Michael A. Farrington
@mikefromco.bsky.social
All views mine.
Candidate stuff: MichaelforRTD.com
JD '26 BA Gov '22. Politics, land use, housing, TABOR, and local government. Fourth generation Coloradan, Fifth generation American. ✟
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Candidate stuff: MichaelforRTD.com
JD '26 BA Gov '22. Politics, land use, housing, TABOR, and local government. Fourth generation Coloradan, Fifth generation American. ✟
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Folks, it’s official: I’m running to represent District K on the RTD Board of Directors! 🚍
We deserve transit that shows up, supports housing choices, and keeps communities connected. Join us: michaelforrtd.com
Together we are building an RTD that works for everyone.
We deserve transit that shows up, supports housing choices, and keeps communities connected. Join us: michaelforrtd.com
Together we are building an RTD that works for everyone.
Event next Saturday ! Join me to flip RTD district K blue!
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Event next Saturday ! Join me to flip RTD district K blue!
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S Tier candidate. Michael has a big heart, an unyielding work ethic, and a strong moral character. He will be a force on the RTD board.
Check him out at michaelforrtd.com
Check him out at michaelforrtd.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
S Tier candidate. Michael has a big heart, an unyielding work ethic, and a strong moral character. He will be a force on the RTD board.
Check him out at michaelforrtd.com
Check him out at michaelforrtd.com
What an amazing kickoff! Thank you to everyone who came out to support this campaign and help launch our work to fix RTD. Big thanks to our speakers, including @mdoughertyco.bsky.social and @chrisfnicholson.com, for your support!
Together we can build an RTD that works for everyone.
Together we can build an RTD that works for everyone.
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
What an amazing kickoff! Thank you to everyone who came out to support this campaign and help launch our work to fix RTD. Big thanks to our speakers, including @mdoughertyco.bsky.social and @chrisfnicholson.com, for your support!
Together we can build an RTD that works for everyone.
Together we can build an RTD that works for everyone.
Big News: @atucomms.bsky.social Local 1001, the union representing thousands of the workers who keep our buses and trains moving, has endorsed our campaign for RTD!
Their support means a lot to me as a former labor organizer, and shows our unions believe in my visions of an RTD for everyone.
Their support means a lot to me as a former labor organizer, and shows our unions believe in my visions of an RTD for everyone.
October 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Big News: @atucomms.bsky.social Local 1001, the union representing thousands of the workers who keep our buses and trains moving, has endorsed our campaign for RTD!
Their support means a lot to me as a former labor organizer, and shows our unions believe in my visions of an RTD for everyone.
Their support means a lot to me as a former labor organizer, and shows our unions believe in my visions of an RTD for everyone.
This might actually be a good thing… “light trucks” are incentivized by our tax code and they kill tons of pedestrians.
The return of smaller cars would be good
The return of smaller cars would be good
my life is that I record a podcast episode all about tariffs and leave the booth just to find out there are more tariffs
October 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This might actually be a good thing… “light trucks” are incentivized by our tax code and they kill tons of pedestrians.
The return of smaller cars would be good
The return of smaller cars would be good
The problem with Rumble, Gab, Mastodon, and now Bluesky is that when you define yourself by opposing a useful—if flawed—tool’s misuse, you end up with a no-true-Scotsman purity culture that regular users find deeply off-putting.
Push back, and you lose the loyal purity-testing ones too.
Push back, and you lose the loyal purity-testing ones too.
A good look at where Bsky's at right now.
plutopsyche.medium.com/blueskys-ceo...
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Bluesky’s CEO meltdown: How leadership continues to fail its most marginalized users
tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where users could feel safer, but persistent anti-Black racism led…
plutopsyche.medium.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The problem with Rumble, Gab, Mastodon, and now Bluesky is that when you define yourself by opposing a useful—if flawed—tool’s misuse, you end up with a no-true-Scotsman purity culture that regular users find deeply off-putting.
Push back, and you lose the loyal purity-testing ones too.
Push back, and you lose the loyal purity-testing ones too.
Folks, it’s official: I’m running to represent District K on the RTD Board of Directors! 🚍
We deserve transit that shows up, supports housing choices, and keeps communities connected. Join us: michaelforrtd.com
Together we are building an RTD that works for everyone.
We deserve transit that shows up, supports housing choices, and keeps communities connected. Join us: michaelforrtd.com
Together we are building an RTD that works for everyone.
October 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Folks, it’s official: I’m running to represent District K on the RTD Board of Directors! 🚍
We deserve transit that shows up, supports housing choices, and keeps communities connected. Join us: michaelforrtd.com
Together we are building an RTD that works for everyone.
