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Brian Fitzgerald

@bryfitz.bsky.social

You can call me Fitzy. Journalist @WSJ, Partnerships. It’s dangerous to go alone. Hazard Zet Forward. Journalism is not a crime. Be an organ donor.

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Amber Glenn just out here talking about Magic: The Gathering and now is the Olympian I am rooting for.

08.02.2026 19:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Pump Andrea Bocelli singing during a torch lighting right into my veins, wide open

07.02.2026 03:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Excited for all of the sudden Giant Slalom experts who show up to social media to help us out every four years.

07.02.2026 01:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Watch Miracle: The Boys of '80 | Netflix Official Site A young hockey team enters the 1980 Olympics as underdogs — and emerges as heroes. Their iconic upset unfolds with new footage and firsthand reflections.

Chills and tearing up. Never gets old. Never. Craig. ☘️ www.netflix.com/us/title/819...

03.02.2026 02:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The AI Boom Is Coming for Apple’s Profit Margins Parts for iPhones to cost more owing to surging demand from AI companies.

Really good story here www.wsj.com/tech/the-ai-...

01.02.2026 20:27 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Didn’t get any Oscar nominations, but i thought “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” was fantastic. It had a story to tell, and the performances were fantastic.

01.02.2026 03:16 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” giving us a commercial for Action Park is a great touch.

01.02.2026 01:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cracker Barrel Wants Its Staff to Eat One Thing on Work Trips: Cracker Barrel A recent mandate at the chain highlights a new era of ‘travelscrimping’ as companies tighten budgets.

Feature not a bug? www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...

30.01.2026 14:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Linda Ronstadt - Don't Know Much feat. Aaron Neville (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt - Don't Know Much feat. Aaron Neville (Official Music Video)

Every now and again I remember an absolute banger from the past. Love this song. Peak Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville. youtu.be/TrqncNVA0FY?...

30.01.2026 13:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Two Federal Immigration Officials Fired Shots at Alex Pretti, DHS Report Says DHS had initially said one agent fired defensive shots at Pretti, who died at the scene.

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28.01.2026 12:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Work to Stop on $16 Billion Tunnel Project Unless Trump Restores Funding The project manager says it can’t pay contractors after the Trump administration froze federal funds in October.

I am pretty much convinced they are playing the long game so that the first direct-to-NYC train on my transit line happens the day after I officially retire www.wsj.com/us-news/work...

27.01.2026 20:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The American City That Found Itself at War With the U.S. Government An escalating showdown between federal and local authorities is playing out on the streets of Minneapolis, making even some Trump supporters uneasy.

"It has yielded jarring images that, to many outside of Minneapolis, seem from a foreign land—unmarked vehicles of masked men prowling city streets ..."
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26.01.2026 16:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The American City That Found Itself at War With the U.S. Government An escalating showdown between federal and local authorities is playing out on the streets of Minneapolis, making even some Trump supporters uneasy.

The fatal shooting of a VA nurse by federal agents marked a new and alarming phase in the battle for Minneapolis. How a city found itself at war with the U.S. government.

26.01.2026 02:33 — 👍 75    🔁 25    💬 36    📌 10
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What We Know So Far About Alex Pretti The 37-year-old ICU nurse fatally shot by a border patrol officer was recording the actions of federal agents in Minneapolis.

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25.01.2026 05:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation on Saturday.

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25.01.2026 05:43 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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House of the Week: A Modern Colorado Home Built Into a Rock Formation The CEO of X Games spent six years planning and building a property that weaves among the rocks in Boulder.

Every time I see one of these amazing homes, I think about what cleaning it must be like. I am glad this seller mentioned the glass lol www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

23.01.2026 20:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Black Water by The Doobie Brothers on Apple Music Song · 1974 · Duration 4:20

This kind of morning

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22.01.2026 13:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘A Piece of Ice for World Protection’: Trump Demands Europe Cut Deal on Greenland The president warned that he won’t forget if his efforts to acquire Greenland are rebuffed.

Trump:

“We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won’t give it,” Trump said of his desire to acquire Greenland from Denmark. “You can say ‘yes’ and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say ‘no’ and we will remember.”

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21.01.2026 18:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Trump’s Threats to Allies Stir Worry That U.S. Has Lost Its Way New tariffs, insults and threats of invasion trigger a backlash ahead of the president’s visit to Davos.

“On Thursday, he plans to unveil what he is calling a Board of Peace that aims to supplant the United Nations—and be led by him, in perpetuity.”

www.wsj.com/world/europe...

21.01.2026 12:05 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Anthropic CEO Says Government Should Help Ensure AI’s Economic Upside Is Shared In a WSJ interview, Dario Amodei says the public isn’t prepared for the potential inequality that the technology might create.

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei fears the economic disruption AI can bring—and worries that its prosperity won’t be widely shared.

20.01.2026 22:19 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 7    📌 5
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Opinion | A Look Back at the War That Is About to Begin The U.S. easily won the 2026 Battle of Greenland, but the consequences proved convulsive for all.

Oh to be there when Gerry cracked his knuckles, stretched to his brink and then hammered out this fire ... www.wsj.com/opinion/a-lo...

20.01.2026 14:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hotels are Getting Rid of Proper Bathroom Doors and Guests are Revolting Lodgers looking for peace and quiet are struggling in the era of sliding barn doors, frosted glass panes and sometimes no separation at all.

I honestly thought I had just stumbled into a Virginia thing when two separate hotels had this ... feature. I didn't realize there was a trend. No thank you. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...

20.01.2026 14:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump Links Greenland Threats to Missing Out on Nobel Prize European capitals are scrambling to de-escalate tensions over the island; Denmark sends more troops.

“European leaders were already scrambling to talk Trump out of a damaging trans-Atlantic trade war over Greenland, after he launched a salvo of tariff threats in relation to the island over the weekend.”

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19.01.2026 19:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Exclusive: Inside a Secret Ukrainian Bunker Running a 24/7 Drone Operation An entrepreneurial ethos allowed them to adapt drones and combat tactics to counter evolving Russian threats. Now they’re sounding the alarm over Europe’s vulnerability to the high-tech war they are f...

Worth your time www.wsj.com/video/series...

16.01.2026 18:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘A Massacre Happened’: The 24 Hours That Bloodied Iran Authorities shut down the internet on Jan. 8. Then the large-scale killings began.

Devestating www.wsj.com/world/middle...

16.01.2026 16:09 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Chain-Smoking Rock Star Who Made Indiana Football Hurt So Good From a wooden shack atop the stadium, John Mellencamp has overseen the team’s transformation from laughingstock to No. 1.

Amazing line:

Center Pat Coogan said that “of course” he listened to Mellencamp. “I’m 23 years old,” Coogan explained. “A lot of our guys are younger.”

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16.01.2026 13:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Respect
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15.01.2026 19:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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For Years, Powell Avoided Fighting Trump. That’s Over. After receiving grand jury subpoenas, the Fed chair spent the weekend deciding how to respond. By Sunday, he had his answer.

This is extraordinary. A criminal investigation of a sitting chair is without precedent. The Fed chair is accusing the administration of using the threat of criminal prosecution to extract lower rates.

www.wsj.com/economy/cent...

12.01.2026 14:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Pitt is on. Shhhhhh…

09.01.2026 02:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😬

09.01.2026 01:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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