Alex Fitzpatrick
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Editor, in your inbox every afternoon @Axios. Dad, pilot. Albany, NY 🍎
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An unprecedented ICE surge has ground parts of the Twin Cities to a halt
School disruptions, constant skirmishes and raids have shocked parts of the Twin Cities community.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The latest from the Twin Cities, via the Axios Local crew there www.axios.com/2026/01/15/t...
I'm in
what i can tell you about the new starfleet academy show is that paul giamatti says the following line with absolute sincerity:
"time, with its infinite sense of humor, will always fold upon itself like an origami chicken. and this moment is that chicken"
"time, with its infinite sense of humor, will always fold upon itself like an origami chicken. and this moment is that chicken"
January 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I'm in
NYR was cursed the second they let CK go instead of giving him the C and making him a Ranger for life.
January 15, 2026 at 2:53 PM
NYR was cursed the second they let CK go instead of giving him the C and making him a Ranger for life.
Fine, I'll be general manager of the New York Rangers.
January 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Fine, I'll be general manager of the New York Rangers.
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Hey! @wired.com is doing a bunch of hiring. Here we go with a thread of five great jobs, with a few more coming shortly:
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
Senior Editor, Science
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Hey! @wired.com is doing a bunch of hiring. Here we go with a thread of five great jobs, with a few more coming shortly:
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
Me at the NY state fair dairy bar:
Trump: "You see that beautiful milk. That's what we're here for. We're gonna be discussing milk and whole milk and how good it is."
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Me at the NY state fair dairy bar:
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At @wired.com, we are hiring for a senior editor on our science desk. I'm happy to answer any questions about the role; my email is [email protected].
Senior Editor, Science
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:32 PM
At @wired.com, we are hiring for a senior editor on our science desk. I'm happy to answer any questions about the role; my email is [email protected].
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there are four personality types
January 13, 2026 at 7:36 PM
there are four personality types
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look upon my works, ye mighty, and let me know what you think
January 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
look upon my works, ye mighty, and let me know what you think
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Even before the White House threatened to freeze funding, child care providers across the country were scrambling to deal with a pull back in federal funds -- wait lists in a lot of states are crazy long. Prices rising. www.axios.com/2026/01/12/t...
Trump funding freeze could stretch child care to a breaking point
The administration is seeking to freeze more than $10 billion for five blue states.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Even before the White House threatened to freeze funding, child care providers across the country were scrambling to deal with a pull back in federal funds -- wait lists in a lot of states are crazy long. Prices rising. www.axios.com/2026/01/12/t...
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Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...
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I'm looking for anyone that's work at a company that's either missed payroll -- or been late with paychecks. I want to hear what that's like and how that affected you. It's for a story I'm working on. [email protected]. You can also just DM me here or find me on Signal EmilyRPeck.71
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I'm looking for anyone that's work at a company that's either missed payroll -- or been late with paychecks. I want to hear what that's like and how that affected you. It's for a story I'm working on. [email protected]. You can also just DM me here or find me on Signal EmilyRPeck.71
"We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love."
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
"We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love."
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
SHAKA, WHEN THE WALZ FELL www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
"Put up or shut up now": Walz unleashed after announcing political exit
The governor predicted that Republicans will "lose dramatically" in November.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
SHAKA, WHEN THE WALZ FELL www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
NUUKLEAR WAR
TRUMP AND HIS TEAM ARE DISCUSSING A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR ACQUIRING GREENLAND AND 'UTILIZING THE US MILITARY IS ALWAYS AN OPTION'- WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
NUUKLEAR WAR
HIGGS BO-GONE
Times: The British Museum is looking for a "treasure hunter" to track down the hundreds of gems, cameos and gold fragments allegedly stolen from storerooms by former curator Peter Higgs. The BM has recovered just 654 of the estimated 1,500 items stolen.
www.thetimes.com/culture/art/...
www.thetimes.com/culture/art/...
Treasure hunter wanted as British Museum races to find lost gold
An overstretched team are looking for a professional to help recover hundreds of missing items before they are destroyed or melted down
www.thetimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
HIGGS BO-GONE
Gonna get this and become more powerful than you could possibly imagine. www.theverge.com/tech/846600/...
Dell made a big-ass 52-inch 6K Thunderbolt display
Slightly curved and overflowing with video inputs.
www.theverge.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Gonna get this and become more powerful than you could possibly imagine. www.theverge.com/tech/846600/...
This is what the older kid up the street is for.
Sony has patented an AI gaming ghost that will play PlayStation games for you when you get stuck www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pat...
January 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This is what the older kid up the street is for.
Quick hit from me on the aviation angle — hundreds of flights canceled amid new FAA NOTAMs across Caribbean near Venezuela www.axios.com/2026/01/03/c...
Caribbean flights canceled as Trump strikes Venezuela
At least a few hundred flights have been canceled as of Saturday morning.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Quick hit from me on the aviation angle — hundreds of flights canceled amid new FAA NOTAMs across Caribbean near Venezuela www.axios.com/2026/01/03/c...
The year should start in the spring.
January 1, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The year should start in the spring.
The handwaving in the Stranger Things finale was just so outrageously lazy writing.
January 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The handwaving in the Stranger Things finale was just so outrageously lazy writing.
Yes… Ha ha ha… Yes!
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Yes… Ha ha ha… Yes!
Everyone knows Abraham Lincoln turned down the King of Siam's war elephants. What this theory presupposes is...what if he didn't?
Thirteen years ago that I discovered 1) the King of Siam offered Abraham Lincoln war elephants, and 2) he refused.
Consider, instead: what if he had not blogtarkin.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/d...
Consider, instead: what if he had not blogtarkin.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/d...
December 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Everyone knows Abraham Lincoln turned down the King of Siam's war elephants. What this theory presupposes is...what if he didn't?