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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 20, 2025, 10:09 PM Pinned

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.
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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:04 PM

that is great to hear!

@mister-hangman.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:01 AMReposted by @annabower.bsky.social

GOD. FUCKING. DAMNIT. GUESS WERE REWATCHING ALL OF NEWSROOM AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. SURE WHY NOT. ONLY SEEN IT 10 TIMES. FUCK IT.

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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:33 AM

i’m always delighted to see john gallagher jr. (jim) in this show. before the newsroom, he was one of my favorite theatre actors. he originated the role of moritz in spring awakening (my all-time fave!) and i was lucky to see him in “jerusalem” and “american idiot.” so, so good

jim harper in the newsroom looking at mckenzie saying i don’t understand why you chose this moment to lose it
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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:16 AM

re: the speech

seems to me that people irl today would react very differently to will’s speech than the people in the show did

on both the left and right

(wrt the latter, the very concept of “make america great again” itself implies that america is not “great” anymore)

bsky.app/profile/anna...

AAnna Bower@annabower.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:46 AM

can’t believe i’m doing this again (re-watching the newsroom)

mackenzie in the newsroom holding up a sign that says “it’s not” in a crowd watching a panel talk
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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:46 AM

can’t believe i’m doing this again (re-watching the newsroom)

mackenzie in the newsroom holding up a sign that says “it’s not” in a crowd watching a panel talk
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@jonruttenberg.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:02 PMReposted by @annabower.bsky.social

@annabower.bsky.social

Now that you might have to make changes to the WITAOD hat, you might take a page from the House Un-American Activities Committee book:

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been an Administrator of DOGE?

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@jammaj.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:42 PMReposted by @annabower.bsky.social

WHESATAODOIFH?

@annabower.bsky.social

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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:22 AM

there was a bit of drama at the end because security wouldn’t let people leave the theater during the Q & A. But when the would-be exiters made a scene, they opened the doors. I imagine the heavy security had something to do with Gibney (the director) and St. Clair (Elon’s ex) being there.

AAnna Bower@annabower.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:08 AM

Full body security screenings ahead of “Musk” showing in NYC (followed by Q & A with Alex Gibney and Ashley St. Clair) I asked if they did this before every showing and the security guy said “No. This is special.”

man in security line before musk screening lifting his arms
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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:08 AM

Full body security screenings ahead of “Musk” showing in NYC (followed by Q & A with Alex Gibney and Ashley St. Clair) I asked if they did this before every showing and the security guy said “No. This is special.”

man in security line before musk screening lifting his arms
AAnna Bower@annabower.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:09 PM

Watching a movie about the administrator of— oh. just kidding. we still don’t know. 😉 #WITAOD

"MUSK HAS THE SOBERING EFFECT OF A CORRUPTION EXPOSÉ AND THE FEAR FACTOR DF A '70S CONSPIRACY THRILLER."
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"A LACERATING PORTRAIT OF TECHNOCRATIC BRILLIANCE, POWER LUST AND CRACKPOT DELUSION."
VARIETY
MASK
"THE ONLY DEFINITIVE
EXAMINATION OF THE WORLD'S
RICHEST MEGALOMANIAC:
"ONE OF THE BUZZIEST FILMS OF THE YEAR."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
."DAMNING...GRIPPING WORK."
NOW YORK VULTURE,
"THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DISMANTLING OF ELON MUSK'S MYTHOS TO DATE
FORCES THE VIEWER WOT TO LOOK AWAY:
LOS ANGELES TIMES
- ALEX GIBNEY.
-ALEN GIBNEY & MICHAEL J. PALMER
ONLY IN THEATERS OCTOBER 9
FOR OSA INFO AND TICKETS, VISIT ANGELIKAFILMCENTER.COM/NYC
"AMPLY PROVES MUSK IS NOT
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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:34 AM

i was there!!

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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:02 AM

yesssss thanks mike !!

@joedudekjd.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 11:04 PMReposted by @annabower.bsky.social

An AI generated movie poster for a movie titled Gleason
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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:09 PM

Watching a movie about the administrator of—

oh.

just kidding.

we still don’t know.

😉

#WITAOD

"MUSK HAS THE SOBERING EFFECT OF A CORRUPTION EXPOSÉ AND THE FEAR FACTOR DF A '70S CONSPIRACY THRILLER."
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"A LACERATING PORTRAIT OF TECHNOCRATIC BRILLIANCE, POWER LUST AND CRACKPOT DELUSION."
VARIETY
MASK
"THE ONLY DEFINITIVE
EXAMINATION OF THE WORLD'S
RICHEST MEGALOMANIAC:
"ONE OF THE BUZZIEST FILMS OF THE YEAR."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
."DAMNING...GRIPPING WORK."
NOW YORK VULTURE,
"THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DISMANTLING OF ELON MUSK'S MYTHOS TO DATE
FORCES THE VIEWER WOT TO LOOK AWAY:
LOS ANGELES TIMES
- ALEX GIBNEY.
-ALEN GIBNEY & MICHAEL J. PALMER
ONLY IN THEATERS OCTOBER 9
FOR OSA INFO AND TICKETS, VISIT ANGELIKAFILMCENTER.COM/NYC
"AMPLY PROVES MUSK IS NOT
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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 5:04 PM

clawed frog embryo case update!!

