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Managing Editor, @denverpost.com | Host of "Dark Wave" on SiriusXM's 1st Wave, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday night | "There's a bit of magic in everything, and then some loss to even things out" — Lou Reed

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Steven Rich @datab.ae · 20h
god bless student journalists
thecut.com
How Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case
“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.”
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 23h
This is such a great profile of Dinosaur Jr “It’s annoying, because you’re saddled with these guys — god dammit, what the fuck? But it sounds better, so what are you going to do?” — J Mascis on Lou Barlow and Murph
pitchfork.com
How Dinosaur Jr. Learned to Tolerate One Another, Kind Of
For 40 years, J Mascis has quietly led his incredibly loud band into the annals of indie rock. But during his annual vacation in Cape Cod, he opened up about almost everything: interpersonal dynamics,...
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SCOTUSblog @scotusblog.com · 28/09/2026
The Supreme Court on Monday announced that Justice Samuel Alito will not continue to participate in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a significant dispute that will be argued in just one week.
scotusblog.com
Justice Alito will no longer participate in climate change dispute
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 29/09/2026
A federal judge in Denver says immigration agents involved in the violent arrest of an 18-year-old should be punished for violating a court order, and the federal government should release the teenager and pay his medical bills. // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
denverpost.com
ICE agents involved in two Colorado arrests deserve to be punished for violating order, federal judge says
A federal judge in Denver says immigration agents involved in two arrests of immigrants in Colorado should be punished for violating a court order on warrantless arrests.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration finalized a significant weakening of federal fuel economy standards for automobiles, rolling back a key policy that had pushed the industry to improve the efficiency of cars and trucks and sell more EVs.
bloom.bg
US Guts Fuel Economy Standards in Push to Curb Biden EV Policies
The Trump administration finalized a significant weakening of federal fuel economy standards for automobiles, rolling back a key policy that had pushed the industry to improve the efficiency of cars and trucks and sell more battery-electric vehicles.
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 28/09/2026
So far in the 2025-26 flu season, which officially ends Saturday, Colorado reported 1,169 hospitalizations of people under 18 — the highest toll since the state started tracking. Eight children in Colorado died of flu complications this season, the highest toll since 2009-10.
denverpost.com
Doctors urge vaccination after Colorado sets back-to-back records for kids’ flu hospitalizations
Eight children in Colorado died of flu complications this season, which was the highest toll since 2009-2010, when a new variant of swine flu swept the world.
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 27/09/2026
A Denver school board member’s job with the state teachers union is a potential conflict of interest that could open the door for legal action against Colorado’s largest K-12 system, ethics experts tell @jessicaseaman.bsky.social: “It’s a scandal waiting to happen”
denverpost.com
Denver school board member’s job with teachers union poses ethical dilemma, experts say
Both Monica Hunter and the Colorado Education Association have defended her dual roles, arguing that the school board member does not directly or indirectly benefit from agreements DPS strikes with lo...
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 27/09/2026
To understand what it's like inside ICE's Aurora detention center, @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social and @sethklamann.bsky.social spoke to current + former detainees and reviewed 911 records and audio recordings from emergency calls. “They treat you as if we’re animals, basically,” a Venezuelan told them
denverpost.com
Pepper spray, health crises and rotten food: Inside Colorado’s only immigrant detention center
In interviews with The Denver Post, current and former detainees described frequent fights and feelings of hopelessness. They say they’re often served inedible or rotten food that frequently gives the...
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 27/09/2026
"Major League Baseball has approached the Trump administration about hosting a game at a national park, officials from the White House and MLB confirmed Saturday. The administration has scouted locations in Grand Teton National Park to build a baseball park to host an MLB game..."
