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Finally, a prospective 2028 Democratic presidential candidate is explicitly articulating and amplifying FDR's long-forgotten warning.
Finally.
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Finally.
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AOC Amplifies FDR's Forgotten Warning
Finally, a few top Democrats are explicitly arguing that working-class economic populism is needed to stave off authoritarianism and defend democracy.
sirota.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Finally, a prospective 2028 Democratic presidential candidate is explicitly articulating and amplifying FDR's long-forgotten warning.
Finally.
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Finally.
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Excellent essay by The Lever founder. Sums up why we need an alternative to BOTH major US political parties. The Dems are not going to get us there. The pendulum swings, swings further each cycle, until it breaks.
Finally, a prospective 2028 Democratic presidential candidate is explicitly articulating and amplifying FDR's long-forgotten warning.
Finally.
sirota.substack.com/p/aoc-amplif...
Finally.
sirota.substack.com/p/aoc-amplif...
AOC Amplifies FDR's Forgotten Warning
Finally, a few top Democrats are explicitly arguing that working-class economic populism is needed to stave off authoritarianism and defend democracy.
sirota.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Excellent essay by The Lever founder. Sums up why we need an alternative to BOTH major US political parties. The Dems are not going to get us there. The pendulum swings, swings further each cycle, until it breaks.
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Denver Health told Medicaid patients that “limited” personal information could be shared with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Colorado forced to share personal Medicaid data with Trump administration, including ICE
The state’s flagship safety net hospital, Denver Health, distributed a one-page notice about patient privacy that carried ground-shaking implications, especially for Colorado’s immigrant population.
coloradosun.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Denver Health told Medicaid patients that “limited” personal information could be shared with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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State Sen. Judy Amabile of #Boulder has introduced a bill to limit police use of Flock cameras and other tools that track people’s movements, adding guardrails on location data while preserving law enforcement response in urgent cases. boulderreportinglab.org/2026/02/05/m...
‘My constituents do not want Big Brother’: Sen. Amabile targets mass surveillance technologies in new bill
Initially drafted with automatic license plate readers like Flock in mind, the bill would limit access to historical location data, though privacy advocates warn of gaps.
boulderreportinglab.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
State Sen. Judy Amabile of #Boulder has introduced a bill to limit police use of Flock cameras and other tools that track people’s movements, adding guardrails on location data while preserving law enforcement response in urgent cases. boulderreportinglab.org/2026/02/05/m...
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NEW: This week is the 50-year anniversary of the money-is-speech Supreme Court case engineered by John Bolton & bankrolled by Charles Koch - a case culminating in Citizens United.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
Poll: Almost Nobody Thinks Buying Elections Is Free Speech
On this week's 50-year anniversary of the Buckley case engineered by John Bolton & other master planners, most voters reject the idea that money is speech. That awareness can now boost new solutions.
sirota.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
NEW: This week is the 50-year anniversary of the money-is-speech Supreme Court case engineered by John Bolton & bankrolled by Charles Koch - a case culminating in Citizens United.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Days after the killing of Renee Good, Stephen Miller and DHS began bragging that ICE agents have immunity from being held accountable.
There's a bill sitting in Congress that would end that immunity - and Democrats could right now use their sudden leverage to force its passage.
Pass it on.
There's a bill sitting in Congress that would end that immunity - and Democrats could right now use their sudden leverage to force its passage.
Pass it on.
How Dems Could End Immunity For ICE Agents
Steven Miller and DHS are bragging that ICE agents have immunity. Democratic senators could change that by conditioning their votes on passage of a bill already in Congress.
sirota.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Days after the killing of Renee Good, Stephen Miller and DHS began bragging that ICE agents have immunity from being held accountable.
There's a bill sitting in Congress that would end that immunity - and Democrats could right now use their sudden leverage to force its passage.
Pass it on.
There's a bill sitting in Congress that would end that immunity - and Democrats could right now use their sudden leverage to force its passage.
Pass it on.
