@ronscowi1.bsky.social
Former factory worker, gas station attendant, and nonpartisan budget staff for Wisconsin State Legislature. Lived in Milwaukee and Madison WI. Moved to CO. Avid hiker and backpacker.
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Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
🎄Merry Christmas from Colorado 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
🎄Merry Christmas from Colorado 🎄
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"Andrea" sent us this video for McFarland CA where she is harvesting Mandarin oranges. "It is very tough work going up the ladder all day and moving the ladder in place, but this work feeds my family. We get paid $60 for each 900lb bin." #WeFeedYou
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Andrea" sent us this video for McFarland CA where she is harvesting Mandarin oranges. "It is very tough work going up the ladder all day and moving the ladder in place, but this work feeds my family. We get paid $60 for each 900lb bin." #WeFeedYou
On the road from Leadville to Minturn CO, September 2025. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday
December 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
On the road from Leadville to Minturn CO, September 2025. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday
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The US spends 17.2% of GDP on healthcare—nearly 5 points more than Germany at #2. We pay vastly more than every other wealthy democracy.
Yet despite this massive investment, we consistently rank dead last on basic health outcomes. Something's broken.
Yet despite this massive investment, we consistently rank dead last on basic health outcomes. Something's broken.
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The US spends 17.2% of GDP on healthcare—nearly 5 points more than Germany at #2. We pay vastly more than every other wealthy democracy.
Yet despite this massive investment, we consistently rank dead last on basic health outcomes. Something's broken.
Yet despite this massive investment, we consistently rank dead last on basic health outcomes. Something's broken.
Pack Basin & Mt Emma on the Sneffels Highline trail, Telluride CO, 2015. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Pack Basin & Mt Emma on the Sneffels Highline trail, Telluride CO, 2015. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday
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ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Sunset tonight. These are not infrequent in CO. Bummed I couldn’t get to a Mountain View. Next time.
December 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Sunset tonight. These are not infrequent in CO. Bummed I couldn’t get to a Mountain View. Next time.
Longs Peak (14,259’), the only 14er in Rocky Mountain National Park. October, 2025. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Longs Peak (14,259’), the only 14er in Rocky Mountain National Park. October, 2025. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday
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GAO shows how to go after government waste using brains rather than an Elon Musk chainsaw cepr.net/publications...
GAO Identifies Fraud Risk in Obamacare Exchanges: Where Was Elon Musk and DOGE?
A GAO review finds ACA exchanges face limited fraud risks, underscoring the need for expert oversight—something Musk’s DOGE purge failed to provide.
cepr.net
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
GAO shows how to go after government waste using brains rather than an Elon Musk chainsaw cepr.net/publications...
View from West Maroon Pass (12,500’) on our hike from Crested Butte to Aspen CO, 2022, #Blueskymonday #Mountainmonday
December 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
View from West Maroon Pass (12,500’) on our hike from Crested Butte to Aspen CO, 2022, #Blueskymonday #Mountainmonday
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NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
Wheeler Peak (highest in NM - 13,197’) from Williams Lake in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness, NM, for #blueskymonday #mountainmonday Also, been to top some years back.
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Wheeler Peak (highest in NM - 13,197’) from Williams Lake in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness, NM, for #blueskymonday #mountainmonday Also, been to top some years back.
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As we get ready to shop for Thanksgiving remember the farm workers who harvest the food. We wouldn't enjoy a #Thanksgiving dinner without their hard work. #WeFeedYou
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
As we get ready to shop for Thanksgiving remember the farm workers who harvest the food. We wouldn't enjoy a #Thanksgiving dinner without their hard work. #WeFeedYou
Missed National Hike Day yesterday. Better late than never. On the trail up to Grassy Pass, Rawah Wilderness, Routt NF, CO, 2015.
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Missed National Hike Day yesterday. Better late than never. On the trail up to Grassy Pass, Rawah Wilderness, Routt NF, CO, 2015.
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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ICE and Border Patrol aren't preventing violence in Chicago. They're creating violence in Chicago.
The "worst of the worst" is a big lie.
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
ICE and Border Patrol aren't preventing violence in Chicago. They're creating violence in Chicago.
Northern Lights from Aquarius Hill between Lafayette & Louisville CO.
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Northern Lights from Aquarius Hill between Lafayette & Louisville CO.
Heavens Peak from Granite Park Chalet, Glacier NP, 2017, for #bluesky #mountainmonday. The haze is from Canadian forest fires.
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Heavens Peak from Granite Park Chalet, Glacier NP, 2017, for #bluesky #mountainmonday. The haze is from Canadian forest fires.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
My contribution to Mountain Monday. Mt Adams from Mt.Rainier National Park.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
My contribution to Mountain Monday. Mt Adams from Mt.Rainier National Park.
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NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…