Patrick Tine
@patricktine.bsky.social
Rapid response reporter for the Times Union in Albany, NY. Former planning editor at Spectrum News. Once Upstate New York okayest art critic.
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“Unfettered” is out today, I read it and am working on a follow-up story/book review.
Of note: Buzz Bissinger is not mentioned at all, nor is he credited on the copyright page/acknowledgments.
Of note: Buzz Bissinger is not mentioned at all, nor is he credited on the copyright page/acknowledgments.
For @defector.com, I tried to figure out what's going on with John Fetterman's political memoir, ghostwritten by Buzz Bissinger
It may not shock you to learn that Fetterman and Bissinger haven't gotten along (to put it politely), according to my sources
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It may not shock you to learn that Fetterman and Bissinger haven't gotten along (to put it politely), according to my sources
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Nobody Wants To Talk About John Fetterman And Buzz Bissinger's Pricey Memoir Project | Defector
In January 2024, Semafor media reporter Max Tani published a small scoop: Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman and writer Buzz Bissinger (most famous for authoring Friday Night Lights) were working tog...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“Unfettered” is out today, I read it and am working on a follow-up story/book review.
Of note: Buzz Bissinger is not mentioned at all, nor is he credited on the copyright page/acknowledgments.
Of note: Buzz Bissinger is not mentioned at all, nor is he credited on the copyright page/acknowledgments.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Perfect Albany evening celebrating the celebrated William Kennedy. A true honor being present to hear him read.
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Perfect Albany evening celebrating the celebrated William Kennedy. A true honor being present to hear him read.
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I've seen enough: The city of Albany — chartered in 1686, the capital of New York since 1797 — has elected its first Black mayor, Dorcey Applyrs. Photo by the Times Union's Lori Van Buren.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I've seen enough: The city of Albany — chartered in 1686, the capital of New York since 1797 — has elected its first Black mayor, Dorcey Applyrs. Photo by the Times Union's Lori Van Buren.
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this will be the sagrada familia of sports documentaries
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
this will be the sagrada familia of sports documentaries
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
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A downstate hospital protested the bidding process for grants supporting victims. A $125 million program is now in disarray, though officials say funding for most recipients will continue.
NY's crime victim funds on hold after comptroller decision
A downstate hospital protested the bidding process for grants supporting victims. A $125 million program is now in disarray, though officials say funding for most recipients will continue.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A downstate hospital protested the bidding process for grants supporting victims. A $125 million program is now in disarray, though officials say funding for most recipients will continue.
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Local supermarkets, gas stations and even farmers stand to lose millions of dollars if federal food stamp benefits aren't paid out next month.
Supermarkets, gas stations and farmers stand to lose millions in SNAP revenue
Local supermarkets, gas stations and even farmers stand to lose millions of dollars if federal food stamp benefits aren't paid out next month.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Local supermarkets, gas stations and even farmers stand to lose millions of dollars if federal food stamp benefits aren't paid out next month.
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The lesson: Nobody survives the wilderness alone. In love with hazard orange and tranquil blue, the humor and danger all caught up together. Thanks @corraldesign.bsky.social (design) and Giacomo Girardi (art), and everyone at @fsgbooks.bsky.social, for promoting beautiful, true caregiver stories.
COVER REVEAL! 🌊 A GUIDE TO OPEN WATER LIFESAVING by @virginiaeeubanks.bsky.social is a spirited, wise, often hilarious, profoundly moving story of one woman's efforts to survive caregiving, trauma, love, and the systems seemingly set up to fail us. Available on August 11, 2026. bit.ly/4hAFUJb
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The lesson: Nobody survives the wilderness alone. In love with hazard orange and tranquil blue, the humor and danger all caught up together. Thanks @corraldesign.bsky.social (design) and Giacomo Girardi (art), and everyone at @fsgbooks.bsky.social, for promoting beautiful, true caregiver stories.
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it's been shameful living in a country that does not have a Quality Ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
it's been shameful living in a country that does not have a Quality Ballroom
This and the general attitude MLB towards ruining the radio broadcasts with ads has been driving me crazy all year. There’s also a Progressive ad just tries to neg you into buying insurance. So glad @laurentheisen.bsky.social wrote about it.
The MLB app won’t stop forcing me to remember 9/11: defector.com/the-mlb-app-...
The MLB App Won't Stop Forcing Me To Remember 9/11 | Defector
As a woman about town who loves baseball, I have followed a good deal of these playoffs with my trusty wired headphones, moving from place to place while listening to the games’ radio streams on the…
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October 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This and the general attitude MLB towards ruining the radio broadcasts with ads has been driving me crazy all year. There’s also a Progressive ad just tries to neg you into buying insurance. So glad @laurentheisen.bsky.social wrote about it.
