Katie Labovitz
@klabovitz.bsky.social
Writer and Editor in NYC. Majored in film/journalism. I see lots of theater. I’m always glad to see a picture of your dog. I’m also on Letterboxd @KLabovitz. She/Her 💙
Subway fare increases to $3 in January. I’m sorry, but traveling roundtrip ($6) around 1-5 miles on a train should not cost more than 2 gallons of gas for a car. Do better, MTA. Service hasn’t improved. Any time it rains, it floods horrendously. It takes a whole year to install an escalator. WTF.
December 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Subway fare increases to $3 in January. I’m sorry, but traveling roundtrip ($6) around 1-5 miles on a train should not cost more than 2 gallons of gas for a car. Do better, MTA. Service hasn’t improved. Any time it rains, it floods horrendously. It takes a whole year to install an escalator. WTF.
I feel like I’m the only person who watches Loot. But I’m catching up on yesterday’s episode and appreciate that it is both making me laugh out loud and actively promoting the boycott of billionaires.
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I feel like I’m the only person who watches Loot. But I’m catching up on yesterday’s episode and appreciate that it is both making me laugh out loud and actively promoting the boycott of billionaires.
I think I’ve gotten 20-30 Giving Tuesday emails today so far and it’s just past 9am. If billionaires/rich folks paid their fair share of taxes or were more philanthropic, these organizations wouldn’t have to reach out to those of us who live paycheck to paycheck, already trying to afford to live.
December 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I think I’ve gotten 20-30 Giving Tuesday emails today so far and it’s just past 9am. If billionaires/rich folks paid their fair share of taxes or were more philanthropic, these organizations wouldn’t have to reach out to those of us who live paycheck to paycheck, already trying to afford to live.
Stranger Things S5 P1 not dropping until 8pm on the 26th is rude. It’s *streaming*. Drop that shit at midnight so people can start watching that day at their leisure.
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Stranger Things S5 P1 not dropping until 8pm on the 26th is rude. It’s *streaming*. Drop that shit at midnight so people can start watching that day at their leisure.
I’ve had a grown man point at me, get in my face, call me the c-word, and threaten to “throw [me] down the fucking stairs” in a crowded movie theater (because I asked him not to light his cigarette in there) and no one said anything
This president has normalized this gross behavior. It’s gotta stop
This president has normalized this gross behavior. It’s gotta stop
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I’ve had a grown man point at me, get in my face, call me the c-word, and threaten to “throw [me] down the fucking stairs” in a crowded movie theater (because I asked him not to light his cigarette in there) and no one said anything
This president has normalized this gross behavior. It’s gotta stop
This president has normalized this gross behavior. It’s gotta stop
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I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
Just got back from a screening of Brendan Fraser’s new movie, Rental Family. Holy heck, is this the kind of movie we need right now. So full of heart. A lovely punch to the feels.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Just got back from a screening of Brendan Fraser’s new movie, Rental Family. Holy heck, is this the kind of movie we need right now. So full of heart. A lovely punch to the feels.
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A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms illegally weakened the voting power of minorities. n.pr/44b30At
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering
A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms illegally weakened the voting power of minorities.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms illegally weakened the voting power of minorities. n.pr/44b30At
Watching Freakier Friday.
Why is Manny Jacinto not at the top of the list for every new rom-com?
He should be in all the things. All. The. Things.
Why is Manny Jacinto not at the top of the list for every new rom-com?
He should be in all the things. All. The. Things.
November 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Watching Freakier Friday.
Why is Manny Jacinto not at the top of the list for every new rom-com?
He should be in all the things. All. The. Things.
Why is Manny Jacinto not at the top of the list for every new rom-com?
He should be in all the things. All. The. Things.
My health insurance went up 52% for next year.
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My health insurance went up 52% for next year.
I was 15 the first time I got molested. Freshman in high school. A minor. Couldn’t see a Rated R movie by myself. Couldn’t vote yet.
It makes me crawl out of my skin to hear her make excuses for a grownup harming a minor. Hurting a 15-yr-old instead of a 5-yr-old does not earn you a badge of honor.
It makes me crawl out of my skin to hear her make excuses for a grownup harming a minor. Hurting a 15-yr-old instead of a 5-yr-old does not earn you a badge of honor.
"don't worry, he's just into 15-year-olds" perhaps not as exculpatory as you think
Also 15-year-olds are not "barely legal." They are minors.