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 26/09/2026
Amid a record-breaking year of Western bear conflict, the historically tolerant Red Lodge community is grappling with opposing views on how to live with the species — and if a ‘fed bear’ really should be a ‘dead bear.’ buff.ly/wfv6lgy
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As bears ‘spin out’ in southern Montana, wildlife managers are at wit’s end - High Country News
Amid a record-breaking year of Western bear conflict, the historically tolerant Red Lodge community is grappling with opposing views on how to live with the species — and if a 'fed bear' really…
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jackie Jackson died two days ago. His death did not get the fanfare that the big celebrities get but I assure you he was no less than any of them: a titan astride the earth. In this thread, a few of the songs he played bass on. You know these songs. You know their bass parts. youtu.be/DKVB_CtU8XQ
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Pressure Drop
YouTube video by Toots & The Maytals - Topic
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 24/09/2026
“One of the big stories is, ‘How do you build this near-$1 billion project in a tight canyon — with the grade, with the slope — without basically shutting down I-70?’”
denverpost.com
Much of the I-70 Floyd Hill Project is taking place above drivers’ heads. Here’s what to expect in the final 3 years.
The I-70 Floyd Hill Project, which began in 2023, has entered a new phase marked by the construction of soaring bridges that will carry motorists across an entirely new segment of the interstate.
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Never clicked on something faster in my life www.vulture.com/article/beck...
vulture.com
Losing Beck
His acclaimed album, Sea Change, was inspired by a breakup. For his ex-partner, it was the story of how the Church of Scientology took over his life.
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Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @coloradofoic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“This is a really important tool for making sure there are more eyes on the judicial system, and to make sure that the courts get adequately covered by journalists." coloradonewsline.com/2026/09/24/t...
coloradonewsline.com
Commentary: Bring transparency back to Colorado courtrooms | Colorado Newsline
Colorado law says state criminal courts must offer livestreams, but the state's top judge has little use for that mandate.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
APStylebook @APStylebook
X.com
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 23/09/2026
Metro Denver and the northern Front Range this summer documented one of the worst ozone pollution seasons of the past 30 years, jeopardizing the region’s standing under federal air quality standards, @thenoellephillips.bsky.social reports
denverpost.com
Colorado’s summer air pollution was among the worst in more than 30 years
“This summer has been a stark reminder that we have a homegrown air pollution problem that’s not going away on its own,” said Kirsten Schatz of the CoPIRG Foundation.
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Katie Langford @katielang.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
At a transportation policy breakfast this morning hosted by Move Colorado, where AG/Democratic candidate for governor Phil Weiser is talking about his transit goals and ideals. Republican candidate Victor Marx declined an invite to participate, organizers said.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
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Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram
Schnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.”
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 23/09/2026
A judge tonight dismissed a contempt citation against Children's Hospital Colorado, finding the facility didn't ignore the state Supreme Court's order to restart gender-affirming care — even if its doctors refuse to prescribe puberty blockers and hormonal therapy due to fear of federal prosecution
denverpost.com
Children’s Hospital Colorado did not ignore court’s order to restart gender-affirming care, judge rules
The ruling came almost three months after the parents of four transgender girls filed a motion asking that Children’s Hospital be held in contempt of court for not following an order to reinstate gen...
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The Poynter Institute @poynterinstitute.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
After President Donald Trump banned CNN, MS Now and Politico from White House grounds, the other TV networks in the reporting pool agreed to not participate in the White House TV pool. Here’s how the networks are fighting back against Trump’s ban: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
poynter.org
‘This is unprecedented’: Trump’s media bans upend White House coverage - Poynter
TV networks stood down, the banned outlets sued and other news organizations joined in the pushback
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 22/09/2026
Stellar mail day. #CDfriday came early
Beggars Banquet's new CD reissues of The Go-Betweens' "Tallulah," "Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express" and "16 Lovers Lane," plus the first-ever CD release of "Fountains of Youth: Live at the Town & Country Club, London - 10th May 1987"
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 21/09/2026
This is weird
denverpost.com
Someone ‘intentionally disrupted’ main oxygen supply at University of Colorado Hospital
The hospital has alarms for drops in oxygen pressure and was able to make the switch to a different large tank before levels reached the danger zone, officials said.
