by Amy WesterveltDrilled @drilledmedia.bsky.social · 2hBig Oil walked so Big Tech could run and now the two are joining up to take down democracy. In today's pod, @gilduran.com and @amywestervelt.bsky.social on how corporations warped the information ecosystem and how the tech billionaires broke democracy drilled.media/podcasts/dri...drilled.mediaHow Tech Billionaires Broke Democracy | The Spill - DrilledCarbon credit markets have come under fire for creative climate accounting, fraud, and land use problems. UN Special Rapporteur Elisa Morgera says they have a human rights problem too. 02612
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 3hIn which I argue for censoring companies. And mean it. futureearth.substack.com/p/why-is-big...futureearth.substack.comWhy Big Tech is Saving Big OilAmy Westervelt, the founder of Drilled, on who shapes the way we think, the oil-tech alliance, and the case for censoring companies. 2198
Reposted by Amy WesterveltAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22hI think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren... 8245701701
Reposted by Amy Westervelt🇨🇦 thimbles.bsky.social 🇨🇦 @thimbles.bsky.social · 08/10/2026These little features on public utility commissions and the natural monopolies run by utilities are usually on @volts.wtf's beat. But @climatetown.bsky.social just did a "hey, pay attention to this" video that was jolly good. youtu.be/3fDGcZ8qpPMyoutu.beWho Broke Your Power Bill?YouTube video by Climate Town 152
Reposted by Amy WesterveltDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We need to be less hysterical about potential AMOC collapse in 2100 and way more hysterical about the actual mega El Niño in 2027.politico.euA climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale. 1541490
Reposted by Amy WesterveltMaarten Schenk @mschenk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026An example of FIMI (Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference) in action at the @disinfo.eu conference? Apparently someone in the U.S. did not agree with the topic of a session named "USA as a FIMI threat: acknowledge, adapt, push back" and applied pressure on the sponsors... 4303158
Reposted by Amy WesterveltDrilled @drilledmedia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Palestinians tend to be left out of tallies of assassinated land defenders. On The Spill, @alleenbrown.bsky.social, @amywestervelt.bsky.social & @ninalakhani.bsky.social talk about Global Witness’s annual report on assassinations of land defenders — and who is left out of the data. lnk.to/TheSpilllnk.toDrilled: The SpillDrilled is a true-crime climate change podcast exposing how corporate corruption and political operatives built decades of climate denial and delay. The Spill is our new weekly show to bring you news... 02510
Reposted by Amy WesterveltJ. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Still thinking about @amywestervelt.bsky.social's brilliant insights from last night. More than anything, I'm thinking about how so many of our institutions and people with power have failed us, especially in climate. In the face of fascism, those with power and resources have retreated, and 1/ 2409
Reposted by Amy WesterveltNetzwerk Klimajournalismus Deutschland @klimajourno.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Doubt is their product. And now it's an export. 🛢️🌍 Investigative journalist @amywestervelt.bsky.social has traced how US fossil fuel tactics now shape the debate in Europe. Next Tuesday, she’ll join our lunchtime climate briefing. 21912
Reposted by Amy Westerveltisaac @sevier.io · 07/10/2026There was some real talk tonight by @amywestervelt.bsky.social about how people cannot distinguish between journalism and PR and that this allows people to move between maybe legit journalism jobs into a job just designed to sell you something or someone. 1366
Reposted by Amy WesterveltGil Durán @gilduran.com · 06/10/2026Tonight in San Francisco! It’s @amywestervelt.bsky.social and me discussing information pollution, tech fascism and the long-running corporate war on democracy. 7:30 pm at Bird and Beckett Be there! 🔜 birdbeckett.com/event/gil-du... 210333
Reposted by Amy Westerveltisaac @sevier.io · 06/10/2026San Francisco folks come see @amywestervelt.bsky.social and @gilduran.com tonight in Glen Park! birdbeckett.com/event/gil-du...birdbeckett.comGil Duran (The Nerd Reich) & Amy Westervelt (Brought to You By) – Bird & Beckett Books & Records 0124
Reposted by Amy WesterveltJohn Mashey @johnmashey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And just for fun, 2014-15 RAGA Chair was none other than Pam Bondi. Trump contributed $5K in 2014 to RAGA. bsky.app/profile/john... 1125
