David Colborne
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Opinion columnist for The Nevada Independent. Anarcho-Blueskyist. @wendycolborne.bsky.social wife guy. Manages IT people on the side (full time).
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the thing is, as I’ve aged, the bar for who looks like a child to me has risen. there are whole tax paying ass adults who scan as literal children to me when I see them.
what the actual fuck is wrong with people.
what the actual fuck is wrong with people.
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
the thing is, as I’ve aged, the bar for who looks like a child to me has risen. there are whole tax paying ass adults who scan as literal children to me when I see them.
what the actual fuck is wrong with people.
what the actual fuck is wrong with people.
It's 9:30 a.m. and I'm watching the Nevada Assembly decide if they want to allow two assembly members to participate remotely (apparently while one of them is on vacation?) before they vote on the Film Tax Credit bill.
What are you watching?
What are you watching?
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It's 9:30 a.m. and I'm watching the Nevada Assembly decide if they want to allow two assembly members to participate remotely (apparently while one of them is on vacation?) before they vote on the Film Tax Credit bill.
What are you watching?
What are you watching?
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All my random politically unaware friends are making Trump/Epstein jokes. You know what they haven’t said? “I heard Hakeem Jeffries promise to lower the cost of groceries”
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
All my random politically unaware friends are making Trump/Epstein jokes. You know what they haven’t said? “I heard Hakeem Jeffries promise to lower the cost of groceries”
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In wake of the recently concluded shutdown fight, and some Democrats calling for Schumer's head and others believing it could set up the party for next year, I wondered: What would Harry Reid have done?
jonralston.substack.com/p/what-would...
jonralston.substack.com/p/what-would...
What would Harry Reid have done?
Would he have done what Schumer did during the shutdown?
jonralston.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
In wake of the recently concluded shutdown fight, and some Democrats calling for Schumer's head and others believing it could set up the party for next year, I wondered: What would Harry Reid have done?
jonralston.substack.com/p/what-would...
jonralston.substack.com/p/what-would...
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The Olivia Nuzzi photo reminded me enough of the Yarvin one that I checked whether they're the same photographer. They're not; it's just apparently house style about how to glamorize terrible people.
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi photo reminded me enough of the Yarvin one that I checked whether they're the same photographer. They're not; it's just apparently house style about how to glamorize terrible people.
Perhaps it's because I spent too long in minor party politics, but I've developed something of a soft spot for turning parliamentary procedure into trench warfare.
An unusual procedural maneuver almost sunk a proposed multibillion dollar expansion of film tax credits on the first day of the Nevada Legislature’s special session.
Read about it here and follow the Legislature's actions in our live blog: thenevadaindependent.com/article/film...
Read about it here and follow the Legislature's actions in our live blog: thenevadaindependent.com/article/film...
Film tax credit bill almost derailed as Nevada Legislature special session kicks off - The Nevada Independent
The Indy’s tracker will have you covered for key developments on the first day of the 36th special session in Nevada’s history.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Perhaps it's because I spent too long in minor party politics, but I've developed something of a soft spot for turning parliamentary procedure into trench warfare.
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Want a quick summary of the key topics under discussion in the Nevada Legislature’s special session?
Our policy tracker will get you up to speed: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Our policy tracker will get you up to speed: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Nevada Policy Tracker: Issues on the Legislature’s 2025 special session agenda - The Nevada Independent
Other initiatives and topic areas outlined in Gov. Joe Lombardo's proclamation are health care, labor standards, cybersecurity, social services and school zone safety.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Want a quick summary of the key topics under discussion in the Nevada Legislature’s special session?
Our policy tracker will get you up to speed: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Our policy tracker will get you up to speed: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
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How much does a special session cost? How long will it last? We answer some of the most common questions you may have as the Nevada Legislature heads to Carson City this week.
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/what...
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/what...
What happens during a special legislative session? - The Nevada Independent
The Nevada Independent has compiled a list of questions surrounding the upcoming special session to provide Nevadans with what you need to know.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
How much does a special session cost? How long will it last? We answer some of the most common questions you may have as the Nevada Legislature heads to Carson City this week.
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/what...
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/what...
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
but her emails
Fall 2017: Then-NYT reporter literally warning Epstein that someone is "digging around again."
![From:
Thomas Jr., Landon
Sent:
9/27/2017 2:47:47 PM
To:
Subject:
Got another call from Connelly..
Importance:
High
Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]
He is digging around again -- not clear if its another book/or expanded paperback version. Was asking me all sorts of questions about why you hired Ken Starr. I told him I had no idea - I think he is doing some Trump-related digging too.
Anyway, for what its worth...
Landon Thomas, Jr.
Financial Reporter
New York Times
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November 13, 2025 at 3:31 AM
but her emails
Nevada's worst-kept secret is finally and officially out of the bag.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has called the Legislature into a special session, with a focus on an expansion of film tax credits, criminal justice policy and a host of other ‘unfinished’ items from the last session.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/lomb...
thenevadaindependent.com/article/lomb...
