Kate Tuttle
@katekilla.bsky.social
Gen X, middle child, Leo. I edit the Books section @ the Boston Globe.
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Kate Tuttle
@katekilla.bsky.social
· Aug 28
A Trump Supporter Sat Next To My 12-Year-Old Black Son On A Plane. I Couldn’t Believe What She Told Him.
"My son is growing up to face dangers made worse by the president this woman voted for."
www.huffpost.com
I haven't written this kind of personal essay in years, so it was interesting to revisit this one, originally published in 2018, that @noahmichelson.bsky.social asked me to update.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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The Times adjusted it's headlines, but not until after other media started reporting the links as factual using the Times.
How comfortable should editors be with headlines that amplify the claims of an unverified claim, not subject to peer review, by a known vaccine skeptic?
How comfortable should editors be with headlines that amplify the claims of an unverified claim, not subject to peer review, by a known vaccine skeptic?
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The Times adjusted it's headlines, but not until after other media started reporting the links as factual using the Times.
How comfortable should editors be with headlines that amplify the claims of an unverified claim, not subject to peer review, by a known vaccine skeptic?
How comfortable should editors be with headlines that amplify the claims of an unverified claim, not subject to peer review, by a known vaccine skeptic?
I’d never zoomed in on this old picture from when I was 4 (so, 1969). Whose baseball card am I holding?
November 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I’d never zoomed in on this old picture from when I was 4 (so, 1969). Whose baseball card am I holding?
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Trumpists often use this framing: if there is no specific law banning a government action, it is legal. It flies in the face of the constitutional principle of enumerated powers. And, it's complete bullshit.
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trumpists often use this framing: if there is no specific law banning a government action, it is legal. It flies in the face of the constitutional principle of enumerated powers. And, it's complete bullshit.
I agree and I’m rooting for Michigan
I'm sorry but the idea that Jeremiah Smith touchdown in OSU-Michigan should've been overturned on instant replay is a reflection of the decline of our society's crumbling moral standards.
A no-question touchdown for 100 years and only questioned because of slow-motion frame fucking.
A no-question touchdown for 100 years and only questioned because of slow-motion frame fucking.
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I agree and I’m rooting for Michigan
Rooting for Michigan but I’m thrilled by this new Bo Jackson.
November 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Rooting for Michigan but I’m thrilled by this new Bo Jackson.
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…Oh. Oh no. Oh no nonono. …And yet: of course.
"Gen AI" tells you the thing you are statistically most likely to accept so you keep using it— & research shows that most people who like "AI" like it *Because* it sycophantically tells them their ideas are great & should defs be implemented. So… Yeah.
"Gen AI" tells you the thing you are statistically most likely to accept so you keep using it— & research shows that most people who like "AI" like it *Because* it sycophantically tells them their ideas are great & should defs be implemented. So… Yeah.
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
…Oh. Oh no. Oh no nonono. …And yet: of course.
"Gen AI" tells you the thing you are statistically most likely to accept so you keep using it— & research shows that most people who like "AI" like it *Because* it sycophantically tells them their ideas are great & should defs be implemented. So… Yeah.
"Gen AI" tells you the thing you are statistically most likely to accept so you keep using it— & research shows that most people who like "AI" like it *Because* it sycophantically tells them their ideas are great & should defs be implemented. So… Yeah.
This looks like a must-read.
“Patricia Lockwood’s force field of words…continues long after we have ceased to follow her thoughts, understand her connections, work out who she is talking to, or where in the world she has now landed.” —Frances Wilson
Hearing Your Ears Pop | Frances Wilson
In Patricia Lockwood’s latest novel, catching Covid intensifies her relationship to language.
www.nybooks.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This looks like a must-read.
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This seems like the kind of declaration by a U.S. president that should be mentioned *somewhere* on the front page of CNN or the NY Times, but the fact that it isn't (as of right now) tells us so much both about how this president is covered and the credibility of the U.S. government.
