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COLORADO POET LAUREATE - Colorado Humanities Award-winning poet Andrea Gibson uses words to empower and forge connections.

#Colorado seeks a new Poet Laureate. coloradohumanities.org/programs/col...

#SavetheChildren All the children. Everywhere around the world.

Two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: By the numbers Israel has killed or injured more than 10 percent of Gaza's population over the past 24 months.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth? The numbers don't add up, do they? www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

One wonders how many are IN the #EpsteinFiles!

More rape.

Why Democrats are casting the government shutdown as a health care showdown Democrats are pressuring Republicans to extend billions of dollars in federal tax credits that have dramatically lowered premiums and contributed to record-low rates of uninsured Americans.

Democrats are pressuring Republicans to extend billions of dollars in federal tax credits that have dramatically lowered premiums and contributed to record-low rates of uninsured Americans. n.pr/4gV0VOa

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It. You may have the right to get a denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here’s how experts suggest you do it.

NEW: When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.

Here are six steps experts suggest to help you through the external appeal process.

Duh, you think?

Colorado businesses, universities impacted by Trump's 'politically motivated' grant terminations | Colorado Newsline Colorado is set to lose over half a billion dollars in federal clean energy grants as the Trump administration eliminates already-awarded funding.

Colorado businesses, universities impacted by Trump’s ‘politically motivated’ grant terminations coloradonewsline.com/2025/10/07/c...

Here’s the CBS News report about ICE making bogus 911 calls and filing false police reports in Chicago.

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McGrath announces second bid for McConnell’s Senate seat The retired fighter pilot said she is “battle-tested and ready to fight.”

Amy McGrath has announced a second bid for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat.

It’s time for soft secession How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

From vicious immigration raids to the withholding of federal aid after wildfires, Trump's direct assaults on blue states are escalating every day.

But waiting until the midterms to repel Trump's siege on democracy, @clarajeffery.bsky.social warns, is too late. It's time to break glass.

Climate scientists raise a middle finger to Trump's censorship efforts Hundreds are collaborating to make sure accurate data is available to the public.

Researchers across the US and the world who raced to protect climate data, public reports and other information from the Trump administration’s attacks are launching their own climate information portals.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

Rodrick Johnson, a U.S. citizen who was briefly detained, said agents broke through his door and placed him in zip ties.

“I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer,” the 67-year-old told the Chicago Sun-Times. “They never brought one.” https://to.pbs.org/4pWhXzN

Illinois and Chicago sue the Trump administration over National Guard deployment The parties are asking a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending to Illinois any guard members from other states, including Texas.

The parties are asking a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending to Illinois any guard members from other states, including Texas.

The U.S. Treasury shared a proposal to mint $1 Trump coins to mark America’s 250th anniversary.

But U.S. code says only deceased individuals may appear on U.S. currency, a tradition dating back to efforts to break from monarchical rule. https://wapo.st/4pWsyL3

Federal workers sue the Education Department over partisan shutdown emails Employees say their out-of-office messages were changed without their consent to include language blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

Employees say their out-of-office messages were changed without their consent to include language blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

Military Leaders Seriously Alarmed by Hegseth’s New Defense Strategy It’s not just about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech to military leaders—there’s a bigger problem with the Pentagon’s new direction.

Even a Trump loyalist has voiced his displeasure with some of Hegseth’s decisions, particularly his rollout of Trump’s “America First, Peace Through Strength” National Defense Strategy.

The initial draft for the strategy was met with widespread disapproval, which is rare. trib.al/hT1UWe3

Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.

"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."

When did it become legal to zip-tie toddlers? What has this country become?

Border Patrol agents shoot woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel No law enforcement officers were seriously injured in the incident.

May they burn in a Hell of their worst imaginings. www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...

Prove this: Yes, the president can deploy National Guard troops across state lines without state governor permission, but only under specific legal frameworks and extraordinary circumstances.

Wait what? How is this possible? #justsayno

Are they part of the ruling crime syndicate? What say you?

It Sure Looks Like This MAGA Influencer Is Committing Voter Fraud Jack Posobiec keeps voting in a swing state he doesn’t live in.

Jack Posobiec, of “Pizzagate” fame, has been voting in Pennsylvania for nearly a decade while living in Maryland. trib.al/uJhfGZW

Warning: Time to move away from Windows 10 With Windows dropping support for Windows 10, you’ll need to upgrade — or consider another operating system entirely!

Just as everything is getting more expensive, Microsoft plans to pull support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025.

The good news: There are free alternatives. Our digital security team talks through some options.

Trump Administration Sued Over Massive ‘Interagency Database’ of Americans’ Private Information Trump Administration Sued Over Massive ‘Interagency Database’ of Americans’ Private Information

Advocacy groups sued to block the Trump administration’s creation of centralized databases of Americans’ personal information for purging voter rolls and launching criminal investigations, alleging violations of federal privacy laws.
https://bit.ly/48e1qRp

US economy is already on the edge — a prolonged government shutdown could send it tumbling over • Kansas Reflector Our economy is already in a precarious state, with the labor market struggling, consumers losing confidence and uncertainty mounting.

US #economy is already on the edge — a prolonged government shutdown could send it tumbling over kansasreflector.com/2025/10/04/u...