Kyle Napoli
@vitriol-works.bsky.social
All-purpose information wrangler with an MLIS. These days, electronic resources librarian (née acquisitions); those days, marketing and comms of various kinds.
Swiveling my attention among domestic politics, global politics, and Bears/Green Bay is not doing good things for my body rn
January 11, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Swiveling my attention among domestic politics, global politics, and Bears/Green Bay is not doing good things for my body rn
Solid if unintentional cat enclosure-enrichment technique: drop some cilantro on the ground when putting away groceries.
January 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Solid if unintentional cat enclosure-enrichment technique: drop some cilantro on the ground when putting away groceries.
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Bend City Council has decided to turn off four AI-powered license plate cameras and not renew the city’s contract with the company, Flock Safety.
Bend is the latest Oregon city to turn off Flock cameras
City of Bend turns off Flock Safety cameras after community outcry over the automatic license plate reader technology.
www.opb.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Bend City Council has decided to turn off four AI-powered license plate cameras and not renew the city’s contract with the company, Flock Safety.
Posted this to IG in 2022 when I was getting the 2021 issues of The Economist ready for binding — appreciating the blistering acidity of the caption.
January 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Posted this to IG in 2022 when I was getting the 2021 issues of The Economist ready for binding — appreciating the blistering acidity of the caption.
In a not-quite-Gift-of-the-Magi situation, my mom and I each bought the other a Poorly Drawn Lines desk calendar for x-mas.
January 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
In a not-quite-Gift-of-the-Magi situation, my mom and I each bought the other a Poorly Drawn Lines desk calendar for x-mas.
When I went to bed last night, "spheres of influence" is all I was thinking about
So like they’re essentially trying to instantiate a spheres of influence world, right? With a major power at the head of each, and let’s call them for lack of better terms, Eurasia, Eastasia, and Oceania?
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
When I went to bed last night, "spheres of influence" is all I was thinking about
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
Just got complimented for my "tiny, dainty" feet. They're 8.5, probably the most common women's size in the US? But tbh I'll take it, compliments are thin on the ground.
December 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Just got complimented for my "tiny, dainty" feet. They're 8.5, probably the most common women's size in the US? But tbh I'll take it, compliments are thin on the ground.
Throwing off my too-early Tidal annual wrap-up by listening to this song a hundred time on the last two days of the year for some genuinely unknown reason.
Bad Ones (feat. Tegan and Sara)
YouTube video by Matthew Dear - Topic
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Throwing off my too-early Tidal annual wrap-up by listening to this song a hundred time on the last two days of the year for some genuinely unknown reason.
Had an outing to 99 Ranch and Hong Phat today with a car-having friend, and this is the best thing so far out of my random assortment of stuff -- but definitely a soda, not sparkling water (full of sugar!).
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Had an outing to 99 Ranch and Hong Phat today with a car-having friend, and this is the best thing so far out of my random assortment of stuff -- but definitely a soda, not sparkling water (full of sugar!).
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains
December 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains
Amazing things are happening on Bluesky
December 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Amazing things are happening on Bluesky
A lot fewer -Bill Cunningham: New York- fans in the replies than I would've expected...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
A lot fewer -Bill Cunningham: New York- fans in the replies than I would've expected...
🧵 to read in case you can't get access.
This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
December 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
🧵 to read in case you can't get access.
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And unlike other cameras, Flock's Condor PTZ cameras track people. 404 Media saw:
- A woman walking her dog on a bike path
- A man walking through a Macy’s parking lot
- Children at a playground
- A man rollerblading, and a zoom into exactly what he was looking at on his phone
- A woman walking her dog on a bike path
- A man walking through a Macy’s parking lot
- Children at a playground
- A man rollerblading, and a zoom into exactly what he was looking at on his phone
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
And unlike other cameras, Flock's Condor PTZ cameras track people. 404 Media saw:
- A woman walking her dog on a bike path
- A man walking through a Macy’s parking lot
- Children at a playground
- A man rollerblading, and a zoom into exactly what he was looking at on his phone
- A woman walking her dog on a bike path
- A man walking through a Macy’s parking lot
- Children at a playground
- A man rollerblading, and a zoom into exactly what he was looking at on his phone
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This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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[guy standing sternly at a Porsche dealership next to a Taycan] Paywalled.
December 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
[guy standing sternly at a Porsche dealership next to a Taycan] Paywalled.
It's amazing that every time a disruption of this scale happens, they dont get yanked off the streets and banned the very next day.
Much of SF lost power last night. Waymos blocked intersections across the city, even though they are Wayless than 1% of cars on the roads. They accumulated at their failure points--intersections with no green lights, in busy areas, and shut down traffic there.
December 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It's amazing that every time a disruption of this scale happens, they dont get yanked off the streets and banned the very next day.
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it's time to make your 2026 bingo card
December 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
it's time to make your 2026 bingo card
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I have been asked to share this FT opening at PCC. Please pass along to anyone who would be a good fit. (More in replies).
Portland Community College seeks applicants for a full-time tenure-track position in our Reading, Writing, and English Program.
Here's the official posting:
Portland Community College seeks applicants for a full-time tenure-track position in our Reading, Writing, and English Program.
Here's the official posting:
Instructor, Reading, Writing, and English (FT)
Join our Team at Portland Community College Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-t...
portlandcc.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I have been asked to share this FT opening at PCC. Please pass along to anyone who would be a good fit. (More in replies).
Portland Community College seeks applicants for a full-time tenure-track position in our Reading, Writing, and English Program.
Here's the official posting:
Portland Community College seeks applicants for a full-time tenure-track position in our Reading, Writing, and English Program.
Here's the official posting:
Turned my ankle on a pine cone on the unlit street between my place and the bus stop and ~wiped the fuck out~, what a day, what a day
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Turned my ankle on a pine cone on the unlit street between my place and the bus stop and ~wiped the fuck out~, what a day, what a day
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Surely the people who file hundreds of demands that libraries they've never been to remove books that they've never read — surely those people wouldn't abuse an open syllabus law to harass professors teaching topics they don't like the sound of.
Important reporting from @stephaniemlee.bsky.social
Important reporting from @stephaniemlee.bsky.social
When Everyone Can See Your Syllabus
More states are requiring public colleges to make class syllabi available to the masses. Proponents say these measures boost higher ed’s credibility, while faculty fear being targeted.
www.chronicle.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Surely the people who file hundreds of demands that libraries they've never been to remove books that they've never read — surely those people wouldn't abuse an open syllabus law to harass professors teaching topics they don't like the sound of.
Important reporting from @stephaniemlee.bsky.social
Important reporting from @stephaniemlee.bsky.social
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They injected me with a weapon of mass destruction twice in 12 hours as I was delivering my son? 🙄
December 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
They injected me with a weapon of mass destruction twice in 12 hours as I was delivering my son? 🙄