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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

18 days

could not be more happy to see the end of these discriminatory housing laws in Colorado. huge day!

Chelsea Castellano

@CastellanoChels

18 days

Today was BIG. The Gov just signed a bill into law that bans cities across CO from having occupancy limits for unrelated ppl. It is now legal for all ppl to choose who they live with! It shouldn’t have taken this long or been this hard but today we celebrate this historic win!

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

9 months

wtf is Colorado doing

maeve andersen

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9 months

wtf is california doing

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

11 months

RIP Twitter Boulder

Judge orders sheriff to evict Twitter from Boulder office

A judge has ordered the Boulder sheriff to return possession of Twitter's office to the landlord, according to court documents.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

Twitter also banned 70,000 accounts sharing QAnon propaganda

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

3 years

De-platforming Trump has already dramatically slowed the spread of election misinformation

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

the Texas GOP reminds you that Republicans can always make your life more terrible

Texas GOP

@TexasGOP

2 years

If you can wait in line for a covid test, you can wait in line to vote.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

Idiocracy was a documentary

Kevin M. Kruse

@KevinMKruse

4 years

Any reporter covering these rallies should ask the people they’re interviewing for their contact information so they can check back on them in two weeks.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

if you believe Elizabeth Warren is the best candidate, you should vote for Elizabeth Warren.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

11 months

Boulder right now

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

do you ever ask why Boulder hates everything that is good and fun? why do we live in such a boring, sterile city?

Mitchell Byars

@mitchellbyars

1 year

Turns out, @VoodooDoughnut is still coming to #Boulder . But the city told them their signature pink was a code violation, prompting the new paint job that is, uh, not pink: via @DallasHeltzell

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

brilliant journalism from Trevor Noah on police force.

The Daily Show

@TheDailyShow

4 years

How are cops responding to protests against police brutality? With more police brutality.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

every American urbanist eventually asks this question

J. Kolb

@kolb

2 years

Why does America have such big fire trucks?

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

5 years

I'm in line for the Climate Emergency discussion with @RepJoeNeguse and @AOC #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

today is a good day to vaccinate against Jill Stein

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

“It is outrageous that 50 years later, women must again fight for our most basic rights against an extremist court” said Nancy Pelosi, who endorsed and campaigned for Henry Cuellar

House votes to restore abortion rights, Senate odds dim

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats' first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v.

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Lauren Peikoff✡️

@laurenpeikoff

2 years

House PASSES the Women’s Health Protection Act on a 219-210 vote. Rep. Henry Cuellar was the only Democrat to vote against, joining all Republicans. The WHPA now heads to the Senate where it previously failed.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

Boulder right now. more people should be able to afford to live here

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

housing prices in Boulder have tripled since 2008 but I'm sure young people just aren't trying hard enough.

Ronny Wells

@RonnyWells

1 year

@ericmbudd It is possible. We own a home here and no generational wealth. We moved here in 2008. Don’t oversimplify a complex problem.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

last night the House local government committeee amended SB23-213 to allow Boulder, and only Boulder, to continue its exclusionary occupancy limits based on relationship status. this is a devastating outcome for all of us who have worked so hard to overturn these laws.

Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

I'm down at the Colorado state capitol today as a co-lead of @BoulderBedrooms to advocate for passing SB23-213 and getting rid of exclusionary occupancy limits based on relationship status 🤗

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

6 years

Brett Kavanaugh's opening statement "was an unprecedentedly partisan outburst of emotion from a would-be justice"

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

happy Friday and let the good work continue @MomsDemand #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

8 months

I thought it was shocking how right-wing the GOP had become by 2016 and then they just kept going

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

8 months

holy shit. Moderators ask for a show of hands of how many candidates believe in human-caused climate change. Not a single candidate raises their hand.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

watching @cmclymer raise donations in real time for @ewarren is 🔥🔥🔥

Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦

@cmclymer

4 years

Folks, we just hit $100,000!!!!

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

putting cops in schools doesn't keep our children safe. the access to guns is the problem.

Shannon Watts

@shannonrwatts

2 years

The school in St. Louis had metal detectors. Police said the doors were locked. There were armed guards inside the school. Two people are dead. Republicans will tell you the solution is somehow more guns. On Nov 8, you need to tell them they’re full of shit.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

I don't know who needs to hear this but you can add 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 to your muted words

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

Alaska is one of the most politically interesting states right now

Taniel

@Taniel

1 year

So, 17 of 20 members of Alaska's incoming senate have just formed a coalition to govern the chamber. It'll include all 9 Dems, plus 8 Republicans — isolating 3 conservative Republicans into a minority. Outgoing majority leader is one of those isolated 3.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

8 years

self-driving cars will piss off car occupants. when pedestrians realize they can stop a car with their body and not be killed, it's all over

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

11 months

Boulder City Council are currently discussing occupancy limits. people are on the floor, people are screaming. bedlam

