Fernando Alfonso III
@fernalfonso.bsky.social
Managing editor of news and content development for @houstonchronicle.com
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really great piece in Bloomberg about rail travel in Texas that I'm jealous I didn't write www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Where Train Dreams Meet Reality in Texas
Dallas and Houston are 250 miles apart. But if you want to take a train between them, prepare for a 23-hour odyssey that says a lot about where US passenger rail is heading.
www.bloomberg.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
really great piece in Bloomberg about rail travel in Texas that I'm jealous I didn't write www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Really touching story by @jonmalexander.bsky.social on former Texans center Justin Britt (MIZ!) and how he uses running to combat his depression and inspire others struggling with their mental health
www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texan...
www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texan...
Justin Britt abruptly left the NFL in 2022 with depression. How he found peace
Justin Britt stepped away from the Houston Texans in 2022 with depression. Three years later, he opened up to us about how he found peace and has become an advocate for mental health.
www.houstonchronicle.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Really touching story by @jonmalexander.bsky.social on former Texans center Justin Britt (MIZ!) and how he uses running to combat his depression and inspire others struggling with their mental health
www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texan...
www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texan...
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The la times design/data graphics/ features teams’ Halloween themed potluck at the office is MIND blowing.
October 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The la times design/data graphics/ features teams’ Halloween themed potluck at the office is MIND blowing.
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While lawyers and big financial backers took home millions, many Texans who were charged sky-high electricity rates during the winter storm may never see a dime from Griddy Energy. bit.ly/4ohKcXR
October 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
While lawyers and big financial backers took home millions, many Texans who were charged sky-high electricity rates during the winter storm may never see a dime from Griddy Energy. bit.ly/4ohKcXR
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Breaking News: Diane Keaton, who played some 100 movie and TV roles and won the best-actress Oscar for “Annie Hall,” has died at 79. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...
October 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Breaking News: Diane Keaton, who played some 100 movie and TV roles and won the best-actress Oscar for “Annie Hall,” has died at 79. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...
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"After 40 days on the picket line, unionized workers at the Hilton Americas-Houston ended their strike after ratifying a new contract with hotel management on Friday." by Maliya Ellis, @houstonchronicle.com www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Hilton workers win new contract after 40 days on strike
The new contract's $20 minimum wage is a significant raise, but less than the $23 wage union leaders had wanted.
www.houstonchronicle.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"After 40 days on the picket line, unionized workers at the Hilton Americas-Houston ended their strike after ratifying a new contract with hotel management on Friday." by Maliya Ellis, @houstonchronicle.com www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
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The Case That Broke American American Justice.
If you want to understand this Trump administration's rampant corruption ... you have to go back to Eric Adams, and how they made the case against him disappear.
I got a bunch of new details on this deep dive for @nytimes.com ...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
I got a bunch of new details on this deep dive for @nytimes.com ...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
Opinion | Eric Adams, Donald Trump and the Case That Broke American Justice
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Case That Broke American American Justice.
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Last year I co-wrote a piece with @umairfan.bsky.social about the way cultures that valorize endurance make it much harder for people to take the threat of extreme heat as seriously as they do extreme cold. It's past time to change that. www.vox.com/climate/3597...
September 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Last year I co-wrote a piece with @umairfan.bsky.social about the way cultures that valorize endurance make it much harder for people to take the threat of extreme heat as seriously as they do extreme cold. It's past time to change that. www.vox.com/climate/3597...
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Just got a great set of emails from the FBI.
September 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Just got a great set of emails from the FBI.
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It’s a cat silently judging you in the nighttime
August 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It’s a cat silently judging you in the nighttime
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I think a lot about how one of the last times the Astrodome was ever used was to hold refugees from Katrina
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
Photos from 20 years ago show life inside the Astrodome after Hurricane Katrina
Photos show what the Astrodome looked like 20 years ago when it was transformed into a shelter for more than 25,000 people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
www.houstonchronicle.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I think a lot about how one of the last times the Astrodome was ever used was to hold refugees from Katrina
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
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At first, a 16-year-old used ChatGPT for schoolwork. Then he started discussing plans to end his life.
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
More people are turning to general-purpose chatbots for emotional support. At first, Adam Raine, 16, used ChatGPT for schoolwork, but then he started discussing plans to end his life.
nyti.ms
August 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
At first, a 16-year-old used ChatGPT for schoolwork. Then he started discussing plans to end his life.
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Can folks do me a favor?
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
August 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Can folks do me a favor?
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
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Some incredibly good news:
One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.
In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.
In short, it’s working.
So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.
One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.
In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.
In short, it’s working.
So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.
