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Human•Kind. Be both. Love Nature & Dogs & Democracy. The truth matters. 💙🟧 Colorful Colorado 🌲🦅🏔️

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12h
Here are the details: literally any time, any place, any network.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h
David Brooks doesn't even know what they do at a goddamn Applebee's. He can kindly shut the fuck up about "what we do here in America."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22h
It’s genuinely sad to watch. The President is so weak and incapable of negotiating a real deal that he just posts fake ones on social media and hopes people believe him, until every party involved puts out a statement calling him a liar. We’ve never seen weakness like this in the Oval Office.
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BeBetterAmerica @jts1958.bsky.social · 21h
This was a great episode! Highly recommend
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Agree 💯% With Joe Walsh.......
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Moms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 23h
⏰ Don’t wait until the last minute to vote! Our vote is our voice, so make a plan to vote early: Text PLAN to 644-33 or click here: gunsensevoter.org/make-a-plan
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Fun Fact: Harm is not just physical
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump is simply mentally ill. And at this point, it's getting extremely dangerous for the entire world. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/d...
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Angry Trump attacks Norway in new tantrum over Nobel Peace Prize: ‘It’s disgraceful’
Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay was awarded the prize this year
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 10/10/2026
Putin told Iran the locations of our warships. Today, Trump rewarded him by lifting sanctions and allowing American dollars to fuel Russia’s war machine. Our troops are in harm’s way, and the President cut a deal with the adversary putting a target on their backs.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEWS: Elon Musk begins election interference efforts in Colorado and Wisconsin. His PAC begins dumping money to trick voters nationwide. This is important. Trump and Putin have 'love' affair. Trump calls for regime change in Ukraine. Republicans rebuke him. Senate Republicans are in trouble.
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NEWS: Musk Launches Election Interference Campaign, Trump Demands Regime Change in Ukraine, Senate Republicans in Trouble
Hey everyone, it’s Saturday evening and today might have been one of the most consequential days of this entire stretch.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is a major escalation in a conflict Trump has announced achieving epic victory. It (probably) won’t lead to more direct fighting with Iran, but we expect a sharp increase in Yemen operations. #RadioFreeAmerica #politics www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nationa...
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1 American among 12 killed, over 300 injured in airport attack, Saudi authorities say
The international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, was attacked Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding over 300, with some in critical condition.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/10/2026
Ken Paxton’s records do not show a business purpose for travel to Albania, Aruba, Australia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Poland, South Africa or Taiwan. with @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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BeBetterAmerica @jts1958.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What a complete ass. C’mon Ohio. What will this guy POSSIBLY do for you?
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|Between The Lines| @frankjones25.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Park the Jet, Vivek.
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IT'S OHIO OVER VIVEK
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Jerrad Christian @jerradchristian.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
THANK YOU to everyone who came to the town hall in Lancaster today! I was thrilled to see a packed room and so many new faces. Let's do it again in Mount Vernon on Thursday.
Ad for a candidate forum in Mount Vernon
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Cartoon by Bill Bramhall
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Indivisible Colorado @indivisible-co.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... Littleton No Kings 4 Saturday, October 17th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM MDT Santa Fe Drive & W Bowles Ave Littleton, CO 80120 Bring a sign! ☮️ Come as your favorite superhero! 🦸🦸‍♀️ Black Panther! Captain America! Superman! Wonder Woman! Let freedom ring! 🔔 #VoteEarly
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No Kings: Vote Early Littleton Colorado · No Kings
Be a Hero and encourage your neighbors to cast their ballots now! This is their chance to steer America back onto its true course - as a caring nation, as a principled society, as the leader of the wo...
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Mary @mfbrodie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Fellow Texans - our property taxes increased 85% under Greg Abbott. 85%! Sure, we don't have income tax, so you have to get money from somewhere. But we have a $27B surplus. That's our money! @ginafortexas.bsky.social wants to make Texas affordable again and stop increasing property tax.
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Texans work hard for what they earn. That’s why our constitution bans an income tax.
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BeBetterAmerica @jts1958.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Missouri: Channel that anger into votes against those cheats.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
‘Undistilled cheating’: Missouri voters furious in aftermath of Trump bid to rig electoral maps: State residents express anger at Republicans who allowed chaotic voting maps saga to unfold ahead of the midterms. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #democracy #elections #VotingRights #CivilRIghts
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‘Undistilled cheating’: Missouri voters furious in aftermath of Trump bid to rig electoral maps
State residents express anger at Republicans who allowed chaotic voting maps saga to unfold ahead of the midterms
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League of Women Voters | Larimer County, Colorado @lwvlarimercounty.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Join democracy lovers in Fort Collins on October 17, 1-3 pm to celebrate the power of the ballot and community action! #Democracy #NKVoteEarly @indivisiblenoco.com
March to the Ballot Box, Civic Center Park, Oct. 17, 1-3 pm, Live Music followed by a March at 3pm.
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
amazing reporting here www.propublica.org/article/ken-...
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is unacceptable. When I make it to Washington, I'll push to ban Congressional stock trading.
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BeBetterAmerica @jts1958.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Now that is what I call ENTHUSIASM! YES!!
