The Colorado Springs Fire Department just announced that all permitted Independence Day fireworks displays in the city have been canceled due to extreme fire danger. In a statement, CSFD said the decision was made by Mayor Yemi Mobolade, CSFD and the Colorado Springs Police Department.

To close out Pride Month, here’s a piece I wrote on what has changed in Colorado Springs in the 11 years I was away. It dives deep into the history of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Colorado, and how the state has battled back to become one of the best places for LGBTQ+ individuals to live.

Had some backcountry therapy today and a day can’t get much better than this.

A Thursday evening in downtown Colorado Springs. Love my city.

As violent crime in America falls, especially in urban areas of the Northeast and Midwest, homicides perpetrated by police officers skyrocket and American police establish themselves as the most violent part of US society. It seems to be a function of the legal doctrine of impunity.

June 24 is ENS Sign Awareness Day. If your car ever becomes stuck on railroad tracks, get out of the vehicle and look for a blue sign near the crossing. By calling the phone number and relaying the information on the sign, the railroad company will be able to stop trains until your car is removed.

Evening stroll in downtown Colorado Springs. This is one of my absolute favorite murals in town, and it arguably looks even better at night.

The Albuquerque DWI bribery scandal case broke in January 2024 and not one police officer who took bribes has been sentenced 🤔 "all 13 defendants prosecuted on racketeering- and extortion-related charges are awaiting sentencing." ✏️ @abqjournal.bsky.social

In my day, “Communion” was a book about an alien abduction…

According to documents from the White House ballroom contractor, the cost of the project is actually estimated at $600 million — and more than half of that is coming from taxpayers. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

When built in the early 1900s, this house in Colorado Springs’ Patty Jewett neighborhood was awarded by the city’s newspaper to the employee who sold the most subscriptions. (A cool piece of history, but man, talk about the heyday of newspapers.)

A commuter bus and fire truck responding to a call had an unfortunate meeting in downtown Colorado Springs today. A CSPD officer said there were multiple injuries to people in both vehicles, but that none that were life threatening.

“The Gentle Slope,” my first in the Jakob Larsen Mysteries, is now available as an audiobook on Spotify! open.spotify.com/show/0ZoF6JW...

VGK plan for 2OT: Get the puck to Mitch Marner…

Free hockey!

here we go again with the Trump stolen election bullshit. here's why California takes up to 30 days to certify election results. 👏 so 👏 the 👏 results 👏 are 👏 fair 👏 and 👏 accurate 👏

Thank you to all who voted for me! I love Colorado and am thrilled to be back, and I’m excited to connect with more journalists in the state and to do what I can to improve the lives of working and aspiring journalists in this amazing place.

On this: I’m a tall Brown woman with a strong jawline. A whole white woman accused me of being a man in a public toilet the other day. I didn’t correct her because my being trans or cis was not the point. The point was she felt entirely comfortable and confident doing that to someone in a TOILET.

Scenes from my week. It's been a good week.

"Trump called Lauren Boebert a weak-minded carpetbagger. She's still singing his praises."

The censure was approved with almost 90% of the vote.

“In addition to the censure, the letter also asks that Polis be temporarily suspended from speaking at officially recognized state Democratic Party events or attending as an honored guest.” www.cpr.org/2026/05/18/d...

Paywall-free article: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

This weekend was almost too fantastic. The mountains are truly my happy place and I’m so lucky to once again live in Colorado.

“For anyone disillusioned in today’s world, and who feels their voice doesn’t matter, Colorado’s recent intellectual freedom legislation from 2024 and 2025 is proof that citizen advocacy works,” one library director said.

Austen is dialed in for the conclusion of this Sabres-Canadiens game.

The corporate media is bravely asking, “won’t anyone think of the billionaires?”

“…unless someone gives us $30 million.” 🤣

Exciting news: ProPublica's new podcast is about to launch! The incredible team behind PAPER TRAIL has crafted something truly special. And it's true: Investigative journalism *is* an act of optimism. Find out the truth; tell it well; see what's possible. 💫

Amazon: A hate story 🧵 Got word from one of my publishers that Amazon, in an attempt to drive more business to it's book printing arm, has greatly reduced the number of paperback titles available from indie authors and small publishers UNLESS they publish their books using Amazon's platform.

Happy Dave Brubeck Day to all who celebrate!

Imagine trying to explain to someone from a younger generation that Rudy Giuliani was once venerated by people across the political spectrum.

First look at the hospital Giuliani asked medics to transport him to.

My latest: Records show that Los Alamos Public Schools didn’t begin purchasing menstrual products until September 2025, more than two years after a new law requiring free access to such products went into effect. The district also received more than $40,000 from the state to purchase products.

“He’s been talking recently about how he is the most powerful person to ever live,” a longtime Trump confidant said. “He wants to be remembered as the one who did things that other people couldn’t do, because of his sheer power and force of will.” Paywall-free gift article:

Buffalo Sabres fans stepped in when the mic of the anthem singer cut out during O Canada.

Nikola Tesla in 1899 built the Tesla Experimental Station in Colorado Springs where this Knob Hill house is today. He chose the spot because of its clear view of Pikes Peak (ironically not visible today when I took these photos).

Georgetown is one of the best places in all of Colorado.

Avs, bay! 🧹🧹🧹🧹

Today is one of my favorite days of the year: Independent Bookstore Day! It’s a great day to visit your favorite indie bookshop, and maybe discover a few more!

New Foo Fighters record out today. It's good, because of course it is.

It's been a while since I shouted this, but PACER SHOULD BE FREE! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

At 33 points, Trump’s approval rating is official lower than his felony count.

My favorite part of the first round of the NHL playoffs is how, after all these years, the league still can’t figure out how to schedule games so viewers aren’t told to switch over to some random channel they didn’t even know existed, just to have to switch back once the other game finally wraps up.

For the record: The Washington Post is run by partisan hacks who think we won't remember that they took the *exact* opposite stance when it was Republicans pushing their own gerrymandering grab in Texas last year -- *without* putting it up for a vote.

Read more about the broad coalition of organizations, publishers, authors, booksellers, and librarians who signed a joint statement opposing HR 7661, the national book ban proposed by Republicans in the House

This Avs game.

It’s National Library Week! Visited one of my favorites today, @ppld.org’s Old Colorado City branch housed in an original Carnegie Library building.

This NPR story on connections between Truth Social posts and trades on Kalshi and Polymarket is more than worth a few minutes of your time: www.npr.org/transcripts/...

In short, law enforcement posts AI slop and can’t be bothered to clarify details that might help find the man: Sheriff's office releases AI-generated image of hunter missing in Chaffee County gazette.com/2026/04/20/s...