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Michael Bilow

@mikebilow.bsky.social

News Editor covering news, politics, law, theater, film, and weather for Motif Magazine — Rhode Island's leading arts, entertainment, music, and culture magazine.

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Michael Bilow@mikebilow.bsky.social · 2d ago

Why would Iran want to assassinate Trump? They are winning the war by sitting on their hands. Shooting down Air Force One would generate American public support for nuking Tehran. How crazy are the Iranians, and who if anyone is making decisions there? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...

With Trump Secretly Evacuated, Imperiled Air Force One Became a Flying Decoy

In response to a threat against the jet last month, the president was clandestinely removed in a catering container. But the plane was sent into the skies anyway with government employees and reporter...

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Michael Bilow@mikebilow.bsky.social · 2w ago

Applying a progressive litmus test in Democratic primaries could nominate lower quality candidates, such as El-Sayed, who then go on to lose to the Republican, Mike Rogers who narrowly lost (48.64% – 48.30%) to Elissa Slotkin with none of the baggage of El-Sayed. From www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/p...

Black voters may decide the nation’s biggest Democratic primary. Many are clearly against the more progressive option | CNN Politics

Abdul El-Sayed is seeking to deliver the Democratic Party’s progressive insurgency its biggest win yet in the Michigan Senate primary. But he is running into resistance among Black voters, many of who...

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Michael Bilow@mikebilow.bsky.social · 2w ago

@doctorow.pluralistic.net with @brookegladstone.bsky.social on @onthemedia.bsky.social made my day explaining his intercontinental and intergenerational family chats in Yiddish made possible by AI. The rest of the hour is extremely insightful, too. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

F@#$ the AI Overlords | On the Media | WNYC Studios

The race to build the most advanced artificial intelligence continues to dominate the headlines. On this week’s On the Media, who does this new technology actually serve? Plus, how ev...

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Michael Bilow@mikebilow.bsky.social · last mo.

An important reason for success of "Regime Change" is that it is very good and reflects thorough reporting. It's hilarious that Trump chose to be briefed on the book rather than reading it himself. The authors should give him a gold medal for helping sales. www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...

Even Trump Can’t Believe How Well This Book Has Sold

What the wild success of Regime Change, after a long slump in newsy nonfiction, might say about the state of the presidency.

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Michael Bilow@mikebilow.bsky.social · last mo.

If pressed, I personally have a more favorable opinion of Mamdani, who is dangerous but competent, than Netanyahu, who is dangerous and incompetent: Netanyahu allowed Oct 7 to happen on his watch, and that alone should have ended his career in disgrace. forward.com/news/836468/...

Mamdani more popular than Netanyahu among U.S. Jews, new poll shows

The Associated Press survey found growing dissatisfaction with Israel's wartime leadership, even as the New York mayor remains divisive over his views on Israel

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Michael Bilow@mikebilow.bsky.social · last mo.

In very hot weather, air conditioning thermostats must be set higher to prevent overrunning: you are really setting an outside-inside differential, so it you have only 20°F headroom capacity, 100°F outside limits inside to no less than 80°F at maximum 100% duty cycle. apnews.com/article/air-...

This air conditioning strategy is the sweet spot for saving energy and money, experts say

Some of us have been told it's more energy-efficient and cost-effective to turn off our air conditioning when we leave home for work.

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Michael Bilow@mikebilow.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Discussions before breakfast — Her: We are gonna have a heat dome! Why do we never get this in December when we can use it? Me: You could move to the Southern Hemisphere. Her: No thanks. I couldn't flush properly.