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Alex Fitzpatrick

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Data Editor, Axios. Dad, pilot, NY forever. AlexJamesFitz.58 on Signal. https://signal.me/#eu/t4ccI9CzvyKd5yZpRONAMatpxAyicsDpie57W7A1TpeYSuIRu6RHgKN5JrRsPwrs

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 16h

Oh, and there's fairly sizable weather systems in the forecast for tomorrow and this weekend. Buckle up.

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 17h

Only getting worse.

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 17h

looks like an FN303 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_303

FN 303 - Wikipedia

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Jacque Schrag @jacqueschrag.com · 17h

Hey data journalists (including students!), the National Press Club Journalism Institute is launching a new award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling and applications are now open until Oct. 24. 📊

NPCJI invites applications for Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling

Applications for the inaugural Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling, celebrating the power of visual design to elevate journalism, inform communities, and deepen public understandi...

www.press.org

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 17h

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 17h

Shaping up to be a real fun night to operate in the national airspace system.

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 20h

Not sure where Sec. Duffy is getting that $180k/year number. The FAA's own, publicly-accessible pay bands has academy graduates starting at about $54,500.

Salaries go up with experience and facility complexity, but still.

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 20h

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 21h

What's the deal with tracking towards the Leeward Islands?

CNN @cnn.com · 22h

Tropical Storm Jerry forms in the open Atlantic and is expected to become a hurricane. It will track near the Leeward Islands later this week https://cnn.it/46GkPJx

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 1d

why is Word an E and not Excel, though

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 1d

extremely trustworthy URL there

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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 1d

Tron gives an inaccurate impression of how many guys live in your computer. It makes it seem like thousands of guys are in there. In reality only about 10 guys live in your computer and less than half of them ride motorcycles

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 1d

He got the upside, I got the downside

Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 1d

[hans zimmer intensifies]

Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 1d

Habs game! When in Rome, and all that.

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 1d

Yoga.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 4d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 5d

Troops coming to Portland spawns "emergency" naked bike ride www.axios.com/local/portla...

Naked bike protest planned as troops loom

Portlanders are planning a nude bike ride to protest the National Guard's expected arrival.

www.axios.com

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 5d

few small beers

Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 5d

believe it's because of this www.flgov.com/eog/news/pre...

Governor Ron DeSantis Celebrates Action to Protect Floridians from Chemical and Technological Interference | Executive Office of the Governor

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 6d

Can I get a hell yeah?

The Verge @theverge.com · 6d

Behold: The Lego Game Boy has already been modded to play games for real

This is not an emulator.

buff.ly

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 6d

"Waiting game sucks. Let's play Hungry Hungry Hippos!"

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Jacque Schrag @jacqueschrag.com · 6d

I know I care about data more than the average person, but we should all be really damn mad that the Trump administration is using the shutdown to restrict access to taxpayer-funded government data. My colleague @alexjamesfitz.com sums up the consequences of losing access to that data.

The shutdown is cutting off data you paid for

Some government data portals are currently inaccessible and not being updated.

www.axios.com

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 6d

SCOTUS: Let Her Cook www.axios.com/2025/10/01/t...

Supreme Court says Fed governor Cook can remain in job pending arguments

It is a win for Cook and for advocates of central bank independence.

www.axios.com

Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 7d

babe, wake up, new orbs to ponder dropped