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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 29/09/2026

Ellison, Musk, and Bezos now own Warner Bros, Paramount, MGM, Twitter/X, 15% of TikTok, and the Washington Post. It's not consolidation, it's capture. buttondown.com/natebowling/...

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Nobody Wants This

When it comes to non-consensual AI deployments and invasions of personal privacy, nobody wants this

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Joyce Park @troutgirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

CAT scan in Mexico costs $80. In Seattle it was more than $2700, more if I had to go to the ER.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 27/09/2026

The reason tech oligarchs scoop up media properties is to control societal narratives about their products and themselves. They want to blunt criticism and shape public perception because deep down they know that no one wants any of this.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 27/09/2026

For the rest of the season, I'd honestly like to see Seattle bring the 3 CB formation back Create some danger on the flanks Put Nouhou in his natural position Next year Hawkins has a chance to compete for a starting role Something like this

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 27/09/2026

Watching on a delay because of timezones: Morris still playing in the 79th and still no Yeimar appearances are giving me heartburn. This HAS TO BE Yeimar's final season. I don't care how "team friendly" a potential new deal might be. It means nothing if you're never available.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 26/09/2026

This is in addition to the suppression of the Luca Guadagnino's film "Artificial." It was produced by Amazon MGM, starring Andrew Garfield, and then buried by the studio. The tech oligarchs call themselves champions of speech but are anything but.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 25/09/2026

Hackers hit crypto exchange Bitget on Thursday for $388,000,000. Bitget says: "Withdrawals are paused pending a security review, but deposits and trading are still open." We can't protect your money but we'll also take more of it is an amazing pitch to customers. gizmodo.com/north-korea-...

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North Korea 'Very Likely' Behind $388 Million Hack of Crypto Exchange Bitget

The exchange says private keys were not stolen, a bitcoin-backed protection fund covers the loss, and withdrawals stay frozen while it investigates.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 25/09/2026

Endgame is playing in IMAX this weekend in Abu Dhabi. The time between me finding this out and booking tickets was shorter than the elevator ride to my apartment.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 24/09/2026

My mom used to make a roast, basically every Sunday. A giant post-church spread every week. Whole church was there it felt like, sitting around the table. I think about how much that would cost nowadays and it makes my back hurt

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 24/09/2026

Finally, it's been ages since you could skeet that

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 24/09/2026

Morning headlines from overseas: 8 sailors tried to kill themselves during the USS Lincoln's record breaking deployment to the Gulf China intercepted F-35 parts being shipped from Australia via UPS and is keeping them An FBI database was hacked with info on 5000 agents and their families

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Pre Malone @oldmanunited.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Watched Supergirl again. And yeah, you really gotta hate women a lot to not like that movie.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 23/09/2026

The person or people who created VLC Player have done more to improve my quality of life than almost anyone else I can think of

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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Really something that the U.S. not only permitted LeRoy Walker to go free after ordering the attack on Fort Sumter that started the Civil War, but allowed him to rewrite the Alabama State Constitution in 1875 to limit the influence of Black & working-class white voters. That something is racism.

Black and white photo of Leroy Pope Walker in a suit and vest with a gold watch chain, slicked back hair, and a chin beard. Looks like something out of a literal horror movie.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 23/09/2026

Constantinople and Vienna were the global centers of science, commerce, and culture at the start of last century. But the Ottomans and Habsburgs squandered their comparative advantages and then got pulled into a disastrous, unwinnable war.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 22/09/2026

Window's Bay is fine. Good even. But it ain't no REACHER. *Mutes notifications*

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Billy Duss @bduss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Buying a handful of Disney Blu-rays off eBay is cheaper than a month of Disney+

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 21/09/2026

When a company makes and existing product worse and you just take it, you're signaling your approval of them screwing you

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StrayCatalyst @straycatalyst.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

History refers to guillotines during similar instances

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 20/09/2026

This should be the biggest political scandal of our times. It's literally Robinhood in reverse, robbing working people and lining the pockets of the rich.

