Susan Bowers
@susanbowers.bsky.social
“Stay not standing, fixed and rooted. Briskly venture, briskly roam.”
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Also, I don’t think that she meant what she thinks she did
January 25, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Also, I don’t think that she meant what she thinks she did
W. H. Auden
September,1939
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame
September,1939
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame
January 25, 2026 at 6:34 PM
W. H. Auden
September,1939
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame
September,1939
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame
So, there’s Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase, Sewards Folly, and what the heck does he think this is gonna be? The Greenland Debacle? My brain is so fried over all this I can’t even think of a good name.
January 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
So, there’s Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase, Sewards Folly, and what the heck does he think this is gonna be? The Greenland Debacle? My brain is so fried over all this I can’t even think of a good name.
While I don’t disagree with the sentiment at ALL, I am also enjoying the comma.
December 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
While I don’t disagree with the sentiment at ALL, I am also enjoying the comma.
“Everything Trump touches dies.” But was THIS even on the bingo card?
October 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“Everything Trump touches dies.” But was THIS even on the bingo card?
LARGE BREASTED WOMEN, WITH PUFFY LIPS (THAT LOOK LIKE THOSE OTHER LIPS) ARE COMING UP TO ME WITH TEARS IN THEIR EYES. SAYING, SIR, THANK YOU FOR THE PROTECTION OF YOUR TEENY TINY HANDS. YOU’RE WELCOME! #georgeconway
August 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
LARGE BREASTED WOMEN, WITH PUFFY LIPS (THAT LOOK LIKE THOSE OTHER LIPS) ARE COMING UP TO ME WITH TEARS IN THEIR EYES. SAYING, SIR, THANK YOU FOR THE PROTECTION OF YOUR TEENY TINY HANDS. YOU’RE WELCOME! #georgeconway
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Wow. Just wow.
Absolutely bonkers — Joni Ernst doubles down on her “we are all gonna die” defense of Medicaid cuts while walking through a cemetery
May 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Wow. Just wow.
In a world of @jeffbezos13.bsky.social (phallic rocket, six women of no notable intellect in designer athleisure and perfect hair for 11 minutes in “space,”) be an Andrew Carnegie. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away around $350 million (equivalent to $10.9 billion in 2024).
April 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In a world of @jeffbezos13.bsky.social (phallic rocket, six women of no notable intellect in designer athleisure and perfect hair for 11 minutes in “space,”) be an Andrew Carnegie. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away around $350 million (equivalent to $10.9 billion in 2024).
In. A. Nutshell.
Behind the scenes of Trump and DOGE’s chaotic effort to release billions of gallons of California’s water | CNN
President Trump falsely claimed the LA fires were a result of the state’s water policies. DOGE agents flew to California to turn pumps on themselves.
www.cnn.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In. A. Nutshell.
You know who I miss? Tim Russert.
February 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
You know who I miss? Tim Russert.
THIS. I miss having my #LATimes subscription. And I’m sad for the journalists who work there. But not enough to give Patrick Shiong-Shiong one more dollar
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Why I Just Resigned From The Los Angeles Times
By Harry Litman
open.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:43 PM
THIS. I miss having my #LATimes subscription. And I’m sad for the journalists who work there. But not enough to give Patrick Shiong-Shiong one more dollar
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