Hard to blame the Democrats for the shutdown when you're in charge of all 3 branches of government, plus the Supreme Court.

Coreopsis tinctoria going absolutely nuts in south central Colorado.

Some rich flower color in a highly variable population of Opuntia polyacantha (plains prickly pear) in south central Colorado. 🌿

We rescued this very good boy yesterday. Welcome to the family Hunter. #WhoRescuedWho

Henry Sila Nzioki has developed a weed-killing fungus to improve food security

https://go.nature.com/4cBi7pT

This is what democracy looks like #handsoff2025 @indivisiblecs.bsky.social

"So here, then, is the last fifty years of American politics summarized: we became more consistent in the party we vote for not because we came to like our party more—indeed, we’ve come to like the parties we vote for less—but because we came to dislike the opposing party more."
#BookSky 💙📚

"A significant number of Americans don't seem to care anymore whether a statement is true. What seems to matter instead is whether any given message is consistent with their worldview."

#BookSky 💙📚
#ResistanceBookClub

"Democracies get into trouble when mainstream parties tolerate, condone, or protect authoritarian extremists—when they become authoritarian enablers."

#BookSky 💙📚
#ResistanceBookClub

"Everyone assumed that in a more open, interconnected world, democracy and liberal ideas would spread to the autocratic states. Nobody imagined that autocracy and illerberalism would spread to the democratic world instead."
#BookSky 💙📚
#ResistanceBookClub

"Fascist politics replaces reasoned debate with fear and anger."

Good time to revisit excellent book. Booksky💙📚