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Bob Bowden

@rbowden2.bsky.social

Retired agricultural scientist. Hobbies: bird watching, fishing, hiking, biking, orchids, cooking, and gardening. Political centrist. Issues: climate change, democracy, the Rule of Law, disinformation, identity politics

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Thanks for the heads up! Boycot Tesla!

06.11.2025 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โœณ๏ธ Roger Stone

โœณ๏ธ Paul Manafort

โœณ๏ธ George Santos

โœณ๏ธ Michael Flynn

โœณ๏ธ Eddie Gallagher

03.11.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 954    ๐Ÿ” 153    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldnโ€™t be able to publish anything by them at all, and โ€œwe need them for intellectual diversity.โ€

30.10.2025 22:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5582    ๐Ÿ” 1871    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 118    ๐Ÿ“Œ 146

Welcome to the club, Jim!

29.10.2025 03:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh my! Laura Ingraham is a hypocrite!

20.10.2025 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the โ€œancient art of lyingโ€ and manipulation.

โ€œWith your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,โ€ he said. โ€œYou can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...โ€

apnews.com/article/pope...

12.10.2025 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20460    ๐Ÿ” 6858    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 640    ๐Ÿ“Œ 417

This is a fantastic explainer video!

11.10.2025 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

09.10.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2881    ๐Ÿ” 1505    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 138    ๐Ÿ“Œ 242

I regret that I only had one subscription to cancel for my country

09.10.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We lost partly due to identity politics.

08.10.2025 02:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Leaves Door Open to Maxwell Pardon While Pretending Not to Know Her The president said he would look at the case of Jeffrey Epsteinโ€™s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

โ€ผ๏ธOf course - the sociopath will do whatever it takes to keep his crimes hidden.

07.10.2025 00:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 240    ๐Ÿ” 87    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

THIS. IS. THE. WAY. DEMOCRATS. โ†˜๏ธ

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ "The more corrupt and lawless he gets, the stiffer my spine gets. Because at this point, if I give in and consent to these kinds of tactics, which are blatantly corrupt, then it just normalizes it all"
- @chrismurphyct.bsky.social w/ @gregsargent.bsky.social

03.10.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 412    ๐Ÿ” 87    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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A message and a Lesson from Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™

28.09.2025 03:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1575    ๐Ÿ” 849    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 160

Are you gaslighting us? It may not be well-organized, but it is not fictitious.

28.09.2025 03:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you Canada for not giving up on us. The VAST majority of us are sane.

#NoKingsVancouver
#NoTyrantsVancouver

28.09.2025 02:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Correct.

17.09.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, Bari Weiss is an asshole.

17.09.2025 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They cheat on the definition of "celebrate the heinous murder" by changing it to "criticize Charlie Kirk".

16.09.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just imagine if a person actually did this and it was quite lucrative for him, but you could be fired right now for pointing out who that person is. Imagine!

15.09.2025 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This proves that Rand Paul is a phony free speech advocate.

16.09.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Correct.

16.09.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is more naked press intimidation to protect Trump corruption from investigation. It is unacceptable for a President to suppress reporting about his business practices and possible corruption. I condemn President Trump for this. I applaud the NYT for vowing to fight the meritless lawsuit.

16.09.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is aggressive intimidation and attempted suppression of the free press. Period.

16.09.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is about pure authoritarian grift and corruption and direct, naked intimidation of the free press for inquiring about the corruption. This is unacceptable. This is a scandal. The other reporters should ask the same question.

16.09.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

15.09.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28964    ๐Ÿ” 8731    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 593    ๐Ÿ“Œ 363

The President cannot interfere in the mayoral election of NYC. Period. This is unethical, un-American, unlawful, and unacceptable.

15.09.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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To forget Kirkโ€™s words is to dishonor his memory.

14.09.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1128    ๐Ÿ” 342    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 58    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

14.09.2025 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25181    ๐Ÿ” 10254    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 92    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1352

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