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really just want to be in a forest with my dog. CO (ex-VA, DC, GA, NJ, etc). pivoting from webdev/digital to geospatial. fka @ClinicEscort. bodily autonomy is still a human right. I liked your post but I'll never Like your post

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mkb@michellekb· 26d

The article about the GEO Group Aurora ICE detention center employee shooting a on his way in to work last night has been updated. This guy's whole deal—did I call it or did I call it??? But so did every informed person capable of honesty + pattern recognition, so no points awarded to me here at all

excerpt from Denver Post article:

Destiny Winter, Booth’s former sister-in-law, said in an interview Friday that Booth has long been a bully. She filed for a protection order against him in 2015 after she said he slammed her into a wall during an argument, giving her a concussion that temporarily erased three days of her memories, court records show.

“This is not a good person at all,” she said. “This is not a person who does the right thing or respects boundaries, especially of women and kids. This is not a person who is willing to hold himself accountable for mistakes. This is, ‘I am going to get you back.’ Retaliation, invoking fear so people don’t speak up.”

There is no record that Booth was charged with a crime in connection with the 2015 incident. He has a limited criminal history in Colorado, court records show. Booth pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired, a misdemeanor, in 2010 and again in 2012. He was charged with careless driving in 2023 and pleaded guilty to lesser traffic offenses.

Winter said she has long fought to keep the man away from herself and her children.

“Very disrespectful, especially to women,” she said. “He’ll make threats about, ‘I’ll crush you like a chip.’ …Belittling, high and mighty, high ego is the personality and characteristics that I see.”

mkb@michellekb· 29d

the full-body cringe of seeing these two posts back-to-back (thank you and RIP to Mr. Dale; thank you to his family and to Canada; I am so sorry that America is the worst imaginable next-door neighbor in so many ways)

a 2-post Bluesky thread from Ryan Warner ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social.

The first post reads "A procession for the deceased pilot in Montrose this morning. The aircraft was a helicopter, we're told" and shows a photo of a bunch of people by the side of a road, as emergency vehicles pass, who are waving a large number of American flags, like somehow it's more flags than people in the photo.

The second post, from 1:39 PM on July 13, 2026, reads "The pilot is Nicholas Dale of Sooke, British Columbia"

mkb@michellekb· Jul 13

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mkb@michellekb· Jul 5

took this photo at 6:30 PM which was hours before dark but despite the majestic pose he was already a nervous wreck from fireworks then. now it’s 1:12 AM so it’d be great if the local yokels could wrap up the booming and crackling for the night soonish plskthx

An anxiously smiling cream-colored Samoyed dog stands several feet off the ground atop a sun-bleached and forking segment of cut-down tree lying on brilliant green grass with darker green trees visible behind on a sunny day

mkb@michellekb· Jun 19

when the algorithm’s right, it’s right

Screen capture from Apple Music:
Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard - A True Story
!!!
Louden Up Now
June 3, 2003

mkb@michellekb· Jun 17

oh indeed!

very dusty engine compartment with very clean new air filter

mkb@michellekb· Jun 6

all medicine should work this well

A smiling cream-colored Samoyed stands knee-deep in a shallow river, running kind of high over and around boulders with a little whitewater visible nearer the opposite bank, under tall skinny evergreen trees against a sky of small spotty purple-gray clouds and one great big golden cloud that’s caught the light of the setting sun

mkb@michellekb· May 16

That same night, Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer, Rivera's former boss & "mentor," was onstage at a GOP gubernatorial debate against a MAGA nut known for wild claims of pedophilia in the state Capitol—but when HE says it, he wants you to hate trans people, not Hunter Rivera coloradonewsline.com/2026/05/14/c...

Snippet of Colorado Newsline story about the 5/14/26 CO GOP gubernatorial primary debate:
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"Winning over unaffiliated voters

"Bottoms offered an altogether different theory of how to win unaffiliated voters — who make up more than half of all registered voters in Colorado — over to the Republicans’ side.

"'The reason unaffiliateds are going to come across and vote for a Republican governor is because of the major issues — they don’t want boys in girls sports,' said Bottoms. 'They are sick and tired of the pedophilia. They don’t like the illegal immigrant crime that is happening in our state, and crime in a general sense.'

