katie nguyen
@ktnuggin.bsky.social
writer, comedian, easily startled, always tired
The New Yorker, SiriusXM, PBS Kids, Helium Comedy Club, NPR
https://linktr.ee/katienguyen
The New Yorker, SiriusXM, PBS Kids, Helium Comedy Club, NPR
https://linktr.ee/katienguyen
my japanese coworker was telling us about different types of discrimination she faced in japan, it being a more racially homogeneous society (misogyny, ageism, classism), and how it was a major factor in her coming to the US
we were all like 😧
and she goes, "yeah... lotta haters in japan"
we were all like 😧
and she goes, "yeah... lotta haters in japan"
January 15, 2026 at 3:06 AM
my japanese coworker was telling us about different types of discrimination she faced in japan, it being a more racially homogeneous society (misogyny, ageism, classism), and how it was a major factor in her coming to the US
we were all like 😧
and she goes, "yeah... lotta haters in japan"
we were all like 😧
and she goes, "yeah... lotta haters in japan"
"ICE recently purchased two programs called Tangles and Webloc, which are used to track the cell phone activity of entire neighborhoods and monitor people over social media and through internet data" @mprnews.org
How ICE uses phone and internet data to identify and track people
ICE recently purchased two programs called Tangles and Webloc, which are used to track the cell phone activity of entire neighborhoods and monitor people over social media and through internet data, a...
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January 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
"ICE recently purchased two programs called Tangles and Webloc, which are used to track the cell phone activity of entire neighborhoods and monitor people over social media and through internet data" @mprnews.org
recession indicator this, recession indicator that...
i knew the economy was in dire straits when Subway discontinued its Seafood Sensation sandwich
i knew the economy was in dire straits when Subway discontinued its Seafood Sensation sandwich
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
recession indicator this, recession indicator that...
i knew the economy was in dire straits when Subway discontinued its Seafood Sensation sandwich
i knew the economy was in dire straits when Subway discontinued its Seafood Sensation sandwich
every year i teach my (majority latino) high school students about the US-backed trujllo dictatorship in the dominican republic, which is *usually* the first time they learn about unlawful US military intervention in latin america... but not anymore!
January 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
every year i teach my (majority latino) high school students about the US-backed trujllo dictatorship in the dominican republic, which is *usually* the first time they learn about unlawful US military intervention in latin america... but not anymore!
AI product ads remind me of how when i was a kid, there was a company named Trugreen ChemLawn, because using "chemicals" to treat a lawn sounded scientific & futuristic. but they later rebranded as just TruGreen once people learned more about hazardous/toxic man-made chemicals destroying the planet
December 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
AI product ads remind me of how when i was a kid, there was a company named Trugreen ChemLawn, because using "chemicals" to treat a lawn sounded scientific & futuristic. but they later rebranded as just TruGreen once people learned more about hazardous/toxic man-made chemicals destroying the planet
went to an aquarium with my family today. lost track of how many times my mom said, "wow, sooo beautiful!" and how many times my dad said, "looks like good eatin', eh?"
December 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
went to an aquarium with my family today. lost track of how many times my mom said, "wow, sooo beautiful!" and how many times my dad said, "looks like good eatin', eh?"
i'm convinced that whoever designed the "do not disturb" signs for hotel rooms was actually a sneaky lil pervert who deliberately designed them to fall off the doorknob so that he could burst in on naked people, all "OOPS, SORRY! i didn't see the sign 😈"
December 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
i'm convinced that whoever designed the "do not disturb" signs for hotel rooms was actually a sneaky lil pervert who deliberately designed them to fall off the doorknob so that he could burst in on naked people, all "OOPS, SORRY! i didn't see the sign 😈"
i try to model what i teach, whether it's using poetic devices in writing or making pragmatic choices in life
my stand-up class had a 2-hr grad show right after our 3-hr final class
ME: (backstage, eating a burrito)
STUDENT: where'd you get that burrito?
ME: it's been in my purse this whole time
my stand-up class had a 2-hr grad show right after our 3-hr final class
ME: (backstage, eating a burrito)
STUDENT: where'd you get that burrito?
ME: it's been in my purse this whole time
December 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
i try to model what i teach, whether it's using poetic devices in writing or making pragmatic choices in life
my stand-up class had a 2-hr grad show right after our 3-hr final class
ME: (backstage, eating a burrito)
STUDENT: where'd you get that burrito?
ME: it's been in my purse this whole time
my stand-up class had a 2-hr grad show right after our 3-hr final class
ME: (backstage, eating a burrito)
STUDENT: where'd you get that burrito?
