Author | Lightnews

KAColoDemocrat

@kacolo.bsky.social

1.6K followers 800 following 1.6K posts

Lifelong Democrat. I love my family, cats, and books, among other things. Vegetarian. History nerd. Unimpressed with 2025. Pro-Oxford comma. “Nevertheless, she persisted.”🇺🇸🇺🇦💙🏳️‍🌈

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

KAColoDemocrat @kacolo.bsky.social · 23d

This.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23d

This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.

1 1

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Next with Kyle Clark @nexton9news.bsky.social · 12m

Democratic Attorney General Weiser said Thursday that he is in favor of redrawing Congressional maps in Colorado to offset redistricting in Republican-led states.

Attorney General Phil Weiser calls on Colorado to join redistricting battle

Democratic Attorney General Weiser said Thursday that he is in favor of redrawing Congressional maps in Colorado to offset redistricting in Republican-led states.

www.9news.com

2 8 27

KAColoDemocrat @kacolo.bsky.social · 10m

Absolutely.

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 3h

will there be any followup to this fascinating story by the president of the united states that a friend of his sent him a check for $130 million dollars and the president is going to give the money to the military because i for one am fascinated about the details tbh

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "By the way, a friend of mine called us the other day and he said 'I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have with the military.' Today, he sent us a check for $130 million. It's gonna go the military."

230 890 4.1K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2h

Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

610 3.9K 6.4K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 2h

Colorado pays to keep visitor centers at Rocky Mountain National Park open amid shutdown

Meanwhile, visitor centers at Colorado’s three other national parks are closed or have limited services amid the federal government shutdown

coloradosun.com

1 13 25

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 2d

GOP Senators returned from the White House today with special swag bags

82 56 160

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 6h

Honesty in politics should be applauded. And this appears to be a very honest answer.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.

15 41 290

KAColoDemocrat @kacolo.bsky.social · 5h

It’s pretty much on brand .

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Things like this keep happening.

1.7K 7.2K 18K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

This is what Republicans voted for?

280 730 2.3K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 12h

NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting

The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...

www.nbcnews.com

740 3.9K 8.3K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

Die Neue Reichskanzlei ("New Reich Chancellery"), Berlin, c. 1939: (1) reception hall; (2) main dining hall; (3) entrance to the office of the Führer, with SS guards; (4) office of the Führer.

140 520 1.4K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Total Lowlife Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 23h

I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.

520 4.6K 19K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Max Flugrath🗳️ @maxflugrath.bsky.social · 1d

🚨Trump’s team is plotting to declare a fake "national emergency" to hijack elections.

One operative says they can “take steps without Congress” and mandate state election rules.

Independent, state-run elections are the last firewall between democracy and authoritarian rule.

54 460 1.1K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 1d

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is asking the state for up to $10 million to support food banks as upcoming food nutrition funds are held up in the federal government shutdown.
By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Polis requests $10M to help Colorado food banks as SNAP benefits falter | Colorado Newsline

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is asking the state for up to $10 million to support food banks amid the federal government shutdown.

coloradonewsline.com

5 31 82

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

KRDO13 @krdo13.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: As SNAP benefits are on hold for roughly 600,000 Coloradans, Governor Polis is requesting $10 million in emergency funding to fill the gap for food banks and pantries.

SNAP benefits on hold amid shutdown; Colorado families and lawmakers scramble for solutions

COLORADO - Over 600,000 Coloradans rely on SNAP benefits - money loaded by the government onto EBT cards - to buy food and groceries, but those benefits

krdo.com

1 1

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t

950 4.4K 13K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's ballroom donors include:

-Google, whose CEO thanked Trump for "resolution" of an antitrust case
-Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with ICE
-Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, who would profit from Trump's regulatory rollbacks for private equity

Pay-to-play.

120 840 2.1K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.

Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.

Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.

The government has been shut down for 22 days.

170 1.1K 2.8K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings

But no money to lower your healthcare costs.

180 2.1K 4.6K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23h

Whether it’s conservatives complaining about a redesign of Cracker Barrel’s across the country, or liberals complaining about President Trump bulldozing the East Wing of the White House, it’s clear both sides are engaged in a new political battleground over architecture and design

34 260 1.7K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

This thread lists donors who are buying access to Trump by helping him demolish the East Wing of the White House to build his monstrous monument to himself.
#BoycottsArePatriotic

The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2d

Who are the private donors funding the disgusting demolition of the East Wing of the people's house for Trump's $250M gilded ballroom?

10 120 210

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

The British burned down the White House in 1814. Perhaps they were right?

28 66 680

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 2d

Last week our local humane society took in 28 cats from a woman who had gotten in over her head with too many litters. They require a lot of care to get them healthy and adoptable - please consider a donation if you can! www.hsccvt.org/donate

Photo of five shorthaired colorpoint kittens in a carrier.

Photo of many cats in carriers loaded into the back of a van.

39 570 2.2K

Reposted by KAColoDemocrat

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1d

BREAKING: The entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished “within days,” according to two Trump administration officials, a significant expansion of President Trump's original stated plan.

Trump administration demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom

Trump said in July that the $250 million project “won’t interfere with the current building.”

nbcnews.to

130 250 500