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Mark McGee @smackmegthermo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Unless there is some spectacular rain in the next 12 hours, we end the water year with 8.55" of precipitation. Normal is 15.77". That is only 57% of normal. Lack of soil moisture is visibly affecting trees in the area. Even the unloved Russian Olive trees. Cracks in the clay soil abound.

Screen shot of the 12 month precipitation chart for CoCoRaHS station CO-LR-1295 near Berthoud Colorado. It details the precipitation received as noted in the skeet. 8.55" received and 15.77" for a normal year.

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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 29/09/2026

So I wrote about MLB’s decision to try playing baseball in a national park. (I think there’s more at work here than just playing baseball in a scenic location.)

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Tuesday Rockpile: Should MLB build a ballpark in Grand Teton National Park?

No. It’s a terrible idea. Here’s why.

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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thanks to @highcountrynews.org for running this harrowing story on the drought-fueled Bearpocalypse that’s driving ursids into conflicts across the West. Bear issues have become nightly here in Salida; I just wrote to city council begging for better waste disposal. www.hcn.org/articles/as-...

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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 should...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

DAVE MATTHEWS: “I said it last night, but I’ll say it again - man, I’m so tired of this fuckin’ President.”

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Hayden Center @haydencenter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New developments on the AHI ("Havana Syndrome") front from Catherine Herridge over on X: x.com/C__Herridge/...

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Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) on X

EXCLUSIVE: US Government Analysis of Suspect Device is 'Far Advanced'

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Steve Liesman @steveliesman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I made a couple badges of honor for my banned colleagues. They should wear them with pride.

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Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 18/09/2026

Just thinking this morning how 10 years ago, Colorado only had one 100,000 acre wildfire on record (in 2002). Since then, we've had 6 more. Mind boggling. climate.colostate.edu/large_wildfi...

Map of Large Colorado Wildfires, with buttons for Wildfire by Size, Wildfire by Year, and Currently Active Wildfires. List of selections to view different sizes. Greater than 100,000 selected. Seven wildfires are on the map.

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Squirrels on suicide missions have knocked out power to Castle Rock, Colorado twice this week. Our investigation has revealed a century of squirrel attacks covered up by the pro-squirrel media.

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Thanks For Sharing, Jerk @thx4sharingjerk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Do you realize how bad the polling has to be for the GOP that Congress is just folding their cards now and shutting down

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I have spent the afternoon scouring the archives to document a century of squirrel-on-human attacks in Colorado and the complicity of the pro-squirrel media. I will present my findings on Next at 6pm.

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Mark McGee @smackmegthermo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A bit of color at sunset in Colorado.

View of dark blue and rose/pink illuminated clouds on the west horizon in Colorado. A tree on the left and trees below appear as dark black silhouette highlights in the photo.

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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 14/09/2026

How one small-scale Colorado rancher has withstood drought, rising costs and Trump’s plan to import beef coloradosun.com/2026/09/14/h...

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Lauren Wolfe @laurenwolfe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

48 Hours That Broke Me — And What Came After I lost both my mentors in 48 hours, right before the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Grief doesn’t wait its turn. New on Chills chills.substack.com/p/48-hours-t...

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48 Hours That Broke Me — And What Came After

I lost both my mentors in 48 hours, right before the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Grief doesn’t wait its turn.

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leftynavyseal.bsky.social @leftynavyseal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

WAPO: Fed judge Cathy Seible tells West Point its policy of dictating what professors can and cannot say and write in public is unconstitutional, and permanently enjoined West Point from enforcing the policy; a big win for law prof Tom Bakken, a big loss for the colonel who told him to shut up.

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Drew Creasman @drewcreasman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Umpire Doug Eddings embarrassed himself and MLB: No business telling Rincon how to wear his hat, forever tarnishing the young man’s MLB debut He apologized about the hat but not for a pitch clock violation and safe call that were retaliatory. Nor did he apologize to Hunter Goodman for lying:

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Umpire Doug Eddings embarrasses MLB | Colorado Rockies saved by new owners?

YouTube video by Mile High Sports

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

PACIFIC TRAVEL | In an area long characterized by the presence of U.S. military forces, the Okinawa City Museum of Postwar Culture and History serves as a fascinating window into the island's complex history of after World War II. From Stars ad Stripes' Ryan M. Breeden:

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Cultural museum highlights Okinawa’s post-WWII transformation

The Okinawa City Museum of Postwar Culture and History specifically focuses on the affereffects of World War II on the local area.