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As I must point out multiple times a year: 10 Republican AGs coming together means this is a RAGA joint (in this case backing Trump in the sanctions appeal in Trump v. IRS). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... More on RAGA: drilled.media/news/raga/drilled.mediaThe Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), a Primer - DrilledIf two or more Republican attorneys general sign onto something, RAGA is in the background coordinating; journalists need to be clear about that so the public can understand what it means. 1146
Reposted by Amy WesterveltI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026How dare you invoke a wrestling move when I’m “talkin’ rape” with a fellow intellectual. 1390692
Reposted by Amy WesterveltAdam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There's something pitch black, darkly funny about a certain herd of online snits celebrating Digger's low box office while we enter stretches above 2C "Mass death" warming in 2027. They for sure don't know what that means otherwise, like or don't like the movie, they wouldn't be celebrating. 98116
Reposted by Amy WesterveltBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026U.S. forces are retreating. That's what this means. "Pulled out and returned to their home stations in the U.S. as potential Iranian threats raise base security concerns" is a fancy way of saying the Iranian military has the U.S. military in retreat. This is unbelievably embarrassing. 263106951
Reposted by Amy WesterveltMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hegseth also removed the olive branches, a traditional symbol of wishing peace, from the Department of Defense seal. This, in addition to changing the name to "The Department of War," shows the dangerous belligerency that comes from appointing a frat bro who values testosterone over statesmanship. 46680702771
Reposted by Amy Westerveltstevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...journalofdemocracy.orgCompetitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of DemocracyThe United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile. 10643342
Reposted by Amy WesterveltGil Durán @gilduran.com · 05/10/2026“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...nytimes.comInside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates. 2401506406
Reposted by Amy WesterveltAndrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 06/10/2026If you are outraged about this (and you should be, and I bet you are if you're reading this) and you want to do something about it: crank up that VPN and search for "ICE watch" or related activities + wherever you live. Get your Signal login going. Sign up for everything. 6226110
Reposted by Amy WesterveltEvan George @evanlgeorge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I’m glad to have just finished this fantastic whodunnit by @amywestervelt.bsky.social about our polluted information ecosystem — and how to restore it! — days before the Supreme Court hears Suncor & Exxon’s attempt to short-circuit state court cases about the public harms of Big Oil’s false claims. 0238
Reposted by Amy WesterveltDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Of potential interest (and thanks for the inspiration): @doctorvive.bsky.social @climatebrad.hillheat.com @amywestervelt.bsky.social @kevinjkircher.com 1167
Reposted by Amy WesterveltBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Scoop: Podcaster Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation over his ICE ride-along videos calling protesters "terrorists." www.ms.now/news/benny-j...ms.nowMAGA podcaster Benny Johnson sued for defamation over ICE ride-along videos calling protesters ‘terrorists’Johnson accompanied top DHS officials last year to an ICE protest, where he pointed out “left-wing terrorists” for his millions of followers across social media. 662050407
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Still processing the blur of NY Climate Week, but something that's really stuck in my craw is how increasingly rare it is to meet someone in particularly the US context who has any belief that trumps their desire for access to power, validation, etc. When you find an outlier, protect them! 4499
Reposted by Amy WesterveltRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@jkbjournalist.bsky.social reopened the Epstein case; Heidi Blake seems to have restarted the UK prosecuting Andrew Tate; Ronan Farrow, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor made the system finally go after Weinstein for real. Journalism has again and again made the justice system do its job. 111603389
Reposted by Amy WesterveltSilvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is the tip of the iceberg - a lot of researchers self-censor to avoid this type of problems. And I mean A LOT. (Note the lovely Iowa/ethanol pipeline connection) 1245
