R.M. Lowery
@lowery.bsky.social
Author of ‘The Gentle Slope,’ ‘We Kill Our Own,’ and ‘Tough Messes: Eleven Stories of Crime and Desperation,’ all available now.
Editor at Boomtown Los Alamos.
More: https://rmlowery.com & https://ryanlowery.com
Editor at Boomtown Los Alamos.
More: https://rmlowery.com & https://ryanlowery.com
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R.M. Lowery
@lowery.bsky.social
· Sep 5
Today is pub day for “We Kill Our Own,” my second novel in the Jakob Larsen Mysteries series! Available now in all ebook formats, with a paperback coming soon.
“The Gentle Slope” is available as well, in ebook and in paperback.
Learn more: rmlowery.com
“The Gentle Slope” is available as well, in ebook and in paperback.
Learn more: rmlowery.com
“Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse.”
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Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse.”
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Big Tech is trying to change the law so they can keep stealing American artistry to build their Al businesses — without authorization and without paying the people who did the work.
That is wrong; it's un-American, and it's theft on a grand scale.
#StealingIsntInnovation
That is wrong; it's un-American, and it's theft on a grand scale.
#StealingIsntInnovation
January 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Big Tech is trying to change the law so they can keep stealing American artistry to build their Al businesses — without authorization and without paying the people who did the work.
That is wrong; it's un-American, and it's theft on a grand scale.
#StealingIsntInnovation
That is wrong; it's un-American, and it's theft on a grand scale.
#StealingIsntInnovation
Writing a book takes years of thinking, drafting, and revising. When AI takes that work without permission and competes with the creators themselves, that's not innovation, it's exploitation. #StealingIsntInnovation
January 22, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Writing a book takes years of thinking, drafting, and revising. When AI takes that work without permission and competes with the creators themselves, that's not innovation, it's exploitation. #StealingIsntInnovation
Italian beef is cooking, coffee is made, now we wait to bear the fuck down! #ChicagoBears
January 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Italian beef is cooking, coffee is made, now we wait to bear the fuck down! #ChicagoBears
The Court Case That Is Allowing ICE to Stop Just About Anyone It Wants
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The Court Case That Is Allowing ICE to Stop Just About Anyone It Wants
Whren v. United States needs to go.
www.theatlantic.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The Court Case That Is Allowing ICE to Stop Just About Anyone It Wants
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“Trump had already declared the shooting justified … Vance has asserted that federal agents had ‘absolute immunity’ from prosecution … Kristi Noem has spoken about the incident as if it were a closed case: Ms. Good had ‘weaponized’ her SUV.”
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F.B.I.’s Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Faces Doubts After White House’s Remarks
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM
“Trump had already declared the shooting justified … Vance has asserted that federal agents had ‘absolute immunity’ from prosecution … Kristi Noem has spoken about the incident as if it were a closed case: Ms. Good had ‘weaponized’ her SUV.”
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The Minneapolis shooting will get less official scrutiny because of cuts by the Trump administration.
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How ICE Lost Its Guardrails
The Minneapolis shooting will get less official scrutiny because of cuts by the Trump administration.
www.theatlantic.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The Minneapolis shooting will get less official scrutiny because of cuts by the Trump administration.
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Coffee from one of my favorite mugs this fine snowy Colorado morning.
January 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Coffee from one of my favorite mugs this fine snowy Colorado morning.
I’m old enough to remember when Tulsi Gabbard campaigned on ending regime change wars.
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I’m old enough to remember when Tulsi Gabbard campaigned on ending regime change wars.
Using the 2nd intermission to clean up my feed a bit…
January 3, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Using the 2nd intermission to clean up my feed a bit…
Thankfully, good hockey is on tonight. Go Tigers!
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Thankfully, good hockey is on tonight. Go Tigers!
Outdoor hockey in Florida is just about the dumbest possible idea, so congrats NHL.
January 3, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Outdoor hockey in Florida is just about the dumbest possible idea, so congrats NHL.
Good effort, Lobos. Helluva season.
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Good effort, Lobos. Helluva season.
From the December issue of Chicago magazine.
December 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
From the December issue of Chicago magazine.
“How are you doing, first lady?” the president asks from across the room.