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Charles Boehm ⚽️ @cboehm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Extremely dank stats line for Clark tonight 7 minutes played, 5 touches, 1/4 passes completed, 0 duels, 0 defensive contributions, 1 shot, 1 [game-tying, stoppage-time] goal The Platonic ideal of Bangers Only bsky.app/profile/soun...

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 20/09/2026

Me watching at Caden Clark

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 20/09/2026

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm either a complete idiot or a genius

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 20/09/2026

To the tune of Zombie by the Cranberries: He scored again, scored again De-jan, De-jan, De-jan-jan-jan

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 20/09/2026

Hell, I'm more energized for the GM vote than the midterms

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 20/09/2026

So, this Caden Clark thing. This start of second half sub moment felt like the time to bring him in. If Schmetz would rather play Gomez here... Nice goal Albert... Then, what was even the point of the signing?

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 20/09/2026

The perception of the US as a trusted and viable partner is completely in the gutter regionally The 47th American President is the best thing to happen to China PR- wise in my lifetime

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 20/09/2026

Am I correct that the production is actually done in house by MLS so this stuff is actually on that league, not Apple?

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 19/09/2026

Innocent civilians are being murdered with dirt-cheap and essentially impossible to ban tiny flying robots at shocking numbers globally (read our piece below). We have REAL, CURRENT cyberpunk horrors to deal with right now, and we don’t need to waste our time on hypothetical AI basilisks.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 19/09/2026

What I appreciate the most about @thecontinent.org is that it tells stories from Africa in a voice actually from there

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 19/09/2026

Black people They expect Black Americans to do it

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 17/09/2026

Government should be run "more like a business" is the dumbest thing on earth that ostensibly smart people somehow believe

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 17/09/2026

I'm trying to wrap my head around being a school board member or administrator and saying "yeah, I'm cool with y'all using shock gloves on my students."

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 16/09/2026

The ten year note rising means borrowers don't trust the country's ability to repay its debts and are demanding a premium to loan the government money www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...

Ten year note over the last year up from 4.15 to 5%

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 16/09/2026

This is excellent analysis from CSIS. The US was forced to abandon its naval bases in the region, ceded control over Hormuz to Iran, and now the mouth of the Red Sea has fallen under control of rebels in Yemen, threatening traffic through the Suez Canal. www.csis.org/analysis/ira...

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Iran and the Emerging Security Order in the Middle East

The war with Iran has reshaped the Middle East, exposing the limits of U.S. power and raising questions about the future of regional security. As the old order unravels, Tehran may emerge with greater...

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Emerald City Supporters @weareecs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of former ECS co-president Tom Biro.

Tom Biro waving a large Iron front flag in the Brougham End

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 14/09/2026

I saw people vague posting earlier about the passing of someone from my circles back home. I just got the word and I'm absolutely devastated.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 14/09/2026

THE POWER TO TAX BELONGS TO CONGRESS ARTICLE I, SECTION 8

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 14/09/2026

My Sounders indicator of the moment: No one in what used to be a Sounders-centric group chat even mentioned the match versus LA Galaxy this weekend. Items mentioned instead: Manchester Derby, Wednesday's result in League One, Chelsea vs United in WSL, hella Maptap results, and Lanterns.

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Quadzilla @quadzillah.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Housing really is a fulcrum for all kinds of issues. For most folks, it’s the heart of affordability. Don’t be fooled by all the chatter about gas prices - rent or mortgage ultimately frames most personal spending decisions.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 13/09/2026

A former student reached out to this week and reveled that before entering my classroom at fifteen their family had moved thirty times. buttondown.com/natebowling/...

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It's the Housing, Stupid - Part II

Readers sound off on housing

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talmerian.bsky.social @talmerian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Tacoma folks, @natebowling.com, we need to keep the artn in McKinley Park! c.org/jDHyjXLZHp

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Sign the Petition

Keep art in McKinley Park

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 13/09/2026

Stone cold penalty right there

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