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Trenton Sperry

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Production and design manager for high country ag pubs. Greeley Gadfly creator. UNCO poli sci grad. Okie native. Greeley, CO adoptee. 🍺 trentonsperry.substack.com

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NPR @npr.org · 13h
Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it. n.pr/4y2SrM3
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Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down
Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it.
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Kyle Saunders @kylesaunders.bsky.social · 13h
Where does your college stand? The university map covers 1,557 four-year schools on how well each could absorb a hit to enrollment or revenue, and how its graduates do. Refreshed this week with the newest IPEDS and College Scorecard data. kylesaunders.com/university-m...
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Mapping the Structural Divide
1,557 U.S. colleges and universities mapped on Institutional Resilience, Post-College Market Position, and AI Exposure.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Friend of Putin oligarch Konstantin Sokolov makes a nice fat donation to Trump's ballroom project, and gets relief from Treasury Department sanctions in exchange. This is known as a quid pro quo transaction. It's a felony. www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?
Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.
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Trenton Sperry @trentonsperry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
8 commas in 1 sentence
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 03/10/2026
Governor Polis repeated a claim based on a legal argument already rejected by the title board and the state Supreme Court.
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Polis Pushes Conservative Group’s Anti-Tax Argument
Recently a on local political podcast, Colorado Governor Jared Polis attacked Amendment 87, the graduated income tax proposal that would cut taxes for nearly all Coloradans while only raising taxes...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 03/10/2026
'Handful' of G20 countries reject US stance on excess industrial capacity reut.rs/4zxmpsT
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'Handful' of G20 countries reject US stance on excess industrial capacity
A "handful" of G20 trade ministers rejected US calls to curb excess industrial capacity and "non-market" policies, the US Trade Representative's office ​said on Friday, exposing divisions within the group of major ‌economies.
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026
Scoop: At a secret meeting this summer, an aide to Stephen Miller laid out Trump administration's plan to make it easier for states to round up and institutionalize mentally ill homeless people — by pushing a drastic policy change that would weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans.
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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In which Judge Ho quotes Josh Blackman about the "audition trap," in which a judge (or law professor) writes not because they think a decision is right, but because it will get the attention of Trump, err, I mean some higher authority. Excuse me while I vomit. www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
And therein lies the quandary for the dutiful judge.  How should a good judge respond when it’s suggested that his exercise of judicial authority might be tainted by his private, personal desire for elevation to another post? One noted scholar has described this dilemma as “the audition trap.”  Josh Blackman, The Audition Trap, Reason.com, Mar. 7, 2025.  As Professor Blackman explains, “[a]t bottom, this is a charge of bad faith: that we write what we write not because we think it is the right legal outcome, but that we are using our platforms to seek some higher office.” He calls it a “trap” because it’s a claim that “cannot be refuted.”  “Once a person is labeled as an auditioner, everything they do will be seen as an attempt to audition.  If they act in a moderate fashion, they are doing so to avoid drawing attention, and helping their candidacy.  If they act in a radical fashion, they are doing so to draw attention, and help their candidacy.  Auditioners are trapped in a vicious cycle.”  Id.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m sorry, what’s that acronym again?
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/10/2026
The FDA closed its investigation into the largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak in U.S. history, saying investigators found the parasite in the environment where implicated lettuce was grown in Mexico and where it was processed by Taylor Farms de Mexico.
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FDA found cyclospora at Taylor Farms Mexico site and where lettuce was grown
The parasite was found in a wastewater tank at a processing facility and a drainage ditch, but the agency could not determine how contamination occurred.
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CNN @cnn.com · 03/10/2026
A CNN investigation has found that while Jared Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer. cnn.it/4AIwBQs
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 03/10/2026
Dutch royal house helped slave trade to survive, study finds aje.news/7t4k3x
Dutch royal house helped slave trade to survive, study finds
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 03/10/2026
Benny Johnson, a right-wing influencer, is being sued for referring to protesters as “left-wing terrorists.” trib.al/In1PbQO
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ICE Protesters Just Sued One of Trump’s Biggest Cheerleaders
Benny Johnson, a right-wing influencer, is being sued for referring to protesters as “left-wing terrorists.”
