Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Shana Tova! Wishing all who observe Rosh Hashanah a happy and peaceful new year! 131
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026#1 song in the USA on the day I was born: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6K1...youtube.comThe Old LamplighterYouTube video by Sammy Kaye - Topic 010
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026variety.com/2026/film/gl... Once again, the wrong 80 year old person has died.variety.comTim Curry, ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Star, Dies at 80Tim Curry, who soared to fame in the ‘70s as the flamboyant star of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 80. 010
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Two anti-trans measures will be on the November ballot in Colorado. One would prohibit healthcare professionals from providing surgeries to persons under age 18 for the purpose of “treatment in response to a minor’s perception of sex or gender”. 1/2 110
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026www.erininthemorning.com/p/fascismnew... Comments on this rule may be made at www.regulations.gov/document/OMB... until July 13.erininthemorning.com"Fascism"—New Federal Rule Would Require Federal Funding Recipients To Deny Trans People ExistThe rule could have heavy impacts towards trans people across society. 010
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 05/07/2026My daughter and I watched Mr. Smith Goes to Washington tonight. I think a lot of Americans ought to watch this movie. It shows the reality of corruption in our government that has gone on forever, but it can also inspire hope in the ability to fight back. 020
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Back in the early 1970s, my husband and I went backpacking in Colorado over the 4th of July. We were all by ourselves, watching a spectacular meteor shower. It was my all-time favorite Independence Day fireworks show. 030
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026www.yahoo.com/entertainmen... After 28 years on popular Denver radio station KBCO, Bret Saunders has been laid off by owner iHeartMedia. Like private equity companies, corporate media owners like this care about profit, not quality of their products or services.yahoo.comBret Saunders out after decades at KBCO radioAfter nearly three decades on Denver's airwaves, Bret Saunders announced on social media Wednesday morning that his time at KBCO has come to an end. Saunders hosted weekday mornings on KBCO 97.3 from... 020
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026www.9news.com/article/news... I am not a big supporter of the ADL, and I fully support justice for Palestinians, but this action by a student group at the University of Colorado is just plain clueless and antsemitic.9news.comStudent group 'honors' Boulder firebomb attacker, applauds attack in antisemitic postBoulder Students for Justice in Palestine, which CU stripped of its recognized status, called the Pearl Street Mall attack a case of "chickens coming home to roost." 010
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 05/04/2026bookwoman2015.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/a... I have written a blogpost in Wordpress. Some of my thoughts on Torah and Israel for today.bookwoman2015.wordpress.comApplying Genesis 18:23-32: Reflection on a Few Good PeopleIn Genesis 18:23-32, Abraham negotiates with God to save the city of Sodom, saying “Will You sweep away the innocent along with the guilty?” Then Abraham asks if God will spare the city if there ar… 010
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026www.hrc.org/press-releas... This is the most honest headline about the Supreme Court's decision on conversion therapy.hrc.orgSupreme Court Allows Licensed Mental Health Practitioners to…HRC President Kelley Robinson: “To undermine protections that keep kids and families safe from these abusive practices is shocking — and our children… 030
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Ozymandias Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792 – 1822 I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, [Continued on next post.] 110
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 19/03/2026coloradonewsline.com/briefs/anti-... These two ant-trans initiatives will be on the next ballot in Colorado, one which limits gender-affirming care for transgender youth and the other which prohibits trans kids from playing in sports. Many of us are ready to actively oppose these measures.coloradonewsline.comTwo anti-trans ballot measures will appear on 2026 Colorado ballot | Colorado NewslineTwo ballot measures that would restrict rights for transgender children in the state will appear on the Colorado ballot in 2026. 000
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Someone was asking what I meant by a global energy crisis unfolding now. Here is just one video that discusses it in depth. youtu.be/XpM7oiy5ATg?...youtu.beWe're Seeing a Global Energy Crisis Unfold in Real Time, Says Ellen WaldYouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts 100
