Andrew Boyer
@apboy.bsky.social
Climate change communicator and educator, theatre actor, corporate lawyer. What’s next?
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This is the best 100-day recap I’ve seen — and it begs the damn question:
Why is his approval rating still 39%? Are folks in a coma?
Why is his approval rating still 39%? Are folks in a coma?
April 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
This is the best 100-day recap I’ve seen — and it begs the damn question:
Why is his approval rating still 39%? Are folks in a coma?
Why is his approval rating still 39%? Are folks in a coma?
I was privileged enough to emigrate from the U.S. 20 years ago as it was the only option to live with and marry my Greek husband. Since then so much had changed for LGBTQ+ Americans, but now the pendulum is swinging back towards the darkness of repression and persecution.
‘I don’t feel safe’: Trans people are planning to flee the US
In the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election, many trans people are considering moving to safer countries
www.dazeddigital.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I was privileged enough to emigrate from the U.S. 20 years ago as it was the only option to live with and marry my Greek husband. Since then so much had changed for LGBTQ+ Americans, but now the pendulum is swinging back towards the darkness of repression and persecution.
“You can purge a website of the words climate change, but that doesn’t mean climate change goes away”
Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“You can purge a website of the words climate change, but that doesn’t mean climate change goes away”
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It's taken just a month for the Republican administration to trash eight decades of US leadership in science and technology. TRIGGER WARNING: reading this article (by my esteemed colleagues, who have stronger stomachs than I do) made me feel physically ill. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump’s siege of science: how the first 30 days unfolded and what’s next
The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the administration’s policy changes has shocked researchers.
www.nature.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It's taken just a month for the Republican administration to trash eight decades of US leadership in science and technology. TRIGGER WARNING: reading this article (by my esteemed colleagues, who have stronger stomachs than I do) made me feel physically ill. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved.
More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:
More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:
Scoop: U.S. delegation pulled from key U.N. climate science meeting
The IPCC meeting in China is slated to determine the content in the group's next series of reports.
www.axios.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved.
More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:
More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:
Jon Davis on how the UK government is tackling the climate crisis – cartoon in The Guardian
Jon Davis on how the UK government is tackling the climate crisis – cartoon
What would have happened if we approached the second world war in the same way?
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Jon Davis on how the UK government is tackling the climate crisis – cartoon in The Guardian
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
Making America Corrupt Again - Resurrecting tired old arguments about American competitiveness from the 1980s, after the OECD Convention more than levelled the international playing field decades ago
Trump halts enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials
President directs DoJ to pause prosecutions under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and issues pardon to Rod Blagojevich
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Making America Corrupt Again - Resurrecting tired old arguments about American competitiveness from the 1980s, after the OECD Convention more than levelled the international playing field decades ago
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By definition, numerical weather models require international data. The atmosphere knows no geopolitical boundaries: any model that begins and ends at its country’s border is unable to generate reliable predictions until after a weather system crosses its boundaries. Which defeats the purpose!
NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
By definition, numerical weather models require international data. The atmosphere knows no geopolitical boundaries: any model that begins and ends at its country’s border is unable to generate reliable predictions until after a weather system crosses its boundaries. Which defeats the purpose!
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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So it's not climate change, but *scientific awareness of climate change*, that is harmful to US prosperity. Got it.
Project 2025 has called the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration "harmful to US prosperity" for its role in climate science. Doge has now entered their headquarters.
Chilling read…
DOGE staffers enter NOAA headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
“They apparently just sort of walked past security and said: ‘Get out of my way,’ and they’re looking for access for the IT systems, as they have in other agencies”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
DOGE staffers enter NOAA headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
“They apparently just sort of walked past security and said: ‘Get out of my way,’ and they’re looking for access for the IT systems, as they have in other agencies”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
February 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
So it's not climate change, but *scientific awareness of climate change*, that is harmful to US prosperity. Got it.
This incisive piece is a must-read.
Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This incisive piece is a must-read.
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#Imbolc
St Brigid’s day
Halfway to the light and life of springtime.
Light a fire, light a candle, light a match… hope is eternal… good days are coming.
St Brigid’s day
Halfway to the light and life of springtime.
Light a fire, light a candle, light a match… hope is eternal… good days are coming.
February 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#Imbolc
St Brigid’s day
Halfway to the light and life of springtime.
Light a fire, light a candle, light a match… hope is eternal… good days are coming.
St Brigid’s day
Halfway to the light and life of springtime.
Light a fire, light a candle, light a match… hope is eternal… good days are coming.
“If the planet and the patriarchy are in trouble, as many Trump supporters probably accept, deep down, like everyone else, then there is an argument, albeit a selfish one, for enjoying all the carbon-intensive privileges of traditional American masculinity while you still can.”
