Nate Bowling

Again, if you're a voter in Tacoma or Pierce County, I recorded an Audio Voters' Guide for the upcoming elections covering Statewide Initiatives, State Supreme Court races, County Charter amendments, and local measures. Tap in and get your ballots in early. open.spotify.com/episode/6z99...

The American rise of HOAs also mirrors this. People didn't want to pay taxes towards efficient civic services and amenities if it meant black people could enjoy them too. They rather pay more for a shitty residents only pool in their own mismanaged little fiefdoms.

Five byline story www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/w...

The Brazilian election is like a better version of Biden running against Don Jr. and dragging him to hell

This week in the newsletter along with updates on the looming rekindling of the latest dumb American war, I talked about the my apparent new hobby: gotta CAPTCHA 'em all buttondown.com/natebowling/...

This is the most restrained version of what's going through my head that I can manage right now buttondown.com/natebowling/...

It feels like the Seattle Sounders are on a one way train to back to back first round playoff exits

BLOW THE WHISTLE

Excuse me, is Snyder Brunell now playing striker?

Seeing alarms on my services for high 400 errors and they're all probes for well-known PHP paths. If you're running PHP for anything patch your stuff ASAP.

YOU ONLY NEED MASS PARDONS IF YOU ENGAGED IN MASS CRIMINALITY

This is deeply and profoundly sub-optimal

Today I sat around a table with the friends I've made over the last eight years and made peace with the fact this is likely the end of the road because the country we're all from loves starting dumb ass wars.

For real.

My soul is tired of all of these people

Most of them would vote for him a fourth time if they could

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/u...

I honestly want to know less about the Senate races in Ohio, Texas, and Maine

"Eliminating homelessness in the US should cost somewhere from $11 billion to $30 billion per year" (Scioto Analysis).

Cristian Roldan consistently makes whoever is playing next to him look like a million bucks In this essay I will...

The US switched sides in the Ukraine war. The administration is seeking Russia's help lower gas prices domestically. Gas prices are up due to the US war in Iran. Iran is a leading supplier of drones to Russia.

FWIW this audio voters guide made filling out my ballot decidedly less stressful for me yesterday, and I was in a terrible mood so it was much appreciated. ⭐

There’s been countless times where I’ve reported AI slop on FB and have been told the requirement didn’t meet guidelines for deletion.

Meta is in the business of making society worse. Their social platforms are overflowing with AI slop and they want more of it. De-Meta-fying your life is the fastest way to get AI slop out of your online experience. Words by me. buttondown.com/natebowling/...

It's 9:30 a.m. and as best I can tell there is one other customer in this entire grocery store. There are about 40 store employees and another two dozen or so delivery drivers pulling from various shelves. I'm going to miss talking to the meat guy when all the in-person grocery stores are gone.

Do it!!!!