Joanne
@joannezz.bsky.social
Avid reader with an adolescent golden retriever and a sweet grey tux kitty. Denver Nuggets fan. Former news junkie. Casual bird watcher. Happily retired. I rarely post. Elevation: 5,620. What a time to be alive…
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Flu season starts early in Colorado; new mutation raises severity concerns trib.al/7J3yRhZ
Flu season starts early in Colorado; new mutation raises severity concerns
The state has higher rates of flu hospitalizations, emergency room visits and positive tests than it did at this time last year.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Flu season starts early in Colorado; new mutation raises severity concerns trib.al/7J3yRhZ
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Former oil and gas workers in Texas are now fighting to make the industry plug old empty wells, which are exhaling methane and vomiting toxic water (from fracking miles away) all over the state.
Eye-opening story by @mollytaft.com
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Eye-opening story by @mollytaft.com
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
December 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Former oil and gas workers in Texas are now fighting to make the industry plug old empty wells, which are exhaling methane and vomiting toxic water (from fracking miles away) all over the state.
Eye-opening story by @mollytaft.com
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Eye-opening story by @mollytaft.com
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
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it's several years old but the Adele SNL Thanksgiving sketch is still perfect
A Thanksgiving Miracle - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:57 AM
it's several years old but the Adele SNL Thanksgiving sketch is still perfect
Heartbreaking, utterly heartbreaking
Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, had just given birth when she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She writes about her fear of adding another tragedy to her family’s life. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/CLpbsb
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Heartbreaking, utterly heartbreaking
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Trump pardons allies who boost his crypto coin.
Trump invests in corporations that he's supposed to be regulating.
Trump cuts deals with autocrats to advance his family's real estate business.
The list goes on.
We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.
Trump invests in corporations that he's supposed to be regulating.
Trump cuts deals with autocrats to advance his family's real estate business.
The list goes on.
We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Trump pardons allies who boost his crypto coin.
Trump invests in corporations that he's supposed to be regulating.
Trump cuts deals with autocrats to advance his family's real estate business.
The list goes on.
We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.
Trump invests in corporations that he's supposed to be regulating.
Trump cuts deals with autocrats to advance his family's real estate business.
The list goes on.
We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.
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Before his death, Fielder invited us into his mountain home. I did not know he was sick. A lovely conversation I will never forget:
'Loving nature drove the success of my photography': John Fielder on donating his life’s legacy to History Colorado
His gift includes more than 5,000 photos John Fielder selected from his vast collection.
www.cpr.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Before his death, Fielder invited us into his mountain home. I did not know he was sick. A lovely conversation I will never forget:
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This has got a good beat to it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This has got a good beat to it.
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A Colorado law that prevents medical debt from appearing on consumer credit reports is facing a new legal challenge following guidance from the Trump administration that says federal credit policy overrides such state laws.
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
Colorado ban on medical debt on credit reports challenged after new Trump administration rule | Colorado Newsline
A lawsuit challenges Colorado’s law that prevents medical debt from appearing on consumer credit reports under a Trump administration rule.
coloradonewsline.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A Colorado law that prevents medical debt from appearing on consumer credit reports is facing a new legal challenge following guidance from the Trump administration that says federal credit policy overrides such state laws.
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
Proud of my home state!!💙💙💙
JUST IN: Democrat Mikie Sherrill will be the next governor of New Jersey, Decision Desk HQ projects
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Proud of my home state!!💙💙💙
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the age of woke is over, the age of dark woke begins
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
the age of woke is over, the age of dark woke begins
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November 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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An embarrassingly obvious point, but...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
Trump says he’s increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario’s Reagan ad | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said Saturday he is increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over current levels, further escalating trade tensions over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-...
www.cnn.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
An embarrassingly obvious point, but...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
A lovely piece, and it’s all so very sad.
The East Wing Obscenity
This piece is on the free side of the paywall, and I have to admit that writing it made me more sad than I could have imagined. The ugly destruction isn’t just to a building, but to memory, history, and American grace.
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
This piece is on the free side of the paywall, and I have to admit that writing it made me more sad than I could have imagined. The ugly destruction isn’t just to a building, but to memory, history, and American grace.
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
The East Wing Obscenity
Trump's Ballroom Is a Tumor On The People's House
open.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A lovely piece, and it’s all so very sad.
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two men were taken at a bakery by armed and masked federal agents in Cicero, Illinois this morning while having coffee before work. we were there moments later. Trump says they’re going after the “worst of the worst” around Chicago. that’s not what we saw. youtu.be/EkCcsaFdpsw?...
Jacob Soboroff speaks to people in Chicago suburb after ICE arrests 2 men at bakery
YouTube video by MSNBC
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October 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
two men were taken at a bakery by armed and masked federal agents in Cicero, Illinois this morning while having coffee before work. we were there moments later. Trump says they’re going after the “worst of the worst” around Chicago. that’s not what we saw. youtu.be/EkCcsaFdpsw?...
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CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
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Looking for one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote? It will only take a few minutes, and you can share it with all of your friends. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-thing-yo...
A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote
The U.S.
joycevance.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Looking for one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote? It will only take a few minutes, and you can share it with all of your friends. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-thing-yo...
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The problems that we as a nation have sought to illuminate, so that we can remedy them, are disappearing — not because the problems are disappearing or have been remedied, but because we will no longer know about them. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/turning-out-the-lights-on-the-economy
October 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The problems that we as a nation have sought to illuminate, so that we can remedy them, are disappearing — not because the problems are disappearing or have been remedied, but because we will no longer know about them. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/turning-out-the-lights-on-the-economy
And only 16. Good god.
Evergreen High School shooter's online footprint reflects new wave of extremism, experts say
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Evergreen High School shooter’s online footprint reflects new wave of extremism, experts say
Desmond Holly’s focus on the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School is a central feature of these online extremist ecosystems, an expert said.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
And only 16. Good god.
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A US President threatening to use the military against civilians in an American city is not normal and journalists who choose to ignore or normalize this should explain their choice to the communities they serve.
September 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A US President threatening to use the military against civilians in an American city is not normal and journalists who choose to ignore or normalize this should explain their choice to the communities they serve.
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The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
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The name "Alligator Alcatraz" reminds us that America is currently run by adults who are like malicious, giggling children using magnifying glasses to burn ants.
July 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The name "Alligator Alcatraz" reminds us that America is currently run by adults who are like malicious, giggling children using magnifying glasses to burn ants.
And $6B wasted just to shut down USAID. SMH
"A child is dying of malnutrition about every 15 seconds, and meanwhile, the U.S. taxpayers have already purchased 185,000 boxes of Plumpy'Nut that taxpayers own that is sitting in a warehouse in Rhode Island gathering dust."
@nickkristof.bsky.social talks USAID and more with @timmiller.bsky.social
@nickkristof.bsky.social talks USAID and more with @timmiller.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
And $6B wasted just to shut down USAID. SMH