Nowcowan
@nowcowan.bsky.social
Emerging artist. Former architectural designer. Lover of Los Angeles, random facts, local issues & being a boss ass boss
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Nowcowan
@nowcowan.bsky.social
· Aug 9
🧵 Been trying to read more books in general, a hobby I enjoyed immensely when younger & had fallen to the wayside. My tastes run towards Sci-fi, fantasy & general fiction. Many resonate with our current political situation. So, if you’re looking for some inspiration, here’s what I’ve read lately 🧵
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Reading about indoor air quality for a grant proposal (submitted!), and it strikes me how much HVAC maintenance matters.
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Reading about indoor air quality for a grant proposal (submitted!), and it strikes me how much HVAC maintenance matters.
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Almost anything can be treated as a map. Projections, charts, and diagrams are all ways of flattening the world so we can understand.
But the real magic happens when we enjoy those maps together. MAPS FOR KIDS is here! Let's meet our three maps: visionarypress.com/pages/maps-f...
But the real magic happens when we enjoy those maps together. MAPS FOR KIDS is here! Let's meet our three maps: visionarypress.com/pages/maps-f...
Maps for Kids
Celebrate information graphics!
visionarypress.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Almost anything can be treated as a map. Projections, charts, and diagrams are all ways of flattening the world so we can understand.
But the real magic happens when we enjoy those maps together. MAPS FOR KIDS is here! Let's meet our three maps: visionarypress.com/pages/maps-f...
But the real magic happens when we enjoy those maps together. MAPS FOR KIDS is here! Let's meet our three maps: visionarypress.com/pages/maps-f...
Buy cookbooks 🤷🏻♀️
Thanks to AI slip, seems like physical media, especially “vintage” stuff that was printed before now is going to be invaluable
Thanks to AI slip, seems like physical media, especially “vintage” stuff that was printed before now is going to be invaluable
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Buy cookbooks 🤷🏻♀️
Thanks to AI slip, seems like physical media, especially “vintage” stuff that was printed before now is going to be invaluable
Thanks to AI slip, seems like physical media, especially “vintage” stuff that was printed before now is going to be invaluable
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The discovery suggests that a region in Quebec might hold even more lithium than originally suspected.
Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites | TechCrunch
The discovery suggests that a region in Quebec might hold even more lithium than originally suspected.
techcrunch.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The discovery suggests that a region in Quebec might hold even more lithium than originally suspected.
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This is one of the reasons why ridership is declining!! Unreliable transit service!! This is for your administration to own, @govdanmckee.bsky.social.
“No one should have to Uber to CCRI. It’s very disheartening, as a person who has been very loyal to RIPTA … they have abandoned us.”
Dip in Ridership, Complaints After RIPTA Service Cuts Take Effect - ecoRI News
Since the service cuts, riders describe longer wait times and crowded buses with riders packed “like sardines.”
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is one of the reasons why ridership is declining!! Unreliable transit service!! This is for your administration to own, @govdanmckee.bsky.social.
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Trying to get 50 more people to send a letter to your City Council member in NYC demanding that they increase and stabilize public library funding. actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries!
In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...
actionnetwork.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Trying to get 50 more people to send a letter to your City Council member in NYC demanding that they increase and stabilize public library funding. actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
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Fun thing about Ohio: if a cop shoots someone, regardless of the circumstances, the government takes the position that the cop was a crime victim and their identities are not revealed. Now our Supreme Court has affirmed this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Fun thing about Ohio: if a cop shoots someone, regardless of the circumstances, the government takes the position that the cop was a crime victim and their identities are not revealed. Now our Supreme Court has affirmed this.
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#Thailand #floodings > A total of 13 fatalities have been reported so far:
Nakhon Si Thammarat 6
Pattani 3
Yala 2
Phatthalung 2
reliefweb.int/report/malay...
Nakhon Si Thammarat 6
Pattani 3
Yala 2
Phatthalung 2
reliefweb.int/report/malay...
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#Thailand #floodings > A total of 13 fatalities have been reported so far:
Nakhon Si Thammarat 6
Pattani 3
Yala 2
Phatthalung 2
reliefweb.int/report/malay...
Nakhon Si Thammarat 6
Pattani 3
Yala 2
Phatthalung 2
reliefweb.int/report/malay...
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Shouldn’t you be able to get a permit to build an apartment house in Los Angeles County faster than you can to drill an oil well in Kern County?
Meanwhile, in Kern County, California.
2,000 oil wells promised annually by Sacramento are slated for the county’s new fast-track permitting. “We want to see lots of oil application permits. We’re going to get them turned around real quick in about a week.” www.kget.com/news/local-n... #EnergySky
2,000 oil wells promised annually by Sacramento are slated for the county’s new fast-track permitting. “We want to see lots of oil application permits. We’re going to get them turned around real quick in about a week.” www.kget.com/news/local-n... #EnergySky
www.kget.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Shouldn’t you be able to get a permit to build an apartment house in Los Angeles County faster than you can to drill an oil well in Kern County?
