CO District 4: Tomorrow 2-4pm Highlands Ranch Library Meet 🇺🇸 Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher! 🇺🇸 Our district deserves a serious, accomplished leader who represents the actual American taxpayers of #CO4, not the oligarchs & billionaires to whom Boebert has pledged her loyalty. #copolitics

Most of the men in Congress don’t know either. Their wives or assistants have always handled all that— and groceries too. Some are so wealthy even their wives have people who do this for them. These people don’t represent real American taxpayers. They don’t even know any.

Yesterday’s hike destination proved 2 adages: 1) There’s always room at the top for those willing to put in the work and 2) when you climb mountains, your legs get stronger. Those seem like good life lessons for this week. Here’s to getting stronger! 🇺🇸 #hiking #hiker #colorado #fitness #hope

“We must scrupulously guard the civil rights of all citizens, whatever their background. We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.” FDR Memorial, 2024. May we restore this kind of honor to our nation.

THIS energy. EVERYwhere. From EVERY Dem. ALL the time. Unceasing. Unstoppable.

How it started (lies) vs How it ended (truth): It wasn’t even close. Coloradans voted overwhelmingly to tax the wealthy to feed our schoolchildren. What a victory for the children of #Colorado! #vote #election #bluewave

HUGE kudos to the University of Colorado Hospital system (UC Health) for proactively educating their patients on the importance of vaccinations & the safety of #vaccines. #publichealth #medsky

Do you feel that? It’s hope. 🥰🤩 For the life of me, my brain keeps showing me the scene from “The Miracle Worker” where Helen Keller has the breakthrough at the water pump and begins to sign. Drink it in. Savor it. And tomorrow? Let’s freakin’ GO. #copolitics #hope

#Colorado does it right. Ballot dropped off: 1:03pm Receipt sent: 3:30pm Count notice: 5:48pm I know where my ballot is and that my #vote has been counted. Do you? There is literally no reason #voting shouldn’t be this easy & transparent in all 50 states. #copolitics #election

Dropped off my ballot at 1:03pm & received confirmation via text & email from Colorado/Douglas County that my ballot had been received at 3:30pm. Next notification wjll be when it’s counted. Do you know what happened to your ballot? It should be *this* easy to #vote everywhere. #copilitics

THAT’S how easy it is to #vote in Colorado. I also could’ve mailed it. There is not a single reason it can’t be this easy everywhere. Happy to vote today both for some common sense Dems to replace our batshit MAGA Board of Education as well as to tax the rich to fund our schools. #copolitics

Donald Trump & the Republican Party would rather starve American children than give them— and the rest of us— the affordable healthcare that provides us with a high quality of life. Not because we can’t afford it. But because they’d rather use *our/* taxpayer money to benefit billionaires.

Is that me onstage? Yep! And of course I won the “Thriller” lip-synching contest that I didn’t know I was competing in when I walked into the lounge. 🤣 #Halloween may be over, but I remain The Queen of #Hearts. 💚 #hearttransplant #donatelife #organdonation #beahero #halloweencostume #gno

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Today, in #MyWildlife: OMG you guys! DJ performs a courtship dance for Katie outside breeding season. It’s pair-bonding. DJ asks “Baby, are we good?” And Katie says “You know it!” This is the 1st time I’ve observed this behavior. 🥰 #crow #crows #bird #birds #birding #colorado #nature

Flashback Friday to when Tori was just a baby & learning to hike with us. Can you even handle the cuteness? 😍 #dogsofbluesky #puppylove #dog #dogs #aussies #aussie #aussiepuppy #colorado #aussiesofbluesky #aussieworld

I wonder if the MAGA formerly in my social circle understand that this is how we see them: Wearing their performative fake Christianity like a cheap trucker hat while they dole out pain, suffering, death and destruction to the entire globe. What a disgusting lot.

