Mark Fitzgerald
@fitzbeat.bsky.social
Recovering journalist
Did I mention I used to be a surfer?
True story: Al Hibbler once bought me a drink
Did I mention I used to be a surfer?
True story: Al Hibbler once bought me a drink
Very late to the show but I just finished reading the Vanity Fair excerpt from Olivia Nuzzi's book and I'm astonished copy that might have come from a seventh grader in a gifted and talented class made it through an editing process.
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Very late to the show but I just finished reading the Vanity Fair excerpt from Olivia Nuzzi's book and I'm astonished copy that might have come from a seventh grader in a gifted and talented class made it through an editing process.
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How’s Soviet!
The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.
US to rewrite its past national climate reports
US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report -- its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.
www.france24.com
August 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
How’s Soviet!
Where have you gone. J.M.W. Turner? The clouds above Niles, Illinois Aug. 9 at 7:45 cry out for your easel.
August 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Where have you gone. J.M.W. Turner? The clouds above Niles, Illinois Aug. 9 at 7:45 cry out for your easel.
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Daddy!!!!!
Watters: Trump golfs. He has dad strength. You know dad strength? He doesn’t look like he's in shape but when he grabs you—One time my father grabbed me and I was like oh, my god, this guy is stronger than I am.
July 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Daddy!!!!!
I hate-read @nytimes.com every day for months and then something will come along like this great obit by Alex Williams of doo-wop pioneer Dave "Baby" Cortez. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/a...
Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez, Hitmaker Who Seemed to Vanish, Is Dead at 83
www.nytimes.com
July 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I hate-read @nytimes.com every day for months and then something will come along like this great obit by Alex Williams of doo-wop pioneer Dave "Baby" Cortez. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/a...
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You, go!
Of course I care when people yell at me. But I am not a trained seal. I can’t just pretend things are going well right now! And I’m not gonna stick to sports when Jackie Fucking Robinson is being smeared by Trump and his goons as DEI and the Dodgers response is to go shake Trump’s hand.
Some people are mad I’m calling out Trump and his goons for trying to erase Jackie Robinson’s legacy on my baseball substack now. I don’t care: open.substack.com/pub/mollykni...
April 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
You, go!
Gannett advanced the careers and contributions of numerous talented journalists of color, women, LGBTQ+ and others historically ignored by the industry. It should be proud of that legacy--not genuflecting in advance to bigoted bullies in the White House.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/gann...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/gann...
Gannett will stop publishing diversity information, citing Trump’s executive order
The company also removed mentions of "diversity" from its corporate site.
www.niemanlab.org
April 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Gannett advanced the careers and contributions of numerous talented journalists of color, women, LGBTQ+ and others historically ignored by the industry. It should be proud of that legacy--not genuflecting in advance to bigoted bullies in the White House.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/gann...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/gann...
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If Donald Trump is successful in cutting Medicaid, no state has the money to backfill the billions of dollars in funding.
Blood will be on the hands of his administration and Republicans in Congress.
Now is the time to stand up for Medicaid, working families, and each other.
Blood will be on the hands of his administration and Republicans in Congress.
Now is the time to stand up for Medicaid, working families, and each other.
March 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If Donald Trump is successful in cutting Medicaid, no state has the money to backfill the billions of dollars in funding.
Blood will be on the hands of his administration and Republicans in Congress.
Now is the time to stand up for Medicaid, working families, and each other.
Blood will be on the hands of his administration and Republicans in Congress.
Now is the time to stand up for Medicaid, working families, and each other.
So I got this junk mail with my house address but "confidential" for Mary Noble. First thought, did I know anyone to pull this sophisticated prank? I was a huge fan of Bob and Ray's radio show which parodied the old radio soap "Mary Noble, Backstage Wife" as "Mary Backstage, Noble Wife." Did I, nah.
March 18, 2025 at 5:23 AM
So I got this junk mail with my house address but "confidential" for Mary Noble. First thought, did I know anyone to pull this sophisticated prank? I was a huge fan of Bob and Ray's radio show which parodied the old radio soap "Mary Noble, Backstage Wife" as "Mary Backstage, Noble Wife." Did I, nah.
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"You should be hired on the basis of merit."
For some reason, the camera did not cut to Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel, or Tulsi Gabbard.
For some reason, the camera did not cut to Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel, or Tulsi Gabbard.
March 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"You should be hired on the basis of merit."
For some reason, the camera did not cut to Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel, or Tulsi Gabbard.
For some reason, the camera did not cut to Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel, or Tulsi Gabbard.
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“The days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over.”
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March 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“The days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over.”
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WTF… The “French Resistance” had to show America what having ‘Testicular Fortitude’ means…
“AP's American journalists were again blocked from this press conference in the East Room with Trump and Macron. So the French press corps stepped in.”
www.thedailybeast.com/paris-press-...
“AP's American journalists were again blocked from this press conference in the East Room with Trump and Macron. So the French press corps stepped in.”
www.thedailybeast.com/paris-press-...
February 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
WTF… The “French Resistance” had to show America what having ‘Testicular Fortitude’ means…
“AP's American journalists were again blocked from this press conference in the East Room with Trump and Macron. So the French press corps stepped in.”
www.thedailybeast.com/paris-press-...
“AP's American journalists were again blocked from this press conference in the East Room with Trump and Macron. So the French press corps stepped in.”
www.thedailybeast.com/paris-press-...
Putin's failure in #Ukraine by his own terms, succinctly outlined by @mcfaulmike.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
In Awe of Ukrainian Resilience
Ukrainians have not liberated their entire country, but Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has failed to achieve its objectives.
open.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Putin's failure in #Ukraine by his own terms, succinctly outlined by @mcfaulmike.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
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here's today's post: "liars, thieves and winos: your Sunday Sewer Clown roundup" — let's debunk their bullshit.
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liars, thieves and winos: your Sunday Sewer Clown roundup
let's debunk their bullshit
bit.ly
February 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
here's today's post: "liars, thieves and winos: your Sunday Sewer Clown roundup" — let's debunk their bullshit.
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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This is not just a musing from a dude with some various ideas. The next step is to hollow out the judiciary and also not follow their rulings, which have been against Musk’s efforts. This is a very obvious coup, for those not paying attention.
February 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is not just a musing from a dude with some various ideas. The next step is to hollow out the judiciary and also not follow their rulings, which have been against Musk’s efforts. This is a very obvious coup, for those not paying attention.
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Ok, this is now a mission. We need Annie Agar here, in the Sky.
January 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Ok, this is now a mission. We need Annie Agar here, in the Sky.
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Black voters are the backbone of the Democratic Party. 92% of Black women and 78% of Black men voted for Vice President Harris this last election. But parachuting into Black communities just before Election Day to ask for votes is not just insulting––it’s ineffective. Trust takes time.
January 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Black voters are the backbone of the Democratic Party. 92% of Black women and 78% of Black men voted for Vice President Harris this last election. But parachuting into Black communities just before Election Day to ask for votes is not just insulting––it’s ineffective. Trust takes time.
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Hit home today that Elon’s zooming in to a rally of the German hard right to tell them to stop feeling bad about the past and embrace German glory was right before Holocaust Remembrance day.
January 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Hit home today that Elon’s zooming in to a rally of the German hard right to tell them to stop feeling bad about the past and embrace German glory was right before Holocaust Remembrance day.