Katie Sweeney
@k8iesweeney.bsky.social
Word slinger. Aspiring eccentric. Libraries. Bikes > cars.
I will not believe there was a storyboard/concept for that HHS video. They just told someone to get a camera and they’d wing it for a couple hours. (Harf harf, Yeah bruh!) Unserious waste of taxpayer money, mantra of this whole admin.
February 17, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I will not believe there was a storyboard/concept for that HHS video. They just told someone to get a camera and they’d wing it for a couple hours. (Harf harf, Yeah bruh!) Unserious waste of taxpayer money, mantra of this whole admin.
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It shouldn’t be harder for a woman to register to vote than a man…
February 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
It shouldn’t be harder for a woman to register to vote than a man…
"You can go about your day or head to church on Sundays, safe in the knowledge that your tax dollars are being well spent housing previously hardworking people whom government officials have chosen to label 'criminals'.”
Turns out not every community in America wants a patriotic detention facility, which is weird, because they’re really cool and not at all the physical manifestation of a barbaric federal effort to racist-ly reshape the demographic makeup of America.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
NIMBY Americans don't want human warehouses as neighbors. Weird! | Opinion
Hello, I'm from the government, and I'd like to see what it's going to take to get your community into one of our new immigrant detention facilities!
www.usatoday.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"You can go about your day or head to church on Sundays, safe in the knowledge that your tax dollars are being well spent housing previously hardworking people whom government officials have chosen to label 'criminals'.”
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I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
Michigan ICE detention center owner reports $254 million profit, record new business in 2025
The company that owns Michigan’s North Lake Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the Midwest, reported $254 million in profit last year, up nearly 700 percent from $32 mill...
www.michiganpublic.org
February 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
Today in 'our country hates women.'
"parents said their daughters were offered little support — and were told that if they were uncomfortable, they could go to quiet rooms or leave classes early to avoid crossing paths with boys involved in the incidents." www.inquirer.com/education/ra...
"parents said their daughters were offered little support — and were told that if they were uncomfortable, they could go to quiet rooms or leave classes early to avoid crossing paths with boys involved in the incidents." www.inquirer.com/education/ra...
Radnor and Council Rock students made AI deepfakes of classmates. Parents say the schools failed to protect their daughters.
As students create and share so-called deepfakes of classmates, schools say they have no role in criminal investigations, and are limited in their ability to police students off campus.
www.inquirer.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Today in 'our country hates women.'
"parents said their daughters were offered little support — and were told that if they were uncomfortable, they could go to quiet rooms or leave classes early to avoid crossing paths with boys involved in the incidents." www.inquirer.com/education/ra...
"parents said their daughters were offered little support — and were told that if they were uncomfortable, they could go to quiet rooms or leave classes early to avoid crossing paths with boys involved in the incidents." www.inquirer.com/education/ra...
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For those looking for background: the group is called The First Amendment Troop, and the piece is entitled, "ResistDance." This appears to be their original Instagram post: www.instagram.com/reel/DU1-DrF...
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February 17, 2026 at 8:27 AM
For those looking for background: the group is called The First Amendment Troop, and the piece is entitled, "ResistDance." This appears to be their original Instagram post: www.instagram.com/reel/DU1-DrF...
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I love hearing Colbert talk about theology. Great conversation with @jamestalarico.bsky.social.
February 17, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I love hearing Colbert talk about theology. Great conversation with @jamestalarico.bsky.social.
“A lot has happened”
February 17, 2026 at 12:17 PM
“A lot has happened”
Van Hollen / AOC
February 17, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Van Hollen / AOC
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The NYTimes often doesn't quote Trump at all, instead reframing his words with a summary falsely suggesting coherent thought, in contrast to the gibberish he actually said. They also don't mention how he routinely mumbles and slurs even prepared remarks, like here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zsd...
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The NYTimes often doesn't quote Trump at all, instead reframing his words with a summary falsely suggesting coherent thought, in contrast to the gibberish he actually said. They also don't mention how he routinely mumbles and slurs even prepared remarks, like here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zsd...
NYT’s 3 lead stories are about Epstein’s ties to people who are not the president
February 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
NYT’s 3 lead stories are about Epstein’s ties to people who are not the president
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I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
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Let me just note, in this thread about how cities are neat places to live, that as a white kid growing up in a very white suburb, “Sesame Street” did that for me.
It was my intro to subways, people being multilingual, corner stores, trash pickup, multiracial neighborhoods, you name it.
It was my intro to subways, people being multilingual, corner stores, trash pickup, multiracial neighborhoods, you name it.
February 15, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Let me just note, in this thread about how cities are neat places to live, that as a white kid growing up in a very white suburb, “Sesame Street” did that for me.
It was my intro to subways, people being multilingual, corner stores, trash pickup, multiracial neighborhoods, you name it.
It was my intro to subways, people being multilingual, corner stores, trash pickup, multiracial neighborhoods, you name it.
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What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
February 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
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MAHA: Eating a giant steak cooked in butter alongside beef tallow fries and washing it down with coffee spiked with butter
Not MAHA: Clean air, clean water, health insurance, vaccines, disease monitoring, scientific research, food assistance, food safety, bike lanes
Not MAHA: Clean air, clean water, health insurance, vaccines, disease monitoring, scientific research, food assistance, food safety, bike lanes
February 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
MAHA: Eating a giant steak cooked in butter alongside beef tallow fries and washing it down with coffee spiked with butter
Not MAHA: Clean air, clean water, health insurance, vaccines, disease monitoring, scientific research, food assistance, food safety, bike lanes
Not MAHA: Clean air, clean water, health insurance, vaccines, disease monitoring, scientific research, food assistance, food safety, bike lanes
I am now a member of my town’s library advisory council. I saw a notice about an opening back in December, applied, interviewed (1 of 3!) and found out last night. This community is so impt to me and I’m so excited.
February 13, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I am now a member of my town’s library advisory council. I saw a notice about an opening back in December, applied, interviewed (1 of 3!) and found out last night. This community is so impt to me and I’m so excited.
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
February 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
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the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
I hope this graphic designer is having an awesome day.
NBC nails the promotional material ahead of the gold medal round.
Its curling time!
(this time with the Alt text)
Its curling time!
(this time with the Alt text)
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I hope this graphic designer is having an awesome day.
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just a fucking weird statement on it's face but also highlights how filthy rich and completely out of touch trump's whole cabinet is. a private boat for a family vacation? stopping by a billionaire's island for lunch? nannies, plural?? the epstein class, indeed.
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
just a fucking weird statement on it's face but also highlights how filthy rich and completely out of touch trump's whole cabinet is. a private boat for a family vacation? stopping by a billionaire's island for lunch? nannies, plural?? the epstein class, indeed.
The day Chris Van Hollen announces his campaign, I'm in.
February 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The day Chris Van Hollen announces his campaign, I'm in.
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Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.