Patrick Kigongo
@kigongo.bsky.social
A New Yorker in LA. Skateboarding. (Casual) football. Fitchecks. ex-18F. #CivicTech. This is a personal account. R/T’s ≠ endorsements
NOT MANI FROM THE STONE ROSES AND PRIMAL SCREAM! Ugh, this year is relentless
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
NOT MANI FROM THE STONE ROSES AND PRIMAL SCREAM! Ugh, this year is relentless
Tired: 6…7
Wired: 3/4 zip and a matcha
Wired: 3/4 zip and a matcha
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Tired: 6…7
Wired: 3/4 zip and a matcha
Wired: 3/4 zip and a matcha
Since 2012, just three major labels control 85% of the sale and distribution of music in the US: Sony, Universal, and Warner. Marinate on that.
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Since 2012, just three major labels control 85% of the sale and distribution of music in the US: Sony, Universal, and Warner. Marinate on that.
I heard “6,7” in a FOIA-able federal government meeting. That phrase is officially cooked.
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I heard “6,7” in a FOIA-able federal government meeting. That phrase is officially cooked.
Being in a hardcore band is 100x cooler than being a tech bro. Teenage bros: just grab a guitar or some drums, turn it up to 10, scream about your problems. Repeat as needed.
PS “Crisis of Masculinity” sounds like the name of the debut album by the a band heavily influenced by Judge.
PS “Crisis of Masculinity” sounds like the name of the debut album by the a band heavily influenced by Judge.
November 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Being in a hardcore band is 100x cooler than being a tech bro. Teenage bros: just grab a guitar or some drums, turn it up to 10, scream about your problems. Repeat as needed.
PS “Crisis of Masculinity” sounds like the name of the debut album by the a band heavily influenced by Judge.
PS “Crisis of Masculinity” sounds like the name of the debut album by the a band heavily influenced by Judge.
Plain language suggestion #1: ditch the cumbersome “Emoluments” and replace it with “Corruption.”
No single reform can eliminate corruption or fully repair the public’s faith in government. But codifying the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses would be a powerful start. bit.ly/43MmpHM
How Congress Can Rein in Surging Political Corruption
Federal lawmakers can protect the American public by passing a new law to fully implement the Constitution’s oldest anticorruption safeguards.
www.brennancenter.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Plain language suggestion #1: ditch the cumbersome “Emoluments” and replace it with “Corruption.”
Might have to screen up some “I survived a 43-day government shutdown and all I got was this lousy t-shirt” shirts for my fellow Federal employees
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Might have to screen up some “I survived a 43-day government shutdown and all I got was this lousy t-shirt” shirts for my fellow Federal employees
Hi from 50 UN Plaza, a federal building where many of my 18F colleagues used to report. Day 40 of the shutdown. 2 missed paychecks, part of a third. Federal employees (including my colleagues @ Dept of Ed) continue working without knowing when they’ll be paid, or are furloughed. #Shutdown2025
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hi from 50 UN Plaza, a federal building where many of my 18F colleagues used to report. Day 40 of the shutdown. 2 missed paychecks, part of a third. Federal employees (including my colleagues @ Dept of Ed) continue working without knowing when they’ll be paid, or are furloughed. #Shutdown2025
Max’s outerwear game remains unmatched. Saw this coat IRL!
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Max’s outerwear game remains unmatched. Saw this coat IRL!
A comprehensive high-speed rail system sure would come in handy right now…
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A comprehensive high-speed rail system sure would come in handy right now…
They are fencing off the Vaillancourt Fountain at EMB 😢
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
They are fencing off the Vaillancourt Fountain at EMB 😢
An interesting day to be a Ugandan-American from NY
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
An interesting day to be a Ugandan-American from NY
Anyone who thinks generative AI will one day overtake humans has never read a poem, novel, or an essay about sports (in this case, baseball) penned by an Irish author.
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Anyone who thinks generative AI will one day overtake humans has never read a poem, novel, or an essay about sports (in this case, baseball) penned by an Irish author.
Reposted by Patrick Kigongo
AQI in Los Angeles is about to be terrible. God bless them.
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
AQI in Los Angeles is about to be terrible. God bless them.
ABSOLUTE SCENES CHEZ KIGONGO
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
ABSOLUTE SCENES CHEZ KIGONGO
Using Sylvester in a pumpkin spice latte commercial is absolutely criminal. Straight up Geneva Convention
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Using Sylvester in a pumpkin spice latte commercial is absolutely criminal. Straight up Geneva Convention
“Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake uppppp. The government’s been shutdown for a month”
a man wearing sunglasses is sitting in the back of a car with two other men
ALT: a man wearing sunglasses is sitting in the back of a car with two other men
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake uppppp. The government’s been shutdown for a month”
A Simple Minds deep cut in a ChatGPT commercial? Just no…
November 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
A Simple Minds deep cut in a ChatGPT commercial? Just no…
Happy Halloween 🐈⬛🍫
October 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Happy Halloween 🐈⬛🍫
Gate Night greetings to all the bored suburbanites who celebrate
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Gate Night greetings to all the bored suburbanites who celebrate
Reposted by Patrick Kigongo
My favorite part of the @mostlyskate.bsky.social interview with Kalis was him talking about how skateboarding isn't a sport, it's culture and an art. That was excellent.
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
My favorite part of the @mostlyskate.bsky.social interview with Kalis was him talking about how skateboarding isn't a sport, it's culture and an art. That was excellent.
$118 (including fees) to see Cut Copy in Downtown LA? Man…
October 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
$118 (including fees) to see Cut Copy in Downtown LA? Man…
Strip the Astros’ 2017 title
Completely fix baseball with five words.
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Strip the Astros’ 2017 title
The legalization of mobile app-based sports betting = a straight up disaster. Never mind the normalization of gambling lexicon into sports chatter and reporting. Doggg…gambling, like any other addiction, can and will destroy your life.
Legalizing sports betting has to be one of the biggest mistakes we’ve made as a society recently.
October 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The legalization of mobile app-based sports betting = a straight up disaster. Never mind the normalization of gambling lexicon into sports chatter and reporting. Doggg…gambling, like any other addiction, can and will destroy your life.