In Trump’s fantasy politics, he can accomplish anything – but reality will prevail | Andy Beckett
In Trump’s fantasy politics, he can accomplish anything – but reality will prevail | Andy Beckett
His second term seems to represent an unassailable victory for conservative white men – but soon he’ll be another incumbent in an anti-incumbent world
Why exactly is Donald Trump’s new presidency so disorienting? So far, explanations have tended to focus…
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
“If the planet and the patriarchy are in trouble, as many Trump supporters probably accept, deep down, like everyone else, then there is an argument, albeit a selfish one, for enjoying all the carbon-intensive privileges of traditional American masculinity while you still can.”
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Well RATS.
Climate change might mean more of them. A new paper from @jrichardson44.bsky.social shows that cities with increasing temps and more urbanization ended up with more rat complaints over time. www.sciencenews.org/article/rats...
Climate change might mean more of them. A new paper from @jrichardson44.bsky.social shows that cities with increasing temps and more urbanization ended up with more rat complaints over time. www.sciencenews.org/article/rats...
Hotter cities? Here come the rats
Well, rats. A study of 16 cities shows that higher ambient temperatures and loss of green space are associated with increasing rodent complaints.
www.sciencenews.org
January 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Well RATS.
Climate change might mean more of them. A new paper from @jrichardson44.bsky.social shows that cities with increasing temps and more urbanization ended up with more rat complaints over time. www.sciencenews.org/article/rats...
Climate change might mean more of them. A new paper from @jrichardson44.bsky.social shows that cities with increasing temps and more urbanization ended up with more rat complaints over time. www.sciencenews.org/article/rats...
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My heart is breaking these days for so many reasons, but especially for #trans members of the LGBT+ community. You are strong, and brave, and beautiful, and real, and no amount of hatred can change that. The world is better for having you in it — thank you 🏳️⚧️💖🏳️⚧️💖
January 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My heart is breaking these days for so many reasons, but especially for #trans members of the LGBT+ community. You are strong, and brave, and beautiful, and real, and no amount of hatred can change that. The world is better for having you in it — thank you 🏳️⚧️💖🏳️⚧️💖
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Pyromaniacs blame Black people for their latest fires
To review, the FAA administrator was forced out because of a business vendetta of Elon Musk’s, Trump froze the hiring of new ATCs despite staff shortages, Musk launched an underhanded attempt to hollow out the whole federal workforce, and then the first US airliner crashed in 16 years.
January 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Pyromaniacs blame Black people for their latest fires
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
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I discovered the world of climate comedy thanks to @maxboykoff.bsky.social & @mattywin.bsky.social - and it is so therapeutic!
I’d love to curate a starter pack on climate & humour, but I only have 3 accounts, with @belinaraffy.bsky.social.
Baba Brinkman + Chuck Nice aren’t here.
Suggestions? 🧵
I’d love to curate a starter pack on climate & humour, but I only have 3 accounts, with @belinaraffy.bsky.social.
Baba Brinkman + Chuck Nice aren’t here.
Suggestions? 🧵
Scientists and comedians join forces to get climate crisis message across
Video series launched in which comics translate climate science into down-to-earth language
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I discovered the world of climate comedy thanks to @maxboykoff.bsky.social & @mattywin.bsky.social - and it is so therapeutic!
I’d love to curate a starter pack on climate & humour, but I only have 3 accounts, with @belinaraffy.bsky.social.
Baba Brinkman + Chuck Nice aren’t here.
Suggestions? 🧵
I’d love to curate a starter pack on climate & humour, but I only have 3 accounts, with @belinaraffy.bsky.social.
Baba Brinkman + Chuck Nice aren’t here.
Suggestions? 🧵
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Yes it’s a set back . A major one . But we cannot give up . Not now , not ever . In the UK I’m campaigning for a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship , because for too long these companies have had largely unlimited £££ to greenwash their filthy reputations . No more .
Petition: Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
Advertisements encourage the use of products and sponsorship promotes a positive reputation & creates a social licence of trust & acceptability. In 2003 a ban on all tobacco advertising was introduced...
petition.parliament.uk
January 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Yes it’s a set back . A major one . But we cannot give up . Not now , not ever . In the UK I’m campaigning for a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship , because for too long these companies have had largely unlimited £££ to greenwash their filthy reputations . No more .
The power of folklore. Elves help protect Iceland’s nature.
An Elven Alliance Is Protecting Iceland’s Natural Wonders | Atmos
In the last century, environmental activists have used local belief in Huldufólk to protect the country’s landscapes—and elf culture.
atmos.earth
January 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The power of folklore. Elves help protect Iceland’s nature.