Kate Gace Walton
@kategacewalton.bsky.social
Business owner, island dweller, font enthusiast.
Writer behind the weekly column WHAT NOW (https://kategace.substack.com).
Hobbies include looking for my keys.
Writer behind the weekly column WHAT NOW (https://kategace.substack.com).
Hobbies include looking for my keys.
@karaswisher.bsky.social @profgalloway.com yes to moving toward #universalhealthcare asap but it was really weird to hear you say so cavalierly that young people don’t even need healthcare. Surely you know what it costs to have a baby uninsured?!
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It Doesn't Have To Be This Way
These kids look like twins, but they were born two years apart and have radically different ROIs.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
@karaswisher.bsky.social @profgalloway.com yes to moving toward #universalhealthcare asap but it was really weird to hear you say so cavalierly that young people don’t even need healthcare. Surely you know what it costs to have a baby uninsured?!
open.substack.com/pub/kategace...
open.substack.com/pub/kategace...
@harvard.edu are you seriously asking me for money while Larry Summers continues to teach???
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
@harvard.edu are you seriously asking me for money while Larry Summers continues to teach???
Yesterday was signature #Seattle. The only evidence that there is a sun somewhere = a light grey strip between the darker grey strips. But, especially with a finish-able puzzle on the boat ( 🙌 @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov ) it was cozy not depressing. Perfect Saturday.
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Yesterday was signature #Seattle. The only evidence that there is a sun somewhere = a light grey strip between the darker grey strips. But, especially with a finish-able puzzle on the boat ( 🙌 @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov ) it was cozy not depressing. Perfect Saturday.
Omg this is what my (then) 7yo did to her dollhouse when she got a bunch of gold glitter stickers from Joann's.
November 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Omg this is what my (then) 7yo did to her dollhouse when she got a bunch of gold glitter stickers from Joann's.
I love how @hannarosin.bsky.social does "radio" so I suggest listening--but this is a good snapshot however you consume it. My view: yep many investors will lose but that doesn't mean #AI is overhyped in terms of its (wildly uneven) impact on people. That's real.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
What If AI Is a Bubble?
America’s economic fate looks tied to AI—for better or worse.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I love how @hannarosin.bsky.social does "radio" so I suggest listening--but this is a good snapshot however you consume it. My view: yep many investors will lose but that doesn't mean #AI is overhyped in terms of its (wildly uneven) impact on people. That's real.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
This isn't getting a lot of attention outside of #Seattle but it was an exciting race:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Katie Wilson, a Political Newcomer, Is Elected Mayor in Seattle
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This isn't getting a lot of attention outside of #Seattle but it was an exciting race:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
I wrote this yesterday, not even sure if I believed it. Because I write to find out what I think (h/t Joan Didion), it was a worthwhile exercise, even with a lot of pushback coming to my inbox. kategace.substack.com/p/hear-me-out
#shutdown #Democrats
#shutdown #Democrats
Hear Me Out
First, please hand me my hat. Now, what if the prevailing take is wrong?
kategace.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I wrote this yesterday, not even sure if I believed it. Because I write to find out what I think (h/t Joan Didion), it was a worthwhile exercise, even with a lot of pushback coming to my inbox. kategace.substack.com/p/hear-me-out
#shutdown #Democrats
#shutdown #Democrats
This is sad and beautiful:
youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A
youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A
Jimmy Kimmel Remembers His Best Friend and Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 5:26 AM
This is sad and beautiful:
youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A
youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A
Homeward bound! High five to the gate agent who announced:
“I need one more person to check their bag.” PAUSE “I need a hero.”
PAUSE “I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night. He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast. And he's gotta be fresh from the fight. PAUSE “Thank you, sir.”
“I need one more person to check their bag.” PAUSE “I need a hero.”
PAUSE “I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night. He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast. And he's gotta be fresh from the fight. PAUSE “Thank you, sir.”
November 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Homeward bound! High five to the gate agent who announced:
“I need one more person to check their bag.” PAUSE “I need a hero.”
PAUSE “I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night. He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast. And he's gotta be fresh from the fight. PAUSE “Thank you, sir.”
“I need one more person to check their bag.” PAUSE “I need a hero.”
PAUSE “I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night. He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast. And he's gotta be fresh from the fight. PAUSE “Thank you, sir.”
Just realized I never ever want to see a big media presences at the airport.
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Just realized I never ever want to see a big media presences at the airport.
I can think of some stuff. #peopleshouse
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I can think of some stuff. #peopleshouse
Thank you @pelosi.house.gov for your leadership—both in serving so effectively and in stepping aside to make way for new talent.
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Thank you @pelosi.house.gov for your leadership—both in serving so effectively and in stepping aside to make way for new talent.
Due to travel snafus I got to listen to all of today's oral argument audio. It's weird that this was surprising but I detected a #SCOTUS soft spot (pretty much across the board?) for--sit down for this-- #ruleoflaw .
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Due to travel snafus I got to listen to all of today's oral argument audio. It's weird that this was surprising but I detected a #SCOTUS soft spot (pretty much across the board?) for--sit down for this-- #ruleoflaw .
@dahlialithwick.bsky.social how do the #SCOTUS justices handle turn taking, i.e. who asks a question next? I'm imagining some kind of Jeopardy-type button but I'm guessing you'll tell me otherwise.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
@dahlialithwick.bsky.social how do the #SCOTUS justices handle turn taking, i.e. who asks a question next? I'm imagining some kind of Jeopardy-type button but I'm guessing you'll tell me otherwise.
Is the main point of #HouseofDynamite that we don't have serious people in these critical roles right now? Because that is the only thing I can think watching it.
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Is the main point of #HouseofDynamite that we don't have serious people in these critical roles right now? Because that is the only thing I can think watching it.
The last time I got an update on Andrew Lih, I was walking around Seattle with his equally formidable wife, my friend @meifong.bsky.social. Next thing I knew he was one of two people who disarmed a man with a gun at a @wikipedia.org conference. Andrew's related post is a must read: lnkd.in/grjXzhHV
Why Wikipedia Still Matters in the Age of AI and Grokipedia
It was Friday, October 17, 2025, at the WikiConference North America in New York City. During the opening session, a man walked onto the stage with a gun and threatened to end his life after a dispute...
lnkd.in
November 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The last time I got an update on Andrew Lih, I was walking around Seattle with his equally formidable wife, my friend @meifong.bsky.social. Next thing I knew he was one of two people who disarmed a man with a gun at a @wikipedia.org conference. Andrew's related post is a must read: lnkd.in/grjXzhHV
Strolling > scrolling. #dogsofbluesky
November 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Strolling > scrolling. #dogsofbluesky
Re. the Gatsby-themed Mar-a-Lago bash the same weekend SNAP benefits are running out? ::head on desk::
This is what happens when you don't do the reading.
This is what happens when you don't do the reading.
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Re. the Gatsby-themed Mar-a-Lago bash the same weekend SNAP benefits are running out? ::head on desk::
This is what happens when you don't do the reading.
This is what happens when you don't do the reading.
You guys I wish I had a photo of this trick-or-treater. Picture a teeny-tiny gecko. In a raincoat.
November 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
You guys I wish I had a photo of this trick-or-treater. Picture a teeny-tiny gecko. In a raincoat.