Sue McMillin
@suemac05.bsky.social
Freelance writer/editor based in southern Colorado.
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Terry Nichols and other inmates at Colorado’s notorious Supermax prison are making — and selling — art
Terry Nichols and other inmates at Colorado’s notorious Supermax prison are making — and selling — art
Inmates engaged in art often are less impulsive and have fewer incident reports and reduced recidivism. Selling the work funds restitution.
coloradosun.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Terry Nichols and other inmates at Colorado’s notorious Supermax prison are making — and selling — art
Terry Nichols and other inmates at Colorado’s notorious Supermax prison are making — and selling — art coloradosun.com/2025/08/12/s...
Terry Nichols and other inmates at Colorado’s notorious Supermax prison are making — and selling — art
Inmates engaged in art often are less impulsive and have fewer incident reports and reduced recidivism. Selling the work funds restitution.
coloradosun.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Terry Nichols and other inmates at Colorado’s notorious Supermax prison are making — and selling — art coloradosun.com/2025/08/12/s...
A little-known DOT program that subsidizes passenger flights at 177 US airports could be severely cut or eliminated. coloradosun.com/2025/05/21/p...
Jets are carrying passengers from Pueblo to Denver again. For now.
Essential Air Service subsidies that support flights at three rural Colorado airports, including Pueblo, are targeted in the “skinny budget"
coloradosun.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A little-known DOT program that subsidizes passenger flights at 177 US airports could be severely cut or eliminated. coloradosun.com/2025/05/21/p...
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Developing: President Trump has ordered that no federal funds go directly or indirectly to NPR or PBS.
For public radio, local stations like us receive CPB dollars (congressionally-appropriated funds)— some of which are used to pay NPR for its programming.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
For public radio, local stations like us receive CPB dollars (congressionally-appropriated funds)— some of which are used to pay NPR for its programming.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
May 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Developing: President Trump has ordered that no federal funds go directly or indirectly to NPR or PBS.
For public radio, local stations like us receive CPB dollars (congressionally-appropriated funds)— some of which are used to pay NPR for its programming.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
For public radio, local stations like us receive CPB dollars (congressionally-appropriated funds)— some of which are used to pay NPR for its programming.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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After the election of our lifetime, it is now time to share some lighthearted humour with our southern neighbours 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸
May 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
After the election of our lifetime, it is now time to share some lighthearted humour with our southern neighbours 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸
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The US left Vietnam 50 years ago today. The media hasn’t learned its lesson | Norman Solomon
The US left Vietnam 50 years ago today. The media hasn’t learned its lesson | Norman Solomon
The myth that news coverage turned Americans against the war persists. In fact, it was largely complicit in perpetuating the conflict
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The US left Vietnam 50 years ago today. The media hasn’t learned its lesson | Norman Solomon
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April 30, 2025
April 30, 2025
This morning the Bureau of Economic Analysis released a report showing an abrupt reversal in the U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
April 30, 2025
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President Alexander Stubb of Finland, who has emerged as a prominent voice of Europe’s smaller nations on Russia’s war against Ukraine, says in an interview he doesn’t want Ukraine to suffer the same fate his country once endured.
Finnish Leader Warns Russia: ‘You Don’t Play With President Trump’
President Alexander Stubb of Finland, who has become an interlocutor in peace talks, says in an interview he doesn’t want Ukraine to suffer the same fate his country once endured.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
President Alexander Stubb of Finland, who has emerged as a prominent voice of Europe’s smaller nations on Russia’s war against Ukraine, says in an interview he doesn’t want Ukraine to suffer the same fate his country once endured.
I'm attending Common Cause's event, “Colorado Statewide Organizing Call” - sign up now to join me! #commoncause www.mobilize.us/commoncause/...
Colorado Statewide Organizing Call · Common Cause
Please join Colorado Common Cause for a statewide organizing call, as we respond to Trump’s first 100 days of harmful, inhumane attacks on the American people.
Our main goals are to 1) provide inform...
www.mobilize.us
April 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I'm attending Common Cause's event, “Colorado Statewide Organizing Call” - sign up now to join me! #commoncause www.mobilize.us/commoncause/...
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"See you in court."
The State of Maine sued the Trump administration on Monday, starting the legal fight that Gov. Janet Mills promised in an exchange with President Trump at the White House.
The State of Maine sued the Trump administration on Monday, starting the legal fight that Gov. Janet Mills promised in an exchange with President Trump at the White House.
Maine Governor, Staring Down Trump, Says She Is Unfazed by ‘Loud Men’
Observers of her political rise — and some who have sparred with her — say Gov. Janet Mills’s refusal to bow to President Trump is right in character.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"See you in court."
The State of Maine sued the Trump administration on Monday, starting the legal fight that Gov. Janet Mills promised in an exchange with President Trump at the White House.
The State of Maine sued the Trump administration on Monday, starting the legal fight that Gov. Janet Mills promised in an exchange with President Trump at the White House.
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Five news outlets have quietly removed a years-old news story from their websites about the arrest of a prominent former Colorado Springs City Council member, who ran in a Republican primary for a state House seat in 2023
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/04/five...
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/04/five...
