Lora Z.
@zeeforshort.bsky.social
Coloradoan, by way of Illinois, who thinks life is best lived outside. Retired Lab Analyst and Teamster, life-long Democrat.
Birder, hiker, German learner, curious about everything.
Birder, hiker, German learner, curious about everything.
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At least six Western conservation groups have abruptly lost their federal grant funding, threatening efforts to restore habitats, protect at-risk species, and support small farmers.
After Trump cuts, seeds sit in the warehouse - High Country News
Western groups lose federal grants for urgent restoration and conservation projects.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
At least six Western conservation groups have abruptly lost their federal grant funding, threatening efforts to restore habitats, protect at-risk species, and support small farmers.
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NEW: Tina Peters is staying put in a Colorado prison.
Colorado's Department of Corrections tells me it does not intend to respond to a DOJ request to move Peters to federal custody.
www.9news.com/article/news...
Colorado's Department of Corrections tells me it does not intend to respond to a DOJ request to move Peters to federal custody.
www.9news.com/article/news...
Tina Peters to remain in state custody despite federal request
The Colorado Department of Corrections is resisting federal pressure to transfer a former Mesa County clerk to federal custody, despite Trump's backing.
www.9news.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
NEW: Tina Peters is staying put in a Colorado prison.
Colorado's Department of Corrections tells me it does not intend to respond to a DOJ request to move Peters to federal custody.
www.9news.com/article/news...
Colorado's Department of Corrections tells me it does not intend to respond to a DOJ request to move Peters to federal custody.
www.9news.com/article/news...
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NEW: Trump administration takes formal step toward freeing Tina Peters www.9news.com/article/news...
Trump administration takes formal step toward freeing Tina Peters
President Donald Trump has threatened retaliation if Colorado doesn’t release his political ally from prison.
www.9news.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
NEW: Trump administration takes formal step toward freeing Tina Peters www.9news.com/article/news...
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I'm still blown away by 1.) The public's widespread disapproval of Trump and his policies (unlike his first term, he's not more popular than his policies this go around). And, 2.) the timidity of people that hold positions of power when it comes to opposing Trump. The people want resistance! 1/2
Reuters/Ipsos poll:
– 38% support Trump deploying the Nat'l Guard to DC. 46%opposed
– Among independents, it's just 28% in favor, 51% opposed
– Trump's approval remains at 40%.
www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
– 38% support Trump deploying the Nat'l Guard to DC. 46%opposed
– Among independents, it's just 28% in favor, 51% opposed
– Trump's approval remains at 40%.
www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
Just 38% of Americans support Trump's use of troops to police DC, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Few Americans outside President Donald Trump's Republican Party support his deployment of National Guard troops to police the streets of Washington, D.C., according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
www.reuters.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I'm still blown away by 1.) The public's widespread disapproval of Trump and his policies (unlike his first term, he's not more popular than his policies this go around). And, 2.) the timidity of people that hold positions of power when it comes to opposing Trump. The people want resistance! 1/2
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The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
(Published May)
(Published May)
Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and...
www.propublica.org
August 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
(Published May)
(Published May)
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I’d like to take this moment to express my thanks to my pillow, not to be confused with MyPillow. The wood benches in federal court are like something out of an 1800s church, the kind where you hear more about God’s wrath than God’s love. This pillow has literally saved my a—.
June 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I’d like to take this moment to express my thanks to my pillow, not to be confused with MyPillow. The wood benches in federal court are like something out of an 1800s church, the kind where you hear more about God’s wrath than God’s love. This pillow has literally saved my a—.
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Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) wants to build a $20M pedestrian bridge on the front lawn of the state Capitol. Who wants this? We asked the Gov’s office to point us to a supporter. They referred our Spencer Soicher to a woman being paid by the project. #copolitics
May 31, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) wants to build a $20M pedestrian bridge on the front lawn of the state Capitol. Who wants this? We asked the Gov’s office to point us to a supporter. They referred our Spencer Soicher to a woman being paid by the project. #copolitics
I'm sure the Panamanian Government were NOT the ones proposing this.
Bullies win again.
#PanamaCanal
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Bullies win again.
#PanamaCanal
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www.defense.gov
April 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I'm sure the Panamanian Government were NOT the ones proposing this.
Bullies win again.
#PanamaCanal
www.defense.gov/News/News-St....
Bullies win again.
#PanamaCanal
www.defense.gov/News/News-St....
A topic for today's call to my Colorado reps.
Scientists responsible for some of the most well-known fish and wildlife research projects in the West could be on the chopping block, another casualty of the Trump administration’s efforts to improve government efficiency.
Cutting ‘boots-on-the-ground, getting-it-done stuff’ could harm the West’s fish and wildlife for decades - High Country News
The research co-ops funded by Congress each year since 1960 provide substantial returns for taxpayers.
www.hcn.org
April 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A topic for today's call to my Colorado reps.
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VIEWER FEEDBACK: What are we seeing? Answer: President Trump keeping his campaign promise to use the justice system to reward his allies and punish his perceived rivals.
April 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
VIEWER FEEDBACK: What are we seeing? Answer: President Trump keeping his campaign promise to use the justice system to reward his allies and punish his perceived rivals.
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Screenshot in case the main post gets taken down
March 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Screenshot in case the main post gets taken down
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Our Land: For Sale
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary agreed to transfer “underused” federal public lands to state or “local” ownership for development.
open.substack.com/pub/monicatr...
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary agreed to transfer “underused” federal public lands to state or “local” ownership for development.
open.substack.com/pub/monicatr...