“I’m waiting for a phone call,” she replies.
“I’m waiting for a phone call,” she replies.
Trump tells 10-year-old child he made sure ‘a bad Santa’ is not ‘infiltrating’ the US | CNN Politics
The phone rings. Would your 10-year-old like to speak with the president? He’s tracking Santa Claus from his living room in Palm Beach.
www.cnn.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
“How are you doing, first lady?” the president asks from across the room.
“I’m waiting for a phone call,” she replies.
“I’m waiting for a phone call,” she replies.
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🚨 Need an escape from family this holiday season? The ebook of my short story collection is on sale for $3.49 (or less!) wherever ebooks are sold! (Also available in paperback!) Tough Messes features a range of characters from mafia soldiers to desperate men forced into impossible situations.
December 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
🚨 Need an escape from family this holiday season? The ebook of my short story collection is on sale for $3.49 (or less!) wherever ebooks are sold! (Also available in paperback!) Tough Messes features a range of characters from mafia soldiers to desperate men forced into impossible situations.
Trump’s plan to corrupt the media is starting to work.
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Bari Weiss’s Audience of One
Trump’s plan to corrupt the media is starting to work.
www.theatlantic.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Trump’s plan to corrupt the media is starting to work.
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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
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"I no longer wish to represent a company that coddles a man so seemingly void of compassion as he marches our country towards autocracy," Foley wrote.
Wrestling legend Mick Foley parts ways with WWE over its Trump ties, cites Rob Reiner remarks as 'final straw'
The wrestling star, who also alternated among the personas of Mankind, Dude Love and Cactus Jack, said, "I no longer wish to represent a company that coddles a man so seemingly void of compassion."
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"I no longer wish to represent a company that coddles a man so seemingly void of compassion as he marches our country towards autocracy," Foley wrote.
“The president of the United States just barged into America’s living rooms like an angry, confused grandfather to tell us all that we are ungrateful whelps.”
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This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like
Donald Trump delivered a fear-drenched rant live from the White House.
www.theatlantic.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
“The president of the United States just barged into America’s living rooms like an angry, confused grandfather to tell us all that we are ungrateful whelps.”
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The Trump administration has announced plans to close #Boulder's @NCAR_Science Mesa Lab: www.axios.com/local/boulde...
Trump moves to shut down climate research lab, calls its work "alarmism"
NCAR's closure would hit climate research and public safety hard.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Trump administration has announced plans to close #Boulder's @NCAR_Science Mesa Lab: www.axios.com/local/boulde...
Sorry, kids. No Santa in the US this year. He once tweeted that Trump was on the naughty (Epstein) list, and now border patrol has denied him entry. Better luck next administration.
December 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Sorry, kids. No Santa in the US this year. He once tweeted that Trump was on the naughty (Epstein) list, and now border patrol has denied him entry. Better luck next administration.
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At least two students who were on Brown’s campus last night have survived shootings before — in high school.
“People always think, well, it’ll never be me. .. And until I was shot in my school, I also thought the same thing.”
@camillebaker.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
“People always think, well, it’ll never be me. .. And until I was shot in my school, I also thought the same thing.”
@camillebaker.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
December 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
At least two students who were on Brown’s campus last night have survived shootings before — in high school.
“People always think, well, it’ll never be me. .. And until I was shot in my school, I also thought the same thing.”
@camillebaker.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
“People always think, well, it’ll never be me. .. And until I was shot in my school, I also thought the same thing.”
@camillebaker.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
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The heads of three public radio stations in Colorado this week told a federal judge that they fear what might happen to them if they keep relying on NPR.
coloradomedia.substack.com/p/in-court-c...
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In court, Colorado's public radio stations fight Trump over his assault on NPR
The news behind the news in Colorado
coloradomedia.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The heads of three public radio stations in Colorado this week told a federal judge that they fear what might happen to them if they keep relying on NPR.
coloradomedia.substack.com/p/in-court-c...
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With Election Day ballots yet to be counted, Mayor Tim Keller leads Darren White in Albuquerque’s runoff election.
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
With Election Day ballots yet to be counted, Mayor Tim Keller leads Darren White in Albuquerque’s runoff election.