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Barnyard Well I Wont Back Down
Alt: Barnyard Well I Wont Back Down
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Lu's True Blue💙🗳️💯 @luannasheridan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Vote, volunteer, & support with your donations so that candidates can get their message out & fight the lies that Republicans are spreading! I don't know about your state but Florida has so many ads & most are by Republicans. We must beat the disinformation on the airwaves & promote Democrats!
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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League of Women Voters | Larimer County, Colorado @lwvlarimercounty.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Join voting enthusiasts in Loveland on October 17, 1-3 pm to celebrate the power of the ballot and community action! #Democracy #NKVoteEarly @indivisible.org
A flyer advertising the Oct. 17, 1-3 pm, Vote Early event in Loveland CO in DW Veterans Park.
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kvconner.bsky.social @kvconner.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say By Fredreka Schouten CNN The texts from Elon Musk’s super PAC arrived last week all with the same message to a group of Colorado voters: “Your ballot request is in” they read “Confirm now where and when to return it”
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BeBetterAmerica @jts1958.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Beware Weld and Adams County voters. Elon Musk is up to his trillionaire voter misinformation antics. kioncentralcoast.com/politics/cnn...
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Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The texts from Elon Musk’s super PAC arrived last week, all with the same message to a group of Colorado voters: “Your ballot request is in,” they read. “Confirm now ...
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Lauren Gray (laurengraycomedy):"Republican Canvasser at my door: So uhhh, you’re going to vote Democrat?"   "Me: Yes"   "Canvasser: Any particular reason or just… everything?"   "Me: Everything"
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The ship of diesel Putin sent Trump left on September 22. September 23 is when Trump's invite to G-20 was announced. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf club
Invitation announced by Marco Rubio is likely to raise concerns from Ukraine and EU countries
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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Jon Husted has voted 14 times to continue the Iran war despite record high prices across Ohio.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 10/10/2026
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League of Women Voters | Larimer County, Colorado @lwvlarimercounty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
LWVCO has taken a stance AGAINST Amendment 81. It would change the CO Constitution to require state & local law enforcement to notify ICE within 72 hours after charging a Coloradan with certain crimes — before evidence is heard & before a court decision. Come learn more from this panel of experts.
Communities United Against Amendment 81, Sunday, October 4th, Plymouth Congregational Church, Fort Collins CO.  A panel discussion about the enormous negative impact this Amendment would have on our Colorado communities.  Co-Sponsored by the Larimer County League of Women Voters
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League of Women Voters | Larimer County, Colorado @lwvlarimercounty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The Art of Democracy, it's gotta start with you and me." Enjoy. WhenWeAllVote.org #Midterms www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayWi...
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2026: Time for the Midterms
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League of Women Voters | Larimer County, Colorado @lwvlarimercounty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
📬 Watch your mail this fall. Adults 19–64 on Health First Colorado who may face new work requirements or 6-month renewals will get a letter in fall 2026. Keep your address current at co.gov/PEAK or call 800-221-3943 so you don't miss it.
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League of Women Voters | Larimer County, Colorado @lwvlarimercounty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Democracy needs witnesses. Help document local government meetings for the public with Colorado Citizen Observers, a nonpartisan volunteer project. Learn more: coloradocitizenobservers.substack.com #CitizenObservers
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League of Women Voters | Larimer County, Colorado @lwvlarimercounty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Larimer County’s Voter Guide is now on Libby. Download the app, add your library card, and search “Larimer County Voter Guide.” Prefer a PDF? Visit lwv-larimercounty.org. Learn about the issues and download your guide. #Vote411 #LarimerCounty
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League of Women Voters | Larimer County, Colorado @lwvlarimercounty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The best ballot conversations happen with people you trust. Before you talk it over, look up your races. VOTE411.org shows what's on your ballot and candidates' answers in their own words. Be informed. Vote informed. #VOTE411 #VoterEducation
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League of Women Voters | Larimer County, Colorado @lwvlarimercounty.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Join neighbors to celebrate voting. Attend a local event on Oct. 17. Bring your completed ballot & friends! * Fort Collins, Civic Center Park, 1-3 pm, Music & March * Loveland, Dwayne Webster Park, 1-3 pm, Ballot Party & VOTERcade * Windsor Honk and Wave, 10-11:30 am, Main Street, Safeway Plaza
A graphic for No Kings Bote Early, Oct. 17
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BeBetterAmerica @jts1958.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Join neighbors to celebrate voting. Attend a local event on Oct. 17. Bring your completed ballot & friends! No Kings Vote Early: * Fort Collins, Civic Center Park, 1-3 pm, Music & March * Loveland, 1-3 pm, Ballot Party and VOTERcade * Windsor Honk and Wave, 10-11:30 am, Main Street, Safeway Plaza
A graphic saying No Kings. No Thrones, No Crowns, Vote Early, October 17. Black background, white letters.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Today, I'm releasing my Farmers Over Billionaires platform to champion Michigan farmers. Our broken politics has always favored corporations, monopolies, and billionaires over Michigan rural communities and family farms. That ends when I get to the United States Senate.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Shit! 😳 Let’s make this nationwide.
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