Reposted by Paul BowesBlake Tapper @blaketapper.bsky.social · 22mHe's laid off tens of thousands of people in the last year because of "AI efficiencies." billionaires will lie right to your face to help them usher in your demise. 073
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 22mwww.liberalcurrents.com/you-cant-run...liberalcurrents.comYou Can't Run From Christian NationalismWhite evangelicals are the single most influential voting bloc in American politics. They cannot be ignored. 000
Reposted by Paul BowesRyan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 46mNEW: Harmeet Dhillon's Civil Rights Division is trying to indict former Trump White House official Cassidy Hutchinson, a star witness before the Jan. 6 Committee.nbcnews.comJustice Department seeks criminal charge for former Trump aide Cassidy HutchinsonThe former Trump aide was a star witness before the Jan. 6 committee. The case is being pursued by the Civil Rights Division, led by Harmeet Dhillon. 3214174
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 43mThe arrest is yet to come donmoynihan.substack.com/p/stop-paper...donmoynihan.substack.comHoney please I need you to get this done for me todayKimberly Guilfoyle is one more symptom of endemic graft under Trump 000
Reposted by Paul BowesHaydon, frightfully @haydonmp.bsky.social · 2hI’m waiting for the first solicitations and procurements to come out that are gonna force a bunch of people to do a song and dance on eggshells without using the term “artificial intelligence”. It’s kinda like the doge stuff where random words like “disadvantage” or whatever became proscribed. 4142
Reposted by Paul BowesSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 7hRestore is such a weird mix of fascism and random mad boomer Facebook shit. 78591104
Reposted by Paul BowesBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 4hthere's a pretty strong case to be made for abolishing fraternities just on a comparative basis with other countries. in the UK, to the best of my knowledge, no examples of the kind of campus gang rape cases that happen with depressing regularity in the US. 3558358
Reposted by Paul BowesPatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 2hThe following GOP Senators are on 2026 midterm ballots and voted to confirm Kimberly Guilfoyle: Shelley Moore Capito Susan Collins Tom Cotton Bill Hagerty Jon Husted Cindy Hyde-Smith Roger Marshall Ashley Moody Pete Ricketts Jim Risch Mike Rounds Dan Sullivan Marsha Blackburn Tommy Tuberville 18283129
Reposted by Paul BowesCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3hFor the first time on record, a majority of Americans have not much/no confidence in the government to ensure food safety. news.gallup.com/poll/715430/... 16300105
Reposted by Paul BowesDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Finally a proper working paper for this study that produced one of the most astounding figures I've ever seen. Basically economics is different from every other field, empirically. This paper looks at the concentration of university affiliations for award winners. www.nber.org/papers/w35875 514453
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 23hwww.sacbee.com/news/local/a...sacbee.comFamed writer William Vollmann is dying. Sacramento’s still a big part of his lifeWilliam T. Vollmann has spent roughly half his life in Sacramento. With a new book out Oct. 6, he discussed what the city means to him. 021
Reposted by Paul BowesKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I can't think of a single non-malevolent reason they would do this. 291148381
Reposted by Paul BowesRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A BFD. As people get ready to fill their heating oil tanks for the winter, they learn it will cost 80% more than last year. Your early Christmas Gift from Trump and the Republican Party is that your Christmas present budget will now go to their friends in the oil business. 29041351710
Reposted by Paul BowesPajaro505 @pajaro505.bsky.social · 06/10/2026That is about 20% additional GHG emissions than the current total from all sources in New Mexico! 0128
Reposted by Paul BowesMary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“The world’s largest penguin colony has declined by two-thirds since 2011, most likely because of the climate crisis, a study has revealed.” How many species will we drive to extinction in our lust for oil and gas? www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comWorld’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’Chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island in Antarctica down by two-thirds since 2011, probably due to climate crisis 13015
Reposted by Paul BowesJoe Dunman @joedunman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"He says he is applying the Constitution as its framers intended. But his impact on the Court goes well beyond his own vote." Everybody's a media critic but why are these sentences together? The second is not a relevant counterpoint to the assertion of the first! www.cbsnews.com/news/samuel-...cbsnews.comThe Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justiceJustice Samuel Alito discussed his opinion in the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the leaked draft and its aftermath, same-sex marriage rights and why he's not retiring yet. 1162
Reposted by Paul BowesTorsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026So what this week has taught us is that the Conservative offer is to: - prioritise the wealthiest - blow up the public finances 610426
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Two Grandfathers freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/two-grandf...freddiedeboer.substack.comTwo Grandfathersprivilege, celebrity, and the end of up from below 000
Reposted by Paul BowesEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 06/10/2026New free link as.ft.com/r/a10980e2-d...as.ft.comCalifornia’s oligarch tax would change AmericaThe goal of its framers is political rather than budgetary 56930
Reposted by Paul BowesRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026When they lied about policy or statistics repeatedly or tried to shift blame elsewhere they fooled a lot of gullible people. But when they started lying about things that even the cult knows more about than these out of touch weirdos, that’s when they lost the plot. 36045501062
Reposted by Paul BowesJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A fun detail: Poirot repeatedly describes the Macho Jesus his leetle grey cells dreamed up as like a “Mustang.” You might think this is merely weird and homoerotic, but it’s actually linked to a bit of misinformation evangelicals like to use to retcon Jesus as a high-T alpha male. 2132792
Reposted by Paul BowesCoCo ✌🏼💛🕊️ @coco.sheshed.rocks · 06/10/2026This shit at #Cornell started back in 1975! History is important people. The term “sexual harassment" is only about 50 years old, having been coined in 1975 by a group of women at Cornell University. #SheShed www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comCornell faculty senate introduces no-confidence resolution over handling of alleged 2024 sexual assaultThe resolution was submitted to the University Faculty Committee on Monday evening, according to a copy obtained by NBC News. 610468