"During the debate, Bottoms falsely claimed that line items in Colorado’s state budget show 'hundreds of millions of dollars right now that are going to illegal immigrant abortions and transgender surgeries' and"

mkb@michellekb· May 16

The arrest location per the booking report was 7645 Westgate Drive in Windsor. That's the AmericInn at CO-392 and I-25. Weld County GOP chair Hunter Rivera rolled up to a budget-friendly interstate hotel, in the town where he ran for mayor, with cash in his pocket, to buy sex with a child under 15.

Screenshot of Larimer County Colorado Booking Report Detail at https://www.larimer.gov/sheriff/jail/booking-report
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RIVERA, HUNTER BRIAN
Inmate #B2603861
Date Of Birth 2002-03-30 (24)
Sex, Race M, W
Arrest Date Thu, May 14 @ 5:22 PM
Arrest Location 7645 WESTGATE DR, WINDSOR, CO, 80528
Arresting Officer Adams, Ryan
Arresting Agency Larimer County Sheriffs Office
Authority PC Arrest
Charge PC Arrest: 18-7-402 - SOLICITING FOR CHILD PROSTITUTION - (F3) *D0352026CR000697
Resolved Reason Bonded Out
Bond Amount $6,500
Bond Type Cash
Additional Charges
18-5.5-102(1)(h) - CYBERCRIME-SOLICITS/OFFERS TO ARRANGE SITUATION WHICH A M...
18-3-405(1) - SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A CHILD - STATUTORY RAPE - NO FORCE - (F4)
18-3-306(1)(3) - INTERNET LURING OF A CHILD - W/INTENT FOR SEXUAL CONTACT OR...
18-2-101(4) - CRIMINAL ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CLASS FOUR FELONY - (F5)
Upcoming Court Date
Case # D0352026CR000697
Date Thu, May 21, 2026
Time 8:30 AM
Court CR 5A - Fort Collins Justice Center, Laporte Ave.

mkb@michellekb· May 16

If you had been arrested for trying to pay for sex with a child, how much time do you think you'd need to come up with $6500 cash in order to be released back into the wild? If you're the chairman of the Weld County Republican Central Committee, it was one night in jail.

Screenshot of Larimer County Colorado Released Inmate Detail at https://www.larimer.gov/sheriff/jail/released
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RIVERA, HUNTER BRIAN
Inmate #B2603861
Date Of Birth 2002-03-30 (24)
Sex, Race M, W
Arrest Date 5/14/2026 @ 5:22 PM
Release Date Fri, May 15 @ 8:47 PM
Release Reason Bonded Out
Arresting Agency Larimer County Sheriffs Office
Authority PC Arrest
Charge PC Arrest: 18-7-402 - SOLICITING FOR CHILD PROSTITUTION - (F3) *D0352026CR000697
Resolved Reason Bonded Out
Bond Amount $6,500
Bond Type Cash
Additional Charges
18-2-101(4) - CRIMINAL ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CLASS FOUR FELONY - (F5)
18-3-405(1) - SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A CHILD - STATUTORY RAPE - NO FORCE - (F4)
18-5.5-102(1)(h) - CYBERCRIME-SOLICITS/OFFERS TO ARRANGE SITUATION WHICH A M...
18-3-306(1)(3) - INTERNET LURING OF A CHILD - W/INTENT FOR SEXUAL CONTACT OR...
Upcoming Court Date
Case # D0352026CR000697
Date Thu, May 21, 2026
Time 8:30 AM
Court CR 5A - Fort Collins Justice Center, Laporte Ave.

mkb@michellekb· May 16

Conservative dark money group Advance Colorado wins the speed-delete contest—their 12/29/25 podcast ep is already gone from all audio platforms. To be fair, I too would have leapt into action, had I interviewed an """accused""" GOP pedophile & titled it "Can Conservatives Reach the Next Generation?"

Screen capture from Advance Colorado podcast website: "
Can Conservatives Reach the Next Generation? – Advance Colorado Rundown. Kristi Burton Brown interviews Hunter Rivera — Colorado State Director for the American Conservation Coalition and the youngest county chairman for Colorado Republicans. Kristi and Hunter discuss strategies and issues to reach younger voters as well as keys to discussing environmental issues and conservation."

mkb@michellekb· May 16

Liberty on the Rocks is best known for regularly getting downvoted to hell and gone on NoCo subreddits for spamming their events while trying to claim they're "politically unaffiliated" but """accused""" pedophile and Colorado GOP star Hunter Rivera just... he tweeted it out x.com/HunterBRiver...

