Good night.

Some behind the scenes photos Tim Hernandez drove Hasan Piker in his low rider to the after rally event with field leads and organizers.

About @lynn_bartels Colorado’s political decline seems to correspond with the decline of local news coverage. #copolitics I won’t go so far as to suggest causation, but there’s certainly a correlation between the fall of local news and the fall of Colorado’s freedoms and economy. We used to have an army of local political reporters. The kind who knew where the bodies were buried because they helped dig them up. They had experience, dogged determination, and a professional hatred of getting scooped by the competition. They understood that the real political intrigue wasn’t in Washington, D.C; it was in the thousands of governments scattered across Colorado. Lynn Bartels was their field general. She was the ace political reporter for the Rocky Mountain News until its collapse and then she moved to The Denver Post before it morphed into a newsletter. (The Post is so skinny these days, I don’t know how many copies to buy to line a birdcage.) Bartels reported on me off and on for decades, and she could be rough. It wasn’t personal. It was her job to go after anyone involved in politics. We became friends. How could we not? She never took herself too seriously, always took her reporting seriously, and laughed at my adolescent jokes. She claimed she turned me into a star by reporting on me during my days on the RTD Board in the 1990s. I claimed I turned her into a star reporter by creating so much RTD dysfunction for her to write about. And thus began a decades-long friendship built largely on insulting each other and laughing. Get this: both newspapers had full-time reporters assigned exclusively to the RTD beat, covering one of the largest and most wasteful governments in Colorado. The longest laugh I ever got from her came when she was complaining about a drought in her sex life. “What are you complaining about?” I asked. “You f— someone every time your name is on a byline.” I would also tease her that reporters are genetically incapable of performing simple math. I even gave her a yellow traffic sign that read: “CAUTION: Journalists Doing Math.” She hung it proudly in her cubicle and would occasionally call me to double-check the numbers in a story. She was one of the army of great people there for me when my daughter, Parker, died. While the “CAUTION: Journalists Doing Math” eventually came down from her cubicle, Parker’s picture never did. But in her soul, Lynn is a political reporter. There was nothing she loved more than catching politicians in their hypocrisy. When she retired, you could almost feel the collective relief from the elected class. Lynn is one uppity, stubborn lady and a genuine piece of Colorado history. She has never been intimidated by a politician, special interest group, or industry. She is unshakable. All of which means she has the skills to stare down the cancer she has been battling for some time. And like all of us who watch helplessly as someone we care about fights for life and dignity, I don’t really know what to do to help. When my daughter Parker was fighting a ravenous cancer, Lynn wrote about it with compassion. She made me feel a little less alone. People who never met Parker got to know her, at least a little. So that’s why I’m telling you about Lynn. She spent a career making sure the rest of us weren’t alone when government lied, cheated, wasted money, or abused power. Now it’s our turn. Lynn, you are not alone. (Note the picture of the most beautiful little girl on Lynn's cubicle.)

You’re a POS, Aron.

Man critically injured early Sunday in shooting at 'large gathering' in Aurora Police called to scene on East 16th Avenue at 1 a.m. sbee.link/e7dqk8fha3 #AuroraCO

63mph wind gust was clocked at an ASOS station in Clifton as collapsing thunderstorms sent this dust storm through the valley in Grand Junction. Video courtesy of Andrew Miller.

The ninth wonder of the world.

Oh, no.

Happy Flag Year!

I have a fav in CO Gov race. More importantly met 4 main candidates. It’s impressive group of Coloradans. All of them understand damage Gov Polis has done to #cpw #wildlife #Agriculturalfarm After 8 long years, next yr CO government begins working for wildlife not against it.

When high sediment levels make Colorado River water difficult to treat, the Town of De Beque needs a reliable backup plan. That’s why I was proud to help secure $320,000 for a secondary water source that will strengthen the town’s long-term water security. Projects like this help ensure families, businesses, and communities have access to clean drinking water when conditions change. This is the kind of practical investment that helps keep rural Colorado strong. #CO03 #MesaCounty

There is nothing a @COParksWildlife officer hates worse than putting down a perfectly good animal. Score another one for Marlon’s dream world.

A proposed 5,600-worker man camp south of Cheyenne that would have been larger than 84 Wyoming cities and towns has been put on hold after weeks of community backlash. The developer says it's still “desperately needed” and is looking for a new site. tinyurl.com/y3xt3py6

Good to meet with fellow Coloradan and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. We talked about a simple reality: America and the world are going to need a lot more energy in the years ahead. Energy is about more than keeping the lights on. Reliable, affordable energy expands opportunity, reduces poverty, drives economic growth, and improves quality of life. As electricity demand continues to grow, Colorado has an important role to play. We discussed grid reliability, permitting reform, geothermal energy, and the importance of an all-of-the-above strategy that keeps power affordable for families and businesses. The future requires more energy, not less, and Colorado should help lead the way. #CO03

Anybody else worn out from a barrage of unqualified and unelectable Colorado Republican candidates? Gruesome.

Yet it is super-fine to sell drugs, do drugs, shoot guns at people, knife people, defecate, and urinate in the street. But don’t you kids dare have too much fun!

I chaired today’s House Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee hearing on legislation to strengthen Tribal communities and expand economic opportunity in Indian Country. We discussed my bill, H.R. 8954, the Tribal Regulatory Reform Implementation Act, which would move the Office of Native American Business Development from the Department of Commerce to the Department of the Interior and help make the federal government a more effective partner for Tribal communities. The bill also builds on the work of former Colorado Congressman and Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, whose leadership helped establish this effort decades ago. Glad to see this legislation moving forward. #CO03

Has anybody besides yours truly opened their Jeffco ballot and thrown up on their shoes?

Accidents happen. I make them every day. But, accidentally firing off a tornado siren during a Tornado Watch and with a storm moving overhead is *completely unacceptable*. It degrades trust and scares thousands. Reminder: Watch = conditions possible Warning = happening

Sportcoat Man gutted Manny like the fish he is.