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 03/10/2026
The director of Colorado’s Division of Youth Services announced his resignation Friday, departing his leadership role barely a year after taking the reins over the state’s youth detention centers.
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Colorado Division of Youth Services director resigns after just a year on the job
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Caitlyn Kim @caitlynkim.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Victor Marx campaign receives one of the largest fines in state history www.cpr.org/2026/10/02/v... via @bentebirkeland.bsky.social #copolitics
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Victor Marx campaign receives one of the largest fines in state history
Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx fined for accepting campaign contributions above the state’s legal limit.
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CNN @cnn.com · 03/10/2026
The unemployment rate for Black Americans rose from 6% to 7%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. cnn.it/4hyDJpS
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 03/10/2026
Kremlin critic and chess champion Garry Kasparov says the FBI warned him that his life was in danger shortly before the U.S. announced it had uncovered what it called a Russian murder-for-hire plot in Washington.
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Russian dissident Garry Kasparov said FBI warned his life was in danger
Russia previously did not try to target dissidents on U.S. soil, but President Vladimir Putin is escalating his fight with the West, Kasparov said.
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Caitlyn Kim @caitlynkim.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Boulder’s climate case gets its most consequential audience yet: The Supreme Court www.cpr.org/2026/10/02/s...
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Boulder’s climate case gets its most consequential audience yet: The Supreme Court
After more than eight years in lower courts, Boulder’s case against two oil giants will kick off the Supreme Court’s new term.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 03/10/2026
Judge bars building of Texas-Mexico border barrier in Big Bend National Park reut.rs/4xV6u6b
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Judge bars building of Texas-Mexico border barrier in Big Bend National Park
A federal judge on Friday barred the Trump administration from building a US-Mexico border barrier through Big Bend National Park in Texas while courts consider ​an environmental lawsuit challenging the project.
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Michael Karlik @michaelkarlik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Magistrate Judge Cyrus Chung of Colorado frees a noncitizen who ICE unlawfully arrested without a warrant. Those arrests require probable cause that someone is likely to escape before ICE can get a warrant. But the man was *in jail* and, one would assume, not likely to escape.
Here, the petitioner’s arrest lacked a lawful basis. His arrest does not comply with
section 1226(a) and the corresponding regulations because ICE did not issue an NTA or
warrant prior to his arrest. See, e.g., Quezada-Estrada, 2026 WL 1361880, at *5; MartinezSalamanca v. Baltazar, No. 26-cv-02410-PAB, 2026 WL 2083209, at *3–4 (D. Colo. July
20, 2026). And the respondents “have not provided any argument or set forth any evidence
indicating that petitioner’s warrantless arrest was proper under § 1357” and 8 C.F.R. §
287.8(c)(2). Martinez-Salamanca, 2026 WL 2083209, at *4. Nor could they. ICE
“encountered” the petitioner while he was being held by the Mesa County police. ECF No.
11 at 2. The circumstances of his arrest show that he was not likely to escape before a
warrant could be obtained because he was released to ICE from state custody. See, e.g.,
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John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Centcom conference to discuss ways to reduce civilian harm in their operations comes shortly after a member of the HASC intervened to stop an Army official from reassigning all remaining staff working on the problem. w/ @malachy.bsky.social & @trbrtc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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Military Leaders Will Examine Ways to Limit Civilian Deaths in War
U.S. Central Command will hold a daylong conference at its Tampa headquarters after seven months of war in Iran.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/10/2026
Exclusive: The Trump administration stripped tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance from European and Middle Eastern countries and will give those funds instead to conservative-leaning governments in Latin America, U.S. officials said.
