Geoff Bowser

@geoffbowser

Attorney. Living in Brooklyn. Dad of two boys (6 & 3) Doing what I can to stand up for the rule of law, democratic norms, and a kinder future.

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Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· 7d

Looks like it

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Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· 21d

Star Trek VI had a couple of these.

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· 23d

Below are the definitions used in that chart. Obviously it would be better if no one was food insecure in any way, but it's important to note that the number of households that reported not being able to afford sufficient food is closer to 1/20, not 1/7. 1/20 is still too high.

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· 24d

Magic the Gathering? 😉

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· 27d

In 2023 it was like like a yellow/orange color. This was that day, the iPhone obscures how weird the sky color was but you can still sense the otherworldliness of it:

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jul 6

It clearly wasn't the sole driver, but colonialism (and coal) drove English industrialization. It provided essential raw materials (via slaves). And the expense of maintaining it had externalities helpful for empire (e.g outsized military/civil service). This book covers part of that really well:

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 29

Citation Needed. (Probably Many - so many assumptions).

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 27

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 26

Does this make me a neo-liberal $hill:

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 26

Depending on context, I agree with all of these answers except No opinion:

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 25

Today in Mullen v Doe, the Supreme Court found it clearly erroneous to conclude that Trump's sickening comments about Haitians were overtly racial (eg. eating the dogs, probably have aids, poisoning the blood) Compare actual statements (dissent p. 11) to Majority's description of them (p. 20 - 21)

Mullen v. Doe, Kagan Dissent p. 11:

So here are some of those statements. Haitians are “eating the dogs . . . . They’re eating the cats. They’re eating—they’re eating the pets of the people that live [in Springfield, Ohio].” 2 App. 802; see id., at 644. And: Haitians are also eating “other things too that they’re not supposed to be.” Id., at 698–699. And: Haitians in the United States “probably have AIDS.” Id., at 698. And: Haiti is a “shithole country,” which is “filthy, dirty, [and] disgusting.” Id., at 698–699. And: Haitian immigration is “like a death wish for our country.” Id., at 698. And: Haitians, along with some others, are “poisoning the blood” of our country. Id., at 698. And: “Why is it we only take people from shithole countries” like “Haiti [and] Somalia”? “Why cannot we have some people from Norway [and] Sweden?” Id., at 699. The majority briefly replies that those remarks are not “overtly racial,” ante, at 21, but it is hard to know what that means. Haitians are Black. (Norwegians and Swedes not so much.) The references—of filth, disease, and primitiveness—are shot through with racial stereotypes and tropes. It is hard to imagine the statements being made today of any White community. No very “sensitive inquiry,” of the kind Arlington Heights compels, is needed to see them for what they are, 429 U. S., at 266; judges, as we often say, are “not required to exhibit a naiveté from which ordinary citizens are free,” Department of Commerce, 588 U. S., at 785. The statements fairly shout, in their racial undertones and overtones alike, that race entered into the President’s resolve to remove Haitians from this country.

Mullen v. Doe. Majority opinion 20 - 21:

The President’s comments fall into four main categories. First, many express strong objections to the immigration that this country has experienced in recent decades and to many of the immigrants who have come here, particularly those who have come to or stayed in the United States illegally. These statements associate these immigrants with crime and other social ills. Second, some statements express great displeasure with TPS. They note, among other things, that TPS designations have often been far from temporary and that aliens who are allowed to stay in the United States under the program are not vetted like other aliens who seek admission. Third, some statements broadly denigrate the countries for which TPS designations have been granted—including Haiti—portraying them as hellish places in which to live. And fourth, some statements malign Haitians who have come to the United States….

None of the cited statements by either the President or the Secretary was overtly racial, and in substance all expressed policy views that could rest on race-neutral justifications.

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 22

I feel pretty comfortable labeling the relationship as a lockstep supporter of Bibi's policy goals and uncritical boosterism of Israel regardless of Israel's actions in Gaza or elsewhere. Can we agree that this criticism probably isn't coming from a place of Jew Hatred

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 21

I assume this one:

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 15

So I don't understand this analogy. In terms of bringing up MLK, would you agree that the OP implicitly brought up MLKs position - in support of Platner. And that the later reference flows from that? Maybe you still think it's uncalled for, but at least can we find common ground on what happened?

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 12

🎶 The world is a vampire Sent to drain Secret destroyers Hold you up to the flames 🎶

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 11

"We are currently clean on OPSEC"

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 7

Lol

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 4

Okay, well that can probably be explained by the insane cost of a show like 60 minutes. 5 correspondents ≈ $50 million in total staff comp costs base. Plus rent, distribution, equipment, etc.. $75,000 per story in production costs. Maybe $100 million per year all in variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 2

Here's the removed post

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· Jun 2

Waffles/pancakes.

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· May 31

What is Amy Jeffress obfuscating!? Mr. President, stop hiding the truth from us, the people deserve to know.

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· May 31

80 is probably the wrong length to use. ~60 (assuming you made it to adulthood) is more accurate for most of human written history:

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· May 31

My guess is it's self report and if anything that exposes a bigger issue. Google has an 85% search market share in the US, so a third of their users don't realize that they're getting an AI result. Source below, Google AI:

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· May 30

How was this alone not disqualifying. Had he not heard about the Air Force Academy scandal. From the NYT article today (but previously reported):

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· May 30

Yet more reason to try to pick someone else:

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· May 29

Jeff Bezos's rocket went boom!

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· May 26

Reply Skeet says Tom shouldn't "promis[e]" that hard work "will eventually pay off" (i.e. it's not guaranteed to). @radiofreetom.bsky.social quotes it and treats it as claiming generally hard work doesn't pay off. Later, when I point this out, he accuses me of committing that exact "classic error"

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· May 19

I don't think that's true. I think there were people "in leadership" that did criticize him. Just as an example:

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser· May 18

Trump about to declare war on ET