X.com post from @HunterBRiveraCO on March 26, 2025: "I had a great time at Liberty on the Rocks in Foco this evening!" accompanied by selfies with white people

mkb@michellekb· May 16

his own Twitter is at x.com/HunterBRiver..., don't miss scrolling down to find a cute picture of him posing with Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO8) in matching hard hats

A selfie of Hunter Rivera and Gabe Evans, shoulder to shoulder with matching smiles and matching hard hats emblazoned "Vestas VISITOR"

mkb@michellekb· May 16

Awkwarder still: Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Barbara Kirkmeyer, on """accused""" pedo Hunter Rivera: "❤️ this guy! Integrity is his middle name" x.com/COSenKirkmey... ooooof

Screen capture of X.com post from @KirkmeyerForGov, reposting a post from @HunterBRiveraCO: He says "Honored to be overwhelmingly elected Chairman of the Weld County GOP! Thank you for your trust—I won’t let you down! Big thanks to my nominators, @COSenKirkmeyer & Regent Mark VanDriel. Now, it’s time to get to work. Onward to 2026! Let’s KEEP WELD COUNTY RED! 🔴💪🇺🇸" and she reposts with "❤️this guy! Integrity is his middle name He will keep Weld County going in the right direction‼️ #coleg #copolitics #LetsGoColorado"

mkb@michellekb· May 16

Very sorry for the third-hand AI slop, but... you caught me, child predator and Weld county GOP chair Hunter Rivera; I am forced to admit I *have* ended relationships over politics, bc my politics are "pedophiles should be thrown into a lion pit even if they're billionaires or Republican officials"

Screen capture from Hunter Rivera's Facebook page, where he has reposted an AI-generated cartoon (originally posted by Colorado state senator Byron H. Pelton) of a meanie liberal in a LOVE IS LOVE shirt; it's captioned "The Party of Tolerance: 47% of Democrats have ended a relationship over politics."

mkb@michellekb· May 16

Weld County GOP chairman and """accused""" child predator Hunter Rivera's Facebook page. What a resume! A real rising star of the conservative pedocracy. www.facebook.com/hunter.river...

Partial screenshot of the About section from Hunter Rivera's Facebook page:
About
Work
Works at Legislative Aide to Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer
January 31, 2021 - Present
Worked at Field Organizer for CD8 at Colorado GOP
July 2022 - November 12, 2022
Worked at Chairman of the Colorado Young Republicans
June 30, 2022 - August 2023
Worked at Legislative Aide to Rep. Kurt Huffman
June 2022 - January 9, 2023
Former canvasser at Canvass America
June 12, 2020 - January 7, 2021
Former Delivery Driver at Jimmy John's
May 8, 2020 - August 2020·Windsor, Colorado
Former Candidate for Mayor, Windsor 2020 at Hunter Rivera
March 9, 2020 - April 7, 2020

mkb@michellekb· May 16

in other Colorado politics gift links from today: Weld County Republicans chairman Hunter Rivera arrested on multiple felony pedophilia charges, incl. Soliciting a Child Prostitute and Internet Luring of a Child www.denverpost.com/2026/05/15/w...

Mug shot of Weld County (Colorado) Republicans chair Hunter Rivera, arrested 5/14/2026 on multiple felony charges

mkb@michellekb· May 3

if I can be a little maudlin on main: this evening I summited a (very modest) mountain for the first time since my four-ligament ankle sprain last September. I thought for months I might never be able to do that again. The ankle is a little mad at me now, but that's OK. I am grateful.

A smiling cream-colored Samoyed dog stands panting amid boulders and treetops just below the summit of a mountain. Behind him, the skyline is more mountains, growing taller as they stretch into the distance; the very tallest and farthest away are white with snow. Part of the sky is blue fading into a sunset orange, but the rest of the sky is dramatic purple-gray clouds and virga, with some bits catching and scattering the orange sunset light.

mkb@michellekb· Apr 28

someone in Colorado Springs is keeping it very real!!

