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Colorado politics, homeschool dad. See AriArmstrong.com.

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Mars Engineering Design Competition 2026 | Mars Society Education Design an 18-month Mars surface mission in the 5th annual competition. Work with NASA scientists and aerospace engineers. Open to students aged 13-19 worldwide. June 8 – July 10, 2026. $99 registratio...

5th Annual Mission to Mars Engineering Design Competition: education.marssociety.org/competition/

07.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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‘ 1894 πŸ” 582 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 48

NEW: Governor Jared Polis (D) tells me Tina Peters would have to show appropriate contrition for her crimes to receive clemency. Polis is clearly leaning strongly toward it. Our conversation tonight on @nexton9news.bsky.social at 6pm on 9NEWS/streaming on 9NEWS+.

05.03.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 196 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 17
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Today, the CSP team was at the state capitol where House Bill 1001 passed out of the Senate Local Government & Housing Committee on a 4-3 vote! Thank you to our amazing Senate sponsors Sen. Tony Exum and @senadorajulie.bsky.social. Next steps: Pass the Senate floor vote!

04.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW: Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubenstein (R) who prosecuted Tina Peters says Gov Jared Polis (D) giving Peters clemency "would be a gross injustice." Rubenstein points out that separate case cited by Polis to justify clemency misses the purpose of sentencing ranges.

04.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 700 πŸ” 246 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 10
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Gov Jared Polis (D) describes himself as a libertarian. Here, an actual libertarian (and friend of the Gov) Ross Kaminsky of @koacolorado.bsky.social offers a rebuttal to Polis' latest justification of potential clemency for Tina Peters.

04.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 424 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 7
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NEW: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) says Gov Jared Polis (D) offering clemency to Tina Peters "would be a grave miscarriage of justice and dangerous for free and fair elections."

04.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 1304 πŸ” 329 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 34
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As we may vibe Reflections on six weeks of coding with Claude

Really good description of how programmers are using AI, comprehensible to non-coders: newsletter.rootsofprogress.org/p/as-we-may-...

04.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Someone should sell a "Garden Noem" complete with dead puppy.

04.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pop Culture and the Ideas of Freedom | INSIDE THE BOOK: "You Don't Own Me"
Pop Culture and the Ideas of Freedom | INSIDE THE BOOK: "You Don't Own Me" YouTube video by Libertarianism.org

"You don't own me": excellent backgrounder. youtu.be/m_avKxXVzJ4

04.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait, you mean to tell me that Captain Bone Spurs is not actually a military genius?

04.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Polis signals possible clemency for Tina Peters, comparing her sentence to lighter one given to state lawmaker Polis pointed to the case of a former Democratic state legislator who was sentenced to probation last week for the same charge that sent Tina Peters to prison.

This is very-good analysis of Polis's recent comments and the problems with them: www.9news.com/article/news... I have suggested that home detention for Peters would be more appropriate: completecolorado.com/2025/12/09/t...

04.03.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have to say I'm regularly shocked by the amount of misinformation by left-leaning people on both Bluesky and Threads. (Here I'm thinking specifically of false claims that Polis pardoned Peters on March 3.) You don't beat right-wing misinformation with left-wing misinformation.

04.03.2026 05:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Strongest signal yet from Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) that he'll give clemency to Tina Peters as President Trump has demanded. Polis notes a fmr Dem State Senator recently got probation on charges that drew prison time for Peters, who unrepentantly defied the judge at sentencing

04.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 707 πŸ” 218 πŸ’¬ 245 πŸ“Œ 227

It's almost as if giving a compulsive liar and narcissist control of the most powerful military force in world history was a bad idea.

03.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is β€œPart of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ β€œThis morning ourΒ commander opened up the combat readiness status briefingΒ by urging us to not be β€œafraid” as to what is happening with ourΒ combat operations in IranΒ right now. He urged us toΒ tell our...

Extremely dangerous: "Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is 'Part of God’s Divine Plan' to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ."
www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/2026/03/mrff... I discuss the general problem in my book: ariarmstrong.com/getting-over...

03.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran's protest crackdown BBC News Persian uncovers the identities of the thousands of people killed during the recent crackdown on protests in Iran.

ICE killed U.S. protesters. The Iranian regime killed protesters. Trump is a mass-murderer (if you count the boat killings, as I do). Khamenie is a mass-murderer. But let's not draw false equivalence. The moral crimes of the Iranian regime are vastly worse. E.g., www.bbc.com/news/article...

03.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coloradans learning to live with AI, whether ready or not - Complete Colorado LLMs are not conscious, do not have values, do not care about you, and do not care about the truth.

Coloradans learning to live with AI, whether ready or not. My new column: completecolorado.com/2026/03/03/c...

03.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead - The Wizard of Oz
Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead - The Wizard of Oz YouTube video by Man of Reason

Ding dong mf. youtu.be/r6cnryxwH6A

01.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FCC calls for more 'patriotic, pro-America' programming in runup to 250th anniversary The "Pledge America Campaign" urges broadcasters to focus on programming that highlights "the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump Administration today."

It's hard to think of something less patriotic than the federal fucking government urging broadcasters to air "patriotic" content. www.npr.org/2026/02/21/n...

22.02.2026 01:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Masked, anonymous [agents]... acting without warrants of any kindβ€”are seizing persons for civil immigration violations and imprisoning them without any semblance of due process... It is an assault on the constitutional order." -Judge Goodwin www.facebook.com/walter.olson...

21.02.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Gorsuch: "Presidents should follow the Constitution." Kavanaugh: "Yeah but that's so hard!"

20.02.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI Chose to Be an American”: Ayn Rand’s Immigration Story 100 years ago, Ayn Rand came to America in pursuit of her highest ambitions

"I Chose to Be an American." newideal.aynrand.org/i-chose-to-b... Being an American is not about your skin color or place of birth; it is about kindling a Spirit of Liberty.

20.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Live Updates: Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs

Hurrah! www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

20.02.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mom whose 7-year-old has brain swelling from measles still wouldn’t vaccinate EXCLUSIVE: South Carolina parents living in the state’s measles epicenter tell Rhian Lubin of their devastation after their unvaccinated 7-year-old son, Ethan, developed encephalitis, a complication f...

The fundamental problem here is a mind virus within the parents; the boy's measles infection was downstream from that. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

19.02.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
U2 - American Obituary (Lyric Video)
U2 - American Obituary (Lyric Video) YouTube video by U2

U2. youtu.be/Y3ziTSYyook

19.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Tammy Shine - Speed Date (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
The Tammy Shine - Speed Date (OFFICIAL VIDEO) YouTube video by Dressy Bessy

Tammy Ealom is back and sounds fantastic! Shine on! youtu.be/03kunLhPs-A

19.02.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If Trump starts a full-scale war in the Middle East, to what extent will that be to distract from the Epstein files and the ICE murders?

19.02.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Colbert interviews James Talarico. Also, abolish the FCC. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A

17.02.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some confidently stated Colorado claims that fall short - Complete Colorado When evaluating claims, remember the confidence of the speaker does not demonstrate the truth of the proposition.

Confident yet unreliable claims, Colorado Edition (my new column): completecolorado.com/2026/02/17/c...

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