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 09/02/2026www.pbs.org/newshour/nat... What do you make of this FBI investigation: "The FBI collected ample proof that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls but found scant evidence the well-connected financier led a sex trafficking ring serving powerful men." ?pbs.org4 takeaways from the Epstein files about the FBI investigation of possible sex traffickingAn Associated Press review of internal Justice Department records shows that the FBI found proof Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls but little evidence of a sex trafficking ring. 020
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026apnews.com/article/immi... So DHS, investigating themselves, admit that two federal officers fired shots, but they contend that Alex Pretti was resisting arrest at the time of the shooting. This contradicts what the videos show and what the woman that Pretti was protecting has said.apnews.com2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells CongressA Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice that two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. 110
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 19/01/2026What my last post said: “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Letter From a Birmingham Jail, 1963 020
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Join me at Denver Free America Walkout action.womensmarch.com/events/denve...action.womensmarch.comDenver Free America WalkoutOne year into Trump’s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat: raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, attacks on immigrants, families torn apart, mass surveillance, and ter... 010
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 08/01/2026action.womensmarch.com/events/denve...action.womensmarch.comDenver Free America WalkoutOne year into Trump’s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat: raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, attacks on immigrants, families torn apart, mass surveillance, and ter... 000
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025jewsdemandaction.org Any Jew can sign this letter, signed by many prominent Jews in the world, calling on world leaders to turn the ceasefire into a just and lasting peace, ending Israel's system of occupation and apartheid...jewsdemandaction.orgJews Demand Action 010
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 19/10/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=viD7... I plan to attend.youtube.comKick AI surveillance out of Denver: October 22nd, 6 PM town hallYouTube video by Louis Rossmann 000
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 26/09/2025I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Denver” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...mobilize.usNO KINGS Denver · No Kings**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Join Solidarity Warriors, Our Revolution, Indivisible Denver Action, and other partner organizations for a continuation of the spirit of the first... 020
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 19/09/2025www.interfaithimmigrationnetwork.org/give-1interfaithimmigrationnetwork.orgDeclaration | Iin Volunteer 000
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 02/09/2025apnews.com/article/grah...apnews.comGraham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor best known for ‘Dances with Wolves’, dies at 73Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor whose long and successful career on the big and small screen included an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Kicking Bird in “Dances with Wolves,” has ... 000
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 01/09/2025trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/g...trending.knowyourmeme.comWhy Is Everyone Making 'Clippy' Their Profile Picture? The 'Clippy Cult' Movement Against Tech Companies ExplainedSocial media users are standing up against unethical tech company practices by changing their PFPs to images of the Microsoft Office icon Clippy. Here's why. 000
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 01/08/2025www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/m... This is an outrage!cnn.comCorporation for Public Broadcasting will shut down after Trump funding cuts | CNN BusinessThe CPB announced on Friday that it will wind down its operations due to the successful Republican effort to defund local PBS and NPR stations across the country. 010
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 25/07/2025I received this email from Medicare.gov today. Apparently the current administration considers Dr. Oz a reliable source of health information. He suggests walking, which is really good for you, but I won't take other advice from him. I unsubcribed to this list. 110
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025coloradonewsline.com/briefs/color... One of our Colorado Democratic Representatives was denied access to an ICE detention center in Aurora. That is illegal, but the Trump administration doesn't care about following the law.coloradonewsline.comColorado Rep. Jason Crow 'unlawfully' denied entry to Aurora ICE detention center | Colorado NewslineCrow's office said Sunday that he had been “denied access” despite a federal law guaranteeing entry for ICE oversight visits. 011
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025youtu.be/KRCs9Bo1nMo?... This video is just one example of the stories that PBS tells. If that is too "woke" or progressive for you, I am sorry that youe are so close-minded.youtu.beHow one 8-year-old girl changed historyYouTube video by American Experience | PBS 010
