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My April garden in front yard.

This is crazy. The Trump administration is forcing five aging coal plants to stay open under “emergency” orders, and the math does not work for anybody. Grid operators did not ask for this. The utilities did not ask for this. The states did not ask for this. Years of careful planning to replace these plants with cheaper, cleaner power are being thrown out. This is not about coal versus renewables. It is about whether the Trump administration should be allowed to force you to pay for power plants that nobody needs, nobody asked for, and in some cases are not even generating electricity. Meanwhile, Americans all across the country are watching their utility bills climb. It is completely ridiculous. nytimes.com/2026/05/14/cli…

look, I’m not from Maine so what do I know…but I suspect the whole “Graham Platner selling oysters to his mom’s local restaurant proves he’s an oligarch” line of attack will not be effective…but again, I’m not from Maine so maybe I’m wrong

The NY Times published its piece insinuating that Graham Platner's $200,000 home makes him an oligarch on literally the same day Sen. Susan Collins' new financial disclosure shows she is worth literally millions of dollars. It's a reminder that there's no such thing as "objectivity" - a news outlet's story selection is a sign of its subjective viewpoint and its goals. Of course, all candidates deserve scrutiny — but the point here is that what corporate news outlets decide to cover and not cover is a subjective and often ideological decision, even if they then write the stories in the language of objectivity. Everyone should stop pretending “objectivity” is a thing. It’s not. Fairness and accuracy is — but the moment decisions are made that something is news (say, Platner’s modest house) and something isn’t news (say, Collins’ massive wealth), there is inherently no objectivity. It would be better for outlets just to be more honest and admit what their goals, values and viewpoints really are.

Today was the last day of the last regular legislative session of @EmilyForCO’s time in the Colorado House. After she won her first underdog election, it has been 8 years of very hard work and late nights in a thankless job — and our whole family is extremely proud of her.

@LeonKauffman This would be a great postcard. Beautiful.

Me and a couple elk who were more interested in eating taking in the colorful sunset over the Mission Mountains

@daveanthony That's clarified NOT voting for Becerra.

Tonight at home eating dinner, I asked for vino. My husband brought me Beano. In our mid-60's -- this is not going to get better, is it?

Denaturalizing American citizens? The administration says it's about people who committed citizenship fraud. But it’s a bigger deal than you might think. open.substack.com/pub/joycevance…

Continuing to set the standard. #GoIrish☘️ | #IrishInTheNFL

🚨BREAKING The Trump administration is preparing to strip citizenship from 100 to 200 Americans per month. From 1990 to 2017 — 27 years — the US filed 305 total denaturalization cases. The new quota exceeds that in a single year. The DOJ memo includes a catch-all clause — “any other case the Civil Division determines sufficiently important.” A law professor says this language could be used to target perceived political opponents. The White House already floated investigating Mayor Zohran Mamdani. 25 million naturalized Americans are now provisional citizens.

Wow. The Pope was just asked his stance on migration. His answer is amazing: “I would change the question: what is the global North doing to help the global South in its situation that forces them to migrate.”

@samhaselby @Joshn4d How soon until they create a new PAC with the same money? Different name. Same function.

@Joshn4d (secret handshake)

Can anyone explain why there is a kerfuffle over criticizing AIPAC "by name"? That specific detail. How else would we criticize it?

@Muslimcontrari1 @davidsirota Where to find more info about this?

@davidsirota Different subject, but the danish mortgage model is worthy of your attention

As you slog through tax paperwork today, remember that 40 years ago Ronald Reagan gave an Oval Office address calling for a return-free tax system like the one that exists in other countries. Then remember Reagan's GOP has spent 40 years helping lobbyists block the proposal.

@paulweel29 @kai_heitai @jessesingal Colorado has a rain shadow. As does Montana. Weather systems rising over the mountains drop rain on the west side. East side is drier.

@kai_heitai @jessesingal I've literally never heard of a rain shadow. I grew up in Wisconsin, live in Colorado.

for a story I'm working on i had to learn about the "rain shadow" and basically 90% of questions you have about sierra ecology or weather or whatever, that's mostly the answer: the rain shadow

@neeratanden For good reasons.

The Never-Trumpers treat the Democratic party a lot better than Piker does.

The University of Michigan has been measuring consumer sentiment since 1952. We just got the first Iran-afflicted measure for April, and it's at the lowest level ever recorded.

Yes, God is indeed good. God also loves the people of Iran.

The final averages for Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo from one of the best seasons not just in Fighting Irish program history but in the history of the sport: 25.3 points 6.9 rebounds 5.6 steals 5.2 assists She's the only player this century to average 25/5/5/5. Special.

@OurRevolution #BernieYouBetcha!

Who remembers how much hope this moment made people feel? It’s been 10 years, but we’re still fighting for a future to believe in. Thank you, Bernie 🙏

Here is what you need to know about the SAVE Act: 1. It started as a stunt to protect Mike Johnson's speakership. 2. It has become a massive voter suppression bill. 3. It won't pass. 4. When it fails Trump will escalate. 5. We will fight and win. democracydocket.com/opinion/the-sa…