Ash
@ashbowie.bsky.social
Psychologist, photographer, amateur woodworker, intrepid explorer of the labyrinthine caverns of the mind, lives in Mt. Lebanon PA.
Trump has always been a racist, greedy, cruel, and dishonest conman. But now he is legitimately losing his mind. Threatening to militarily attack an ally because he didn't get a Nobel Peace Prize is how a crazy person thinks.
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Trump has always been a racist, greedy, cruel, and dishonest conman. But now he is legitimately losing his mind. Threatening to militarily attack an ally because he didn't get a Nobel Peace Prize is how a crazy person thinks.
And now we know that the Don't-Tread-On-Me, Second Amendment yahoos were full of shit the entire time.
January 15, 2026 at 5:55 PM
And now we know that the Don't-Tread-On-Me, Second Amendment yahoos were full of shit the entire time.
It is ironic and horrible that Trump is doing here what he is saying shouldn't be done in Iran. Funny that he has always hated Muslims but suddenly cares more for their freedom than our own.
January 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
It is ironic and horrible that Trump is doing here what he is saying shouldn't be done in Iran. Funny that he has always hated Muslims but suddenly cares more for their freedom than our own.
Initial research into TDS has informed this important health warning:
December 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Initial research into TDS has informed this important health warning:
The Dems need to go BIG. No more appeals to "normalcy" or the status quo. Trump is dismantling the federal government—Dems need to say that they will rebuild from the rubble, sweeping in major new changes for working people. One of the first has to be fixing SCOTUS.
December 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Dems need to go BIG. No more appeals to "normalcy" or the status quo. Trump is dismantling the federal government—Dems need to say that they will rebuild from the rubble, sweeping in major new changes for working people. One of the first has to be fixing SCOTUS.
December AP-NORC poll has Trump down to 36% approval. Only 31% approve of his handling of the economy. It's not a surprise that Dems are over-performing by as much as 15-20 points in recent elections. If the GOP let's ACA subsidies expire, this will become much worse for them.
December 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
December AP-NORC poll has Trump down to 36% approval. Only 31% approve of his handling of the economy. It's not a surprise that Dems are over-performing by as much as 15-20 points in recent elections. If the GOP let's ACA subsidies expire, this will become much worse for them.
The massive shift towards Dems presents a major opportunity: for the party to embrace a more working-class-centric agenda and for the left to embrace coalition building to influence the party's direction forward, thereby helping to grow a progressive wave going into the 2026 midterms.
December 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The massive shift towards Dems presents a major opportunity: for the party to embrace a more working-class-centric agenda and for the left to embrace coalition building to influence the party's direction forward, thereby helping to grow a progressive wave going into the 2026 midterms.
Just cancelled Disney+.
September 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Just cancelled Disney+.
"Political violence...is political cowardice. It means that you cannot convince people of the correctness of your ideas, and you have to impose them through force." youtu.be/HlIvH6ozvv4
In Wake of Charlie Kirk Murder, Sen. Bernie Sanders Addresses Rising Political Violence in America
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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September 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"Political violence...is political cowardice. It means that you cannot convince people of the correctness of your ideas, and you have to impose them through force." youtu.be/HlIvH6ozvv4
"You will never live in a society when you have an armed citizenry and you won't have a single gun death. That is nonsense. It's drivel. But I am—I think it's worth it."
—Charlie Kirk
—Charlie Kirk
September 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"You will never live in a society when you have an armed citizenry and you won't have a single gun death. That is nonsense. It's drivel. But I am—I think it's worth it."
—Charlie Kirk
—Charlie Kirk
I'm going out on a limb here—yes call me crazy—but I predict the SCOTUS will say that all of Trump's tariffs are 100% fine and dandy.
September 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I'm going out on a limb here—yes call me crazy—but I predict the SCOTUS will say that all of Trump's tariffs are 100% fine and dandy.
Gavin Newsom would not be my first choice for president. Not by a long shot. But right now he's polling at the top of the Dem party and beating both T and Vance. If he's the nom, would anyone on the left work to undermine his campaign, thereby helping the GOP nom? I'm genuinely curious.
