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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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It is with much sadness that we learned about the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who helped take up the mantle of civil rights leadership after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination and was a longtime faithful champion of the farm workers’ cause. ufw.org/ufw-mourns-t...
February 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
It is with much sadness that we learned about the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who helped take up the mantle of civil rights leadership after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination and was a longtime faithful champion of the farm workers’ cause. ufw.org/ufw-mourns-t...
The Sandia Mts (left) & the Jemez Mts (right) from our hike in Cerritos Hills State Park, NM (2019). Park entrance in Cerritos, north of Madrid, just off of the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway, between Albuquerque & Santa Fe. #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday
February 16, 2026 at 6:34 AM
The Sandia Mts (left) & the Jemez Mts (right) from our hike in Cerritos Hills State Park, NM (2019). Park entrance in Cerritos, north of Madrid, just off of the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway, between Albuquerque & Santa Fe. #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday
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This is what a rigged economy looks like.
February 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
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The flowers you received for #ValentinesDay might have been picked by "Rio" who harvests flowers in Oxnard CA. She earns min wage and makes 8-12 bunches an hour to keep up with productivity requirements. She likes working in nurseries as it’s stable year round work. #WeFeedYou
February 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The flowers you received for #ValentinesDay might have been picked by "Rio" who harvests flowers in Oxnard CA. She earns min wage and makes 8-12 bunches an hour to keep up with productivity requirements. She likes working in nurseries as it’s stable year round work. #WeFeedYou
Back, Back, to Cali, Cali. In Pasadena to watch our granddaughter. Views from my walk today (70 & sunny). Cal tech (chose litigation & internal adjustment to negotiation). San Marino mansions. Mt Wilson (5,700’) Climbed the 4,000’ trail with my son some years ago.
February 13, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Back, Back, to Cali, Cali. In Pasadena to watch our granddaughter. Views from my walk today (70 & sunny). Cal tech (chose litigation & internal adjustment to negotiation). San Marino mansions. Mt Wilson (5,700’) Climbed the 4,000’ trail with my son some years ago.
View across the McDonald Creek Valley from the Highline Trail between Logan Pass and Granite Park Chalet, Glacier National Park (2017). Haze is from distant forest fires. #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday
February 9, 2026 at 5:49 AM
View across the McDonald Creek Valley from the Highline Trail between Logan Pass and Granite Park Chalet, Glacier National Park (2017). Haze is from distant forest fires. #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday
Walkout day at my granddaughter’s high school in California! Along with students from other schools they marched to City Hall.
February 6, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Walkout day at my granddaughter’s high school in California! Along with students from other schools they marched to City Hall.
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99% of employers report positive outcomes. The cruelty is in knowing this works—and still denying it. #fmla33 #paidleave #paidleaveforall
February 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
99% of employers report positive outcomes. The cruelty is in knowing this works—and still denying it. #fmla33 #paidleave #paidleaveforall
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
Olympic Mountains from Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park (2024). #MountainMonday (partial) #BlueSkyMonday
February 2, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Olympic Mountains from Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park (2024). #MountainMonday (partial) #BlueSkyMonday
Good night from Lafayette, CO.
February 1, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Good night from Lafayette, CO.
Boulder ICE out today. We’ve participated in many of these, &, by far, today was the most exciting, enthusiastic, and youngest event. There was cheering, chanting, and singing. Vast majority of cars honked. Many had signs. A celebration of democracy. We left inspired. 🇺🇸
February 1, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Boulder ICE out today. We’ve participated in many of these, &, by far, today was the most exciting, enthusiastic, and youngest event. There was cheering, chanting, and singing. Vast majority of cars honked. Many had signs. A celebration of democracy. We left inspired. 🇺🇸
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Goat Lake & Cadet Peak (7,186’) in the Henry M Jackson Wilderness, Mt Baker-Snoquailmie NF near the western edge of the North Cascades, WA (2021). #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday
January 26, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Goat Lake & Cadet Peak (7,186’) in the Henry M Jackson Wilderness, Mt Baker-Snoquailmie NF near the western edge of the North Cascades, WA (2021). #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday
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The entire thread is worth reading.
The entire thread is worth reading.
We hear it all the time:
Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically.
This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe
But it's simply not true!
Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵
Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically.
This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe
But it's simply not true!
Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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The entire thread is worth reading.
The entire thread is worth reading.
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As ICE terrorizes our communities, farmworkers are still feeding this country — every single day.
#WeFeedYou
#WeFeedYou
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 AM
As ICE terrorizes our communities, farmworkers are still feeding this country — every single day.
#WeFeedYou
#WeFeedYou
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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I was asked to do an interview helping to understand how and why we are seeing mainstream news and Democrats respond so poorly and so dangerously to ICE’s fascism. www.salon.com/2026/01/20/m...
Mainstream media helped build the myth of law enforcement - Salon.com
Alec Karakatsanis explained how the news media demonizes the poor while protecting the powerful
www.salon.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I was asked to do an interview helping to understand how and why we are seeing mainstream news and Democrats respond so poorly and so dangerously to ICE’s fascism. www.salon.com/2026/01/20/m...
Navajo Peak (13,409’), Apache Peak (13,441’), Shoshoni Peak (12,967’), & Lake Isabelle, Indian Peaks Wilderness & Brainard Lake Recreation Area, CO (2025). #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Navajo Peak (13,409’), Apache Peak (13,441’), Shoshoni Peak (12,967’), & Lake Isabelle, Indian Peaks Wilderness & Brainard Lake Recreation Area, CO (2025). #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday
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Did Tren de Aragua cut a deal with the Germans? Part of Operation Aurora? Remember national media coverage of Aurora during the ‘24 election? Spend a day in the city & find out for yourself. Another example of failed national media coverage of local issues!
Did Tren de Aragua cut a deal with the Germans? Part of Operation Aurora? Remember national media coverage of Aurora during the ‘24 election? Spend a day in the city & find out for yourself. Another example of failed national media coverage of local issues!
Aldi announces over 50 stores coming to Denver, Colorado Springs; distribution center coming to Aurora
In addition to the 50 stores in the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs area, the company said it will be building a distribution center in Aurora, which, in itself, is expected to bring hundreds o...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Did Tren de Aragua cut a deal with the Germans? Part of Operation Aurora? Remember national media coverage of Aurora during the ‘24 election? Spend a day in the city & find out for yourself. Another example of failed national media coverage of local issues!
Did Tren de Aragua cut a deal with the Germans? Part of Operation Aurora? Remember national media coverage of Aurora during the ‘24 election? Spend a day in the city & find out for yourself. Another example of failed national media coverage of local issues!
Good morning from CO.
January 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Good morning from CO.
Sunset tonight from our house in Lafayette CO
January 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Sunset tonight from our house in Lafayette CO