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@boonrs

co-founder of software cooperatively owned by its users, luddite, not from anywhere

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Timely for caucus, thank you.

07.03.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EXCLUSIVE: Secret ICE Detention Facilities Exist Around Colorado, Data Shows Just west of downtown Glenwood Springs, perched between Midland Avenue and Interstate 70, a strip mall houses a gym, a chiropractor’s office, a tax accountant, and on the far end...

NEW: At least nine secretive ICE detention facilities are scattered around the state, tucked into strip malls and industrial parks. More than 3,000 people were held in them last year, including a 1-year-old girl.

coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/03/excl...

04.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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The Chicago real estate firm leasing an empty prison to ICE Highlands Real Estate Investment Trust looks to profit from President Trump's anti-immigrant agenda.

new: highlands reit, a small chicago-based real estate firm, is renting an empty prison it owns in colorado to ice and private prison giant geo group.

highlands is part of a network of private contractors hoping to get a cut of the $45 billion allocated to warehouse immigrants through 2029.

27.02.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 14
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Trans New Yorkers Deserve Better Than Mamdani's Inaction On Trans Youth Care Closures The mayor has immediate steps he can take to ensure continuity of care for trans youth.

1. Its been a week since NYU Langone ended its trans youth care program.

Then Sinai followed a few days ago.

There are immediate steps Mamdani can take, and he refuses to do so. When asked about those steps, his office has chosen not to comment repeatedly.

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26.02.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 2559 πŸ” 820 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 131

If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.

tcpipeline.org

26.02.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 7894 πŸ” 8576 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 107

Love when movements share their takeaways and I'm frustrated when movements I'm a part of take it as rules.

I prefer when we listen to others and use our collective knowledge about what works for us. I try to remember there is no "right" way to do this.

22.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gen AI [tabs][tab-item title="ChatGPT Edu Information"] ChatGPT Edu soon to be available for eligible CU faculty, staff and students The University of Colorado has entered into a three-year agreement with Op...

These clowns at the University of Colorado are going to give minimally $2 million to OpenAI 🫨

www.cu.edu/gen-ai

14.02.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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These Haitian meatpacking workers may be deported. They voted to strike anyway. | Food and Environment Reporting Network This week, hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants faced an uncertain future as the Trump administration fought in federal court to revoke their legal status and deport them.

Courage looks like Haitian meatpacking workers suing JBS for discrimination, despite Trump, Noem, and Big Ag stoking deportation fears and uncertainty. We're proud to represent them.

Now, workers from many backgrounds at the Greeley plant have authorized a strike.

thefern.org/2026/02/thes...

12.02.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Military grade intelligence:

Documenting the deportation flights that leave Minnesota each day www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...

06.02.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.

This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care.

It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.

www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...

04.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 3376 πŸ” 1114 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 70

Thank you. Looks like you did it back in December and I completely missed it! Appreciate all your time and expertise on these critical communications.

05.02.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It would be the same.

30.01.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

@meganpiont.bsky.social Is there a way to request a zine in Spanish or get an editable version we can update? Looking at the Colorado one.

29.01.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's one in Boulder, CO leaving at noon from North Boulder Park.

29.01.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would love to see a "what's in my bag" series on occupied cities and what's in their go bags. Help the rest of us prepare for when it happens here.

28.01.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

22.01.2026 03:58 πŸ‘ 15491 πŸ” 5781 πŸ’¬ 141 πŸ“Œ 1555

β€œAll of the great things AI can do might not be known yet, and all of the bad things, too. Let’s just take a more balanced approach as we go.”

Unclear how they square going all in as encouraging a balanced approach....

19.01.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A black peephole in a white door with a spider sitting inside.

A black peephole in a white door with a spider sitting inside.

Not really into a peephole that peeps back. πŸ•·οΈ

13.01.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The role of cars in our society results in a uniquely American way that state violence is enacted and justified. Renee Good is just the most recent.

If you work in any area of engineering, planning, or public admin, what we do is relevant to our current historical moment, whether we like it or not.

11.01.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.

It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against an overwhelming force like ICE. But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter-surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

08.01.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

The more protests the better.

07.01.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Show up there at 6pm and you'll find your people.

07.01.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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28.12.2025 12:03 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

I think that some of you are mostly venting. And I get it. But venting is not organizing. And I'm sorry but I don't think people know how to get 10s of millions of people to do anything besides voting in this country.

28.12.2025 05:41 πŸ‘ 480 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0

"I live in a world where one of my best friends has been a [NYPD] target ... I need to live in a world where I can privately send that friend money for anything from groceries to car repairs w/o it being woven into some criminal conspiracy ... & w/o having to explain blockchains & wallet addresses."

27.12.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Similar subpoenas have been defeated in several other states.

26.12.2025 15:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A tumblr post by jxnecrocker that reads: "without hrt Christmas is just cismas"

A tumblr post by jxnecrocker that reads: "without hrt Christmas is just cismas"

25.12.2025 19:36 πŸ‘ 178 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Empty shelves at sprouts

Empty shelves at sprouts

A Sprouts grocery aisle with many empty shelves

A Sprouts grocery aisle with many empty shelves

Empty sprouts shelves? Must have accidentally dreamt myself into Pluribus.

22.12.2025 00:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have never come across the word "grapuel" in my life. I've lived in snowy climates for about 16 years. Its precipitation consisting of snow pellets.

20.12.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The shutting down of power this week, often with little notice and for days, is unprecedented and unacceptable. We can do better, and I will lead the conversation about how we build greater resilience, better support our communities and businesses, and protect health and safety.

19.12.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2