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blue skies with white clouds over a mountain horizon with a nearby leafy grass field and a couple trees losing their autumn leaves

black cow standing in a stream looking toward the camera, framed by weeds and long grass

sights from my walk this afternoon, outside #Asheville

Green stage lighting on five performers on stage left to right dobro, banjo, guitar, bass & fiddle.

High Lonesome on stage at eTown in Boulder, COn last night. I can't get over the news that two integral members of the band (Dylan on dobro & vocals & Neva on fiddle & vocals) are leaving the band. 😢 #livemusic #bluegrass #etown #boulder

If I can cite a half-dozen instances of Trump wanting me and my team to do illegal things … don’t ya think the full list is a hell of a lot longer?

Google's AI is now snooping on your emails - here's how to opt out A new change quietly rolling out allows Google to access your private messages and attachments to train its AI models - likely without your knowledge. Opting out takes just moments.

Here’s how to opt out.
“Google seems to be opting you in to these features without your permission. Second, the company doesn't seem to have notified its users about this. As a Gmail user, I don't recall seeing any notifications about this change.”

BREAKING: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says she's resigning from office

Grieving parents push for social media changes after veto of sweeping Colorado bill Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill that would have put sweeping social media regulations in place, citing First Amendment concerns. But grieving parents say children need more protection on social media.

We have important work to protect our kids and stand up to Big Tech's irresponsible practices. Our team is on the case and will continue to fight for our kids' future. www.denver7.com/news/local-n...

"Deadly serious." Sen. Schumer addresses the Senate on political violence and rhetoric calling for execution.

#Schumer #PoliticalViolence #Senate #Trump #Rhetoric

Donald Trump is calling today for the hanging & murder of Democratic lawmakers.

To my former Republican colleagues… will you be cowardly & silent about this, too?

Or, perhaps, will you muster the modest courage to condemn this vile conduct?

A diaper pin with a white duck head

An ancient artifact. A diaper pin I used when our daughter was an infant. #memories #colorado

Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein

EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.

"The trove of emails that we got were not from what the DOJ and FBI have; they were from the Epstein estate," @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social says. "So part of what I think has got [Trump] probably panicking a little bit — they don't know what's just sitting around."

sun beams coming through a line of trees onto a green grassy field

good morning

(from my next door neighbor's field, outside #Asheville)

Geo Storm show Berthoud CO

Sunrise illuminated clouds showing texture colors and hues of orange, purple and deep red

#NoCo Sunrise Texture

Bright sunlight pours down between trees with some bright yellow leaves. The thin leaf layer tints the light a pale yellow. Young big leaf maples and cottonwood tree trunks reach upward. The ground and the banks of the creek are covered with a litter of yellow and brown leaves. The creek water is a dark navy blue and hazily reflects the sky and trees. The whole effect is of bright and dark contrasts.

Light and dark
Looking down on Ravenna Creek on a winter afternoon
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #RavennaPark #RavennaCreek #EastCoastKin

Oh my.

James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.

Get this man in the Senate.

Good to know. Thank you. I called a friend who lives near the mouth of the Big Thompson and she hadn't received a reverse 911, so no threat.

Wildfire in Larimer County Colorado. Looks like the Big Thompson. #wildfire #LarimerCounty #

DOJ records show hundreds of immigrants arrested in Chicago had no criminal records The information contradicts the Trump administration's narrative that it is targeting the "worst of the worst" when conducting immigration enforcement. and seems to violate a 2022 federal consent decree that puts strong conditions on warrantless arrests.

The information contradicts the Trump administration's narrative that it is targeting the "worst of the worst" when conducting immigration enforcement. and seems to violate a 2022 federal consent decree that puts strong conditions on warrantless arrests. n.pr/4i6rNLX

Denver Water buys 230-acre ranch to protect Ralston Reservoir Denver Water has bought the 230-acre Lazy Heart Ranch for $5.6 million to protect Ralston Reservoir, a primary drinking water source for Arvada.

"Three of every four gallons of water used by Arvada residents come from Ralston Reservoir. That key water source will gain new protection in January, when a 230-acre purchase of historic ranch land by Denver Water is expected to close." #boulder

Excellent strategy.

Month-to-date precipitation percent of normal. Seems dry. 🌵

Trump’s nominee to head the BLM is already announcing he will open these public lands to extraction and rape. Call your Senators at (202) 224-3121 and tell them to vote no on the confirmation of Steve Pearce.

Coons on Epstein files: "My hunch is that AG Bondi, having just been ordered on social media by the president to open an investigation into a series of high-profile Dems, will promptly say, 'No, there's an ongoing investigation, we can't disclose any of this,' and the president will back that up."

Let’s be clear: The DOJ has already been subpoenaed. They’re legally obligated to release the full Epstein files—and they’re still dragging their feet.

It’s a shame we’ve even gotten to the point of needing a discharge petition.

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Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...

The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.

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A red zinnea

Monday, November 17th, 2025. This zinnea is enjoying the unseasonably warm month. #colorado #Zinnea

President Trump apparently thinks it's time to throw a lavish party for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who will host a U.S.-Saudi investment summit the next day

The Trump Organization is currently working on Trump Tower Jeddah and has plans for a property in Riyadh. trib.al/3ZsaEMm

The photo is focused on a single strand of barbed wire with three points visible on the barb, and the surrounding background is blurry brown and green grass, a white fence post and beyond are blurry trees with orange and a little yellow sky.

The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.
J.R.R. Tolkien