Mark McGee
@smackmegthermo.bsky.social
USAF vet. SR-71/U2 computer/planning/intel (not pilot). CoCoRaHS observer, Skywarn spotter near Berthoud CO. Happily married. If u r here to apply your purity test, assume I failed. Move along. #BLM
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Mark McGee
@smackmegthermo.bsky.social
· Apr 15
I am an old retired fart. I really have better ways to spend my waning and few days left. Protest, organization and pushback is now a necessity. My friends, I ask you to step up from your comfort and be seen and heard. The time for you to be involved is now.
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You're not going to believe what I just saw
December 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
You're not going to believe what I just saw
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Early morning light revealed a fresh layer of snow blanketing the Colorado Rockies and Front Range, seen today by GOES-19.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Early morning light revealed a fresh layer of snow blanketing the Colorado Rockies and Front Range, seen today by GOES-19.
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This is incorrect. The military absolutely still does have to get a warrant to search personal devices. Please do not try to force your soldiers to hand over their phones so you can search them without consulting JAG.
Here is the thing about service:
You waive certain Constitutional rights. If Hegseth was in a military position, he would not be able to refuse access to his phone. Also given certain clearances you also cannot refuse searches of personal devices.
I cannot imagine the SecDef is not beholden there.
You waive certain Constitutional rights. If Hegseth was in a military position, he would not be able to refuse access to his phone. Also given certain clearances you also cannot refuse searches of personal devices.
I cannot imagine the SecDef is not beholden there.
MORE Breaking on MS NOW: Pete Hegseth refused an interview request for the Pentagon Inspector General's investigation into Signalgate, according to two sources who read and were briefed on report.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This is incorrect. The military absolutely still does have to get a warrant to search personal devices. Please do not try to force your soldiers to hand over their phones so you can search them without consulting JAG.
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👏 This is the energy we like to see! While Amazon, Home Depot, Target, and others cave to Trump, Costco is showing how companies can stand up to this regime.
Costco sues Trump administration over sweeping emergency tariff powers
The wholesale giant claims the White House misused emergency authority and warns importers could lose refunds even if duties are ruled unlawful
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
👏 This is the energy we like to see! While Amazon, Home Depot, Target, and others cave to Trump, Costco is showing how companies can stand up to this regime.
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Three-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the culmination of months of discord between Hegseth and the officer .. and intensified months later when Holsey had initial concerns about the legality of lethal strikes on alleged drug boats ..”
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“.. the culmination of months of discord between Hegseth and the officer .. and intensified months later when Holsey had initial concerns about the legality of lethal strikes on alleged drug boats ..”
@wsj.com
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December 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Three-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the culmination of months of discord between Hegseth and the officer .. and intensified months later when Holsey had initial concerns about the legality of lethal strikes on alleged drug boats ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
“.. the culmination of months of discord between Hegseth and the officer .. and intensified months later when Holsey had initial concerns about the legality of lethal strikes on alleged drug boats ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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I’ve been reporting about the potential connection of tariffs to small biz job losses. Scott Lincicome of Cato offers this piece discussing not just the high level of the tariffs, but the “truly insane complexity” whose “overall economic cost is likely staggering. “
thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
Welcome to Tariff Complexity Hell
Complexity is a tax, and today U.S. companies are paying through the nose.
thedispatch.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I’ve been reporting about the potential connection of tariffs to small biz job losses. Scott Lincicome of Cato offers this piece discussing not just the high level of the tariffs, but the “truly insane complexity” whose “overall economic cost is likely staggering. “
thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
3.5" of snow near Berthoud at 07:00. CO-LR-1295 Berthoud 2.4 SSW. Waiting for sample to melt for SWE/precip. #CoCoRaHS @bianchiweather.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
3.5" of snow near Berthoud at 07:00. CO-LR-1295 Berthoud 2.4 SSW. Waiting for sample to melt for SWE/precip. #CoCoRaHS @bianchiweather.bsky.social
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December 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I can maintain sourdough and bake nice sourdough bread. I can cook a steak properly. I can make a nice pie. But none of this compares to making gravy properly.
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I can maintain sourdough and bake nice sourdough bread. I can cook a steak properly. I can make a nice pie. But none of this compares to making gravy properly.
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Reminder both of the great limits of our knowledge and importance of #PrecautionaryPrinciple
"Powerful bacterial endotoxin called lipopolysaccharide can independently trigger brain damage"
#OneHealth #PublicHealth phys.org/news/2025-12...
"Powerful bacterial endotoxin called lipopolysaccharide can independently trigger brain damage"
#OneHealth #PublicHealth phys.org/news/2025-12...
