Katie Sweeney
@k8iesweeney.bsky.social
Word slinger. Aspiring eccentric. Libraries. Bikes > cars. Gulf of Mexico. PHL
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Katie Sweeney
@k8iesweeney.bsky.social
· Sep 28
ICE boats trawling the Chicago River. This is the DUMBEST thing I've seen in my entire life. No exaggeration. What's next? Humvees loaded with armed, masked agents patrolling Disney's Main Street U.S.A.?
#Chicago
#Chicago
We need to start putting a $ amount to these stunts so taxpayers can see what we’re footing.
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Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
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As the third Rocky statue is installed this week (at the airport), there are now almost as many Rocky statues in Philly as there are monuments to actual historic women.
Who are some women you’d like to see honored with a future monument in Philly?
Who are some women you’d like to see honored with a future monument in Philly?
November 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
As the third Rocky statue is installed this week (at the airport), there are now almost as many Rocky statues in Philly as there are monuments to actual historic women.
Who are some women you’d like to see honored with a future monument in Philly?
Who are some women you’d like to see honored with a future monument in Philly?
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BREAKING: 30 young people were just arrested after blocking an ICE detention facility near Alligator Alcatraz.
ICE is kidnapping our neighbors on behalf of fascist billionaires. It's time for every single American to stand up to their intimidation tactics. Let's shut it down.
ICE is kidnapping our neighbors on behalf of fascist billionaires. It's time for every single American to stand up to their intimidation tactics. Let's shut it down.
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
BREAKING: 30 young people were just arrested after blocking an ICE detention facility near Alligator Alcatraz.
ICE is kidnapping our neighbors on behalf of fascist billionaires. It's time for every single American to stand up to their intimidation tactics. Let's shut it down.
ICE is kidnapping our neighbors on behalf of fascist billionaires. It's time for every single American to stand up to their intimidation tactics. Let's shut it down.
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He meets with Mamdani one time and immediately tries to step his swag up
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
He meets with Mamdani one time and immediately tries to step his swag up
Would never have guessed MTG to be the first off the ship.
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Would never have guessed MTG to be the first off the ship.
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Mamdani has generational aura.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Mamdani has generational aura.
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folks: support local news
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
folks: support local news
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It's not a sophisticated reaction, but my response to both "quiet, piggy" and the Coast Guard okaying swastikas and nooses is a deep sadness that the compassion we're working so hard to foster in our children will not just be challenged by schoolyard bullies but by the highest levels of society.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It's not a sophisticated reaction, but my response to both "quiet, piggy" and the Coast Guard okaying swastikas and nooses is a deep sadness that the compassion we're working so hard to foster in our children will not just be challenged by schoolyard bullies but by the highest levels of society.
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MontCo PA Visibility Brigade this chilly morning:
Release ALL the files and pursue justice for the survivors!
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social
Release ALL the files and pursue justice for the survivors!
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
MontCo PA Visibility Brigade this chilly morning:
Release ALL the files and pursue justice for the survivors!
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social
Release ALL the files and pursue justice for the survivors!
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social
Customer “experience” changed so much In the 7 years we were outside the US. Coming back, these interactions (with follow-up) feel exhausting and inauthentic.
I know people think I’m too woo-woo about theory and capitalism and markets. But I sincerely believe this kind of degradation of micro-trust is the real social and economic rot. We constantly feel scammed and then we start reacting like marks instead of mutually reliant humans.
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Customer “experience” changed so much In the 7 years we were outside the US. Coming back, these interactions (with follow-up) feel exhausting and inauthentic.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
I read Hatemonger by Jean Guerrero a couple months ago. It's insightful.
the people did not elect Stephen Miller to be President but Stephen Miller is, effectively, the President
“Oh damn, the president ordered the murder of his political opponents” is super bad and to a large extent so is “nobody under him lifted one single finger toward that goal” because who is exercising the power of the presidency at that point?
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I read Hatemonger by Jean Guerrero a couple months ago. It's insightful.
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
Building community with purpose. Love this so much.
I would like to share something.
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Building community with purpose. Love this so much.
The people united will never be defeated.
🧵 1/2 Charlotte is saying NO!Not my city!
Learning from L.A., Chicago & Siembra North Carolina, they’re ready to melt ICE!
Learning from L.A., Chicago & Siembra North Carolina, they’re ready to melt ICE!
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The people united will never be defeated.
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Why does Philly have so much public art? Because we demand it! Come learn about Philly‘s historic Percent for Art mandate. A history-making work of dual legislations that cities across the country are still emulating to this day.
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Why does Philly have so much public art? Because we demand it! Come learn about Philly‘s historic Percent for Art mandate. A history-making work of dual legislations that cities across the country are still emulating to this day.
I miss paging through a magazine. The leisure. The contemplation. The font size designed for my eye age.
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I miss paging through a magazine. The leisure. The contemplation. The font size designed for my eye age.
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This is pretty amazing. This guy just won a solid victory in Bucks County, PA, one of the most important swing counties in the country, by *explicitly and deliberately* making his race *all about* nationalizing ICE raids. Confirms the point about this now being a winning issue for Dems.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is pretty amazing. This guy just won a solid victory in Bucks County, PA, one of the most important swing counties in the country, by *explicitly and deliberately* making his race *all about* nationalizing ICE raids. Confirms the point about this now being a winning issue for Dems.
Mike Johnson, now there’s a guy who
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Mike Johnson, now there’s a guy who
Lending? To Microsoft? 👀
The Trump administration is lending $1 billion to help restart a nuclear plant at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, boosting a project that aims to provide power to Microsoft’s vast network of data centers.
Trump Administration Gives Three Mile Island Nuclear Project $1 Billion Loan
The Pennsylvania site, shorthand for the dangers of nuclear power after a 1979 meltdown, is set for revival under a deal to power Microsoft data centers.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Lending? To Microsoft? 👀
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I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
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It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...