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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

Got some time in Denver tomorrow evening? Get the latest on ICE and how to fight the deportation dipsticks. While you're there come say hi to the A/V guy (me) #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #immigrationlaw #ice

“Human and Immigrant Defense in the New ICE Paradigm”
Hans Meyer Esq., Immigration Law Specialist
FRI. OCT. 23 7:00- 8:30 Doors 6:30 PM Free

● Community Organizing and Court Victories
● State and Local Response in Law and Policy
● Nationally recognized expert in immigration law
Location: First Universalist Church of Denver 4101 E. Hampden Ave.

First Universalist is honored to host Hans Meyer Esq. as speaker, nationally recognized for publishing, media and lectures on the criminal justice system, immigration law and “crimmigration.” Hans’ work is often in CO news: a class action law-suit over bonds being denied to immigrants in ICE custody, documenting ICE in courts, suing Aurora Detention Center for forced-labor practice to represent 60,000 detainees past and present. Hans advocates for constitutional and statutory rights of immigrants. He's received multiple honors and is active with ACLU, Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, National Immigration Project, National Lawyers Guild and Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, along with the boards of several nonprofit organizations.

Hosted by Actwithlove@firstuniversalist.org - Immigrant Allies

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Goofball clematis just started blooming (second wave) today. Season's first freeze is scheduled tonight. D'oh! #COwx #bloomscrolling

Photo closeup of exuberantly magenta clematis bloom, nestled between new and old leaves on the vine

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Looks enough like green-spored parasol that I will not be sampling, even though pretty sure I heard Tom Petty singing from one of them #ToadstoolTuesday #mushtodon

Photo showing several probable chlorophyllum molybdites mushrooms in my yard, enjoying the recycled rainwater i put on 'em yesterday

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Ooh I know A PDF reader that just, you know, reads PDFs

Inbox showing an email from Adobe with the subject, "What should we build next?"

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Took apart my camera/bird feeder to clean it this morning and found a cardinal jumper inside, guarding his nest which included lunch. Not wanting to be rude, but needing to clean the area, I relocated lunch to the woodpile and had a chat with Mr. Spider. He […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Gorgeous red and black jumping spider, phidippus cardinalis, being chauffered on a white dude's hand

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

First and so far only monarch I've seen this year, of any stage. They'd already eaten everything off the stem they were on so I moved 'em to another one. Good luck li'l critter #butterflies #caterpillars #colorado

Danaus plexippus caterpillar, vibrantly colored in black, yellow, and green, munching on milkweed

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Every once in a while cartoonist Tony Carrillo tips his hand #FMinus

Single panel cartoon shows two security guards, arms folded, watching a teen who wears a backpack. The teen asks them, "Why are you guys following me around the store? Do I match the description of an employer committing wage theft?"

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

What to do if you find a lil yard bun rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-and-m… Currently halfway through Mosco's newly-reissued book which arrived this weekend:

Cover of Rosemary Mosco's book, entitled "Birding Is My Favorite Video Game"

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

1. Hummingbird feeder finally hit big-time acceptance: broad-tails have started jousting over it 2. Co-worker I haven't always worked smoothly with just gave me EXCELLENT input on a technical project 3. First Hibiscus syriacus bloom of the season opened up […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Rose of Sharon bloom in morning sunlight

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

First year with a bird bath. Didn't realize I was also signing up for honeybee lifeguard duty. I have a small piece of styrofoam floating in there for lost insects, but many don't seem to find it. Any ideas? #AskFedi #Birding #Honeybees

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

I have race tees older than some of my teammates, but still had fun at the Denver Colfax Marathon Relay this morning My balky calf cooperated well enough to equal last year's pace. Have to postpone my dream of 8:30s until next year.

RELAY3 (5.8 mi) Total time 1:00:27 Pace 10:25 /mi

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

Today's Frazz comic, by Jef Mallett Happy May Day

Drawing of an elementary school boy [Caulfield] talking excitedly.
P1: "Today we honor the greatest guitarist"
P2: "who is also an astrophysicist"
P3: "who ever lived!"
In P4 we can finally see who he's talking to: the school janitor [Frazz], holding a broom. Frazz: "That is not what May Day is, but maybe it should be." Caulfield: "I need you to play 'Fat Bottomed Girls' on the intercom."

