Patrick Kigongo
@kigongo.bsky.social
A New Yorker in LA. Skateboarding. (Casual) football. Fitchecks. ex-18F. #CivicTech. This is a personal account. R/T’s ≠ endorsements
Reminder 👇👇👇
It is neither difficult nor expensive to archive virtually everything on Bluesky, and it is trivial for even a relatively inexperienced coder to surveil a large number of accounts and record everything they do and everyone they interact with. You are *fully* on the record here, always.
January 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Reminder 👇👇👇
Jan 6th, 2021 is proof of Zeynep Tufekci’s theory that YouTube (along with 4Chan, 8Chan, and Reddit) is the great radicalization engine of our time.
January 7, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Jan 6th, 2021 is proof of Zeynep Tufekci’s theory that YouTube (along with 4Chan, 8Chan, and Reddit) is the great radicalization engine of our time.
Wait, the same place where Taxstone is currently locked up?
Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president captured by the U.S. on Saturday, is being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. The notorious jail complex has been plagued by scandal and accusations of mismanagement.
Nicolás Maduro Is Being Held at a Troubled Brooklyn Jail
The Metropolitan Detention Center, known as the M.D.C., is one of the United States’ most notorious federal lockups.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Wait, the same place where Taxstone is currently locked up?
Congress couldn’t even stand up to support federal workers. You’re bugging if they’re about to do anymore more than strongly worded letters, re: Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Congress couldn’t even stand up to support federal workers. You’re bugging if they’re about to do anymore more than strongly worded letters, re: Venezuela
Reminder: Jon Stewart and Stephen showed us that they were politically unserious when they hosted that “Rally for Sanity.” The Daily Show is a pox on American political discourse. Infotainment is an insult to the public
Jon Stewart and the pod saves guys mocking people who wear masks while talking about What Is To Be Done is exactly what Jon Stewart and the pod saves guys are, it's the most Jon Stewart and pod saves guys thing possible.
December 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Reminder: Jon Stewart and Stephen showed us that they were politically unserious when they hosted that “Rally for Sanity.” The Daily Show is a pox on American political discourse. Infotainment is an insult to the public
POLO COLOGNE IN THE GREEN BOTTLE
December 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
POLO COLOGNE IN THE GREEN BOTTLE
I’ve always hated driving automatic transmission cars. Especially newer ones whose design is counter-intuitive
Let’s air those grievances. I want to hear your pettiest gripes on this the holiest of days.
December 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I’ve always hated driving automatic transmission cars. Especially newer ones whose design is counter-intuitive
Every Christmas the NY Times tells us to “Remember the Neediest” and “Give back to yr communities.” Yet this is the same paper that has banged the drum for war and refuses to endorse social safety nets that other OECD countries take for granted. The hypocrisy is a feature, not a bug. Merry Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Every Christmas the NY Times tells us to “Remember the Neediest” and “Give back to yr communities.” Yet this is the same paper that has banged the drum for war and refuses to endorse social safety nets that other OECD countries take for granted. The hypocrisy is a feature, not a bug. Merry Christmas
If you think about it, this is an insane flex.
December 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If you think about it, this is an insane flex.
You ever have random Interpol lyrics pop up into your head. Man…of all the “Post punk revival” hype, Interpol deserved all the hype. But they couldn’t maintain the momentum of those first two albums. In a perfect world, they’d be as big as The Cure circa 1989/90.
December 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
You ever have random Interpol lyrics pop up into your head. Man…of all the “Post punk revival” hype, Interpol deserved all the hype. But they couldn’t maintain the momentum of those first two albums. In a perfect world, they’d be as big as The Cure circa 1989/90.
Wearing a mask on the plane during holiday travel isn’t a life hack. It’s a necessity.
December 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Wearing a mask on the plane during holiday travel isn’t a life hack. It’s a necessity.
