Les Bowen, still
@lesbowen.bsky.social
That old guy who still writes about the Philadelphia Eagles, now for PHLY. Annoys w/dad jokes, social commentary. Fan of what Twitter used to be. Also of rescue Pit Bulls. Husband/dad. Grew up in the South way back when progress actually seemed possible.
Bowen: Despite what you might have heard, the Eagles won't struggle to find a qualified offensive coordinator - PHLY Sports allphly.com/bowen-despit...
Bowen: Despite what you might have heard, the Eagles won't struggle to find a qualified offensive coordinator - PHLY Sports
I’m pretty sure the Eagles are going to be able to hire an offensive coordinator, and that they will have their pick from several qualified candidates.
allphly.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Bowen: Despite what you might have heard, the Eagles won't struggle to find a qualified offensive coordinator - PHLY Sports allphly.com/bowen-despit...
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Defunding ICE entirely, and building a law-abiding replacement may not happen until we have D Congress and POTUS, but should nevertheless introduce legislation now and begin building public support for the redesign of the DHS and abolition of ICE and CBP open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
How to Stop the Fascism
What we do after another DHS murder
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Defunding ICE entirely, and building a law-abiding replacement may not happen until we have D Congress and POTUS, but should nevertheless introduce legislation now and begin building public support for the redesign of the DHS and abolition of ICE and CBP open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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“The white supremacist administration, in an excess of bloodlust and rage, has therefore decided to treat white people in the city as race traitors, subject to the same kinds of violence and smears as non-whites.”
New in PN: The regime's mind-bending lies are a tactic
"The VP told them they could kill anyone who annoyed them. Pretti annoyed them. So they killed him. Now the lies Bovino and Noem are telling about Pretti’s death are intended to encourage further extrajudicial executions and likely will do so."
"The VP told them they could kill anyone who annoyed them. Pretti annoyed them. So they killed him. Now the lies Bovino and Noem are telling about Pretti’s death are intended to encourage further extrajudicial executions and likely will do so."
The regime's mind-bending lies are a tactic
Thinking about them in terms of truth or falsity is a category error.
www.publicnotice.co
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
“The white supremacist administration, in an excess of bloodlust and rage, has therefore decided to treat white people in the city as race traitors, subject to the same kinds of violence and smears as non-whites.”
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This makes sense for this weird season where good teams had bad records, bad teams had good records, and everything went topsy-turvy.
The L in Super Bowl LX should stand for long shot.
That’s because this Super Bowl is the first featuring two teams that entered the season with 60-1 or worse odds to win it all, per Pro Football Reference.
That’s because this Super Bowl is the first featuring two teams that entered the season with 60-1 or worse odds to win it all, per Pro Football Reference.
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 PM
This makes sense for this weird season where good teams had bad records, bad teams had good records, and everything went topsy-turvy.
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I am in Minneapolis now and I wanted to share my latest piece on Substack:
substack.com/@katiephang/...
substack.com/@katiephang/...
“Do not stand idly by while your neighbor’s blood is shed.”
Some painfully key words from Leviticus 19:16
substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I am in Minneapolis now and I wanted to share my latest piece on Substack:
substack.com/@katiephang/...
substack.com/@katiephang/...
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On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 AM
On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
This is a great bit.
Just watch -- you'll see. All of America is gonna be wearing Pats gear and cheering us on!
Don’t bet on it. No, really. Don’t bet on it.
January 26, 2026 at 4:32 AM
This is a great bit.
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The last three times a new Pope was elected, the Seahawks have made the Super Bowl as the No. 1 seed.
◽️ 2005: Pope Benedict XVI elected, SEA to SB XL
◽️ 2013: Pope Francis elected, SEA to SB XLVIII
◽️ 2025: Pope Leo XIV elected, SEA to SB LV
◽️ 2005: Pope Benedict XVI elected, SEA to SB XL
◽️ 2013: Pope Francis elected, SEA to SB XLVIII
◽️ 2025: Pope Leo XIV elected, SEA to SB LV
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 AM
The last three times a new Pope was elected, the Seahawks have made the Super Bowl as the No. 1 seed.
◽️ 2005: Pope Benedict XVI elected, SEA to SB XL
◽️ 2013: Pope Francis elected, SEA to SB XLVIII
◽️ 2025: Pope Leo XIV elected, SEA to SB LV
◽️ 2005: Pope Benedict XVI elected, SEA to SB XL
◽️ 2013: Pope Francis elected, SEA to SB XLVIII
◽️ 2025: Pope Leo XIV elected, SEA to SB LV
Explaining to the dog that she shouldn’t have run right back to the porch the second she realized she was plowing thru a foot of snow, that she won’t get another chance to pee til morning.
Doing this earnestly, until I remember oh yeah she’s a dog and I’m talking to myself.
Doing this earnestly, until I remember oh yeah she’s a dog and I’m talking to myself.
