Luis Toro
@luistoro.bsky.social
Boulder, Colorado litigator. Born in Phoenix, Arizona. 🌵 Not speaking for anyone but myself. He/him/él. Brown is beautiful! ✊🏽🇲🇽🇵🇷🇺🇸
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Luis Toro
@luistoro.bsky.social
· Sep 7
“Imposter syndrome” is just a fancy name for internalized racism/sexism/etc. It’s the coddled nepo babies who should feel like imposters.
Mark it - first snow November 30, and the lightest of dusting at that.
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Mark it - first snow November 30, and the lightest of dusting at that.
This is a great day to recognize the reason both parties want to stop the growth of the Latino population is most of us have so much indigenous ancestry (from here and points south) that we can never be part of a whites-only America.
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is a great day to recognize the reason both parties want to stop the growth of the Latino population is most of us have so much indigenous ancestry (from here and points south) that we can never be part of a whites-only America.
100% of Colorado ethics complaints are responded to with (1) “this is just a partisan attack” and (2) “this is what everybody always does”
Explaining the ethics complaint that names Boulder County's Amabile and McCormick — and 15 other lawmakers
The case centers on whether One Main Street’s support for a Vail retreat violated Colorado’s gift ban.
boulderreportinglab.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
100% of Colorado ethics complaints are responded to with (1) “this is just a partisan attack” and (2) “this is what everybody always does”
Reposted by Luis Toro
Me: The Colorado Appellate Rules are a direct analogue to the FRAP, I wonder why they're not just called the Colorado Rules of Appellate Procedure?
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Me: The Colorado Appellate Rules are a direct analogue to the FRAP, I wonder why they're not just called the Colorado Rules of Appellate Procedure?
Why should oil companies be immune from suit for the injuries caused by their misbehavior and not, say, Xcel for the Marshall Fire?
🚨 BREAKING: Washington residents have filed a class action lawsuit against several fossil fuel companies for their decades-long climate deception, which they argue is now "driving up homeowners’ insurance premiums across Washington and the rest of the country."
Lawsuit: Big Oil’s decades of climate deception fueled WA’s soaring home insurance costs
A federal lawsuit reveals how climate deception by Big Oil drives up home insurance costs in Washington, impacting homeowners.
mynorthwest.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Why should oil companies be immune from suit for the injuries caused by their misbehavior and not, say, Xcel for the Marshall Fire?
Get the word out they’re coming after white folks too and maybe they’ll start caring about ICE abuses. Ask them, could you be mistaken for a Brit?
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Get the word out they’re coming after white folks too and maybe they’ll start caring about ICE abuses. Ask them, could you be mistaken for a Brit?
Reposted by Luis Toro
Back in my day, politicians at least felt the need to lie about starting wars on behalf of oil companies
Rep. Salazar: "We're gonna be doing a favor to us, to our children, to our economy, to our oil companies to be able to liberate. And to Venezuelans who wants to be free."
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Back in my day, politicians at least felt the need to lie about starting wars on behalf of oil companies
November 24; still hasn’t snowed.
The record for the latest first snow of the season here in Boulder, CO is today, November 17. It’s not going to snow today, so we’re setting a new record this year, beating the old record from 2021. #climatechanged
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
November 24; still hasn’t snowed.
Seriously, this Republican DA in Mesa County is standing up to Trump more than basically anybody else in his party who still is in office. Last of the law-and-order conservatives!
Mesa County DA, Colorado AG urge Gov. Polis to not give in to Trump's Tina Peters demands
Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday with a clear message: Tina Peters should not be
www.gjsentinel.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Seriously, this Republican DA in Mesa County is standing up to Trump more than basically anybody else in his party who still is in office. Last of the law-and-order conservatives!
The record for the latest first snow of the season here in Boulder, CO is today, November 17. It’s not going to snow today, so we’re setting a new record this year, beating the old record from 2021. #climatechanged
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The record for the latest first snow of the season here in Boulder, CO is today, November 17. It’s not going to snow today, so we’re setting a new record this year, beating the old record from 2021. #climatechanged
My wife was asking, if ICE smashes my car window and drag me off, can I sue? And I said, basically no. That’s why Colorado should expand its civil rights statute (CRS 13-21-131) to apply to the feds. (But don’t call it “converse 1983” - too lawyerly!)
Resuscitating State Damages Remedies Against Federal Officials
There are forceful legal arguments that individuals can use state civil rights statutes to sue federal employees who violate the U.S. Constitution.
statecourtreport.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My wife was asking, if ICE smashes my car window and drag me off, can I sue? And I said, basically no. That’s why Colorado should expand its civil rights statute (CRS 13-21-131) to apply to the feds. (But don’t call it “converse 1983” - too lawyerly!)
