katiebakes
@katiebakes.bsky.social
senior writer at The Ringer. no you hang up!
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say it with me: I love starting every day the angriest I’ve ever been
that thing where your child won't pick out their sweater so you pick out their sweater but that sweater, upon review, does not align with their vision, so now, .05 seconds before the bus arrives, they WILL go pick out their own sweater, actually-- love that. best way to start the day
February 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
say it with me: I love starting every day the angriest I’ve ever been
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I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
my son couldn't remember a certain term of endearment for my husband and went with "Massachusass"
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
my son couldn't remember a certain term of endearment for my husband and went with "Massachusass"
found footage of me trying to correct him
February 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
found footage of me trying to correct him
my son keeps calling the lead of the Dunk’n’Egg show “Doug”
February 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
my son keeps calling the lead of the Dunk’n’Egg show “Doug”
oh nooo, for a couple blissful minutes there I just thought the algo was serving me more BEST IN SHOW clips because I was watching and hearting each one 😭😭😭
January 30, 2026 at 7:16 PM
oh nooo, for a couple blissful minutes there I just thought the algo was serving me more BEST IN SHOW clips because I was watching and hearting each one 😭😭😭
obligatory link to my magnum opus www.theringer.com/2024/09/16/t...
January 30, 2026 at 4:20 PM
obligatory link to my magnum opus www.theringer.com/2024/09/16/t...
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Subscribe | Sports! with Rodger Sherman
Covering the unique and untold stories about sports.
sports.beehiiv.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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me, absolutely not misremembering anything: i could be misremembering that
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
me, absolutely not misremembering anything: i could be misremembering that
INDUSTRY EPISODE 3 RECAP!! www.theringer.com/2026/01/25/t...
Just Trust Me, Bro: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 3 Recap
The HBO show’s latest episode, “Habseligkeiten,” has the cadence of a ping-pong match, bouncing between Harper, as she builds SternTao, and Yasmin, as she marks her territory at Tender
www.theringer.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:35 PM
INDUSTRY EPISODE 3 RECAP!! www.theringer.com/2026/01/25/t...
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Wrote about a parish in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” called St. John the Baptist. It’s spent the last year caught in the middle of the culture war, but has been breaking and fueling hearts for centuries.
www.theringer.com/2026/01/21/f...
www.theringer.com/2026/01/21/f...
The Sins on the River Road Cannot Be Erased
How did a tiny industrial hub in Louisiana find itself at the center of America’s culture war? For St. John the Baptist Parish, the history is much deeper—and the costs of one age are stacked on the c...
www.theringer.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Wrote about a parish in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” called St. John the Baptist. It’s spent the last year caught in the middle of the culture war, but has been breaking and fueling hearts for centuries.
www.theringer.com/2026/01/21/f...
www.theringer.com/2026/01/21/f...
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You used to be able to "inspect element" in this country. You used to be able to download video
January 21, 2026 at 2:57 AM
You used to be able to "inspect element" in this country. You used to be able to download video
caught up on so much laundry this weekend that it was a basket on deck/in the hole situation
January 20, 2026 at 5:28 AM
caught up on so much laundry this weekend that it was a basket on deck/in the hole situation
INDUSTRY EPISODE 2 RECAP www.theringer.com/2026/01/18/t...
Haunted Manses and Second Chances: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 2 Recap
Henry’s 40th birthday party is an occasion for ghost appearances, period dress, and conversations about the future in the latest episode of HBO’s ‘Industry’
www.theringer.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:41 PM
INDUSTRY EPISODE 2 RECAP www.theringer.com/2026/01/18/t...
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“Jeff Saturday” is such a jolly name. If you told me that’s what Santa is called in New Zealand I would believe it.
January 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
“Jeff Saturday” is such a jolly name. If you told me that’s what Santa is called in New Zealand I would believe it.
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Ruth is one of the rare "read everything they write no matter what" reporters. This book is going to be so good.
Some Personal News: I'm writing a book! SONS OF GOD is about the young American men moving into more demanding forms of Christian faith and practice, and what that means for the country’s political and spiritual future. Truly excited about this reporting. Here we go!
January 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Ruth is one of the rare "read everything they write no matter what" reporters. This book is going to be so good.
kicked off the New Year by watching SISTER ACT on BET (with commercials) and bursting into tears in front of my sons when Sister Mary Lazarus busted out the "Mater amata intemerata"
January 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
kicked off the New Year by watching SISTER ACT on BET (with commercials) and bursting into tears in front of my sons when Sister Mary Lazarus busted out the "Mater amata intemerata"
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The Financial Times named GILDED RAGE one of its best tech books of 2025.
www.ft.com/content/af55...
www.ft.com/content/af55...
Best books of 2025: Environment, Science and Technology
Pilita Clark, Clive Cookson and John Thornhill select their must-read titles
www.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Financial Times named GILDED RAGE one of its best tech books of 2025.
www.ft.com/content/af55...
www.ft.com/content/af55...
no one else liked THE REGIME but more often than not I'm sitting around thinking about it and doing the Alonzo Mourning meme in reverse
January 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
no one else liked THE REGIME but more often than not I'm sitting around thinking about it and doing the Alonzo Mourning meme in reverse
after fretting about it for months I just replaced the “stylus” on my “turntable” and it took one (1) minute
a man with a mustache is talking on a red telephone and says i 'm always home
Alt: Lester Bangs obv
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
after fretting about it for months I just replaced the “stylus” on my “turntable” and it took one (1) minute
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