Reposted by Paul BowesMiles Grant @milesgrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The NY Times framing every fascist as tough strong & brilliant, and not a dumb racist liar, is one of many ways the NY Times tells Democrats that they are Not On Our Side, and Dems mostly choose not to listennytimes.comKaroline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox NewsA fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network. 17968194
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026CIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total Collapse open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...open.substack.comCIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total CollapseU.S. intelligence raises fears of civil unrest and state breakdown in Israel ahead of October 27 elections. 000
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.liberalcurrents.com/you-cant-bui...liberalcurrents.comYou Can't Build a Better Politics on Bad HistorySarah Longwell's "How to Eat an Elephant" offers useful advice for Democratic politics. Yet it is also based on a false history of the GOP. 000
Reposted by Paul Bowes🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026She somehow gets this but spends years not understanding racism , classism , and constructed a life with this fool that she used to bludgeon others He’s a rape apologist Everyone sucks here . She just happens to be rightstatic.klipy.comLet Them FightALT: Let Them Fight 0263
Reposted by Paul BowesMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is Justice Alito's way of letting Republicans know that he's certain they are going to get a shellacking in the midterms. 1801582378
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...theguardian.comWhen is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: nowRobert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy 000
Reposted by Paul BowesJared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Michael Tracey published what he said was the ID of the "Jane Doe" in the Cornell case. Then he took it down, claiming he just wanted to make a point and didn't want to see harm to the person he named. What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records. 1133326686
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Crooked Timber of Humanitarians of Tinder open.substack.com/pub/conspicu...open.substack.comThe Crooked Timber of Humanitarians of TinderHow the pursuit of material, social, and sexual advantage shapes our values 000
Reposted by Paul BowesAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026CNN on the last jobs report before the midterms: "It came in cold -- surprisingly cold. Job growth weaker than expected, unemployment unexpectedly went up, and paychecks aren't keeping up with prices. This was disappointing all around." 34945501370
Reposted by Paul BowesDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The same guy who has been using government records to launch phony investigations is firing the people who do actual investigations after the investigated him. 6398128
Reposted by Paul Bowesderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 10459871691
Reposted by Paul BowesFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/09/2026you'd think that if Eliezer Yudkowsky really was the greatest genius of our era, he could have seen this coming 1851233
Reposted by Paul BowesMickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There are about 40,000 comments on the Cornell University TikTok page. And it’s all stuff like this… 2304
Reposted by Paul BowesTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ken Paxton offered plea deals to at least 10 students accused of raping their classmates. 561263608
Reposted by Paul BowesAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026I 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. 66366252562
Reposted by Paul BowesYonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Public anger comes for John Roberts The chief justice’s summer retreat in Maine used to be one of boating, potluck dinners, touch football and easy friendships. Locals called him “John.” Now a swirl of anger has been rising at him, transforming his getaways. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.comJohn Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him. (Gift Article)After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever. 2301838406
Reposted by Paul BowesKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: The Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the legality of ICE's mandatory detention policy, weighing in on an issue that has been ovewhelmingly rejected by district and appeals courts but has nevertheless roiled the justice system nationwide. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comSupreme Court will rule on Trump’s ICE detention policyLower courts have overwhelmingly rejected ICE’s novel view of its detention authority. 22434165
Reposted by Paul BowesNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow! 491147213109
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“There is a growing problem with our democracy in that parliament is looking less and less like the way people voted. The last general election saw the biggest mismatch in British history between the votes people cast and the seats parties won." www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...theguardian.comHow could Great Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your areaThese visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems 000
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comUkraine war briefing: Nato condemns Moscow’s ‘irresponsible nuclear rhetoric’ as strikes on Kyiv intensifyComments come after Moscow warned it would ‘deploy its entire arsenal’ if Kaliningrad was threatened. 000
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.liberalcurrents.com/tax-the-weal...liberalcurrents.comTax the Wealthy, Not WealthDon’t miss the forest for the tallest trees. 021
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Politics of Fantasy and Entitlement Are Driving Everyone Insane freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/the-politi...freddiedeboer.substack.comThe Politics of Fantasy and Entitlement Are Driving Everyone Insaneimperfect reality can’t win in a culture of fantasy 000
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026branko2f7.substack.com/p/against-pu...branko2f7.substack.comAgainst purposeful activity and Abrahamic religion in a world of abundanceA note on Keynes’ “Economic Possibilities…” 000
Reposted by Paul BowesRIO LINDA MEX 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇦🦍aka Gus Gallegos @riolindamex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Added to list. #TribunalsComing 1051261450
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026charlesmcbryde.substack.com/p/boys-will-...charlesmcbryde.substack.comBoys Will Be BoysMasculinity In The Epstein Age 000
Reposted by Paul BowesRay @raymolson22.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We are not being governed. We are being looted. 22266852677