Reposted by Luis Toro
welcome to America, where Confederate statues are being put back up and memorials to Black soldiers who gave their lives in World War II are being removed
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
welcome to America, where Confederate statues are being put back up and memorials to Black soldiers who gave their lives in World War II are being removed
It’s probably just a matter of time before they start “testing the boundaries” if the Third Amendment. “ICE agents aren’t ‘Soldiers’”!
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It’s probably just a matter of time before they start “testing the boundaries” if the Third Amendment. “ICE agents aren’t ‘Soldiers’”!
Update: It did!
Trump’s trying to literally starve Americans, and the national media is like “Will the President’s bold gambit divide Democrats?”
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Update: It did!
Our climate alteration case rates a SCOTUSblog page now. Proud to have played a small role in Boulder’s opposition to the cert petition. www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-f...
Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County
www.scotusblog.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Our climate alteration case rates a SCOTUSblog page now. Proud to have played a small role in Boulder’s opposition to the cert petition. www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-f...
Good news! There’s still a strong chance they’ll take one of these cases in the next year or two, though.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices on Monday turned away an appeal...
www.9news.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Good news! There’s still a strong chance they’ll take one of these cases in the next year or two, though.
For your Native friends nervous about la migra:
Native Americans and Immigration Enforcement — Know Your Rights - Native American Rights Fund
Native Americans born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens, and ICE cannot detain or deport them for immigration violations. Since 1924, federal law has guaranteed Native American citizenship. A 2025 Executi...
narf.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
For your Native friends nervous about la migra:
FIFA loves dictators and is in bed with wealthy Saudis and Qataris, just like Trump. I’m thinking of bailing out of the lottery for World Cup 2026 tickets.
FIFA to award new peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.pbs.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
FIFA loves dictators and is in bed with wealthy Saudis and Qataris, just like Trump. I’m thinking of bailing out of the lottery for World Cup 2026 tickets.
Reposted by Luis Toro
it doesn’t get any clearer that america’s betrothal to fossil fuels is about letting energy companies pick our pockets to prop up their obsolete industry
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
it doesn’t get any clearer that america’s betrothal to fossil fuels is about letting energy companies pick our pockets to prop up their obsolete industry
Remember when they used to pretend invading Iraq wasn’t about oil?
If Donald Trump engineers regime change in Venezuela, the nation could reach its potential as a major oil supplier
Venezuelan Regime Change May Open Oil's Floodgates
Despite sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves, it’s a sad truth that Venezuela doesn’t matter for the energy markets. With production languishing near its lowest in a century, American saber-rattling against the administration of President Nicolás Maduro isn’t having much impact on oil; even an actual confrontation looks likely to only push prices a bit higher.
bloom.bg
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Remember when they used to pretend invading Iraq wasn’t about oil?
Trump’s trying to literally starve Americans, and the national media is like “Will the President’s bold gambit divide Democrats?”
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Trump’s trying to literally starve Americans, and the national media is like “Will the President’s bold gambit divide Democrats?”
Hello? Hello? I never want to hear Colorado liberals whine that they’re shut out of the major offices again.
OK, everyone who wants a more fighting Senator but frets that a primary could help the Rs win the seat, here’s a free shot. Anyone gonna step up? Bueller?
John Hickenlooper is up for reelection. Colorado Republicans don’t really have a candidate to challenge him.
The one GOP candidate who has filed paperwork to try to unseat Colorado’s junior Democratic senator is unknown to voters. Other, better known Republicans are so far passing on the race and the party’s...
coloradosun.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hello? Hello? I never want to hear Colorado liberals whine that they’re shut out of the major offices again.
I’m not going to repost the photo of Lauren Boebert’s racist Halloween outfit, but we are getting to the point where people in her district are going to need to be straight-up ostracized.
November 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I’m not going to repost the photo of Lauren Boebert’s racist Halloween outfit, but we are getting to the point where people in her district are going to need to be straight-up ostracized.
Reposted by Luis Toro
Folks, how much more blatant does the surveillance need to be? Gen AI apps collect your data ... beyond your chat session ... often for years. Don't fall for the squishy ToS language "may use."
Read this paper.
The section on data collection of children's chat app use will light your hair on fire.
Read this paper.
The section on data collection of children's chat app use will light your hair on fire.
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Folks, how much more blatant does the surveillance need to be? Gen AI apps collect your data ... beyond your chat session ... often for years. Don't fall for the squishy ToS language "may use."
Read this paper.
The section on data collection of children's chat app use will light your hair on fire.
Read this paper.
The section on data collection of children's chat app use will light your hair on fire.
Cis people are threatened by anti-trans hate too.
Citing a Trump executive order banning "gender ideology," the VA is withholding coverage and treatment for male veterans with breast cancer, an increasing condition among veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during service. 100 male veterans a year are diagnosed with breast cancer.
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Cis people are threatened by anti-trans hate too.