Reposted by Paul BowesJason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 16h💥NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! TONS of NEWS DOJ & FBI emails I obtained reveal how federal investigators probed allegations in 2022 that President Donald Trump tore up presidential records & why a prosecutor declined to pursue a separate criminal investigation www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... 8254160 0
Reposted by Paul BowesAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 16hTurkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan, described by John Bolton as one of the "dictators [Trump] likes," escalates his attacks on a press that he's targeted for decades with prosecution, weaponized regulation, and media consolidation by his allies. NYT reports buff.ly/5pUGx91 515963 0
Reposted by Paul BowesThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14hRepublican farmer who voted for Trump twice: “I’ve hurt more under Trump than I have any other president… Trump promised to help the farmers. Instead fuel and beef prices are crushing us and he’s cutting our throat.” 94443121532 0
Reposted by Paul BowesKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 14hJournalist to Hegseth: “Mr. Secretary, are you Vladimir Putin’s puppet on Ukraine? Mr. Secretary, is Vladimir Putin playing you like a fiddle?” Good job, Britain! That’s how it’s done. Video: Sky News 1423087905 0
Reposted by Paul BowesNPR @npr.org · 14hA majority of Americans support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, but support becomes more divided when questions vary. n.pr/4BbwRaPn.prAmid talk of public execution, public opinion on death penalty is splitA majority of Americans support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, but support becomes more divided when questions vary. 16657 0
Reposted by Paul BowesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17hQ3 Senate fundraising comparisons: Texas James Talarico (D): $64 million Ken Paxton (R): $18 million Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D): $33.1 million Mike Collins (R): $2.8 million Michigan Abdul El-Sayed (D): $30.7 million Mike Rogers (R): $9.7 million 841460352 0
Reposted by Paul BowesJon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 16/10/2026I am calling on Congressman Mike Collins to disband his convoy captains program, which now has reported links to the Klan and folks with serious criminal histories targeting children. 11537183 0
Reposted by Paul BowesDavid Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 15hThat well-known hive of pinko commies, the Daily Mail 😂 6244 0
Reposted by Paul BowesMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19hNew White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia: “They have said I only took questions from conservative outlets. However, The Daily Mail is not known to be a conservative outlet or friendly to conservatives.” Brits everywhere: *hysterical laughter* 901404306 0
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 14hwww.liberalcurrents.com/public-execu...liberalcurrents.comPublic ExecutionActs of violence are a sacrament in the fascist civic religion. The new fascist man must be posted into being. 000 0
Reposted by Paul BowesRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21hThe reality is, all these fake MAGA tough guys from Trump on down are just whiny crybabies and perpetual victims. 26850191111 0
Reposted by Paul BowesDarragh Mc Kenna @darraghmckenna.bsky.social · 16hGuys it’s 2026 can we please stop falling for his BS. 942923468 0
Reposted by Paul BowesMarie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 15/10/2026This should alarm EVERY American. Reuters asked 26 Senate campaigns if they’d accept the midterm election results. Only 14 gave an unconditional YES. The other 12 hedged or didn’t answer. Why is accepting the outcome of a democratic election even a question in America? #USDemocracy 56836 0
Reposted by Paul BowesKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 15/10/2026This is a Russian jet-powered Shahed drone striking a supermarket in Odesa in broad daylight today. This is terrorism. Terrorists shouldn't be rewarded with lucrative business deals. They must be repelled, arrested, and prosecuted. 872112871 0
Reposted by Paul BowesAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/10/2026The White House is hiding a report about your taxes until after you vote. Each year the IRS publishes data on what people at every income level deducted and owed. This version is the first look at the GOP tax law from 2025. It was expected in July. It’s October. Full story at link in comments ⬇️ 4530861166 0
Reposted by Paul BowesRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Ayanna Pressley: Trump's raid on Ilhan Omar home is part of his fascist, anti-freedom agenda. It's about terror and intimidation, and it's doing nothing to make us safe. 291879618 0
