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Ari Armstrong

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Colorado politics, homeschool dad. See AriArmstrong.com.

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 6h
GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx was mentioned only once at Democratic nominee Phil Weiser’s town hall on 9NEWS. Weiser claimed Marx made a comment appearing to blame women for the domestic violence they suffer. We found the tape. Marx said it in 2014.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 6h
I'm trying to get my head around the sort of many who regards Pete Hegseth as a strong man or a competent leader.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 12h
I sincerely hope that Democrats absolutely destroy Republicans, electorally, this election season. But I hope Democrats don't confuse hatred of Trump with love of Democratic policies. I find pockets of the Democratic coalition as scary as MAGAism.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 16h
Future generations will be shocked when the read of the moral depravity of the United States ca. 2026. www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm finally catching up on the "Hawks" vs "Hawkeyes" distinction and my god this timeline is so stupid.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Colorado Republicans: You coulda had Barb Kirkmeyer explaining the boring details of tax policy. Instead you went for the guy who (he said!) slammed his wife in the door and made her cry. www2.thedailybeast.com/christian-wa...
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‘Christian Warrior’ Candidate’s Dark Past Revealed
Fresh videos and posts unearthed by the Daily Beast have placed the Republican under growing scrutiny as the midterms loom.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ChatGPT did a pretty good job of summarizing and analyzing C. Bradley Thompson's ridiculous screed against gay marriage. What an embarrassment for Objectivists. chatgpt.com/share/6abbe6...
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Check out this chat
Here's a chat someone thought you'd want to see.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Disappearing kids: A look at declining enrollment in Colorado. My take for Complete: completecolorado.com/2026/09/29/d...
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Disappearing kids: A look at declining enrollment in Colorado - Complete Colorado
We jeopardize our future when dumb government policies drive up costs, push out families, and discourage parenthood.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In Railing Against Demons and Wickedness, Victor Marx Risks Scapegoating. My new column about the CO gov race: coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/arms...
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Armstrong: In Railing Against Demons and Wickedness, Marx Risks Scapegoating
Victor Marx is dangerous, not evil. The distinction matters enormously. If you think someone has the wrong ideas, you anticipate that those ideas, if put into practice, will have harmful...
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Important detail re. the Hannah-Jones school story: "Where Hannah-Jones sent her daughter, is among the worst performing elementary schools in the city... Yet many high-poverty schools score at or above the city average." cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/chalkbeat-...
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Is AI eroding the college payoff? Plus more from the Chalkbeat Ideas roundup
The latest Chalkbeat Ideas roundup starts with a striking trend: The college wage premium has fallen sharply, and AI may be one reason why.
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 24/09/2026
Opinion | "It’s my hope that Victor Marx, from this point on, will be honest with the people of Colorado about what happened or, at the minimum, elect not to say anything at all.” -- Aaron Harber
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Victor Marx absolutely agreed to a debate with me as moderator. I have the receipts. (Opinion)
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ironically, had Trump just put semi-competent people in charge, gone golfing every day, and otherwise totally ignored governing, he probably would be pretty popular now.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
that’s fair
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The widespread Republican embrace of Victor Marx illustrates the fine line between religious zealotry and nihilism.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Victor Marx's actions make no sense from the perspective of someone trying to win a political campaign. They make more sense from the perspective of someone trying to expand a donor base.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
UPDATE: The mystery LLC connected to Victor Marx's campaign for Colorado Gov is back in newly-filed campaign finance documents. The Marx campaign paid nearly $3k to Not Shook, LLC for "Advertising." Marx's campaign once listed Marx as the LLC owner but he says that was a mistake.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In which I urge my fellow Coloradans to calm down a little regarding artificial intelligence: completecolorado.com/2026/09/22/t...
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Good reasons to ease off the artificial intelligence panic pedal - Complete Colorado
With impeccable timing, Magellan Strategies released its 'Colorado AI and Data Center Opinion Survey.'
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Double Standards Led Elizabeth Schools to Suppress ‘The Kite Runner’: My latest: coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/doub...
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Double Standards Led Elizabeth Schools to Suppress 'The Kite Runner'
In a way I'm grateful that the Elizabeth School District, by pulling Khaled Hosseini's outstanding novel "The Kite Runner" from its high school library shelves, unintentionally prompted me to read...
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
One of the best Halloween songs of all time, by Colorado's Widow's Bane: youtu.be/-UOsNPmjVvo
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The Widow's Bane performs "Don't Be Afraid It's Only Death" at CPR's OpenAir
YouTube video by Indie 102.3
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Repub. depravity never ceases to astonish me. The "law and order" party is murdering citizens in the streets and running concentration camps; the "peace through strength" party is eviscerating U.S. military capabilities via its insane Middle East quagmire, thereby exacerbating a crisis in Taiwan.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Here's a quick partisan test: Would you instantly believe the same salacious claims if they were made about someone on your team?
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I just saw the film "Tomorrow Ever After" and loved it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorro...
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Tomorrow Ever After - Wikipedia
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I was just chatting with Chat about whether AI systems might help people form more-reasonable beliefs. Based on my prompting, Chat recommended three prompts that could be quite useful: 1. Stress-test this conclusion. 2. Steelman the opposition. 3. Audit my reasoning.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
My kid is raising funds for the Madagascar Ankizy Fund. Check it out!
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Vote No on Everything: Ari's Guide to the 2026 Colorado Ballot: ariarmstrong.com/ballot-26.html
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Vote No on Everything: Ari's Guide to the 2026 Colorado Ballot
Say no to tax hikes and culture-war nonsense.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We've been growing milk flower in our pollinator Denver-area yard for years, and now we have a Monarch caterpillar!