Some of the most irritating music trends on social media:
1) AI generated videos of cover versions done in a different genre from the original (eg a soul cover of “Enjoy the Silence”
2) Slowed + reverbed anything
3) Sped up anything
1) AI generated videos of cover versions done in a different genre from the original (eg a soul cover of “Enjoy the Silence”
2) Slowed + reverbed anything
3) Sped up anything
December 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Some of the most irritating music trends on social media:
1) AI generated videos of cover versions done in a different genre from the original (eg a soul cover of “Enjoy the Silence”
2) Slowed + reverbed anything
3) Sped up anything
1) AI generated videos of cover versions done in a different genre from the original (eg a soul cover of “Enjoy the Silence”
2) Slowed + reverbed anything
3) Sped up anything
I’ll probably be sad about being part of the 67% for a very long time. But from 2020 to 2025, I had the best job of all time. A job I worked insanely hard to get, a job that pushed me to work harder than I’d ever worked for people I’d never meet. Being a civil servant is really cool 🫡
NEW: The technology division within the General Services Agency has lost 67% of its staff since January. This week, the agency abandoned additional planned layoffs.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
GSA backs off planned layoffs within its technology team after court order
The Technology Transformation Services has lost 67% of its staff since Jan. 25.
www.nextgov.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I’ll probably be sad about being part of the 67% for a very long time. But from 2020 to 2025, I had the best job of all time. A job I worked insanely hard to get, a job that pushed me to work harder than I’d ever worked for people I’d never meet. Being a civil servant is really cool 🫡
Streaming quality was absolute rubbish. Normally I’d say leave this one to the experts, but when was the last time any of us watched a fight on PPV, Showtime, or HBO?!
The fight will stream live on Netflix and comes more than a year after the streaming platform shattered viewership records airing a fight between Paul and Mike Tyson.
Jake Paul Vs. Anthony Joshua Fight: Joshua Leads In Odds As Netflix Eyes Big Ratings
The fight will stream live on Netflix and comes more than a year after the streaming platform shattered viewership records airing a fight between Paul and Mike Tyson.
www.forbes.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Streaming quality was absolute rubbish. Normally I’d say leave this one to the experts, but when was the last time any of us watched a fight on PPV, Showtime, or HBO?!
Hell is a college bar at last call. They’re playing “Sweet Caroline” and “Mr Brightside” on repeat, it’s absolutely rammed and no one is leaving, and the place reeks of old socks because the lines haven’t been cleaned in days.
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Hell is a college bar at last call. They’re playing “Sweet Caroline” and “Mr Brightside” on repeat, it’s absolutely rammed and no one is leaving, and the place reeks of old socks because the lines haven’t been cleaned in days.
Ancient Aliens is easily one of the Top Five Most Racist Shows ever made
December 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Ancient Aliens is easily one of the Top Five Most Racist Shows ever made
Yeah but the FIFA site is BAD. It’s not accessible, it’s not easily navigable on desktop or mobile. I mean, dogggg…look at this filth
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yeah but the FIFA site is BAD. It’s not accessible, it’s not easily navigable on desktop or mobile. I mean, dogggg…look at this filth
Same goes for Netflix
Amazon Prime should not be allowed to broadcast sports when their video cannot keep pace. It’s almost 2026 for fucks sake.
December 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Same goes for Netflix
Doggg, @jamiecarey.bsky.social isn’t on this list. Further proof that the NY Times = trash
While style is most obviously conveyed through fashion, it can also come across in swagger, a gesture and other forms of self-expression. Over the last year, these individuals captured our attention and shaped notions of style in 2025. See the full list. nyti.ms/4rJf4mN
December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Doggg, @jamiecarey.bsky.social isn’t on this list. Further proof that the NY Times = trash
Reposted by Patrick Kigongo
As the SOTY race nears the end, we talk about out top picks and the name brand spots they have to skate in order to win. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, or at the link below.
www.mostlyskateboarding.net/2025/12/soty...
www.mostlyskateboarding.net/2025/12/soty...
SOTY Contenders and Name Brand Spots. December 7, 2025. Mostly Skateboarding Podcast.
This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are weighing in on the SOTY race and talking about name ...
www.mostlyskateboarding.net
December 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
As the SOTY race nears the end, we talk about out top picks and the name brand spots they have to skate in order to win. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, or at the link below.
www.mostlyskateboarding.net/2025/12/soty...
www.mostlyskateboarding.net/2025/12/soty...
Excruciatingly bad production, unnecessary musical guests, poor presenters with zero charisma. Absolute nightmare fuel.
This wildly tacky World Cup draw is a grimly fascinating preview of what happens if the aesthetics of fascism finally get their way.
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Excruciatingly bad production, unnecessary musical guests, poor presenters with zero charisma. Absolute nightmare fuel.