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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My kingdom for a 21st century Daniel Ellsburg with the courage to let the documentation of Trump's crimes against the Republic see the light of day.
BREAKING: Cannon has blocked DOJ from releasing Smith’s report until further proceedings.
January 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My kingdom for a 21st century Daniel Ellsburg with the courage to let the documentation of Trump's crimes against the Republic see the light of day.
You sell a thing. I bought the thing. I don't want or need to complete a survey about it!
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
You sell a thing. I bought the thing. I don't want or need to complete a survey about it!
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There is no version of a sane reality where a government should be considering “what if we took access to healthcare from a group of people” as opposed to, like, voting on stuff that would provide MORE care and MORE opportunities for ALL of its citizens
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
There is no version of a sane reality where a government should be considering “what if we took access to healthcare from a group of people” as opposed to, like, voting on stuff that would provide MORE care and MORE opportunities for ALL of its citizens
What’s the rationale for moving the iMessage search field to the bottom of the screen? It makes no logical sense.
December 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
What’s the rationale for moving the iMessage search field to the bottom of the screen? It makes no logical sense.
Let’s not do this again, especially with an amoral greed- & ego-driven fool at the helm.
Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
December 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Let’s not do this again, especially with an amoral greed- & ego-driven fool at the helm.
"The number of data centers is expected to grow by more than a third within the next five years, and will account for as much as 21 percent of global energy demand by 2030"
>>>>21% of global energy demand by 2030.<<<<
>>>>21% of global energy demand by 2030.<<<<
Big tech is spending millions to push back against rising opposition to data centers.
Meta has spent over $5 million in the past month on ads promoting data centers.
An industry trade groups is also ramping up lobbying, and sending talking points to members of Congress.
Meta has spent over $5 million in the past month on ads promoting data centers.
An industry trade groups is also ramping up lobbying, and sending talking points to members of Congress.
Data centers have a political problem — and Big Tech wants to fix it
A growth engine for the economy is becoming a political albatross. Can messaging change that?
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"The number of data centers is expected to grow by more than a third within the next five years, and will account for as much as 21 percent of global energy demand by 2030"
>>>>21% of global energy demand by 2030.<<<<
>>>>21% of global energy demand by 2030.<<<<
3 GOP PA reps supporting. Innnnnnnteresting.
BOOM!! That's 218!
Ryan MacKenzie is the 4th House GOP member to sign on.
We have a clean 3-year extension vote in the House, folks!
Ryan MacKenzie is the 4th House GOP member to sign on.
We have a clean 3-year extension vote in the House, folks!
December 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
3 GOP PA reps supporting. Innnnnnnteresting.
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While the media chums it up with Greene, reminder that she has a bill going before the House today to make it a *federal crime* to provide or advocate for healthcare for trans youth.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "What I'd like to see from the president is empathy for Americans. Donald Trump is a billionaire and he's the president. When he looks into a camera and says 'affordability is a hoax,' he's talking to Americans that are suffering and have been for many years now."
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
While the media chums it up with Greene, reminder that she has a bill going before the House today to make it a *federal crime* to provide or advocate for healthcare for trans youth.
I saw a TT of a woman in nursing school who showed her ChatGPT queries, and... it wasn't reassuring.
December 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I saw a TT of a woman in nursing school who showed her ChatGPT queries, and... it wasn't reassuring.
"Nearly five decades later, and more than six years after his death, Epstein has become an American obsession." @nytimes.com I'd love to never hear his name or see his pic again, and if he hadn't been in circles with powerful ppl, we wouldn't. I pity the victims who have to keep reliving this.
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Nearly five decades later, and more than six years after his death, Epstein has become an American obsession." @nytimes.com I'd love to never hear his name or see his pic again, and if he hadn't been in circles with powerful ppl, we wouldn't. I pity the victims who have to keep reliving this.
"[Shapiro's] all-in on the Keystone State building massive data centers, despite their tendency to drive up electric bills and their unpopularity in the communities where they are proposed."
A majority of Americans are fearful of the rapid growth of AI and want to tax the obscene wealth of its billionaires. Yet neither political party cares much about the will of the people. Money talks. Democracy walks
We need an anti-AI party. My final 2025 column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
We need an anti-AI party. My final 2025 column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
In 2026, America needs an anti-AI party | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, a look back at how I covered 2025, a lousy year.
www.inquirer.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"[Shapiro's] all-in on the Keystone State building massive data centers, despite their tendency to drive up electric bills and their unpopularity in the communities where they are proposed."
