Ted Brassfield
@tedbrassfield.bsky.social
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words | food | policy he/him living on unceded Ute and Tongva land
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@algreen.house.gov
has the energy the Dems needed to show tonight
about 1 year ago
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Kyle Clark
about 12 hours ago
Michael Bennet has a J.D. from Yale Law School. He was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal. He was later counsel to the deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration.
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David Seligman for Colorado Attorney General
about 5 hours ago
This is a people-powered campaign. It's easy to get cynical â but when we talk with our neighbors about the future we want, we can build it together. Come and canvass with Team Seligman, sign up at the link in bio!
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Senadora Julie Gonzales
about 7 hours ago
How can anyone trust that John Hickenlooper is serious about protecting voters from mass surveillance and ICE when he is profiting off Palantir?
www.benzinga.com/news/politic...
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Senatorâs Palantir Stock Sale Raises Red Flags - Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR)
A U.S. senator discloses selling Palantir stock. Here's why there are red flags for the trade.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/05/52376245/this-senators-palantir-stock-sale-raises-red-flags-and-left-serious-money-on-the-table
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Colorado Springs DSA đš
about 10 hours ago
âď¸Hey remember how that California-based tech company Raeden was trying to build an Al data center in Colorado Springs? Well they are still trying, and we must stop them.
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Ahmed Baba
about 14 hours ago
There is no clearer case for the necessity of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 than how quickly southern states moved to eliminate Black-majority districts and dilute Black power after SCOTUS eroded Section 2. SCOTUSâs reasoning was immediately disproven by reality.
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Joshua J. Friedman
about 22 hours ago
Photo by
@nicolehester.bsky.social
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www.tennessean.com/picture-gall...
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Seth Cotlar
1 day ago
Just had Canvas stop working as I was typing comments on a student paper. I now canât access anyoneâs work or grades. Strangely, this never happened back when I used a grade book and had students email me their papers, a system no shareholders extracted money from.
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Nicholas Grossman
1 day ago
I donât think Americans with hypertension and various other treatable conditions deserve to die. Sorry to get so partisan, but thatâs how I feel.
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Brent Toderian
1 day ago
âBoth Russian and pro-Trump U.S. actors are amplifying and spreading misinformation about Alberta separatism in the hope of fraying Canadian unity and sowing distrust.â An overt attack on Canadian sovereignty, meant specifically to manipulate Canadians. Thatâs whatâs fuelling Alberta separation.
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Russia and U.S. amplifying Alberta separatist narratives to stoke division, distrust: report | CBC News
Moscow has long tried to meddle in foreign elections. What's newer is Canada's neighbour overtly trying to influence and fan flames of referendum bid, warns a new report on foreign interference.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/russia-and-u-s-amplifying-alberta-separatist-narratives-to-stoke-division-distrust-report-9.7189604
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David Seligman for Colorado Attorney General
1 day ago
We can create a Colorado where the law works for you. Chipping in $5, $10, $20 can change our politics for the better. Donate at the link in our bio.
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Colorado Charter School Watch
1 day ago
Why has NYC billionaire Michael Bloomberg donated $2.5 million to
@michaelbennet.bsky.social
? They both love charter schools and ed privatization. Our neighborhood schools need
@philforcolorado.bsky.social
#COpol
#COleg
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Former New York mayorâs support of Michael Bennetâs bid to become Coloradoâs next governor reaches $2.5M
Michael Bloomberg has given $2.5M to Rocky Mountain Way, the state-level super PAC supporting the US senatorâs gubernatorial campaign
https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/05/michael-bennet-super-pac-michael-bloomberg-support/
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Michael Bennet, after voting for Trump's nominees who are devastating our public lands and wildfire response:
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End qualified immunity and pay all settlements and judgements against law enforcement from pension contributions. This is the only way to start to reform the bad barrels.
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2 days ago
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Leah Litman
2 days ago
This dropped around the same time as this interview - Neil Gorsuch on Megyn Kellyâs show. He was talking about how âyoung conservatives must have courage to stand by their beliefs.â Sounds apolitical to me!
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Jake McKnight
2 days ago
Ag secretary confirming 1 in 4 US farmers has no fertilizer secured, American Farm Bureau survey says up to 70% canât afford enough fertilizer for the season under the spiked costs Honestly shocked this isnât bigger news. 25% of farms are just not planting at all this season. Farm bankruptcy up 46%
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Truthout
2 days ago
30 Democrats in the House is demanding that the Trump administration provide critical information about the scope and size of Israelâs nuclear weapons capability in the midst of a war over nuclear weapons in which only Iranâs civilian nuclear program has been under scrutiny.
