Mark McGee
@smackmegthermo.bsky.social
USAF vet. SR-71/U2 computer/planning/intel (not pilot). CoCoRaHS observer, Skywarn spotter near Berthoud CO. Happily married. If u r here to apply your purity test, assume I failed. Move along. #BLM
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Mark McGee
@smackmegthermo.bsky.social
· Apr 15
I am an old retired fart. I really have better ways to spend my waning and few days left. Protest, organization and pushback is now a necessity. My friends, I ask you to step up from your comfort and be seen and heard. The time for you to be involved is now.
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Today, I wrote about “optionality” and why the Rockies will probably look different this season.
Tuesday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies and “optionality”
Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, Tuesday, February 10, 2026
www.purplerow.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Today, I wrote about “optionality” and why the Rockies will probably look different this season.
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"Weeks after scrubbing 'renewable energy' from its name, the National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden, formerly known as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is also shedding workers."
@sambrasch.bsky.social reports
@sambrasch.bsky.social reports
National Lab of the Rockies, formerly NREL, lays off more than 130 employees
The cuts impacted staffers engaged in both research and operations at the lab.
www.cpr.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"Weeks after scrubbing 'renewable energy' from its name, the National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden, formerly known as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is also shedding workers."
@sambrasch.bsky.social reports
@sambrasch.bsky.social reports
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We’re starting to feel like tenders of a smoking dump instead of journalists. Will we figure out a way to control the fire that is consuming the free press? And can we do it quickly enough to stop a total conflagration? New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/can-we-sav...
Can We Save Journalism in the Age of AI?
I present you with an AI synthesis of human predictions.
chills.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
We’re starting to feel like tenders of a smoking dump instead of journalists. Will we figure out a way to control the fire that is consuming the free press? And can we do it quickly enough to stop a total conflagration? New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/can-we-sav...
Bring me a shrubbery!
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Bring me a shrubbery!
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The news is telling me that ICE is still engaging in assholery in the #TwinCitiies so I’m just going to post this again. My sideman Colin on mandolin. 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
#GetTheFuckOutOfMinneapolis
#GetTheFuckOutOfMinneapolis
February 8, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The news is telling me that ICE is still engaging in assholery in the #TwinCitiies so I’m just going to post this again. My sideman Colin on mandolin. 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
#GetTheFuckOutOfMinneapolis
#GetTheFuckOutOfMinneapolis
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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"Abundance" comes to the #ColoradoRiver; Lee attacks public lands again; Billionaires buy real estate; And more tidbits -- Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/08/a...
February 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
"Abundance" comes to the #ColoradoRiver; Lee attacks public lands again; Billionaires buy real estate; And more tidbits -- Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/08/a...
Our Closer gets the call. 💪
Carlos Estévez will be playing for Team Dominican Republic in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Carlos Estévez will be playing for Team Dominican Republic in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
February 7, 2026 at 2:57 AM
#Sourdough Friday. 50% King Arthur bread flour, 50% Kirkland (Central Milling) organic AP flour.
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
#Sourdough Friday. 50% King Arthur bread flour, 50% Kirkland (Central Milling) organic AP flour.
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Pen and ink of John Belushi.
February 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Pen and ink of John Belushi.
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A Pawtucket map store finds new life
YouTube video by Chronicle 5 WCVB
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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GOP Rep Lauren Boebert is again claiming credit for spending projects in her district after voting against them. In 2024, she told me she'd vote no even if she was the deciding vote.
February 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
GOP Rep Lauren Boebert is again claiming credit for spending projects in her district after voting against them. In 2024, she told me she'd vote no even if she was the deciding vote.
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I don’t know about the rest of you but I’m looking forward to seeing Spotify’s Q4 earnings announcement on Feb.10.
The boycott gained traction during Q4 and we will hopefully see the results of that.
#BoycottSpotify
#FuckICE
The boycott gained traction during Q4 and we will hopefully see the results of that.
#BoycottSpotify
#FuckICE
February 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I don’t know about the rest of you but I’m looking forward to seeing Spotify’s Q4 earnings announcement on Feb.10.
The boycott gained traction during Q4 and we will hopefully see the results of that.
#BoycottSpotify
#FuckICE
The boycott gained traction during Q4 and we will hopefully see the results of that.
#BoycottSpotify
#FuckICE
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Four months ago, Marimar Martinez sat wounded as a criminal defendant in a criminal courtroom.
Now cleared of all charges, she’s going to Trump’s State of the Union, but as a guest of a Democratic congressman.
UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Now cleared of all charges, she’s going to Trump’s State of the Union, but as a guest of a Democratic congressman.
UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, plans to attend Trump's State of the Union
Her attorney disclosed her plans in a fiery court filing, in which he also accused Chicago's U.S. Attorney's office of being "active enablers of an out-of-control client."
chicago.suntimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Four months ago, Marimar Martinez sat wounded as a criminal defendant in a criminal courtroom.
