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This is not just a SW Colorado issue.
Make change now.
Protesters swarmed an ICE facility in Durango, CO demanding two children detained with their father be released to their mother. Durango Police say they also offered to help reunite the kids with their mother. They were unsuccessful.
We’ve hit a whole new chapter in this dystopian saga of ours:
Even Fox News and Newsmax are like, “Nah, that’s too far.”
My new kitchen towel arrived…
Festive, functional, and firmly antifascist.
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
I’m not convinced that the shows finances are the full reason. Not in this climate.
“CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump — a deal that looks like bribery,” Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren said...”
“First, we must face the harsh reality that the freedom many of us feel is slipping away has never been a universal reality for everyone in this nation. From its inception, there have always been folks who were never listed under the category of “all” when we heralded liberty and justice.”
You know what would be really "tough on crime"? Living wages, fully funded schools, affordable housing, universal healthcare, and maybe a little empathy for those in need.
A goose wearing shades on a pink background with text that says "people pleasing is over, become unacceptable"
From Mama Bear on FB: “Meanwhile, one true highlight did come out of this mess: Boise singer-songwriter Daniel Hamrick took the stage and in a legendary moment performed a pro-trans song before getting kicked out. Turns out love and truth always find a mic. 🎤🏳️⚧️”
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Latter Gay Stories on FB:
A two-day counter-Pride festival in Boise, Idaho, fell flat on June 20-21, 2025…Supporters have now turned to social media asking for money to cover expenses including security costs—exceeding $18,000, money they expected to raise from the attendees that never showed up 🤣
Ray Bradbury said, ‘You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.’ That’s where we are. But here’s the good news: WE STILL HAVE THE BOOKS. So read them, share them, and remind these book banners that their fear of ideas isn’t our problem—it’s theirs.
“ #Spitzberg said he crossed the barrier because he saw officers manhandling his fellow #protesting #veterans.
‘I just couldn't stand there behind those barricades while my fellow veterans were being pummeled,’ he said...”
#NoKings #Resist
“Healthcare isn’t just a special privilege Trump gets to dole out to veterans who agree with the president — it’s a moral obligation our country owes to every single man and woman who serves in uniform.
Anyone who doesn’t understand that has no business leading our armed forces in any way.”
I’m seeing tons posts from veterans and active military that “marching out of step” is a silent protest. ✊🏻
As the military has been used as political pawns recently, I applaud them for this maneuver. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
A #nonviolent sit-in protesting the misuse of #military personnel on US soil results in arrest.
This isn’t the country I served.
#Veteran #Army #Marines #NationalGuard #Reserves #Navy
#AirForce #CoastGuard
Good read for anyone who wants to learn more on why the queer community says No Cops at Pride.
Skirting a question on vaccines, Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Wisconsin Democrat Rep. Mark Pocan during a hearing before a House committee he thinks Americans should not be taking medical advice from him.
The Library of Congress just delivered a masterclass in independence—blocking Trump appointees after he abruptly fired the Librarian. Staff stood firm, called Capitol Police, and refused to cede control. A bold stand for the separation of powers when it matters most. This is the way.
"A qualified black woman was fired and a completely unqualified white man takes her spot... But he does have experience "leading the defense… in which the President was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to an adult film star." #Libraries #Congress