Our Land: For Sale
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary agreed to transfer “underused” federal public lands to state or “local” ownershi...
open.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Our Land: For Sale
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary agreed to transfer “underused” federal public lands to state or “local” ownership for development.
open.substack.com/pub/monicatr...
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary agreed to transfer “underused” federal public lands to state or “local” ownership for development.
open.substack.com/pub/monicatr...
We just returned from visiting Panamanian friends,
People there were just as friendly as on previous visits but are aware and concerned at the radical changes happening here.
Latin Americans know how dictators can change a society.
www.history.com/news/mothers...
People there were just as friendly as on previous visits but are aware and concerned at the radical changes happening here.
Latin Americans know how dictators can change a society.
www.history.com/news/mothers...
30,000 People Were 'Disappeared' in Argentina's Dirty War. These Women Never Stopped Looking | HISTORY
For decades, the Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo have demanded answers.
www.history.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
We just returned from visiting Panamanian friends,
People there were just as friendly as on previous visits but are aware and concerned at the radical changes happening here.
Latin Americans know how dictators can change a society.
www.history.com/news/mothers...
People there were just as friendly as on previous visits but are aware and concerned at the radical changes happening here.
Latin Americans know how dictators can change a society.
www.history.com/news/mothers...
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$3.2B in funding for Colorado rural electric co-ops and Tri-State frozen as clean energy programs are reconsidered
$3.2B in funding for Colorado rural electric co-ops and Tri-State frozen as clean energy programs are reconsidered
Grants to help replace coal power with renewable generation are stalled by review of “Marxist equity, transgenderism and green new deal social engineering policies”
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February 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
$3.2B in funding for Colorado rural electric co-ops and Tri-State frozen as clean energy programs are reconsidered
My friend in Panama City says the immigrants written about in the NYT are supposed to be in
Meteti, Darien.
Meteti, Darien.
February 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
My friend in Panama City says the immigrants written about in the NYT are supposed to be in
Meteti, Darien.
Meteti, Darien.
“A dark day… today we all lose….”
Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.
More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...
Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.
More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...
February 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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The Trump administration's freeze on communications, travel, and diversity efforts has sowed chaos across federal health agencies.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/24/t...
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Trump’s restrictions spark chaos across health and science agencies
The Trump administration's freeze on communications, travel, and diversity efforts has sowed chaos across federal health agencies.
www.statnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The Trump administration's freeze on communications, travel, and diversity efforts has sowed chaos across federal health agencies.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/24/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/24/t...
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I hope local news outlets all over the country are doing this. People should know if pardoned J6-ers who assaulted cops are returning to their communities, and what they did.
FEEDBACK: A viewer wrote about our decision today to detail the violence against police by the Coloradans pardoned by Trump for J6. We did it because many Coloradans back the Blue. And it should be on the record for when those J6 attackers run for office in Colorado. #copolitics
January 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I hope local news outlets all over the country are doing this. People should know if pardoned J6-ers who assaulted cops are returning to their communities, and what they did.
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NEW: Douglas County will use local resources to support President-Elect Trump's mass deportation, despite state law limiting cooperation with ICE. Commissioner George Teal (R) invoked MLK Jr as inspiration to defy state law and participate in the immigration roundups. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTwx...
DougCo Board of Commissioners pass resolution to help with Trump's mass deportation plan
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January 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
NEW: Douglas County will use local resources to support President-Elect Trump's mass deportation, despite state law limiting cooperation with ICE. Commissioner George Teal (R) invoked MLK Jr as inspiration to defy state law and participate in the immigration roundups. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTwx...
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Detailed article about PRI and the Museum of the Earth's current struggles. If the museum closes it may be the largest collection dispersed/lost in the US (with 7 million specimens it is one of the 10 largest in the US).
⚒️🧪🦑
Please share widely and help if you can!
ithacavoice.org/2025/01/muse...
⚒️🧪🦑
Please share widely and help if you can!
ithacavoice.org/2025/01/muse...
Museum of the Earth faces extinction under “imminent” threat of foreclosure - The Ithaca Voice
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Museum of the Earth, one of the last natural history museums in Upstate New York, faces an imminent threat of foreclosure after a group of donors […]
ithacavoice.org
January 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Detailed article about PRI and the Museum of the Earth's current struggles. If the museum closes it may be the largest collection dispersed/lost in the US (with 7 million specimens it is one of the 10 largest in the US).
⚒️🧪🦑
Please share widely and help if you can!
ithacavoice.org/2025/01/muse...
⚒️🧪🦑
Please share widely and help if you can!
ithacavoice.org/2025/01/muse...
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Neighbors of houses burned in the Marshall fire suffered measurable increases in volatile organic compounds from toxic smoke in their homes, and hundreds more residents reported headaches and other health problems, according to companion University of Colorado studies.
As California reels, study shows Marshall fire made air in nearby homes hazardous for months
Marshall fire smoke toxins lingered in neighboring homes and caused health problems for months, twin CU Boulder studies say, as SoCal burns.
buff.ly
January 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Neighbors of houses burned in the Marshall fire suffered measurable increases in volatile organic compounds from toxic smoke in their homes, and hundreds more residents reported headaches and other health problems, according to companion University of Colorado studies.
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Opinion: How to keep your own soul safe in the dark
Opinion: How to keep your own soul safe in the dark
Opinion: How to keep your own soul safe in the dark
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December 13, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Opinion: How to keep your own soul safe in the dark