Now cleared of all charges, she’s going to Trump’s State of the Union, but as a guest of a Democratic congressman.
UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Now cleared of all charges, she’s going to Trump’s State of the Union, but as a guest of a Democratic congressman.
UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Love this !!! Wyoming Rep Harriet Hageman faced such hostile blowback from a crowd at Casper College Tuesday , so furiously demanding answers from the MAGA lawmaker regarding ICE agents killing Alex Pretti and Renee Good that they jeered her out of the assembly hall.
newrepublic.com/post/205893/...
newrepublic.com/post/205893/...
MAGA Rep. Booed Out of Town Hall for Refusing to Denounce ICE Killings
Representative Harriet Hageman’s constituents tore into her.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Love this !!! Wyoming Rep Harriet Hageman faced such hostile blowback from a crowd at Casper College Tuesday , so furiously demanding answers from the MAGA lawmaker regarding ICE agents killing Alex Pretti and Renee Good that they jeered her out of the assembly hall.
newrepublic.com/post/205893/...
newrepublic.com/post/205893/...
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Keep up the pressure on that shit-weasel Gabe Evans!
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Keep up the pressure on that shit-weasel Gabe Evans!
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I never imagined lessons I learned in war zones would apply in U.S. cities like Minneapolis, but here we are. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/10-ways-co...
10 Ways Covering ICE Protests Has Changed Journalism Forever
Every notebook, camera and press badge can turn ordinary observation into exposure, changing the job of journalism in real time.
chills.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I never imagined lessons I learned in war zones would apply in U.S. cities like Minneapolis, but here we are. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/10-ways-co...
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ICYMI: Following a screening of Stripped for Parts, a documentary about the hedge-fund takeover of The Denver Post and other newspapers around the country, a panel discussed what the pending purchase of TEGNA by Nexstar Media Group could mean for broadcast journalism in Colorado.
WATCH: Panel discussion about proposed consolidation of Colorado TV news market - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Following a screening of Stripped for Parts, a documentary about the hedge-fund takeover of The Denver Post and other newspapers around the country, a panel discussed what the pending purchase of TEGN...
coloradofoic.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
ICYMI: Following a screening of Stripped for Parts, a documentary about the hedge-fund takeover of The Denver Post and other newspapers around the country, a panel discussed what the pending purchase of TEGNA by Nexstar Media Group could mean for broadcast journalism in Colorado.
A friend of the planet has left us. If you followed @wildwoods.bsky.social post a tree, trees or a forest. Evan will be missed and we have to pick up the challenges he worked on.
February 1, 2026 at 1:28 AM
A friend of the planet has left us. If you followed @wildwoods.bsky.social post a tree, trees or a forest. Evan will be missed and we have to pick up the challenges he worked on.
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8pm Monday. Essential viewing IMO. Russia is one of the most hostile places in the world to be a journalist, with threats of intimidation, expulsion+imprisonment. #BBCPanorama follows a year in the life of BBC Russia editor, @bbcstever.bsky.social as he tries to walk the tightrope…
BBC One - Panorama, Our Man in Moscow
Panorama follows a year in the life of the BBC's Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 5:27 PM
8pm Monday. Essential viewing IMO. Russia is one of the most hostile places in the world to be a journalist, with threats of intimidation, expulsion+imprisonment. #BBCPanorama follows a year in the life of BBC Russia editor, @bbcstever.bsky.social as he tries to walk the tightrope…
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Thank you to everyone who connected with Evan in this space. He truly was a voice for the trees and left a powerful conservation legacy.
I will be keeping his account active for posterity's sake -Maria (Evan's partner)
I will be keeping his account active for posterity's sake -Maria (Evan's partner)
I’m saddened to share that my friend and collaborator Evan Frost has died.
Evan spent decades defending forests and in recent years found a public voice here. His work gave context to what we’ve lost, and clarity to what remains at risk.
He will be deeply missed.
Evan spent decades defending forests and in recent years found a public voice here. His work gave context to what we’ve lost, and clarity to what remains at risk.
He will be deeply missed.
January 31, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Thank you to everyone who connected with Evan in this space. He truly was a voice for the trees and left a powerful conservation legacy.
I will be keeping his account active for posterity's sake -Maria (Evan's partner)
I will be keeping his account active for posterity's sake -Maria (Evan's partner)
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COLBERT: “.. Do not compare ICE or the border patrol to the Nazis. .. The Nazis were willing to show their faces.”
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 10:52 PM
COLBERT: “.. Do not compare ICE or the border patrol to the Nazis. .. The Nazis were willing to show their faces.”
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social
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The government is creating a record not of suspects, but of witnesses. New on Chills:
chills.substack.com/p/what-it-me...
chills.substack.com/p/what-it-me...
What It Means That ICE Is Watching You
The government is creating a record not of suspects, but of witnesses.
chills.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The government is creating a record not of suspects, but of witnesses. New on Chills:
chills.substack.com/p/what-it-me...
chills.substack.com/p/what-it-me...