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 04/07/2025I am the adult child of an immigrant to America. If it weren't for the USA accepting my father, his parents, and siblings in 1921, I probably would not have been born. The rest of the extended family left in Lithuania were wiped out by Nazi sympathizers in the 1940s. (Statue of Liberty picture) 120
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 04/07/2025action.womensmarch.com/calendars/fr...action.womensmarch.comFree America WeekendIndependence Weekend: Take Action We invite communities to create their own Free America events—rallies, marches, block parties, banner drops, street parades, art builds, backyard BBQs, dance protest... 020
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Did anyone else here receive an email message from the Social Security Administration applauding the passage of the "big, beautiful bill?" I guess I shouldn't be surprised at this, since the Trump administration has taken over the agency. 121
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Happy Pride Month! Me in all my nonbinary bisexual joy! Alt text: four photos of me with new short haircut, enby "Their wolf" t-shirt, amBi Denver sign, and nonbinary Barbie costume. 010
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Meanwhile, back in Denver, Colorado, a crowd of people booed Republican Representatives Gabe Evans and Lauren Boebert on the state capitol states when the reps. tried to defend the "Big, Beautiful Bill." youtu.be/1YozAR8jiu4?...youtu.beRepublicans RETURN HOME and get INSTANTLY BOOED to FACESYouTube video by MeidasTouch 020
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 29/04/2025apnews.com/article/hung...apnews.comA secret note hidden in Dachau-built ‘Violin of Hope’ tells a tale of survival and craftsmanshipA violin made in 1941 inside the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau was found to contain a hidden note from its maker, Polish Jewish prisoner Franciszek Kempa. 020
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025www.npr.org/2025/03/26/n... Why doesn't the USA have a Supreme Court who will do this?npr.orgBrazil's Supreme Court says Bolsonaro must stand trial over alleged coup attemptThe former far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, will face trial for allegedly attempting to overturn his 2022 reelection loss and stage a violent coup. 030
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 22/03/2025www.youtube.com/live/C232Zq_... Proud to be a Colorado Democrat today.youtube.comAOC, Bernie Sanders holding 'Fighting Oligarchy' rallies in DenverYouTube video by 9NEWS 000
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 21/03/2025youtu.be/qu-duTWccyI?... This song seems appropriate to share now.youtu.beDeportee (Plane Crash At Los Gatos) Woody GuthrieYouTube video by Colin Wright 000
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 13/03/2025youtu.be/ucPwrZRhXkA?...youtu.beThey Might Be Giants - Your Racist Friend (live)YouTube video by TMBG JoCo 000
Reposted by Cheryl KassonThe Librorian @thelibrorian.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Conversion therapy is a crime against humanity. That's all it's ever been, that's all it ever could be. If the Supreme Court overrules bans on conversion therapy, they are co-signing the genocidal abuse of queer and trans people. Period. 0143
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 08/03/2025www.msn.com/en-us/news/w... It's International Women's Day, a day to demand equal rights for all women, which includes trans as well as cis women.msn.comMSN 031
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 05/03/2025My question for today, regarding the current political takeover of the USA is: Who went back in time and stepped on the butterfly? If you don't know what I'm referring to, read the short story, "A Sound of Thunder," by Ray Bradbury. (Alt text: photos of a dinosaur and a butterfly) 021
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Thank you, Adrien Brody, for the closing words in your acceptance speech-- a tribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion (as well as love and acceptance). 010
Cheryl Kasson @cherylgoldk.bsky.social · 13/02/2025www.usatoday.com/story/entert... Some people are saying that Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center is trivial, but I think that any assault on the performing arts, especially from someone with terrible artistic taste, is tragic.usatoday.comShonda Rhimes, Ben Folds depart Kennedy Center as Donald Trump becomes chairShonda Rhimes and Ben Folds have resigned from their roles at the Kennedy Center as President Donald Trump takes over as chairman. 110
Reposted by Cheryl KassonNew Jewish Narrative @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Action Alert- join us in calling on Congress to reject President Trump's illegal and immoral plan. Contact your Senators and urge them to cosponsor Senator Kaine's resolution. Learn more and take action here: newjewishnarrative.salsalabs.org/KaineGazaAct... 034
Reposted by Cheryl KassonRandi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 07/02/2025President Musk- Reskeet if you dont want Musk hacking into our private data or acting like an unelected imperial oligarch. Thanks @lincolnproject.us www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QXQ...youtube.comPresident MuskYouTube video by The Lincoln Project 49469