September 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Gavin Newsom would not be my first choice for president. Not by a long shot. But right now he's polling at the top of the Dem party and beating both T and Vance. If he's the nom, would anyone on the left work to undermine his campaign, thereby helping the GOP nom? I'm genuinely curious.
Mamdani has been hailed as the new template for progressive leadership in the Dem party. But let's look at the mayor of the most progressive city in the US, San Fran, Daniel Lurie. He currently has a 73% approval rating, and is positive among all groups. Asians like him best; progressives less so.
August 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Mamdani has been hailed as the new template for progressive leadership in the Dem party. But let's look at the mayor of the most progressive city in the US, San Fran, Daniel Lurie. He currently has a 73% approval rating, and is positive among all groups. Asians like him best; progressives less so.
In my purity swarm I saw several patterns. Here's one: purity activists do not discern between their approach to advocacy and the thing they are advocating for. So criticizing their political behavior is the same as rejecting or opposing their political aims. This is done to...
August 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
In my purity swarm I saw several patterns. Here's one: purity activists do not discern between their approach to advocacy and the thing they are advocating for. So criticizing their political behavior is the same as rejecting or opposing their political aims. This is done to...
Alas, the purity left have not learned their lesson. They are still waiting for their ideal candidate before giving support and votes, no matter how bad the MAGA candidate might be. Moving forward, we anti-MAGA cannot expect them to help. We have no choice but to seek a majority with moderates.
August 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Alas, the purity left have not learned their lesson. They are still waiting for their ideal candidate before giving support and votes, no matter how bad the MAGA candidate might be. Moving forward, we anti-MAGA cannot expect them to help. We have no choice but to seek a majority with moderates.
I have decided that I am currently anti-MAGA. This is a position that prioritizes any legal/ethical means of defeating MAGA and tossing them onto the trash heap of history. This is an existential issue for everyone and must be priority number 1. We cannot afford the luxury or selfishness of purity.
August 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I have decided that I am currently anti-MAGA. This is a position that prioritizes any legal/ethical means of defeating MAGA and tossing them onto the trash heap of history. This is an existential issue for everyone and must be priority number 1. We cannot afford the luxury or selfishness of purity.
Purity politics 6/8. A review of the comments on my last post will reveal many of the common problems with purity. Mostly a slew of irrational insults, sarcasm, and logical fallacies, especially strawman arguments. Not one person addressed my post in an accurate or honest way. Zero good faith.
August 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Purity politics 6/8. A review of the comments on my last post will reveal many of the common problems with purity. Mostly a slew of irrational insults, sarcasm, and logical fallacies, especially strawman arguments. Not one person addressed my post in an accurate or honest way. Zero good faith.
Purity Politics 4/5: When a Democratic politician starts to gain popular traction, some portion of the activist left begins to undermine them. It happened with Bernie in '15, Harris in '24, and now it's happening with Newsom. This is a reliable pattern.
August 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Purity Politics 4/5: When a Democratic politician starts to gain popular traction, some portion of the activist left begins to undermine them. It happened with Bernie in '15, Harris in '24, and now it's happening with Newsom. This is a reliable pattern.
One doesn't have to like Newsom to admire his epic trolling against the GOP/Trump recently. The Trump-like posts and tit-for-tat redistricting moves are brilliant and demonstrate a fire that liberals have been screaming for for decades.
August 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
One doesn't have to like Newsom to admire his epic trolling against the GOP/Trump recently. The Trump-like posts and tit-for-tat redistricting moves are brilliant and demonstrate a fire that liberals have been screaming for for decades.
Purity Politics 1/3. The job of activists is to move the Overton Window by pushing the boundaries of acceptable ideas. As it moves, the public and aligned politicians follow the Window. This is how new ideas can become popular and eventually encoded into law.
August 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Purity Politics 1/3. The job of activists is to move the Overton Window by pushing the boundaries of acceptable ideas. As it moves, the public and aligned politicians follow the Window. This is how new ideas can become popular and eventually encoded into law.