Critical Mass 🟦
@torqueflite.bsky.social
Cartoonist, social critic, historian, communicator.
Colorado USA
Colorado USA
I wish some of these official entities would establish a presence on
Bluesky.
Bluesky.
February 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I wish some of these official entities would establish a presence on
Bluesky.
Bluesky.
Jeffco Sheriff now reports the Plainview Fire at Hwys 72 and 93 is at 80% containment. #cofire #JeffcoCO #JeffersonCountyCO #Colorado
February 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Jeffco Sheriff now reports the Plainview Fire at Hwys 72 and 93 is at 80% containment. #cofire #JeffcoCO #JeffersonCountyCO #Colorado
Highway 72 Fire road closures:
Highway 93: Between 58th Avenue (near Arvada) and CO 170 (1 mile south of Eldorado Springs) from Mile Point 4.15 to Mile Point 11.8.
Highway 72: Between CO 93 and Plainview Road (Arvada) at Mile Point 11. #cofire #Colorado #wildfire #JeffersonCountyCO #JeffCo
Highway 93: Between 58th Avenue (near Arvada) and CO 170 (1 mile south of Eldorado Springs) from Mile Point 4.15 to Mile Point 11.8.
Highway 72: Between CO 93 and Plainview Road (Arvada) at Mile Point 11. #cofire #Colorado #wildfire #JeffersonCountyCO #JeffCo
February 7, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Highway 72 Fire road closures:
Highway 93: Between 58th Avenue (near Arvada) and CO 170 (1 mile south of Eldorado Springs) from Mile Point 4.15 to Mile Point 11.8.
Highway 72: Between CO 93 and Plainview Road (Arvada) at Mile Point 11. #cofire #Colorado #wildfire #JeffersonCountyCO #JeffCo
Highway 93: Between 58th Avenue (near Arvada) and CO 170 (1 mile south of Eldorado Springs) from Mile Point 4.15 to Mile Point 11.8.
Highway 72: Between CO 93 and Plainview Road (Arvada) at Mile Point 11. #cofire #Colorado #wildfire #JeffersonCountyCO #JeffCo
New vegetation #wildfire reported near #Candela development at #Colorado Hwys 72 and 93 intersection. #Jeffco #BoulderCounty share.watchduty.org/i/78568?ts=1...
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby
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February 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
New vegetation #wildfire reported near #Candela development at #Colorado Hwys 72 and 93 intersection. #Jeffco #BoulderCounty share.watchduty.org/i/78568?ts=1...
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby
share.watchduty.org
February 7, 2026 at 4:23 PM
New vegetation #wildfire reported near #Candela development at #Colorado Hwys 72 and 93 intersection. #Jeffco #BoulderCounty share.watchduty.org/i/78568?ts=1...
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse...
" #Trump shares #racist video depicting #Obamas as apes" #racism
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" #Trump shares #racist video depicting #Obamas as apes" #racism
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Trump shares racist video depicting Obamas as apes
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse...
" #Trump shares #racist video depicting #Obamas as apes" #racism
share.google/HSL2a74wtXZ2...
" #Trump shares #racist video depicting #Obamas as apes" #racism
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I read this book years ago. Not mentioned here is that "The Family" is not only christian fundamentalist, it's male only. "'Family': Fundamentalism, Friends In High Places" www.npr.org/2009/07/01/1...
'Family': Fundamentalism, Friends In High Places
In the book The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, author Jeff Sharlet examines the power wielded by the secret Christian group known as The Family or The Fellowship.
www.npr.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I read this book years ago. Not mentioned here is that "The Family" is not only christian fundamentalist, it's male only. "'Family': Fundamentalism, Friends In High Places" www.npr.org/2009/07/01/1...
Good morning! #Colorado
Walking along a stream path on the edge of town in the box canyon where #Telluride, #Colorado is located, for #MountainMonday and #BlueSkyMonday.
#EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #landscape #travel #mountains #hiking
#EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #landscape #travel #mountains #hiking
February 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Good morning! #Colorado
Rethuglicans now have their very own Golden Calf to worship. #TrumpStatue #Trump
#NationalPrayerBreakfast #GOP #christian
#NationalPrayerBreakfast #GOP #christian
It's hilarious that Trump is lazily going through the motions of the National Prayer Breakfast as his cult is planning to erect a literal golden idol of him.
‘Don Colossus,’ a Golden Statue of President Trump, Waits for Its Home
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Rethuglicans now have their very own Golden Calf to worship. #TrumpStatue #Trump
#NationalPrayerBreakfast #GOP #christian
#NationalPrayerBreakfast #GOP #christian
I don't know how #Americans can vote for a sexual predator and fascist. #Trump
It's not the National Prayer Breakfast. It's a fascist pep rally.
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "I don't know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat. I really don't. *crowd groans* I know we have some here today. I don't know why they're here, because they certainly don't give us their vote ... they cheat."
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I don't know how #Americans can vote for a sexual predator and fascist. #Trump
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A fanatical child rapist supporter decided to hurl racists insults and attack a teenage girl after she insulted his dear leader Donald Trump, he was then immediately beaten by a crowd of children and teens.
February 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
A fanatical child rapist supporter decided to hurl racists insults and attack a teenage girl after she insulted his dear leader Donald Trump, he was then immediately beaten by a crowd of children and teens.
