Cat Bowen
@catbowen.bsky.social
Senior editor of commerce at Hearst Enthusiast group. Combination of pretentious snob and basic Betty.
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The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday in a case touted by attorney general Pam Bondi, to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found.
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday in a case touted by attorney general Pam Bondi, to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found.
So, um, I wrote an essay about getting sober. www.runnersworld.com/runners-stor...
Facing a Possible MS Diagnosis, I Fell Into Addiction—Running Helped Me Reverse It
How I started over while sober.
www.runnersworld.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:13 AM
So, um, I wrote an essay about getting sober. www.runnersworld.com/runners-stor...
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This is probably not even in the top fifty most dangerous things ICE agents did in Minneapolis today.
ICE is now ramming civilian cars through red lights in Minnesota. — they are tax payer agitators ‼️
January 13, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This is probably not even in the top fifty most dangerous things ICE agents did in Minneapolis today.
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Highlights from this crazy story we just put out-
- One of the incarcerated women has a lawyer who has spent his time misgendering his client to random social media users.
- The government's case relies on an "antifa expert" who recently suggested support for drone striking weed smokers in the US.
- One of the incarcerated women has a lawyer who has spent his time misgendering his client to random social media users.
- The government's case relies on an "antifa expert" who recently suggested support for drone striking weed smokers in the US.
Two trans women have faced torture, bigotry and horrific conditions since arrested as part of the infamous Prairieland crackdown on anti-ICE protest.
They tell TNN about surviving behind bars, as @thefreeradical.org delves into the absurd attack on "antifa" that's just about criminalizing dissent:
They tell TNN about surviving behind bars, as @thefreeradical.org delves into the absurd attack on "antifa" that's just about criminalizing dissent:
Two U.S. Trans Political Prisoners Recount Torture, Misgendering, Human Rights Violations After Texas ICE Protest Crackdown
Two trans women arrested in an absurd “antifa” crackdown face political prosecution for their beliefs. Experts warn it’s a sign of growing authoritarianism in the U.S.
transnews.network
January 13, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Highlights from this crazy story we just put out-
- One of the incarcerated women has a lawyer who has spent his time misgendering his client to random social media users.
- The government's case relies on an "antifa expert" who recently suggested support for drone striking weed smokers in the US.
- One of the incarcerated women has a lawyer who has spent his time misgendering his client to random social media users.
- The government's case relies on an "antifa expert" who recently suggested support for drone striking weed smokers in the US.
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Now I'm learning about war crimes I didn't know existed
Six-byline alert: 🚨
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
January 13, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Now I'm learning about war crimes I didn't know existed
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In case she deletes it — whoah, Katie Miller. Tell us how you really feel
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
In case she deletes it — whoah, Katie Miller. Tell us how you really feel
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Who will be the first member of Congress to introduce legislation named after Renee Good that abolishes DHS?
January 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Who will be the first member of Congress to introduce legislation named after Renee Good that abolishes DHS?
I need roughly 3 more dogs, 4 more cats, and maybe a few babies to just act like a weighted blanket on me right now. Bonus if one is a newborn with new baby/puppy/kitten smell.
January 8, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I need roughly 3 more dogs, 4 more cats, and maybe a few babies to just act like a weighted blanket on me right now. Bonus if one is a newborn with new baby/puppy/kitten smell.
As a journalist, the scene of the journalists planning trips to DC in ‘Civil War,’ struck me as scary but not personal. Now? It feels like something else. Something worse.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
As a journalist, the scene of the journalists planning trips to DC in ‘Civil War,’ struck me as scary but not personal. Now? It feels like something else. Something worse.
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Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everything is worse than I thought it would be, and I thought things would be awful.
January 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Everything is worse than I thought it would be, and I thought things would be awful.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury:
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Rep. Melanie Stansbury:
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How does launching air strikes and a commando raid fall under the remit of self defense for an arrest operation
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 AM
How does launching air strikes and a commando raid fall under the remit of self defense for an arrest operation
Jesus fuck. And directing war from Mar a Lago? Are there SCIFs there? Isn’t it a club? Gd I am enraged.
January 3, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Jesus fuck. And directing war from Mar a Lago? Are there SCIFs there? Isn’t it a club? Gd I am enraged.
Reminiscing with friends and we all agree they should bring back the Tea Lounge in Park Slope so we can all read and write in silence, together, with tiny tea pots and sketchy furniture.
January 2, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Reminiscing with friends and we all agree they should bring back the Tea Lounge in Park Slope so we can all read and write in silence, together, with tiny tea pots and sketchy furniture.
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so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
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Obsessed with this juxtaposition
January 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Obsessed with this juxtaposition
First NYD run in five years where I wasn’t running hungover. NGL, that is a pretty nice bit about being sober.
January 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM
First NYD run in five years where I wasn’t running hungover. NGL, that is a pretty nice bit about being sober.
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JACK SMITH: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election, prevent the peaceful transfer of power, retained classified docs, obstructed justice… I’d charge an ex president again regardless of party.”
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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The ads write themselves.
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The ads write themselves.
Looking on #academic Bluesky for a consumer spending economist to chat with for an article. If you know someone or are someone, could you please send them my way/contact me? [email protected]
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Looking on #academic Bluesky for a consumer spending economist to chat with for an article. If you know someone or are someone, could you please send them my way/contact me? [email protected]
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Feels like "missing" is inaccurate. This child was kidnapped by the secret police and is now either a political prisoner or a trafficking victim.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Feels like "missing" is inaccurate. This child was kidnapped by the secret police and is now either a political prisoner or a trafficking victim.
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I went to the NYT and this is in fact their lede and like, you know how bad things have to get for NYT of all pubs to call something “unapologetic bigotry”? Infinity alarm fire
NYT: “.. Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I went to the NYT and this is in fact their lede and like, you know how bad things have to get for NYT of all pubs to call something “unapologetic bigotry”? Infinity alarm fire
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Citing Trump's anti-DEI orders, a University of Alabama official told students "you can understand why as a public institution we might not be able to support magazines that are based on demographics like these two magazines are" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Citing Trump's anti-DEI orders, a University of Alabama official told students "you can understand why as a public institution we might not be able to support magazines that are based on demographics like these two magazines are" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Somehow this is the worst part.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Somehow this is the worst part.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.