Andrew J. Hawkins
@andyjayhawk.bsky.social
Transportation editor at The Verge. EVs, e-bikes, self-driving cars, eVTOL, public transit, bike bus, and all things that go go go
Leave it to Sean Duffy to make a critical safety milestone — the introduction of a female crash test dummy — grossly transphobic and weird
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Leave it to Sean Duffy to make a critical safety milestone — the introduction of a female crash test dummy — grossly transphobic and weird
Tesla's Optimus robot appears to have loose panel during Tesla's shareholder meeting
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Tesla's Optimus robot appears to have loose panel during Tesla's shareholder meeting
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Sweet ride to the polls @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social welcome to the Bunch fam!!!!!
#bunchfam #cargobike #omg #nyc
#bunchfam #cargobike #omg #nyc
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Sweet ride to the polls @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social welcome to the Bunch fam!!!!!
#bunchfam #cargobike #omg #nyc
#bunchfam #cargobike #omg #nyc
What would be the New Yorkiest response to this bullshit?
October 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
What would be the New Yorkiest response to this bullshit?
i'm glad all these people are enjoying their $100K electric truck, but I don't think they deserve to be called Nazis when "tacky" would have sufficed. (Except the J6er) www.wired.com/story/owning...
Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck
“We were the targets.” WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they’re proud to drive it.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
i'm glad all these people are enjoying their $100K electric truck, but I don't think they deserve to be called Nazis when "tacky" would have sufficed. (Except the J6er) www.wired.com/story/owning...
Proud to work for a publication that amplifies trans voices while recognizing the extraordinary danger inherent in being trans online. While other publications doubles down on biased, inaccurate coverage, The Verge recognizes that trans rights are human rights. www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
The future of being trans on the internet
The internet has long been a source of information and support for transgender people. Now, trans rights and the internet itself are in a moment of crisis. What happens next?
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October 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Proud to work for a publication that amplifies trans voices while recognizing the extraordinary danger inherent in being trans online. While other publications doubles down on biased, inaccurate coverage, The Verge recognizes that trans rights are human rights. www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
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hey friends — if you haven't seen, The Verge is running a series on the future of being trans on the internet. it's got a bunch of very cool stories from talented writers! you should check it out www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
The future of being trans on the internet
The internet has long been a source of information and support for transgender people. Now, trans rights and the internet itself are in a moment of crisis. What happens next?
www.theverge.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
hey friends — if you haven't seen, The Verge is running a series on the future of being trans on the internet. it's got a bunch of very cool stories from talented writers! you should check it out www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
The single pancake on the side clinched it — this is an elite diner order.
October 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The single pancake on the side clinched it — this is an elite diner order.
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Oooh yes! Join @davidpierce.xyz @andyjayhawk.bsky.social @seanokane.bsky.social for a whole hour chatting hoverboards! I have such fond memories of riding these magical feeling things, then quickly pivoting to stories about hoverboard fires and recalls.
Working on this show was one of the most fun, collaborative experiences I’ve had as a producer. Psyched that we finally get to share, please look forward to new eps every Sunday! youtu.be/fjXXDGx5Ggg?...
What happened to hoverboards? | Version History
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October 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Oooh yes! Join @davidpierce.xyz @andyjayhawk.bsky.social @seanokane.bsky.social for a whole hour chatting hoverboards! I have such fond memories of riding these magical feeling things, then quickly pivoting to stories about hoverboard fires and recalls.
Hello! Are you a freelance journalist in the Bay Area? Have you covered e-bikes and EVs? If so, please reach out to me at andrew-dot-hawkins-at-theverge-dot-com. I have a possible assignment for you!
October 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Hello! Are you a freelance journalist in the Bay Area? Have you covered e-bikes and EVs? If so, please reach out to me at andrew-dot-hawkins-at-theverge-dot-com. I have a possible assignment for you!
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Let's be clear: Trump's attacks on "antifa" are an attack on America. www.theverge.com/policy/79051...
Everything is terrorism in Trump’s America
But don’t call that fascism. That would be bad.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Let's be clear: Trump's attacks on "antifa" are an attack on America. www.theverge.com/policy/79051...
This is my love letter to my favorite product: electric cargo bikes www.theverge.com/transportati...
Why your next car should be an electric cargo bike
Rewiring cities for more human-centric transportation
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September 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is my love letter to my favorite product: electric cargo bikes www.theverge.com/transportati...
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HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED
September 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED
Wow @justcalma.bsky.social just won a Covering Climate Now award for her story on forest restoration in Costa Rica! So deserved coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the...
