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.
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This lawless administration is now operating under the “what are you gonna do about it” doctrine. A John Roberts creation.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This lawless administration is now operating under the “what are you gonna do about it” doctrine. A John Roberts creation.
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It took 30 years, but a cowboy made it to the conference championship
#Broncos QB Jarrett Stidham is ready for both the AFC title game *and* a starring role in a Hallmark movie about a rough and tumble cowboy who falls hard for a city girl escaping her hectic work life
January 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
It took 30 years, but a cowboy made it to the conference championship
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a moment of silence for Alex Pretti would be a start
How awesome would it be if the NFL grew balls the size of the NBA and postponed the games in protest?
January 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
a moment of silence for Alex Pretti would be a start
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Great hed
January 25, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Great hed
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attn: everyone asking why athletes aren’t speaking out on Minneapolis, please meet two-time MVP, three-time world champion, three-time Olympic gold medalist Breanna Mackenzie Stewart.
January 25, 2026 at 6:57 PM
attn: everyone asking why athletes aren’t speaking out on Minneapolis, please meet two-time MVP, three-time world champion, three-time Olympic gold medalist Breanna Mackenzie Stewart.
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Once again, Will Bunch is why I am now a Phildadelphia Inquirer subscriber.
The senseless murder of Alex Pretti is finally showing everyday folks that the Trump regime is beyond any redemption. And in an anti-religious age, it's sparked a quest for a new American morality
It's beyond politics now. This is about good vs. evil
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/minn...
It's beyond politics now. This is about good vs. evil
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/minn...
Alex Pretti’s ICE murder is beyond politics. This is about good vs. evil | Will Bunch
Trump's inhumane immigration raids and two ICE murders has triggered an American yearning for a return to morality.
www.inquirer.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Once again, Will Bunch is why I am now a Phildadelphia Inquirer subscriber.
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I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say "The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the fuck they want and make shit up as they go along."
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say "The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the fuck they want and make shit up as they go along."
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“But are there not many Fascists in your country?”
”There are many who do not know they are Fascists, but will find it out when the time comes.”
—Ernest Hemingway, “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
”There are many who do not know they are Fascists, but will find it out when the time comes.”
—Ernest Hemingway, “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
January 25, 2026 at 6:35 AM
“But are there not many Fascists in your country?”
”There are many who do not know they are Fascists, but will find it out when the time comes.”
—Ernest Hemingway, “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
”There are many who do not know they are Fascists, but will find it out when the time comes.”
—Ernest Hemingway, “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
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The lies are the point. The lack of investigation is the point. Gaslighting us about videos we've all seen is the point. Disobeying courts is the point. Falsely calling protesters domestic terrorists is the point.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
January 25, 2026 at 2:54 AM
The lies are the point. The lack of investigation is the point. Gaslighting us about videos we've all seen is the point. Disobeying courts is the point. Falsely calling protesters domestic terrorists is the point.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
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Fucking first time I ever teared up over something I saw on Bluesky.
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 25, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Fucking first time I ever teared up over something I saw on Bluesky.
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If you’d like to tangibly help Minnesota, let’s spread the word and donate where we can.
This is FAR more impactful than doomscrolling or angry posting fueling someone else’s doomscrolling.
No act of resistance is too small or insignificant.
This is FAR more impactful than doomscrolling or angry posting fueling someone else’s doomscrolling.
No act of resistance is too small or insignificant.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
If you’d like to tangibly help Minnesota, let’s spread the word and donate where we can.
This is FAR more impactful than doomscrolling or angry posting fueling someone else’s doomscrolling.
No act of resistance is too small or insignificant.
This is FAR more impactful than doomscrolling or angry posting fueling someone else’s doomscrolling.
No act of resistance is too small or insignificant.
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for the weekend crowd: I dug into a new podcast that pins a bunch of notorious murders on a long-dead Jewish man from San Diego. It's the ugliest true crime property in recent memory. [gift link] defector.com/michael-conn...
Michael Connelly Should Stick To Fake Crime | Defector
The origin of Michael Connelly’s new true crime podcast, Killer in the Code, was a rather far-fetched tip fielded by Rick Jackson, a retired detective from the Los Angeles Police Department. A self-de...
defector.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 PM
for the weekend crowd: I dug into a new podcast that pins a bunch of notorious murders on a long-dead Jewish man from San Diego. It's the ugliest true crime property in recent memory. [gift link] defector.com/michael-conn...
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Videos verified by The New York Times show the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday was holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Videos verified by The New York Times show the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday was holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
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That's why they try to grab phones whenever they can
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 25, 2026 at 12:10 AM
That's why they try to grab phones whenever they can
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Q: They defied a search warrant this morning. Do you think they'll abide by a federal court order?
FREY: Everybody listen to that question. The question is 'will this administration abide by a court order.' These are the underpinnings of our democracy and Constitution. The answer better be yes.
FREY: Everybody listen to that question. The question is 'will this administration abide by a court order.' These are the underpinnings of our democracy and Constitution. The answer better be yes.
January 24, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Q: They defied a search warrant this morning. Do you think they'll abide by a federal court order?
FREY: Everybody listen to that question. The question is 'will this administration abide by a court order.' These are the underpinnings of our democracy and Constitution. The answer better be yes.
FREY: Everybody listen to that question. The question is 'will this administration abide by a court order.' These are the underpinnings of our democracy and Constitution. The answer better be yes.
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I will donate, phone bank, and knock on doors for any Democrat who promises to do everything to the Republicans in power that they’re doing to innocent people. Not talk about the price of milk. Not talk about norms. Just want a promise that the these motherfuckers will rot.
January 24, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I will donate, phone bank, and knock on doors for any Democrat who promises to do everything to the Republicans in power that they’re doing to innocent people. Not talk about the price of milk. Not talk about norms. Just want a promise that the these motherfuckers will rot.
This is the greatest movie scene of all time. If you think otherwise, you are mistaken.
This is a great place to start. Casablanca came out in 1942. When they filmed this, they did not know how the war would end.
youtu.be/HM-E2H1ChJM?...
youtu.be/HM-E2H1ChJM?...
January 25, 2026 at 12:07 AM
This is the greatest movie scene of all time. If you think otherwise, you are mistaken.
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This is a great place to start. Casablanca came out in 1942. When they filmed this, they did not know how the war would end.
youtu.be/HM-E2H1ChJM?...
youtu.be/HM-E2H1ChJM?...
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
This is a great place to start. Casablanca came out in 1942. When they filmed this, they did not know how the war would end.
youtu.be/HM-E2H1ChJM?...
youtu.be/HM-E2H1ChJM?...
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New: Alex Pretti, the man killed by the Trump-Vance mob of agents was an outdoorsmen, a mountain biker, an ICU nurse who "would go out of his way to help," say Veterans Affairs colleagues.
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
zeteo.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
New: Alex Pretti, the man killed by the Trump-Vance mob of agents was an outdoorsmen, a mountain biker, an ICU nurse who "would go out of his way to help," say Veterans Affairs colleagues.
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
Was gonna write something about the Eagles OC search today, but I couldn’t make myself care. Wish I could be in Minneapolis.
January 24, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Was gonna write something about the Eagles OC search today, but I couldn’t make myself care. Wish I could be in Minneapolis.
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A nurse. A researcher. A helper.
January 24, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A nurse. A researcher. A helper.
Yes.
Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
January 24, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Yes.