Hank Lacey
@hlacey.bsky.social
Journalist, retired lawyer, dad, baseball fan. From Colorado. I don't argue online.
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Hank Lacey
@hlacey.bsky.social
· Dec 14
"If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence.” - Whitney v. California, 274 U. S. 357 (1927) (Brandeis, J.) #freedomofspeech #freespeech #civilliberties
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I think it landed in a river. I’m not sure which state tho.
Elly De La Cruz just nuked a baseball clean out of Great American Ball Park
September 15, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I think it landed in a river. I’m not sure which state tho.
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Good evening to Juan Linz. Presidentialism was a grave mistake.
September 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Good evening to Juan Linz. Presidentialism was a grave mistake.
I think what some people miss is that every important institution in the U.S. is corrupted, compromised, or broken. Our politics are a sick joke. We effectively have no real opposition party and we have a prior-dictator. Our society is failing. Fast.
September 3, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I think what some people miss is that every important institution in the U.S. is corrupted, compromised, or broken. Our politics are a sick joke. We effectively have no real opposition party and we have a prior-dictator. Our society is failing. Fast.
And I don't hear Democrats saying that ICE must be abolished. Or even clearly calling for significant reform. Nor do I detect Democratic commitments to address corruption, try to stop the stupid war against Iran, work to defend U.S. alliances, or reverse the anti-public health moves of the regime.
August 23, 2026 at 3:16 AM
And I don't hear Democrats saying that ICE must be abolished. Or even clearly calling for significant reform. Nor do I detect Democratic commitments to address corruption, try to stop the stupid war against Iran, work to defend U.S. alliances, or reverse the anti-public health moves of the regime.
I prioritize the environment when I choose the candidate for whom to vote. And I'm hearing almost nothing from Democrats about what they'll do to repair the catastrophic Trump public lands decisions and his regime's gutting of the Clean Air Act.
August 23, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I prioritize the environment when I choose the candidate for whom to vote. And I'm hearing almost nothing from Democrats about what they'll do to repair the catastrophic Trump public lands decisions and his regime's gutting of the Clean Air Act.
Mark Kelly. Jon Ossoff. Chris Van Hollen. Three good candidates for president. There are others, too.
August 21, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Mark Kelly. Jon Ossoff. Chris Van Hollen. Three good candidates for president. There are others, too.
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Trump regime murders mustangs => Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter (Gift Article)
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Trump regime murders mustangs => Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
The U.S. betrays another ally.
For the first time in US history, America betrays South Korea, one of our closest allies for over 75 years. These exercises in various forms have taken place every year since 1974.
August 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The U.S. betrays another ally.
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Colorado's federal judges have found immigration judge Bobbie Masters violated their orders in at least four cases. An ex-immigration attorney-turned ICE lawyer, Masters credited an error-riddled arrest form and dubious ICE narrative to deny one man bond:
www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/07/31/f...
www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/07/31/f...
July 31, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Colorado's federal judges have found immigration judge Bobbie Masters violated their orders in at least four cases. An ex-immigration attorney-turned ICE lawyer, Masters credited an error-riddled arrest form and dubious ICE narrative to deny one man bond:
www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/07/31/f...
www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/07/31/f...
Maybe the American people are beginning to realize that the Supreme Court is not a court, as @espinsegall.bsky.social has long maintained, but is instead a fundamentally political institution. And, under John Roberts' leadership as chief justice, it has become an overtly partisan agent of the GOP.
“Never in a Gallup poll has the Supreme Court’s approval rating hit such a low point.”
#notacourt
www.newsweek.com/supreme-cour...
#notacourt
www.newsweek.com/supreme-cour...
Supreme Court approval rating sees major change with Republicans—Poll
The Supreme Court's approval rating broke a record in the latest Gallup poll.
www.newsweek.com
July 30, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Maybe the American people are beginning to realize that the Supreme Court is not a court, as @espinsegall.bsky.social has long maintained, but is instead a fundamentally political institution. And, under John Roberts' leadership as chief justice, it has become an overtly partisan agent of the GOP.
True
"I understand journalists want to be neutral. But if you're a journalist in the US, you have an obligation to be biased— in favor of democracy. And Trump is anti-democratic... The longer the press pretends that Trump is not an enemy of their profession, the more runway he has to undermine them."
When Will Legacy Media Finally Learn Who Trump Is?
There were no winners at the reconvened White House Correspondents Dinner
open.substack.com
July 26, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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Trump wants to deport half the Dodgers' fans. And he is a racist, too, so every player on that team who is not white is subject to Trump's hate and scorn. Why the hell would you go the White House and meet with him?
