Mike Lowder @mclowder.bsky.social · 4mBecause looking tough is how you deliver fuel, food, medicine, ammo, troops, etc. all over the world to the spot where you need it. 000
Reposted by Mike LowderNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 2hPlus, there is a significant risk of sexual assault or harassment *by* police during the reporting process. I always think about Lauren McCluskey's story of calling the police over 30 times before she was murdered. They didn't help her, but they did do this:sltrib.comUniversity of Utah police officer showed off explicit photos of Lauren McCluskey to his co-worker<b>UPDATE</b><i>: Logan police announced </i><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2020/05/17/logan-police-will" target=_blank><i>an internal affairs investigation into Officer Miguel Deras</... 17225
Mike Lowder @mclowder.bsky.social · 7mBut, by all means, we can only ever increase the budget of these guys. 010
Reposted by Mike LowderJessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 8mah yes, "poor judgment" and "missteps" 0254
Reposted by Mike LowderKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6hHis vocabulary is so limited it’s like reading a transcript of Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, if Koko were a white nationalist 2254205914
Reposted by Mike LowderDirtbag Left Milk Hotel @stambrah.bsky.social · 6hPOTUS: Donnie new ballroom. Practical Donnie entertainment room TIME: I'd like to talk about the rampant corruption and criminality. POTUS: Good ballroom good Donnie give beautiful Donnie deserve pedophile TIME: We have a limited amount of time. POTUS: jealousy interviewer 111172246
Reposted by Mike LowderRewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 3hBlack women are 40% more likely than white women to die from breast cancer, even when diagnosed at the same stage. Read why this gap exists and what Black women need to know about screenings, access, and their care options.rewirenewsgroup.comWhy Black Women Are More Likely To Die of Breast Cancer: An Oncologist ExplainsHere's what you need to know to talk to your doctor about your breast cancer risk and available screening options. 01818
Reposted by Mike Lowdersamuel mehr @mehr.nz · 14hthis video of Chlöe Swarbrick, who leads the Greens in New Zealand's parliament, is worth your five minutes' time 18330135
Reposted by Mike LowderNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3hWe already won the war, we just have to keep fighting the war so that we don't lose the war. 1232963
Reposted by Mike LowderJim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 6hTexas’ top election denier, its GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate, and its most powerful attorney are all the same person: Attorney General Ken Paxton (R)." And as AG, "Paxton is armed with a unique suite of powers to challenge the outcome if he loses." A must read by @jenrice.bsky.socialdemocracydocket.comWhy top Texas election denier Ken Paxton could cause chaos if he loses his Senate raceKen Paxton has election interference tools and he’s proven his willingness to use them. But legal experts are confident that courts are up to the task of protecting the will of the voters. 055
Reposted by Mike LowderJordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 7hThis freak has always wanted it both ways. His only coherent argument has always been “you shouldn’t be allowed to yell at me” 715823
Reposted by Mike LowderSemafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2... 59730011052
Reposted by Mike LowderMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 5hNew York's economy grew by 4% in Q2 — more than any other state. Want to get your business off the ground? Hire only the best? There's one place to do it: New York. www.newsweek.com/new-york-lea...newsweek.comMap shows which state economies are growing and shrinking ahead of midterms 563702744
Reposted by Mike Lowder5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 18hFuck Elbridge Colby Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting Some of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comPentagon excludes key allies from NATO meetingSome of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance. 54827
Reposted by Mike LowderAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7hI recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firingstime.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 57853572013
Reposted by Mike LowderKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9hJohn Roberts' friend and defender is quoted in the piece, saying they shouldn't be shaming Roberts for the wreckage and ruin he's brought to this country because of "civility." The bullies always cry "civility" when the victims push back in the slightest. 2323632944