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Democrats Demand Answers From Rubio on Number of Nuclear Bombs Owned by Israel
It is widely known that Israel has covert nuclear warheads, but the US has never officially acknowledged it.
https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-demand-answers-from-rubio-on-number-of-nuclear-bombs-owned-by-israel/
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Brad Johnson
2 days ago
it's almost like the Democratic Party is a coalition of people who want to achieve the policies in the Democratic platform and those who want to win elections on those policies but not implement them.
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David Seligman for Colorado Attorney General
2 days ago
đ The Trump Administration is literally telling Colorado we can't protect ourselves from gun violence. As Attorney General, I'll go on on offense against anyone who tramples our rights.
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Stephen NuĂąez
3 days ago
It's a comforting thought that our political problems are simply a matter of rhetorical mismatch and not hoary, broken, anti-democratic institutions that will take a generation-long reconstruction project to fix.
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The Local Crank
3 days ago
Exhibit A. Voters like TABOR until they find out what it actually does. Also, Republicans are a cult, but we already knew that
coloradosun.com/2026/05/06/c...
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Phil Weiser
3 days ago
Michael Bennet voted for Doug Burgum and stands by that vote. He supported the architect of the policy we need to fight against. What gives?
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Senadora Julie Gonzales
3 days ago
Hon. Joan Fitz-Gerald knows what it is to break glass ceilings, having been the first woman elected to serve as Senate President in Colorado's history. Earning her support and endorsement means the world to me.
sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/joan...
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JOAN FITZ-GERALD: Colorado deserves a fighter in the Senate: Itâs Julie Gonzales - Sentinel Colorado
'Colorado cannot afford another cautious voice when we need doers, not backbenchers or seat warmers, running for office'
https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/joan-fitz-gerald-colorado-deserves-a-fighter-in-the-senate-its-julie-gonzales/
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David Seligman for Colorado Attorney General
3 days ago
We need to get private equity out of the law. Thatâs why Rep.
@javiermabrey.bsky.social
& I are fighting for for HB-1421 to make sure our housing, our healthcare, even our kidsâ sports leagues donât just become investment opportunities for Wall Street.
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David Seligman for Colorado Attorney General
3 days ago
I am so grateful for the support of COLOR Action Fund, a leader in the fight for racial justice and reproductive rights for over a decade. When we come together and work shoulder-to-shoulder, we can build a better and brighter future for Colorado, and that's what this movement is about.
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Dr Kat Day (she/her)
4 days ago
Always love to be reminded of this. A lot of it was hand-stitched too. Really amazing, precise work. Womenâs work is so often minimised and forgotten.
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Hunter Dunn
4 days ago
The DCCC endorsing Republican-lite Jasmeet Bains for CA-22 is a capitulation to the billionaire oligarchs destroying our country. She called an ad that named 53 corporations that donated to both her & Rep Valadao (R) âpolitical violence,â & is dishonest about her views on healthcare & Gaza.
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How Do You Beat a Central Valley Republican? - The American Prospect
Two Democrats in Californiaâs 22nd District have very different ideas.
https://prospect.org/2026/04/28/how-do-you-beat-central-valley-republican-california-congress-valadao-bains-villegas/
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Dem. State Senators Lindsey Daugherty (JeffCo) & Dylan Roberts (NW corner) just joined with the GOP to kill the No Kings Act in an attempt to let ICE off the hook for violating our constitutional rights. This is why we primary them all.
#COPolitics
#Shame
4 days ago
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Chris Cantwell
4 days ago
Four hours left, weâre at $1550. And now Iâve added a Season 4 tote bag. Winning bid goes to The Trevor Project. Letâs make their year today. The Shrike is taking final bids and says that if we donât get to 2,000, we will all suffer eternal untold agony throughout spacetime.
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David Seligman for Colorado Attorney General
4 days ago
The affordability crisis is an accountability crisis. As Colorado's next AG, I'll fight for a more affordable future by enforcing the laws on the books, boldly and courageously, to hold accountable the most powerful corporations on the planet for jacking up our prices and crushing our unions.
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Senadora Julie Gonzales
4 days ago
We all deserve the freedom to have an abortion if we so choose, and everyone should be able to access the healthcare they need. Itâs time to codify Roe and protect our freedom.