Reposted by Paul BowesMike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Meta has censored more than 1,000 pro-Lula accounts during the Brazilian Presidential Election. Evidence shows that the social media giant clearly interfered in the election. paydayreport.com/meta-censors...paydayreport.comMeta Censors Over 1,080 Pro-Lula Accounts During Brazilian Presidential ElectionEvidence shows the social media giant clearly interfered in the Brazilian Presidential Election 4818821013 0
Reposted by Paul BowesBolts @boltsmag.org · 15/10/2026The mother of an incarcerated man says California prisons arbitrarily enforce visitation rules, harming her and other families. “It’s supposed to be the Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, not of continually harassing and punishing families.”boltsmag.orgThis New Law Will Make It Easier for Californians to Visit Family in Prison - BoltsFamilies of incarcerated people have long faced arbitrary denial of visits and harassment by prison staff. They advocated for reforms that passed last week. 04413 0
Reposted by Paul BowesAman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Remarkable outcome in Fox News' latest poll: 88% of U.S. voters say they are extremely or very concerned about corruption in government, beating every other issue including inflation www.foxnews.com/politics/fox... 38801252 0
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 15/10/2026www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comJust as Saint Nige thought it was safe to reappear, along comes pesky ITV | John CraceHow dare the channel reveal more racism and bigotry within Reform just as he was planning a press conference? 000 0
Reposted by Paul BowesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/10/2026BREAKING WSJ: The Trump admin's investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe.wsj.comIlhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her CitizenshipAuthorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman’s family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork. 1641273624 0
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 15/10/2026www.liberalcurrents.com/checks-and-b...liberalcurrents.comChecks and Balances Will Not Save UsA Democratically controlled Congress will have some tools to deploy, but not as many as some may hope. 000 0
Reposted by Paul BowesChris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Except maybe firing squad porn, which must exist (see Rule No. 34). 2114 0
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 14/10/2026thebaffler.com/latest/true-...thebaffler.comTrue Confessions | Rhian SasseenMeghan O’Gieblyn’s addiction memoir transcends the form—and offers a salient exploration of what varieties of care and attention we owe ourselves and others. 000 0
Reposted by Paul Bowespublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 14/10/2026natalie might actually try to kill this woman 48110 0
Reposted by Paul BowesWIRED @wired.com · 14/10/2026More than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional.buff.lyMen Can’t Stop Faking How Much They Know About AIMore than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional. 1623257 0
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Is Russia Preparing a Chemical Weapons Attack in Ukraine? olgalautman.substack.com/p/is-russia-...olgalautman.substack.comIs Russia Preparing a Chemical Weapons Attack in Ukraine?While checking Russian media this morning, I came across something extremely disturbing. 011 0
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026snyder.substack.com/p/war-throug...snyder.substack.comWar Through WeaknessTrump’s Superpower Suicide in Iran and Russia 000 0
Reposted by Paul BowesDC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 13/10/2026🚨 Russia isn't just preparing a chemical attack—they're already doing it. @olgalautman.bsky.social latest report reveals how Moscow uses its Syria playbook to setup new false flags, despite already using chloropicrin & CS gas on Ukrainian forces for years with little media notice 👇olgalautman.substack.comIs Russia Preparing a Chemical Weapons Attack in Ukraine?While checking Russian media this morning, I came across something extremely disturbing. 8185165 0
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026hilariusbookbinder.substack.com/p/jagged?utm...hilariusbookbinder.substack.comJaggedNotes on uneven minds 000 0
Reposted by Paul BowesThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026RESIGNED: Trump’s Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigned, not because she’s corrupt. (That’s no sin in TrumpWorld) But because she got caught. Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor to pay off her $100,000 Amex credit card bill in exchange for favors that never came. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 19829941029 0
Reposted by Paul BowesJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/10/20263. There are also major conflicts and inconsistencies with Zacharia's narrative of her professional career, including her time as "General Counsel" for a California non-profit.popular.infoTrump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she?There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any 10969179 0