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 21/09/2026
A Colorado police department installed Flock cameras outside 9 high schools — though one participating district removed the devices, blaming a former superintendent. "There are no guardrails in place. It’s a massive invasion of privacy," a civil rights attorney tells @jessicaseaman.bsky.social
denverpost.com
Aurora police put Flock cameras in high school parking lots, raising concerns about surveillance of students
The license plate readers, which use artificial intelligence, were installed in school parking lots in partnership with both Aurora Public Schools and Cherry Creek Schools, officials confirmed.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Every authoritarian who attacks the free press claims to be attacking the “fake news.”
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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Giant hail up to 4 inches (!!!) in diameter between Eads and Chivington Colorado, measured over an hour after it fell! This is the largest hail stone I have held in Colorado. #cowx #hail
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Donald R. Koelper @donaldfromhawaii.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The sharp decline of McClatchy Media Co., owner of the venerable Sacramento Bee and other central California newspapers, mirrors the nationwide withering of print media in age of the internet, which is having an enormously detrimental impact on local news delivery. www.latimes.com/california/s...
latimes.com
The fall of once-mighty McClatchy newspapers underscores California's news crisis
The union that represents McClatchy journalists said that more than 90 unionized journalists and media workers across 17 publications had been laid off.
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 19/09/2026
“Climate is warming in Colorado. That’s not controversial. The data shows that. Warmer temperatures melt glaciers.”
denverpost.com
St. Mary’s Glacier melted away. Will Colorado’s iconic snowfield ever return?
Colorado’s ongoing drought and record-hot summer, which scientists attribute to global warming, caused the snowfield to completely melt for the first time in at least 100 years.
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Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is a truly extraordinary article- www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Deep cuts: how one Londoner’s fake vinyl empire sheds light on ‘industrial scale’ fraud
Thousands of knock-off records worth a fortune are being seized in the UK by anti-counterfeit police stings
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 18/09/2026
UPDATE: They were both fired today. www.denverpost.com/2026/09/18/l...
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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Exclusive reporting today from each of the news outlets that the president says are now banned from the White House. (Links below)
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026
Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.
washingtonpost.com
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 18/09/2026
This is exactly what my dog would do
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John Wenzel @johnwenzel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#GRiZ is only artist I've ever seen who said he'd play "a more accommodating venue" than Red Rocks on his next visit (a venue mostly booked by AEG Presents). His new, free, charity-driven shows? They're at Live Nation's Junkyard this month. Tickets are free and non-transferrable, even.
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 18/09/2026
Foreign actors gained access to 2 small water utility systems in Colorado last month, state officials confirmed to @sethklamann.bsky.social, just weeks after hackers with suspected links to Iran had attempted to access similar systems elsewhere in the United States
denverpost.com
‘Foreign actors’ briefly hacked two small Colorado water utilities last month, state says
The governor’s office said that, to the state’s knowledge, “treatment processes and water quality were not impacted at either provider” affected by the August hacking incidents.
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 18/09/2026
Colorado officials suspended the head of a juvenile detention center in Golden and another top staffer this summer without saying why. @samtabachnik.bsky.social obtained thousands of texts between the two, showing they exchanged racist messages and demeaned young people in their care
denverpost.com
Suspended leaders of Golden youth detention center exchanged racist and demeaning messages, records show
State leaders suspended Lindsey Miller, the superintendent of the Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center, and Justin Tomsick, the facility’s program manager, in July.
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francisco varela fan club @paleopragmatist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Aaron Rupar frequently writes misleading/exaggerated descriptions of the videos and photos he posts but this is particularly flagrant given that the literal letters are right there in the picture
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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS INCREDIBLE REPLACEMENTS SHOW FROM 1991: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBb5... - it’s one of those moments where I say things like “yeah they were actually just as good as I remember”
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The Replacements Hamburg, 31 Mar 1991, Grosse Freiheit
YouTube video by Bobfather TV
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 17/09/2026
A Microsoft exec believes AI systems built on the work of others will be seen as “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and possibly the “largest theft of labor in human history," according to unredacted documents in a lawsuit by The Denver Post, The New York Times and other newspapers
denverpost.com
New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
“[M]illions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” Microsoft’s Director of Applied Science w...