Today, in #MyWildlife: I think one of the #corvids left me a gift! 😍 I’ve carved a path thru the grass by feeding them each day— and this was lying in the middle of it this morning. I’m not gonna lie: It feels very special to be chosen! 🥰 🐦‍⬛ #bird #birds #crows #ravens #magpies #birding #nature

Pigpen & Sally joined me for a long time this morning. They’ve embraced the feeding platform & no longer panic if I happen to walk outside. It took 3 months to get them here (+1 year of ground feeding before that) & WOW! Being accepted by them is unbelievably sweet. #bird #birds #ravens #raven

I’m so grateful we visited DC in spring 2024 & got to tour the #EastWing of the #WhiteHouse. Walking those halls was overwhelming— the graceful architecture, the history contained within— it belonged to US & it’s all gone now. This couldn’t be more symbolic. #History has its eyes on us.

Dear Apple News: Yes, this is shocking. But to place this as your top story when the President is taking a literal wrecking ball to the White House, murdering people in international waters and paying himself $230M?? WTAF ARE WE DOING, AMERICA?? #8647 #impeach #25thamendment

Occasionally I spot something I own in a show or movie & I’m always stupidly pleased. Like, truly, it’s *super* dumb. Today I saw my #LBD on “Next Gen Chef” judge (& James Beard nominee) Kelsey Clark. I bet this is what it feels like to win the Nobel Prize. 🏆 💪🏻 🤣 #laughter #fashion

Today, in #MyWildlife: Look at greedy little Pork Chop try (and fail!) to fly off with a hunk of food that probably outweighs him. It’s the tiny, hurried little steps & ill-fated leap off the edge for me. 🤣 #bird #birds #magpies #corvids #nature #funny

Denver, Colorado showed up! I HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE! 🇺🇸 USA! USA! USA! 🇺🇸 #nokings #ihavefriendseverywhere

🇺🇸 I love the United States of America that grew me. 🇺🇸 Trump & the Republicans are DESTROYING it. NO KING is going to ruin the golden years I *earned* by busting my ass, playing by the rules & paying my taxes! 🇺🇸 USA! USA! USA! 🇺🇸 #nokings #freedom #democracy #ilovemycountry #usa

Today, in #MyWildlife: Pork Chop the black-billed #magpie was so excited about being offered wet cat food that he had the tippy taps! We live in the forest & this is an out of place grassland #bird. We ❤️ his visits— his antics are the best! Welcome back, PC! #birds #nature #colorado #wildlife

Today in #MyWildlife: The 4 mile aptly-named Eagle’s View trail had the steepest single mile I’ve ever climbed: 610 feet, with grades as steep as 35%. Another butt burner as I work towards ski season! The snow-capped peak in the distance is Pike’s Peak.😍 #hike #hiker #colorado #fitness #nature

Today, in #MyWildlife: Pigpen the raven chases a red-tailed hawk away from Nighthawk Hill in a daring & high stakes aerial display while his mate cheers him on from the safety of a tree. #raven #redtailedhawk #bird #birds #birding #corvids #nature #wildlife #lookup #colorado

Today, in #MyWildlife: SUCCESS! 🐦‍⬛ 3 months after the Corvid tower went up, DJ finally felt brave enough to visit it! Since the bullying but gorgeous ravens left us, my shy, country #crow beauties DJ & Katie may be back with us for Fall/Winter. 🥰 🤞🏻 #bird #birds #crows #nature #birding #corvids

Today, in #MyWildlife: I was on my deck watching a white-crowned sparrow like it’s Nat Geo when I learned that suddenly, I’m a Hot-Girl. Who knew? 🤷🏻‍♀️ #bird #birds #birding #hotgirlhobby #nature

Top 10 cities for home foreclosure— 9 in red states and 5 of the 10 in Florida. Remember when they said they’d “Make America Florida” in 2023? I believe ‘em.

Today in #MyWildlife: Thurston knows my my voice, my smell & my routine. If I’m running behind in the morning, he waits for me. It’s really remarkable to have a relationship with a wild animal. #redfox #fox #colorado #wildlife #animals #nature #getoutdoors #gooutside #cheaperthantherapy #fall

MAGA must be absolutely *thrilled* that a non-NATO member Muslim country that practices Sharia law (& funds terrorism) is being given an Air Force base in Idaho.