Five CO Springs News Outlets Scrub Their Websites of an Article About the Arrest of Former GOP Council Member
Five news outlets have quietly removed a years-old news story from their websites about the 2019 arrest of a prominent former Colorado Springs City Council member, who ran in a...
coloradotimesrecorder.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Five news outlets have quietly removed a years-old news story from their websites about the arrest of a prominent former Colorado Springs City Council member, who ran in a Republican primary for a state House seat in 2023
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/04/five...
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/04/five...
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"The Elizabeth School District is refusing to comply with a federal judge's order to return 19 banned books to school library shelves, despite Tuesday's deadline."
www.9news.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"The Elizabeth School District is refusing to comply with a federal judge's order to return 19 banned books to school library shelves, despite Tuesday's deadline."
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If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
March 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has dissolved its Social Impact division, which partnered with local organizations to bring in diverse artists and audiences.
Kennedy Center lays off Social Impact employees
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has dissolved its Social Impact division, which partnered with local organizations to bring in diverse artists and audiences.
www.npr.org
March 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has dissolved its Social Impact division, which partnered with local organizations to bring in diverse artists and audiences.
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NOW: EPA Region 8 staff organized by AFGE Local 3607 rallying in defense of their jobs after President Trump promised broad layoffs at the agency.
March 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
NOW: EPA Region 8 staff organized by AFGE Local 3607 rallying in defense of their jobs after President Trump promised broad layoffs at the agency.
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Millions of seniors who rely on Social Security as a lifeline could see their benefits disrupted once DOGE cuts crucial phone services.
Why the cuts?
To address fraud that amounts to less than 0.00625% of what the government sends out in benefits each year.
Hello?
Why the cuts?
To address fraud that amounts to less than 0.00625% of what the government sends out in benefits each year.
Hello?
March 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Millions of seniors who rely on Social Security as a lifeline could see their benefits disrupted once DOGE cuts crucial phone services.
Why the cuts?
To address fraud that amounts to less than 0.00625% of what the government sends out in benefits each year.
Hello?
Why the cuts?
To address fraud that amounts to less than 0.00625% of what the government sends out in benefits each year.
Hello?
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Asked at a town hall in Colorado Springs what he thinks of calls for Chuck Schumer to step down, Sen. Michael Bennet said: “We should always be asking whether we are fielding the best team. I don't have a more clear answer to that tonight.” #copolitics
March 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Asked at a town hall in Colorado Springs what he thinks of calls for Chuck Schumer to step down, Sen. Michael Bennet said: “We should always be asking whether we are fielding the best team. I don't have a more clear answer to that tonight.” #copolitics
Pueblo museum featuring Leonardo da Vinci inventions will be the first of its kind in North America | The Colorado Sun
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Pueblo museum featuring Leonardo da Vinci inventions will be the first of its kind in North America
As Professional Bull Riding says goodbye to downtown, a new collection of authentically reconstructed da Vinci contraptions moves in.
coloradosun.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Pueblo museum featuring Leonardo da Vinci inventions will be the first of its kind in North America | The Colorado Sun
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An act of God?
Strong winds dislodged a U.S. Customs and Border Protection surveillance blimp in South Padre Island, Texas, this week, sending it on an unplanned journey of nearly 600 miles across the state until it crashed into power lines outside Dallas, the authorities said.
Strong Winds Send U.S. Customs Blimp on a 600-Mile Trip Across Texas
Wind blasts dislodged the aircraft from its moorings in South Padre. The blimp drifted all the way to the Dallas area, where it crashed into power lines.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
An act of God?
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This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record)
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before
March 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record)
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before
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"We have to step up even more to make our voices heard, but also to support each site even more — as volunteers, as community members, as board members — to help make sure that things continue.”
Colorado historic sites fear they could become anti-diversity targets.
Colorado historic sites fear they could become anti-diversity targets.
Two Colorado historic sites fear they could become anti-diversity targets amid federal firings
Federal cuts trimmed staff at Amache and Sand Creek. Could the locations' difficult narratives put them in political crosshairs?
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"We have to step up even more to make our voices heard, but also to support each site even more — as volunteers, as community members, as board members — to help make sure that things continue.”
Colorado historic sites fear they could become anti-diversity targets.
Colorado historic sites fear they could become anti-diversity targets.
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People with work authorization and asylum applications got taken away. White people who were awakened by people with guns got an apology. #ICE @jenbrowncolo.bsky.social coloradosun.com/2025/02/05/i...
Armed federal agents conduct immigration raids at Denver, Aurora apartment complexes
The DEA posted a video of agents raiding an apartment with a smoke grenade and an unknown number of residents were boarded onto a bus
coloradosun.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
People with work authorization and asylum applications got taken away. White people who were awakened by people with guns got an apology. #ICE @jenbrowncolo.bsky.social coloradosun.com/2025/02/05/i...
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Colorado schools may soon be required to have a cellphone policy
Colorado schools may soon be required to have a cellphone policy
A bipartisan bill that state lawmakers plan to introduce this month aims to ensure all districts adopt a policy defining when and how kids can use cellphones in school
buff.ly
January 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Colorado schools may soon be required to have a cellphone policy
Waited till it got above zero degrees to get up. The sun is out so it feels like 7! Woo hoo. Good day to stay inside and figure out how to use Bluesky.
January 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Waited till it got above zero degrees to get up. The sun is out so it feels like 7! Woo hoo. Good day to stay inside and figure out how to use Bluesky.