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ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
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This one means a lot: just woke up to find that THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US has been named a New York Times Notable Book of 2025.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This one means a lot: just woke up to find that THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US has been named a New York Times Notable Book of 2025.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
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Everyone Kidnapped by ICE and Border Patrol In Southern California Since August
lataco.com/everyone-kid...
lataco.com/everyone-kid...
Everyone Kidnapped by ICE and Border Patrol In Southern California Since August ~ L.A. TACO
Immigration raids by the numbers, broken down by month, week, and city.
lataco.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Everyone Kidnapped by ICE and Border Patrol In Southern California Since August
lataco.com/everyone-kid...
lataco.com/everyone-kid...
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Kern County passed a fast-track oil-drilling ordinance back in 2015, struck down multiple times for violating the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). After years of court losses, the county pushed it through again in June 2025 with 2,700 new wells proposed under the revamped plan..
Meanwhile, in Kern County, California.
2,000 oil wells promised annually by Sacramento are slated for the county’s new fast-track permitting. “We want to see lots of oil application permits. We’re going to get them turned around real quick in about a week.” www.kget.com/news/local-n... #EnergySky
2,000 oil wells promised annually by Sacramento are slated for the county’s new fast-track permitting. “We want to see lots of oil application permits. We’re going to get them turned around real quick in about a week.” www.kget.com/news/local-n... #EnergySky
www.kget.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Kern County passed a fast-track oil-drilling ordinance back in 2015, struck down multiple times for violating the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). After years of court losses, the county pushed it through again in June 2025 with 2,700 new wells proposed under the revamped plan..
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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In Darfur, RSF forces have attacked hospitals, clinics, patients, and aid workers – clear war crimes under international law. Sudan’s medical system has become a battlefield. The U.S. government must use all leverage to end the slaughter immediately.
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In Darfur, RSF forces have attacked hospitals, clinics, patients, and aid workers – clear war crimes under international law. Sudan’s medical system has become a battlefield. The U.S. government must use all leverage to end the slaughter immediately.
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Winter storms hit our tent without mercy 🍉.
No heating, no warm clothing.
Barely enough food to reach tomorrow 💔.
We are struggling to survive conditions no family should endure.
Even a small act of kindness can change everything.
We need your support and help.
No heating, no warm clothing.
Barely enough food to reach tomorrow 💔.
We are struggling to survive conditions no family should endure.
Even a small act of kindness can change everything.
We need your support and help.
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Winter storms hit our tent without mercy 🍉.
No heating, no warm clothing.
Barely enough food to reach tomorrow 💔.
We are struggling to survive conditions no family should endure.
Even a small act of kindness can change everything.
We need your support and help.
No heating, no warm clothing.
Barely enough food to reach tomorrow 💔.
We are struggling to survive conditions no family should endure.
Even a small act of kindness can change everything.
We need your support and help.
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Hi my friend, Life after the war is a struggle. My family depends on me, but I have nothing left to give. Please support me—your help brings hope to our lives.
Please consider making a donation 💚
Your support can help us rebuild, heal, and find hope again after all we’ve endured.
gofund.me
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Hi my friend, Life after the war is a struggle. My family depends on me, but I have nothing left to give. Please support me—your help brings hope to our lives.
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The battery from my e-boke (Rad Power) has been recalled. I am now e-bokeless. Check if yours is affected. This sucks.
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The battery from my e-boke (Rad Power) has been recalled. I am now e-bokeless. Check if yours is affected. This sucks.
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We’re here in Central Park with Mayor-Elect @ZohranKMamdani.bsky.social to announce that our Executive Director @AnnemarieGray.bsky.social will be joining his transition committee on housing!
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We’re here in Central Park with Mayor-Elect @ZohranKMamdani.bsky.social to announce that our Executive Director @AnnemarieGray.bsky.social will be joining his transition committee on housing!
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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What a fucking tragedy that she never saw justice.
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
What a fucking tragedy that she never saw justice.
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Sacramento Police Department would "sift through the granular smart meter data of residents without suspicion to find evidence of cannabis growing."
"California judge ordered the end of [the] dragnet law enforcement program."
#California #USA #Surveillance #Policing #Drugs
"California judge ordered the end of [the] dragnet law enforcement program."
#California #USA #Surveillance #Policing #Drugs
Victory! Court Ends Dragnet Electricity Surveillance Program in Sacramento
For more than a decade, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District coordinated with police to sift through the granular smart meter data of residents without suspicion to find evidence of cannabis growing.
www.eff.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sacramento Police Department would "sift through the granular smart meter data of residents without suspicion to find evidence of cannabis growing."
"California judge ordered the end of [the] dragnet law enforcement program."
#California #USA #Surveillance #Policing #Drugs
"California judge ordered the end of [the] dragnet law enforcement program."
#California #USA #Surveillance #Policing #Drugs
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in addition to all of his experience, in 2011 someone tried to assassinate kelly's wife, former congresswoman gabby giffords. no way he's cowing to these ass clowns.
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
in addition to all of his experience, in 2011 someone tried to assassinate kelly's wife, former congresswoman gabby giffords. no way he's cowing to these ass clowns.