Michael Shay's Hummingbirdminds

A round-up is a task performed by cowboys when they bring in the cattle. I am not a cowboy. But I spent 30 years in The Cowboy State of Wy...

Beginning Oct. 16, I will be reading John Fabian Witt ’s book “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended Am...

Update 4/10/25: "Hands Off" was the official term for the April 5 protests. Sorry I forgot to mention it. Perfect label for a resp...

Update from an old friend and reader of blogs:  "There is a peaceful rally on Saturday, 3/22, at the west side of the Granada Bridge to...

  Something to think about as we face this important midterm election on Nov. 8. A Republican takeover of Congress dooms our democratic repu...

The Wyoming primary elections have come and gone. Rep. Liz Cheney lost to Harriet Hageman who likely will be the next lone House member from...

I've never read a book's first chapter and skipped to the last one. You miss all of the delectable middle parts, the intrigue and hu...

A new year brings new challenges, such as how are we going to save our republic from the Trump Cult and The Big Lie? Voting is a good start....

We vote on Tuesday, Nov. 3. I should say that you will vote that day, if you are one of those people who likes to vote on election day. So ...

Smoke on the water  Fire in the sky  Thought about those Deep Purple lyrics yesterday evening as I surveyed the pall of gray-brown smoke lur...

I’ve read several articles about the typical Trump supporter’s frame of mind. As is the case with us Trumpbusters (We ain’t 'fraid of no...

Letter I sent to Wyoming U.S. Senators  Barrasso and Enzi: We are lucky here in Wyoming that we have easy access to voting and competent cou...

Here are two GOP senators from Wyoming who don't have a clue about what people are facing out here. I sent them a plea to pass the HEROE...

Every eight years election cycle, Democrats in Wyoming are faced with a dilemma. For the August primary, should we change our registration ...

Last year, the day after the presidential inauguration was a lot more interesting than the inauguration itself. The inaugural Women's ...

Donald Trump was elected president a year ago. With our fellow Dems on Nov. 8, 2016, Chris and I watched the results come in, first with e...

Democratic Women's Suffrage Celebration November 13, 2016 2-4 p.m. ~ Laramie County Library Cottonwood Room Cheyenne, WY The Lar...

To update previous posts on possible voter intimidation at the polls... ProPublica is sponsoring ElectionLand which, according to Sunday...

I just finished eating all of the leftover Halloween candy so had the energy to read the Wyoming Election Code, all 343 pages. Actually I s...

Some of you may be wondering what hummingbirdminds thinks of the current election cycle. OK, maybe you don't, but hummingbirdminds is ...