Nate Bowling
@natebowling.com
Teaching Political Science and World History in Abu Dhabi since 2019 — Teacher, Traveler, and Sounder
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· Aug 16
Reading “There Is No Place for Us”
On the changing face of homelessness in the US and the people getting rich from it
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There is No Place for Us by @brian-goldstone.bsky.social is the most consequential book about housing since Evicted.
Whatever mental model you have about who goes unhoused likely vastly undercounts the number of working people with no where to live.
More here.
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Whatever mental model you have about who goes unhoused likely vastly undercounts the number of working people with no where to live.
More here.
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September 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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The ten year note rising means borrowers don't trust the country's ability to repay its debts and are demanding a premium to loan the government money
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
September 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The ten year note rising means borrowers don't trust the country's ability to repay its debts and are demanding a premium to loan the government money
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
This is excellent analysis from CSIS.
The US was forced to abandon its naval bases in the region, ceded control over Hormuz to Iran, and now the mouth of the Red Sea has fallen under control of rebels in Yemen, threatening traffic through the Suez Canal.
www.csis.org/analysis/ira...
The US was forced to abandon its naval bases in the region, ceded control over Hormuz to Iran, and now the mouth of the Red Sea has fallen under control of rebels in Yemen, threatening traffic through the Suez Canal.
www.csis.org/analysis/ira...
Iran and the Emerging Security Order in the Middle East
The war with Iran has reshaped the Middle East, exposing the limits of U.S. power and raising questions about the future of regional security. As the old order unravels, Tehran may emerge with greater...
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September 16, 2026 at 2:02 AM
This is excellent analysis from CSIS.
The US was forced to abandon its naval bases in the region, ceded control over Hormuz to Iran, and now the mouth of the Red Sea has fallen under control of rebels in Yemen, threatening traffic through the Suez Canal.
www.csis.org/analysis/ira...
The US was forced to abandon its naval bases in the region, ceded control over Hormuz to Iran, and now the mouth of the Red Sea has fallen under control of rebels in Yemen, threatening traffic through the Suez Canal.
www.csis.org/analysis/ira...
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It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of former ECS co-president Tom Biro.
September 14, 2026 at 8:49 PM
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of former ECS co-president Tom Biro.
I saw people vague posting earlier about the passing of someone from my circles back home.
I just got the word and I'm absolutely devastated.
I just got the word and I'm absolutely devastated.
September 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I saw people vague posting earlier about the passing of someone from my circles back home.
I just got the word and I'm absolutely devastated.
I just got the word and I'm absolutely devastated.
THE POWER TO TAX BELONGS TO CONGRESS
ARTICLE I, SECTION 8
ARTICLE I, SECTION 8
The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week.
It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
September 14, 2026 at 4:28 AM
THE POWER TO TAX BELONGS TO CONGRESS
ARTICLE I, SECTION 8
ARTICLE I, SECTION 8
My Sounders indicator of the moment:
No one in what used to be a Sounders-centric group chat even mentioned the match versus LA Galaxy this weekend.
Items mentioned instead: Manchester Derby, Wednesday's result in League One, Chelsea vs United in WSL, hella Maptap results, and Lanterns.
No one in what used to be a Sounders-centric group chat even mentioned the match versus LA Galaxy this weekend.
Items mentioned instead: Manchester Derby, Wednesday's result in League One, Chelsea vs United in WSL, hella Maptap results, and Lanterns.
September 14, 2026 at 2:46 AM
My Sounders indicator of the moment:
No one in what used to be a Sounders-centric group chat even mentioned the match versus LA Galaxy this weekend.
Items mentioned instead: Manchester Derby, Wednesday's result in League One, Chelsea vs United in WSL, hella Maptap results, and Lanterns.
No one in what used to be a Sounders-centric group chat even mentioned the match versus LA Galaxy this weekend.
Items mentioned instead: Manchester Derby, Wednesday's result in League One, Chelsea vs United in WSL, hella Maptap results, and Lanterns.
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Housing really is a fulcrum for all kinds of issues. For most folks, it’s the heart of affordability.
Don’t be fooled by all the chatter about gas prices - rent or mortgage ultimately frames most personal spending decisions.
Don’t be fooled by all the chatter about gas prices - rent or mortgage ultimately frames most personal spending decisions.
September 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Housing really is a fulcrum for all kinds of issues. For most folks, it’s the heart of affordability.
Don’t be fooled by all the chatter about gas prices - rent or mortgage ultimately frames most personal spending decisions.
Don’t be fooled by all the chatter about gas prices - rent or mortgage ultimately frames most personal spending decisions.
A former student reached out to this week and reveled that before entering my classroom at fifteen their family had moved thirty times.
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It's the Housing, Stupid - Part II
Readers sound off on housing
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September 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A former student reached out to this week and reveled that before entering my classroom at fifteen their family had moved thirty times.
