Mitchell Owens
@mcowens.bsky.social
Water + policy geographer. Technically a bug taxonomist. Currently a Hoosier. Eclectic music enthusiast. Unrepentant Hornets/Rays/Tar Heels sicko.
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If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
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this is partly how we can achieve substantial rewilding, to support sustainable ecosystems and reduce climate change
largely the same with land used to grow food, which has been hijacked to grow subsidies and move up the value chain with excessive, inhumane meat production
largely the same with land used to grow food, which has been hijacked to grow subsidies and move up the value chain with excessive, inhumane meat production
Put another way, we could get rid of corn ethanol, switch 30% of the freed-up farmland to solar to generate 100% of US electricity, and use the other 70% of the freed-up land for whatever we want.
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
this is partly how we can achieve substantial rewilding, to support sustainable ecosystems and reduce climate change
largely the same with land used to grow food, which has been hijacked to grow subsidies and move up the value chain with excessive, inhumane meat production
largely the same with land used to grow food, which has been hijacked to grow subsidies and move up the value chain with excessive, inhumane meat production
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Witherspoon coming from Hangman Page depth
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Witherspoon coming from Hangman Page depth
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Two straight blowouts, why should the AFC get an automatic Super Bowl berth?
We are seeing a blowout in the Super Bowl. Should the NFL panic and change the entire playoff format?
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Two straight blowouts, why should the AFC get an automatic Super Bowl berth?
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante
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I think the ‘less obvious’ politics here is that the entire thing started off with workers in the fields and ended with community dancing and emerging in solidarity from the fields. I think it’s beautiful that he named every country and all the peoples voices rising up- AND-
Bad Bunny ends his Super Bowl halftime show in front of a sign reading "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE"
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I think the ‘less obvious’ politics here is that the entire thing started off with workers in the fields and ended with community dancing and emerging in solidarity from the fields. I think it’s beautiful that he named every country and all the peoples voices rising up- AND-
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
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a level of earnestness i don't think any super bowl halftime show has ever tried to pull off and it crushed
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
a level of earnestness i don't think any super bowl halftime show has ever tried to pull off and it crushed
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How did we get the NFL in the national divorce?
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
How did we get the NFL in the national divorce?
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Bad Bunny “together we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Bad Bunny “together we are America”
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Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher
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ethics professor here, can confirm
"should the government kidnap 5 year olds and deport them? We asked seventeen ethics professors and they all just screamed"
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
ethics professor here, can confirm
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And this is one of my favorite blogs we've run in a while on any topic. I remember my own experience covering the event years ago so fondly, and Kathryn really brings home how fun and strange it is to hang out there all day, and also how crazy it smells. defector.com/my-life-amon...
My Life Among The 33 Pomeranians (And A Few Thousand Other Dogs) | Defector
NEW YORK — In the days before the Westminster Dog Show, I could not stop saying the phrase “33 Pomeranians.” There’s a pleasing rhythm to the phrase—better spelled out as thirty-three Pomeranians—that...
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February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
And this is one of my favorite blogs we've run in a while on any topic. I remember my own experience covering the event years ago so fondly, and Kathryn really brings home how fun and strange it is to hang out there all day, and also how crazy it smells. defector.com/my-life-amon...
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I am both biased and late due to a very eventful last week but Defector's coverage of the Westminster Dog Show was so good. "Why are the people dressed like that?" is a question I've often wondered, and this is a fun and decisive answer: defector.com/the-secrets-...
The Secrets Of Human And Canine Fashion At The Westminster Dog Show | Defector
NEW YORK — “I don’t think that bitch looks fit,” a woman next to me murmurs. She’s carrying a Louis Vuitton bag, wearing Hermes riding boots, and speaking, of course, about one of the three female Can...
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February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I am both biased and late due to a very eventful last week but Defector's coverage of the Westminster Dog Show was so good. "Why are the people dressed like that?" is a question I've often wondered, and this is a fun and decisive answer: defector.com/the-secrets-...
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Me watching figure skating: Wow he skates so pretty!
Johnny Weir as soon as the music stops: A disgraceful performance. Horrible. I'm going to have nightmares about it for years.
Johnny Weir as soon as the music stops: A disgraceful performance. Horrible. I'm going to have nightmares about it for years.
February 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Me watching figure skating: Wow he skates so pretty!
Johnny Weir as soon as the music stops: A disgraceful performance. Horrible. I'm going to have nightmares about it for years.
Johnny Weir as soon as the music stops: A disgraceful performance. Horrible. I'm going to have nightmares about it for years.
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
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Arch of Hysteria, by Louise Bourgeois, 1993, 📸 by @jaredctilton
February 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Arch of Hysteria, by Louise Bourgeois, 1993, 📸 by @jaredctilton
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Man Feels Like Whole Life Just Endless Cycle Of Work, Eat, Sleep, Get Abducted By Aliens https://theonion.com/man-feels-like-whole-life-just-endless-cycle-of-work-eat-sleep-get-abducted-by-aliens/
February 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Man Feels Like Whole Life Just Endless Cycle Of Work, Eat, Sleep, Get Abducted By Aliens https://theonion.com/man-feels-like-whole-life-just-endless-cycle-of-work-eat-sleep-get-abducted-by-aliens/
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I've been singing this to myself all day
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I've been singing this to myself all day
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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They’ll be hearing from his father
February 7, 2026 at 2:14 AM
They’ll be hearing from his father
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A small landlord is a person who rents out their basement apartment in their house. A person who owns a building is just a landlord-landlord.
"They bought or inherited aging apartment buildings, hoping to bring home a little extra cash"
... bought, or inherited, whole ass apartment buildings
... bought, or inherited, whole ass apartment buildings
In a city packed with mighty real estate titans, they are the small ones.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
February 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
A small landlord is a person who rents out their basement apartment in their house. A person who owns a building is just a landlord-landlord.