The 2025 CCNow Journalism Awards — Covering Climate Now
Covering Climate Now is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 CCNow Journalism Awards. Our awards program, now in its fifth year, honors excellent reporting on many critical dimensions of the c...
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September 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Wow @justcalma.bsky.social just won a Covering Climate Now award for her story on forest restoration in Costa Rica! So deserved coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the...
Civil War (2024, dir. Alex Garland)
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
September 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Civil War (2024, dir. Alex Garland)
proud to work at a publication rejects the grotesque urge to frame what's happening as a "win" for Trump, and simply calls this what it is: government censorship www.theverge.com/policy/78114...
Yes, Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension was government censorship
Brendan Carr’s contempt for the First Amendment is going strong.
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September 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
proud to work at a publication rejects the grotesque urge to frame what's happening as a "win" for Trump, and simply calls this what it is: government censorship www.theverge.com/policy/78114...
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New: My report from the Luigi Mangione hearing today in NYC.
The crowds were smaller, more contained, and it was less of a circus. What does it mean for the case that attention seems to live and die by the social media firestorm that reignites each time?
www.theverge.com/report/77935...
The crowds were smaller, more contained, and it was less of a circus. What does it mean for the case that attention seems to live and die by the social media firestorm that reignites each time?
www.theverge.com/report/77935...
Can Luigi Mangione get too big to jail?
A morning in court with Luigi Mangione
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September 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
New: My report from the Luigi Mangione hearing today in NYC.
The crowds were smaller, more contained, and it was less of a circus. What does it mean for the case that attention seems to live and die by the social media firestorm that reignites each time?
www.theverge.com/report/77935...
The crowds were smaller, more contained, and it was less of a circus. What does it mean for the case that attention seems to live and die by the social media firestorm that reignites each time?
www.theverge.com/report/77935...
Great piece by @haydenfield.bsky.social about the hunger strike to stop artificial general intelligence www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
The hunger strike to end AI
Protesters are spending their days outside Anthropic in San Francisco and Google DeepMind in London.
www.theverge.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Great piece by @haydenfield.bsky.social about the hunger strike to stop artificial general intelligence www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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The Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s death as a way to weaponize citizens against each other, its chilling effect suppressing free speech on the left.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/77897...
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/77897...
September 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s death as a way to weaponize citizens against each other, its chilling effect suppressing free speech on the left.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/77897...
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/77897...
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Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work
the entire media ecosystem is just not built or ready for events like this and far right billionaires like larry ellison buying news orgs will only make this worse
September 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work
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If you value the work we do at The Verge, please consider subscribing so we can keep doing it. It's $4/month right now, which is a really great deal!
New from @tinanguyen.bsky.social and me: Charlie Kirk's shooter left behind bullet casings with a furry sex meme and a bunch of Helldivers video game references. Subreddits for Helldivers immediately picked up on it.
www.theverge.com/politics/777...
www.theverge.com/politics/777...
Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer scratched bullets with a Helldivers combo and a furry sex meme
The suspected shooter left a hodgepodge of extremely online taunts.
www.theverge.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
If you value the work we do at The Verge, please consider subscribing so we can keep doing it. It's $4/month right now, which is a really great deal!
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New from @tinanguyen.bsky.social and me: Charlie Kirk's shooter left behind bullet casings with a furry sex meme and a bunch of Helldivers video game references. Subreddits for Helldivers immediately picked up on it.
www.theverge.com/politics/777...
www.theverge.com/politics/777...
Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer scratched bullets with a Helldivers combo and a furry sex meme
The suspected shooter left a hodgepodge of extremely online taunts.
www.theverge.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New from @tinanguyen.bsky.social and me: Charlie Kirk's shooter left behind bullet casings with a furry sex meme and a bunch of Helldivers video game references. Subreddits for Helldivers immediately picked up on it.
www.theverge.com/politics/777...
www.theverge.com/politics/777...
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I wrote about how Wikipedia became the factual foundation of the web and why it's under attack
Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive
The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.
www.theverge.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote about how Wikipedia became the factual foundation of the web and why it's under attack
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Big Tech is on a giant data center construction splurge, and @justcalma.bsky.social has the scoop about how the NAACP is creating a playbook for communities to ensure their health and well-being are being protected. www.theverge.com/exclusive/77...
Tech companies ‘be on alert,’ NAACP says with new guiding principles for data centers
The civil rights group is already fighting Elon Musk’s data center in Memphis.
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September 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Big Tech is on a giant data center construction splurge, and @justcalma.bsky.social has the scoop about how the NAACP is creating a playbook for communities to ensure their health and well-being are being protected. www.theverge.com/exclusive/77...