We deserve transit that shows up, supports housing choices, and keeps communities connected. Join us: michaelforrtd.com
Together we are building an RTD that works for everyone.
If only we had a super competent Latina who is term limited in the state senate and would do an amazing job replacing one of the no votes…
Jk…. Unless?
Jk…. Unless?
July 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If only we had a super competent Latina who is term limited in the state senate and would do an amazing job replacing one of the no votes…
Jk…. Unless?
Jk…. Unless?
How many churches, schools, hospitals, daycares, restaurants, shelters, food banks, and homes have to be destroyed?
Does killing the poor, the sick, the elderly, the young, the religious leaders, the air workers, the journalists, the refugees, and civilians get us any closer to peace?
Does killing the poor, the sick, the elderly, the young, the religious leaders, the air workers, the journalists, the refugees, and civilians get us any closer to peace?
Israel strikes the Gaza church the pope used to call nightly, killing 3
The Rev. Gabriel Romanelli of the Church of the Holy Family used to speak every night with Pope Francis before the pontiff’s death.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
How many churches, schools, hospitals, daycares, restaurants, shelters, food banks, and homes have to be destroyed?
Does killing the poor, the sick, the elderly, the young, the religious leaders, the air workers, the journalists, the refugees, and civilians get us any closer to peace?
Does killing the poor, the sick, the elderly, the young, the religious leaders, the air workers, the journalists, the refugees, and civilians get us any closer to peace?
In government, cooperation is key to achieving a better future. With transportation already under attack by this administration, we don't need people like Trump harassing RTD staff and making progress harder.
Thank you to Chair Bouquet for focusing on progress with this move!
Thank you to Chair Bouquet for focusing on progress with this move!
RTD director stripped of duties after investigation finds ‘unprofessional’ conduct
A Regional Transportation District Director was stripped of several duties after an internal investigation found “unprofessional” and “demeaning” conduct with staff members.
kdvr.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In government, cooperation is key to achieving a better future. With transportation already under attack by this administration, we don't need people like Trump harassing RTD staff and making progress harder.
Thank you to Chair Bouquet for focusing on progress with this move!
Thank you to Chair Bouquet for focusing on progress with this move!
If you voted for Trump or didn’t vote because “both parties are the same”
You’re an idiot.
You’re an idiot.
REP CROW: “Trump broke a promise to prevent America from entering new conflicts”
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#IranIsraelConflict #IranWarning #Trump
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#IranIsraelConflict #IranWarning #Trump
US strikes Iran, joining Israeli war against nuclear program — Colorado Comments - Sentinel Colorado
REP CROW: "Trump broke a promise to prevent America from entering new conflicts"
sentinelcolorado.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
If you voted for Trump or didn’t vote because “both parties are the same”
You’re an idiot.
You’re an idiot.
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Colorado faces a shortage of affordable, diverse housing options. Our new blog looks to Portland, Oregon, for lessons on how middle housing reforms can help fix that🏘️
From SWEEP and our new Housing Forward Colorado campaign
From SWEEP and our new Housing Forward Colorado campaign
Expanding Housing Choices in Colorado
Smaller homes on smaller lots delivering options and affordability in Portland…
housingforwardco.org
June 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Colorado faces a shortage of affordable, diverse housing options. Our new blog looks to Portland, Oregon, for lessons on how middle housing reforms can help fix that🏘️
From SWEEP and our new Housing Forward Colorado campaign
From SWEEP and our new Housing Forward Colorado campaign
We need more housing so our grandparents can stay in our communities as they age!
"Today’s affordability crisis can be traced to a number of factors, including . . . the Great Recession, rising construction costs and restrictive zoning policies that make it hard to build large numbers of units."
"Today’s affordability crisis can be traced to a number of factors, including . . . the Great Recession, rising construction costs and restrictive zoning policies that make it hard to build large numbers of units."
June 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We need more housing so our grandparents can stay in our communities as they age!
"Today’s affordability crisis can be traced to a number of factors, including . . . the Great Recession, rising construction costs and restrictive zoning policies that make it hard to build large numbers of units."
"Today’s affordability crisis can be traced to a number of factors, including . . . the Great Recession, rising construction costs and restrictive zoning policies that make it hard to build large numbers of units."