Reposted by Mike LowderKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7hI absolutely love my nieces and nephews, but if any of them ever pointed to my profession as proof that they themselves are super geniuses, I -- and the rest of my family -- would never stop mocking them for it. 4766672
Reposted by Mike LowderNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 7hAs a transphobic male senator, there is nothing more important to me than protecting women's sports. Here's why it never occurred to me that Jack Smith, a man, would choose to attend a women's college basketball game. by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) 131311198
Reposted by Mike LowderCraig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 7hafter Trump there will be a wave of grifter seeking to keep his base - some will tack hard right along with the fascists, and others hope to keep the fascists as an appendix while seeming like moderates. Gov. Cox is one of those. 0114
Reposted by Mike LowderKevin @kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social · 7hGood article that explains the consequences of having the wrong gender marker on your ID. It's not just psychological: it affects every aspect of your life, including your physical safety. They may not be able to vote. It's very clear that they just want trans people removed from public life.washingtonpost.comTrans people, anguished by Kansas driver’s license law, go to courtPlaintiffs are expected to testify this week about the negative effects of carrying identification that doesn’t match how they look and feel. 1227
Reposted by Mike LowderJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They took away Medicaid from my 82 year old mom. They don't answer the phone and when she showed up in person, they refused to talk to her and told her to go home and call them. She got her low income senior housing because she qualified for Medicaid. 18218431205
Reposted by Mike LowderHannah Walser @hkpmw.bsky.social · 9hBut yesterday’s decision combined this bloodthirstiness with another Roberts Court trend: disdain for lower courts. Here, the 6th Circuit had issued a stay to give itself time to assess a challenging, novel procedural issue. The Supreme Court threw their work in the trash without explaining why. 052
Reposted by Mike Lowderrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 9hI do not unilaterally oppose the death penalty in theory-world! I do believe there can be people who can never rehabilitate (although it's not like our prison system tries). But the bias and error in the criminal justice system can never be reduced far enough for me to support it in reality. 31173
Reposted by Mike LowderJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 19hThe death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 11945311127
Reposted by Mike LowderSara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · 18hFFS these evil MF’ers need to just pay some taxes 001
Reposted by Mike Lowder"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 22hI, uh, I can't help but notice you left out the slaver's rebellion or the Nazis on the list of people to go fight. Funny, that. 632225360
Reposted by Mike LowderMother Jones @motherjones.com · 21hReminder: Hegseth's "no beardo" policy is just his not-so-subtle way to push out Black troops.motherjones.comIf only Pete Hegseth's military shaving crusade was just stupidHegseth knows damn well who he's pushing out: Black troops. 42567225
Reposted by Mike LowderIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 30/09/2026Seen Michael Tracey's photo a bunch of times today and now it feels like I have fleas 😬 1159234
Reposted by Mike LowderBad Wolf @bad-wolfz.bsky.social · 22h#Colorado #GOP nominee for governor, Victor Marx, laughs as he recounts a violent fight with his wife: "I remember grabbing her, slamming her into our front door. She bent over and started crying." 93439
Reposted by Mike LowderAlan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 23hUnsurprisingly, Richard Hanania is doing rape apology coverage of the Cornell case with fellow wretch Michael Tracey 108944171
Reposted by Mike LowderZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.techcrunch.comHackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunchThe Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach. 29824311345
Reposted by Mike LowderAustin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 23hICE counts family-unit removals by person, so a family of four adds four. By that count, more than 66,000 family members have been deported since January 20, 2025, on pace for about 185,000 by January 2029. austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-has-de...austinkocher.substack.comICE Has Deported More Than 66,000 Family Members Under Trump Administration, Family Detention Is Back at Dilley and KarnesNew ICE data show more than 66,000 family-unit deportations since January 20, 2025, about one in ten removals, with an August spike above 20 percent, as family detention reopens at Dilley and Karnes. 13424