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Ali Sajad Faqirzada, who resettled with his family in Ulster County in 2022, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday.
ICE arrests Afghan refugee living in New Paltz after asylum hearing
Ali Sajad Faqirzada, who resettled with his family in Ulster County in 2022, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ali Sajad Faqirzada, who resettled with his family in Ulster County in 2022, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday.
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If loneliness is an epidemic, Matthew Mardon had found the cure, greeting friends and teammates with a smile and a hug, and confiding in them after a game
After his death from a collision with an alleged drunk driver, the response from his kickball league was overwhelming
After his death from a collision with an alleged drunk driver, the response from his kickball league was overwhelming
Matthew Mardon was killed last month in a car crash. His teammates at Empire State Kickball League remember him for his selflessness and competitive spirit.
Matthew Mardon was killed in a car crash. At his kickball league, his memory lives on
Matthew Mardon was killed last month in a car crash. His teammates at Empire State Kickball League remember him for his selflessness and competitive spirit.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
If loneliness is an epidemic, Matthew Mardon had found the cure, greeting friends and teammates with a smile and a hug, and confiding in them after a game
After his death from a collision with an alleged drunk driver, the response from his kickball league was overwhelming
After his death from a collision with an alleged drunk driver, the response from his kickball league was overwhelming
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If you leave one magazine job and go write a book, apparently for a major publisher, and you deliver your manuscript and take another magazine job less than a year later, when did the exile part happen, exactly?
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.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
If you leave one magazine job and go write a book, apparently for a major publisher, and you deliver your manuscript and take another magazine job less than a year later, when did the exile part happen, exactly?
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this is actually a pretty big black mark on Hulu that they had the opportunity to chronicle an extremely newsworthy spectacle and are letting UNC back out of it because it makes them look bad
October 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
this is actually a pretty big black mark on Hulu that they had the opportunity to chronicle an extremely newsworthy spectacle and are letting UNC back out of it because it makes them look bad
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Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.
October 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.
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Please report this fucking AI slop. Goddamnit. www.amazon.com/KALEB-HORTON...
October 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Please report this fucking AI slop. Goddamnit. www.amazon.com/KALEB-HORTON...
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October 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Historic Red Sox game on Apple TV tonight. One day you’ll be able to tell your grandkids about the first time an iPhone was used “utilized in a live professional workflow” during a baseball game.
September 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Historic Red Sox game on Apple TV tonight. One day you’ll be able to tell your grandkids about the first time an iPhone was used “utilized in a live professional workflow” during a baseball game.
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NEW: Anthony "Tony" Bechand, the suspect in the killing of his girlfriend earlier this month in Cohoes, was captured by State Police in the Adirondacks, according to the Albany County District Attorney's office. www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Suspect in Cohoes killing captured by police
Manhunt in Adirondack Mountains ends with Anthony Bechand's found walking on road.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
NEW: Anthony "Tony" Bechand, the suspect in the killing of his girlfriend earlier this month in Cohoes, was captured by State Police in the Adirondacks, according to the Albany County District Attorney's office. www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Conspiracy theory-addled man suspected of killing parents and stealing their Social Security checks for years goes to an Albany TV station and confesses to the killings on camera and is arrested in the station's parking lot. An utterly bizarre day: www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Lorenz Kraus in police custody after human remains found at parents' home
Further tests are needed to prove the remains found in the backyard of a Crestwood Court home in Albany are of Franz and Theresia Kraus, the homeowner couple missing since around 2017.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Conspiracy theory-addled man suspected of killing parents and stealing their Social Security checks for years goes to an Albany TV station and confesses to the killings on camera and is arrested in the station's parking lot. An utterly bizarre day: www.timesunion.com/news/article...
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Latest on the Crestwood Court investigation ↘️
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Second set of human remains found behind Albany home
Police investigating the disappearance of Franz and Theresia Kraus removed the remains Thursday morning from the Crestwood Court home where they were last seen by neighbors around 2017.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Latest on the Crestwood Court investigation ↘️
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logged onto TikTok and first video served to me is AI-generated Kimmel addressing controversy with 1.4M views
September 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
logged onto TikTok and first video served to me is AI-generated Kimmel addressing controversy with 1.4M views
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I can't help but notice that this job was posted in February but still appears to be open. "Come use your journalism degree to shovel out multiple pieces of AI slop every day in order to 'enable' your colleagues to do actual journalism" is such a good pitch though, I don't understand
September 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I can't help but notice that this job was posted in February but still appears to be open. "Come use your journalism degree to shovel out multiple pieces of AI slop every day in order to 'enable' your colleagues to do actual journalism" is such a good pitch though, I don't understand
A good TV comedy about local news should be set in the “Reno 911” universe not “The Office” universe.
September 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A good TV comedy about local news should be set in the “Reno 911” universe not “The Office” universe.