Lilan Bowden
@yourfriendlilan.bsky.social
Tia on Shrinking, Amber on Murderville, Bex on Andi Mack. Director, Actor, and Improviser.
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Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
July 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
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We should all be yelling at our state officials about the complete insanity of posting vital emergency information *exclusively* on Twitter/X and/or Facebook in 2025.
There is absolutely NO good excuse for this.
Many, many people don’t use those platforms. Many never did.
There is absolutely NO good excuse for this.
Many, many people don’t use those platforms. Many never did.
Here's one I got it WA not too long ago
The link directed me to a "make an account" page on twitter.
I work in a medical facility with an urgent care, so it's important for me and my coworkers to have alert info like this.
The link directed me to a "make an account" page on twitter.
I work in a medical facility with an urgent care, so it's important for me and my coworkers to have alert info like this.
July 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We should all be yelling at our state officials about the complete insanity of posting vital emergency information *exclusively* on Twitter/X and/or Facebook in 2025.
There is absolutely NO good excuse for this.
Many, many people don’t use those platforms. Many never did.
There is absolutely NO good excuse for this.
Many, many people don’t use those platforms. Many never did.
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“Palestinians arriving at the sites say they are caught between Israeli and American fire, said the contractor who shared videos with the AP.”
The U.S. essentially has boots on the ground in Gaza already committing war crimes. But they’re ostensibly there to deliver aid.
The U.S. essentially has boots on the ground in Gaza already committing war crimes. But they’re ostensibly there to deliver aid.
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza
American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Asso...
apnews.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“Palestinians arriving at the sites say they are caught between Israeli and American fire, said the contractor who shared videos with the AP.”
The U.S. essentially has boots on the ground in Gaza already committing war crimes. But they’re ostensibly there to deliver aid.
The U.S. essentially has boots on the ground in Gaza already committing war crimes. But they’re ostensibly there to deliver aid.
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Ask yourself why Rolling Stone is the only outlet performing this obvious public service.
• Mamdani is not in the country illegally
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
Debunking All the B.S. About Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, is facing a wave of Islamophobic misinformation attacking his character and politics
www.rollingstone.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Ask yourself why Rolling Stone is the only outlet performing this obvious public service.
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Protesters in #LosAngeles are shifting their tactics as #ICE detentions spread fear.
Activists have shifted to rapid responses instead of mass demonstrations, & social media is filled with videos of arrests on city streets and outside Home Depots. #Resist
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Activists have shifted to rapid responses instead of mass demonstrations, & social media is filled with videos of arrests on city streets and outside Home Depots. #Resist
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Protesters in Los Angeles are shifting their tactics as ICE detentions spread fear
Activists have shifted to rapid responses instead of mass demonstrations, and social media is filled with videos of arrests on city streets and outside Home Depots.
www.nbcnews.com
June 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Protesters in #LosAngeles are shifting their tactics as #ICE detentions spread fear.
Activists have shifted to rapid responses instead of mass demonstrations, & social media is filled with videos of arrests on city streets and outside Home Depots. #Resist
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Activists have shifted to rapid responses instead of mass demonstrations, & social media is filled with videos of arrests on city streets and outside Home Depots. #Resist
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Because NO ONE DEMANDED IT, I will be returning to the improv comedy stage for one night only on 7/3 at the beautiful Glendale Room with Mike Carlson (of Podcast the Ride), @yourfriendlilan.bsky.social AND MORE! Get tix here: www.eventbrite.com/e/improv-bea...
Improv Beach
Welcome to the Improv Beach! We got surf, sun and long-form improv! Join laid-back host Mike Carlson and a group of ultra-secret improvisers
www.eventbrite.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Because NO ONE DEMANDED IT, I will be returning to the improv comedy stage for one night only on 7/3 at the beautiful Glendale Room with Mike Carlson (of Podcast the Ride), @yourfriendlilan.bsky.social AND MORE! Get tix here: www.eventbrite.com/e/improv-bea...
Great news, great reporting, great shirt. Los Angeles, recommend following journalist @cerisecastle.bsky.social !
BREAKING: LA Superior Court has ruled in my favor that the public has the right to photos of sworn members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department. Judge Chaffant wrote in his decision that “the public has a strong interest in knowing the identity of its peace officers.”
July 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Great news, great reporting, great shirt. Los Angeles, recommend following journalist @cerisecastle.bsky.social !
An interesting and entertaining mini history lesson in architecture, tailoring, wealth aesthetics, complete with a photo of the richest guy in the world still managing to wear a bad suit at his wedding. Enjoyed this thread!
Any time I talk about a wealthy person's outfit, someone in the comments is quick to reply: "They're rich, you think they care?" No one has to care about my opinions or clothes, regardless of net worth.
But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵
But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵
July 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
An interesting and entertaining mini history lesson in architecture, tailoring, wealth aesthetics, complete with a photo of the richest guy in the world still managing to wear a bad suit at his wedding. Enjoyed this thread!
It’s really easy to vote for my friends in this contest who have endured so much these past years, and could really use this massive win! Please consider giving my friends a vote boost!!
Vote for @jayneclaire.bsky.social and I to be America’s Favorite Couple!
We’ve had to eat a lot of shit this year, so it would be very fun and funny to win this.
americasfavcouple.org/2025/jason-a...
We’ve had to eat a lot of shit this year, so it would be very fun and funny to win this.
americasfavcouple.org/2025/jason-a...
July 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It’s really easy to vote for my friends in this contest who have endured so much these past years, and could really use this massive win! Please consider giving my friends a vote boost!!