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WIRED
5 days ago
Using a 1930s trade law, Homeland Security targeted the manâwho hasn't entered the US in more than a decadeâfollowing posts on X condemning the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
www.wired.com/story/dhs-de...
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DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian's Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts
Using a 1930s trade law, Homeland Security targeted the manâwho hasn't entered the US in more than a decadeâfollowing posts on X condemning the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-demanded-google-surrender-data-on-canadians-activity-location-over-anti-ice-posts/
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE
4 days ago
For the past fifty years or so, state bars have exempted themselves from civil rights statutes. And if you guessed the reason was racism you'd be right! Let's talk about the sinister history of the bar exam. THREAD.
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David Seligman for Colorado Attorney General
5 days ago
This week, we get to find out if Colorado Senate Democrats mean what they say. Almost every Democrat is talking about taking on corporations and billionaires. /1
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Chris Cantwell
5 days ago
The HALT AND CATCH FIRE auction will begin at 9:00p PST. All items are sold together; the winning bid donates that full amount to The Trevor Project. Auction will run until 9:00p PST tomorrow 5/4.
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Saul Staniforth
6 days ago
#trevorphillips
tries to argue that because some people say the pro Palestinian marches are hate marches, they are.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
is spot on, there is nothing hateful about marching in support of the Palestinians & against Israels brutal occupation & genocide.
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Eliza Orlins
6 days ago
Hi. There is some drama over on LawyerThreads. Thereâs a lawyer (who is also very active on Facebook) who is out in the world saying that the law is neutral. Just want to chime in as a career public defender and say THE LAW IS NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN FUCKING NEUTRAL. đ§ľ
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Daniel JosĂŠ Older
6 days ago
This is how you do it
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Mike Sacks
6 days ago
Any Democratic candidate for Congress who thinks we can get anything done without confronting the Supreme Court is selling you a bill of goods. If we are to have any hope of achieving anything, then we must take our power back from the Roberts Court. Join us:
mikesacksforcongress.com
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)
7 days ago
> They want an electoral *choice*, something better than a return to the pre-Trump status quo. If you want giant crowds at every polling place, rising up against ICE and DHS voter-suppression, then you have to promise people that their vote will *mean* something. eof/
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SAINT ZAIYA đ¨ď¸
7 days ago
So youâre telling me that thereâs a leftist candidate in Maine that has never had a Nazi tattoo and weâre still going with the Nazi tattoo guy?
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David Seligman for Colorado Attorney General
7 days ago
The right to reproductive care is fundamental. Another activist court is attempting to lawlessly dismantle that right by barring mifepristone from being available to anyone who needs it. As AG I'll fight tooth and nail for every personâs right to reproductive care, and their ability to access it.
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David Seligman for Colorado Attorney General
7 days ago
A few months ago I got in the car with my friend Kareem, a rideshare driver whoâs been getting ripped off by employers who use AI for wage setting. A bill is being voted on today to prohibit surveillance/algorithmic pricing and practices, call your state senator & ask them to vote YES on HB-1210.
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Gillian Brockell
7 days ago
Allow me to get this clueless old man up to speed: His admin is trying to use the Defense Production Act to take over Spirit, the stated goal of flying around troops and cargo is bullshit, and they will absolutely try to use these planes and their crew for deportations.
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David Seligman for Colorado Attorney General
7 days ago
The wealthiest corporations on the planet are working to rig the law so that we canât make them pay when they hurt us. Iâm running for Attorney General to fight back.
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Tess Bridgeman
8 days ago
Read my latest with
@oonahathaway.bsky.social
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#Iran
war is now triply illegal - under the U.S. Constitution, the UN Charter, and as of today, the War Powers Resolution đ
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
8 days ago
There is no NYC without unions. A people united and organized cannot be defeated. Together, we're showing the world what solidarity means.
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May Day. Acacia Park, Colorado Springs. Today, 2-6.
#mayday
#maydaystrong
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8 days ago
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Don Moynihan
8 days ago
Today (until midnight) is the last day you can register a comment. Take the time you would have spent on social media to do this. They have to read and record every comment, and respond to the substantive ones. Instructions in the blog.
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Mehdi Hasan
8 days ago
Israel must release Zeteo contributor Alex Colston and the rest of the flotilla activists and crew. This is piracy:
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Prem Thakker ă
8 days ago
A foreign country that gets billions of US tax dollars committed open piracy in the middle of the ocean, abducting Americans trying to bring aid to a desperate population. Instead of going after the kidnappers, the Trump admin is looking to punish anyone supporting the victims.
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