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2026

[Distinctly nonvegan] For the discerning, hard-to-shop-for gift recipient

A bottle of capsules labeled Beef Organs on a store shelf

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026

Messiest time of year to live beneath a cottonwood tree, populous deltoides. But the squirrels are going nuts for the seeds, and the pod clusters are truly pretty before they fall #colorado

Cottonwood seed pod cluster, a texture riot of red, green, and brown

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2026

Favorite birthday present, from a spouse who knows me well 😍 #TMBG

Blue canary night light, a little glowing friend in a darkened room

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026

One of the things I like about The Onion, to which I pay cash money for the print version, is the "ads"

Fake ad for Aramco (national oil company of Saudi Arabia) in the current Onion. A joyous mom holds her smiling son up in a field of wildflowers on a sunny day. Ad text:
The sun will explode eventually.
Where will your precious solar power be then?

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/03/2026

Eugen has joined the Resistance! No not @Gargron , but this coincidentally-named #plushtodon

Photo of a plushtodon lounging on a couch at the moment, but ready for action. It wields a Colorado Resist sticker

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/02/2026

I think this is a success story. Last year I put up window decals to help birds see our window glass. This morning there's an impact imprint but if I read the clues right (including a single feather but no bird on the ground below) I think the dove saw the […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Inside view of a kitchen window with the faint outline of a bird in flight imprinted in feather-dust on the glass. Outline of a hummingbird decal, which reflects UV light birds can see, visible in upper right corner

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2026

OK who wants a sticker? I have manifested these 6x6" vinyl stickers from a sweet design by @alipunk DM me a US postal address and I'll mail one to you, no charge If you feel like paying, I'll donate all gross receipts to the GoFundMe of a local family whose […] [Original post on mindly.social]

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2026

LOL, just got a LinkedIn email saying I appeared in some searches last week. One of the "companies" that found me: the Office of the Vice President of the USA. Gosh which element of my profile piqued their interest #DEI

The DEI certificate I earned in 2021 after some remote study with the University of South Florida

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2025

So, this is kinda fun. Because we've had very little precip in the past eight weeks and are expecting high winds tomorrow, our Colorado electrical utility is scheduling a power outage tomorrow for several hundred thousand of us. They'd rather do this than maybe […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Map of central Colorado showing the areas (in yellow) where Xcel says they will be turning off power to everyone 12/17/25 due to high winds and fire danger

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/12/2025

@mathowie what's the problem, it very specifically states the charger's on

one of the pre-UI startup messages says "Starting charger: OK"

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/12/2025

Ball's back in your court, squirrels

A so-called "squirrel-proof" feeder which has been damaged and raided many times by our local _Sciurus_niger_ gang. I believe I have addressed its weakness with the addition of two small u-bolts. The game is afoot.

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/12/2025

Haven't been able to talk her off Substack or Bluesky yet, but you should follow Sarah Kendzior anyway open.substack.com/pub/sarahkendzior…

Sarah's cross-stitch representation of the ultimate Christmas Movie, Die Hard

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/11/2025

On the Colorado Front Range and up for a film screening December 5? Free admission. Stand up for our immigrant community by sitting down and watching this well-done, moving film; it lays bare the human cost of the #immigration policies of our government […] [Original post on mindly.social]

if I could stay - si pudiera quedarme
First Universalist Church of Denver
4101 E Hampden Ave, Denver 80222
December 5 ⚫ Doors 6:30 PM ⚫ Film 7:00 PM

Act with Love (Immigrant Allies) and the Racial Justice Task Force present If I Could Stay (Si Pudiera Quedarme), a film about two brave women and UU allies in the Colorado faith community. Learn about current immigrant issues following the film with a speaker and Q&A. Snacks will be provided.

The film is an intimate and moving portrait of two courageous mothers, Jeanette Vizguerra and Ingrid Encalada Latorre, who risk everything to stay with their families. Faced with the threat of deportation, they make the choice to seek sanctuary in local churches, surrendering their freedom in order to protect their children. Over five years, the film follows their lives as they transform isolation into activism and organize faith communities to stand in solidarity. The film is presented in Spanish and English with subtitles, and a new ending from the filmmakers.

Q&A Speaker: Joy Athanasiou is an immigration attorney with over two decades of experience specializing in immigration policy, reform, and advocacy. Joy has served as Co-Chair of the Legislative Advocacy Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Colorado Chapter.
Info: Actwithlove@firstuniversalist.org

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2025

@dangillmor Perhaps the article was revised after you posted this, but it does list the vote count and who crossed party lines

"[Rand] Paul and one other Republican senator, Lisa Murkowski, were the only two who broke with party lines to support the 48-to-51 motion at Wednesday’s vote. One Democrat, John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania), voted against."

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2025

Chose the lamest vehicle but still did pretty well in this round #MarioKart

Lawnmower just prior to running over a dozen mushrooms

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Cromley @voiceofduum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2025

@rebeccawatson for the briefest of moments I was excited to see you on tour

Poster for an upcoming appearance at a Denver club called Cervantes' Other Side by a band called Skepsis (NOT Skepchick)

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