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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this sentence is supposedly just about hockey
“instead of being better than their neighbors to the north, the Americans leaned into being meaner, heavier and generally more irritating”
www.wsj.com/sports/olymp...
“instead of being better than their neighbors to the north, the Americans leaned into being meaner, heavier and generally more irritating”
www.wsj.com/sports/olymp...
They’re the World’s Most Hated Hockey Players—and America’s Greatest Hope
Matthew and Brady Tkachuk are despised across the NHL. They are also the linchpins for a U.S. squad hoping to become Olympic champions for the first time since 1980.
www.wsj.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:10 AM
this sentence is supposedly just about hockey
“instead of being better than their neighbors to the north, the Americans leaned into being meaner, heavier and generally more irritating”
www.wsj.com/sports/olymp...
“instead of being better than their neighbors to the north, the Americans leaned into being meaner, heavier and generally more irritating”
www.wsj.com/sports/olymp...
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This 10 year old boy was chased down by ICE in South Jersey. I am beyond outraged, both as an American and as a father to two boys.
Our system is broken. The first step to fix it is for ICE to leave our state.
Our system is broken. The first step to fix it is for ICE to leave our state.
A 10-year-old boy recounted fleeing Thursday morning as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation began near his school bus stop in Lindenwold, New Jersey, saying, "We all were scared."
"We were all scared," says child who ran as ICE operation unfolded near New Jersey school bus stop
Dylan, who is a U.S. citizen, told CBS News the day seemed normal — until he heard his classmates suddenly start shouting "ICE."
cbsn.ws
February 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This 10 year old boy was chased down by ICE in South Jersey. I am beyond outraged, both as an American and as a father to two boys.
Our system is broken. The first step to fix it is for ICE to leave our state.
Our system is broken. The first step to fix it is for ICE to leave our state.
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Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
February 15, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
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The anti-trans propaganda push is one of the best examples I know of real-world disinformation in action.
Part 3: "The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous year told a different story. This massive, messy dataset was brimming with increasingly vile headlines that only seemed to metastasize with time. ... two years later we know how the story turns out."
Welcome to the anti-trans outrage factory — Jessica Kant
When I first wrote Anatomy of a moral panic in February 2024, I had only a faint glimmer of what was to come.The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous ye...
jessk.org
February 15, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The anti-trans propaganda push is one of the best examples I know of real-world disinformation in action.
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roses are red
chocolate is nice
read books, punch nazis
moreover, destroy I.C.E.
chocolate is nice
read books, punch nazis
moreover, destroy I.C.E.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
roses are red
chocolate is nice
read books, punch nazis
moreover, destroy I.C.E.
chocolate is nice
read books, punch nazis
moreover, destroy I.C.E.
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still obsessed with this one
photographer: “that’s it sir, just swing your leg over the credenza. beautiful, beautiful”
photographer: “that’s it sir, just swing your leg over the credenza. beautiful, beautiful”
Pretty sure I now own a portrait of every Secretary of State- nominating Alexander Haig for most awkward pose
February 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
still obsessed with this one
photographer: “that’s it sir, just swing your leg over the credenza. beautiful, beautiful”
photographer: “that’s it sir, just swing your leg over the credenza. beautiful, beautiful”
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Pak with the helpful threads!
Please share, and heed, and take actions, large and small!
Please share, and heed, and take actions, large and small!
Thread of some services/software I'm using instead of various billionaire-owned surveillance/fascist/"A.i." trash products:
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
February 15, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Pak with the helpful threads!
Please share, and heed, and take actions, large and small!
Please share, and heed, and take actions, large and small!
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tl;dr: CBP fired a new weapon into domestic airspace that the FAA had previously warned posed grave risk to human life. It did so without warning to FAA and without restricting airspace. FAA restricted airspace in response. White House overruled them. The target turned out to be a party balloon.
An astonishing account of recklessness and maladministration at the highest levels. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
tl;dr: CBP fired a new weapon into domestic airspace that the FAA had previously warned posed grave risk to human life. It did so without warning to FAA and without restricting airspace. FAA restricted airspace in response. White House overruled them. The target turned out to be a party balloon.
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Jody Allen to the NFL owner association: make these pedophiles sell their teams and we will talk about me selling the Seahawks.
NFL franchise owners in the EPSTEIN e-mails & assorted docs
Partial list:
*Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots
*Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants
*Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins
*Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
*Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
Partial list:
*Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots
*Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants
*Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins
*Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
*Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inbox
The sports media is ignoring the story, but wealthy sports figures are all over the Epstein files.
www.thenation.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Jody Allen to the NFL owner association: make these pedophiles sell their teams and we will talk about me selling the Seahawks.
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lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
Valentine by Laufey on Apple Music
Song · 2022 · Duration 2:48
music.apple.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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Man, I remember watching this technology being trialed at pyeongchang and now it’s so ubiquitous they’re using it on bloopers
At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
February 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Man, I remember watching this technology being trialed at pyeongchang and now it’s so ubiquitous they’re using it on bloopers
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When I taught at LSU, I got some gasps when I said plantation weddings were like getting married at a Nazi concentration camp, and I got nods from a lot of other students who understood it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Plantation weddings and pre-civil war fashion: the film that critiques the historical fantasy of Natchez
A documentary about Mississippi examines competing forces: the nostalgic celebration of the old south and the refusal to sanitize the brutal history of enslavement
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
When I taught at LSU, I got some gasps when I said plantation weddings were like getting married at a Nazi concentration camp, and I got nods from a lot of other students who understood it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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So in addition to hosting ICE, Hilton’s newspaper of choice…Epoch Times??!!! Jesus never thought I’d be nostalgic for USA Today
February 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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This is probably ok
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This is probably ok
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"What most distinguishes the present Supreme Court is not merely its conservatism, or even its willingness to roll back settled rights. It is the degree to which the conservative majority appears severed from shared facts altogether. This is not accidental." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...
The Supreme Court Lives in Fox News' America
A Court that does not share a common factual world with the people it governs is untethered from democratic reality.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
"What most distinguishes the present Supreme Court is not merely its conservatism, or even its willingness to roll back settled rights. It is the degree to which the conservative majority appears severed from shared facts altogether. This is not accidental." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...
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Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office
February 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office
Outstanding
February 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Outstanding
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Cupid is interesting because until I was a parent I didn’t understand the idea of a baby who gets to decide when two people have sex
February 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Cupid is interesting because until I was a parent I didn’t understand the idea of a baby who gets to decide when two people have sex
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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looking back on it, AOL was right.
Thirty hours of internet is all we need every month
Thirty hours of internet is all we need every month
February 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
looking back on it, AOL was right.
Thirty hours of internet is all we need every month
Thirty hours of internet is all we need every month
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Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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New response to any criticism of my podcasts just dropped
February 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
New response to any criticism of my podcasts just dropped