ME: it's been in my purse this whole time
if we're friends, and i think your partner's a dud, i'll NEVER criticize them to you because i want you to feel comfortable telling me when they do something that hurts you
i WILL, however, carefully arrange the dozens of holiday cards on my fridge to cover up their stupid face
i WILL, however, carefully arrange the dozens of holiday cards on my fridge to cover up their stupid face
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
if we're friends, and i think your partner's a dud, i'll NEVER criticize them to you because i want you to feel comfortable telling me when they do something that hurts you
i WILL, however, carefully arrange the dozens of holiday cards on my fridge to cover up their stupid face
i WILL, however, carefully arrange the dozens of holiday cards on my fridge to cover up their stupid face
OR Food Bank
foodfinder.oregonfoodbank.org
PDX food pantries
drive.google.com/file/d/146GxCrdBJ52yuIavvYEzBopp_CxFK20G
Urban Gleaners Free Food Markets
urbangleaners.org/food-finder
Sunshine Division Emergency Food Boxes/Delivery
sunshinedivision.org/get-help
Milk Crate Kitchen
milkcratekitchen.org
foodfinder.oregonfoodbank.org
PDX food pantries
drive.google.com/file/d/146GxCrdBJ52yuIavvYEzBopp_CxFK20G
Urban Gleaners Free Food Markets
urbangleaners.org/food-finder
Sunshine Division Emergency Food Boxes/Delivery
sunshinedivision.org/get-help
Milk Crate Kitchen
milkcratekitchen.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
OR Food Bank
foodfinder.oregonfoodbank.org
PDX food pantries
drive.google.com/file/d/146GxCrdBJ52yuIavvYEzBopp_CxFK20G
Urban Gleaners Free Food Markets
urbangleaners.org/food-finder
Sunshine Division Emergency Food Boxes/Delivery
sunshinedivision.org/get-help
Milk Crate Kitchen
milkcratekitchen.org
foodfinder.oregonfoodbank.org
PDX food pantries
drive.google.com/file/d/146GxCrdBJ52yuIavvYEzBopp_CxFK20G
Urban Gleaners Free Food Markets
urbangleaners.org/food-finder
Sunshine Division Emergency Food Boxes/Delivery
sunshinedivision.org/get-help
Milk Crate Kitchen
milkcratekitchen.org
was riffing on a show last night & said that something looked like tripe. for some reason, an audience member immediately (instinctively?) just repeated "tripe!" in response, which led to the following:
me: WHEN I SAY "TRIPE," YOU SAY "TRIPE!" TRIPE!
audience: TRIPE!
me: TRIPE!
audience: TRIPE!
me: WHEN I SAY "TRIPE," YOU SAY "TRIPE!" TRIPE!
audience: TRIPE!
me: TRIPE!
audience: TRIPE!
September 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
was riffing on a show last night & said that something looked like tripe. for some reason, an audience member immediately (instinctively?) just repeated "tripe!" in response, which led to the following:
me: WHEN I SAY "TRIPE," YOU SAY "TRIPE!" TRIPE!
audience: TRIPE!
me: TRIPE!
audience: TRIPE!
me: WHEN I SAY "TRIPE," YOU SAY "TRIPE!" TRIPE!
audience: TRIPE!
me: TRIPE!
audience: TRIPE!
when i get those scammy bait texts pretending to have the wrong number, trying to be flirty, and they send a selfie of some random asian lady
like... this won't work on me. i don't want asian lady. i have asian lady at home
like... this won't work on me. i don't want asian lady. i have asian lady at home
September 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
when i get those scammy bait texts pretending to have the wrong number, trying to be flirty, and they send a selfie of some random asian lady
like... this won't work on me. i don't want asian lady. i have asian lady at home
like... this won't work on me. i don't want asian lady. i have asian lady at home
this machine kills fascists
this machine kills anti-fascists
this machine kills pretty much anyone— it's an oscillating fan i glued knives to, very dangerous machine
this machine kills anti-fascists
this machine kills pretty much anyone— it's an oscillating fan i glued knives to, very dangerous machine
September 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
this machine kills fascists
this machine kills anti-fascists
this machine kills pretty much anyone— it's an oscillating fan i glued knives to, very dangerous machine
this machine kills anti-fascists
this machine kills pretty much anyone— it's an oscillating fan i glued knives to, very dangerous machine
back to school! so much to do!
✓ stock up on candy
✓ rearrange desks
✓ go over class lists
✓ find mouse poop in the office microwave
✓ warn colleagues about mouse poop in the microwave
✓ clean up mouse poop in microwave
✓ log on to tell bluesky i had to clean mouse poop out of the office microwave
✓ stock up on candy
✓ rearrange desks
✓ go over class lists
✓ find mouse poop in the office microwave
✓ warn colleagues about mouse poop in the microwave
✓ clean up mouse poop in microwave
✓ log on to tell bluesky i had to clean mouse poop out of the office microwave
August 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
back to school! so much to do!