January 26, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Explaining to the dog that she shouldn’t have run right back to the porch the second she realized she was plowing thru a foot of snow, that she won’t get another chance to pee til morning.
Doing this earnestly, until I remember oh yeah she’s a dog and I’m talking to myself.
Doing this earnestly, until I remember oh yeah she’s a dog and I’m talking to myself.
Ooooofff
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Ooooofff
I think if you read the post, what I said was that Denver’s defense did everything but account for Maye’s running, and on the final third down, that beat them.
It literally did. The Pats ran out the clock.
I didn’t imply anywhere that the Denver offense played well. Weird thing to pick a fight over.
It literally did. The Pats ran out the clock.
I didn’t imply anywhere that the Denver offense played well. Weird thing to pick a fight over.
Thanks for the condescension. You wrote that not accounting for Maye running "beat Denver". Denver not being able to move the ball aside from one shot play is worth a mention. Am I supposed to write champ now?
January 26, 2026 at 3:50 AM
I think if you read the post, what I said was that Denver’s defense did everything but account for Maye’s running, and on the final third down, that beat them.
It literally did. The Pats ran out the clock.
I didn’t imply anywhere that the Denver offense played well. Weird thing to pick a fight over.
It literally did. The Pats ran out the clock.
I didn’t imply anywhere that the Denver offense played well. Weird thing to pick a fight over.
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That's a 90th percentile performance by the Rams offense (based on EPA per drive), and they still lost.
Stafford and McVay were terrific -- won the battle against Macdonald and that Seahawks defense, and it wasn't enough.
Stafford and McVay were terrific -- won the battle against Macdonald and that Seahawks defense, and it wasn't enough.
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 AM
That's a 90th percentile performance by the Rams offense (based on EPA per drive), and they still lost.
Stafford and McVay were terrific -- won the battle against Macdonald and that Seahawks defense, and it wasn't enough.
Stafford and McVay were terrific -- won the battle against Macdonald and that Seahawks defense, and it wasn't enough.
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Besides the horror and disgustingness of the actions of Trump, there is an underlying annoyance of how stupid he thinks everyone is to believe this. It's Michael Scott yelling "I Declare Bankruptcy" except this was obvious not written by Trump.
There have been 3 homicides in Minneapolis this year. Trump’s agents committed two of them: a mom and a nurse who cared for our Veterans.
Stay the hell out of our cities.
Stay the hell out of our cities.
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Besides the horror and disgustingness of the actions of Trump, there is an underlying annoyance of how stupid he thinks everyone is to believe this. It's Michael Scott yelling "I Declare Bankruptcy" except this was obvious not written by Trump.
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it is fuckin wild that Sam Darnold is the first USC quarterback to start in the Super Bowl
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 AM
it is fuckin wild that Sam Darnold is the first USC quarterback to start in the Super Bowl
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Concern is growing on Wall Street that Donald Trump's belligerence and belittlement of Europe could take some of the biggest buyers of US equities out of the market. There are signs that’s already beginning to happen.
Wall Street Grapples With New Risk: A European Buyers’ Strike
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the elites gathered in Davos that the Trump administration believes globalization is “a failed policy” that left America behind. A day later, his boss, Presid...
www.bloomberg.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Concern is growing on Wall Street that Donald Trump's belligerence and belittlement of Europe could take some of the biggest buyers of US equities out of the market. There are signs that’s already beginning to happen.
Not sure why McVay took that last timeout with 3:05 left, but you have to actually stop them to get the ball back, anyway.
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Not sure why McVay took that last timeout with 3:05 left, but you have to actually stop them to get the ball back, anyway.
That was DPI but nobody was catching that pass with feet down inbounds
January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
That was DPI but nobody was catching that pass with feet down inbounds
Demarcus Lawrence might still not have played in an NFC Championship game.
January 26, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Demarcus Lawrence might still not have played in an NFC Championship game.
If you’re gonna let Stafford stand there and pick a receiver at his leisure, you might as well just concede.
January 26, 2026 at 2:21 AM
If you’re gonna let Stafford stand there and pick a receiver at his leisure, you might as well just concede.
Why I said Denver DEFENSE, champ.
Poetic. That and, you know, not being able to score. Or move the ball.
January 26, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Why I said Denver DEFENSE, champ.
Looking forward to reading all the gushy think pieces about McVay boldly changing punt returners, complete with charts and graphs.
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Looking forward to reading all the gushy think pieces about McVay boldly changing punt returners, complete with charts and graphs.
I’m assuming the issue being reviewed is whether Nucua hit the ground with his hip on the boundary, rather than if he caught it.
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I’m assuming the issue being reviewed is whether Nucua hit the ground with his hip on the boundary, rather than if he caught it.
Now each team has a guy who single-handedly cost his team a touchdown
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Now each team has a guy who single-handedly cost his team a touchdown
Seattle’s pass rush is struggling
January 26, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Seattle’s pass rush is struggling