David Colborne
@davidcolborne.bsky.social
Opinion columnist for The Nevada Independent. Anarcho-Blueskyist. @wendycolborne.bsky.social wife guy. Manages IT people on the side (full time).
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Vaxxed??!
(No.)
(No.)
Wadsworth, NV seemed to have a small "epidemic of measles" in town, according to the Dec 6, 1893 Wadsworth Dispatch. Interestingly, the paper printed the fathers' names of the affected children. t.co/nSF0EADLN9
December 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Vaxxed??!
(No.)
(No.)
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
If there's one thing elected officials love, it's surprise op-eds from their subordinates pushing for policy changes.
At a meeting Friday, multiple members of Nevada’s higher education board complained about college presidents’ helping author an op-ed published in The Indy.
“I felt extremely disrespected when reading it,” one regent said.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/rege...
“I felt extremely disrespected when reading it,” one regent said.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/rege...
Regents criticize college presidents’ opinion piece in Indy supporting tuition hike - The Nevada Independent
The vote on the tuition hike was originally set for Friday, but was tabled for a later meeting.
thenevadaindependent.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
If there's one thing elected officials love, it's surprise op-eds from their subordinates pushing for policy changes.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Isn't this the business plan behind Substack or writing opinion columns?
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Isn't this the business plan behind Substack or writing opinion columns?
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The plumbing installation in the lower left would be illegal in most eastern US cities but is permitted on the entire West Coast. Here's why. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The plumbing installation in the lower left would be illegal in most eastern US cities but is permitted on the entire West Coast. Here's why. 🧵
Several of them can't be found online. Many of them have elected trustees that have never appeared on a ballot. They frequently don't know what laws apply to them. The state can't even reliably count them.
So why do we still have general improvement districts?
My latest for @thenvindy.com:
So why do we still have general improvement districts?
My latest for @thenvindy.com:
OPINION: Dissolve the unaccountable shadow governments from the bottom of our ballots - The Nevada Independent
OPINION: Dissolve the unaccountable shadow governments from the bottom of our ballots. Read more at The Nevada Independent.
thenevadaindependent.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Several of them can't be found online. Many of them have elected trustees that have never appeared on a ballot. They frequently don't know what laws apply to them. The state can't even reliably count them.
So why do we still have general improvement districts?
My latest for @thenvindy.com:
So why do we still have general improvement districts?
My latest for @thenvindy.com:
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OPINION by David Colborne: If you love transparent government, you’ll hate general improvement districts. They’re murky, unaccountable swamps of potential fiscal mismanagement and incompetence — and they’re almost impossible to get rid of.
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
OPINION by David Colborne: If you love transparent government, you’ll hate general improvement districts. They’re murky, unaccountable swamps of potential fiscal mismanagement and incompetence — and they’re almost impossible to get rid of.
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...
There's a surprising amount of money in ranching near Elko.
NEW: A ProPublica and @highcountrynews.org investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment.
The Trump administration is supercharging the system.
The Trump administration is supercharging the system.
Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab.
A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supe...
www.propublica.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
There's a surprising amount of money in ranching near Elko.
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Tomorrow from Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias: the Democratic Party will never win elections again unless it stops listening to its far-left extremists like Bill Kristol
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Tomorrow from Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias: the Democratic Party will never win elections again unless it stops listening to its far-left extremists like Bill Kristol
This is interesting because Nevada's constitution doesn't allow pocket vetoes.
If Lombardo didn't sign the bill, it would have become law anyway so long as he didn't explicitly veto it. That he chose to sign it anyway suggests he thinks it's in his interests to affirmatively support it.
If Lombardo didn't sign the bill, it would have become law anyway so long as he didn't explicitly veto it. That he chose to sign it anyway suggests he thinks it's in his interests to affirmatively support it.
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law his marquee criminal justice bill, which will greenlight the revival of a court to deal exclusively with crimes committed on the Las Vegas Strip and expand guardrails around immigration enforcement activity.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/lomb...
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Lombardo signs major criminal justice bill, long top priority, with immigration adds - The Nevada Independent
More than a week after the end of the special session, Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law his marquee criminal justice package, which most notably will greenlight the revival of a court to deal with…
thenevadaindependent.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
This is interesting because Nevada's constitution doesn't allow pocket vetoes.
If Lombardo didn't sign the bill, it would have become law anyway so long as he didn't explicitly veto it. That he chose to sign it anyway suggests he thinks it's in his interests to affirmatively support it.
If Lombardo didn't sign the bill, it would have become law anyway so long as he didn't explicitly veto it. That he chose to sign it anyway suggests he thinks it's in his interests to affirmatively support it.
The logic of, "If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out," may be more globally applicable for Costco's CEO than we thought.
if you ate a costco hotdog, you may be entitled to compensation
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The logic of, "If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out," may be more globally applicable for Costco's CEO than we thought.