The US Congress is Too Big to Succeed. The Senate has well-known faults, such as giving small States too much power. I want to address the House at this time. I think the US House is unnecessary. It should be dissolved. Republicans, MAGA and the right wing in general... https://onebeam.us/?p=543
January 18, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The US Congress is Too Big to Succeed. The Senate has well-known faults, such as giving small States too much power. I want to address the House at this time. I think the US House is unnecessary. It should be dissolved. Republicans, MAGA and the right wing in general... https://onebeam.us/?p=543
@neguse.house.gov I see that you and the entire Colorado US House delegation are voting for funding for the State Department. What are you going to do about HR 4213, funding for DHS? What was the lesson from the last gov't shutdown? Democrats lose? Lawsuits, okay. What can *Congress* do?
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
@neguse.house.gov I see that you and the entire Colorado US House delegation are voting for funding for the State Department. What are you going to do about HR 4213, funding for DHS? What was the lesson from the last gov't shutdown? Democrats lose? Lawsuits, okay. What can *Congress* do?
@colorado.gov Polis, your explanation of clemency for Peters doesn’t even rise to the level of lame excuse. She is not a doddering old person who will sit in a rocking chair on a porch for the rest of her life. She is a radical right wing activist who will give you no quarter.
January 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
@colorado.gov Polis, your explanation of clemency for Peters doesn’t even rise to the level of lame excuse. She is not a doddering old person who will sit in a rocking chair on a porch for the rest of her life. She is a radical right wing activist who will give you no quarter.
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Tomas Zatloukal opened Vinca. Florian and Nali Tétart launched Maisonette, Bryan Dayton added C Burger. Edwin Zoe opened Pearl Poke. Foodies embraced Mawa McQueen’s Crepe Therapy Café. boulderreportinglab.org/newsletter/%...
🍽️ A wild year for Boulder County restaurants - The Boulder Reporting Lab
Welcome to Nibbles, my weekly food newsletter. Look for Nibbles every Tuesday around lunchtime in your inbox for a smorgasbord of Boulder County food and restaurant news, dining tips and cooking hacks...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Tomas Zatloukal opened Vinca. Florian and Nali Tétart launched Maisonette, Bryan Dayton added C Burger. Edwin Zoe opened Pearl Poke. Foodies embraced Mawa McQueen’s Crepe Therapy Café. boulderreportinglab.org/newsletter/%...
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Someone remake “It’s a Wonderful Life” but Mr. Potter believes that hoarding is morally required so he can devote resources to delivering a far future with trillions of humans while George Bailey is like, “Gosh Darnit! What if taking care of people today is what takes care of people in the future?!”
December 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Someone remake “It’s a Wonderful Life” but Mr. Potter believes that hoarding is morally required so he can devote resources to delivering a far future with trillions of humans while George Bailey is like, “Gosh Darnit! What if taking care of people today is what takes care of people in the future?!”
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$120 million sale of the St. Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass was one of the largest residential sales in state history.
Mountain home near Aspen, built for monks who labored in silence, sold to Palantir CEO for $120M
The $120 million sale of the 3,700-acre St. Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass was one of the largest residential sales in state history
coloradosun.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
$120 million sale of the St. Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass was one of the largest residential sales in state history.
@colorado.gov Hey Governor, why aren’t you updating your 80,000 Coloradans who are without power? Show us that you’re working on Xcel to get us those clearer communications that you’ve demanded in the only action I’ve heard that you have taken. Xcel erases my reported outage immediately after input.
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@colorado.gov Hey Governor, why aren’t you updating your 80,000 Coloradans who are without power? Show us that you’re working on Xcel to get us those clearer communications that you’ve demanded in the only action I’ve heard that you have taken. Xcel erases my reported outage immediately after input.
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Russ Vought, President Donald Trump’s budget chief, called NCAR “one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country.”
Trump administration vows to break up National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder
Russ Vought, President Donald Trump’s budget chief, called NCAR “one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country”
coloradosun.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Russ Vought, President Donald Trump’s budget chief, called NCAR “one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country.”