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 17/09/2026
NEW: We spent months investigating a little-known media startup called Brown Brothers Media, which buys legit news sites and turns them into AI-powered zombie content farms What blew my mind was its traffic -- it appears to be getting more readers than NPR or CBS News futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com
How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month
Brown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 17/09/2026
"What happened to our Good Humor-slinging heroes of summer? Did Big Ice crush the old-school ice cream truck beneath its tropical-flavored, rainbow wheels? Has the neighborhood ice cream man gone the way of beepers, Blockbuster and human decency?"
denverpost.com
Cold case: Who killed the ice cream man?
Have Choco Tacos and Bomb Pops been replaced by shaved ice?
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Aaron Mendelson @amendelson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Was unaware of this bit of Los Angeles journalism / Cold War history www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Seth Klamann @sethklamann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Gov. Polis went on a podcast this week and took a big ol’ swing at the graduated income tax ballot measure, which would increase taxes on Colorado’s wealthiest residents/ corps. Polis, a centimillionaire who is ardently anti-income tax, echoed conservative talking points: youtu.be/5yt-ey7BEo8?...
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A Conversation with Colorado Governor Jared Polis
YouTube video by Crux Politica
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A shaky anonymous source; a jab about a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” lawyer; a flub that allowed a skeptical editor’s email to become public; an internal text exchange raising doubts about the story: I looked into how the NYT lost its first US libel case in >50 years. www.cjr.org/news/how-the...
cjr.org
How the New York Times lost a defamation trial.
An anonymous source, a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” text message, and the newsroom’s first defamation defeat in this country in more than fifty years.
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Elizabeth Hernandez @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
As the KKK infiltrated Colorado, a hideaway in the mountains provided Black joy, refuge and access to nature. A descendant of the revolutionary mountain resort built for and by African Americans is trying to revive the historic place. www.denverpost.com/2026/09/15/l... via @denverpost.com
denverpost.com
Lincoln Hills was a haven for Black Coloradans. A descendant hopes to help revive the ‘Martha’s Vineyard of the West.’
Advocates and families who frequented the Colorado mountain resort say teaching people about Lincoln Hills’ history while protecting its future is paramount — and new efforts to do that are underway.
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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I called up famous concert taper Aadam Jacobs to talk about his newest project: issuing his recordings on vinyl. On Friday, he’ll put an album by Eleventh Dream Day and one by Naked Raygun.
chicagoreader.com
Aadam Jacobs finally releases some of his ten thousand show tapes on vinyl  - Chicago Reader
Laughing Bee drops live records by Eleventh Dream Day and Naked Raygun, emo band Nymb reissue their whole catalog, and Tone Deaf celebrates seven years.
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 15/09/2026
This one's an all-timer
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 15/09/2026
“It’s a real shame that it has come to this, because the livestreaming of criminal court proceedings is an important way for people to get more eyes on the judicial system in Colorado,” @jeffreyaroberts.bsky.social says
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Matthew Keys @matthewkeys.net · 15/09/2026
For years, Democratic and Republican lawmakers had opportunities to pass strong federal shield laws. They didn't. And, now, we have a government that is exploiting their inaction to target reporters whose only apparent crime is committing acts of journalism.
politico.com
DOJ seeking reporter’s LinkedIn records in secretive First Amendment court fight
The fight comes at a sensitive moment for national media, which has seen reporters targeted by subpoenas and search warrants in leak probes.
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Lauren Penington @laurenpenington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has confirmed 10 bear attacks (defined by the agency as incidents where a bear injures or kills a human) in Colorado so far this year, the most on record for the state: www.denverpost.com/2026/09/15/b...
denverpost.com
2 injured as bear attacks reach record high in Colorado amid drought
A woman was bit while camping in the Rio Grande National Forest near South Fork, and a teenager was scratched by a bear that snuck into her Durango home through the window, officials said.
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