LP McKay
@lpmckay.bsky.social
Howdy! I am a local Morning Edition host, DJ, and beginner standup in Southwest Colorado. Free Palestine. Opinions are all mine and usually bad.
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Hey Pete, we won’t be intimidated—Senator Ruben Gallego.
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hey Pete, we won’t be intimidated—Senator Ruben Gallego.
Bout to get fucked up
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Bout to get fucked up
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Freshmen Rep. Jeff Hurd steps into a high-wire policy push with bill to extend ACA tax credit www.cpr.org/2025/11/24/h... #copolitics
Freshmen Rep. Jeff Hurd steps into a high-wire policy push with bill to extend ACA tax credit
The Western Slope freshman is part of a bipartisan push to keep enhanced tax credits from expiring, something many Republicans oppose.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Freshmen Rep. Jeff Hurd steps into a high-wire policy push with bill to extend ACA tax credit www.cpr.org/2025/11/24/h... #copolitics
Just be nice to people JFCCCCCCC
A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death
The family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old.
www.thepinknews.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Just be nice to people JFCCCCCCC
I have never seen this! Correcting now!
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I have never seen this! Correcting now!
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I love that in all these pictures Zohran essentially becomes a Zohran Mamdani cardboard cutout, and Trump looks like he's best friends with it.
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I love that in all these pictures Zohran essentially becomes a Zohran Mamdani cardboard cutout, and Trump looks like he's best friends with it.
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I refuse to listen to the audio. His facial expressions are enough to make me sick here. You are not my dad, Sean Duffy. I do not care if you are disappointed in me.
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I refuse to listen to the audio. His facial expressions are enough to make me sick here. You are not my dad, Sean Duffy. I do not care if you are disappointed in me.
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Life hack: just stay home
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Life hack: just stay home
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NEW: Mesa County DA Dan Rubinstein (R) and Colorado AG Phil Weiser (D) formally ask Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) to reject the Trump administration’s request to take custody of Tina Peters.
Trump has called for Peters to be freed but lacks pardon power for state crimes.
Trump has called for Peters to be freed but lacks pardon power for state crimes.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
NEW: Mesa County DA Dan Rubinstein (R) and Colorado AG Phil Weiser (D) formally ask Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) to reject the Trump administration’s request to take custody of Tina Peters.
Trump has called for Peters to be freed but lacks pardon power for state crimes.
Trump has called for Peters to be freed but lacks pardon power for state crimes.
This kind of sounds like those big bang theory episodes with the laugh track edited out.
Vance: "We had a meeting with Jeffries and Schumer in the Oval Office. The president whispers to one of his personal assistants and she comes back with two Trump 2028 hats. Then he has the photographer come in and he points at Jeffries as he's holding the Trump 2028 hat! It was a hysterical moment."
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This kind of sounds like those big bang theory episodes with the laugh track edited out.
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On Transgender Day of Remembrance I want to take a moment to recognize folks, like myself, who are still here despite their own best efforts at one point or another.
It's hard to pull out of spiral but I'm glad we stuck around.
It's hard to pull out of spiral but I'm glad we stuck around.
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
On Transgender Day of Remembrance I want to take a moment to recognize folks, like myself, who are still here despite their own best efforts at one point or another.
It's hard to pull out of spiral but I'm glad we stuck around.
It's hard to pull out of spiral but I'm glad we stuck around.
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NEW: Research shows that SNAP work requirements have little effect on employment. The GOP's big, brutal bill includes them anyway — and will cause 2.4 million people to lose food benefits in an average month.
IPS scholar @reyannaj.bsky.social:
IPS scholar @reyannaj.bsky.social:
Even with the Shutdown Ending, Millions Will Lose Food Aid - OtherWords
The GOP budget bill passed earlier this year includes the largest cuts to SNAP in history. And those cuts are starting now.
otherwords.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW: Research shows that SNAP work requirements have little effect on employment. The GOP's big, brutal bill includes them anyway — and will cause 2.4 million people to lose food benefits in an average month.
