Kate Tuttle
@katekilla.bsky.social
Gen X, middle child, Leo. I mostly write about books.
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Kate Tuttle
@katekilla.bsky.social
· Aug 28
A Trump Supporter Sat Next To My 12-Year-Old Black Son On A Plane. I Couldn’t Believe What She Told Him.
"My son is growing up to face dangers made worse by the president this woman voted for."
www.huffpost.com
I haven't written this kind of personal essay in years, so it was interesting to revisit this one, originally published in 2018, that @noahmichelson.bsky.social asked me to update.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Her father fled China because he organized student protests during Tiananmen. He was a political refugee. The story of this family, and Alysa Liu, would have played out very differently today. This is what we're losing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/w...
Alysa Liu Is Skating Again, Her Way This Time
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Her father fled China because he organized student protests during Tiananmen. He was a political refugee. The story of this family, and Alysa Liu, would have played out very differently today. This is what we're losing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/w...
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I just don’t like the vibe of these parents not gonna lie
February 20, 2026 at 2:27 AM
I just don’t like the vibe of these parents not gonna lie
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Every death in captivity is murder at the hands of the captor.
I received notification of yet another death at an ICE facility, meaning 38 people have died in custody since Trump returned to office.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
February 20, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Every death in captivity is murder at the hands of the captor.
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It has been beyond endlessly frustrating for me, a former professional athlete, that not a single Dem could muster the courage to say “what the fuck is wrong with you, sports are inherently unfair to begin with, let kids play with their friends”
February 20, 2026 at 1:22 AM
It has been beyond endlessly frustrating for me, a former professional athlete, that not a single Dem could muster the courage to say “what the fuck is wrong with you, sports are inherently unfair to begin with, let kids play with their friends”
Anyone else hoping for a Heated Rivalry moment on the Pitt tonight?
February 20, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Anyone else hoping for a Heated Rivalry moment on the Pitt tonight?
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Siri is such a badass for asking 404 to report this
when I was doxxed pre-LLMs, it took some creep 50+ hours to track down my name. it was game over the moment he posted it online. shit like grok amplifies this threat exponentially. it’s dangerous, it’s violent, & it’s coming for YOUR info next
when I was doxxed pre-LLMs, it took some creep 50+ hours to track down my name. it was game over the moment he posted it online. shit like grok amplifies this threat exponentially. it’s dangerous, it’s violent, & it’s coming for YOUR info next
Clarifying and answering some of your questions about #grok doxxing me. Thank you @noelleperdue.bsky.social and @404media.co for reporting this story. Stay safe, my friends, and FUCK GROK 💚
February 20, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Siri is such a badass for asking 404 to report this
when I was doxxed pre-LLMs, it took some creep 50+ hours to track down my name. it was game over the moment he posted it online. shit like grok amplifies this threat exponentially. it’s dangerous, it’s violent, & it’s coming for YOUR info next
when I was doxxed pre-LLMs, it took some creep 50+ hours to track down my name. it was game over the moment he posted it online. shit like grok amplifies this threat exponentially. it’s dangerous, it’s violent, & it’s coming for YOUR info next
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Trump may well be careening into a major war and the American corporate media coverage is credulous and feeble when it should be vigorously alerting the public to the dangers, the lack of any reasoned argument, and the imperative for Congressional authorization.
presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...
presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...
The US news media is failing the public in its coverage of a possible war against Iran | Press Watch
Reporters should be asking Trump officials some essential questions, and calling attention to the lack of answers.
presswatchers.org
February 19, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Trump may well be careening into a major war and the American corporate media coverage is credulous and feeble when it should be vigorously alerting the public to the dangers, the lack of any reasoned argument, and the imperative for Congressional authorization.
presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...
presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...
HOLY SHIT WOMEN'S HOCKEY!
February 19, 2026 at 8:55 PM
HOLY SHIT WOMEN'S HOCKEY!
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A new paper shows that less than 2 months of exposure to Twitter’s algorithmic feed significantly shifts people’s political views to the right.
Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement.
This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.
Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement.
This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.
February 19, 2026 at 6:57 PM
A new paper shows that less than 2 months of exposure to Twitter’s algorithmic feed significantly shifts people’s political views to the right.
Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement.
This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.
Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement.
This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.
I feel bad for that Canadian player but I don't think the US player did anything crazy.
February 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I feel bad for that Canadian player but I don't think the US player did anything crazy.
