Alex Zank
@alexzank.bsky.social
Dad. Reporter covering corporate finance & accounting for Morning Brew's cfobrew.com. Lifelong Wisconsinite and huge Milwaukee stan.
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
Football weather is finally here
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Football weather is finally here
My favorite types of interviews are the ones where you spend the first 25 minutes talking about the actual story topic and the last 15 minutes talking about football
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My favorite types of interviews are the ones where you spend the first 25 minutes talking about the actual story topic and the last 15 minutes talking about football
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Betting market odds for SCOTUS letting Trump keep his tariffs have tanked
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Betting market odds for SCOTUS letting Trump keep his tariffs have tanked
Come work with me!
🚨Journalism job alert🚨
We're looking for a reporter at CFO Brew with experience covering corporate finance.
Like not having to be on the hamster wheel of content, and instead write process stories and profiles and features? Come work with us!
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We're looking for a reporter at CFO Brew with experience covering corporate finance.
Like not having to be on the hamster wheel of content, and instead write process stories and profiles and features? Come work with us!
jobs.lever.co/morningbrew/...
Morning Brew Inc. - Reporter, CFO Brew
OVERVIEW Like many other professions, CFOs and their teams face considerable headwinds. From trying to combat fraud to working to hire, retain, and promote staff in the midst of enormous economic unce...
jobs.lever.co
November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Come work with me!
I have an idea let's not read it
Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Have I Got Nuzzi For You
Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.
www.status.news
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I have an idea let's not read it
I was very proud of myself for this newsletter top blurb last week 🏴☠️
October 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I was very proud of myself for this newsletter top blurb last week 🏴☠️
Pete Crow-Armstrong thought he could jump 20+ feet in the air to steal a HR ball only to needlessly slam against the center field wall not once, but twice this series. #Brewers
October 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Pete Crow-Armstrong thought he could jump 20+ feet in the air to steal a HR ball only to needlessly slam against the center field wall not once, but twice this series. #Brewers
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Happy for y’all, Milwaukee. It’s been a bit.
October 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Happy for y’all, Milwaukee. It’s been a bit.
Please no
Jackson Chourio legs out an RBI infield single but the vibes have taken a dramatic turn as he exits the game following a visit from the training staff.
October 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Please no
From @nytimes.com: Fed’s Independence Remains at Risk Despite Temporary Legal Victory
Fed’s Independence Remains at Risk Despite Temporary Legal Victory
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
From @nytimes.com: Fed’s Independence Remains at Risk Despite Temporary Legal Victory
"Trump’s share of the settlement—$22 million—will go to the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall, earmarked for the construction of a Mar-a-Lago-style ballroom Trump is building at the White House." Fun.
Exclusive | YouTube to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Brought by Trump
The Google subsidiary is the final Big Tech company to resolve a trio of personal lawsuits that Donald Trump filed against social-media platforms.
www.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"Trump’s share of the settlement—$22 million—will go to the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall, earmarked for the construction of a Mar-a-Lago-style ballroom Trump is building at the White House." Fun.
The Packers are going to lose the NFCCG this year to the Eagles on a blocked FG. There is no doubt in my mind.
September 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The Packers are going to lose the NFCCG this year to the Eagles on a blocked FG. There is no doubt in my mind.
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The tech billionaire assault on media is really paying off. The institutions are all so weak they can’t stand up for themselves at all—tbc much of this is their own fault—and now a despotic regime is tightening the screws.
September 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The tech billionaire assault on media is really paying off. The institutions are all so weak they can’t stand up for themselves at all—tbc much of this is their own fault—and now a despotic regime is tightening the screws.
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Just realized I have both Jordan Love and Tucker Kraft on one team which means I can name it LoveKraft Country
September 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Just realized I have both Jordan Love and Tucker Kraft on one team which means I can name it LoveKraft Country
Here come the "pricing actions," folks. www.cfobrew.com/stories/2025...
Companies love a good euphemism for tariff price hikes
It’s so random and weird how “pricing action” always means the same thing.
www.cfobrew.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Here come the "pricing actions," folks. www.cfobrew.com/stories/2025...
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The Milwaukee Brewers are up to 14 straight wins, setting a new franchise record ‼️
August 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The Milwaukee Brewers are up to 14 straight wins, setting a new franchise record ‼️
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I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.
August 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.
Gotta love the PR pitch that starts with, "Hi XX." Very personalized. Def makes me want to read the rest of the email.
August 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Gotta love the PR pitch that starts with, "Hi XX." Very personalized. Def makes me want to read the rest of the email.
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Wanna see a crazy chart? Of course you do.
Spending on constructing datacenters and manufacturing facilities for computers & electronic products in the US now exceeds the entire retail and wholesale industry and almost as much as the rest of the office and manufacturing sectors combined.
Spending on constructing datacenters and manufacturing facilities for computers & electronic products in the US now exceeds the entire retail and wholesale industry and almost as much as the rest of the office and manufacturing sectors combined.
August 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Wanna see a crazy chart? Of course you do.
Spending on constructing datacenters and manufacturing facilities for computers & electronic products in the US now exceeds the entire retail and wholesale industry and almost as much as the rest of the office and manufacturing sectors combined.
Spending on constructing datacenters and manufacturing facilities for computers & electronic products in the US now exceeds the entire retail and wholesale industry and almost as much as the rest of the office and manufacturing sectors combined.
Starbucks recently told employees they need to return to the office four days a week or quit. Meanwhile, it also built its CEO his very own satellite office with "luxury" finishes five minutes from his home in California.
CEO Brian Niccol's commute to Starbucks' new office: a 5-minute drive
Starbucks now has an office in Newport Beach, California, a short drive from the CEO's house.
www.businessinsider.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Starbucks recently told employees they need to return to the office four days a week or quit. Meanwhile, it also built its CEO his very own satellite office with "luxury" finishes five minutes from his home in California.
Karma doesn't exist
FT Exclusive: Weiss has met with David Ellison, the incoming owner of CBS News, over a potential deal to sell her three-year-old media company, according to several people familiar with the matter. https://on.ft.com/4eZ6WbM
July 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Karma doesn't exist
It was already hard enough to get people to verify anything they saw online www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
July 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It was already hard enough to get people to verify anything they saw online www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.
July 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.
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When Khaman Maluach’s freshman season at Duke University ended in April, the biggest question about the 7-foot-2 man’s ability to play in the NBA had nothing to do with his shooting, size or skill.
It had everything to do with his passport.
nbcnews.to/4njFv04
It had everything to do with his passport.
nbcnews.to/4njFv04
June 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
When Khaman Maluach’s freshman season at Duke University ended in April, the biggest question about the 7-foot-2 man’s ability to play in the NBA had nothing to do with his shooting, size or skill.
It had everything to do with his passport.
nbcnews.to/4njFv04
It had everything to do with his passport.
nbcnews.to/4njFv04