R.M. Lowery
@lowery.bsky.social
Author of ‘The Gentle Slope,’ ‘We Kill Our Own,’ and ‘Tough Messes: Eleven Stories of Crime and Desperation,’ all available now.
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R.M. Lowery
@lowery.bsky.social
· Sep 5
Today is pub day for “We Kill Our Own,” my second novel in the Jakob Larsen Mysteries series! Available now in all ebook formats, with a paperback coming soon.
“The Gentle Slope” is available as well, in ebook and in paperback.
Learn more: rmlowery.com
“The Gentle Slope” is available as well, in ebook and in paperback.
Learn more: rmlowery.com
"The email in question described an encounter at Epstein’s home, where the interaction may have included more than babysitting tips. Further, contextualizing this email by noting which girl it involved is a strange way to respond to a 'fake' document."
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Wait, Are the Epstein Files Real Now?
The White House’s responses get curiouser and curiouser.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"The email in question described an encounter at Epstein’s home, where the interaction may have included more than babysitting tips. Further, contextualizing this email by noting which girl it involved is a strange way to respond to a 'fake' document."
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“Elon Musk launched Grokipedia, an AI-generated encyclopedia with 855,279 articles, no human editors, and no way for users to request improvements beyond a suggestion box addressed to its eponymous chatbot author.”
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The Right-Wing Attack on Wikipedia
The free internet encyclopedia is widely used to train AI. That’s why conservatives are trying to dethrone it.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“Elon Musk launched Grokipedia, an AI-generated encyclopedia with 855,279 articles, no human editors, and no way for users to request improvements beyond a suggestion box addressed to its eponymous chatbot author.”
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Whew. That was close.
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Whew. That was close.
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Fox gives Trump a platform during their NFL broadcast to peddle his absurd lies about "prices are coming way down", "we inherited a mess," and "our country has over $17 trillion being invested in it." Absolutely shameful for all involved.
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Fox gives Trump a platform during their NFL broadcast to peddle his absurd lies about "prices are coming way down", "we inherited a mess," and "our country has over $17 trillion being invested in it." Absolutely shameful for all involved.
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The haunting new show from Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is set in Gilligan's now-signature location, Albuquerque. n.pr/4oT3Sl9
In 'Pluribus,' isolation is the price of a frictionless life
The haunting new show from Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is set in Gilligan's now-signature location, Albuquerque.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The haunting new show from Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is set in Gilligan's now-signature location, Albuquerque. n.pr/4oT3Sl9
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(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
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NEW: In first 3 months of House v. NCAA era, Colorado spent $7.7M on athlete rev share and Kentucky spent $1.5M, per public records obtained by @sportico.bsky.social.
But the bigger story might be why Nebraska and most others won’t reveal their totals. My column👇
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
But the bigger story might be why Nebraska and most others won’t reveal their totals. My column👇
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
Colleges Hide Athlete Pay Data Behind ‘Competitive Harm’
Nebraska, like other public FBS schools, won’t disclose even top-line totals of its House v. NCAA distributions, claiming that info is a trade secret.
www.sportico.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
NEW: In first 3 months of House v. NCAA era, Colorado spent $7.7M on athlete rev share and Kentucky spent $1.5M, per public records obtained by @sportico.bsky.social.
But the bigger story might be why Nebraska and most others won’t reveal their totals. My column👇
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
But the bigger story might be why Nebraska and most others won’t reveal their totals. My column👇
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
An ICE agent assigned to the Broadview facility in Chicago is charged with DUI after a single-vehicle traffic crash as he was leaving work... Indicating that he was drinking on the job.
Oh, and he's from Albuquerque.
Oh, and he's from Albuquerque.
‘Doesn’t look good’: ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center
An Immigration and Enforcement agent has been charged with drunken driving after his car crashed after a shift at the Broadview detention center.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
An ICE agent assigned to the Broadview facility in Chicago is charged with DUI after a single-vehicle traffic crash as he was leaving work... Indicating that he was drinking on the job.
Oh, and he's from Albuquerque.
Oh, and he's from Albuquerque.
“[I]ndulgence of the user is a feature, not a bug. Chatbots built for commercial purposes are not typically intended to challenge your thoughts; they are intended to receive them, offer pleasing responses, and keep you coming back.”
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The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“[I]ndulgence of the user is a feature, not a bug. Chatbots built for commercial purposes are not typically intended to challenge your thoughts; they are intended to receive them, offer pleasing responses, and keep you coming back.”
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“In California, an overwhelming majority voted to redistrict, essentially canceling out the five House seats that Republicans had thought they gained through redistricting in Texas over the summer.”