RRoger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 4:54 PM

Judge Sorokin orders vindictive-selective prosecution discovery & disclosure of grand jury minutes for Ksenia Petrova, the frog embryo researcher. "Credible showing [she] was prosecuted due to her status as Harvard-affiliated researcher & J1 visa holder." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

They, in turn, reproduce under-oath statements made by a longtime customs
attorney in Petrova's federal habeas proceedings, which also concerned the events at issue in this
case. Doc. No. 45 at 13. The attorney had provided a sworn declaration attesting that, during his thirty-five-year career, he was not aware of any person having been prosecuted for smuggling without having been processed by customs officers for a "failure to declare" violation, nor could
he recall ever seeing smuggling charges brought for failing to declare a research sample
regardless of the traveler's willfulness. Id.; Doc. No. 67 at 22 (quoting same declaration). In the
circumstances presented, the foregoing suffices to satisfy Petrova's burden of supplying "some
evidence" of discriminatory effect as the relevant caselaw requires. The cited declaration
comprises a credible showing that Petrova was prosecuted due to her status as a Harvard-affiliated researcher and J-1 visa holder-
facts which "some evidence" before the Court also
shows placed her in the crosshairs of those presently controlling the Executive Branch. E.g., Doc. No. 67-2 (referencing visa and "educated individuals with a pedigree"); Doc. No. 67-4 at 5 (responding to "fake news" and mentioning Petrova's affiliation with Harvard); see also Doc.
No. 67 at 9-10 (describing context in which Petrova's case arose and actions targeting Harvard
and higher-education-related visa holders). The same declaration also credibly shows that other
travelers who have willfully failed to declare research samples or similar items but were not
Harvard-affiliated visa holders were not treated the same way.
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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 5:04 PM

thank you!!! hmmmm ben @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org which shade are you going for??

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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 4:56 PM

Me
Victoria Toensing
Emma Stone
Dua Lipa

What do we have in common?

We’re all members of the Dyed Red Hair Club™️

And now my boss @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org has agreed to join the Club…..IF we raise 10K for the Greek Chorus Foundation by Oct. 30! ⬇️👇

greekchorusfoundation.org

BBenjamin Wittes@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.orgSep 16, 2026, 5:49 PM

Make me dye my hair red! www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/a-victory-...

dogshirtdaily.comA Victory and a ChallengeCan you make me join the Dyed Red Hair Club?
greekchorusfoundation.orgThe Greek Chorus FoundationBorn of the #DogShirtTV audience, the Greek Chorus Foundation raises money for worthy projects decided on collectively by its community. Current projects: funding graduate education for a young Ukrain...
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@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.orgSep 16, 2026, 5:49 PMReposted by @annabower.bsky.social

Make me dye my hair red!

www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/a-victory-...

dogshirtdaily.comA Victory and a ChallengeCan you make me join the Dyed Red Hair Club?
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@annabower.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 10:43 AM

confession: i have no idea why i’m suddenly hearing about “super intelligence,” and i don’t wanna know stop trying to make “super intelligence” happen it’s never gonna happen

static.klipy.comRegina George: Stop Trying to Make Fetch HappenAlt: Regina George in santa hat: “Stop Trying to Make Fetch Happen”
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@alkapdc.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 5:36 PMReposted by @annabower.bsky.social

A few days ago, Georgia State Election Board Vice Chair Janelle King had Georgia election denier Garland Favorito on her podcast, telling him she "love[s] ... that you give us the full picture" & defending him being called a conspiracy theorist, saying, "You should all be conspiracy theorists."

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@alkapdc.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 3:50 PMReposted by @annabower.bsky.social

Here's what Tina Peters — who has said she's visited the White House at least six times since her release from prison — has said on podcasts about her election plans & proposals.

AAnna Bower@annabower.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 1:22 AM

Ed Martin says that Tina Peters met with Trump in the Oval Office today to discuss election integrity and “the plans” for the upcoming midterms elections.

mediamatters.orgTina Peters allegedly met with Trump to discuss election plans. Here's what that could mean for the midterms.Former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk Tina Peters, who was released from prison on June 1 after being sentenced to nearly nine years for actions related to tampering with voting machines following the 2...
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