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Trump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America instead
The diverted funds include tens of millions of dollars Congress approved for countries impacted by the war in Ukraine.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The worst-ever approval rating for Trump in the AP-NORC data, across both terms.* His previous worst was -34% in late 2017. Even more monumental is that Americans are giving him a -47% rating on the economy! *caveat that they didn't do a post-January 6 poll
AP-NORC Approve Disapprove The economy 

09/24-28/2026 (N=2,140) 26% approve, 73% disapprove
07/23-27/2026 (N=1,165) 32% approve, 66% disapprove
06/11-17/2026 (N=3,040) 33% approve, 66% disapprove
05/14-18/2026 (N=1,117) 33%, 67% disapprove
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Metro job data is in today, & 38 of the 50 largest metros have gained jobs over the last year Fastest: SLC (2.5%), Raleigh (2.2%), San Jose (1.6%), Charlotte (1.5%), Las Vegas (1.5%) Slowest: DC (-2%), Portland (1.5%), Indianapolis (-1.1%), Richmond (-.8%), Hampton Roads (-.6%)
a graph of change in nonfarm payrolls year on year by metro area
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SCOOP A Pentagon influencer called liberal women a "pestilence" who will end western civilization. He's also: • Praised dictators like Franco and Pinochet • Said people without kids should not be allowed vote • Called immigrants "semihuman savages" www.wired.com/story/a-pent...
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A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/09/2026
A Tennessee woman scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a brutal killing she helped carry out as an 18-year-old would become the first woman put to death by the state in more than 200 years.
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Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in over 200 years
Christa Pike was convicted in a brutal 1995 killing committed when she was 18. Advocates pushing for her life to be spared point to abuse she suffered as a child.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 29/09/2026
Spain plans stricter rules on asylum seekers in Ceuta, draft decree shows reut.rs/4hRofOV
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Spain plans stricter rules on asylum seekers in Ceuta, draft decree shows
Spain is planning to override standard migration procedures and tighten rules on ‌asylum seeking for migrants who arrived in its North African enclave of Ceuta in July's mass crossing, a draft decree seen by Reuters showed, prompting outcry from legal experts and NGOs.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 29/09/2026
A U.S. district judge ruled that the extreme heat incarcerated people endure in Texas prisons violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/26/t...
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From Sweltering Cells to Frigid Tents: The Extreme Temperatures of Incarceration
While Texas faces a 2029 deadline to install AC and California debates workplace exemptions, incarcerated people endure extreme heat and freezing detention camps.
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Politico @politico.com · 29/09/2026
Democrats are running pastors for office. Republicans are attacking their religious comments.
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Democrats are running pastors for office. Republicans are attacking their religious comments.
Democratic Senate nominees James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas, as well as two key Iowa House nominees, are seeing their remarks on Christianity picked over by the GOP.
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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 29/09/2026
Rural Colorado communities getting healthcare upgrades with $170M in federal grants coloradosun.com/2026/09/29/r...
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Rural Colorado communities getting healthcare upgrades with $170M in federal grants
Grant funding will benefit 250 projects aimed at strengthening rural Colorado’s healthcare workforce, equipment and services
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Genuinely the worst campaign message I’ve ever seen
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump committed serious crimes”
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Jesse Aaron Paul @jesseapaul.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amendment 86: Congressional redistricting in Colorado outside the normal process would have more barriers coloradosun.com/2026/09/29/a... #copolitics
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Amendment 86: Congressional redistricting in Colorado outside the normal process would have more barriers
Amendment 86 would require public input and a court review of any mid-decade congressional redistricting in Colorado.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In appeals court filing, Trump allies on Kennedy Center Board argue for restoring Trump name on facade "Trump’s efforts & prestige provide the sole hope for the Centers financial survival" "Building has become dangerously dilapidated, outdated & decrepit" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#01208892672 in Joyce Beatty v. Donald Trump (D.C. Cir., 26-5224) – CourtListener.com
APPELLANT BRIEF [2195351] filed by Brian D. Ballard, Maria Bartiromo, Pamela J. Bondi, Mary Helen Bowers, Hannah F. Buchan, Shelley Moore Capito, Robert Castellani, Elaine Chao, Susan Collins, Pamella...