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

@_ElizabethMay I posted a story/commented on how local Facebook groups for moms can be places that spread toxic information about vaccines and medical care. never. again.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 months

cars are why people can't have nice places.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

I am dead @ryanbonick . absolutely dead

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

did you know it's illegal for more than three unrelated people to live in this $13 million house

Mitchell Byars

@mitchellbyars

1 year

A six-bedroom, six-bathroom home on Sunset Boulevard in #Boulder sold for $13 million, setting the county record for a single-family residence. It has a hot tub. I also did not know we had a Sunset Boulevard: via @meganululani

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

does anyone else think it's weird that in most of America, whenever you go anywhere, you bring your 3-ton hunk of metal with you? that just seems weird to me

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

when people say building more housing will "change the character of their neighborhood," I think about all the neighborhoods that were destroyed to build highways for white people in the suburbs

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

I just voted for Elizabeth Warren in Colorado 🔥🔥🔥

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

yes, the photo is looking east as those cars drive the wrong way back into Boulder on Eastbound 36 as a fire crossed the ridgeline near the scenic outlook on Marshall Mesa #MarshallFire

Jeff Malin

@BouldeJeff

2 years

#MarshallFire - very bad

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

11 months

"BizWest reached out to Twitter for comment Tuesday afternoon. However, Twitter owner Elon Musk fired the company’s press- and media-relations team months ago, and Twitter employees no longer respond to inquiries from news outlets."

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

5 years

current status: getting trolled by a web site

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

6 years

today I learned that Google in Boulder pays their employees not to drive, and compensates at different rates based on mode. just like any data-driven company looking at economic, climate, and parking data would do

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

11 months

I still can't get over how much hail fell in downtown Boulder #cowx

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

Boulder HD10 candidate just said "the only solution for climate change is population control" eesh

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

Boulder NIMBYs going to absolutely explode. you love to see it.

Andrew Kenney

@AndyKnny

1 year

Square footage requirements would be eliminated statewide except for fire/safety reasons. Limits on unrelated people living together would be banned statewide, ending a long fight in Boulder.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

wow. also the opinion has been deleted now within 30 minutes

Adam Jentleson

@AJentleson

2 years

Watch where your money goes, folks.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

I biked from Boulder Creek Path up the new bike/pedestrian bridge that connects to @CUBoulder . pretty epic and long! love it. #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

@mtaibbi is this about the Trump org guilty verdict?

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

6 months

Boulder Nextdoor just going full mask-off after this election

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

what the hell just passed me on Boulder Creek Path 😂

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

11 months

"BOULDER — A judge has granted permission for social media giant Twitter Inc., now known as X Corp., to be evicted from its offices in the S’Park development in central Boulder."

Judge: Landlord can evict Twitter from S’Park offices in Boulder

A judge has granted permission for social media giant Twitter to be evicted from its offices in the S’Park development in central Boulder.

bizwest.com

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

look y'all I'm just saying this is hard to beat at the moment #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

since Colorado's statewide housing bill has failed, seems like a good time to repost a 1993 interview with a KKK member — who said that Boulder zoning had "done everything right"

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

when you're opposed to housing, anything looks like a Landmark, it seems

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

♥️♥️♥️ this is awesome. love it

Santiago's Mexican

@Santiagos_Chile

2 years

This is what it looks like when Santiago’s owners wake up on New Year’s Day to make 1,000 burritos for the emergency command center in Boulder. Blessing to all the emergency responders and disaster teams. Thank you

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

@KarolinaNYC @akhilcacharya @sfchronicle right. except the plaintiffs, Save Berkeley Neighborhoods, also routinely work to block housing in Berkeley. their words are disingenuous

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

7 years

I will never stop loving these.

Trump Draws

@TrumpDraws

7 years

horse

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

did you notice how @ewarren stopped running for president and immediately started again fighting for the American people?

Elizabeth Warren

@ewarren

4 years

Any taxpayer assistance that goes to giant corporations must come with real strings attached to ensure the money is truly going to support the workforce through this crisis.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

Colorado's massive Democratic majorities killed every significant housing bill this session. unacceptable and I won't be forgetting the members who worked to lessen and kill these bills.

Jesse Aaron Paul ☀

@JesseAPaul

1 year

BREAKING: Colorado Senate will kill languishing land-use bill from Jared Polis #copolitics #coleg

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

I was biking up Flagstaff when a hawk flew directly over my head carrying this snake. had to stop mid-interval to take a photo. #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

as of a few minutes ago, the City of Boulder officially deemed the Bedrooms Are For People petition "sufficient" and qualified for the November 2021 ballot @BoulderBedrooms #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

5 years

in 2018 I rode bicycles for over 500 hours. less than 30 hours spent in a car (road trip). if that's not winning then I don't know what is

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

11 months

"The decision means that Boulder County Sheriff’s Office personnel can remove Twitter from its offices at 3401 Bluff St. However, Twitter does not appear to have any active operations at the site."

