Matt Jones

Former Boulder County Commissioner, State Senator and Rep.

[Senator Ben Ray Luján @SenatorLujan]

Trump’s Bureau of Land Management is once again trying to fast-track decisions that impact Chaco Canyon, a 1,000+ year-old sacred cultural and historical site, with an outrageously short public comment period. They think we aren’t paying attention.

BLM plans to release a Draft Environmental Assessment in the coming months, followed by just 14 days for public input.

14 days to save a 1,000+ year old heritage site? Follow for more updates and when the public comment period will start. Let’s keep fighting to protect Chaco.

[Curtis Hubbard @curtishubbard]

Take a minute to read this astute analysis from @knordini on Both Ways Gabe Evans' lip service on renewables.

https://t.co/10xIOPq9Fe

[Boulder Office of Disaster Management @BoulderOEM]

City of Boulder and Boulder County officials are monitoring the potential for a proactive power shut off Monday, Oct. 20 and expect to have a definitive decision by Xcel this evening (Oct. 19). We’ll update our community then.

[Rep. Jason Crow @RepJasonCrow]

I went to war three times.

I served and put my life on the line to protect the free speech rights of my fellow Americans, some of whom I disagree with. That’s who we are as a country.

Trump is now trying to silence critics. That’s not what I fought for.

I won't remain silent.

[Matt Jones @MattJonesCO]

Cancel @CBS. I am.

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled.

If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.

[Matt Jones @MattJonesCO]

Cancel @CBS. I am.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.

America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.

Watch and share his message.

[Matt Jones @MattJonesCO]

I’m sure Gabe will help grandma and grandpa move out and find a place to live when they are kicked out of their nursing home. In CO 61% of people in nursing homes rely on Medicaid. @repgabeevans

[Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell]

Why would @repgabeevans (CO-08) vote for this bill? 29,276 people would lose access to their healthcare. 29,494 households could lose access to their food assistance. 886 energy jobs could be lost.

[Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell]

Why would @repgabeevans (CO-08) vote for this bill? 29,276 people would lose access to their healthcare. 29,494 households could lose access to their food assistance. 886 energy jobs could be lost.

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

The Senate is about to vote on a bill that would raise electricity prices in every single state.

It would cut off America's fastest growing sources of new electricity at a time when we need it most.

Some states would see their bills go up by 20%+ as a result of this bill.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

NEW: Donald Trump and the @GOP are literally throwing seniors out on the street.

1 in 4 nursing homes say they’ll be forced to SHUT DOWN if Trump's Big Beautiful Betrayal becomes law.

[Michael Bennet @SenatorBennet]

The Medicaid cuts from the Republican Budget Bill are bad enough, with an estimated 155,000 Coloradans losing their coverage as a result. If Republicans fail to extend health tax credits on top of changes to ACA, another 100,000 Coloradans will lose their insurance.

[Michael Bennet @SenatorBennet]

I just watched @SenAlexPadilla speak on the Senate Floor about the shocking situation he experienced last week. Hearing his account of being handcuffed and pushed to the ground just for trying to ask a question is horrifying. I stand with Senator Padilla and demand accountability.

If the Trump Administration is willing to treat a sitting U.S. Senator like this, what are they willing to do to you?

[Janessa Goldbeck @jgoldbeck]

🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.

Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵

[The Aspen Times @TheAspenTimes]

We’re on track to a 9 degree rise in average temperatures. That has profound implications for the Colorado River. Spring came early this year on the mountain slopes near Crested Butte. David Inouye has monitored... https://t.co/8olx9E6HNG

[Matt Jones @MattJonesCO]

Very heartbreaking and difficult to comprehend. She was a clean energy champ and great public servant. Everyone should be sure to go to their No Kings protest. And many more after that.

[Steve Fenberg @SteveFenberg]

My god this is heartbreaking. Melissa was such a good-hearted public servant.

Live Updates: Minnesota Lawmaker Is Assassinated in Act of ‘Targeted Political Violence’ https://t.co/5cmaFBAszf via @NYTimes

[Senator Alex Padilla @SenAlexPadilla]

If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

Dear travelers and fellow Americans,

I’ve long appreciated the concept of “solidarity” to describe the collective power created by people coming together to defend their freedoms — whether they be shipyard workers in Poland breaking away from the USSR or poor farmers in Central America rising up against authoritarian regimes to fight for civil liberties. But I never imagined that we, as American citizens, would need to deploy the tool of solidarity to stand up for embattled freedoms here in our own homeland.

But sadly, a perfect storm of political conditions has left American democracy in an existential struggle. We have a president who wants to literally replace our system of government — a system which has inspired freedom-lovers across the planet for nearly 250 years — with an oligarchy… a dictatorship. The excuses? Fentanyl, illegal immigrants, paper straws, trans athletes, and the cost of eggs. And now, solidarity is vital for the cause of American freedom.

It's hard to imagine our rule of law, our constitution, and our time-honored checks and balances could be endangered. With all the chaos, alternative facts, and rope-a-dope of daily surprises in the news, the step-by-step dismantling of our democracy can be hard to notice. But Project 2025 is an effective blueprint for the establishment of autocratic rule in the USA. It’s much like the playbook that dictators from Mussolini to Erdoğan have followed…only smarter and more formal.

You know that sinking feeling you get at the card table when you and your friends are playing Hearts, and you realize that someone is about to “shoot the moon”? That’s how I feel watching Trump: He has the necessary cards, and he may be unstoppable.

But it’s not too late. We can all speak out, not as Democrats or Republicans…not as liberals or conservatives…but as patriotic American citizens. When I speak at rallies, I wear a purple shirt — not blue, not red, but D and R mixed together. To be honest, I miss the constructive back-and-forth between practical Republicans and idealistic Democrats to find workable compromises that are good for the fabric of our society. And there will be time again for respectful partisan debate. But the challenge we face today is deeper and more urgent than partisan politics. It is fundamental: Is the United States of America a democracy that stays loyal to a constitution and the rule of law? Or are we loyal to Donald Trump? Are we government by, for, and of the people… or a corrupt kleptocracy that uses public funds to fill the coffers of our president and his billionaire buddies — a broken democracy that enriches the 1% at the expense of the 99?

While we don’t have a lot of tools left, we do have our voices. So many of our representatives in Congress are motivated by one thing: staying in power. And they can bow to pressure from Mar-a-Lago, or they can bow to pressure from pro-democracy voters. So, on June 14, at “No Kings” rallies and marches across our nation, let’s come together to let these “representatives” know that ultimately, the people are still more of a threat to their power than our president’s Versailles.

[BoCo Rangers @BoCoParkRangers]

Snapping turtles are busy laying eggs right now. They are very vulnerable when they are actively laying eggs, so please give them space. Don’t let your dogs approach, bark at, or even sniff them. Watch out for them slowly crossing the roads as well!

[Clean Energy for America @ce4america]

🚨 300 U.S. solar factories. 300,000 jobs. $220B in investments.

All at risk without changes to the Reconciliation Bill. @SEIA warns of a looming energy shortfall and lost American dominance.

Read more & take action: https://t.co/z5DZ7i4E4F

[Wildfire Partners @WildfirePartner]

Sort yards are open. 🌲
Check out what they do and don't accept at https://t.co/PqJV3CaN3i