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Jen McGowan

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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 52m
Arrived in the mail! Easy peasy!
CA ballot
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3h
The amount of money the administration is promising in order to buy votes is significantly less than the amount of money it is taking away in programs and services. And it's OUR money!
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 1h
Good Get em
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 1h
If we’re going to have political donations they should only be allowed in very small dollar amounts from individual citizens
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Anti-Sabotage Operations Group @antisabotage.bsky.social · 2h
A Russian proxy fascist oligarch in the US is supporting other Russian proxy fascists in Germany, France, Central America, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Hungary, and the UK.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 5h
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Does IMDb undercount the films women go to see?
I compared the IMDb votes for 1,608 US cinema releases with who actually bought the tickets.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 5h
Yup
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Joel Cunningham @joelevard.com · 19h
The Internet was amazing up until roughly 2009. The rapidly accelerating decline began with Facebook
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 17h
I love these guys youtu.be/Okr6bY0wdYo
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9 Things You Rarely Do for Your Dog (But Should Every Day)
YouTube video by Smelly Belly
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 17h
So cool! youtu.be/DPWQFzWRhAQ
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Nothing About Octopus Is Normal… Here’s Why
YouTube video by Mr. Science
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 18h
Ffs www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Reports of a plague outbreak in Russia follow the death of a researcher
Several hospitals in the Irkutsk region have been shut down and up to 200 workers have been quarantined.
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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 18h
To Alito, women and their concerns are mere abstractions.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 19h
100 degrees at the beach today In October Should be fine
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 19h
lol I swear the day women leave pick-me culture behind is the day we will be free.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 04/10/2026
There’s a special place in hell for women who betray other women. Angela Paxton appears to have the address.
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David Gerard @davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
henstomper

oh my god the slot machine company says i have to keep putting coins in their machine or Im Gonna Get Left Behind. thats so scary. and it has to be true because they know more about slot machines than i do

oh my god the slot machine company says if we dont give them money to build the world's biggest slot machine the chinese are gonna build it first and win all the prizes. and then there wont be any prizes anymore
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WIRED @wired.com · 19h
Consumer advocate Lindsay Owen’s new book, “Gouged,” traces how corporations use software—from ever-changing prices to opaque algorithms—to squeeze every penny from you.
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How to Beat Surveillance Pricing Before It Bleeds You Dry
Consumer advocate Lindsay Owen’s new book, Gouged, traces how corporations use software—from ever-changing prices to opaque algorithms—to squeeze every penny from you.
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Brett Shaw @brettshaw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 19h
apnews.com/article/trum...
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What Trump’s homelessness policy means for the most vulnerable
The Trump administration is shifting federal policy and dollars away from the “Housing First” approach that has been at the heart of federal homelessness policy.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 19h
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Peter Thiel revealed as secret buyer of Bel Air mansion that sold for $130m
The 1938 mansion, Casa Encantada, once belonged to Conrad Hilton and was sold at foreclosure auction
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 19h
Ugh www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...
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Digger may lose $150m after Tom Cruise film bombs at the box office
Alejandro G Iñárritu’s critically panned satire took just $20m globally in its opening weekend, against a reported $150m production budget and $100m marketing spend
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Tim Snyder on Trump's fixation with Putin: If you believe in countries, the United States is a much more powerful country than Russia. But if you just believe that it’s gangster on gangster, well then sure, Putin is a much better gangster than Trump.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
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Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner think the way to negotiate with these barbarians is to offer them business deals.
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No matter how bleak things may seem, just remember that in the 1960s the US Coast Guard received reems of earnest letters begging them to save those poor castaways on Gilligan's Island.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 23h
Convicted Felon Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, know with the Midterms around the corner, DELAY is the name of the game
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Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026
A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 23h
He’s gonna campaign himself out of office 🤷‍♀️
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“GOTTA LEARN AI OR BE LEFT BEHIND.” Good. Fuck off! Leave me behind! Enjoy your artbarf rapture, your janky Temu future. I’ll be back here looking at real birds and writing weird, also real, books.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
laist.com/news/los-ang...
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How to get free mulch for your yard
Three options are available in SoCal, all with varying amounts of work
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Goddammit. The contempt these people have for everything wondrous and good and *human* is so grotesque.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I do not understand how all of these animals got to this cathedral in nyc I need details
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is what they’re running on in some places These are their “values” youtu.be/sIbRSyOFF4M
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Mom 15 sec
YouTube video by Jennifer Balkcom for Congress
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Lawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
To eliminate ideological bias, go to lunch with someone who thinks that you should: 1. not exist; 2. not be a citizen; or 3. should be murdered in ICE detention or in a foreign country after deportation. You might learn some things! Be sure to pick up the tab as a sign of good-will! #Satire
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 04/10/2026
Opened up YouTube to watch a movie and they're promoting Birth of a Nation. My jaw was on the floor. What the actual f....
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Abolish ICE.
Haitian Bridge Alliance President Guerline Jozef said that Pierre Damas Bel had complained of heat emanating from the ankle monitor and needing to wear a sock between the device and his leg to protect his skin. She said when Pierre Damas Bel brought those concerns to ICE at an appointment asking for it to be removed, they instead tightened the monitor, saying it should not be lose enough for a sock to fit underneath it.

This revelation was met with horrified gasps among those in the sanctuary.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I swear to god we are all be subject to their mental health crises
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
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Blair Spookily @blairloudly.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
[ceo tossing and turning in bed] the air. the air they breathe should be a subscription service.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s also really clear to me this week that the people telling us that AI will transform work…haven’t seen a lot of jobs where people work.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
All of this needs to be investigated and people need to go to prison That’s our money that should be used to feed and educate people
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You can also reject the culture of compulsory confession that online culture has worsened. You don't have to publicly reveal past trauma or experiences to speak. Finally, take care of yourself if you're a survivor.
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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I believe in Medicare for All like I believe in public schools. There for you no matter what.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious.
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