Also 15-year-olds are not "barely legal." They are minors.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I was 15 the first time I got molested. Freshman in high school. A minor. Couldn’t see a Rated R movie by myself. Couldn’t vote yet.
It makes me crawl out of my skin to hear her make excuses for a grownup harming a minor. Hurting a 15-yr-old instead of a 5-yr-old does not earn you a badge of honor.
It makes me crawl out of my skin to hear her make excuses for a grownup harming a minor. Hurting a 15-yr-old instead of a 5-yr-old does not earn you a badge of honor.
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Quite a read the day after the Epstein emails
gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Quite a read the day after the Epstein emails
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
The overlap in the Venn diagram of Marty Supreme and Chess the Musical is bigger than you think.
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The overlap in the Venn diagram of Marty Supreme and Chess the Musical is bigger than you think.
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There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.
*If all goes by the regular schedule
*If all goes by the regular schedule
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.
*If all goes by the regular schedule
*If all goes by the regular schedule
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PolitiFact - Do ICE officers have ‘federal immunity’ as White House official Stephen Miller said?
No
www.politifact.com/f... #wipolitics
No
www.politifact.com/f... #wipolitics
Do ICE officers have ‘federal immunity’?
Stephen Miller said ICE agents have federal immunity. Agents have broad protections when they’re conducting official duties. But they’re not immune from prosecution if they break state or federal law.
www.politifact.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
PolitiFact - Do ICE officers have ‘federal immunity’ as White House official Stephen Miller said?
No
www.politifact.com/f... #wipolitics
No
www.politifact.com/f... #wipolitics
Catching up on last night’s Rock Hall induction ceremony. I keep saying “How were they not already inducted before now?” Enjoying the heck out of these performances. Definitely tearing up a bit for those artists we’ve lost and who aren’t here to get their flowers in person.
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Catching up on last night’s Rock Hall induction ceremony. I keep saying “How were they not already inducted before now?” Enjoying the heck out of these performances. Definitely tearing up a bit for those artists we’ve lost and who aren’t here to get their flowers in person.
Watching Frankenstein (2025). Very impressed with myself for correctly guessing the composer based off of the music during a transitional sequence.
November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Watching Frankenstein (2025). Very impressed with myself for correctly guessing the composer based off of the music during a transitional sequence.
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This is what a New Era looks like.
November 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is what a New Era looks like.
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This is correct, and what we saw tonight is that the people aren't gonna put up with this shit. The No Kings Era is here to stay.
not to bring the vibe down, but my guess is that after tonight Trump will probably double down on gerrymandering, voter suppression, and intimidation as tactics to disincentivize Dem turnout ahead of next year‘s midterms. (with margins like these, it won’t matter, but it’s a time to be vigilant)
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This is correct, and what we saw tonight is that the people aren't gonna put up with this shit. The No Kings Era is here to stay.
I know there is still so much work to be done. And I’m sure this administration is going to try and retaliate somehow for all these democrats/democracy wins from tonight.
But there is a surge of hope that is tangible after all these big Democrat/democracy wins. We are voting to help each other.
But there is a surge of hope that is tangible after all these big Democrat/democracy wins. We are voting to help each other.
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I know there is still so much work to be done. And I’m sure this administration is going to try and retaliate somehow for all these democrats/democracy wins from tonight.
But there is a surge of hope that is tangible after all these big Democrat/democracy wins. We are voting to help each other.
But there is a surge of hope that is tangible after all these big Democrat/democracy wins. We are voting to help each other.
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BREAKING: PROP 50 HAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
BREAKING: PROP 50 HAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
Chess using some Great Comet-esque lighting in the same theater … BRING BACK GREAT COMET, YOU COWARDS
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Chess using some Great Comet-esque lighting in the same theater … BRING BACK GREAT COMET, YOU COWARDS
My internet has cut out at least 6 times today. Like, it’s windy-ish now. But it sure as shit wasn’t before 6am when this nonsense started. Do better, Spectrum. (I know you won’t.)
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My internet has cut out at least 6 times today. Like, it’s windy-ish now. But it sure as shit wasn’t before 6am when this nonsense started. Do better, Spectrum. (I know you won’t.)
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Voting concludes Tuesday in the race for New York City's mayor. Follow the live results. n.pr/43LfGxF
New York City mayoral election: 2025 live results
View live results for New York City's mayoral race.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Voting concludes Tuesday in the race for New York City's mayor. Follow the live results. n.pr/43LfGxF