Today, in #MyWildlife: I spent a crisp #Fall morning with a flock of Evening Grosbeaks. Their grumpy lil faces belie their gregarious nature— they are very social, talkative #birds that never fail to make me smile. #bird #eveninggrosbeak #nature #colorado #fallorado #wildlife #getoutside

Had a morning of errands before an appt. Had enough time to treat myself to a light lunch. A glass of mid-tier wine & an appetizer of 6 stuffed mushroom caps cost me $43 with tip. I recognize my extreme privilege. My question here is: How the F are families surviving this economy? #trumpeconomy

The pressure! 😱 👻 #ghosts #halloween #spooky #funny

Today, in #MyWildlife: Welcome to the #Colorado Trail, segment 1. We climbed 1100 feet up across roughly 2.5 miles— yep, straight up— but the view was worth it! Last did this in 2021 & today we went further & higher in less time & a w/lower average bpm. Makes me so happy! #hike #hiker #Fallorado

Today, in #MyWildlife: Every Fall in #Colorado, thousands upon thousands of male Oklahoma Brown #tarantulas leave their burrows & travel up to 20 miles to find a mate. It’s sort of romantic to see them on the prowl. 🤷🏻‍♀️🥰 #Spiders are fascinating! #fallorado #nature #arachnids #halloween

Meanwhile in the U.S. we are investing in coal to further own the Libs. Coal is a filthy, non-renewable energy source that has been polluting our air & water since the 1700s and that kills the very people who mine it. This is what counts as #americanexceptionalism under #Republican rule.

For 6 weeks we’ve seen a tiny #cat on our critter cams. We trapped her a few days ago & took her to the vet today. She’s feral so we aren’t the right home for her. Instead she’s going into a barn kitty program. We wish you the best & are so happy you’re safe, Shelley. 😍 #rurallife #cats #rescue

Today, in #MyWildlife: Thurston’s gorgeous Fall coat & tail have come in & he’s shouting it from the mountaintops! #redfox #fox #coloradowildlife #wildlife #nature #animals #colorado #fallorado

Today in #MyWildlife: I’ve never known a wild turkey with more moxie than Helen. She’s strutting that driveway like it’s Fashion Week on Nighthawk Hill. It’s possible I need to get into town more often. 🤔 #wildturkey #turkey #bird #birds #nature #animals #colorado

She truly was the best of us. I’m sitting here sobbing. The juxtaposition of this video against what we are seeing from Republicans today, gleefully bragging about making American taxpayers pay with their livelihoods & lives simply to punish Dems is just too much. WTAF ARE WE DOING, AMERICA?

Today in #MyWildlife: For those wondering, Helen is still performing the role of Featured Guest Star on Nighthawk Hill, completely upstaging her friend Ellen. I’m here for you, diva! 👏🏻👏🏻 #turkey #wildturkey #animals #nature #bird #birds #nature #colorado

#JaneGoodall was a true inspiration who shared my belief in the emotional lives of animals at a time when others found the concept laughable. This is me kissing Okko, a sanctuary #chimpanzee. When you look into a chimp’s eyes, do you know what you see? Us. They need protection. #animals #rip

Aren’t these the same people who are so afraid to walk around the National Mall in DC that they brought in the U.S. military to keep them safe? OOOH YOU BIG & SCARY NOSFERATU-LOOKING GHOUL!

Your reminder: The only fitness standard that has been dropped in the Department of Defense is the one that *should* have been used to nominate a qualified Secretary of Defense. Which is why this inexperienced tiny man brought the GLOBAL top brass in for an HR discussion about facial hair. /1

Today in #MyWildlife: Take another hike in the #aspens with me today… it was magical! Only 4 miles and 660 feet of elevation gain— a good mid-range hike while nursing a slightly hurt knee. Getting my quads/glutes stronger for ski season! #hiker #hiking #fall #colorado #coloradofall #fallcolors

At least 4 killed by conservative political violence in Michigan & 3 killed by conservative political violence in North Carolina yesterday. Are flags at half mast? Are Presidential medals on offer? Has Air Force 1 been brought in to transfer the bodies of the victims? No?? You don’t say. 🤔

BREAKING NEWS: Karoline Leavitt announces the skateboard will be investigated for this premeditated & deliberate attack.