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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 16h

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The Big List of Protest Signs for #NoKings 10/18

Instead of talking to MAGA or each other, focus on winning the hearts and minds of the unaware and undecided.

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 18h

Blasphemy much, anyone?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Jaymes @grizz05.bsky.social · 20h

Dude lies like he breathes.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2d

Speaker Johnson: "People’s faith in the government is at an all time low"

Republicans control all 3 branches of the government.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 3d

We are once again asking @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social to come on the podcast.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 4d

I hate forced AI. I took 4 pictures of a bird I hadn’t seen before and looked forward to looking it up in my Colorado bird book when I got home based on my observations, with the photos as backup. When I glanced through the photos, AI had already identified it as a rock wren, spoiling my nerdy fun ☹️

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 5d

Good time to read @mollyroberts.bsky.social:

“It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.”

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It's hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey-until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 5d

You heard it straight from Kennedy himself: Gold Standard Science is actually just data fabrication.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 5d

No, what we want is Medicare for all quality health care for EVERYONE, not tied to jobs, like they have in every other wealthy country bc they don’t let billionaires hog all the tax dollars

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 6d

Oversight Democrats have one message for Speaker Johnson: Stop the Shutdown, Release the Files!

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 6d

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 6d

Zohran Mamdani hops on a Citi Bike and a woman heckles him, shouting “communist!” He responds, “That’s cyclist”

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 7d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 7d

Pumpkin by bike (plus a few groceries). Easy peasy.

Pumpkin in a black crate on the front of a bike

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8d

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 8d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 7d

Better yet, leave the car at home and bike or walk your kids to school.

Denverite @denverite.bsky.social · 7d

“Pay attention to what you do and keep the kids safe, because if it was your kids, you would want people to slow down.”

Distracted drivers, defiant parents: Denver’s crossing guards get de-escalation training

Angry or inattentive drivers pose big risks around schools, but this DPS fleet juggles busy intersections and gaggles of kids twice a day.

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 13d

RIP, Jane. You did good work for the chimps in Kibale National Park, Uganda.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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Stephen @stephen.int42.org · 14d

People act like getting kids places without a car is Herculean. I biked three (one not mine) to the Kingfield Farmers Market, 95% on bikeways. No car seats, no stress, just laughs. The challenge isn’t moving kids, it’s redesigning cities to work for people instead of cars. #StreetsForPeople

View from the front of a cargo bike riding on a new two-way protected bikeway. Ahead, three children, all wearing helmets, ride bikes — one in a yellow sweatshirt, one in black, and one in a patterned dress. A pedestrian walks on the sidewalk to the left. Apartment buildings line one side of the street, and parked cars line the other. Trees and bright morning sunlight frame the neighborhood scene.

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 20d

I 💕 my Tern

Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 25d

Scary path we’re going down, folks

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 25d

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Trump's moves against the media mirror approaches by authoritarian leaders to silence dissent

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...

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tigard-stripes.bsky.social @tigard-stripes.bsky.social · Sep 14

Yellow FJ Cruiser: 19 gallon tank @ $4.80/gallon = $91 gets you 342 miles

Yellow E-Bullitt-X: 630Wh battery
@19 cents/KwH = 12 cents to charge.
$91 gets you 758 charges for 15,168 miles at 20 miles per charge.

The cost to fill this SUV once would transport me 15,168 miles on my E-Cargo bike.

A yellow bakfiets style.
Cargo bike in front of a gas station sign showing gas prices of around five dollars a gallon. Yellow f j cruiser behind the gas station sign.

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · Sep 14

This is how brave leaders do it, @colorado.gov. Try it!

Jon Green @modestholdings.com · Sep 13

I hope I have given fidelity, and that everyone viscerally understands:
You will have to come through me.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 13

An Iowa official defied the governor’s orders to fly flags at half-staff for Charlie Kirk, writing he wouldn't honor a man who "did so much harm"

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · Sep 11

Look, a Supreme Court out there that works…

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 11

Breaking News: Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election. He could face decades in prison. nyti.ms/4pyzL3Q

Jair Bolsonaro, wearing a yellow and green shirt, is speaking into a microphone. A headline reads: "Jair Bolsonaro Convicted of Attempting a Coup in Brazil." Photo by Dado Galdieri for The New York Times

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Aaron Weiss @aweiss.bsky.social · Sep 11

Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.

Jared Polis has failed Colorado.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Governor Polis Orders Flags to Half-Staff to Honor the Anniversary of September 11th and the Passing of Charlie Kirk

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · Sep 11

I think it is always worth mentioning that Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed with their beloved dog Gilbert: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever.

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · Sep 11

Called Polis to express my disappointment in this stupid proclamation.

Contact the Office of the Governor:
(303) 866-2471

Aaron Weiss @aweiss.bsky.social · Sep 11

Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.

Jared Polis has failed Colorado.

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