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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. Look at Pennsylvania and Ohio/WV/IN (PPL, AEP respectively). The Dominion (VA, MD, NJ) jump is pretty huge, but not nearly the increase those two have.

Comed pretty steady over the next five years.

Grid Status @gridstatus.io · 1d

As PJM prepares its 2026 load outlook utility forecasts show a rapidly shifting landscape, with smaller zones predicting surging demand 🔌💡

A balancing question in play is whether large zones can continue to scale larger, or if small areas have the headroom to steal momentum in the datacenter race

large load demand growth for dominion, aep, ppl, comed, and dayton in PJM, from 2025 thorough 2035, bar chart

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Fucking Every Word @everyword.bsky.social · 2d

fucking billionaires

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful piece of writing today @neilsteinberg.bsky.social.

chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

The Trump administration's immigrant crime math is for the birds

The government justifies its deportation blitz aimed at immigrants by pointing hysterically at immigrant crime, which is far less than that of U.S.-born citizens.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 3d

I hear ya. Hopefully Blashill has a plan.

Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 3d

Agreed, but that analogy is probably more akin to being in the league than it is to playing a particular style of defense.

I just wonder if the philosophy with a bunch of ballers with little consequence for failure (since, in theory, we're still patient) is go play the hard way and get better.

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 3d

If you are top level talent, pain is a perfectly appropriate way to learn, no?

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 7d

Call me maybe.

It's either going to be legendary or hilariously bad. Win win.

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Fucking Every Word @everyword.bsky.social · 14d

fucking bequeathed

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 16d

That'll sure lower those prices that were raised by the Trump tariffs and are hurting all those farmers.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16d

NEWS: Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a grand jury, just days after Trump demanded the DOJ prosecute him “now” and fired the prosecutor who refused to bring the case

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 18d

Way to read the room, Mouse.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18d

* DISNEY IS RAISING THE PRICE OF DISNEY PLUS SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM OCTOBER 21ST - THE VERGE

@theverge.com @reuters.com $DIS

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 19d

Please take my money

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 19d

this is an adam sandler movie waiting to happen, a guy who does onside kicks in his kitchen who helps win the super bowl after he is signed to be an onside kick specialist

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 19d

A guy on tik tok onside kicks into random things

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 20d

Dammit. More selfies, incoming.

New Scientist @newscientist.com · 20d

By combining the information storage capabilities of DNA with a design inspired by a cassette tape, researchers have created a storage medium that can hold 36 petabytes of data

DNA cassette tape can store every song ever recorded

By combining the information storage capabilities of DNA with a design inspired by a cassette tape, researchers have created a storage medium that can hold 36 petabytes of data

www.newscientist.com

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 24d

A fundamental difference between the idiots that surround Trump and all the rest of the professionals in the GOP is Trump attracts the people who never did their homework. Which is annoying because being stupid isn't supposed to be rewarded.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Bessent, Like Fed Governor, Made Contradictory Mortgage Pledges

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once agreed to occupy two different houses as his “principal residence” at the same time, mortgage documents show — the same kind of contradictory pledges that Pres...

www.bloomberg.com

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 26d

I was once in an Industrial Bluegrass band called Iridescent Mammals.

New Scientist @newscientist.com · 26d

It has long been claimed that only one mammal – the golden mole – has fur that shimmers with rainbow colours, but it now turns out that at least a dozen more mammals have iridescent fur too

Iridescent mammals are much more common than we thought

It has long been claimed that only one mammal – the golden mole – has fur that shimmers with rainbow colours, but it now turns out that at least a dozen more mammals have iridescent fur too

www.newscientist.com

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 28d

So sad to hear this. He was a tremendous guy and you couldn't have worked a cycle in Illinois without getting his advice if you were smart.

Robin Kelly, Ph.D. @robinlynnekelly.bsky.social · 29d

Heartbroken to learn of the passing of my friend Porter McNeil. I last saw him at the Rock Island Dems’ Labor Day picnic, doing what he loved. Grateful he served on my transition team at DPI. He was a gifted communicator, proud dad & husband. May his memory be a blessing.

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · 28d

Yep. Publishers need to take responsibility again.

Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 28d

Making the algos a campaign villain seems like the kind of move that would work with voters of all ideological persuasions.

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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · Sep 11

Just knee deep in cookies with six phones each all checking Twitter and their MMA group texts

Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · Sep 11

Kash Patel and Dan Bongino on a manhunt in Utah is a solid comedy premise

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · Sep 11

Message to the Olds out there in politics. Folks are restless.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/10/c...

Tim Evans out as chief judge, to be replaced by Judge Charles Beach

In a surprise result, Chief Judge Tim Evans is out as the leader of the Cook County judiciary, losing to Judge Charles Beach.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · Sep 8

If you want to know why ICE is doing a big ole thing today in Chicago, here you go.

That's real. Trump made it for Jeffrey Epstein.

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sorry man. Birds look really good, but that was some magic shit. You can't even be that mad.

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · Sep 8

That was some entertaining ass football.

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Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · Sep 7

Wow. Hell of a catch.

Thomas Bowen @thomascbowen.bsky.social · Sep 7

Bryce has really missed Marlin Klein. OU being able to put pressure on him because there's no reliable relief option on the middle seam has the passing game rattled.

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · Sep 7

Oklahoma's had several killer mistakes in this game letting Michigan hang around. Now a muffed punt.

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