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Mike Lowder

@mclowder.bsky.social
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Deafflatusized sailor; fermenter of chiles; retired attorney. Independently invented basted eggs. Director of Corporate Awesomeness at ANTIFA. To be pro-America is to be pro-immigration. bsky.app/profile/mclowder.bsky.soci…

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Mike Lowder @mclowder.bsky.social · 4m
Because looking tough is how you deliver fuel, food, medicine, ammo, troops, etc. all over the world to the spot where you need it.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 2h
Plus, 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:
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University 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</...
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Mike Lowder @mclowder.bsky.social · 7m
But, by all means, we can only ever increase the budget of these guys.
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 8m
ah yes, "poor judgment" and "missteps"
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h
His vocabulary is so limited it’s like reading a transcript of Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, if Koko were a white nationalist
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Dirtbag Left Milk Hotel @stambrah.bsky.social · 6h
POTUS: 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
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 3h
Black 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.com
Why Black Women Are More Likely To Die of Breast Cancer: An Oncologist Explains
Here's what you need to know to talk to your doctor about your breast cancer risk and available screening options.
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 14h
this video of Chlöe Swarbrick, who leads the Greens in New Zealand's parliament, is worth your five minutes' time
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3h
We already won the war, we just have to keep fighting the war so that we don't lose the war.
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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 6h
Texas’ 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.social
democracydocket.com
Why top Texas election denier Ken Paxton could cause chaos if he loses his Senate race
Ken 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.
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Jordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 7h
This freak has always wanted it both ways. His only coherent argument has always been “you shouldn’t be allowed to yell at me”
Utah's Lt. Gov. Cox Defends Comparing Abortion to Slavery After Backlash: "I Continue to Be
Unapologetically Pro-
Life'
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors 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...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 5h
New 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.com
Map shows which state economies are growing and shrinking ahead of midterms
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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 18h
Fuck 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...
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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.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
I 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 firings
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h
John 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.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h
I 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.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 7h
As 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)
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Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 7h
after 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.
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Kevin @kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social · 7h
Good 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.com
Trans people, anguished by Kansas driver’s license law, go to court
Plaintiffs are expected to testify this week about the negative effects of carrying identification that doesn’t match how they look and feel.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They 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.
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Hannah Walser @hkpmw.bsky.social · 9h
But 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.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 9h
I 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.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 19h
The 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...
The lone woman on Tennessee's death row was still alive after she was administered two lethal injections, her lawyer said in a motion seeking to halt her execution Wednesday night, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.
At 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said
"executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring," her lawyers said in a federal court filing.
They said Pike "has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat," and that curtains to the death chamber "have gone down twice."
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Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · 18h
FFS these evil MF’ers need to just pay some taxes
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 22h
I, 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.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21h
Reminder: Hegseth's "no beardo" policy is just his not-so-subtle way to push out Black troops.
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If only Pete Hegseth's military shaving crusade was just stupid
Hegseth knows damn well who he's pushing out: Black troops.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 30/09/2026
Seen Michael Tracey's photo a bunch of times today and now it feels like I have fleas 😬
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Bad 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."
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 23h
Unsurprisingly, Richard Hanania is doing rape apology coverage of the Cornell case with fellow wretch Michael Tracey
Richard Hanania @RichardHanania
X.com
Watch me discuss the Cornell rape controversy with Michael Tracey.
I think the lesson of this is that women do not want to have casual sex with men they don't know well.
They'll end up hating themselves, being hated by other women, and even seen with contempt by the men involved. This is why these situations turn bad.
Maybe she was assaulted, maybe not, either way it was a terrible decision to make.
Women need to be told the truth.
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Mike Lowder @mclowder.bsky.social · 23h
There is no greater enemy to the US than the GOP.
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026
The 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.com
Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The 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.
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 23h
ICE 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.com
ICE Has Deported More Than 66,000 Family Members Under Trump Administration, Family Detention Is Back at Dilley and Karnes
New 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.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 30/09/2026
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.
huffpost.com
Susan 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.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 30/09/2026
Last 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.com
Do 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.
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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’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.
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Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That'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.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In 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.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Which two SCOTUS judges do folks think are paid subscribers to Erick Erickson's newsletter?
You are not alone.

Right now, staff in the White House, at least one cabinet secretary two cabinet secretaries, multiple senators and congressmen, two former Speakers of the House, at least one two Supreme Court Justices, a dozen Circuit and District Court Judges, six governors that I know of, a bunch of state legislators, Supreme and appellate court Justices and judges in multiple states, some really famous theologians, journalists, and public policy makers, and at least one Academy Award winner are all reading the Show Notes that went out at noon.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026
Poorly thought-out foreign quagmires and disasters, economic instability and deprivation, wanton cruelty and violence are all hallmark features of white supremacist societies.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026
Particularly 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.
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Abra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Chat, is it good when a site's head of trust and safety uses an automated system to block half the users?
Screenshot of Aaron Rodericks, Bluesky's head of trust and safety, saying "Automated block actions on my account so that I can stay unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In my lane. Focused. Flourishing. TBH it was well overdue.
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Mike Lowder @mclowder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
At this point, it would be simpler to report when the Trump regime isn’t lying.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 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.com
US deports 530 to Haiti in month since TPS ended
U.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.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 30/09/2026
No biggie, just a House district that Trump won by 22 points 2 years ago.
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Mike Lowder @mclowder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This! From every Democrat, please!
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Sam Ladner @sladner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When 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
L a post-Soviet and -Jihad era when—somehow even worse—
there was no real Foreign Menace of any real unified potency to hate and fear, and the U.S. sort of turned on itself and its own philosophical fatigue and hideous redolent wastes with a spasm of panicked rage that in retrospect seems possible only in a time of geopolitical supremacy and consequent silence, the loss of any external Menace to hate and fear.
Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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📺 Trump’s White House Agrees His ‘Midterm Ads’ Are Illegal. They’re Doing It Anyway
Donald 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.
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Adam Brooks @adamrbroooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
SCOTUS 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.
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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"We'll make sure that any potential identity thieves can easily determine which mail includes your passport"
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