Kate Whittle
@kettlemt.bsky.social
western Montana writer, once and future journalist. Also into cats, knitting, bicycles. I’m super fun at parties!
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This is one of those areas where California can (and will) hold the line, simply due to how many cars get sold in this state.
I remember the smog as a kid, and I’m sure plenty of others do too. We’re not going back to that.
I remember the smog as a kid, and I’m sure plenty of others do too. We’re not going back to that.
“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups…
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This is one of those areas where California can (and will) hold the line, simply due to how many cars get sold in this state.
I remember the smog as a kid, and I’m sure plenty of others do too. We’re not going back to that.
I remember the smog as a kid, and I’m sure plenty of others do too. We’re not going back to that.
gosh i'm sorry that we live in a time of increasing fascism and that's not super inspiring to vote against! jfc
February 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
gosh i'm sorry that we live in a time of increasing fascism and that's not super inspiring to vote against! jfc
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The nice people at Playboy asked me to write something about the good parts about being married, and I was happy to. :)
Love Can Look Like Anything, Even Marriage
Comedian and writer Josh Gondelman on choosing a "structurally vanilla" life.
playboy.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The nice people at Playboy asked me to write something about the good parts about being married, and I was happy to. :)
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All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
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much appreciate this newsletter from Catalyst MT - would recommend a signup. www.catalystmt.org/stayconnected
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
much appreciate this newsletter from Catalyst MT - would recommend a signup. www.catalystmt.org/stayconnected
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this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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A fact that sounds like bullshit but is actually true:
There is more square footage of parking *per car* in the US than there is square footage of housing *per person.*
There is more square footage of parking *per car* in the US than there is square footage of housing *per person.*
February 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
A fact that sounds like bullshit but is actually true:
There is more square footage of parking *per car* in the US than there is square footage of housing *per person.*
There is more square footage of parking *per car* in the US than there is square footage of housing *per person.*
reposting for that photo obvs
Bad Bunny continues to occupy the top 6 spots on Global Spotify and the top 7 spots on US Spotify following his Super Bowl Halftime Show.
February 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
reposting for that photo obvs
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It should be illuminating that prosecuting sex trafficking, the thing that prosecutors and police across the country have been using as a cash cow to fund surveillance and weaponry, is actually not something government prosecutors care about at all.
The system does not hold people accountable.
The system does not hold people accountable.
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It should be illuminating that prosecuting sex trafficking, the thing that prosecutors and police across the country have been using as a cash cow to fund surveillance and weaponry, is actually not something government prosecutors care about at all.
The system does not hold people accountable.
The system does not hold people accountable.
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Power! At The Fish Disco
I'm at the power plant
I'm at the fish disco
I'm at the combination power plant fish disco
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
I'm at the fish disco
I'm at the combination power plant fish disco
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
£700m plan with ‘fish disco’ could save 90% of marine life, says Hinkley Point C study
Scientists find underwater acoustic project to stop fish being sucked into cooling systems could save 44 tonnes a year
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Power! At The Fish Disco
love my friends who do not follow olympics coverage so when I was telling them about Quad God they assumed I had made that up
February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
love my friends who do not follow olympics coverage so when I was telling them about Quad God they assumed I had made that up
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new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
thinking about how art has so much more impact if you make it really specific instead of trying to cater to a general audience
February 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
thinking about how art has so much more impact if you make it really specific instead of trying to cater to a general audience
i have read enough Discourse about the bad bunny super bowl and would just like more memes about how attractive he is, ty
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
i have read enough Discourse about the bad bunny super bowl and would just like more memes about how attractive he is, ty
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The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
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In 2014, New York City lowered its citywide default speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph. In the year that followed:
- Traffic fatalities fell by more than 22 percent
- Pedestrian fatalities fell by more than 25 percent
transalt.org/reports-list...
- Traffic fatalities fell by more than 22 percent
- Pedestrian fatalities fell by more than 25 percent
transalt.org/reports-list...
Also, most car crashes occur at intersections, and not because a car was exceeding the speed.
My bet is that even if you made it so no one could speed anywhere, it would only marginally lower traffic fatalities.
My bet is that even if you made it so no one could speed anywhere, it would only marginally lower traffic fatalities.
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
In 2014, New York City lowered its citywide default speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph. In the year that followed:
- Traffic fatalities fell by more than 22 percent
- Pedestrian fatalities fell by more than 25 percent
transalt.org/reports-list...
- Traffic fatalities fell by more than 22 percent
- Pedestrian fatalities fell by more than 25 percent
transalt.org/reports-list...
Weird that team USA is in a super Norwegian 8-point star motif (and as a knitter their hats look ill fitting!!)
February 7, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Weird that team USA is in a super Norwegian 8-point star motif (and as a knitter their hats look ill fitting!!)
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I love the Olympics
February 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I love the Olympics
anyway it is international clash day at KEXP, and I'm alone in the office so I get to yell FREEDOMMMM YEAHHH as much as I need to kexp.org
KEXP - Where the Music Matters
KEXP is a nonprofit arts organization serving music lovers through in-person, broadcast and online programming.
kexp.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
anyway it is international clash day at KEXP, and I'm alone in the office so I get to yell FREEDOMMMM YEAHHH as much as I need to kexp.org
Is there a name for this phenomenon? Tragedy Snack?
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Is there a name for this phenomenon? Tragedy Snack?
15 U.S. deaths linked to these already! www.npr.org/2026/02/03/n...
China bans hidden car door handles, which can trap people after crashes
China has introduced new regulations, starting in 2027, requiring all car doors to open manually from both sides. Electric door handles can malfunction in a crash or battery failure.
www.npr.org
February 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
15 U.S. deaths linked to these already! www.npr.org/2026/02/03/n...
our glaciers are actively melting before your eyes and you're not supposed to talk about it missoulacurrent.com/interpretive...
Feds: Change or remove interpretive signs in Glacier
Members of the Trump administration have ordered National Park Service staff change or remove signs and exhibits at two NPS locations in Montana due to their focus on climate change and settlers’ trea...
missoulacurrent.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
our glaciers are actively melting before your eyes and you're not supposed to talk about it missoulacurrent.com/interpretive...
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The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...