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

a loss like #MarshallFire is horrible on its own. but ten times worse in communities with an unaddressed housing shortage. there is literally no where to go after thousands of people are permanently displaced. #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

biking US36 into Boulder today

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

Pearl Street right now. we're really going to go back to allowing cars? #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

"fatigue" is just not a helpful descriptor for COVID symptoms. I've been fatigued for two years now

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

local politics rents go up 10% in a year: *shrug* property tax expenses go up 10% in a year: THIS IS A CRISIS OF ALL CRISES

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

11 months

every neighborhood in America should have bike parking.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

11 months

@YIMBY_Princeton 1. lay off almost all Boulder employees 2. stop paying rent 3. ??? profit

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

9 years

33,000 Americans died in car crashes last year, but keep thinking trains are scary.

Katie Couric

@katiecouric

9 years

230 people killed in train accidents in the last year alone. Very scary.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

morning run along US 36 bikeway #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

6 months

yes. Boulder election summary: our new council will be more progressive and more pro-housing. absolutely massive win

Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈

@maxdubler

6 months

@ericmbudd Specifically did the NIMBYs lose and how embarrassing was it?

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

we did it, America. we made it this far into the pandemic without giving all employees paid sick leave

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

Boulder right now

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

I'm at Colorado for Elizabeth Warren at the Fillmore in Denver. say hi!

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

"In Boulder, Colorado, voters approved a proposal to move city elections from odd-numbered to even-numbered years so that they coincide with statewide elections, which will boost turnout." @turnoutboulder

Taniel

@Taniel

1 year

Did you know extent of Tuesday's referendums on voting? Some winners or current leaders: Early voting in Michigan & Connecticut Free postage for mail ballots in Michigan Ranked choice voting in at least 6 places Democracy vouchers in Oakland (leading)

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

fuck off.

Rep. Ken Buck

@RepKenBuck

3 years

Praying for our law enforcement who are responding to the active shooter at the King Soopers in #Boulder . Please follow the advice of @boulderpolice and avoid the area.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

Boulder privilege — in a city which bought up land to keep others out — in a nutshell

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

7 years

proud to be a certified candidate for Boulder City Council. here goes!

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

11 months

growing up in Boulder is something else

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

amazing day on Boulder's bike paths. love the kids enjoying walk. we live in such an incredible place #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

"living in America is either being numb or angry all of the time"

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

I'm on Mapleton Hill just looking at some housing that's illegal to build #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

sunset in Colorado tonight is just unreal.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

housing denial from Democrats in blue cities is the same behavior as climate denial from Republicans

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

complete trash fire from the Aurora Police Association on the killing of Elijah McClain.

Carina Julig

@CarinaJulig

3 years

The Aurora Police Association:

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

local politics > DNC convention

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

Kyle Clark

@KyleClark

1 year

NEW: Denver mayoral candidate @KellyBroughDen says people living on the streets should be arrested if they won't go into city-provided shelter or treatment. Brough says it's the 'last resort' in her strategy to end unsanctioned camping in one year. #copolitics

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

@BadMedicalTakes

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

winter bike to work day and all I got was this lousy picture

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

building car-dependent housing in former fields, miles from anything

Chris Jones

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2 years

Denver sprawling further and further east every time I look. From my flight in yesterday.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

solid view from my bike in Niwot today #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

I'm in a free-fare @RideRTD bus driving on the shoulder of US 36 passing private vehicles stuck in traffic. today is a good day #boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

11 months

absolutely green Boulder

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

if I am ever killed "after collision with vehicle" please politicize my death.

Daily Camera

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3 years

Boulder cyclist dies after collision with vehicle

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

future generations will be like, "so you just pumped all that oil out of the ground and burned it into the air and didn't see the problem?"

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

6 years

when I see an $80k car parked on the street I am sad that person couldn't think of anything better to spend their money on.

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

today is my 40th birthday. started the morning giving a presentation with @CastellanoChels on why we need Boulder to pass Bedrooms Are For People. I can't think anything I'd rather be doing #boulder @BoulderBedrooms

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

3 years

today's bike ride is a 5AM start, Boulder to Frisco, Colorado

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

here's me on my porch at the edge of the evac zone, drinking coffee and reading every tweet, as one does #boulder #NCARFire

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

2 years

just recalling that when I ran for Boulder City Council in 2017 I lost to a person who believed tinfoil hat theories about 5G cell towers and another person who compared lethal control of prairie dogs to the holocaust so yes, local elections matter

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

6 months

just had a CU student tell me that every member of their house is saving $3,000 this year because of occupancy changes and the work of Bedrooms Are For People so proud of the work we've done!

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

1 year

can we make a Boulder that's not just for wealthy people?

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Eric Budd

@ericmbudd

4 years

"I don't think the nomination should be bought by billionaires, or candidates who suck up to billionaires." @ewarren 🔥🔥🔥 #DemDebates

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