Why does the government need private jets is maybe a question we should be asking.

“They love America. That’s why they’re here.” – Craig Lilly, Navy veteran sentinelcolorado.com/metro/hundre... #NoKings #Trump #AuroraCO #NoPaywall

Thousands of people gathered in opposition to Trump policies at a rally and march in Denver on Saturday, the largest of more than 50 No Kings protests held across Colorado amid rising tensions over the country’s direction in his second term. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social and Sharon Sullivan #NoKings

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

#A_NewHope ✊

No Kings Denver speaker Joe Salazar (fmr Dem state rep) tells me they estimate 25-30k gathered in Denver today, similar to the No Kings protest earlier this year. This view is from photographer Cheney Orr for the New York Times. #copolitics

Aurora, Colorado.

Former state Rep. Joe Salazar contrasts the “courage” of AG Phil Weiser — to whom he narrowly lost in the 2018 AG primary — with the “cowardice” of Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper for voting for many of Trump’s nominees. (Weiser faces Bennet in the 2026 governor race.)

Weiser appears to be the only prominent Colorado Democrat who has used any medium to encourage people to attend today's massive anti-Trump rallies. I can't find any communication from any of the state's six congressional Dems to the same effect.

No Kings Denver speaker Joe Salazar, a progressive former state rep, is calling for a peaceful demonstration against the Trump administration. And he warned centrist Democratic elected officials not to show up for a photo op if they're not seriously opposing Trump.

The first time I heard @philweiser.bsky.social speak was at the no kings rally in April in the cold. He was the only statewide pol there. Just sayin.

“But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you.” Amen. Stop trying to get people to vote for you that never will & start getting people who sat out the last election to believe you’re serious.

"In an environment where nothing is private, even the most basic aspects of personal care become luxuries. For incarcerated women, managing a menstrual cycle is not just a routine part of life — it is often a monumental struggle."

Got acquainted this week with Change Please, a coffee shop that fights homelessness through its job training program. It began in the UK and says it’s rapidly expanding in the US. This location is on the north side of CU Anschutz.

This John Oliver segment on the disaster that is Bari Weiss does a great job of explaining why this particular grift is so bad/dangerous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

‘96% of healthcare professionals said the model helps to reduce children’s anxiety, and 46% reported a lesser need to use sedation after the children played with the set.‘ ‘Lego doesn’t sell the sets and instead has donated more than 10,000 of the kits to hospitals around the world.’

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley." www.yahoo.com/news/article...

the sooner moderate/conservative dems understand this, the better -- there's no half-measures to "rein in" ICE when they're back in power

I’m not sure we qualify as a news show, but I’ll take it! If you haven’t checked out “Have I Got News For You” on CNN, we’re fully ridiculous - oh wait, maybe we ARE a new show.

OpenAI’s spend commitments have crossed a $1T with no sign of stopping. It’s committed to spending up to &25B on a data center in Argentina. Their revenue growth is either going to be spectacular or there’s going to be a spectacular amount of bounced checks. Either way, it’s going to be impressive.

No matter what happens to those soybean farmers again this time around, and regardless of how many of them go bankrupt... there is no way that I would ever place a bet that they won't vote for him and his friends again next time around. 🤷🏿‍♂️ Especially not an effectively unbounded bet.

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

EDITORIAL: It's a fact — free school lunch program benefits all Colorado students ‘When North Carolina started offering free breakfast to all students, it resulted in measurably better academic performance across the board, not just among low-income families’ sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/edit...

To keep our republic, we must defend freedom of speech; the #RuleofLaw; and not allow the military to do domestic law enforcement. I will defend these pillars and stand strong against this bullying, lawless administration, as I explained to @kylec.bsky.social. www.9news.com/video/news/l...

And then do nothing more but send endless fundraising emails and texts

Dear #microbiology and #immunology community- I took a break from social media after I deleted my Twitter account, but am back here. Please help me rebuild my community by following me and amplifying this message- I will follow you back. Thank you and I look forward to our many interactions!

Not true. It's paid for by both the American and the non-American taxpayer. That undocumented person has a job, pays rent, buys stuff, eats food, etc.👍🏿 They pay into the same tax pool as everyone else. And they pay a *higher* effective tax rate. Undocumented folk in CA pay $8.5B in taxes a year.

Russ Vought wants to slash funding to blue states that contribute just under half of GDP, are less likely to draw down federal resources on net and are home to almost 24 million people who voted for Trump. CHARTS: www.pbump.net/o/sorry-abou...

"This is a very race-conscious administration. It just happens to be the case that its policies, its prescriptions, its advocacy, its project is in service of whiteness. ...Whiteness is a race, too. It's also an ideology," says @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social. newrepublic.substack.com/p/race-and-r...

‘ It’s about protecting the power of white people, primarily men and primarily those who are straight or in the closet. Trump’s goal isn’t to end bigotry. His goal is to end the conversation about bigotry’ sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perr... #enemywithin #Racism #DEI

“You built a future where I can chase my dreams,” Athena told the non-profit group that built an accessible extension to her home sentinelcolorado.com/metro/room-t... #AuroraCO #ADA #Accessibility #NoPaywall

“PLEASE DROP EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING TO READ THIS EMAIL AT ATTENTION. THIS IS NOT SPAM AND I AM EXTREMELY SOBER! YOU ARE TOO FAT TO FIGHT WARS!”

Andrea is one of the few people writing today who can show why compromise without conviction isn’t pragmatism—it’s surrender.

These fights lasted for years: Whether the article should be Londonderry (also known as Derry) or Derry (also known as Londonderry). Whether places in Quebec with common English names should be written in French (St. Lawrence Boulevard vs. Boulevard St.-Laurent).

God I missed Amber Ruffin's joy balanced with her ever increasing loss of faith in humanity. ("If the answer is 'slavery' I'll kill us all") #HIGNFY

"Democracy dies if prominent black writers don't frame their arguments around appeasing white voters in Wisconsin," or "Democracy dies unless liberal writers praise radical, hateful conservative activists" is the subtext. And it's worth thinking through who makes these kinds of arguments and why.

#hignfy makes me laugh hard every week so you should definitely watch it. (CNN/hbomax) Also we finally watched the new Superman movie and my husband was like ”hey its @michaelianblack.bsky.social from have I got new for you” 🤣😂

Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”

The number of white evangelicals backing Harris in 2024 is around the same as Black voters backing Trump. (15 percent of the group).

The other telling thing is when Coates brings up the history of Black Americans. Klein responds, "Trump won more of the black vote in 2024," as if that is some kind of sweeping rebuttal. 1. This history still matters 2. 84% of a very large group backing one party is still a very high number!

Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts arrested by ICE, district says www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e... #EDUSky

NEW from PP: You know how Krista Noem has been bottlenecking disaster relief? Turns out, you can get them greenlit —if you‘re a Noem donor! After donor asked, Noem quickly cleared project. Then she flew to town and dined at French bistro with the donor. www.propublica.org/article/kris...

While hiking last weekend near Buena Vista, I got a wonderful show of fall colors and started to wonder... what makes leaves so bright one year and less vibrant the next? My curiosity led me to Colorado State Forest Service's entomologist, who taught me a lot for this story for @coloradosun.com

Two. Hundred. Years. One man.

"The sheer number of American elites willing to acquiesce to the destruction of democratic institutions is demoralizing. But it’s worth noting that many ordinary people seem to be made of sterner stuff." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...