Just rewatched "Schindler's List," Spielberg's (and Neeson's) best film. So beautiful cinematically; so horrific in its subject matter. A must-watch.

"Woman shot near Aurora ICE Processing Center returns to protest as she recovers": kdvr.com/news/local/w...

My decade-old window evaporative cooler, though worn, keeps chugging along nicely, beating today's 97-degree heat. Tomorrow is hotter!

My discussion of "Redwood and Ponytail" and "Thirteen Reasons Why," books challenged or suppressed in the Elizabeth School District. ariarmstrong.com/elizabeth-re... and ariarmstrong.com/elizabeth-th...

I haven't seen the new film yet, but I very much liked "The Return."

Trump, in brief: "Heads I win, tails you lose."

I'm sad about Sam Neill, so definitely will not joke about how maybe we should bring back Sam Neill II by sequencing his genes... Hollywood Park? (In all seriousness RIP; a talented actor. And dang he was in a lot of stuff! www.imdb.com/name/nm00005... )

North American animals in the wild I fear most, in order: Grizzly bear, bison, moose. (I'm talking about possible serious physical trauma; disease from small biting animals are much more of a danger. And domestic dogs and cats cause many injuries.)

There's just going to be an endless stream of clips like this that make it seem remarkably as though the GOP candidate for governor is delusional, psychotic, or at the least bizarre. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=137...

How many murders are we going to allow ICE to commit in our name? www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

I messed up badly. Had I known the CO SEN Dem primary would be remotely this close, I would’ve attempted to organize a debate and covered the race differently.

I absolutely loved Leah Johnson's You Should See Me in a Crown and I'm looking forward to reading it again with my kid. Suppressed by the Elizabeth School District: ariarmstrong.com/elizabeth-cr...

NEW: Unaffiliated candidate for Colorado Gov Greg Lopez appears on MAGA podcaster Joe Oltmann's show to receive his endorsement for Governor. Oltmann, who has called for execution of "Synagogue of Satan Jews" including Gov Jared Polis, had backed Scott Bottoms in the GOP primary

The moral rot starts at the top and permeates the federal government. Look what we have become. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...

IT'S UP! An article about the rain-soaked disaster that was July 4th in Washington DC this year, including all the videos I couldn't upload of the sad and angry crowds, plus details that didn['t make the thread. Please check it out if you would like to!

The Hate U Give: Here's my review and study guide, in response to the book's suppression by the Elizabeth CO School District: ariarmstrong.com/elizabeth-ha...

Kiros, Bottoms and Marx craziness, bad election rules, Barney Ford, Peters visits Trump, and more. My new Colorado News Miner: ariarmstrong.com/miner-146.html

Jefferson against slavery, prayer and Bible reading in schools, Trump's corruption, gay marriage, and more. My new Roundup: ariarmstrong.com/roundup-71.h...

A Metro car filled with masked White Nationalists. And one black woman. Pulitzer worthy photo.

"Sir, I have thought seriously and deliberately upon this matter, and have finally come to the conclusion that I am entitled to my liberty." —Barney Ford, 1848 www.historycolorado.org/lost-highway...

Hey, in the United States, I can say the president is a worthless piece of shit and a moral degenerate, and know that the government will . . . do nothing to me. Not a small thing!

The Constitution Center has out a series of short videos on the Declaration: constitutioncenter.org/essays

Ha ha, MAHA: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/m...

Uh hello @npr.org Telemundo is much cheaper. www.npr.org/2026/07/02/n...

As Victor Marx leads Barb Kirkmeyer in the Colorado GOP Gov primary, Scott Bottoms’ team is claiming the election is rigged. In the three-way race, Bottoms is pulling up the rear.

Gov. Jared Polis passed over other deserving inmates to give clemency to Tina Peters, according to two members of his clemency board who revealed Polis overruled the unanimous recommendation of his experts. Polis has now fired both of them.

Assuming his lead holds, the exorcist Victor Marx will be the general-election Republican candidate for Colorado governor with around... 5% of active voters in the primary. Our primary rules are stupid and wrong.

If there was any doubt that Gov Jared Polis’ legacy is freeing Tina Peters, the NYT reports Polis just fired the clemency board members who revealed he overruled their unanimous wishes www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...

Victor Marx just pulled ahead of Barabara Kirkmeyer in the CO GOP gov race. results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/126592/we...

Holy crap.

"Well, maybe the Republicans will put up a sensible challenger to Kiros." (Five seconds later...)

My Reflections on Colorado's Primary Results: ariarmstrong.com/26-primary.h...

I'm still trying to get my head around Kiros and Boebert representing the same state.

Reminder to Colorado journalists: if you’re interviewing a winning candidate who usually claims that elections are rigged, ask them why this election was rigged in their favor.

"AOC West."

Tina Peters, freed from prison in Colorado, joins President Trump in the Oval Office. Big moment for Trump, Peters, and Governor Jared Polis.

Let's say it's Kiros (as seems likely). She's said some incendiary things about Israel and about antisemitic terror. How is that going to work with Phil Weiser, who has lost family to the Nazi Holocaust? How is the Democratic Party going to deal with this?

Weiser beating Bennet is a huge underdog story in CO politics. Both men are highly competent. (I disagree with both on many policy matters.) We'll see if Kiros beats DeGette, as seems likely now. Looks like it's Kirkmeyer.

Remembering the fallen. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...

ALL OF COLORADO IS BURNING!* * Not really. But the fires are concerning, the air quality is not great, and the loss of life is absolutely tragic. The quote is a political reference. Here's an actual news story: www.9news.com/article/news...

I got 13 out of 15. www.westword.com/news/who-sai...

Immigration, Trump, education, SCOTUS, wealth, Andy Weir, sheep detectives, and more. My new Roundup: ariarmstrong.com/roundup-70.h...

Primaries, Thiel, school investigations, a Golden ticket, Kiros, and more. My new Colorado News Miner: ariarmstrong.com/miner-145.html

The Topaz Museum in Delta, Utah about the nearby WWII Japanese internment camp is outstanding. topazmuseum.org

Since we use the word "gubernatorial," I think we should call governors "Gubers" instead.

Sotomayor: "Chaos will follow." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u... "Trump Renews Threat to Fire Fed Governor in Wake of Court Loss": www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...

Sheep Detectives is surprisingly good - about outcasts, death, and the responsibility of knowledge, with a side of animal welfare.

Tina Peters is fully recovered from her brief bout of remorse and back to doing what she loves: sharing unsubstantiated claims of election rigging with Colorado Republicans. @marshallglasses.bsky.social tried to speak with Peters today at a MAGA festival called Freedom Fest.

Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) released Tina Peters, saying she was remorseful despite obvious evidence to the contrary. “I do show remorse,” Peters said today. “The remorse is that people that should be in prison are not. That's my remorse.”

“In an era of far-right extremism, rising antisemitism, political violence and outrage media, the story of Alan Berg’s murder bears many tragically familiar qualities.” coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/18/w...