Trying to log into a long-dormant small investment account from a previous job from the 90s. They wanted me to say my exact start date, and for an optional security question asked me the color of my 1986 Subaru. This really feels bizarre, especially as the company "knows" me enough to send me mail.
February 19, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Trying to log into a long-dormant small investment account from a previous job from the 90s. They wanted me to say my exact start date, and for an optional security question asked me the color of my 1986 Subaru. This really feels bizarre, especially as the company "knows" me enough to send me mail.
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I received notification of yet another death at an ICE facility, meaning 38 people have died in custody since Trump returned to office.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
February 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I received notification of yet another death at an ICE facility, meaning 38 people have died in custody since Trump returned to office.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
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i feel comfortable saying that, if as the author suggests, up to 30% of white collar workers lose their jobs in the next 12-18 months, no one can actually predict what the worst case will be, the economic and political conditions will be worse than anything anyone alive has ever seen in this country
i enjoy worst-case scenario articles, but this article doesn’t really do any of the work to outline the worst-case scenario the author proposes. if the worst-case outlined in it actually happens, there are significantly *worse* consequences, not just for white collar workers, for literally everyone
This article is very strange. While saying this is very unlikely it treats it wholly as an employment problem with no solution, but never contends with the fact that this would lead to an economic depression!
February 19, 2026 at 1:01 AM
i feel comfortable saying that, if as the author suggests, up to 30% of white collar workers lose their jobs in the next 12-18 months, no one can actually predict what the worst case will be, the economic and political conditions will be worse than anything anyone alive has ever seen in this country
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highly encourage getting off of substack if and when you can.
Substack, as expected, escalates toward hyper-disinfo.
Remember, folks: The tech bros tearing down our country are the major forces behind this monstrosity.
Choose your future wisely.
Remember, folks: The tech bros tearing down our country are the major forces behind this monstrosity.
Choose your future wisely.
February 19, 2026 at 6:19 AM
highly encourage getting off of substack if and when you can.
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Bolsonaro in prison, Yeon sentenced to prison, Andrew arrested on his birthday...and America still holding on to a 34 count felon as President.
February 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Bolsonaro in prison, Yeon sentenced to prison, Andrew arrested on his birthday...and America still holding on to a 34 count felon as President.
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Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement
February 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement
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People can say it’s utopian or dreamy but it’s a fact that you have to believe new things are possible, fundamentally, in order to make them real. You have to make the choice to believe that more than this is possible & not be resigned to this being the way things have to be because it’s not at all.
February 19, 2026 at 1:03 AM
People can say it’s utopian or dreamy but it’s a fact that you have to believe new things are possible, fundamentally, in order to make them real. You have to make the choice to believe that more than this is possible & not be resigned to this being the way things have to be because it’s not at all.
Never change, Brattle!
Y’know when the characters in a movie go to see a movie and it feels really meta? Well, with an “Ultimate Double Feature,” we play the first movie up until the point when they enter a cinema to watch a different film… then we play that film… then we go back to the first film to finish that story.
February 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Never change, Brattle!
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what id say is that consensus reality is a public good and it takes public policy to create. by the same token it can be insanely profitable for shitheads to pollute the commons if nobody stops them
The idea that we can have a functioning mass-democracy when people are cooking their brains to this extent remains extremely TBD imho.
She needs to go to jail.
February 19, 2026 at 2:25 AM
what id say is that consensus reality is a public good and it takes public policy to create. by the same token it can be insanely profitable for shitheads to pollute the commons if nobody stops them
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Was trying to remember a Will Forte quote from Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie and accidentally figured out how to make Google’s AI tool shut up
February 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Was trying to remember a Will Forte quote from Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie and accidentally figured out how to make Google’s AI tool shut up
This is such an important piece.
It is a vile scandal that 2 of the biggest AI companies in the world attack children by inciting them to self-harm, and by generating sexually exploitative imagery of kids for profit. I wanted to document this so that people in tech will stop saying they don't know: www.anildash.com/2026/02/18/t...
How did we end up threatening our kids’ lives with AI? - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:20 AM
This is such an important piece.
Who's watching Love Is Blind? I hate it but I love it. I feel so weird seeing faces that cringe when they first see their partner in person. :(
February 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Who's watching Love Is Blind? I hate it but I love it. I feel so weird seeing faces that cringe when they first see their partner in person. :(
What a beautiful race for the American men's cross-country sprint relay! Thrilling!
February 18, 2026 at 6:21 PM
What a beautiful race for the American men's cross-country sprint relay! Thrilling!
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This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
