Adventures in framing:

Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.

Judge issues temporary restraining order against DHS in Chicago, affirming attacks on press during ICE protests "clearly violate" constitution.

ln further win for transparency, agents also required to wear badges or other visible ID with unique number.

This is big news in Denver....

Colorado's Federalist Society chapter is hosting John Eastman next week, who was the legal achitect of the plan to reject the 2020 election results and, so far as I know, isn't allowed to practice in Colorado's federal court (www.coloradopolitics.com/2024/04/29/f...). The event is closed to media.

This is an important documentary that underscores the stakes for all of us -- not just journalists, but the communities that they cover. This is worth your time.

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

It's National Newspaper Week!
#supporttheppb #SupportLocalJournalism
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*A Republican lawmaker objected to reference to Charlie Kirk holding “often racist and controversial views” in local Alaska news
*The corporate owner took down the story and edited it
*The journalists resigned

This feels like more and more of our media now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Some of the $500 million in clean energy grants designated for Colorado and cancelled by Trump administration have little to no nexus with Colorado. One project is for a study on "barge transportation in the Gulf Coast." www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/10/03/t...

The flow of the Colorado River has shrunk about 20%, and its depleted reservoirs continue to decline. But talks aimed at addressing the shortage are at an impasse, and environmental groups say the lack of information about the closed-door negotiations is a problem. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Winning a raffle in Colorado doesn’t always mean someone actually wins buff.ly/vDSMQeP

Seven years ago today, Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was tortured, murdered and then dismembered. And any so-called comedian who can't stand up tonight in Riyadh and do ten minutes on that kind of hijinx and horseplay just isn't worth the Saudi blood money he's being paid.

CNBC: "Very disappointing. It's a weak number. This is private sector jobs for September. The total comes in -32,000. And that was a surprise because economists were looking for an increase of 51,000. Also, the revision was not good. August now showing -3,000 compared to the initial read of 54,000"

YouTube is the latest company to settle a lawsuit with Trump — all because it rightfully suspended his account after he helped incite the Jan. 6 insurrection.

We delve into the company's capitulation: https://www.freepress.net/news/youtube-joins-ranks-media-giants-capitulating-trump-regime

These ‘Traveling Wilburys’ of the Colorado River are being heard bigpivots.com/these-travel...

Who the heck calls 3 straight time outs with no chance of winning and 11 seconds left? That would be Iowa. #poorlosers

The Iowa football coach is an a**hole.

Not licensed to practice in Colorado, according to search of state database.

Based on the oral arguments, the Colorado Supreme Court is unlikely to let the state categorically withhold the number of child abuse reports arising from group home and treatment facilities, as the Department of Human Services claimed it could:
www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/09/23/c...

As was noted in the story, Virginia was the first woman member of the Denver Press Club. She also gave extensively of her time and talents to the club, and is so honored on our caricature wall. And she also is a member of the club's Hall of Fame, an honor given in 2003.

"Culver might have tried micromanaging this obituary from the afterlife were it not for the fact that she didn’t believe in an afterlife. She winced at the verb 'passed on' instead of 'died.' Once it’s over, it’s over, she insisted"

I'm probably going to look like an idiot tomorrow, or even later this afternoon. But for now, I'm going with this: