Jody Bower
@mythmuser.bsky.social
Published writer, cultural mythologist, book editor, singer, lover of wilderness and herding dogs, overthinker who's learned not to trust her left brain. Living on the traditional lands of the Salish. No DMs.
The right-wing tech magnates like to think of themselves as heroes. They aren't.
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May 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The right-wing tech magnates like to think of themselves as heroes. They aren't.
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Reposted by Jody Bower
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
- Hannah Arendt
- Hannah Arendt
March 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
- Hannah Arendt
- Hannah Arendt
Reposted by Jody Bower
I vote to rename the president "Lew Zingit."
March 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I vote to rename the president "Lew Zingit."
He lies by the heat vent until he gets too hot then does this
March 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
He lies by the heat vent until he gets too hot then does this
What do you know, it's not coming from Canada.
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How Does Fentanyl Reach the United States?
President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico in the name of curbing fentanyl flows into the United States. In reality, supplies of the drug—and related deaths—have sharply d…
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March 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
What do you know, it's not coming from Canada.
www.cfr.org/article/how-...
www.cfr.org/article/how-...
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The Lover King and the Tyrant. Guess which one we've got right now.
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Fasten Your Seatbelts
In my blog “Myths and Archetypes in Film” (https://jodybower.com/myths-archetypes-in-film/) I often write about doubled archetypes.
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March 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The Lover King and the Tyrant. Guess which one we've got right now.
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THIS. (continues in comments)
Longtime Republican columnist and commentator David Brooks said the following after the White House mistreatment of the Ukrainian president on Friday.
“I was nauseated, just nauseated."
Longtime Republican columnist and commentator David Brooks said the following after the White House mistreatment of the Ukrainian president on Friday.
“I was nauseated, just nauseated."
March 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
THIS. (continues in comments)
Longtime Republican columnist and commentator David Brooks said the following after the White House mistreatment of the Ukrainian president on Friday.
“I was nauseated, just nauseated."
Longtime Republican columnist and commentator David Brooks said the following after the White House mistreatment of the Ukrainian president on Friday.
“I was nauseated, just nauseated."
Triggered by the abusive treatment of Zelenskyy.
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Systemic Abuse
There’s a theory I like that says we elect as president someone who reflects the psychological state of the nation.
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March 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Triggered by the abusive treatment of Zelenskyy.
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You can sue for wrongful termination if you're fired without documented cause. ESPECIALLY if you're a government employee.
February 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
You can sue for wrongful termination if you're fired without documented cause. ESPECIALLY if you're a government employee.
I've changed my name twice. It's simple. Easy enough to change it back to the one on my birth certificate . . .
February 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I've changed my name twice. It's simple. Easy enough to change it back to the one on my birth certificate . . .
In 2023, national parks contributed a record $55.6 billion to the U.S. economy. They cost the US $3.6 billion to run.
February 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In 2023, national parks contributed a record $55.6 billion to the U.S. economy. They cost the US $3.6 billion to run.
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Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardiandocumentaries
Latest US news, world news, sports, business, opinion, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
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February 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Where to get your news
The Guardian (UK)
www.theguardian.com/us
BBC News (UK)
www.bbc.com/news/world
The Irish Times (Ireland)
www.irishtimes.com
CBC (Canada)
www.cbc.ca/news
The Globe and Mail (Canada)
www.theglobeandmail.com
The NZ Herald (New Zealand)
www.nzherald.co.nz
The Guardian (UK)
www.theguardian.com/us
BBC News (UK)
www.bbc.com/news/world
The Irish Times (Ireland)
www.irishtimes.com
CBC (Canada)
www.cbc.ca/news
The Globe and Mail (Canada)
www.theglobeandmail.com
The NZ Herald (New Zealand)
www.nzherald.co.nz
wondering what Big Pharma thinks of all the spending cuts for medical research . . .
February 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
wondering what Big Pharma thinks of all the spending cuts for medical research . . .
A Latina friend at her oral defense said something about the irony/difficulty of "dismantling any structure you're struggling to be part of." This struck me hard. Now we're watching the old rich white men destroy those structures themselves.
February 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A Latina friend at her oral defense said something about the irony/difficulty of "dismantling any structure you're struggling to be part of." This struck me hard. Now we're watching the old rich white men destroy those structures themselves.
I dunno . . . it hasn't worked to try to talk people out of believing crap. Now they're going to find out for themselves. Maybe that's how it has to be.
February 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I dunno . . . it hasn't worked to try to talk people out of believing crap. Now they're going to find out for themselves. Maybe that's how it has to be.
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February 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
was wondering what we're calling Leon's gang of adolescent hitmen . . . oh, right, MuskRats.
February 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
was wondering what we're calling Leon's gang of adolescent hitmen . . . oh, right, MuskRats.