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Peter K Owen

@pkowen.bsky.social

Epicurean Existentialist

2,149 Followers  |  1,771 Following  |  2,098 Posts  |  Joined: 19.12.2024
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Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.

01.03.2026 03:58 — 👍 8736    🔁 1587    💬 225    📌 78

She was supposed to be our President.

01.03.2026 05:05 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yes, the whole premise of society is the social contract. I won't attack you and you won't attack me. Let's find common ground or at least compromise.

They reject the foundation of civilization.

01.03.2026 05:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They don't give a sh!t about security. Surprised they haven't already been p0wned.

01.03.2026 01:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What's going to happen now? Well, apparently there are 3 factors to consider. Ethnic/religious tension, economic strength, and reliable political institutions. Yeah. Welp. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/o...

01.03.2026 00:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That'd be cool

28.02.2026 19:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

YOUR LIPS TO GOD'S ... oh wait

28.02.2026 19:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's the 'both sides' fallacy rearing it's ugly head for the eleventy-billionith time this year

28.02.2026 18:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oh look, Douche Asshat has something to say

28.02.2026 18:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Of course it is.

28.02.2026 18:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

She's a sex worker

28.02.2026 02:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We are either a nation of ideals or one of tribes.

I stand for truth and justice, not a country club

28.02.2026 02:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just saying, but when people are trying to do everything they can to prevent you from voting, that’s when you absolutely need to vote.

Ready to make this the biggest midterm turnout in history?

27.02.2026 21:31 — 👍 17878    🔁 5129    💬 500    📌 244

Universal health care would be an economic stimulus

26.02.2026 21:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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BREAKING: Protests have erupted at Columbia University after the school says DHS agents detained a student after making "misrepresentations to gain entry" to building.

26.02.2026 19:19 — 👍 5926    🔁 1948    💬 108    📌 130
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30 years.

This video should be on every network.

26.02.2026 13:27 — 👍 15506    🔁 8203    💬 982    📌 835
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I feel like watching Mars Attacks, specifically the Congress scene, for no particular reason.

25.02.2026 23:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I just read the NYT piece that was basically 'what 7 regular voters think' and as usual there's the libertarian and Drumpf voters talking about how great it was, along with - the sane people saying it's was lies, etc.

A hardy minority of this country is just beyond hope. Dumb as a bag of rocks.

25.02.2026 23:40 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell - CIA

They killed the CIA World Factbook? WTF?? www.cia.gov/stories/stor...

25.02.2026 20:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Indefensible and yet .. the Magat sycophants keep defending it.

25.02.2026 03:56 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'd be happy with a good old fashioned "YOU LIE!"

25.02.2026 01:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Maybe he'll keel over.

25.02.2026 00:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Examples for responses to Mr. Westwood:
Tripe
Poppycock
Nonsense
Shill !
Garbage
SAD
Dislike
Sigh

24.02.2026 22:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I feel like the problem is apathy. I am frequently surprised by how little Americans know what's going on, what happened, what these people are doing. The Fascist party has succeeded over decades of nonstop effort to undercut education and news. It's depressing.

24.02.2026 17:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's bigger than the trailer he lives in out in bumfuck

24.02.2026 03:16 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

One consolation: he's put himself in a financially unstable position by spending $100k on a big boy fruck

24.02.2026 03:15 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Pathetic. Gender affirming vehicle. Big truck small pee pee. Etc.

24.02.2026 03:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I love her. If I lived in Texas I would vote for her. But I fear Texans will only vote for the white dude whose religion is on his sleeve in the general election. Not a very smart black woman. I wish it were different. We need to win the Senate no matter what.

24.02.2026 02:58 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Yeah I lost all pride in the USA Men's Hockey team when I saw this.

23.02.2026 23:50 — 👍 14    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0