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Dave Roberts and Mike Walter are with Trump. Shohei is in attendance too.
July 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Trump wants to deport half the Dodgers' fans. And he is a racist, too, so every player on that team who is not white is subject to Trump's hate and scorn. Why the hell would you go the White House and meet with him?
Our sociopathic president lacks the capacity for grief. I mean, seriously, he buried his ex-wife on a golf course.
oh, come on — “Grieving”!
As if he felt a thing for the guy except as a tool.
As if he felt a thing for the guy except as a tool.
July 24, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Our sociopathic president lacks the capacity for grief. I mean, seriously, he buried his ex-wife on a golf course.
Because of his and his DOGE staff's actions, hundreds of thousands of people are likely to die. This man is amoral.
July 24, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Because of his and his DOGE staff's actions, hundreds of thousands of people are likely to die. This man is amoral.
Jared Polis is a disgrace. He knows that the prosperity of Northern Europe, etc., where democratic socialism prevails, is quite high. This is yet another of his feints to the right. I would not be surprised to see him literally switch parties and become Republican.
Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) is getting attention from the Right for his recent criticism of Democratic Socialists.
“Socialism is a failed economic theory,” Polis told FOX’s Sean Hannity tonight. “I think it’s important to talk about the dangers of socialism.”
“Socialism is a failed economic theory,” Polis told FOX’s Sean Hannity tonight. “I think it’s important to talk about the dangers of socialism.”
July 23, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Jared Polis is a disgrace. He knows that the prosperity of Northern Europe, etc., where democratic socialism prevails, is quite high. This is yet another of his feints to the right. I would not be surprised to see him literally switch parties and become Republican.
With the end of the New START treaty in February, the risk of nuclear misunderstanding is greater than it has been in two generations. We are also seeing alarming indicators that nuclear proliferation is increasing. I have something to say about that. open.substack.com/pub/lawofthe...
After New START, the World is Relearning Nuclear Fear
Nearly six months ago, on Feb.
open.substack.com
July 22, 2026 at 11:48 PM
With the end of the New START treaty in February, the risk of nuclear misunderstanding is greater than it has been in two generations. We are also seeing alarming indicators that nuclear proliferation is increasing. I have something to say about that. open.substack.com/pub/lawofthe...
We need a Colorado CDC. And a Colorado version of EPA, which DPHE is not.
The CDC went from 11 cyclospora experts to three, has no permanent leaders in 80% of senior roles, and just surpassed last year's measles count. Former top officials say we are less prepared for a pandemic than before Covid. RFK Jr. is overruling the science in real time.
CDC cuts leave US less prepared for disease outbreaks, former officials warn
As measles, hantavirus and cyclospora spread, experts say lost staff and expertise are slowing the response
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
We need a Colorado CDC. And a Colorado version of EPA, which DPHE is not.
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The US president said some of the most widely used drugs in the country would face tariffs of 100% from August 2028, rising to 200% a year later as part of his latest effort to move manufacturing to America. ft.trib.al/qAfPnYW
July 22, 2026 at 1:23 AM
The US president said some of the most widely used drugs in the country would face tariffs of 100% from August 2028, rising to 200% a year later as part of his latest effort to move manufacturing to America. ft.trib.al/qAfPnYW
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I read through this, and it's remarkably autocratic, almost Soviet-style vision for science in the United States.
OSTP Director Releases Landmark Report and Recommendations for Renewing American Scientific Discovery
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Michael Kratsios
www.whitehouse.gov
July 22, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I read through this, and it's remarkably autocratic, almost Soviet-style vision for science in the United States.
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New CBO paper: every $1 of federal R&D returns ~$3–$4 of GDP in present value over 30 years
www.nber.org/papers/w35472
www.nber.org/papers/w35472
July 21, 2026 at 6:20 PM
New CBO paper: every $1 of federal R&D returns ~$3–$4 of GDP in present value over 30 years
www.nber.org/papers/w35472
www.nber.org/papers/w35472
Yet another must-read piece by @ianjames.bsky.social, one of the country's best environmental journalists . . .
Lake Mead and Lake Powell have fallen to their lowest combined levels on record, a grim milestone in the Colorado River's deepening crisis www.latimes.com/environment/...
'A five-alarm fire': Western reservoirs that supply California fall to record low levels
The Colorado River's largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have declined to the lowest combined levels on record. Researchers say this underscores the urgent need to cut water use.
www.latimes.com
July 22, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Yet another must-read piece by @ianjames.bsky.social, one of the country's best environmental journalists . . .