Reposted by Mike LowderHuffPost @huffpost.com · 30/09/2026The Maine Republican’s reelection campaign is backed by at least $7.4 million in dark-money contributions that resemble the shell donations that drew FBI scrutiny.huffpost.comSusan Collins Faced An FBI Investigation Over Dark Money. It’s Still Flowing To Her Reelection Campaign.The Maine Republican’s reelection campaign is backed by at least $7.4 million in dark-money contributions that resemble the shell donations that drew FBI scrutiny. 22817
Reposted by Mike LowderJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 30/09/2026Last year, a pastor saw masked immigration agents arresting someone at her church and filmed them. DHS denied they were there. A year later, DHS finally acknowledged the incident — days after WH border czar Tom Homan claimed "no one has been arrested at a church." religionnews.com/2026/09/30/t...religionnews.comDo federal immigration agents make arrests at churches? Depends on what day you ask.(RNS) — Over the past year, the Trump administration has issued contradictory and, at times, seemingly false statements about whether federal agents have conducted operations at churches. 2447188
Reposted by Mike LowderKaren Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s, um…interesting that the documentation req’d by disadvantaged folks to access social safety net programs - in the interest of “accountability” to ensure no improper use - is not req’d by the very politicians who rail about the need to be responsible with taxpayer dollars. 517055
Reposted by Mike LowderGary Legum @glegum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That's ironic, because Biden had to withdraw from Afghanistan by a certain time based on an agreement Trump struck and Trump wouldn't stop attacking him for doing so. 37734
Reposted by Mike LowderChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In case Americans getting ready to vote forgot about Operation Metro Surge, the Trump administration killing people, and all of the other governmental lawlessness, Todd Blanche wants you to remember. 321163
Reposted by Mike LowderMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Which two SCOTUS judges do folks think are paid subscribers to Erick Erickson's newsletter? 3328150
Reposted by Mike LowderI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026Poorly thought-out foreign quagmires and disasters, economic instability and deprivation, wanton cruelty and violence are all hallmark features of white supremacist societies. 35817
Reposted by Mike LowderI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026Particularly as we already see people framing what we’re seeing from the Trump administration as missteps or backfires rather than the logical outcome when you pursue white supremacy. 38125
Reposted by Mike LowderAbra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Chat, is it good when a site's head of trust and safety uses an automated system to block half the users? 5052997
Mike Lowder @mclowder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026At this point, it would be simpler to report when the Trump regime isn’t lying. 100
Reposted by Mike LowderGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Trump regime’s Sept. 24 deportation flight to Haiti carried nearly two dozen former #TPS holders and six additional people whose asylum cases remain open: haitiantimes.com/2026/09/25/5...haitiantimes.comUS deports 530 to Haiti in month since TPS endedU.S. immigration authorities deported 39 people to Haiti on Thursday, bringing the number of total deportees to 529 since Temporary Protected Status ended, ONM said. 2158
Reposted by Mike LowderCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 30/09/2026No biggie, just a House district that Trump won by 22 points 2 years ago. 64713
Reposted by Mike LowderSam Ladner @sladner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When I think about the US treating Canada like an enemy, I’m reminded that David Foster Wallace saw this coming in Infinite Jest. Sure we don’t have Québécois assassins (afaik) but look at what he described 073
Reposted by Mike LowderAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 30/09/2026zeteo.com/p/trumps-whi...zeteo.com📺 Trump’s White House Agrees His ‘Midterm Ads’ Are Illegal. They’re Doing It AnywayDonald Trump is demanding the propagandistic TV ads, even as some of his aides fret they ‘obviously’ break federal law. Missouri MAGA Senator Eric Schmitt, meanwhile, makes a fool of himself. 1015542
Reposted by Mike LowderAdam Brooks @adamrbroooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026SCOTUS looked at the harm of people being dumped in foreign lands, and the harm of the government not being able to disappear people… and sided with the government. 8357105
Reposted by Mike LowderAkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"We'll make sure that any potential identity thieves can easily determine which mail includes your passport" 1015531