Exclusive | The Onion Brought Back Its Print Edition. The Gamble Is Paying Off.
Publications turn to the old-style products to appeal to nostalgic readers and stand out in a crowded digital-media landscape.
www.wsj.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Some incredibly good news:
One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.
In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.
In short, it’s working.
So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.
One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.
In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.
In short, it’s working.
So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.
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US Senator Jon Ossoff has launched an investigation into the abuse of women and children in US immigration detention, citing among other reports, the WIRED story below: www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
August 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
US Senator Jon Ossoff has launched an investigation into the abuse of women and children in US immigration detention, citing among other reports, the WIRED story below: www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved to a prison camp in Texas. BOP hasn't said why... but one union official offered a suggestion: "If someone is a cooperating witness, they can request a lower security level."
From me and @elissacj.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
From me and @elissacj.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell moved to Texas prison
Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum-security prison in Bryan Friday.
www.houstonchronicle.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved to a prison camp in Texas. BOP hasn't said why... but one union official offered a suggestion: "If someone is a cooperating witness, they can request a lower security level."
From me and @elissacj.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
From me and @elissacj.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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From @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“There is no excuse for the world to stand by and watch two million human beings suffer on the brink of full-blown famine,” the chef José Andrés writes about Gaza.
“There is no excuse for the world to stand by and watch two million human beings suffer on the brink of full-blown famine,” the chef José Andrés writes about Gaza.
Opinion | José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
From @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“There is no excuse for the world to stand by and watch two million human beings suffer on the brink of full-blown famine,” the chef José Andrés writes about Gaza.
“There is no excuse for the world to stand by and watch two million human beings suffer on the brink of full-blown famine,” the chef José Andrés writes about Gaza.
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I reviewed the Tesla Diner, congrats to me on my new career as a food critic
Elon Musk's Tesla Diner Is the Cybertruck of Restaurants
Elon Musk's new Tesla Diner in Hollywood: long lines, chaotic service, disappointing food and a puzzling design with drive-in movie screens.
www.rollingstone.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I reviewed the Tesla Diner, congrats to me on my new career as a food critic
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‘It’s the most empathetic voice in my life’: How AI is transforming the lives of neurodivergent people reut.rs/4feiSqq
‘It’s the most empathetic voice in my life’: How AI is transforming the lives of neurodivergent people
AI tools like ChatGPT are helping neurodivergent users communicate more clearly and confidently — though some experts warn that overreliance could come at a cost.
reut.rs
July 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
‘It’s the most empathetic voice in my life’: How AI is transforming the lives of neurodivergent people reut.rs/4feiSqq
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I wrote about John “Ozzy” Osbourne—a working class lad made good, who rose from a slaughterhouse killing floor to the highest echelons of rock stardom in spite of himself, who gave us heavy metal and left a more complex legacy than many realize—for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/cult...
Ozzy Osbourne, Rock God Despite Himself (1948–2025)
The Prince of Darkness, who gave us heavy metal as we know it, has been laid to rest.
www.thenation.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I wrote about John “Ozzy” Osbourne—a working class lad made good, who rose from a slaughterhouse killing floor to the highest echelons of rock stardom in spite of himself, who gave us heavy metal and left a more complex legacy than many realize—for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/cult...
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1/ DO NOT MISS @annamerlan.bsky.social & @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's deep dive into how RFK Jr is taking his fight against vaccines to trying to get rid of the vaccine injury court, without which there will not be new & better vaccines developed. It's diabolical www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The plot against vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies have hit on a way to undermine immunization.
www.motherjones.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
1/ DO NOT MISS @annamerlan.bsky.social & @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's deep dive into how RFK Jr is taking his fight against vaccines to trying to get rid of the vaccine injury court, without which there will not be new & better vaccines developed. It's diabolical www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I’m turning 50 soon. After nearly 30 years in the work I‘ve been doing, I’ve been deeply struggling with burnout & all the existential questions, knowing my time is limited on this Earth.
I found this episode to be helpful for thinking through it all.
I found this episode to be helpful for thinking through it all.
You 2.0: The Passion Pill - Hidden Brain Media
Behavioral scientist Jon Jachimowicz looks at how to keep our passions alive, and how to channel old passions into new pursuits.
hiddenbrain.org
July 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I’m turning 50 soon. After nearly 30 years in the work I‘ve been doing, I’ve been deeply struggling with burnout & all the existential questions, knowing my time is limited on this Earth.
I found this episode to be helpful for thinking through it all.
I found this episode to be helpful for thinking through it all.
My son really captured the mind of @realgdt.bsky.social with this one
July 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My son really captured the mind of @realgdt.bsky.social with this one