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‘None of This Is Good for Republicans’
Gerrymandering efforts look different after Election Day.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“In California, an overwhelming majority voted to redistrict, essentially canceling out the five House seats that Republicans had thought they gained through redistricting in Texas over the summer.”
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Working from home and shaking the traditional election night pizza for election night nachos.
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Working from home and shaking the traditional election night pizza for election night nachos.
“So many have made the move [to military bases] that they are now straining the availability of housing for the nation’s top uniformed officers.”
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Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“So many have made the move [to military bases] that they are now straining the availability of housing for the nation’s top uniformed officers.”
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“What is on his mind lately that makes him fear his fate in the hereafter? What sins might he be regretting?”
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Trump’s Search for Eternity: Heaven? Maybe Not, He Says. Monuments? Absolutely.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“What is on his mind lately that makes him fear his fate in the hereafter? What sins might he be regretting?”
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Trump filed lawsuits over jokes, tweets, and news articles, but not once over any of the countless allegations of child rape. I feel like more people should mention that.
November 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Trump filed lawsuits over jokes, tweets, and news articles, but not once over any of the countless allegations of child rape. I feel like more people should mention that.
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So #copolitics Gov. Polis will only meet with Joint Budget Committee if the media (and the public!) are excluded? good reporting from @mgoodland.bsky.social cc: @coloradofoic.bsky.social
Gov. Jared Polis abruptly cancels unpublicized meeting with Joint Budget Committee
Gov. Jared Polis was scheduled to talk to reporters at 12:30 p.m. on Friday at the Governor’s Mansion to discuss his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, which he is required to submit to the...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
So #copolitics Gov. Polis will only meet with Joint Budget Committee if the media (and the public!) are excluded? good reporting from @mgoodland.bsky.social cc: @coloradofoic.bsky.social
Banned Books Week is being quietly banned in public libraries across the US.
The Banning of Banned Books Week: Book Censorship News, October 31, 2025
Banned Books Week is being quietly banned in public libraries across the US. This is a political choice in an era where libraries continue to claim being "not political."
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October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Banned Books Week is being quietly banned in public libraries across the US.
Artists are a threat to American fascism. www.falloffreedom.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Artists are a threat to American fascism. www.falloffreedom.com
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Journalism and fiction are both essential to a thriving democracy, George Packer argues. He explores how his experience writing a political novel revealed similarities between imagined worlds and reality:
Why Novels Matter
Journalism and fiction are both essential to a thriving democracy.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Journalism and fiction are both essential to a thriving democracy, George Packer argues. He explores how his experience writing a political novel revealed similarities between imagined worlds and reality:
Video and photos: Federal agents use pepper spray, rubber bullets on Durango protesters
Video and photos: Federal agents use pepper spray, rubber bullets on protesters
Warning: This video includes obscene language and violence.
www.durangoherald.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Video and photos: Federal agents use pepper spray, rubber bullets on Durango protesters
A video taken Tuesday at a protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office at the Bodo Industrial Park in Durango, Colorado, showed an elderly woman being shoved to the ground by a federal agent. Demonstrators had gathered to protest the detention of two children and their father.
October 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A video taken Tuesday at a protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office at the Bodo Industrial Park in Durango, Colorado, showed an elderly woman being shoved to the ground by a federal agent. Demonstrators had gathered to protest the detention of two children and their father.
I don’t always watch baseball, but when I do, the game goes 100 innings, apparently.
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I don’t always watch baseball, but when I do, the game goes 100 innings, apparently.
It’s orange season. Bear down, Chicago Bears!
October 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It’s orange season. Bear down, Chicago Bears!
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@haussamen.bsky.social has been reporting on the devastating impact the proposed Project Jupiter data center will have on Southern New Mexico
Here is more proof he is right 👇
Here is more proof he is right 👇
“Amazon strategised about keeping the public in the dark over the true extent of its datacentres’ water use, a leaked internal document reveals.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
@haussamen.bsky.social has been reporting on the devastating impact the proposed Project Jupiter data center will have on Southern New Mexico
Here is more proof he is right 👇
Here is more proof he is right 👇
“[T]he evolution of the New York City public bench reflects society’s changing relationship with public space, who is viewed as worthy of occupying it and shifting notions of how officials should deal with homelessness.”
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The Slow Death of the New York City Public Bench
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October 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“[T]he evolution of the New York City public bench reflects society’s changing relationship with public space, who is viewed as worthy of occupying it and shifting notions of how officials should deal with homelessness.”
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