zach blackburn
@zachblackburn.bsky.social
statehouse reporter. new jersey globe. zach@njglobe.com
It’s always a blast seeing serious Wikipedia boxes applied to our unserious times
January 15, 2026 at 6:45 PM
It’s always a blast seeing serious Wikipedia boxes applied to our unserious times
For the first time: The Assembly voting board with 12 new members
January 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
For the first time: The Assembly voting board with 12 new members
Twelve new assemblymembers, all in the front row, about to be sworn in
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Twelve new assemblymembers, all in the front row, about to be sworn in
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The Golden Globes citing Polymarket odds on the Best Podcast category is...perfect. Heartfelt congratulations to Penske Media for achieving its highest state of being.
January 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM
The Golden Globes citing Polymarket odds on the Best Podcast category is...perfect. Heartfelt congratulations to Penske Media for achieving its highest state of being.
Polymarket odds in big graphics at the Golden Globes … we’re donezo
January 12, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Polymarket odds in big graphics at the Golden Globes … we’re donezo
Insane ball don’t lie moment
January 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Insane ball don’t lie moment
On Monday, the staff of the New Jersey Globe met with outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy to discuss his eight years as governor. Over the course of an hour, Murphy made clear he has few regrets. Read all about it: newjerseyglobe.com/governor/as-...
As the curtain falls, Murphy stakes his legacy on results - New Jersey Globe
As Phil Murphy prepares to exit after eight years as governor, an air of satisfaction emanates in his office: “We did what we said we’d do,” goes the
newjerseyglobe.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Monday, the staff of the New Jersey Globe met with outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy to discuss his eight years as governor. Over the course of an hour, Murphy made clear he has few regrets. Read all about it: newjerseyglobe.com/governor/as-...
A seminal piece of fanfiction: “Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’” archiveofourown.org/works/733964...
January 7, 2026 at 5:46 AM
A seminal piece of fanfiction: “Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’” archiveofourown.org/works/733964...
Ah! Tony Dokoupil went to GW! It all just clicked into place
January 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Ah! Tony Dokoupil went to GW! It all just clicked into place
Jalen Brunson STINKS
January 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Jalen Brunson STINKS
Kickers are TOO GOOD
January 5, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Kickers are TOO GOOD
Auld Lang Syne is the greatest song in human history
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Auld Lang Syne is the greatest song in human history
The ball drop is such a scam. It’s like 25 feet wide and they slowly lower it like 60 feet. DROP IT!! I don’t respect that tradition
December 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The ball drop is such a scam. It’s like 25 feet wide and they slowly lower it like 60 feet. DROP IT!! I don’t respect that tradition
MARTY SUPREME (2025): It’s about time we got some Cranbury representation in Hollywood
December 31, 2025 at 4:15 AM
MARTY SUPREME (2025): It’s about time we got some Cranbury representation in Hollywood
The new Edmund Fitzgerald book is solid, including a Jimmy Fallon jumpscare
December 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The new Edmund Fitzgerald book is solid, including a Jimmy Fallon jumpscare
American pope still feels fake
December 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
American pope still feels fake
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me, my wife, my son and my dog all have our christmases on the exact same day of the year. the odds of this are approximately 1 in 48 million
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
me, my wife, my son and my dog all have our christmases on the exact same day of the year. the odds of this are approximately 1 in 48 million
Netflix should be banned from live TV,
December 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Netflix should be banned from live TV,
Hilarious correction
December 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Hilarious correction
Turns out my connecting “flight” from Trenton to Philly is actually a bus. And now my flight is stuck in traffic
December 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Turns out my connecting “flight” from Trenton to Philly is actually a bus. And now my flight is stuck in traffic
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“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
I’m gonna die
the Lions remain absolute kings of “wait a game can end like that???”
December 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I’m gonna die
The Chicago Bears will not see heaven
December 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The Chicago Bears will not see heaven
I’ve done a lot of driving up and down the east coast. New Jersey’s streets lap the field in terms of pure incomprehensibility
December 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I’ve done a lot of driving up and down the east coast. New Jersey’s streets lap the field in terms of pure incomprehensibility