Allison Hiltz

If you saw the Maddow story and thought to yourself, "Oh no biggie. I've never said a peep about ICE, so I don't need to worry about a surveillance company with ties to the Saudi Arabian government violating my privacy," then just wait until you hear what Aurora PD/City Council just did.

Yes! I have a pumpkin onesie that I live for. The year my son went as a turtle, I wore a blue onesie and wore a name tag that said "The Ocean". If I can turn our costume into a onesie for me, I will do it without hesitation.

Have you read The Good Mother Myth by Nancy Reddy? She digs into this a bit, but also how pretty much all of the major parenting advice over the last 100 or so years is based on the work of men with an axe to grind (and oftentimes with their own mothers).

Why Did You Leave the Department of Veterans Affairs? ProPublica wants to hear from doctors, nurses and other front-line medical providers who recently left positions at a VA hospital or clinic.

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Here's the thing- there's a difference between being boxed out + making choices that result in boxing yourselves out.

For those who have been paying attention over the last several years, this isn't at all a surprise, it's just that talking about it makes people uncomfortable (and so it continues).

DACA recipients are needed in Colorado | Colorado Newsline This is the moment to stand once more with Dreamers, their families, and the communities and businesses that rely on them.

Bell board member Lily Griego wrote this excellent piece about the value and strength that Dreamers bring to Colorado and the need for Congress to reup #DACA. We're so fortunate to have her on our board. bit.ly/48CCbbA

I love a good built in! Sounds like a fun project.

I can smell this description and it's taking me back to my grandparents' basement. Thank you!

Two days ago, I was reading the Pew study in the article and was going to flag it for Stephanie because I would have loved to read her take, and suddenly there it is!

Obviously, this was in the work long before two days ago but I love it when the stars align.

Everyone’s gonna have to get more creative. I just hate this so much. My heart aches for the people this SNAP cut is gonna hurt.

The problem is also that it's easy to make being elected your entire identity, which makes it easy to convince yourself that only you can do the job, so you start making concessions to keep votes/donors for the next election until eventually you're just upholding the status quo you wanted to upend.

Aurora is coming up! This is going to be a great event.

I bet they microwave fish in the office, too.

Congressman Crow has been at the forefront of inspections since we were first denied entry in 2019.

I have more thoughts than can fit in one post, but this is a good time to remind everyone that local leadership matters and has moved the needle in the past.

City Council elections are coming up.

(A few years ago, only WA had a similar setup that I'm aware of).

This unique structure is what gave me an access point to pass an ordinance requiring them to report communicable diseases to the fire dept but it also makes it easy for them to avoid accountability by engaging in "he said/she said" arguments with the feds.

They love to say they're operating on behalf of the government but unlike most of these centers that are owned by the feds & contracted out for operations, in Aurora, GEO is the registered business/owner that essentially contracts for people.

King Soopers sues union for collaborating with out-of-state organizers Plus, an update on how Girl Scout cookie sales will be affected by the strike.

Oh, spare me the corporate theatrics.

King Soopers is owned by Kroger, which is headquartered out of state.

According to OpenSecrets, Kroger spent $1.6 million on lobbying in 2024.

The lobbyist they have on record is based in DC.

(But also, support your Girl Scouts)

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Motherhood Made Me Even More of a Prison and Police Abolitionist In this excerpt from “We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition,” co-editor Maya Schenwar names an unexpected source of wisdom: children.

If you know anything about my background, you know this book is an immediate add to TBR.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/01/10/a...

@themarshallproject.org @mayaschenwar.bsky.social

The only Superb Owl(s) I care about today.

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If you’ve got insight into how things are changing at ED or in schools, please reach out. I’m listening. signal.me#eu/qAsJ2ROl_...

I really wish I had updated that photo before I hit publish but I selected it late at night and after a cocktail. 😅

What's funny (sad funny, not haha funny) is that I just wrote about why I decided to keep my married last name. And now, here we are.

Although to be fair, my mom was a single mom when I was born so I could go back to her maiden name which was pretty bad ass!

This bill will make it harder for married women to vote A (very) quick overview of the SAVE Act

Up to 69 million women took their husband's last name when they got married.

The SAVE Act will make it harder for them to vote.

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Reproductive control and attacks on citizenship go hand in hand What birthright, birth rate and birth tourism anxieties reveal about the right's vision of national belonging

This is an excellent piece from Veronica Wong about the links between the attacks on immigrants, the attacks on women, and who gets to fully participate in "America".

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I don't know who needs to hear this but raccoons can learn how to come in and out of your dog door.

Ask me how I know.

I'm curious about how Aurora and the Fitzsimons Innovation Community are advocating to keep this funding local, given their lofty expansion goals for the campus.

Define credible.

Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work