✓ stock up on candy
✓ rearrange desks
✓ go over class lists
✓ find mouse poop in the office microwave
✓ warn colleagues about mouse poop in the microwave
✓ clean up mouse poop in microwave
✓ log on to tell bluesky i had to clean mouse poop out of the office microwave
✓ stock up on candy
✓ rearrange desks
✓ go over class lists
✓ find mouse poop in the office microwave
✓ warn colleagues about mouse poop in the microwave
✓ clean up mouse poop in microwave
✓ log on to tell bluesky i had to clean mouse poop out of the office microwave
i've never gotten a massage, and i don't really want one, but i do regularly fantasize about lying down on one those tables with the hole for the face and taking the best nap of my life
August 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
i've never gotten a massage, and i don't really want one, but i do regularly fantasize about lying down on one those tables with the hole for the face and taking the best nap of my life
my dad’s a big tech nerd, has been experimenting with AI, & has been really impressed by what it can do
when he excitedly showed my mom so she could try, the first thing she asked it was, “how do i kill you?” it refused to tell her. then she asked it for insider trading tips (which it also refused)
when he excitedly showed my mom so she could try, the first thing she asked it was, “how do i kill you?” it refused to tell her. then she asked it for insider trading tips (which it also refused)
August 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
my dad’s a big tech nerd, has been experimenting with AI, & has been really impressed by what it can do
when he excitedly showed my mom so she could try, the first thing she asked it was, “how do i kill you?” it refused to tell her. then she asked it for insider trading tips (which it also refused)
when he excitedly showed my mom so she could try, the first thing she asked it was, “how do i kill you?” it refused to tell her. then she asked it for insider trading tips (which it also refused)
the extremely toothy man from the trivago commercials haunts me
July 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
the extremely toothy man from the trivago commercials haunts me
i don't like it when people say, "nooo, don't kill spiders you find indoors, they eat smaller bugs!" or, "the centipedes eat the spiders, so don't kill those either!"
nah. when i see a bug in my home, i'mma kill it. this is my apartment. i'm trying to chill in here, not sustain an ecosystem
nah. when i see a bug in my home, i'mma kill it. this is my apartment. i'm trying to chill in here, not sustain an ecosystem
July 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
i don't like it when people say, "nooo, don't kill spiders you find indoors, they eat smaller bugs!" or, "the centipedes eat the spiders, so don't kill those either!"
nah. when i see a bug in my home, i'mma kill it. this is my apartment. i'm trying to chill in here, not sustain an ecosystem
nah. when i see a bug in my home, i'mma kill it. this is my apartment. i'm trying to chill in here, not sustain an ecosystem
when was i radicalized?
probably when an earthquake tore up the stadium i was playing football in, exposing me to toxic waste, and turning me into a mutant made of bones (who still loves football)
probably when an earthquake tore up the stadium i was playing football in, exposing me to toxic waste, and turning me into a mutant made of bones (who still loves football)
July 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
when was i radicalized?
probably when an earthquake tore up the stadium i was playing football in, exposing me to toxic waste, and turning me into a mutant made of bones (who still loves football)
probably when an earthquake tore up the stadium i was playing football in, exposing me to toxic waste, and turning me into a mutant made of bones (who still loves football)
you've inherited a movie theater, what's your first double feature
July 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
you've inherited a movie theater, what's your first double feature
most of the journalists/activists i used to follow on twitter came to bluesky, but a lot of the comedians/writers didn't, so my feed is all off. non-stop horrifying & heartbreaking news, not enough stupid & irreverent shitposting
July 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
most of the journalists/activists i used to follow on twitter came to bluesky, but a lot of the comedians/writers didn't, so my feed is all off. non-stop horrifying & heartbreaking news, not enough stupid & irreverent shitposting
i'm waiting at a dealership because apparently it takes 2 hours to duplicate a car key. at some point i'm going to have to use the restroom. i hope the toilet's shaped like a car 🤞
June 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
i'm waiting at a dealership because apparently it takes 2 hours to duplicate a car key. at some point i'm going to have to use the restroom. i hope the toilet's shaped like a car 🤞
"one man's trash is another man's treasure!" - me, burying my garbage in the neighbor's backyard
April 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"one man's trash is another man's treasure!" - me, burying my garbage in the neighbor's backyard
i'm what they call an "old soul"
no, it's not because i'm wise beyond my years. it's because as a dog in a human body (cursed by a witch) my soul still ages in dog years and i'm actually 259-years-old
no, it's not because i'm wise beyond my years. it's because as a dog in a human body (cursed by a witch) my soul still ages in dog years and i'm actually 259-years-old
April 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
i'm what they call an "old soul"
no, it's not because i'm wise beyond my years. it's because as a dog in a human body (cursed by a witch) my soul still ages in dog years and i'm actually 259-years-old
no, it's not because i'm wise beyond my years. it's because as a dog in a human body (cursed by a witch) my soul still ages in dog years and i'm actually 259-years-old