Tristan Fitzpatrick
@thefitzfile.bsky.social
Former journo, now all about comms + media in climate, energy, finance, health, science and tech.
All opinions & sarcasm my own.
All opinions & sarcasm my own.
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Warmer and more humid in our CWG.Live forecast tonight into Tuesday. Shower & storm chances arrive tomorrow afternoon and set up shop. Plus, one of two tropical disturbances behind Gabrielle is of interest.
Photo by Daniel Hart Photography via Flickr
Photo by Daniel Hart Photography via Flickr
September 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Warmer and more humid in our CWG.Live forecast tonight into Tuesday. Shower & storm chances arrive tomorrow afternoon and set up shop. Plus, one of two tropical disturbances behind Gabrielle is of interest.
Photo by Daniel Hart Photography via Flickr
Photo by Daniel Hart Photography via Flickr
"Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence. When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose." - Meryl Streep
September 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence. When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose." - Meryl Streep
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#apod 2025-09-11
The Umbra of Earth
Image Credit: Wang Letian
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250911.html
The Umbra of Earth
Image Credit: Wang Letian
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250911.html
September 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#apod 2025-09-11
The Umbra of Earth
Image Credit: Wang Letian
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250911.html
The Umbra of Earth
Image Credit: Wang Letian
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250911.html
Offered without comment.
the Senate's small-state ultra-bias is never more maddening than when one senator uses it to get benefits for her 740,000 constituents while openly acknowledging the bill she's supporting will harm the nation's 339 million other residents.
July 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Offered without comment.
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The energy provisions in the Republicans' One Big Horrible Bill are truly so bad! Who wants this? The country's automakers don't want it. Electric utilities don't want it. Data center developers don't want it. Manufacturers in energy intensive industries don't want it. 🔌💡
June 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The energy provisions in the Republicans' One Big Horrible Bill are truly so bad! Who wants this? The country's automakers don't want it. Electric utilities don't want it. Data center developers don't want it. Manufacturers in energy intensive industries don't want it. 🔌💡
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Dunno if he’ll end of being NYC mayor but do know that every candidate henceforth should study @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s use of social videos across a wide array of ethnic and other communities/audiences. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjvmM184/
Episode 407: I should be the mayor!! Feat @Zohran Mamdani #podcast #subway #hottakes #subwaytakes #interview #nyc
TikTok video by SubwayTakes
www.tiktok.com
June 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Dunno if he’ll end of being NYC mayor but do know that every candidate henceforth should study @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s use of social videos across a wide array of ethnic and other communities/audiences. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjvmM184/
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in late 2026, nearly 50 years after its launch, voyager 1 will be the first manmade object to reach a distance of one light day from the sun
June 21, 2025 at 4:09 AM
in late 2026, nearly 50 years after its launch, voyager 1 will be the first manmade object to reach a distance of one light day from the sun
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NEW: Under Trump, the National Science Foundation is awarding grants at the slowest pace in decades. We took a detailed look at every area of science affected by the funding lag. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
NEW: Under Trump, the National Science Foundation is awarding grants at the slowest pace in decades. We took a detailed look at every area of science affected by the funding lag. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Something something "states' rights"
The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.
Senate overrules parliamentarian and votes to undo California EV rule
The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.
www.npr.org
May 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Something something "states' rights"
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#apod 2025-05-23
NGC 6366 vs 47 Ophiuchi
Image Credit: Massimo Di Fusco
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250523.html
NGC 6366 vs 47 Ophiuchi
Image Credit: Massimo Di Fusco
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250523.html
May 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#apod 2025-05-23
NGC 6366 vs 47 Ophiuchi
Image Credit: Massimo Di Fusco
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250523.html
NGC 6366 vs 47 Ophiuchi
Image Credit: Massimo Di Fusco
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250523.html
Monday zen
Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) - W/ Unused Vocal Harmonies
YouTube video by SeahorsesJay
www.youtube.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Monday zen
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Interfaces in STAR WARS, 1977.
May 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Interfaces in STAR WARS, 1977.
The Project 2025 presidency continues.
Trump signs executive order to stop federal funding for NPR and PBS
The president said public funding of the media networks was "outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence."
www.nbcnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Project 2025 presidency continues.
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#apod 2025-04-18
Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN
Image Credit: Dan Bartlett
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250418.html
Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN
Image Credit: Dan Bartlett
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250418.html
April 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#apod 2025-04-18
Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN
Image Credit: Dan Bartlett
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250418.html
Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN
Image Credit: Dan Bartlett
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250418.html
"China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets, threatening to choke off supplies of components central to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and military contractors around the world."
China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies
Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets, threatening to choke off supplies of components central to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and military contractors around the world."
April 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The markets are going to crash so bad tomorrow.
REPORTER: Is there pain in the market at some point you're unwilling to tolerate?
TRUMP: I think your question is so stupid. I don't want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.
TRUMP: I think your question is so stupid. I don't want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.
April 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The markets are going to crash so bad tomorrow.
“The insurance sector is a canary in the coalmine when it comes to climate impacts.”
“At 3C of global heating, climate damage cannot be insured against, covered by governments, or adapted to. That means no more mortgages or new real estate devt, no long-term investment, no financial stability. The financial sector as we know it ceases to function and capitalism ceases to be viable.”
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“The insurance sector is a canary in the coalmine when it comes to climate impacts.”
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people voted for Trump because they thought they could get 2019 back and got 2020 back.
2) Trump has had the same impact on economic uncertainty as a global pandemic.
April 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
people voted for Trump because they thought they could get 2019 back and got 2020 back.
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Thank god that the U.S.’s greatest ally, the Taliban, got the best rate for the “Discounted Reciprocal Tariffs” of any country
April 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Thank god that the U.S.’s greatest ally, the Taliban, got the best rate for the “Discounted Reciprocal Tariffs” of any country
Market losses for today —
S&P 500: -4.84%
NASDAQ: -5.97%
Dow: -3.9%
S&P 500: -4.84%
NASDAQ: -5.97%
Dow: -3.9%
April 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Market losses for today —
S&P 500: -4.84%
NASDAQ: -5.97%
Dow: -3.9%
S&P 500: -4.84%
NASDAQ: -5.97%
Dow: -3.9%
In yesterday's tariff announcement, did the Trump administration officially recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation? 🤔
April 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In yesterday's tariff announcement, did the Trump administration officially recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation? 🤔