Eric Budd
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the econ side of everything. @boulderbedrooms.bsky.social, @BoulderProgressives.org, Better Boulder. he/him.
2025 Election Voter Guide: https://bouldercoloradovoterguide.com/2025/10/13/election-2025-boulder-colorado-voter-guide/
2025 Election Voter Guide: https://bouldercoloradovoterguide.com/2025/10/13/election-2025-boulder-colorado-voter-guide/
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Election 2025 — Boulder Colorado Voter Guide
Boulder Colorado Voter Guide from Eric Budd covers state and local ballot measures, candidates, and judges
bouldercoloradovoterguide.com
hi all! I've released my Boulder Colorado Voter Guide update for the 2025 election. the guide covers state and local ballot measures, as well as candidates for city council and BVSD school board. enjoy!
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NEW: The lame duck conservative majority on the DougCo School Board plans to use its last meeting Tuesday to pass a 10-year extension for all charter schools without a review of their performance and finances. @marshallglasses.bsky.social reports:
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
NEW: The lame duck conservative majority on the DougCo School Board plans to use its last meeting Tuesday to pass a 10-year extension for all charter schools without a review of their performance and finances. @marshallglasses.bsky.social reports:
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Journalists aren’t allowed inside ICE detention centers. So ours went undercover.
Inside Aurora’s GEO facility, they found hunger, neglect, and a system built to dehumanize those it holds.
#ICEDetentionCenters #auroracolorado
yellowscene.com/2025/11/10/s...
Inside Aurora’s GEO facility, they found hunger, neglect, and a system built to dehumanize those it holds.
#ICEDetentionCenters #auroracolorado
yellowscene.com/2025/11/10/s...
Sick with ICE: Healthcare at the Aurora ICE Detention Center
An inside look at detainee treatment and medical neglect at the Aurora ICE Detention Center, revealing an urgent need accountability.
yellowscene.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Journalists aren’t allowed inside ICE detention centers. So ours went undercover.
Inside Aurora’s GEO facility, they found hunger, neglect, and a system built to dehumanize those it holds.
#ICEDetentionCenters #auroracolorado
yellowscene.com/2025/11/10/s...
Inside Aurora’s GEO facility, they found hunger, neglect, and a system built to dehumanize those it holds.
#ICEDetentionCenters #auroracolorado
yellowscene.com/2025/11/10/s...
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Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
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About Trump’s 50-year mortgage idea…😂
How would a 50-year mortgage work?
YouTube video by Dave Jorgenson
youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
About Trump’s 50-year mortgage idea…😂
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I cannot recommend this piece by @maxdubler.com enough. It articulates very well some of the key differences between the YIMBY and Strong Towns movements regarding housing. It mostly comes down to state preemption and political strategy. Ideology vs. pragmatism.
On The Tension Between YIMBYism and Strong Towns — Max Dubler
Special thanks to those who gave their thoughtful feedback on this piece. The past couple of months have seen quite a bit of Discourse about the differences between Strong Towns and YIMB...
www.maxdubler.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I cannot recommend this piece by @maxdubler.com enough. It articulates very well some of the key differences between the YIMBY and Strong Towns movements regarding housing. It mostly comes down to state preemption and political strategy. Ideology vs. pragmatism.
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Eight months ago, Katie Wilson declared her intention to run and all the conventional powers-that-be said she didn't stand a chance of winning.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Wilson now leads in the Seattle mayoral race by 91 votes. Prior to today, Harrell had been leading by 4,300 votes, but this latest vote batch netted Wilson 4,391 votes.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Eight months ago, Katie Wilson declared her intention to run and all the conventional powers-that-be said she didn't stand a chance of winning.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
who could have guessed
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
who could have guessed
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The thing about the "I voted against this" position Schumer is taking is that either he is trying to mislead Dem voters by implying he didn't support reopening right now, or he has no control over his caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The thing about the "I voted against this" position Schumer is taking is that either he is trying to mislead Dem voters by implying he didn't support reopening right now, or he has no control over his caucus.
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It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare
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These guys really think we're stupid.
I will not support the Republican bill that’s on the Senate floor because it fails to do anything of substance to fix America’s healthcare crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
These guys really think we're stupid.
apologies for the gif choice but really now
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
apologies for the gif choice but really now
well that's terrifying
last year vs. this year: stations in Colorado with the most accumulated snowfall through November 9. #cowx
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
well that's terrifying
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🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
you only need health insurance if you get sick
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
you only need health insurance if you get sick
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Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The Stanley Hotel right now
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The Stanley Hotel right now
so fucking dumb
Hassan: With the government reopening shortly, Republicans now finally have to come to the table. Or make no mistake, Americans will remember who stood in the way.
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
so fucking dumb
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Might as well primary Schumer I guess. The campaign slogans would be so funny.
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Might as well primary Schumer I guess. The campaign slogans would be so funny.
very much on the "primary all moderate Senate Dems [like Hickenlooper]" train
chuck schumer cannot be replaced as party leadership quickly enough
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
very much on the "primary all moderate Senate Dems [like Hickenlooper]" train
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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3 years after Boulder voters chose to fund the Boulder Public Library District, we’re proud to have delivered on every promise made. Read a reflection by our Board of Trustees chair, Doug Hamilton, boulderlibrary.org/featured/com....
And join our budget hearing Nov. 18, 6 p.m. at Main Library.
And join our budget hearing Nov. 18, 6 p.m. at Main Library.
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
3 years after Boulder voters chose to fund the Boulder Public Library District, we’re proud to have delivered on every promise made. Read a reflection by our Board of Trustees chair, Doug Hamilton, boulderlibrary.org/featured/com....
And join our budget hearing Nov. 18, 6 p.m. at Main Library.
And join our budget hearing Nov. 18, 6 p.m. at Main Library.
the housing market, and inability of the median person to buy a home, is yet another indication of wealth transferring to the wealthy in this country
On a week where the median age of a first-homebuyer rose to 40 for the first time ever. 🤡
www.nar.realtor/newsroom/fir...
www.nar.realtor/newsroom/fir...
Trying to think of a worse idea but I'm coming up short
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
the housing market, and inability of the median person to buy a home, is yet another indication of wealth transferring to the wealthy in this country