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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 7h

Dinosaur Ridge is in a profound state of disrepair, with main tracks literally eroding away on an annual basis. The trackway needs a roofed structure with good exterior drainage. But the reno. project has been mired in bureaucracy. Please contact your CO and Jeffco officials. My recent photos:

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 9h

I'm inclined to agree...

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 9h

Denver used to have a Black baseball team called the White Elephants. (From DMNS.)

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 9h

Really fun little brewery in Five Points (Denver).

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 2d

In a novel you couldn't get away with naming a founder of AI alt-man.

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 2d

My wife and I are talking about pinching pennies to help fund Food Bank of the Rockies; meanwhile, we're also helping pay for the completely unnecessary $300M renovation of the East Wing. (P.S. The U.S. also is in debt $38 trillion.)

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 2d

"Creative destruction" is not remotely the same as "destruction for destruction's sake."

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 3d

I confess the new Predator film looks fun.

Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 4d

Why I Endorse Phil Weiser in the Democratic Primary (Colorado governor race): ariarmstrong.com/25-weiser.html

Why I Endorse Phil Weiser in the Democratic Primary

Weiser is best positioned to take on Trump.

ariarmstrong.com

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 4d

Reject land-use socialism in Littleton: My new column: completecolorado.com/2025/10/21/l...

'Land-use socialism' on the local ballot in Littleton - Complete Colorado

There is no "right" of some homeowners to forcibly restrict how their neighbors use their property.

completecolorado.com

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Christina(Tina) Hex Hendriks 🎃💀👻 @renissance1.bsky.social · 5d

This is the new Manifest Destiny.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d

“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.”

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 5d

Rush just added a bunch more shows. www.rush.com/tour/fifty-s...

Fifty Something — Rush.com

Official News and Information about the Legendary Rock Band Rush

www.rush.com

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 6d

Had dinner plans so I shut off the Broncos game at about the 7 minute mark convinced the Broncos had almost no chance. That was an exciting half-period of football for which I watched highlights.

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 7d

Another great photo of the "No Kings" protest at the Denver capitol. coloradonewsline.com/2025/10/18/t...

Tens of thousands of Coloradans rally and march against Trump at No Kings protests | Colorado Newsline

Thousands of people gathered in opposition to President Donald Trump's administration at a rally and march in Denver on Saturday.

coloradonewsline.com

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 7d

No Kings Denver speaker Joe Salazar (fmr Dem state rep) tells me they estimate 25-30k gathered in Denver today, similar to the No Kings protest earlier this year. This view is from photographer Cheney Orr for the New York Times. #copolitics

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 7d

Go Denver! #NoKings

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 7d

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 7d

Damn you Apple I made the mistake of downloaded the latest Mac OS and now my optical drive does not work properly. PS No I don't want a bunch of bullshit AI mucking up my system.

Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 7d

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. "We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days." www.propublica.org/article/immi...

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 10d

We've reached the price controls stage of Trump's march to socialism. www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/t...

Trump administration will set price floors across range of industries to combat China, Bessent says

China has driven foreign competitors out of business over the past two decades by using its market dominance to slash prices, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

www.cnbc.com

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 11d

Amache: The sordid story of Japanese internment in Colorado. My new column: completecolorado.com/2025/10/14/a...

Amache: The sordid story of Japanese internment in Colorado - Complete Colorado

A strength of Harvey's work is that it is substantially based on interviews with people forced into Amache.

completecolorado.com

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 11d

More on the "Mississippi Miracle": www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy

Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.

www.theatlantic.com

Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 12d

Thank goodness for the release of the hostages. Let's hope for continued better news from the region.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12d

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 13d

Authoritarianism Watch: My new Roundup: ariarmstrong.com/roundup-64.h...

Self in Society Roundup 64

Authoritarianism, Trump, ICE, Rush, immigration, mind, Substack, Kirk, guns, autism, and more.

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