This is actually a very good sign. Dems willing to loudly fight for our values are much more useful to the party than Dems (like our governor) who put up only tepid private hesitance while trying to placate the President's irrational whims.
honestly one of the most encouraging recent developments is the naked opportunism of Governor Gavin Newsom, and I pray that there are copycats
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
‘Come and get me’: Gavin Newsom has entered the meme war
Locked in an online showdown with Trump over the L.A. protests, Newsom is styling himself as an internet-era champion of the left.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This is actually a very good sign. Dems willing to loudly fight for our values are much more useful to the party than Dems (like our governor) who put up only tepid private hesitance while trying to placate the President's irrational whims.
T minus two years from Zohran either being the next AOC and having the Abundance libs endorsing him for gov while DSA un-endorses him or Brandon Johston and the next mayor be Curtis Silwa
June 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
T minus two years from Zohran either being the next AOC and having the Abundance libs endorsing him for gov while DSA un-endorses him or Brandon Johston and the next mayor be Curtis Silwa
I realized I could make more impact on more lives by getting this done locally than nationally.
Showing up is 9/10s of the game in local politics.
Now, if you live in Colorado, odds are your city council is mad at my housing work.
Showing up is 9/10s of the game in local politics.
Now, if you live in Colorado, odds are your city council is mad at my housing work.
What got you involved in local politics?
June 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I realized I could make more impact on more lives by getting this done locally than nationally.
Showing up is 9/10s of the game in local politics.
Now, if you live in Colorado, odds are your city council is mad at my housing work.
Showing up is 9/10s of the game in local politics.
Now, if you live in Colorado, odds are your city council is mad at my housing work.
This app man. I need bluesky posters to stop being HOA presidents.
If you want regular people to agree with you, do not criticize the way they are agreeing with you because it is insufficiently aligned with the "proper" language.
This app is fun because it's like opening a 2020 time capsule
If you want regular people to agree with you, do not criticize the way they are agreeing with you because it is insufficiently aligned with the "proper" language.
This app is fun because it's like opening a 2020 time capsule
June 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This app man. I need bluesky posters to stop being HOA presidents.
If you want regular people to agree with you, do not criticize the way they are agreeing with you because it is insufficiently aligned with the "proper" language.
This app is fun because it's like opening a 2020 time capsule
If you want regular people to agree with you, do not criticize the way they are agreeing with you because it is insufficiently aligned with the "proper" language.
This app is fun because it's like opening a 2020 time capsule
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Join us for the YIMBY Legislative Victory Party, a gathering of housing champions, elected officials, and movement allies.
Join me, and other YIMBYs in celebrating our progress, hearing what's next, and connecting with the community.
RSVP for free below!
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Join me, and other YIMBYs in celebrating our progress, hearing what's next, and connecting with the community.
RSVP for free below!
www.eventbrite.com/e/yimby-legi...
June 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Join us for the YIMBY Legislative Victory Party, a gathering of housing champions, elected officials, and movement allies.
Join me, and other YIMBYs in celebrating our progress, hearing what's next, and connecting with the community.
RSVP for free below!
www.eventbrite.com/e/yimby-legi...
Join me, and other YIMBYs in celebrating our progress, hearing what's next, and connecting with the community.
RSVP for free below!
www.eventbrite.com/e/yimby-legi...
Join us for the YIMBY Legislative Victory Party, a gathering of housing champions, elected officials, and movement allies.
Join me, and other YIMBYs in celebrating our progress, hearing what's next, and connecting with the community.
RSVP for free below!
www.eventbrite.com/e/yimby-legi...
Join me, and other YIMBYs in celebrating our progress, hearing what's next, and connecting with the community.
RSVP for free below!
www.eventbrite.com/e/yimby-legi...
June 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Join us for the YIMBY Legislative Victory Party, a gathering of housing champions, elected officials, and movement allies.
Join me, and other YIMBYs in celebrating our progress, hearing what's next, and connecting with the community.
RSVP for free below!
www.eventbrite.com/e/yimby-legi...
Join me, and other YIMBYs in celebrating our progress, hearing what's next, and connecting with the community.
RSVP for free below!
www.eventbrite.com/e/yimby-legi...
Yimby North Metro has a happy hour tonight! Come join us!
May 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Yimby North Metro has a happy hour tonight! Come join us!
Gov. Polis is telling communities that if they don’t want to play ball, they don’t get money from the state for other priorities.
Voters are worried about the housing crisis, and the communities that don’t think it’s worth fixing don’t need our money then.
Thank you @govofco.bsky.social !
Voters are worried about the housing crisis, and the communities that don’t think it’s worth fixing don’t need our money then.
Thank you @govofco.bsky.social !
