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she/her/hers communications consultant currently working on a MSW -- studying how movement affects our mental health πŸšΆπŸ½β€β™€οΈ πŸ“denver, colorado

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Colorado Democrats blast Gov. Jared Polis as he again hints at intervening in Tina Peters’ prison sentence Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has again signaled that he thinks Tina Peters’ prison sentence was too harsh as he considers granting some form of clemency β€” though not a full pardon, his off…

Seems like the Colorado House Speaker could (and should) preempt this with an impeachment threat. www.denverpost.com/2026/03/04/j...

07.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 486 πŸ” 137 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 8
The say β€œI am alive” comic

The say β€œI am alive” comic

I’m reminded of this comic almost every time I check LinkedIn

07.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 1236 πŸ” 244 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6
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U.S. Loses 92,000 Jobs in Widespread and Unexpected Downturn The payrolls number was worse than expected and a sign that the job market continues to struggle in nearly every sector.

In the last third of a century, the US economy has generated +49.9m jobs under Democratic presidents and -800k under GOP Presidents. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

07.03.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

This reminds me of something Toni Morrison wrote.

07.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 2359 πŸ” 682 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 11

The killing of Iranian children during an illegal war is an impeachable offense (not to mention a grave crime) and Congress should really act like it.

15 Republicans in the Senate could end this nightmare before it somehow gets even worse.

07.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 12920 πŸ” 3608 πŸ’¬ 475 πŸ“Œ 166

Every single person in the entire chain of command that massacred the schoolgirls in Minab, and that is currently carpet bombing Iranian civilians, needs to be tried and jailed in The Hague. Sick, depraved monsters drunk on imperial hubris.

06.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 2187 πŸ” 546 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 15

Arguing if Platner is a Nazi or not is a stalking horse for the argument over whether he's an idiot or not, and he is.

06.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 475 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 5

This is a great article and got too little attention when it first came out. @propublica.org is doing amazing work.

05.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 1751 πŸ” 705 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 29

CNN: Approval for President Trump's East Wing ballroom project – from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital – is delayed after it received over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction.

05.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 2734 πŸ” 761 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 80

he cannot.

06.03.2026 05:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i cannot stress enough that if you know anything about how kristi noem found out she was fired you must tell me

05.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 4122 πŸ” 652 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 9

Noem is out largely due to massive public activism, especially in MN, Democrats expressing increasing interest in impeachment and investigations, and resulting media coverage.

Keep pushing. These people are not invincible or immune from public opinion.

05.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 2326 πŸ” 465 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 19

you need to understand that Platner is not just a candidate , he is a canary in the coalmine to a certain kind of man that the world has not changed and they still can get plush gigs and pole position in society and life with zero qualification and even less aptitude for the work .

05.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 2066 πŸ” 406 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 16
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NEW: Clemency for Tina Peters would be unprecedented, based on my analysis of Gov Polis' 25 commutations. Peters hasn't shown remorse, taken accountability, or sought to restore harm. No Polis commutation was for a harsh sentence alone and Peters' would be the shortest by 30+ yrs

05.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 1893 πŸ” 582 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 48

We need better Democrats.

Not a single dollar more for Trump’s illegal war.

05.03.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 5014 πŸ” 878 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 27
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Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.

β€œNo front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.” www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-...

05.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 4215 πŸ” 2113 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 77

Too bad there's no opposition party that could run a 48 hour Youtube telethon program with 48 elected officials each programming one hour to point out the awfulness of the war on Iran. That would definitely not get any media or other attention.

04.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 1102 πŸ” 236 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
Share Comments | Colorado Governor Jared Polis

Here’s a link for Colorado residents to give Polis your opinion on clemency

governorsoffice.colorado.gov/governor/sha...

04.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

The MSM presumption is that leading with faith must mean you're trying to win over Republicans.

But lots of Democrats are religious. They just tend to focus their exercise of faith in the political realm more on the plight of the poor and oppressed rather than on abortion and anti-LGBTQ beliefs.

04.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 468 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 16
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Anti-Trans Democrats Blown Out In North Carolina Primary Election Anti-trans Democrat Nasif Majeed lost to Veleria Levy, who ran on a pro-LGBTQ+ platform. Other conservative Democrats lost as well on primary day.

1. In yesterday's primary elections, anti-transgender Democrats found out the hard way why you don't throw transgender people under the bus.

Two anti-trans dems lost their primaries, including one that cast the deciding veto override vote, in blowouts.

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04.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 3548 πŸ” 984 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 103

i'm taking a brave stance that may get me canceled: there is no reason for the pervert glasses to exist

04.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 6005 πŸ” 1503 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 47

When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.

And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.

03.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 10726 πŸ” 3258 πŸ’¬ 198 πŸ“Œ 245

fuck, I’m sorry, I can’t compete with this

03.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 17678 πŸ” 4057 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 838

for the youths who werent around for the iraq installment
- dont believe anything the govt says about progress
- no the democrats dont have to say getting rid of the baddie was good and therefore they have to support the war
- the war needs to be ended
- the media is not your ally and they love war

03.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 1573 πŸ” 441 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 20

If they want me back they have to go fully Woke 2, sorry. Whole hog. I gotta be able to get an abortion there

03.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 12222 πŸ” 2446 πŸ’¬ 159 πŸ“Œ 70

27 seasons of SVU and the greatest thing they have ever done is briefly show the ADA wearing the jersey from the unit’s otherwise unmentioned rec league softball team

03.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 2467 πŸ” 300 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 7
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SHEEHY: Democrats are defending the Ayatollah

COLLINS: Who is?

S: Elizabeth Warren's former campaign manager

C: I don't know who that is. But Warren is not defending the Ayatollah

S: The NYT published an obituary describing him as 'avuncular'

C: That was the Post. But that's not a Dem

03.03.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 2709 πŸ” 513 πŸ’¬ 203 πŸ“Œ 99

uh
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03.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 324 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 4

I don’t care if antisemitism is β€œmore prevalent on the right”, the point of my personal political project is that bigotry of all kinds has no place in a functioning society so I need to make sure that the people who claim they are on my side aren’t bigots. I have more contact with those people.

03.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 323 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3