(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Another Trumpie Judge, More Abortion Problems. A Colorado State Open Thread, 4/17/2023 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-17 From the window above my desk where I'm composing this diary. The Colorado State Open Thread is for those who have an interest in our fair state. I invite you to enjoy my comments and for you to add your own. This is an open thread and it does not have to confine itself to any one comment thread or even a single state, no matter how great Colorado may be. This just popped into my inbox — on Saturday, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Denver inserted his elbows a little ways into an abortion bill just passed and signed by Governor Polis. The bill prevents abortion providers from halting an abortion procedure that has already begun through medication. A federal judge on Saturday issued a narrow order blocking enforcement of a newly-enacted Colorado law that cracks down on treatments to purportedly reverse medication-induced abortions. On April 14, Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 190 as part of a package of measures bolstering reproductive rights in the state. SB 190 subjects licensed medical providers to professional discipline if they prescribe or administer treatments to reverse a patient's medication abortion. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has concluded the treatments are "not based on science and do not meet clinical standards." What the judge did was he stopped this law from being enforced, but he is letting this ban go for 14 days “while the case unfolds”. However, he did restrict his temporary restraining order to only apply to Bella Health, which brought the suit. This means that medication abortions can proceed (so far as the Texas judge allows) and not have any attempt at stopping/reversing them, but Bella Health can go ahead to try and reverse the procedure without interference from Colorado authorities. At least until the two week period for the stay is over. This winter has seen some differences in the animals found around my house and especially at the birdfeeders. Whether that’s due to climate change, people like me feeding the critters, or happenstance, the squirrel above may look familiar to those of you from lower down, The Fox squirrel is not a common site up here in Estes, let alone 1000 feet in elevation higher where I am. This one I think has grown fat feasting upon the contents of my feeders, but I’ve only seen the one. This one seems to be very well fed. We have two squirrels up here — the Douglas tree squirrel, aka a Chickaree, which is quite a bit smaller, though it is larger than a ground squirrel, and it has a loud, sharp rattling call to warn you not to come near it or it will drop pine cones on your head. They’re gray with a single black stripe on their side and a white, fluffy tummy. They’re small enough to crawl inside my suet feeder with the squirrel fencing to keep them out. The other variety of squirrel is the Abert’s squirrel, which is about the size of the fox squirrel but they are not common at all. There are two populations in the park; one happens to be around the YMCA just down the road. I have only seen one up here once. They are solid black and they have long, tufted ears. Very different. The other critter I have not seen so much of before this year is a bird. It’s named the “Clark’s Nutcracker” and while it was originally thought to be a woodpecker, it’s actually a corvid, related to crows. It’s a light gray bird with some white and black markings, There is a definite pecking order to the birds — the ravens win pretty much all battles, then come the crows, then come the magpies, with their big long tails, then the Clark’s nutcracker, then the Stellar jays, and then it goes down in size from there. I probably saw one or two of the nutcrackers each winter, but this winter I’ve seen as many as three all having a discussion on who gets to the suet next. The Stellar jays have not been happy. Sometime soon, we may see some bears. I did see a flock of bush tits today, and they sure looked like they were twitterpating. We also have some robins and I’ve seen several different species with twigs and grasses so they can build nests. Here are a few things I’ve collected over the last couple of weeks — The FBI advises keeping software updates current to avoid “juice-jacking.” In the Denver Post on April 6th, the FBI says that “bad actors” have figured out how to use free phone charging portals and they can install malware and tracking software onto computers and phones plugged into them. I’m sorry I don’t have a clickable link, because I saved it to my desktop as a PDF and it didn’t save it as a website. You can search for that, though, since it’s an FBI tweet. The Denver Post also has a paywall, but you can find some very cheap deals to gain access for a while. Also, the Colorado legislature, since it’s not controlled by the Republicans, is actually doing some good deeds. Also from the Denver Post on April 6th: The Colorado legislature was poised to create “last resort” property insurance plan as crisis looms. Wildfires, other natural disasters are making insurance companies skittish about insuring Colorado homeowners. The bill would allow for the state to create a pool where people who cannot find insurance on their own can become insured by the state, but it wouldn’t mean they would get a break on rates, or something to cover them if they’re under-insured. It would allow people to buy guaranteed replacement insurance, but it would be subject to rates that may be very high. But at least it would be available. The reason this is being put into law is so that the state doesn’t wind up with insurance being unavailable in the wildland-urban interface, and yet mortgages are likely to require insurance on properties to allow their ownership and sales. I don’t know if you folks heard about this, but State Senator Fields was at home in Aurora on March 13th when a stray bullet shattered a window at her home and buried itself in the wall of her house. Police think it came from a road rage incident nearby and was not targeting her or attempting to make a political statement from the home invasion, but the State Senator was pretty shaken up and not happy about the incident and the frequent gunshots she hears in her neighborhood. Just one last little note — if you have an interest in flowers, you may enjoy the diary I did the other morning for the Saturday Morning Garden Blog. Anyone can plug their own diaries here. It IS an open thread, after all. Otherwise, the floor is yours... [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/17/2164475/-Another-Trumpie-Judge-More-Abortion-Problems-A-Colorado-State-Open-Thread-4-17-2023 Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/