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I fear that people might be getting sick of hearing my views on the world. So this time, an open thread for econ faculty to grade this submission on the meaning of a trade deficit.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Okay, this is just straight-up racist. Republicans should demand that Victor Marx step down so they can run a candidate without so much baggage. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Resurfaced Audio Catches Republican Candidate Calling Himself ‘Brown on the Inside, White on the Outside’
Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx described himself as “brown on the inside, white on the outside."
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16/09/2026
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The Racists Saw a Travesty. I Saw America.
A picture from a college football game incensed the online racists. They finally gave up hiding what they are really after.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
These Afghan girls are risking their safety to be educated. "I do not want anyone else to live my dreams for me. I only want the chance to fight for them myself." www.cbsnews.com/projects/202...
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Afghan girls who study in secret want you to read their "letters to the world"
21 Afghan girls bravely defying the Taliban by continuing to study handed CBS News letters containing their stifled, often humble dreams "for an ordinary life."
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Here's my 2026 Colorado ballot guide: Vote D across the board except for Jena Griswold and Melat Kiros; vote no on all the ballot measures. (If you wish you can think of it as the "Fuck All Y'All Paradigm.")
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Food producers around Colorado giving agrivoltaics a try. My new piece for Complete: completecolorado.com/2026/09/15/f...
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Food producers around Colorado giving agrivoltaics a try - Complete Colorado
The film offers insights into various agricultural enterprises in Colorado, whatever you think of the solar angle.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: In a new audio recording, GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx suggests that his campaign filed someone else's large contribution under Marx's name to avoid campaign finance limits.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Here are my reading notes for The Kite Runner, one of the novels suppressed by the Elizabeth School District: ariarmstrong.com/elizabeth-ki... (More to come!)
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Review and Study Guide for Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner
After moving from Afghanistan to America, a man's history haunts him, compelling him to return.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Cowboy diplomacy" would be far too kind to describe Trump's Iran quagmire. "Dipshit Diplomacy" is more on point.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I love AI (unlike many people), but when I saw an ad trying to get me to give ChatGPT my financial info my immediate reaction was "oh hell no."
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Okay this is funny: "Trump Pledges That If Voters Defeat Socialism In November, They Will Each Get An Equal Redistribution Of Wealth From The Government": babylonbee.com/news/trump-p...
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Trump Pledges That If Voters Defeat Socialism In November, They Will Each Get An Equal Redistribution Of Wealth From The Government
DALLAS, TX — In his keynote speech at the 2026 RNC Midterm Convention, President Donald Trump pledged that if voters defeat socialism in November, they will each get an equal redistribution of wealth ...
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Alliance Defending Freedom Sends Misleading, Alarmist Letter Over Roaring Fork CO Sex Ed. My latest at @coloradotimesrecorder.com: coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/alli...
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Alliance Defending Freedom Sends Misleading, Alarmist Letter Over Roaring Fork Sex Ed
On the farm, where kids see bulls "servicing" cows and the like and witness animals being born, sex ed from a young age is a natural part of life. My...
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I saw an ad from OpenAI claiming that ChatGPT now is better at image creation. So I figured I'd give it a quick try. Yep.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I keep hearing from my leftist friends about how Republicans are just making stuff up about the Communist left, but then I see a bunch of a literal Communists at a rally of high-school students. This is how you get more Trumpism: youtu.be/TzcHyGPieuY
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Communists incite violence in Denver park
YouTube video by WaynesWord
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If only someone, anyone, could have predicted that Trump would "govern" as mean-spirited, petty, destructive, short-sighted, narcissistic asshole. I mean, it's such a shocker.
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BobInBoulder @bobinboulder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Can you imagine ANY other US president posting fucked up violent shit against one of our best long-time allies? Ever? He's an international embarrassment doing irreparable harm to this country every fucking day. Congress, do your fucking job and remove him from office.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My new roundup on immigration and more: ariarmstrong.com/roundup-75.h... Colorado: ariarmstrong.com/miner-151.html
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Self in Society Roundup 75
Immigration brutality, socialists left and right, political ignorance, and more.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
That's okay; I'm going to start calling it Mar-a-Trump Is a Narcissistic Asshole.
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Meidas Rick ❌🚫🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱💙🐸 @sgtrick.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Stop making fun of Trump’s hair or else there will be hell toupée.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NEW: Colorado’s Elections Division is seeking a potential record fine of $51,427 against GOP Gov candidate Victor Marx for “unprecedented” violations. Marx says he’s now following the law, dismissing 9NEWS’ campaign finance qiestions as “stalking” by a “psycho trans person.”
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The wonderfully talented Marsh Family has a new parody of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic." This will piss off Crybaby Caligula yugely. Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Btw there are side-by-side translations of Odyssey. odyssey.shreevatsa.net This doesn't include Wilson, obviously. It would be nice of publishers allowed buyers to feed works into AIs for such tasks!
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The Odyssey — Greek and English Parallel Text
The Greek Odyssey with word-by-word reading help, metrically informed Devanagari and Kannada transliteration, recitation, and eight aligned English translations.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Too many conservatives are so caught up in culture-war bullshit that they don't pay attention to the fact that we have a dysfunctional national government and a record-high debt.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Requiring ballot titles to be at or below an eighth-grade reading level is not as straightforward as it may first appear! My latest on Init. 234: completecolorado.com/2026/09/01/i...
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Initiative 234: The trouble with defining 8th-grade reading level - Complete Colorado
The four-syllable word with which Initiative 234 will be most associated, if it passes, is 'litigation.'
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