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lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social
Denver Post reporter. Finding humanity in journalism. I write about marginalized groups, social justice, education, libraries, housing, youth, ghosts and general whimsy. Local news stan.
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New: MSU Denver, long known as a commuter campus, to build its first student dorms www.denverpost.com/2025/06/26/m... via @denverpost.com

My cat knocked down the 2025 vision board I made and shit all over it which feels kind of on the nose but sure

Doctors in Gaza are donating their own blood to try and save gunshot victims after Palestinians trying to get food were gunned down by Israeli soldiers. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

BREAKING: the Supreme Court *grants* the Trump administration's emergency plea in DHS v. D.V.D. to resume deporting non-citizens to third countries. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissent at length. The majority cites no reasons for granting the government's request.

Colorado universities brace for plunge in international students due to fears sparked by Trump policies www.denverpost.com/2025/06/22/c... @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky

CO universities brace for disruptions to international student populations due to the Trump admin's hostility toward foreign-born students. This could mean higher tuition for everyone, fewer innovations & best & brightest recruited to other countries. www.denverpost.com/2025/06/22/c... #HigherEd

Man ‘violently’ arrested by ICE in Denver courthouse bathroom as young child watched, witness says www.denverpost.com/2025/06/20/i...

These MSU Denver archaeology students are digging up artifacts at the site of bygone brothels to document 19th century sex work I think it’s important you know I tried to get “discovering booty” in the headline. Reach for the stars, kids. www.denverpost.com/2025/06/20/m... via @denverpost.com

Trump’s vow to carry out mass deportations has sparked fear and outrage among some. It’s drawn approval from others. Most of all, his pledge has brought uncertainty to many. I break down the state of play five months into his presidency for @denverpost.com. www.denverpost.com/2025/06/19/c...

Journalism is cool bc on my way to an assignment watching an archaeological dig of a former brothel in the mountains, I got car sick and had to pull into a gas station that ended up being Bigfoot-themed and that was just like a run-of-the-mill Wednesday

This broke me today

Federal public lands in Colorado eligible for sale under Republicans’ current budget bill include a popular mountain biking area outside of Grand Junction, a beloved hiking area in Durango’s backyard and thousands of acres of forest abutting the Front Range’s Brainard Lake Recreation Area

Federal immigration agents arrested a Utah college student driving through Grand Junction in early June after they learned about her from local law enforcement — a situation that Colorado laws are designed to prevent.

DEVELOPING: Minnesota lawmaker and husband were killed, another injured in what Gov. Walz called a “politically motivated assassination.” The suspect remains at large.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration gives data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials, documents obtained by AP show.

"The boy testified that after eating the brownie, his head hurt and things started to spin. He said he ate an unusual amount of fried chicken and macaroni and cheese, took a nap and started feeling better." www.denverpost.com/2025/06/12/p...

New: Former Denver teacher found guilty of giving pot brownies to middle school students www.denverpost.com/2025/06/12/p... via @denverpost.com

An update on this story: By the power of local journalism, Skelly will rise again www.denverpost.com/2025/05/30/s... via @denverpost.com

New: 2 Denver students say their middle school teacher gave them pot brownies. She’s now on trial. denverpost.com/2025/06/12/p... via @denverpost

EXCLUSIVE: We obtained memo from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem asking DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth to grant soldiers the authority to detain or arrest “lawbreakers” in LA. This would be a step toward Trump administration invoking Insurrection Act, experts say www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...

"An attorney for Mike Lindell, upon cross-examination, asked if he was perhaps being hyperbolic with some of his rhetoric. Lindell responded that, 'In my mind, it’s pretty big. Now, if that’s hyperbole, that’s subjective, I suppose.' " www.denverpost.com/2025/06/09/m... via @coltrain.bsky.social

New: The head of Colorado’s state employee union on Monday blasted Gov. Jared Polis’ decision to fulfill an immigration subpoena, calling it “morally reprehensible” as labor advocates and elected officials decried widening crackdowns. www.denverpost.com/2025/06/09/c... via @sethklamann.bsky.social

Reporter Elise Schmelzer did a roundup of Colorado legislation aimed at protecting the state's water, air, land and animals during the '25 session: www.denverpost.com/2025/06/09/c...

Suncor violated pollution permits for 900 hours during it's 3-month shudown in 2022, according toe 350 Colorado research. www.denverpost.com/2025/06/07/s...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced that it is investigating Jeffco Public Schools over the district’s policy on sleeping arrangements for transgender students on overnight school trips // Story via @chalkbeat.org

The @denverpost.com is looking to talk with witnesses of the Boulder attack yesterday. If you or someone you know witnessed the event, please reach out so we can better inform the public about what happened. www.denverpost.com/2025/06/02/b...

The spelling bee marketing team is crazy for this one

Congratulations, Faizan Zaki! #NewYorkerCartoons A cartoon by Jimmy Craig, from 2021. See more from New Yorker Humor: glmr.co/ZvkxGj3

No words www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/h...

Many thanks to @mattsebastian.com who allowed me to write about a giant, beheaded skeleton in May 💀 Who beheaded a beloved 12-foot-tall skeleton in Arvada? www.denverpost.com/2025/05/30/s... via @denverpost.com

NYT - White House health report includes fake citations. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...

#Boulder Valley's Blanche Li had her run at the @scrippsbee.bsky.social thwarted by "taqueria." Proof that going out to eat tacos is actually educational www.dailycamera.com/2025/05/28/s... via @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social

Hey, Denver. Check out this project from my @denverpost colleagues. I love working with smart, talented people! At a crossroads: Downtown Denver is waiting for its rebound www.denverpost.com/2025/05/29/d... via @denverpost.com

Bad news: The CO kids are both knocked out of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Good news: We're so proud of them!!! www.denverpost.com/2025/05/28/s... via @denverpost.com #SpellingBee

New: Boulder speller out, second Colorado student advances in Scripps National Spelling Bee www.denverpost.com/2025/05/28/s... via @denverpost.com

Self-Censorship Reality 37% of librarians now self-censor purchases due to potential backlash. Is fear is reshaping the shelves? www.slj.com/story/Book-C... @slj.com #librariesforeveryone #assaultonbooks #fREADomtoread #librarianship

*US ORDERS HALT TO STUDENT VISA INTERVIEWS: POLITICO

Here's your 🐝 Bee 🐝 update of the day: www.denverpost.com/2025/05/27/s... via @denverpost.com

I've read all her spelling bee stories and they are fun!

Your @denverpost.com spelling bee correspondent is back in action, and I’ve got a fun one for you, friends. A little history on Denver being a super-producer of spelling champs. Find out the CO kids you can root for this year!! www.denverpost.com/2025/05/26/s...

In this story you'll find death threats, lions & tigers & bears, odors, eagles abducting dogs & housing development. Lions roaring at 2 a.m. & beer cans in the bear exhibit: Wild Animal Sanctuary frets over housing development next door www.denverpost.com/2025/05/16/c... via @denverpost.com

Well shoot this is really great.

7-year-old Isaiah Stark died in 2020, likely from drinking too much olive brine. This is the story of how Grand County tried to make the case disappear. www.denverpost.com/2025/05/15/i...

Raise your hand if the hard work and perseverance of children you do not know made you cry at work yesterday ✋ Every senior at this Denver charter school network got accepted to college. There were fireworks and tears. www.denverpost.com/2025/05/15/r... via @denverpost.com