Lombardo calls special session focused on film tax credits, other ‘unfinished’ business - The Nevada Independent
The special session is set to begin Thursday at 10 a.m. and will “address legislative and budgetary matters requiring urgent action.”
thenevadaindependent.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Nevada's worst-kept secret is finally and officially out of the bag.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Nobody covers Nevada like the Indy does. Give them some of that subscription money you're saving by canceling your Paramount and Disney streaming subscriptions.
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A special session of the Nevada Legislature could be called as soon as Thursday, but the list of items that could make it on the agenda remains unsettled.
Here’s what we know: thenevadaindependent.com/article/what...
Here’s what we know: thenevadaindependent.com/article/what...
What’s on the agenda for Nevada’s upcoming special session? - The Nevada Independent
Many expect for the special session to be announced as early as Wednesday and start Thursday. Still, a number of sources noted that discussions are still ongoing — which has contributed to the dearth…
thenevadaindependent.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A special session of the Nevada Legislature could be called as soon as Thursday, but the list of items that could make it on the agenda remains unsettled.
Here’s what we know: thenevadaindependent.com/article/what...
Here’s what we know: thenevadaindependent.com/article/what...
Reposted by David Colborne
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
The naked hostility between Nevada's teachers unions is bizarre and inscrutable to most who live here, much less anyone watching from outside, but it sometimes leads to unexpected results.
The union representing Clark County School District teachers is endorsing Gov. Joe Lombardo in his re-election bid, a coup for the Republican who has worked with the union on bills raising education funding and school discipline.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
Major Clark County teachers union endorses Republican Joe Lombardo for Nevada governor - The Nevada Independent
The endorsement a shift from the 2022 election cycle, when the Clark County Education Association declined to back Lombardo or then-incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak (D).
thenevadaindependent.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The naked hostility between Nevada's teachers unions is bizarre and inscrutable to most who live here, much less anyone watching from outside, but it sometimes leads to unexpected results.
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Trump pardons folks who tried to help him steal the 2020 election, including Nevadans already under indictment on state charges.
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Trump pardons folks who tried to help him steal the 2020 election, including Nevadans already under indictment on state charges.
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The Dem base wants the shutdown to continue because it’s the only time we’ve felt like our electeds were representing us: trying to squeeze the GOP instead of squeezing us to accept concessions; directing their anger at the Republicans instead of at their own voters for wanting them to resist
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The Dem base wants the shutdown to continue because it’s the only time we’ve felt like our electeds were representing us: trying to squeeze the GOP instead of squeezing us to accept concessions; directing their anger at the Republicans instead of at their own voters for wanting them to resist
Neither senator is up for reelection in 2026. Cortez Masto will be up in 2028, followed by Rosen in 2030.
Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen joined a small group of Senate Democrats in voting to end the government shutdown on Sunday, joining fellow Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who has consistently voted to fund the government.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Nevada senators Rosen, Cortez Masto cross party lines in vote to end shutdown - The Nevada Independent
The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats, including Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), agreed to proceed.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Neither senator is up for reelection in 2026. Cortez Masto will be up in 2028, followed by Rosen in 2030.
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"See, we came together and compromised" is a good talking point when the gettable swing voter has a vaguely positive sense of both parties or how the system is supposed to work. Not when the 50th percentile marginal vote is like "I hate both of them so much" and your offer is "cool, I'm like both!"
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"See, we came together and compromised" is a good talking point when the gettable swing voter has a vaguely positive sense of both parties or how the system is supposed to work. Not when the 50th percentile marginal vote is like "I hate both of them so much" and your offer is "cool, I'm like both!"
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somebody's been informed he's losing the case
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
somebody's been informed he's losing the case
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Democrats now opening up a gap on the generic ballot as the shutdown drags on.
The Democrats: "oh no oh no we're so scared, we need to give them a deal, make sure this doesn't happen again until after midterms"
The Democrats: "oh no oh no we're so scared, we need to give them a deal, make sure this doesn't happen again until after midterms"
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Democrats now opening up a gap on the generic ballot as the shutdown drags on.
The Democrats: "oh no oh no we're so scared, we need to give them a deal, make sure this doesn't happen again until after midterms"
The Democrats: "oh no oh no we're so scared, we need to give them a deal, make sure this doesn't happen again until after midterms"
In your heart you know he's right.
Abolish Border Patrol.
Trump deportation agent: "I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
In your heart you know he's right.
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One of the slave power secessionist complaints was that Northern juries kept acquitting people who obstructed the Fugitive Slave Act. But even when the bastards had the federal government on their side, there was no way around the Sixth Amendment's requirement of not just a jury but a local one.
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
One of the slave power secessionist complaints was that Northern juries kept acquitting people who obstructed the Fugitive Slave Act. But even when the bastards had the federal government on their side, there was no way around the Sixth Amendment's requirement of not just a jury but a local one.
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A very transparent technical report from the Nevada state government describes the steps a ransomware gang used to breach their network and deploy ransomware, setting an example for cybersecurity disclosures.
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
#nevada #ransomware #technicalanalysis
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
#nevada #ransomware #technicalanalysis
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A very transparent technical report from the Nevada state government describes the steps a ransomware gang used to breach their network and deploy ransomware, setting an example for cybersecurity disclosures.
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
#nevada #ransomware #technicalanalysis
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
#nevada #ransomware #technicalanalysis