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December 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Trump administration vows to break up National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder
Trump administration vows to break up National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder
Russ Vought, President Donald Trump’s budget chief, called NCAR “one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country”
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December 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Trump administration vows to break up National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder
If only people loved the animals that they eat as much as they love their dogs. (If you're from one of the nine nations that eats dogs, then please ignore this starting point.) I use this as an example of cognitive dissonance. People can hold conflicting ideas in mind... https://onebeam.us/?p=535
December 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If only people loved the animals that they eat as much as they love their dogs. (If you're from one of the nine nations that eats dogs, then please ignore this starting point.) I use this as an example of cognitive dissonance. People can hold conflicting ideas in mind... https://onebeam.us/?p=535
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Shouldn’t OpenAI be paying Disney for right to use Disney’s IP? Doesn’t make sense for Disney to pay. Looks like #AI #Bubble BS.
Shouldn’t OpenAI be paying Disney for right to use Disney’s IP? Doesn’t make sense for Disney to pay. Looks like #AI #Bubble BS.
Disney wants you to AI-generate yourself into your favorite Marvel movie
The media company is investing $1bn in OpenAI – and allowing its characters to be used in generated videos
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Shouldn’t OpenAI be paying Disney for right to use Disney’s IP? Doesn’t make sense for Disney to pay. Looks like #AI #Bubble BS.
Shouldn’t OpenAI be paying Disney for right to use Disney’s IP? Doesn’t make sense for Disney to pay. Looks like #AI #Bubble BS.
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They’re calling it “a politician’s ideal headline.” www.westword.com/news/colorad...
Jared Polis Promotes White Supremacist and Child Porn Defender as "Intellectuals"
The governor encouraged Coloradans to follow the controversial online personalities, saying they do "actual thinking."
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December 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
They’re calling it “a politician’s ideal headline.” www.westword.com/news/colorad...
@bennet.senate.gov, I can't see the difference between your Medicare-X Choice plan and Medicare Advantage? Who are the providers? Private insurance companies? If so, it is disingenuous to label your plan a "public" "option". Do you consider Medicare Part C to be a public option?
December 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@bennet.senate.gov, I can't see the difference between your Medicare-X Choice plan and Medicare Advantage? Who are the providers? Private insurance companies? If so, it is disingenuous to label your plan a "public" "option". Do you consider Medicare Part C to be a public option?
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As energy costs skyrocket, the Trump administration’s solution is apparently a useless advisory “National Coal Council” which, incidentally — 9 months later — still has no members! 🤦🏽♂️
December 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As energy costs skyrocket, the Trump administration’s solution is apparently a useless advisory “National Coal Council” which, incidentally — 9 months later — still has no members! 🤦🏽♂️
Alden’s Chocolate Chocolate Chip ice cream. Does that look anything like shown on the packaging? Bait and switch. Ripoff. Shameless. Can’t share this with aldensicecream.com because they aren’t here on Bluesky.
December 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Alden’s Chocolate Chocolate Chip ice cream. Does that look anything like shown on the packaging? Bait and switch. Ripoff. Shameless. Can’t share this with aldensicecream.com because they aren’t here on Bluesky.
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In 2016, data showed lawmakers on key committees were getting sweetheart loans.
Now, lawmakers who ascend to leadership see a 47 point gain in stock returns.
And Trump is using pardons to end corruption prosecutions.
The master plan has created a national emergency.
Now, lawmakers who ascend to leadership see a 47 point gain in stock returns.
And Trump is using pardons to end corruption prosecutions.
The master plan has created a national emergency.
Endemic Corruption Is A National Emergency
Trump's new pardons and a shocking data point show how big a crisis the master plan has created.
sirota.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In 2016, data showed lawmakers on key committees were getting sweetheart loans.
Now, lawmakers who ascend to leadership see a 47 point gain in stock returns.
And Trump is using pardons to end corruption prosecutions.
The master plan has created a national emergency.
Now, lawmakers who ascend to leadership see a 47 point gain in stock returns.
And Trump is using pardons to end corruption prosecutions.
The master plan has created a national emergency.
