Michael Pipich

@michaelpipich.bsky.social

Psychotherapist in Colorado. Author of Owning Bipolar. Know thyself, nothing to excess, surety brings ruin. "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it." -Nelson Mandela.

The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy. Elon Musk The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism. Hannah Arendt ———- Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy. Capt. G. M. Gilbert Psychologist Nuremberg trials

Thinking your rights are safe while others lose theirs is a total trap. Freedom isn't a private stash; it's a team sport. If you don't stand up for your neighbor, you're just clearing the path for your own turn to get burned.

Reminder to Colorado journalists: if you’re interviewing a winning candidate who usually claims that elections are rigged, ask them why this election was rigged in their favor.

It's less important to win over maga, and absolutely necessary to speak to those who have lost faith in American democracy and the social contract. Dems must face them and offer legislative packages to address their financial, health, and housing needs.

Oh hey couple reminders: 1). Still around a million Epstein files not released 2) the US is currently negotiating terms for our surrender to Iran because Trump got bored and scared Just keep in mind with all the pool drama

Gov Polis: “In our Colorado for all, everyone can live authentically, and should not be subject to hateful and simply ineffective conversion therapy. Conversion Therapy is harmful, can traumatize kids, and is a scam to waste people’s hard-earned money.” www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/06/01/g...

Gov. Polis signs law allowing 'conversion therapy' recipients to sue providers

Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed a bill enabling survivors of conversion therapy to seek damages from practitioners, calling the practice harmful and ineffective as he also moved to bar state funding...

coloradopolitics.com

You know it's election season in Colorado when the oil and gas industry starts flooding the airwaves with commercials telling us what great environmental partners they are, complete with pictures of sweet rural families, fishermen, and purple mountains majesty.

NEW: The Colorado Democratic Party has formally condemned and censured Governor Jared Polis for granting clemency to Tina Peters. Polis is hereby banned from speaking or being honored at party events. 90% of CDP central committee members voted to reprimand Polis.