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This seems like the kind of declaration by a U.S. president that should be mentioned *somewhere* on the front page of CNN or the NY Times, but the fact that it isn't (as of right now) tells us so much both about how this president is covered and the credibility of the U.S. government.
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Happy day after Thanksgiving from this knit bear that my mom has been topping with hair brushed off her enormous fluffy cat.
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Happy day after Thanksgiving from this knit bear that my mom has been topping with hair brushed off her enormous fluffy cat.
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Insanely stupid and short-sighted choice. I didn't even know they were still trying to run this racket. You put more universities in danger with this shit you idiots!
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Insanely stupid and short-sighted choice. I didn't even know they were still trying to run this racket. You put more universities in danger with this shit you idiots!
Feeling proud?
@katekilla.bsky.social has swears! They've used 372 profanities in their last 5,033 posts.
🥇 "shit" (65 times)
🥈 "fucking" (57 times)
🥉 "bullshit" (40 times)
🥇 "shit" (65 times)
🥈 "fucking" (57 times)
🥉 "bullshit" (40 times)
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Feeling proud?
Ok @profanity.accountant please do your thing!
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ok @profanity.accountant please do your thing!
Someone needs to remind me I’m not ready for a new dog yet!
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Someone needs to remind me I’m not ready for a new dog yet!
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If they ever get around to building this thing, it should be bulldozed on Day 1 of a new administration. No messing around, no hemming and hawing about procedure or costs. Order heavy equipment in and start knocking it down immediately, as surely as an overthrown tyrant's statues would be torn down.
Even the architect Trump hired to build his massive addition to the White House objects to the president's vision. The two have argued about the size of the 90,000-sq-foot project that would dwarf the mansion. @jonathanreports.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If they ever get around to building this thing, it should be bulldozed on Day 1 of a new administration. No messing around, no hemming and hawing about procedure or costs. Order heavy equipment in and start knocking it down immediately, as surely as an overthrown tyrant's statues would be torn down.
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But but folks were over reacting
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
But but folks were over reacting
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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If you're looking for a gift for your best friend, might I suggest a collection of essays about the deep abiding love between female friends & all the shit that love can help us survive? Email me (lillydancyger at gmail) & I'll gladly mail you a signed/personalized bookplate. bit.ly/3XSzWdw
First Love: Essays on Friendship
Essays on Friendship
bookshop.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If you're looking for a gift for your best friend, might I suggest a collection of essays about the deep abiding love between female friends & all the shit that love can help us survive? Email me (lillydancyger at gmail) & I'll gladly mail you a signed/personalized bookplate. bit.ly/3XSzWdw
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Sarah Beckstrom seems like she was a wonderful person who had a bright future ahead of her. Such a tragedy.
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Sarah Beckstrom seems like she was a wonderful person who had a bright future ahead of her. Such a tragedy.
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It. Is. Murder.
I worked these issues with Todd.
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It. Is. Murder.
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This guy. Van Hollen has been meeting the moment.
⭕️ Sen. Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) credited for key role in release of US teen from Israeli detention
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This guy. Van Hollen has been meeting the moment.
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Gov Walz is saying what we’ve been saying. If the president is this erratic, then the public deserves to know what is going on. Four simple words: show the MRI results.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Gov Walz is saying what we’ve been saying. If the president is this erratic, then the public deserves to know what is going on. Four simple words: show the MRI results.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
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the people who said "the bombing would stop if Gaza released the hostages" are very quiet lately
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
the people who said "the bombing would stop if Gaza released the hostages" are very quiet lately
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Suuuuuuper interesting.
And somewhat economically/financially terrifying.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
And somewhat economically/financially terrifying.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
AI Can Cook the Entire Market Now
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www.bloomberg.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Suuuuuuper interesting.
And somewhat economically/financially terrifying.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
And somewhat economically/financially terrifying.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Worried about Eritrean friends and anyone else who’ll be harmed by Trump’s latest madness.
November 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Worried about Eritrean friends and anyone else who’ll be harmed by Trump’s latest madness.