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WyoFile @wyofile.com · 29/09/2026
Wyoming's behemoth trona mining and soda ash industry — its largest global export commodity — needs to "make some noise," one CEO says. The industry that records $1.3 billion in annual exports is in jeopardy, and it's going to need federal help to compete with China. #wyomingnews #sodaash
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A flood of Chinese soda ash has Wyoming's industry swimming in troubled waters - WyoFile
Though plans to expand the state's trona mining and soda ash industry have stalled, they're essential to surviving a fundamentally altered global market, one CEO says.
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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Remigration in action:
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the republican party will gladly pay you Tuesday for a vote today
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Reuters @reuters.com · 29/09/2026
US single-family home prices rise in July, FHFA says reut.rs/4rMAe3N
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US single-family home prices rise in July, FHFA says
US single-family house prices increased in July, adding to the strain from rising mortgage rates that are pushing homeownership ​further out of reach for many young adults.
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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 29/09/2026
Xcel customers are being left in the dark by frequent outages, Colorado regulators say coloradosun.com/2026/09/29/x...
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Xcel customers are being left in the dark by frequent outages, Colorado regulators say
The number of power outages in 2026 is exceeding historic averages, a Colorado Public Utilities Commission analysis found.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 29/09/2026
Wrote about the decline and fall of SCOTUSblog, which used to be the single best resource for Supreme Court stuff, and (thanks to some intervening crimes committed by its co-founder) is now a weird platform for conservative pundits to talk about what a good job the conservative justices are doing
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It Was the Essential Home of Supreme Court News. Now It’s a Joke. What Happened?
How high-stakes poker brought down a pillar of Supreme Court coverage.
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Trenton Sperry @trentonsperry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gotta rack up more crimes before the fiscal year ends
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/09/2026
Many conservative voters critical of Trump told Reuters they would still do all they can to deny Democrats control of either house of Congress reut.rs/3TwNAV3
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Fear of democratic socialists drives November turnout plans for some Trump voters
Seven of 18 interviewed Trump voters say left-wing gains make them more motivated to vote.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Interest payments are already set to grow to 8% of GDP if they stay at 4.2%. If rates are 1 pp higher, then they’d top 12% of GDP within 30 years
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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 28/09/2026
Colorado fires back at Nebraska over water case at Supreme Court coloradosun.com/2026/09/28/c...
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Colorado fires back at Nebraska over water case at Supreme Court
Colorado fires back in Nebraska water war, tells U.S. Supreme Court it's actually Nebraska stealing water that belongs to Colorado farmers.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Hoping to win back male voters, the Trump White House is pushing the regressive idea that one hormone could be a magic elixir of masculinity
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Are you man enough? Republicans bet on ‘virile, brawny’ testosterone to juice the midterms
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WyoFile @wyofile.com · 28/09/2026
Data has shown that Wyoming kids often end up in the state’s adult judicial system, where the goal is punishment rather than treatment, training and rehabilitation. What determines when Wyoming kids can be treated like adults in court? #wyomingnews #juvenilejustice #criminaljustice
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When can Wyoming children be treated like adults in court? - WyoFile
Data has shown that Wyoming kids often are treated as adults in the state’s judicial system.
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Politico @politico.com · 28/09/2026
Trump administration finalizes repeal of Biden-era Title IX rule
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Trump administration finalizes repeal of Biden-era Title IX rule
The rule stops short of defining "sex" in the federal education law barring sex discrimination as biological sex.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 28/09/2026
World's top three beef producers witness a decline in cattle stocks because of rising input costs, droughts and biology.
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Cattle to feed: Why a global meat crisis is looming
World's top three beef producers witness a decline in cattle stocks because of rising input costs, droughts and biology.
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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEWS: Trump asks SCOTUS for help ending gender-affirming care for transgender people in federal prisons Feds claim that the policy is "necessary to maintain institutional security" @courthousenews.bsky.social
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