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How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
These Chrome extensions see everything — and take everything. It may already be too late.
www.forbes.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
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lolz
"Residents packed a city council meeting to watch the data center go down in flames in a 7-0 vote. [Lobbyist Kyrsten] Sinema was nowhere to be found."
"Residents packed a city council meeting to watch the data center go down in flames in a 7-0 vote. [Lobbyist Kyrsten] Sinema was nowhere to be found."
Thumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 vote
Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
lolz
"Residents packed a city council meeting to watch the data center go down in flames in a 7-0 vote. [Lobbyist Kyrsten] Sinema was nowhere to be found."
"Residents packed a city council meeting to watch the data center go down in flames in a 7-0 vote. [Lobbyist Kyrsten] Sinema was nowhere to be found."
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I want to emphasize this, and note that I have been saying it consistently for over 10 years now: *everything* about Trump is immediately visible. Everything. There's no there there, no depth, nothing hidden, no secrets. He's shallow as a puddle. It's all right there, immediate, obvious, glaring.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I want to emphasize this, and note that I have been saying it consistently for over 10 years now: *everything* about Trump is immediately visible. Everything. There's no there there, no depth, nothing hidden, no secrets. He's shallow as a puddle. It's all right there, immediate, obvious, glaring.
The camera app icon on the new IOS update is creeeeepy
December 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The camera app icon on the new IOS update is creeeeepy
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Use today to remember how incredible Rob Reiner was.
Not to repeat what we already know about Trump.
Not to repeat what we already know about Trump.
When I was a freshman in college, I was a reporter for the newspaper.
One assignment that year was to cover Ron Howard, screening the movie Parenthood and then talking about it w the audience afterward
So I watched the entire movie like everyone else, but since I was
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One assignment that year was to cover Ron Howard, screening the movie Parenthood and then talking about it w the audience afterward
So I watched the entire movie like everyone else, but since I was
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a young man with long blonde hair is looking at the camera and saying `` as you wish '' .
ALT: a young man with long blonde hair is looking at the camera and saying `` as you wish '' .
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Use today to remember how incredible Rob Reiner was.
Not to repeat what we already know about Trump.
Not to repeat what we already know about Trump.
"The poll was commissioned by Heineken as part of a campaign aimed at getting people to swap the exchange of voice notes with in-person, one-to-one communication."
The inexorable rise of voice notes: ‘I’m thinking of you – I just don’t want to speak to you’
The inexorable rise of voice notes: ‘I’m thinking of you – I just don’t want to speak to you’
Britons now send an average of 58 hours’ worth of these messages a year. But what about the recipients who are experiencing ‘voice note fatigue’?
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"The poll was commissioned by Heineken as part of a campaign aimed at getting people to swap the exchange of voice notes with in-person, one-to-one communication."
There's only one person who has Trump Derangement Syndrome
December 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
There's only one person who has Trump Derangement Syndrome
Santa’s making a lot of coal deliveries this year.
December 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Santa’s making a lot of coal deliveries this year.
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you do not have the unalienable right to the pursuit of happiness if you live in a country that keeps you in a constant state of fear
December 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
you do not have the unalienable right to the pursuit of happiness if you live in a country that keeps you in a constant state of fear
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Those tree hugging hippies in Hungary now lead the world in the share of electricity generated from solar with almost 25% of their electricity coming from solar in 2024.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Those tree hugging hippies in Hungary now lead the world in the share of electricity generated from solar with almost 25% of their electricity coming from solar in 2024.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.
I take mine to Batteries Plus.
Don’t know who needs to hear it, but since Minneapolis stopped accepting batteries for recycling a few years ago AND RECOMMENDED PUTTING THEM IN THE TRASH, I take them to Ace Hardware, which accepts them. I’ve take regular batteries; not sure if lithium/rechargeable also accepted.
December 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I take mine to Batteries Plus.
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Oh you broke ranks and squandered your politically advantageous position on the government shutdown, and the audacious gambit resulted in the most obvious outcome imaginable? You really are a Democrat.
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Oh you broke ranks and squandered your politically advantageous position on the government shutdown, and the audacious gambit resulted in the most obvious outcome imaginable? You really are a Democrat.
Sleepwalking is too passive
December 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Sleepwalking is too passive