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It feels ever weird to make art in times like this, but as someone who remembers history creativity and artists are always things authoritarians want stamped out (unless they will work /for/ them)
June 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It feels ever weird to make art in times like this, but as someone who remembers history creativity and artists are always things authoritarians want stamped out (unless they will work /for/ them)
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I’m going to make a thread about how the feds have changed their tactics here in Los Angeles because the community has forced them to adapt.
June 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I’m going to make a thread about how the feds have changed their tactics here in Los Angeles because the community has forced them to adapt.
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FREE ANTHONY ORENDORFF PRESS CONFERENCE
TOMORROW, Sat, June 21 @ 10 am - Anthony’s lawyers, family, & community members are hosting a presser outside Van Nuys jail
LAPD arrested a local photojournalist during an immigration raid. This needs to be a bigger story. Please share!
TOMORROW, Sat, June 21 @ 10 am - Anthony’s lawyers, family, & community members are hosting a presser outside Van Nuys jail
LAPD arrested a local photojournalist during an immigration raid. This needs to be a bigger story. Please share!
June 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
FREE ANTHONY ORENDORFF PRESS CONFERENCE
TOMORROW, Sat, June 21 @ 10 am - Anthony’s lawyers, family, & community members are hosting a presser outside Van Nuys jail
LAPD arrested a local photojournalist during an immigration raid. This needs to be a bigger story. Please share!
TOMORROW, Sat, June 21 @ 10 am - Anthony’s lawyers, family, & community members are hosting a presser outside Van Nuys jail
LAPD arrested a local photojournalist during an immigration raid. This needs to be a bigger story. Please share!
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ICE was literally using dodgers stadium as a staging ground for their kidnapping operation. The media & the dodgers are trying to lie to us about what happened this morning.
A US citizen was detained and held at dodgers stadium this morning:
A US citizen was detained and held at dodgers stadium this morning:
June 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
ICE was literally using dodgers stadium as a staging ground for their kidnapping operation. The media & the dodgers are trying to lie to us about what happened this morning.
A US citizen was detained and held at dodgers stadium this morning:
A US citizen was detained and held at dodgers stadium this morning:
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Just watched LAPD launch tear gas at peaceful protesters live
June 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Just watched LAPD launch tear gas at peaceful protesters live
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Remarkable.
MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."
Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.
Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.
MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."
Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.
Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.
June 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Remarkable.
MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."
Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.
Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.
MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."
Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.
Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.
My most optimistic take on this is that some are just beginning their slow start into expressing solidarity for all. I hope more people see the connections between what is happening in Palestine and what is happening here more and more!
I’ve seen a handful of people online sharing messages of support for the people of Los Angeles and that the city belongs to its people but expressed the opposite for the people of Palestine and I think that’s a wild disconnect!
June 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
My most optimistic take on this is that some are just beginning their slow start into expressing solidarity for all. I hope more people see the connections between what is happening in Palestine and what is happening here more and more!
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I’ve seen a handful of people online sharing messages of support for the people of Los Angeles and that the city belongs to its people but expressed the opposite for the people of Palestine and I think that’s a wild disconnect!
June 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’ve seen a handful of people online sharing messages of support for the people of Los Angeles and that the city belongs to its people but expressed the opposite for the people of Palestine and I think that’s a wild disconnect!
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NEWS: Thanks to courageous West Virginia coal miner Harry Wiley and his brilliant attorney, Sam Petsonk, over 100 NIOSH workers in Morgantown, WV just got their jobs back and the crucial Coal Workers Surveillance Program will be restored.
They took on RFK and the Trump admin—and won. Story soon.
They took on RFK and the Trump admin—and won. Story soon.
May 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
NEWS: Thanks to courageous West Virginia coal miner Harry Wiley and his brilliant attorney, Sam Petsonk, over 100 NIOSH workers in Morgantown, WV just got their jobs back and the crucial Coal Workers Surveillance Program will be restored.
They took on RFK and the Trump admin—and won. Story soon.
They took on RFK and the Trump admin—and won. Story soon.
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'In the background, a Worcester police officer looks at the desperate woman holding her baby trying to stop the agents from taking her mother and says "Do you want to stay with your baby?" The tacit threat of separation for her protestation of another separation.'
A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...
They don't need a warrant
A federal kidnapping in Worcester
www.welcometohellworld.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
'In the background, a Worcester police officer looks at the desperate woman holding her baby trying to stop the agents from taking her mother and says "Do you want to stay with your baby?" The tacit threat of separation for her protestation of another separation.'
ICE is literally arresting girls, mothers, and babies, pulling them out of their arms. When community members tried to protect this family, the cops who arrived turned on the community. There is no government authority we can trust to actually uphold justice.
THIS IS NOT NORMAL
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration
‘Harrowing': Video shows Worcester police hold girl's face on ground during ICE operation
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl’s face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
www.nbcboston.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
ICE is literally arresting girls, mothers, and babies, pulling them out of their arms. When community members tried to protect this family, the cops who arrived turned on the community. There is no government authority we can trust to actually uphold justice.
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If your congressperson isn’t on this list, call them up and yell at them
🚨 BREAKING: Nearly 100 House Democrats are demanding that Israel immediately resume humanitarian aid to Gaza.
“All 25 bakeries in Gaza have shut down. Food has run out. Aid is blocked. This siege must end,” the letter states.
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“All 25 bakeries in Gaza have shut down. Food has run out. Aid is blocked. This siege must end,” the letter states.
carbajal.house.gov/uploadedfile...
carbajal.house.gov
May 9, 2025 at 4:03 AM
If your congressperson isn’t on this list, call them up and yell at them
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Please support this incredible @wgsunion.bsky.social labor organizer facing retaliation from Writers Guild management! www.gofundme.com/f/stand-agai...
May 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Please support this incredible @wgsunion.bsky.social labor organizer facing retaliation from Writers Guild management! www.gofundme.com/f/stand-agai...