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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 10h

I hate forced AI. I took 4 pictures of a bird I hadn’t seen before and looked forward to looking it up in my Colorado bird book when I got home based on my observations, with the photos as backup. When I glanced through the photos, AI had already identified it as a rock wren, spoiling my nerdy fun ☹️

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

Good time to read @mollyroberts.bsky.social:

“It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.”

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It's hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey-until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

You heard it straight from Kennedy himself: Gold Standard Science is actually just data fabrication.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 1d

No, what we want is Medicare for all quality health care for EVERYONE, not tied to jobs, like they have in every other wealthy country bc they don’t let billionaires hog all the tax dollars

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 2d

Oversight Democrats have one message for Speaker Johnson: Stop the Shutdown, Release the Files!

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 2d

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2d

Zohran Mamdani hops on a Citi Bike and a woman heckles him, shouting “communist!” He responds, “That’s cyclist”

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 3d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 3d

Pumpkin by bike (plus a few groceries). Easy peasy.

Pumpkin in a black crate on the front of a bike

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 4d

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 4d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 3d

Better yet, leave the car at home and bike or walk your kids to school.

Denverite @denverite.bsky.social · 3d

“Pay attention to what you do and keep the kids safe, because if it was your kids, you would want people to slow down.”

Distracted drivers, defiant parents: Denver’s crossing guards get de-escalation training

Angry or inattentive drivers pose big risks around schools, but this DPS fleet juggles busy intersections and gaggles of kids twice a day.

www.cpr.org

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 9d

RIP, Jane. You did good work for the chimps in Kibale National Park, Uganda.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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Stephen @stephen.int42.org · 10d

People act like getting kids places without a car is Herculean. I biked three (one not mine) to the Kingfield Farmers Market, 95% on bikeways. No car seats, no stress, just laughs. The challenge isn’t moving kids, it’s redesigning cities to work for people instead of cars. #StreetsForPeople

View from the front of a cargo bike riding on a new two-way protected bikeway. Ahead, three children, all wearing helmets, ride bikes — one in a yellow sweatshirt, one in black, and one in a patterned dress. A pedestrian walks on the sidewalk to the left. Apartment buildings line one side of the street, and parked cars line the other. Trees and bright morning sunlight frame the neighborhood scene.

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 16d

I 💕 my Tern

Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 21d

Scary path we’re going down, folks

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 21d

apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump's moves against the media mirror approaches by authoritarian leaders to silence dissent

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...

apnews.com

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tigard-stripes.bsky.social @tigard-stripes.bsky.social · 26d

Yellow FJ Cruiser: 19 gallon tank @ $4.80/gallon = $91 gets you 342 miles

Yellow E-Bullitt-X: 630Wh battery
@19 cents/KwH = 12 cents to charge.
$91 gets you 758 charges for 15,168 miles at 20 miles per charge.

The cost to fill this SUV once would transport me 15,168 miles on my E-Cargo bike.

A yellow bakfiets style.
Cargo bike in front of a gas station sign showing gas prices of around five dollars a gallon. Yellow f j cruiser behind the gas station sign.

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · 27d

This is how brave leaders do it, @colorado.gov. Try it!

Jon Green @modestholdings.com · 27d

I hope I have given fidelity, and that everyone viscerally understands:
You will have to come through me.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27d

An Iowa official defied the governor’s orders to fly flags at half-staff for Charlie Kirk, writing he wouldn't honor a man who "did so much harm"

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 29d

Look, a Supreme Court out there that works…

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29d

Breaking News: Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election. He could face decades in prison. nyti.ms/4pyzL3Q

Jair Bolsonaro, wearing a yellow and green shirt, is speaking into a microphone. A headline reads: "Jair Bolsonaro Convicted of Attempting a Coup in Brazil." Photo by Dado Galdieri for The New York Times

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Aaron Weiss @aweiss.bsky.social · Sep 11

Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.

Jared Polis has failed Colorado.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Governor Polis Orders Flags to Half-Staff to Honor the Anniversary of September 11th and the Passing of Charlie Kirk

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · Sep 11

I think it is always worth mentioning that Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed with their beloved dog Gilbert: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever.

www.nytimes.com

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · Sep 11

Called Polis to express my disappointment in this stupid proclamation.

Contact the Office of the Governor:
(303) 866-2471

Aaron Weiss @aweiss.bsky.social · Sep 11

Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.

Jared Polis has failed Colorado.

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Andy Kenney @andyknny.bsky.social · Sep 11

This woman literally ran through the woods to reach her son, who was thankfully safe, in the Evergreen shooting.

“I think if I’m being honest with myself, I always knew it was ‘When, not if?’”

Families of 900 students faced this today. 4 families facing worse — injuries and at least one death.

Jen Weber watches with relief as her son, an Evergreen High School freshman, leaves the school on a school bus after a shooting there on Sept. 10, 2025. She hiked through the woods to get closer.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Sep 11

While we're all discussing how it's wrong to murder someone, let's not forget this:

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Sep 11

Democrats are amplifying pressure on the Trump administration to produce evidence that last week’s military strike in the Caribbean Sea killed 11 drug smugglers, as lawmakers from both parties question the legal basis for the surprise use of force.

Democrats pressure Trump to show proof deadly boat strike was legal

The incident has frustrated lawmakers from both parties who’ve questioned why the administration has not publicly disclosed evidence to back up its claims.

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Caitlyn Kim @caitlynkim.bsky.social · Sep 11

1 dead, 3 injured after shooting at Evergreen High School www.cpr.org/2025/09/10/e... via @cprnews.bsky.social

1 dead, 3 injured after shooting at Evergreen High School

The identity of the student who died is unknown. A victim and the alleged shooter were both in critical condition as of Wednesday night.

www.cpr.org

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · Sep 11

Remember this? The news moved on within hours of this horror on elected Democrats. But they’ll talk about a white supremacist for months.

SpyDoggy @spydoggy.bsky.social · Sep 11

Rest in Peace, Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman.
She was targeted and assassinated on June 14, 2025 between 2 am and 3:35 am CDT in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Vance Boelter was targeting 70+ Democrats at the time of the incident.

Melissa Hortman was assassinated by a Trump loving right wing extremist who killed her husband and her dog as well in the attack. This was targeted and pre-meditated political terrorism of which the assassin, Republican Vance Boelter, was trying to get about 70 more people at the time of his rampage. 2 others were injured.

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Zippy @zippyzippzip.bsky.social · Sep 11

Fuck off, Newsom. You suck.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · Sep 10

The best way to honor Charlie's memory is to continue his work: engage with each other, across ideology, through spirited discourse. In a democracy, ideas are tested through words and good-faith debate — never through violence.

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