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Public school science teacher. Father of two and now grandfather. Enjoys public lands, travel, climbing mountains, and birding. Written several books.

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Why is this man not immediately arrested for assault and battery? Then the pathetic coward just walks away. Vile...

05.03.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crews removing island in Rio Grande popular with nature lovers and smugglers Construction and trees being felled can now be heard as crews are tearing down brush and trees from an island in the middle of the Rio Grande, which law enforcement have said can be used to hide an…

So sad... www.borderreport.com/news/environ...

03.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rio Grande rage: Why are Texans just saying no to Trump's border wall? Landowners and tourists, nature lovers and hunters, Democrats and Republicans speak out against plans to extend the border wall through Big Bend.

Keep up the pressure against this horrible idea. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

01.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Patriotic Americans took to the streets in Colorado, today. Here was one of the signs.

28.02.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DOE climate report 'demonstrably incorrect', say scientists in new analysis A leading climate scientist has sought to set the record straight over "demonstrably incorrect" claims made in a major U.S. government report that misrepresented his work and downplayed the role of hu...

Another day, more lies. phys.org/news/2026-02...

28.02.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Xcel Energy asks for two rate hikes in Colorado; some customers say they're fed up Xcel Energy is asking the Public Utility Commission to raise electric rates by nearly 10% per month and gas rates by 11% per month this year primarily to cover the cost of building and maintaining inf...

The utility company here is making massive profits, has frequent outages of power, and now wants to take even more from the public with a massive rate increases. Gotta love monopolies... www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...

27.02.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"I Was Left Out In The Cold”: National Park Service Quietly Cancels Job Position Days After Employee Started Working The NPS claims the employee wasn't technically hired despite working for three days and settling into the park's staff housing.

Another case of needless cruelty against those who love our country. So sad. www.thetravel.com/national-par...

23.02.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Customs And Border Protection Gets Permission To Break Laws In Major National Park For Construction Of Massive Border Wall The DHS secretary signed a waiver granting the CBP authority to circumvent 28 laws aimed at protecting natural resources to build a "Smart Wall."

Reprehensible. Please contact your representatives to urge them to fight this. www.thetravel.com/us-customs-a...

23.02.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How about we get universal health care in the US, like Greenland has instead. The whole premise of this deranged post is absurd.

22.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country notoriousl...

Just when you think the administration can't go even lower... apnews.com/article/iran...

22.02.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The sign says it all. The administration is removing everything that makes America great. This is the sign for the place formerly known as NREL.

20.02.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pushback grows over border wall plans in Big Bend National Park The project would bring steel barriers to parts of Big Bend's river corridor.

Beyond contempt... now the administration wants to destroy Big Bend National Park. I'm filled with utter disgust. Call your representatives... www.chron.com/life/wildlif...

20.02.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aiding and abetting murder, seems to me.

17.02.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Simple solution - never ever name an airport after him.

17.02.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Took a walk in the mountains today. Less than half the snow there should be at this time of year.

16.02.2026 03:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can Colorado help save the National Center for Atmospheric Research from federal attempts to break it up? The fight to preserve the National Center for Atmospheric Research is continuing as the Trump administration’s National Science Foundation advances plans that would unravel the nation’s research hub f...

The fight to save NCAR continues. www.summitdaily.com/news/colorad...

15.02.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pathetic! I just wrote them a note expressing my disappointment in them. I'd encourage everyone to do the same.

14.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A year of demonstrations for Democracy in Superior, Colorado... each and every Saturday. About 60 or 70 there today enjoying the beautiful weather and lots if support from passing motorists.

14.02.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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5 early conclusions from Trump's "endangerment" climate move It will spill into U.S. elections, global diplomacy, C-suites, and litigation on a collision course with the Supreme Court.

Just called the EPA at 202-564-4700 regarding the gutting of public health with the endangerment ruling. I urge everyone who cares about the future of our country to do the same. www.axios.com/2026/02/13/t...

13.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie's bison leases | OUT WEST ROUNDUP MONTANA BLM revokes bison grazing leases The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Jan. 16 that it is revoking grazing permits in Phillips County that American Prairie had been using to sustain...

So sad... is there a single thing this administration can do that is beneficial? www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/02/08/b...

09.02.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Makes me want to root for him. He gave an articulate nuanced statement describing what most people that i know are feeling right now. Too bad the president lacks any semblance of class or basic empathy.

08.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Went on a walk this morning with nice views of the flatirons and peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park. Some things are still amazing in our country.

08.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The fight for democracy continues in Colorado.

07.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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GOP senator calls for probe into Ketanji Brown Jackson attending Grammys Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called for an investigation Thursday into Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for attending the Grammy Awards, where various artists criticized Immigration a…

Unlike the felon who just extorted another person's prize, she was a nominee. To call her out after the revolting behavior or the maga wing of the court is pathetically absurd hypocricy. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

07.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump Administration exempts new nuclear reactors from environmental review The announcement comes just days after NPR revealed the administration had secretly rewritten safety and environmental standards.

Revolting... Right beside Mara Lago should be the location for the first of these reactors. www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...

02.02.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a liar... the republican outspent the Democrat by 7x.

02.02.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The National Park Service has failed to keep the promise of a wild Cumberland Island Speak up for the Cumberland Island Wilderness by February 21

So sad... this is one of the most amazing places in the East. wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/the-nation...

02.02.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So he wants to kill off little kids in Florida?

01.02.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fighting Back: Utilities Challenge Coal Power Plant Emergency Two major utilities are protesting a federal order requiring them to operate the Craig Unit 1 coal power plant in Colorado.

Some potential good news as energy suppliers and the Sierra Club agree that there is not an energy emergency in Colorado that trump says forces a coal fired power plant to remain open against the desires of just about all interested parties. cleantechnica.com/2026/01/31/f...

01.02.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Standing up to ice in Colorado.

31.01.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1