SoBoBob
@sobobob.bsky.social
Old White Guy, Humanist
Engineer, Explorer, Cyclist, Hiker, Skier, traveler, and opera buff (stories of bad decisions set to music). LotR and Hobbit fan Love learning the history of the peoples of the world as a series of wonderful (and scary) stories
Engineer, Explorer, Cyclist, Hiker, Skier, traveler, and opera buff (stories of bad decisions set to music). LotR and Hobbit fan Love learning the history of the peoples of the world as a series of wonderful (and scary) stories
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Black History Month is not just about honoring the endurance and resilience of Black Americans in the fight for racial justice and equality — it’s about celebrating the innovative vision, creativity, and ingenuity that have shaped what makes Colorado and this nation great.
February 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Black History Month is not just about honoring the endurance and resilience of Black Americans in the fight for racial justice and equality — it’s about celebrating the innovative vision, creativity, and ingenuity that have shaped what makes Colorado and this nation great.
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HCR delivers the goods again today, framing this moment in terms that resonate with our past, with an inspirational gut punch in the last line 💥
thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social
thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social
February 1, 2026
On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” summing up the cause of freedom for which the United States tro...
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February 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
HCR delivers the goods again today, framing this moment in terms that resonate with our past, with an inspirational gut punch in the last line 💥
thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social
thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social
More of the Monday report
The resistance in Minnesota has turned the narrative against Trump and ICE. But that’s just a potential turning point, not a decisive victory. weeklysift.com/2026/02/02/d...
Did We Win?
Trump is back-pedaling on Minneapolis. But has anything really changed yet? At this point, just about all observers agree that the occupation of Minneapolis has been a political and public-relation…
weeklysift.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
More of the Monday report
Monday! Read
This week: ICE protests, Epstein, Don Lemon, seizing 2020 ballots, and a giant rolling finger. weeklysift.com/2026/02/02/t...
Through the Looking Glass
To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. Through your use of violence and the trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replac…
weeklysift.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Monday! Read
Thanks!
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Thanks!
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January 31, 2026
January 31, 2026
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media this morning:
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February 1, 2026 at 7:46 AM
January 31, 2026
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🎸 Tom Morello brought out Bruce Springsteen as a SURPRISE GUEST and The Boss performed a brand new protest song he wrote 10 days ago—listen to what he's singing: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-resist...
February 1, 2026 at 4:27 PM
🎸 Tom Morello brought out Bruce Springsteen as a SURPRISE GUEST and The Boss performed a brand new protest song he wrote 10 days ago—listen to what he's singing: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-resist...
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January 30, 2026
January 30, 2026
As the American people continue to express their fury over the violence of federal agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere, officials from the Trump administration today tried to shift the public narrativ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:46 AM
January 30, 2026
Our fight against Trump’s reckless threat to dismantle NCAR continues, and we are building a bipartisan coalition to stop it.
I urge all Coloradans to make their voices heard during the NSF's public comment period.
See the Daily Camera’s reporting 👇🏽
I urge all Coloradans to make their voices heard during the NSF's public comment period.
See the Daily Camera’s reporting 👇🏽
Rep. Joe Neguse urges residents to send comments to NSF in support of NCAR
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Lafayette Democrat, is urging all Boulder and Colorado residents to submit written comments to the National Science Foundation in support of the National Center for Atmosphe…
www.dailycamera.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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“Danes responded by placing hundreds more flags in front of the American Embassy, according to video shared by TV2.”
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US Embassy in Copenhagen removes flags honoring fallen Danish soldiers, angering veterans | CNN
The US Embassy in Copenhagen has angered Danish veterans by removing flags honoring soldiers killed in Afghanistan from an area outside the building.
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
“Danes responded by placing hundreds more flags in front of the American Embassy, according to video shared by TV2.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/e...
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Always worth the time to read the weekly sift....
America has a chance to turn around here. Will we take it, or go past a point of no return? weeklysift.com/2026/01/26/t...
Turning Point or Tipping Point?
If the regime can repeatedly murder people in the streets with no consequences, there’s no turning back. Fortunately, more and more people are beginning to realize that. When I started the We…
weeklysift.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Always worth the time to read the weekly sift....
Always worth the time to read the weekly sift...
This week: resistance in Minneapolis, Trump’s Greenland retreat, the regime’s Nazi problem, still waiting for Epstein files, and a stare-down with a crocodile. weeklysift.com/2026/01/26/r...
Resistance
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. – commonly attributed to George Orwell What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist. If I…
weeklysift.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Always worth the time to read the weekly sift...
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This will be an important message from our Rev David, who has just returned from Minneapolis.
This will be an important message from our Rev David, who has just returned from Minneapolis.
A Warning and an Education from Minneapolis
YouTube video by Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
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January 25, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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This will be an important message from our Rev David, who has just returned from Minneapolis.
This will be an important message from our Rev David, who has just returned from Minneapolis.
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Atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon was born #OTD in 1956.
Solomon, working with colleagues at NOAA, proposed/confirmed the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, chlorofluorocarbons. She led the Nat'l Ozone Expedition to Antarctica to collect evidence & was the only woman on the team. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
Solomon, working with colleagues at NOAA, proposed/confirmed the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, chlorofluorocarbons. She led the Nat'l Ozone Expedition to Antarctica to collect evidence & was the only woman on the team. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
January 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon was born #OTD in 1956.
Solomon, working with colleagues at NOAA, proposed/confirmed the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, chlorofluorocarbons. She led the Nat'l Ozone Expedition to Antarctica to collect evidence & was the only woman on the team. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
Solomon, working with colleagues at NOAA, proposed/confirmed the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, chlorofluorocarbons. She led the Nat'l Ozone Expedition to Antarctica to collect evidence & was the only woman on the team. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
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January 18, 2026
January 18, 2026
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:54 AM
January 18, 2026
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This week: Greenland, Minneapolis, the Dual State, Trump’s unearned medal, no more Epstein files, and family resemblances. weeklysift.com/2026/01/19/a...
All We Have
All we have are whistles. They have guns. – Francisco Segovia, executive director COPAL This week’s featured post is “Greenland: It’s getting serious”. There is also a…
weeklysift.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This week: Greenland, Minneapolis, the Dual State, Trump’s unearned medal, no more Epstein files, and family resemblances. weeklysift.com/2026/01/19/a...
And read David French's article at the link in the text.
Here's a phrase we all need to start using: weeklysift.com/2026/01/19/e...
Expand your vocabulary: the Dual State
[I haven’t done an Expand Your Vocabulary post in several years, but “the Dual State” merits one. We should all become fluent in its use.] It’s commonplace these days to com…
weeklysift.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
And read David French's article at the link in the text.
Monday report.
No one can explain why it's worth blowing up NATO to acquire Greenland. weeklysift.com/2026/01/19/g...
Greenland: It’s getting serious
What started as a punch line is turning into a trade war with our allies. When President Trump began fantasizing about annexing Greenland back in 2019, the suggestion was hard to take seriously. Ma…
weeklysift.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Monday report.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM