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Tristan Fitzpatrick

@thefitzfile

Former journo, now all about comms + media in climate, energy, finance, health, science and tech. All opinions & sarcasm my own.

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'Evening, Killarney.' (1941) Speaking to an art critic in the 1930s, Paul Henry said: 'What always strikes me about the Irish landscape is its otherworldliness. There's an air of mystery about it ... you feel that anything may happen round the corner.'

03.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

22.09.2025 20:03 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence. When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose." - Meryl Streep

11.09.2025 17:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

11.09.2025 06:30 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Offered without comment.

01.07.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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. πŸ”ŒπŸ’‘

28.06.2025 19:50 πŸ‘ 2486 πŸ” 660 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 71
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Exclusive: Thune plans make-or-break weekend votes on "big, beautiful bill" "Right now, everybody's unhappy on both sides, which tells you we're probably close."

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24.06.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 407: I should be the mayor!! Feat @Zohran Mamdani #podcast #subway #hottakes #subwaytakes #interview #nyc TikTok video by SubwayTakes

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/

22.06.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
An artist’s rendition of the Voyager 1 spacecraft.

An artist’s rendition of the Voyager 1 spacecraft.

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

21.06.2025 04:09 πŸ‘ 5474 πŸ” 873 πŸ’¬ 147 πŸ“Œ 74
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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/...

22.05.2025 13:21 πŸ‘ 380 πŸ” 224 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 21

Something something "states' rights"

23.05.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

23.05.2025 06:30 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) - W/ Unused Vocal Harmonies
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Monday zen

05.05.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Interfaces in STAR WARS, 1977.

05.05.2025 00:25 πŸ‘ 932 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 15
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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."

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

18.04.2025 06:30 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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.

"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."

14.04.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

07.04.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The markets are going to crash so bad tomorrow.

07.04.2025 00:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe insurance sector is a canary in the coalmine when it comes to climate impacts.”

06.04.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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people voted for Trump because they thought they could get 2019 back and got 2020 back.

04.04.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 1349 πŸ” 237 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 9
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Thank god that the U.S.’s greatest ally, the Taliban, got the best rate for the β€œDiscounted Reciprocal Tariffs” of any country

03.04.2025 19:46 πŸ‘ 806 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3
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This week…

03.04.2025 22:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Market losses for today β€”

S&P 500: -4.84%
NASDAQ: -5.97%
Dow: -3.9%

03.04.2025 21:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In yesterday's tariff announcement, did the Trump administration officially recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation? πŸ€”

03.04.2025 19:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pulitzer Winner Quits Washington Post and Slams Bezos Opinion columnist Eugene Robinson blamed Jeff Bezos’ recent edict to have the opinion section on β€œfree market and personal liberties.”

Bezos’s hollowing out of The Washington Post continues.

Eugene Robinson calls it quits, slams the billionaire despot on the way out.
www.thedailybeast.com/pulitzer-win...

03.04.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Mr. Vice President, welcome to the resistance

03.04.2025 00:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In this oil sketch of clouds and a sunset, Simon Denis recorded a late afternoon in Naples in 1795. He has adopted a formula employed by Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes in anchoring his predominantly aerial study with a much smaller strip of landscape below.

02.04.2025 20:34 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Record broken. Cory Booker has delivered the longest speech in Senate history.

01.04.2025 23:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0