Mad cow disease: A new culprit beyond prions
Recent research led by the University of Alberta challenges the belief that mad cow disease is caused only by misfolded proteins—a discovery that sheds new light on the devastating outbreak in the Uni...
phys.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Reminder both of the great limits of our knowledge and importance of #PrecautionaryPrinciple
"Powerful bacterial endotoxin called lipopolysaccharide can independently trigger brain damage"
#OneHealth #PublicHealth phys.org/news/2025-12...
"Powerful bacterial endotoxin called lipopolysaccharide can independently trigger brain damage"
#OneHealth #PublicHealth phys.org/news/2025-12...
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It’s #GivingTuesday + the start of #ColoradoGivesDay. Please consider giving to @cprnews.bsky.social, @krccnews.bsky.social or @denverite.bsky.social if you value fact-based news. Give Now: www.coloradogives.org/donate/Color... Thank you!
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December 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It’s #GivingTuesday + the start of #ColoradoGivesDay. Please consider giving to @cprnews.bsky.social, @krccnews.bsky.social or @denverite.bsky.social if you value fact-based news. Give Now: www.coloradogives.org/donate/Color... Thank you!
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Shameless plug time.
The HBO Max movie we worked on, It's Never Over Jeff Buckley, is available for streaming starting this Thursday 12/4
It's a beautiful look at the brief but brilliant career of Jeff Buckley. You'll really enjoy it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGKg...
The HBO Max movie we worked on, It's Never Over Jeff Buckley, is available for streaming starting this Thursday 12/4
It's a beautiful look at the brief but brilliant career of Jeff Buckley. You'll really enjoy it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGKg...
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley | Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Shameless plug time.
The HBO Max movie we worked on, It's Never Over Jeff Buckley, is available for streaming starting this Thursday 12/4
It's a beautiful look at the brief but brilliant career of Jeff Buckley. You'll really enjoy it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGKg...
The HBO Max movie we worked on, It's Never Over Jeff Buckley, is available for streaming starting this Thursday 12/4
It's a beautiful look at the brief but brilliant career of Jeff Buckley. You'll really enjoy it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGKg...
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November 2025 precipitation ranking (since 1895). Record and near record dryness from southern Louisiana to Florida to South Carolina. Meanwhile, record rain in parts of southern California and Nevada - including the wettest November on record for Death Valley.
December 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
November 2025 precipitation ranking (since 1895). Record and near record dryness from southern Louisiana to Florida to South Carolina. Meanwhile, record rain in parts of southern California and Nevada - including the wettest November on record for Death Valley.
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It's almost like an early Christmas present -- a #Weather101 class each day this week. We'll wrap it and put a bow on it for you starting tonight at 8 pm ET. Visit weather.gov/ohx/weather101 to register for this week's FREE online classes.
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It's almost like an early Christmas present -- a #Weather101 class each day this week. We'll wrap it and put a bow on it for you starting tonight at 8 pm ET. Visit weather.gov/ohx/weather101 to register for this week's FREE online classes.
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I love it when the tree is the only light in the room.
December 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I love it when the tree is the only light in the room.
The surprise here is not what you expect. @oldenoughtosay.com www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
www.zillow.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The surprise here is not what you expect. @oldenoughtosay.com www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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Nearly 40 years after an armed sheriff, anti-LGBTQ activists and a judge’s order shut down the Gay Rodeo Finals, this year the riders came home.
Reno’s Gay Rodeo is back - High Country News
Nearly 40 years after an armed sheriff, anti-LGBTQ activists and a judge’s order shut down the Gay Rodeo Finals, this year the riders came home.
buff.ly
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Nearly 40 years after an armed sheriff, anti-LGBTQ activists and a judge’s order shut down the Gay Rodeo Finals, this year the riders came home.
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Always good to get out West!
November 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Always good to get out West!
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Renck in a cynical mood these days.
Gift link:
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Renck & File: Rockies’ Paul DePodesta keeping Warren Schaeffer looks bad. But here’s why it makes sense
Until the Rockies become adept at draft and development, it does not matter who is filling out the lineup card.
www.denverpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Renck in a cynical mood these days.
Gift link:
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Basin states have had 2 years to figure out how to share the shrinking river. Will they get there before the feds step in?
Why Colorado River negotiations are so difficult - High Country News
Basin states have had 2 years to figure out how to share the shrinking river. Will they get there before the feds step in?
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Basin states have had 2 years to figure out how to share the shrinking river. Will they get there before the feds step in?
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🦃 🥃 Colorado media odds & ends - Holiday hangover edition: coloradomedia.substack.com/p/colorado-m...
🦃 🥃 Colorado media odds & ends - Holiday hangover edition
The news behind the news in Colorado
coloradomedia.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
🦃 🥃 Colorado media odds & ends - Holiday hangover edition: coloradomedia.substack.com/p/colorado-m...