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Stone cold penalty right there
September 13, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Stone cold penalty right there
Today I aspired to go to breakfast with some friends, brunch with other friends, and a Lebowski themed birthday with a third set of friends.
I absolutely didn't make it.
I absolutely didn't make it.
September 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Today I aspired to go to breakfast with some friends, brunch with other friends, and a Lebowski themed birthday with a third set of friends.
I absolutely didn't make it.
I absolutely didn't make it.
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“We must remember it happened but learn absolutely no lessons”
September 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
“We must remember it happened but learn absolutely no lessons”
@neonflag.bsky.social if I wanted to submit an interview request to you about King Slime, what would be the best way to do that?
September 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
@neonflag.bsky.social if I wanted to submit an interview request to you about King Slime, what would be the best way to do that?
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“.. The market has priced Hormuz for 7 months. It has not priced losing the Red Sea too.”
- The Merchant’s News
- The Merchant’s News
September 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
“.. The market has priced Hormuz for 7 months. It has not priced losing the Red Sea too.”
- The Merchant’s News
- The Merchant’s News
The US President collected billions in illegal tariffs, the cost of which were passed on to consumers.
Then when the tariffs were ruled illegal he refunded $166 billion to corporations.
That's wealth transfer equivalent to the total GDP of Slovakia.
And it's not even a scandal.
Then when the tariffs were ruled illegal he refunded $166 billion to corporations.
That's wealth transfer equivalent to the total GDP of Slovakia.
And it's not even a scandal.
September 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
The US President collected billions in illegal tariffs, the cost of which were passed on to consumers.
Then when the tariffs were ruled illegal he refunded $166 billion to corporations.
That's wealth transfer equivalent to the total GDP of Slovakia.
And it's not even a scandal.
Then when the tariffs were ruled illegal he refunded $166 billion to corporations.
That's wealth transfer equivalent to the total GDP of Slovakia.
And it's not even a scandal.
Tacoma's most creative bartender is back with his most ambitious project yet.
It's called Kokovoko, a beach bar named after the fictitious South Pacific island from Moby Dick—located in the Stadium District.
open.spotify.com/episode/2oaI...
It's called Kokovoko, a beach bar named after the fictitious South Pacific island from Moby Dick—located in the Stadium District.
open.spotify.com/episode/2oaI...
Launching Kokovoko — Chris Langston — #272
Nerd Farmer Podcast · Episode
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September 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Tacoma's most creative bartender is back with his most ambitious project yet.
It's called Kokovoko, a beach bar named after the fictitious South Pacific island from Moby Dick—located in the Stadium District.
open.spotify.com/episode/2oaI...
It's called Kokovoko, a beach bar named after the fictitious South Pacific island from Moby Dick—located in the Stadium District.
open.spotify.com/episode/2oaI...
The Samsung Galaxy Fold debuted in 2018
September 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The Samsung Galaxy Fold debuted in 2018
I used to wonder how FDR was able to hide his disability and declining health from so much of the public for so long.
I don't wonder anymore.
I don't wonder anymore.
September 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I used to wonder how FDR was able to hide his disability and declining health from so much of the public for so long.
I don't wonder anymore.
I don't wonder anymore.
The first thing I read this morning is that the US President is now specifically targeting oil tankers and Iran is vowing to do the same in reprisal in Kuwait and Bahrain.
This could be an environmental disaster.
This could be an environmental disaster.
September 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
The first thing I read this morning is that the US President is now specifically targeting oil tankers and Iran is vowing to do the same in reprisal in Kuwait and Bahrain.
This could be an environmental disaster.
This could be an environmental disaster.
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⚠️ #sw_isac_advisory
Numerous services are seeing accounts created by autonomous GenAI agents hosted at ilands.ai with no discernible human control.
These accounts declare themselves to be non-human and unattended.
If your service prohibits unattended bot activity, consider disallowing or […]
Numerous services are seeing accounts created by autonomous GenAI agents hosted at ilands.ai with no discernible human control.
These accounts declare themselves to be non-human and unattended.
If your service prohibits unattended bot activity, consider disallowing or […]
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September 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
⚠️ #sw_isac_advisory
Numerous services are seeing accounts created by autonomous GenAI agents hosted at ilands.ai with no discernible human control.
These accounts declare themselves to be non-human and unattended.
If your service prohibits unattended bot activity, consider disallowing or […]
Numerous services are seeing accounts created by autonomous GenAI agents hosted at ilands.ai with no discernible human control.
These accounts declare themselves to be non-human and unattended.
If your service prohibits unattended bot activity, consider disallowing or […]
This is the current US President posting on his publicly traded social media platform, where he's now selling early access to his posts for $100,000 per month
September 8, 2026 at 3:32 AM
This is the current US President posting on his publicly traded social media platform, where he's now selling early access to his posts for $100,000 per month