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Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1921, UNR newspaper editor Leslie Bruce suggested the idea of “Wolves” as a nickname for sports teams. It had been "Sagebrushers." By 1923, "Wolf Pack" had taken hold.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 50
Days 'til '26 election: 337
On this day in 1921, UNR newspaper editor Leslie Bruce suggested the idea of “Wolves” as a nickname for sports teams. It had been "Sagebrushers." By 1923, "Wolf Pack" had taken hold.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 50
Days 'til '26 election: 337
December 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1921, UNR newspaper editor Leslie Bruce suggested the idea of “Wolves” as a nickname for sports teams. It had been "Sagebrushers." By 1923, "Wolf Pack" had taken hold.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 50
Days 'til '26 election: 337
On this day in 1921, UNR newspaper editor Leslie Bruce suggested the idea of “Wolves” as a nickname for sports teams. It had been "Sagebrushers." By 1923, "Wolf Pack" had taken hold.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 50
Days 'til '26 election: 337
“I’m going, ‘Oh shit, those are really good-looking trees,’” [Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV] said. “It’s like, you watch the tape of the team that you’re gonna play, and you’re like, ‘Oh, we’re gonna get killed.’”
Hope returned when he spotted one flawless tree — Silver Belle.
Hope returned when he spotted one flawless tree — Silver Belle.
Silver Belle — harvested from a Nevada forest — topped a fierce competition to become this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree.
Here’s how it happened: thenevadaindependent.com/article/the-...
Here’s how it happened: thenevadaindependent.com/article/the-...
The inside story of how a Nevada fir became the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree - The Nevada Independent
As a tiny seedling began sprouting in the forest along Mount Rose Highway west of Reno, the Vietnam War was ending under President Gerald Ford, the price of gas was 53 cents per gallon and the…
thenevadaindependent.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“I’m going, ‘Oh shit, those are really good-looking trees,’” [Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV] said. “It’s like, you watch the tape of the team that you’re gonna play, and you’re like, ‘Oh, we’re gonna get killed.’”
Hope returned when he spotted one flawless tree — Silver Belle.
Hope returned when he spotted one flawless tree — Silver Belle.
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"When Nevada’s State Public School Charter Authority (SPCSA) was founded in 2011, it oversaw approximately 11,000 students. Today it oversees more than 70,000."
Our Kate Reynolds delves into the increase in charter school enrollment in Nevada.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Our Kate Reynolds delves into the increase in charter school enrollment in Nevada.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Nevada’s traditional public schools are losing children to charter schools. Why? - The Nevada Independent
Federal and state investments have helped to boost enrollment at Nevada's network of public charter schools.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"When Nevada’s State Public School Charter Authority (SPCSA) was founded in 2011, it oversaw approximately 11,000 students. Today it oversees more than 70,000."
Our Kate Reynolds delves into the increase in charter school enrollment in Nevada.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Our Kate Reynolds delves into the increase in charter school enrollment in Nevada.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
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Stephen Miller waking up this morning and finding out today is Black Friday.
a close up of a woman 's face looking out of a window .
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November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Stephen Miller waking up this morning and finding out today is Black Friday.
"At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions, and terrors, of their broken homelands" is the position every former Californian conservative takes six months after they move to another state and slap a "Don't Californicate my State" bumper sticker on their new truck.
Trumpism and Trumpists are incompatible with American culture and traditions and should be purged.
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions, and terrors, of their broken homelands" is the position every former Californian conservative takes six months after they move to another state and slap a "Don't Californicate my State" bumper sticker on their new truck.
It has been 0 days since I injured myself in some inexplicable Thanksgiving preparation incident.
Last year's incident involved finding the one sharp part of the carving knife the hard way.
This year's featured a lid from a can of coconut milk.
Last year's incident involved finding the one sharp part of the carving knife the hard way.
This year's featured a lid from a can of coconut milk.
November 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It has been 0 days since I injured myself in some inexplicable Thanksgiving preparation incident.
Last year's incident involved finding the one sharp part of the carving knife the hard way.
This year's featured a lid from a can of coconut milk.
Last year's incident involved finding the one sharp part of the carving knife the hard way.
This year's featured a lid from a can of coconut milk.
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Every chapter of Nevada's story matters. Every voice counts. Every story shapes our state. Will you support us in writing the next chapter?
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November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Every chapter of Nevada's story matters. Every voice counts. Every story shapes our state. Will you support us in writing the next chapter?
Invest in journalism that goes beyond the headlines: nevadaindependent.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...
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For state and local employees in Nevada, this is a rare piece of great news for what has been a troubled retirement system requiring constantly escalating contribution rates over the past 20 years.
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 AM
For state and local employees in Nevada, this is a rare piece of great news for what has been a troubled retirement system requiring constantly escalating contribution rates over the past 20 years.
This has been my experience.
If everything is a top priority, then everything gets done quickly. That's basic management
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This has been my experience.
No, we understand.
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
No, we understand.
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Older Nevadans used to sardonically joke that Middlegate was the "loneliest border checkpoint in America."
There was a sad nostalgia to the joke.
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Older Nevadans used to sardonically joke that Middlegate was the "loneliest border checkpoint in America."
There was a sad nostalgia to the joke.
They called them Near Abroad Direct Action Operations, NADA Ops. The "joke" in the CalSec cafeterias, which made its way out later in the hearings was that "What does the operator say when asked if there are civilians in the area? Nada...oops!". Even decades later, Arizona didn't find it funny.
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Older Nevadans used to sardonically joke that Middlegate was the "loneliest border checkpoint in America."
There was a sad nostalgia to the joke.
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Older Nevadans used to sardonically joke that Middlegate was the "loneliest border checkpoint in America."
There was a sad nostalgia to the joke.