Reposted by Paul BowesJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/10/20262. The White House responded to a detailed request for comment, but did not provide any evidence Zacharia was licensed to practice law, referring Popular Information back to a Truth Social post where Trump calls her an attorney.popular.infoTrump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she?There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any 361185230 0
Reposted by Paul BowesJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/10/20261. Trump’s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, says she is a lawyer. She has claimed to be a lawyer repeatedly on national TV, on podcasts, and on social media. But there is no evidence that Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law. 1832468807 0
Reposted by Paul BowesAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026NEW: I wrote about why so many people wanted to believe that Ukrainian airstrikes on a Russian data center reduced troll and bot activity online, even though it's almost certainly not true. Featuring @noupside.bsky.social: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comDrone strikes didn't take out a Russian bot farm, but we were primed to believe ItA viral rumor illustrates people’s hunger to make sense of the division we see online. 481537657 0
Reposted by Paul BowesTommyBoy @tampatom69.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Revisiting this one because seeing traitors held accountable makes me smile. 1073782605 0
Reposted by Paul BowesMalena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 13/10/2026𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥🚨 #ICE took up hospital beds & resources that sick people need like staff who had to babysit them as they got up out of bed to hunt for Oscar Belgal who they just shot in the neck. Then they took him. #ICELawlessness 27367289 0
Reposted by Paul BowesProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2026Emily Marris’ daughter got E. coli after drinking raw milk. So she texted the farmer, who said none of the tests showed “anything abnormal.” Marris later learned that the farmer hadn’t tested for E. coli; it seemed like she didn’t know how to.propublica.orgA Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But... 81718313 0
Reposted by Paul BowesSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 13/10/2026I’ve said before that the entire thesis of Trump is “I can just force you to do what I want at any moment”, and every time this collides with reality, they have genuinely no idea how to react (see also: their attempts at martyring Charlie kirk) 958690 0
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAs a scientist, here's what worries me about the suspected Russian plague victim | Devi SridharRussia’s silence over the death of a lab worker underlines that pandemic preparedness amounts to nothing if information on threats is withheld, says public health expert Devi Sridhar 000 0
Paul Bowes @paulmbowes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comChristian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says reportResearch challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity 010 0
Reposted by Paul BowesFactsOverFeelings @thunderstorming.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Never forget, right, Republicans? We didn’t. 4152881325 0
Reposted by Paul BowesAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026"You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate 27586882126 0
Reposted by Paul BowesNorthStar @mphamner.bsky.social · 10/10/2026We sanctioned Russia to help end their war with Ukraine. Now we’re buying diesel from Russia because our prices are higher. And it looks like we’ll be supplying Russia with parts to fix damaged refineries so we can get that diesel. So Russia makes money anyway and gets their refineries fixed too??? 032 0
Reposted by Paul BowesCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/10/2026US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing www.ft.com/content/7fd4...ft.comUS warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharingDonald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow 128301137 0
Reposted by Paul BowesLeonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In other words, a 10 percent contraction in one of Britain’s most successful exports. If it were steel or fish or other infinitely less profitable sectors, people would be having a meltdown. 12625274 0
Reposted by Paul BowesProfessor Peacock @jmpeck4.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I have lived in Texas for over 20 years. I have been amazed at the buffoons, cons, and crooks Texans will vote for as long as there is an (R) behind their name. Case in point, Texas voted for lying Ted Cruz (R) over Beto O'Rourke (D). #VoteBlue #VoteTalarico 1573088860 0
Reposted by Paul BowesAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 10/10/2026NEW: Trump's new press secretary has some deleted tweets—and we've got them for you. www.thebulwark.com/p/katie-zach...thebulwark.comThe Deleted Tweets of the New White House Press SecretaryKatie Zacharia is ready to defend Trump. The Constitution? Less so. 66217 0