John Connor (he/him) ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

John Connor (he/him) ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

@therealjohnconnor.bsky.social

Denver, CO Urbanist, progressive, gay, pedestrian, biker, car hater, D&D DM, Tabletop Gamer, and up-and-coming Mayor of Lavender Hill (in my own head anyway).

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A study on the lack of public restrooms in the United States .

The New York Times@nytimes.com

A man so desperate to use the bathroom at a Kroger supermarket in Texas intentionally crashed his 2006 Chevrolet HHR through the buildingโ€™s front doors because the store was closed, the authorities said.

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Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com

"Trans people are a tiny group with no power" This isn't true, and I hope my trans readers can internalize this. You are more powerful than you think. Trans and gender expansive people are 2.34% of the US population in the latest survey. That is more than enough to swing a race.

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I have a friend who is a social worker doing the same work as this social worker. She has also told me stories of women like Amy Acton's mother.

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In a major escalation in Dems embracing anti-trans positions, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the official campaign arm of House Democrats, released its first anti-trans ad supporting Nancy Lacore in SC-01. Transphobia is spreading among dems. Subscribe to support our journalism.

erininthemorning.comDCCC Releases Its First Anti-Trans Ad, Supporting SC Democrat Nancy LacoreThe ad is the first known ad from the high-level Democratic congressional campaigning arm targeting trans people this election.

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The first genuinely honest ad for generative AI I've ever seen, from Microsoft / CoPilot A mediocre white guy sees his non-white colleague getting praised for good work, he asks AI to *literally copy it*, and then he gets all the praise instead: www.ispot.tv/ad/SoDi/micr...

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GM just announced the biggest stock buyback in automotive industry history. Instead of investing in their workers or new product lines, GM executives are robbing from the future to pay themselves and their shareholders today. Stock buybacks should be illegal.

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Lake Superior Academy is a beautiful school that had offered an incredible outdoor learning experience โ€” that is until this Bitcoin mining farm moved inโ€ฆ

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This is some truly wretched, cynical bullshit by the right wing dark money machine behind most of Colorado's worst ballot initiatives this cycle, good on Chris Hoffman from Boulder for pointing it out!

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That Vivek Ramaswamy ad might end up being the worst own goal we've seen in a major race. Platforming the estranged mother of your opponent to attack her, only for everyone to discover that the mother protected the rapist of her 12-year-old daughter and stayed married to him, is beyond despicable.

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Just saw an exchange every politician should note. Someone said their dad was considering Ashley Moody because of negative ads about Angie Nixon. Angie showed up in the replies, addressed his concerns & made it personal. People want to feel heard, not talked at & Angieโ€™s response is perfection ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Corruption at every level of the GOP.๏ฟผ End the party forever this November. VOTE

ProPublica@propublica.org

โ€œIโ€™m sure youโ€™re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,โ€ the North Carolina Republican Party's comms director wrote in an email response to us. โ€œI would strongly suggest dropping this story.โ€ We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped (published Oct. 2025):

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Sure, park in the bike lane... make the 4 year old go around. Just gonna be a minute.

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We've got to nationalize SpaceX. We have no choice. We can't operate our military without them and we can't trust them to serve our national interest. There is literally no other option.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

The United States is actively helping Putin murder civilians in Ukraine. Trump is doing everything he can to force Ukraine to surrender to his friend and ally Putin so they can be subjugated by the Russians again.

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This is awesome. If your vote didnโ€™t matter Republicans wouldnโ€™t be trying so hard to stop you.

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The pre-industrial 1850-1900 baseline had 15.5ยฐC as the average annual global maximum temperature. Times have changed. So far this year the planet has seen 160 days above 15.5ยฐC, currently in a tie with 2024 for the most such days, followed by 2023 with 154 and 2025 with 152.

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โ€œIf every cyclist did this, Toronto would be closed for business. And Doug Ford might realise bike lanes were not just for the safety of cyclists, but for the convenience of motoristsโ€

road.ccโ€œHe wants bikes in traffic lanes. Give him what he wantsโ€: Cyclists urged to โ€œslow every street down to bicycle speedโ€ and ride in middle of lane amid premierโ€™s war on cycle paths + more on the live b...

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If this were an immigrant or Muslim it would make national headlines. Because it's a Nazi you're probably just now hearing about it.

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thatโ€™s right

Truthout@truthout.org

Rep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.

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OMG she is brutally bad at this

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Iโ€™m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

Anyone have any drinking game suggestions? Maybe debate bingo? How many times will her opponent bring up her personal life drama? Will Beetlejuice be mentioned? Will Lauren get arrested on screen? Tune in to find out

Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social

It's debate night on 9NEWS. GOP Rep Lauren Boebert and Democrat Eileen Laubacher in their only scheduled debate. 6-7PM on 9NEWS and streaming everywhere you find 9NEWS.

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Itโ€™s not just the rich taking from the poor, itโ€™s also the old taking from the young (And then they tell them to stop complaining about it) If youโ€™re not pissed off youโ€™re not paying attention

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In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com

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Same goes for the innocent Venezuelan fisherman he mass murdered.

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Susan Collins claims that our reporting about CEO Martin Kaoโ€™s bribery allegations took him at his word. Thatโ€™s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. Hereโ€™s how we independently corroborated much of Kaoโ€™s account.

propublica.orgWatch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan CollinsIn late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins โ€” until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the ...