IPS scholar @reyannaj.bsky.social:
IPS scholar @reyannaj.bsky.social:
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A senior Gaza official warns toxic materials from Israeli bombardment may be seeping into groundwater, worsening the besieged enclave already devastated water system.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7gw1h2
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7gw1h2
Children among the dead as Israel kills 30 Palestinians in Gaza
More than 300 people in Gaza have been killed by Israel since the ceasefire with Hamas began on October 10.
aje.io
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A senior Gaza official warns toxic materials from Israeli bombardment may be seeping into groundwater, worsening the besieged enclave already devastated water system.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7gw1h2
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7gw1h2
Getting my tires rotated and they are playing UFO shows loudly in the lobby. The place smells like rubber and chemicals. It's perfect.
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Getting my tires rotated and they are playing UFO shows loudly in the lobby. The place smells like rubber and chemicals. It's perfect.
A gif that pops up when I type my name
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A gif that pops up when I type my name
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#PurnellSteen was an absolute legend and one who deserves all the posthumous attention he can get. News obit and context by jazz columnist and radio host @bretsaunders.bsky.social for @denverpost.com
Tireless Colorado jazz pianist-bandleader Purnell Steen has died
Purnell Steen, a joyous Colorado jazz pianist-bandleader and tireless civil rights advocate, died on Nov. 18. He was 84.
www.denverpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#PurnellSteen was an absolute legend and one who deserves all the posthumous attention he can get. News obit and context by jazz columnist and radio host @bretsaunders.bsky.social for @denverpost.com
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Even as SNAP benefits are restored, food banks and pantries around the nation continue to feel the strain with no reprieve in sight. n.pr/4oOIUEl
Food banks, already strained, brace for prolonged demand
Even as SNAP benefits are restored, food banks and pantries around the nation continue to feel the strain with no reprieve in sight.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Even as SNAP benefits are restored, food banks and pantries around the nation continue to feel the strain with no reprieve in sight. n.pr/4oOIUEl
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NEW: Rep Jason Crow (D-CO) and other Democratic veterans in Congress release a joint statement on President Trump’s call for their arrest and sedition trial: “Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
NEW: Rep Jason Crow (D-CO) and other Democratic veterans in Congress release a joint statement on President Trump’s call for their arrest and sedition trial: “Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence.”
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1. Nearly every transgender person walks this earth knowing people like us who are no longer with us.
In writing about transgender people every day, I hold in my heart the people who are now our ancestors, and I try to bring their light forward.
These are the people I'm remembering today.
In writing about transgender people every day, I hold in my heart the people who are now our ancestors, and I try to bring their light forward.
These are the people I'm remembering today.
The People I Remember On This Trans Day Of Remembrance
Elisa Shupe, Lia Smith, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, and so many more names are worth remembering today.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
1. Nearly every transgender person walks this earth knowing people like us who are no longer with us.
In writing about transgender people every day, I hold in my heart the people who are now our ancestors, and I try to bring their light forward.
These are the people I'm remembering today.
In writing about transgender people every day, I hold in my heart the people who are now our ancestors, and I try to bring their light forward.
These are the people I'm remembering today.
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Tireless Colorado jazz pianist-bandleader Purnell Steen has died trib.al/ISOP7yj
Tireless Colorado jazz pianist-bandleader Purnell Steen has died
Purnell Steen, a joyous Colorado jazz pianist-bandleader and tireless civil rights advocate, died on Nov. 18. He was 84.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Tireless Colorado jazz pianist-bandleader Purnell Steen has died trib.al/ISOP7yj
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
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‘Dream' of desalinating water to boost Arizona's supplies moves ahead with vote
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'Dream' of desalinating water to boost Arizona's supplies moves ahead with vote
Arizona water finance board has advanced several desalination and conservation proposals that could bring trades for river water.
www.azcentral.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
‘Dream' of desalinating water to boost Arizona's supplies moves ahead with vote
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