Geoff Bowden
@geoffbowden.bsky.social
Political theorist. Builder. Caregiver. Savannah, GA. Advocate of peace. 🕊️🕊️ writing a book about Puritan political theology.
I almost finished the framing of the ramp last night. Made a mistake in the dark on the last board, so need to replace it today. Also buying the decking today. It’s possible I can wheel mom to second floor tomorrow evening for dinner. (We’ve been eating downstairs with her for 4 years).
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I almost finished the framing of the ramp last night. Made a mistake in the dark on the last board, so need to replace it today. Also buying the decking today. It’s possible I can wheel mom to second floor tomorrow evening for dinner. (We’ve been eating downstairs with her for 4 years).
First ramp is framed. Second and third tomorrow. Then decking the whole thing on Saturday.
Actually building the first ramp part of the ramp for mom today. My household building helpers have left for the weekend, so I will be doing it solo. Could get interesting.
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
First ramp is framed. Second and third tomorrow. Then decking the whole thing on Saturday.
The messaging for Dems seems easy: Fix the Economy, Fix Democracy (anti-corruption). Take it all back from the rich.
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The messaging for Dems seems easy: Fix the Economy, Fix Democracy (anti-corruption). Take it all back from the rich.
Reposted by Geoff Bowden
Misinformation *is* central to democratic problems today, but the solution is *not* to correct such epistemic failures directly. Instead, we must address them at their roots, in social identity.
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
The Problem is Epistemic. The Solution is Not. | Blog of the APA
Doubts about the wisdom of the masses are as old as philosophy itself. Yet interest in democracy’s “epistemic” merits has surged in the last decade—and it is no mystery why. Democracy is collapsing ar...
blog.apaonline.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Misinformation *is* central to democratic problems today, but the solution is *not* to correct such epistemic failures directly. Instead, we must address them at their roots, in social identity.
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
Reposted by Geoff Bowden
Look, I'm not saying that you need to only use products from companies that actually follow a "Don't be Evil" motto, but if you'd like to excise yourself from the Google search monopoly I'd recommend Kagi. Yes you have yo pay, but then you actually know their business model.
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kagi.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Look, I'm not saying that you need to only use products from companies that actually follow a "Don't be Evil" motto, but if you'd like to excise yourself from the Google search monopoly I'd recommend Kagi. Yes you have yo pay, but then you actually know their business model.
Actually building the first ramp part of the ramp for mom today. My household building helpers have left for the weekend, so I will be doing it solo. Could get interesting.
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Actually building the first ramp part of the ramp for mom today. My household building helpers have left for the weekend, so I will be doing it solo. Could get interesting.
Everyone who grew up in a family with a pedophile is taking *this* personally.
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Everyone who grew up in a family with a pedophile is taking *this* personally.
We’re at that point in the semester when I can’t remember what day it is. Prepping for the wrong classes, showing up for meetings that no one else attends, wondering why no student has put their paper in the dropbox.
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
We’re at that point in the semester when I can’t remember what day it is. Prepping for the wrong classes, showing up for meetings that no one else attends, wondering why no student has put their paper in the dropbox.
This stuff makes Watergate seem quaint.
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This stuff makes Watergate seem quaint.
There is something deeply rotten with moral thinking in America, in which people believe that bad things can be balanced out by good things and that nullifies the bad stuff. It's an epidemic and it has to be called out.
In a statement, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt accused the Democrats of having “selectively leaked emails” to “create a fake narrative to smear President Trump.” https://to.pbs.org/3LC1dxY
WATCH LIVE: White House holds briefing as newly released Epstein emails reference Trump
Epstein wrote in a 2011 email Trump had "spent hours" at Epstein's house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later Trump "knew about the girls."
to.pbs.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
There is something deeply rotten with moral thinking in America, in which people believe that bad things can be balanced out by good things and that nullifies the bad stuff. It's an epidemic and it has to be called out.
Been waiting 9 years to see this drop happen. Keep pushing.
Only 33% of U.S. adults approve of the way Trump is managing the government.
I don't remember hearing that phrasing before?
His overall approval is 36%.
I don't remember hearing that phrasing before?
His overall approval is 36%.
What Americans think about Trump's management of the government, according to a new AP-NORC poll
A new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults’ opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the...
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Been waiting 9 years to see this drop happen. Keep pushing.
I'm seeing a lot more depression in students at the moment. They are actually being open about it with each other and sometimes with me (I don't ask). But we all need to make sure we talk about mental health services on campus.
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I'm seeing a lot more depression in students at the moment. They are actually being open about it with each other and sometimes with me (I don't ask). But we all need to make sure we talk about mental health services on campus.
Reposted by Geoff Bowden
🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Reposted by Geoff Bowden
Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
We’ve had two fairly cold days and now I’m ready for spring.
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
We’ve had two fairly cold days and now I’m ready for spring.
History for the win
Trump: "I was recently at an event and I saw that France was celebrating Victory Day, but we didn't. And I saw France was celebrating another Victory Day for World War 2. And other countries were celebrating. They were all celebrating. We're the one that won the wars."
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
History for the win
It’s happening
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese tech giant SoftBank says it has sold all its shares in chip maker Nvidia for $5.8 billion.
$NVDA @apnews.com
$NVDA @apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It’s happening
Reposted by Geoff Bowden
A key reason the Senate needs to be destroyed is that its internal structure diffuses accountability & captures its members
This is why ousting Schumer isn't enough. Democratic senators don't pressure each other much, they have weak leadership by design, and they want to preserve arcane Senate rules that let them hide behind process.
Without primaries or massive outside pressure, this is where they'll be.
Without primaries or massive outside pressure, this is where they'll be.
“There’s no real appetite to oust Schumer, though. Nor is there any interest from another Democrat to challenge him, according to interviews with more than a dozen Democratic senators.” @punchbowlnews.bsky.social
Oh Sen Dems are not in disarray - they are in array - in their collective cowardice.
Oh Sen Dems are not in disarray - they are in array - in their collective cowardice.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A key reason the Senate needs to be destroyed is that its internal structure diffuses accountability & captures its members
Sunrise over the Wilmington River in Savannah GA this cold morning.
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Sunrise over the Wilmington River in Savannah GA this cold morning.
Pretty sure my HBCU would be fine.
Trump says that HBCUs would be "all be out of business" if fewer Chinese students were allowed to go to American universities
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Pretty sure my HBCU would be fine.
A part of the reason Senate Dems are bad is the Senate is a ridiculous institution that has no place in a democracy.
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A part of the reason Senate Dems are bad is the Senate is a ridiculous institution that has no place in a democracy.
I think it might be time to contact an editor about my manuscript in progress. Not sure. And not sure how to do it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I think it might be time to contact an editor about my manuscript in progress. Not sure. And not sure how to do it.
It takes two political parties to destroy America, apparently.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It takes two political parties to destroy America, apparently.
We’re not stupid, dude.
As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We’re not stupid, dude.