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Mark McGee @smackmegthermo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A couple of days without internet was welcome. Poudre River Colorado.

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Manny Rutinel @mannyrutinel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our housing stock is at record lows, energy demands are through the roof, and the public systems we rely on are more strained than ever. The people working these jobs deserve to earn family-supporting pay and good benefits. Thank you LiUNA for meeting with me yesterday. Let's keep working.

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Lauren Wolfe @laurenwolfe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Frosting. Flowers. Now perfume. I’ve spent years being told which of my obsessions were too frivolous to matter — and which one was too dark. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/nobody-get...

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Nobody Gets to Tell Me What’s Small Enough to Leave Undescribed

Frosting. Flowers. Now perfume. I’ve spent years being told which of my obsessions were too frivolous to matter — and which one was too dark.

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.com · 31/08/2026

President of the Seneca Nation says renaming Lake Ontario would violate treaty signed by President George Washington. “We will always call Lake Ontario by the name derived from the language of our ancestors – the name that... will live on forever.... sninews.org/2026/08/28/s...

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Seneca Nation President Addresses President Trump’s Call to Rename Lake Ontario - SNI Official Newsletter

Executive Order is ‘the exact opposite of diplomacy’ August 28, 2026 CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY, IRVING, N.Y. – A day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to rename Lake Ontario, Sen...

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Mark McGee @smackmegthermo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Having an Average Weekend? Howz that thing you started with Iran in the Gulf of Hormuz going? @ericmbudd.com @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social @steveliesman.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCY...

screenshot of CNBC market page of premarket oil prices on Sunday 30 AUG 2026. Prices are up and the tagline reads "Oil rises over 1% after US forces strike two Iranian rocket launchers..."

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Mark McGee @smackmegthermo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Anyone else seeing a lot of A E W stuff on their timeline? Seems odd that it recently became prevalent.

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Snagz @snagzsong.com · 29/08/2026

I'm getting a case 😂

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Mark McGee @smackmegthermo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Some folks subscribe to Netflix for entertainment when the long range GFS is right there.

GFS forecast map for 00Z Sep 08 2026 showing a tropical low impacting Baja California and rain extending into southern AZ.

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MereTheeWell @mymerehut.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Smoke from the Moose Mountain fire near Pinewood Springs, Colorado is visible from Berthoud. #wildfire #PinewoodSpringsCO #incendio #LarimerCounty

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Mitchell Byars @mitchellbyars.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Anybody got cool lunar eclipse shots from #Boulder County they can share with us for the newsletter?

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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Exciting news - I updated today's post on the summer surge in #Covid to reflect that all 3 new vaccines received FDA approval today--Moderna, Pfizer, and Novavax-Sanofi. www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

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Covid-19 Cases Surge—Here’s What’s Different This Summer That Will Help

As Covid again increases, these will help you weather or prevent infection: vaccines, masks, Paxlovid, metformin, azelastine, some antihistamines, and Ensitrelvir.

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If you'd like to donate a few dollars in celebration of Dolly Parton's life and legacy to support Imagination Library Colorado... folks have donated almost $100,000 today: www.coloradogives.org/story/Wordof...

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Support WORD OF THANKS-Imagination Library Colorado on ColoradoGives.org

Help put 45,000 books in the hands of Colorado children ages 0–5

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Tenth Key @tenthkey.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This woman had bangers for decades. Also, I heard this for the first time today, and all I could think was, "I hope they made Neil Young cry his fucking eyes out."

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Harris, Parton, Ronstadt on Late Show, March 24, 1999 (full, stereo)

YouTube video by Don Giller

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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/08/2026

Freshman Congressman Being Adorably Discreet With Corruption theonion.com/freshman-congressman-b…

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If you'd like to join me in a making a small donation to Imagination Library Colorado in celebration of the life and generosity of Dolly Parton: www.coloradogives.org/story/Wordof...

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Support WORD OF THANKS-Imagination Library Colorado on ColoradoGives.org

Help put 45,000 books in the hands of Colorado children ages 0–5

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COWxPilot @cowxpilot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Line of United planes patiently wait to be refueled after being diverted to Scottsbluff, Nebraska due to afternoon thunderstorms in Denver ⛈️

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