Ken Schwencke
@schwanksta.com
Senior editor of @propublica.org's data journalism teams. Super gay. Sometimes printmaker.
Just passed an apartment in Brooklyn with what appears to be comic sans address lettering
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Just passed an apartment in Brooklyn with what appears to be comic sans address lettering
For some reason the ticket website thinks I'm Swedish and honestly, A+ language. BORJAR SNART.
October 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
For some reason the ticket website thinks I'm Swedish and honestly, A+ language. BORJAR SNART.
While this isn't great, the AI summary isn't usually summarizing the page I'm looking for (and the links aren't that obvious) -- the more relevant stat from the report is that is cuts all link clicks in half.
July 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
While this isn't great, the AI summary isn't usually summarizing the page I'm looking for (and the links aren't that obvious) -- the more relevant stat from the report is that is cuts all link clicks in half.
As mayor he certainly never asked for a handout! His employees even made sure he paid “somewhat real” prices for Turkish Air flights!
June 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
As mayor he certainly never asked for a handout! His employees even made sure he paid “somewhat real” prices for Turkish Air flights!
Last year I picked up printmaking and linocutting as a hobby, and yesterday I ran this giant 18x24 print of the sky over Fire Island. I was trying to translate that big and calming sense you get when it’s warm and breezy out and you’re just watching the clouds go by.
#linocut #printmaking #artsky
#linocut #printmaking #artsky
May 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Last year I picked up printmaking and linocutting as a hobby, and yesterday I ran this giant 18x24 print of the sky over Fire Island. I was trying to translate that big and calming sense you get when it’s warm and breezy out and you’re just watching the clouds go by.
#linocut #printmaking #artsky
#linocut #printmaking #artsky
At some point reddit started recommending me a subreddit about sandwiches and it's just this stuff with little commentary and I love it.
May 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
At some point reddit started recommending me a subreddit about sandwiches and it's just this stuff with little commentary and I love it.
a lot of steps to end up with the wrong answer
May 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
a lot of steps to end up with the wrong answer
Jesus, now when you do a simple hashtag search on instagram you get LLM output describing what you’re searching for
April 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Jesus, now when you do a simple hashtag search on instagram you get LLM output describing what you’re searching for
The top news from the visit for Fox is about trans people playing sports. Below that, they twice call Abrego Garcia, a man the government admitted in court it has no reason to remove and did so mistakenly, an "MS-13 leader."
April 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The top news from the visit for Fox is about trans people playing sports. Below that, they twice call Abrego Garcia, a man the government admitted in court it has no reason to remove and did so mistakenly, an "MS-13 leader."
ICE is using military funds to build tent complexes at the border. This company stands to profit: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
April 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
ICE is using military funds to build tent complexes at the border. This company stands to profit: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Unhinged illo for the WSJ but I love it
April 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Unhinged illo for the WSJ but I love it
@cnn.com has this "Fear & Greed" market index that is currently pointing firmly to EXTREME FEAR www.cnn.com/markets/fear...
March 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
@cnn.com has this "Fear & Greed" market index that is currently pointing firmly to EXTREME FEAR www.cnn.com/markets/fear...
hold on, I hear we're getting a preview of next year's flu vaccine...ok yes, here it is
February 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
hold on, I hear we're getting a preview of next year's flu vaccine...ok yes, here it is
Huh, this is what I get
January 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Huh, this is what I get
Unimportant but apparently I had a stopwatch timer running for 35 days without realizing it at some point
January 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Unimportant but apparently I had a stopwatch timer running for 35 days without realizing it at some point
The DOJ's list of Jan. 6 Capitol breach cases has been taken down www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capi...
January 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The DOJ's list of Jan. 6 Capitol breach cases has been taken down www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capi...
Finally got around to finishing @kissane.bsky.social’s clear and damning post on why mega platforms with centralized governance will always be a bad idea, no matter how many moderators or fact checkers we throw at them.
Well worth your time.
www.wrecka.ge/bad-shape/
Well worth your time.
www.wrecka.ge/bad-shape/
January 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Finally got around to finishing @kissane.bsky.social’s clear and damning post on why mega platforms with centralized governance will always be a bad idea, no matter how many moderators or fact checkers we throw at them.
Well worth your time.
www.wrecka.ge/bad-shape/
Well worth your time.
www.wrecka.ge/bad-shape/
Cal Fire's 3D map viewer of the fire extents and evac zones helpfully includes building footprints, which really drives home the extent of destruction here in Altadena in the Eaton fire (orange is the extent of the fire, red is evac zone.)
calfire-forestry.maps.arcgis.com/home/webscen...
calfire-forestry.maps.arcgis.com/home/webscen...
January 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Cal Fire's 3D map viewer of the fire extents and evac zones helpfully includes building footprints, which really drives home the extent of destruction here in Altadena in the Eaton fire (orange is the extent of the fire, red is evac zone.)
calfire-forestry.maps.arcgis.com/home/webscen...
calfire-forestry.maps.arcgis.com/home/webscen...
Much has been written about the policy change here, but it’s also…strikingly poorly written, right?
January 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Much has been written about the policy change here, but it’s also…strikingly poorly written, right?
Huh, saw a lot of traffic from Hacker News, which dropped off fast -- turns out, the post was removed / moderated from the front page! There is a neat little tool that checks, and sure, enough it's the last thing listed as removed: github.com/vitoplantamu...
January 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Huh, saw a lot of traffic from Hacker News, which dropped off fast -- turns out, the post was removed / moderated from the front page! There is a neat little tool that checks, and sure, enough it's the last thing listed as removed: github.com/vitoplantamu...