Jared Polis will withhold state grants to Colorado cities, counties that don’t comply with new housing laws
Jared Polis will withhold state grants to Colorado cities, counties that don’t comply with new housing laws
The governor issued an executive order Friday requiring local governments to show they’re enacting policies to encourage more housing in order to qualify for transportation and energy funds.
coloradosun.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Gov. Polis is telling communities that if they don’t want to play ball, they don’t get money from the state for other priorities.
Voters are worried about the housing crisis, and the communities that don’t think it’s worth fixing don’t need our money then.
Thank you @govofco.bsky.social !
Voters are worried about the housing crisis, and the communities that don’t think it’s worth fixing don’t need our money then.
Thank you @govofco.bsky.social !
Another win for @yimbydenver.bsky.social!
We are making huge progress on our effort to legalize housing here in Colorado!
We are making huge progress on our effort to legalize housing here in Colorado!
A new era of single-stair apartment buildings is coming to Denver and other Colorado cities
A new era of single-stair apartment buildings is coming to Denver and other Colorado cities
Under House Bill 1273, cities with more than 100,000 residents must revise their building codes by Dec. 1, 2027, to allow for a single stairway exit in apartment buildings of up to five stories, with...
coloradosun.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Another win for @yimbydenver.bsky.social!
We are making huge progress on our effort to legalize housing here in Colorado!
We are making huge progress on our effort to legalize housing here in Colorado!
One of the things I worry about is that small towns often feel bullied by cities and complain that no one wants to move to them, or complain about under service (food- healthcare- legal-deserts) but they consistently fail to fund schools and other essential services.
What's the end game of this?
What's the end game of this?
Elizabeth Fire sales-tax vote falls short
Voters in the Elizabeth Fire Protection District rejected the department's request for a sales-tax hike by a 54-46 ratio in the May 6 election, unofficial results show. The department posted the vote tally on its website May 7, showing 1,381 "no" votes to…
Voters in the Elizabeth Fire Protection District rejected the department's request for a sales-tax hike by a 54-46 ratio in the May 6 election, unofficial results show. The department posted the vote tally on its website May 7, showing 1,381 "no" votes to…
Elizabeth Fire sales-tax vote falls short
Voters in the Elizabeth Fire Protection District rejected the department's request for a sales-tax hike by a 54-46 ratio in the May 6 election, unofficial results show. The department posted the vote tally on its website May 7, showing 1,381 "no" votes to 1,194 "yes" votes for the measure, a margin of 187 votes out of 2,575 cast. The department made the request amid declining revenues and increasing demand for services, as detailed in an April Elbert County News story.
coloradocommunitymedia.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
One of the things I worry about is that small towns often feel bullied by cities and complain that no one wants to move to them, or complain about under service (food- healthcare- legal-deserts) but they consistently fail to fund schools and other essential services.
What's the end game of this?
What's the end game of this?
Yeah, this shouldn't be surprising. Coloradans are facing enough pressure from rising costs in all areas, a 1% fee on their insurance to make big business happy isn't a solution.
Good on the state leg here.
Good on the state leg here.
NEW: Legislature rejects Jared Polis’ key effort this year to drive down Colorado home insurance costs. It's Democratic lawmakers' latest act of defiance against the governor. coloradosun.com/2025/05/06/c... #copolitics #coleg
Legislature rejects Jared Polis’ key effort this year to drive down Colorado home insurance costs
House Bill 1302 would have imposed a 1% fee on every homeowners insurance policy. Homeowners would have borne the cost, which is why the measure died.
coloradosun.com
May 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Yeah, this shouldn't be surprising. Coloradans are facing enough pressure from rising costs in all areas, a 1% fee on their insurance to make big business happy isn't a solution.
Good on the state leg here.
Good on the state leg here.
This really remarkable reporting and I’m so incredibly proud of the staff who are speaking up for others and hopefully preventing this form happening again.
We cannot allow this behavior to unchallenged, voters and staff deserve better.
We cannot allow this behavior to unchallenged, voters and staff deserve better.
Yadira Caraveo’s former aides say they were mistreated, traumatized by Colorado congresswoman coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/y... #copolitics
Yadira Caraveo’s former aides say they were mistreated, traumatized by Colorado congresswoman
The Congresswoman twice appeared to attempt suicide last year in situations witnessed by staffers. Aides asked that a safety plan be implemented, but say they were rebuffed.
coloradosun.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This really remarkable reporting and I’m so incredibly proud of the staff who are speaking up for others and hopefully preventing this form happening again.
We cannot allow this behavior to unchallenged, voters and staff deserve better.
We cannot allow this behavior to unchallenged, voters and staff deserve better.