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I keep hearing from sources about these but had no idea it was THIS many. of course these are also the orgs that squawk about the importance of "academic freedom" www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comInside the anti-climate campaign against researchersA POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide. 07329
Reposted by Amy WesterveltDrilled @drilledmedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Faulty carbon credit schemes may be violating not only human rights but also international law. UN Special Rapporteur on the Climate Elisa Morgera on why carbon credit markets may be in conflict with a landmark opinion from the International Court of Justice. drilled.media/podcasts/dri...drilled.mediaCarbon Credit Markets Have a Human Rights Problem | The Spill - DrilledCarbon credit markets have come under fire for creative climate accounting, fraud, and land use problems. UN Special Rapporteur Elisa Morgera says they have a human rights problem too. 12111
Reposted by Amy WesterveltJeff Spakowski @jeffspakowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just finished chapter 4 of Brought To You By by @amywestervelt.bsky.social. Long time readers of Amy's work know who Ivy Lee and company are. But here, Amy ties them, their think tanks, etc. all together to help us truly understand the threat to our democracy, our planet. #DemolishMegaphones 081
Reposted by Amy WesterveltGraham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Nothing is inevitable. As Wendell Berry encouraged, we have no right to claim that, and do little/nothing. 0154
Reposted by Amy Westerveltscreaming until the void tells me to shut up @mutedscreaming.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I'll never forget the student journalists at Columbia who continued to cover the university bringing in an army of cops to dismantle the Pro-Palestine student encampments. Even when the folks at the SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM were prohibited from covering it, they stayed and kept covering. Amazing kids 5724122
Reposted by Amy WesterveltMarika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Beauty! Day 669 of #GeorgiaProtests! 📷 @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social 122662
Reposted by Amy WesterveltProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is why my eyes roll when anyone says “MAHA wants to do something about chronic diseases” No, it doesn’t MAHA’s leaders, RFK Jr & Jay Bhattacharya, run the US health & health research systems & they have DECIMATED chronic disease prevention What MAHA *says* is divorced from what it *does* 918264
Reposted by Amy WesterveltMila Atmos @milaatmos.bsky.social · 27/09/2026@amywestervelt.bsky.social joined me on @futurehindsight.com to talk about how the information ecosystem is so polluted that it’s actually limiting our First Amendment rights! Tune in!! 0116
Reposted by Amy WesterveltPublic Enemy#666 @lilithnocturne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We gotta also start referring to them as "mass surveillance centers" and not "data centers." Let's all be real, here. 510436
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Shout out to the readers and listeners who have kept me and @drilledmedia.bsky.social going for years and never once told us to tone it down 1509
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. Once again, just kidding, those guys fucking love neoliberalism and the tech industry, stop buying their climate bullshit. 222635
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026But they're using renewables! a) they're not, they're all quietly pivoting to dedicated natural gas plants, built by their oil buddies, b) renewables should be used to power useful shit c) this makes it so that renewables don't displace fossil fuels, they just add to supply for increasing demand 330377
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We gotta start referring to data centers by both their mother and father's last names, Spain style. The Microsoft-Chevron data center, the Meta-ExxonMobil data center, and so forth. Absolutely no reason just the tech bros should be taking the heat on this shit 352223815
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Okay sorry, one more thing. I'm fairly outspoken, but I think subconsciously I've been holding back because working in media you're conditioned to be worried about offending other media/journalists. I feel well and truly free of that obligation now, and it's a great feeling. Free to let 'er rip 🔥 3692
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Relatedly, and top of mind coming on the heels of New York Climate Week: a lot of y'all's climate favorites are fucking grifters who care more about building their platforms than anything else. People, we gotta get better at media literacy and critical thinking 💪 49419