#Trump aides claim he "nuked" a female reporter who pressed him on #Epstein.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Trump scolds CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins for not smiling as she asks about Epstein abuse survivors – live
President replied to Collins’ persistent questions about Epstein files by accusing her of not smiling ‘because you know you’re not telling the truth’
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
#Trump aides claim he "nuked" a female reporter who pressed him on #Epstein.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Ozzy Osborne got a much bigger memorial sendoff than did Brian Wilson, which tells you how times and tastes have changed. I wish someone at least had covered "Good Vibrations." #Grammys
We lost countless legends this year, from Brian Wilson to D’Angelo — and the Recording Academy honored them at the 68th Annual #Grammy Awards.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
February 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Ozzy Osborne got a much bigger memorial sendoff than did Brian Wilson, which tells you how times and tastes have changed. I wish someone at least had covered "Good Vibrations." #Grammys
#Grammy -nominated restored video of Sly and the Family Stone was all over #CBSNews last week but didn't win and not even a clip shown on the #Grammys. I was very disappointed.
Archivist and music historian Alex Palao worked to restore old tapes by "Sly and Family Stone" that gathered dust for decades. He co-produced the live album called "The First Family: Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967."
#music #SlyAndTheFamilyStone #Grammy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G_J...
#music #SlyAndTheFamilyStone #Grammy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G_J...
Recovered treasure leads to a Grammy nomination
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Steven Spielberg Becomes An EGOT Winner With First Grammy | Grammys 2026
Steven Spielberg Becomes An EGOT Winner With First Grammy | Grammys 2026
The legendary director joins the exclusive club of 28 people who have won all four major entertainment awards.
www.forbes.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Steven Spielberg Becomes An EGOT Winner With First Grammy | Grammys 2026
I really enjoyed hearing from #BadBunny and am looking forward to a #Superbowl halftime show for the first time in many years. #Grammys
February 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I really enjoyed hearing from #BadBunny and am looking forward to a #Superbowl halftime show for the first time in many years. #Grammys
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#BlueskyMonday
#MountainMonday
This is a #Milkyway#nightscape of the Red #Mountains near Ouray, #Colorado & Crystal Lake. They're known for their volcanic peaks that span over 1.8 million acres.
#AstroPhotography
#LandscapePhotography
#Photography
#Nature
#ReflectionPhotography
#ArtOfPhotography
#MountainMonday
This is a #Milkyway#nightscape of the Red #Mountains near Ouray, #Colorado & Crystal Lake. They're known for their volcanic peaks that span over 1.8 million acres.
#AstroPhotography
#LandscapePhotography
#Photography
#Nature
#ReflectionPhotography
#ArtOfPhotography
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
#BlueskyMonday
#MountainMonday
This is a #Milkyway#nightscape of the Red #Mountains near Ouray, #Colorado & Crystal Lake. They're known for their volcanic peaks that span over 1.8 million acres.
#AstroPhotography
#LandscapePhotography
#Photography
#Nature
#ReflectionPhotography
#ArtOfPhotography
#MountainMonday
This is a #Milkyway#nightscape of the Red #Mountains near Ouray, #Colorado & Crystal Lake. They're known for their volcanic peaks that span over 1.8 million acres.
#AstroPhotography
#LandscapePhotography
#Photography
#Nature
#ReflectionPhotography
#ArtOfPhotography
AMAZING how stuff i've always taken for granted for availability vanishes from the marketplace as times and tastes change. After a
determined search online, I finally found a vendor that still sells colored crew socks.
determined search online, I finally found a vendor that still sells colored crew socks.
February 1, 2026 at 9:41 PM
AMAZING how stuff i've always taken for granted for availability vanishes from the marketplace as times and tastes change. After a
determined search online, I finally found a vendor that still sells colored crew socks.
determined search online, I finally found a vendor that still sells colored crew socks.
#Minnesota #Minneapolis #MNpolitics #MNgov #MNleg #ICEout #DonLemon #GeorgiaFort #journalists #FirstAmendment #Dems #Trump #MAGA
A statement from Sahan Journal, Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota Reformer, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association:
February 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Minnesota Nice -> Minnesota No Ice
January 31, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Minnesota Nice -> Minnesota No Ice
#Minnesota Strong. #Minneapolis
They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
#Minnesota Strong. #Minneapolis
I would celebrate the end of La Nina, which parks the snow in the mountains and just gives us strong downsloping winds and drought at lower elevations. El Nino brings welcome upslopes and needed moisture. #cowx #Colorado
Cautious optimism that we’re gonna meaningfully flip this weather pattern in mid-February (Feb 12 on).
Mentioned this earlier this week, but the 10-20 day window trending active with storm chances for Colorado. Might be coinciding with the rapidly weakening La Niña.
#COwx
Mentioned this earlier this week, but the 10-20 day window trending active with storm chances for Colorado. Might be coinciding with the rapidly weakening La Niña.
#COwx
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
We were lucky yesterday.The wind was not much of a factor here. Hope that will stay true today. #cowx #Colorado
🌤️ Mostly sunny and warm, with lighter winds compared to yesterday and a high in the low 60s (average: 44°) in Denver.
🌡️ A bit cooler tomorrow (mid-50s) and Tuesday, but generally staying mild/dry into next weekend with only a slight chance for rain/snow Tuesday PM.
#COwx
🌡️ A bit cooler tomorrow (mid-50s) and Tuesday, but generally staying mild/dry into next weekend with only a slight chance for rain/snow Tuesday PM.
#COwx
February 1, 2026 at 2:20 PM