You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I’m claiming this as a belated birthday present from the universe. 010
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Well, this June is just kicking me in the teeth as far as favorite artists leaving us. Marjane Satrapi, Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/w...nytimes.comMarjane Satrapi, Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56 020
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 02/06/2026This is the worst thing to happen on the first day of Pride in i dont know how long… Rest in Power, Martha, & thanks for all the lovely memories. www.out.com/obituaries/d...out.comDito van Reigersberg, known as Philly drag performer Martha Graham Cracker, diesVan Reigersberg helped expand what drag could look and sound like in Philadelphia: theatrical, literary, absurd, deeply musical, and emotionally alive. 1111
Reposted by You only think you see meGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 24/05/2026Director Akira Kurosawa posing with the cast of Rashomon (1950) 📽️ 4572127
Reposted by You only think you see meLabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 08/05/202608-05-1926 United States of America A. Philip Randolph founds the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. www.politico.com/story/2013/0...politico.comBrotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters is founded, May 8, 1926On this day in 1926, A. Philip Randolph organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly black labor union. 042
Reposted by You only think you see meFoxglove Legal @foxglovelegal.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Google's UK-based DeepMind employees aim to become the first frontier AI lab worldwide to unionise. They're citing "concerns about AI being used to empower authoritarianism, whether through military or surveillance applications". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comGoogle DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US militaryExclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon’s Anthropic feud as indications the department is ‘not a responsible partner’ 02611
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I hope you’re offering to do the cooking AND the dishes. 000
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Seeing a person in a NALC t-shirt delivering mail really makes my day. 000
Reposted by You only think you see meKyle Barry @kylecbarry.bsky.social · 26/03/2026BREAKING: The PA Supreme Court holds that mandatory life without parole sentences for all "felony murder" convictions -- a sentence more than 1,000 people in PA are serving -- violates the state constitution's "cruel" punishment ban. This is GROUNDBREAKING: www.pacourts.us/assets/opini... 121488394
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 15/03/2026If more income inequality, more fantasies about beating the rich. Why don’t the rich understand this? 021
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 14/03/2026I was once a fun big sister, before the past decade beat me down. 010
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Being old, I’ve been reflecting a lot in the past year about living here during the Bicentennial. Such a great piece by Jill Lepore. // Scandal, Protest, Goofiness, and Grandeur at the U.S.newyorker.comScandal, Protest, Goofiness, and Grandeur at the U.S. BicentennialThis year marks the two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the nation’s founding. The two hundredth wasn’t exactly smooth sailing. 000
Reposted by You only think you see meDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 09/03/2026This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times. 301112342509
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 04/03/2026We should try capping political donations in PA. Tell Mike Bloomberg & Yass & Bezos & Musk—from now on, the max donation to a candidate for governor is $1,000 or whatever. Letting Bloomberg give $2.5M to our governor is bananas, no matter who the governor is. share.inquirer.com/1LtrB5share.inquirer.comAs Josh Shapiro seeks reelection, his business-friendly brand has drawn millions from CEOs — including some with interests in HarrisburgDozens of CEOs in industries ranging from coal mining to gambling to real estate are helping to bankroll Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s campaign. His fundraising could invite scrutiny ahead of 2028. 063
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 03/03/2026ICE’s hiring practices are affirmative action for white supremacists. share.inquirer.com/zohrS6share.inquirer.comICE training was slashed, records show, corroborating whistleblower claimsImmigration and Customs Enforcement dramatically cut its basic training program amid a hiring spree meant to speed up the Trump administration’s deportation efforts, records obtained by The Washington... 020
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 28/02/2026I, for one, cannot wait for Pete Hegseth’s war crimes trial. 010
Reposted by You only think you see meGabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 25/02/2026A white woman who is not a doctor & doesn’t believe in science is currently undergoing Senate confirmation hearings to be the US Surgeon General. Black people, don’t EVER let these people tell you that you are a “diversity hire” or don’t deserve the roles you have so richly prepared for & earned. 232520725
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Oh, sure, we could fund health care, dental & vision for us all with that amount, who’s asking? Call me, I have thoughts about how to keep America safe! (from misery) wapo.st/40sgBRzwapo.stTrump aides struggle with how to spend $500 billion more on militarySome senior officials resisted the decision to approve the major military spending increase, sources say. 152
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The British aristocracy literally created a culture where eligible young women from good families were auctioned off to the highest bidder on the Marriage Mart, AS LONG AS THEY WERE VIRGINS. So how is the monarchy shocked by the Epstein Files revelations? 061
Reposted by You only think you see meBilly Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...youtube.comBILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROESYouTube video by Billy Bragg 20258302382
Reposted by You only think you see melizardbreath 🦎🪦🎃 @spindlypete.bsky.social · 09/01/2026the whole point of being an american is eating food from every country on earth with people from that country and partying with them. that's the thing we're best at and it's fun as hell and i can't believe these dickheads are trying to fuck things up for us 7582116
Reposted by You only think you see meAnjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Everything the US has been doing to Black, Indigenous, immigrants, disabled, trans, and low income folks is now happening to white people. Everything the US has been doing to Palestinians via Israel is happening to white USians now. Have we had enough? Are we finally going to fight for everyone? 0194
Reposted by You only think you see meChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 04/01/2026Local ICE-watchers have done more to protect Venezuelans from fascist thugs than the entire Democratic caucus over the last 12 months. 41110236
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 01/01/20262026: my year in books www.katisipp.com/writing/2026...katisipp.com2026—the year in books — Kati SippThis year’s book count was a staggering (for me) 177. I’ve definitely upped my total reading count by both becoming an empty nester & adopting the Libby app for a lot of my genre fiction reading... 010
Reposted by You only think you see metherese_nothing @tiinamenzel.bsky.social · 31/12/2025bye 2025👋 1144141749
Reposted by You only think you see meBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 24/12/2025As a holiday tradition, we should seek vengeance on our enemies. 😇 511718
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Song of the Day: “How I Used to Try” youtu.be/PulQdaC0CaQ?...youtu.beHow I Used to TryYouTube video by Don Tigra - Topic 010
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Dick Cheney died & I don’t have a clever tweet. 000
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Everything that is fucked up about our country in this moment. “Need to make quick cash? Have you considered extracting data from the poors & selling it back to the state that is making them poorer?” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...nytimes.com‘A Big Positive’: How One Company Plans to Profit From Medicaid Cuts 043
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Nothing heals my soul quicker than handing out candy to Philly kids. 150
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Just went to Costco today to flip mine from LFL to LFP. #ChingaTuMAGA 122
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Sitting on my stoop sewing & listening to Bruce sing “Streets of Philadelphia” in homage to Pierre Robert. A big piece of my adolescence just passed. 080
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Happy Birthday, @banditelli.org! You are one of the only people worth being on the internet for. Thank you for being you, & today I will eat without a fork in your honor! 🎂 0121
Reposted by You only think you see meJessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 17/10/2025If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not." 111150745346
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Trump losing the Peace Prize to a Venezuelan democracy activist? Chef’s kiss. 020
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Traveled to CT this week for a work event. Stayed near the beach! 020
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 05/09/2025The US minimum wage has been $7.25 for the entire time the ACA has existed. Fuck your work requirements for Medicaid. 112133
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Fave tiktoker of today is the guy who is following around soldiers on the Capital Mall, playing the Imperial March from Star Wars on a portable speaker… 010
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Say hi to this absolute unit of a grasshopper that I saw in my community garden last night. 130
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 23/08/2025It’s fascinating the way you have turned your family group chat into content for the internet. 020
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 07/08/2025“In the near term, everything rests on what the top 10 percent decide to do or not to do. The rest of the income distribution IS NOT REALLY CONSEQUENTIAL from a macroeconomic perspective.” ~Mark Zandi (emphasis mine) Oh. Ok, we we’ll just keep fucking off then, shall we? 010
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 07/08/2025He’s angling to be cast on the next season of The Boys as a Homelander wannabe. 000
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 06/08/2025I hope you’re out there with a bucket of paint & a brush, now that it’s after 5. 020
Reposted by You only think you see meElliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Find myself thinking about these words by Kurt Vonnegut: ...the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries. 221869390
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 23/07/2025What’s a civil society org to do, when civil society breaks down? 030
You only think you see me @katisipp.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I for one cannot wait to see what truly unhinged things New Jerseyans will do to protest this. Have you met New Jersey? (Note—no matter how long I live in Philly, I am a Jersey Grrl (TM) till I die.) 020