Photo of a billboard at the edge of a dry grassy hill next to a scraggly tree under power wires on a sunny day. The billboard is standard anti-abortion fascist propaganda: adorable smiling baby and "Thanks For Life Mom!" Someone has vandalized it with paint to remove the name of the organization and to upgrade the messaging with "DEAD MEN DON'T RAPE!"

mkb@michellekb· Apr 22

thinkin bout this dude I met at a pro-immigrant rally at the City and County of Denver building in March of last year. I loved seeing the Virginia "SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS" flag there and it's giving me a good laugh tonight (I don't know him but if you do I'll Venmo him a beer)

A smiling white man in jeans and sunglasses stands among a protest crowd on an overcast day at the steps of the City and County of Denver Building, displaying a Virginia state flag with the state seal reading VIRGINIA / SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS on a blue background.

mkb@michellekb· Apr 21

anyway. took the dog for a swim the other day

A wet, dirty, grinning cream-colored Samoyed dog splashes up out of a wide rippling stream and into warm late-afternoon sun underneath a blazing blue sky and new spring leaves on the trees lining the water

mkb@michellekb· Apr 20

also tonight: backyard dust-ramekin snowdog throwdown. pictured: halftime/intermission. implied: a pound of dirt in each coat and another three hanging in the air

Ultra-wide lens straight down toward the bare gray-brown ground, the photographer’s jeans and green shirt, and 3 dogs grinning up at the camera: at 270°, a black and white husky mix with floppy fluffy ears and brown eyes; at 0° a Samoyed dog with a cream-colored coat and a pinkish-brown nose; at 90° a petite, short-coated black and white husky mix with objectively excessive upright ears.

mkb@michellekb· Apr 14

you are doom-scrolling. I am doom-mapping. we are not the same

April 13, 2026 map of current snowpack by basin across the U.S. west as a percentage of the 1991-2020 NRCS median for this date. like 70% of the basins are colored in red, meaning under 50%, but individual basin label values snow that most of it's nowhere close to 50%; fewer than half of those even hit 25%. Some of the Northwest is better, but even there only 3 basins are over 80%. The only place on the entire map showing more than 100% of the median April snowpack is the Salt River Basin near Phoenix, Arizona, which is showing 600% 🙃

mkb@michellekb· Apr 7

a token of gratitude from the weekend

A smiling cream-colored Samoyed dog stands on a boulder beside a Ponderosa pine with foothills receding into tall mountains in the background under a blue sky

mkb@michellekb· Apr 4

I’m sure it’s absolutely meaningless to pull up to the pump and spot this. Definitely nobody struggling out there. “We make a lot of money,” etc etc

Close up of price/gallons readout on a gasoline pump. The last person here before me spent $5.01 on 1.291 gallons of gas.

mkb@michellekb· Mar 29

and the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, home to the Colorado Supreme Court, per Wikipedia named for the state’s governor from 1939 to 1943, “noted for his opposition to Japanese American internment during World War II.” The building says “liberty and justice for all.” ALL.

A smiling cream-colored Samoyed dog sits on granite steps in front of the Colorado Supreme Court building, with ~4-story-tall glass panels behind modern concrete columns above which in gold letters is carved “liberty and justice for all.”

mkb@michellekb· Mar 29

and a tank top from 2004 plus sunscreen that smelled like the beach, which are extremely normal things to wear to a protest in Colorado in March

A middle-aged white woman with brown hair and silver glasses sits on a park bench next to a cream-colored Samoyed dog who is sitting on the sidewalk. The woman is wearing a white tank top with an upside down GOP elephant symbol with Xs for eyes. The dog is wearing a rainbow glitter sign that reads F*CK TRUMP. Both are looking at the camera. The woman has a small smile. The dog is mean-mugging.

Screen capture of a Bluesky post, accompanied by illustrative graph of temperature readings, by Chris Bianchi @bianchiweather.bsky.social:
Impressive 49° temp spike in Denver in just 9 hours today, from 33° at 6a up to 82° (nearly tied the daily record) at 3p. #COwx 4:39 PM Mar 28, 2026 Everybody can reply

mkb@michellekb· Mar 29

and a big gorgeous shepherd which is unquestionably Fizzy’s favorite type of dog; i know how that sounds but the fact is, EVERY time he starts doing way too much to impress some other dog that dog is a ~GSD

A cream-colored Samoyed wearing a rainbow glitter sign that reads F*CK ICE is play-bowing and barking and generally doing way too much in the face of a calm and unbothered German shepherd dog

mkb@michellekb· Mar 28

and a unicorn (@suzzicks.bsky.social)

A smiling cream-colored Samoyed dog wearing a rainbow glitter sign that reads F*CK TRUMP sits with a long dangling side-tongue, on a sidewalk beside a smiling woman in a white blue pink and purple inflatable unicorn costume. The unicorn lady holds a sign on a long post that reads ELECT A RAPIST EXPECT TO GET FUCKED. There is a protest crowd all around them.

mkb@michellekb· Mar 28

and a couple of much less fluffy, slightly closer cousins (husky-bloodhound!!)