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Incredible scene at Colorado’s Capitol right now. Thousands of protesters are lying face down with their hands behind their backs chanting “I can’t breathe.” They’re doing this for 9 mins. #copolitics #denverprotest #GeorgeFloyd
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"Fair is Fair" by Clay Jones
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We stand behind @HeidiBeedle's record of excellent journalism here at the @COTimesRecorder and elsewhere. We are proud to have her as a colleague and friend. #copolitics
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Boebert Republican Primary Challenger Don Coram Endorses @laurenboebert Dem opponent Frisch #copolitics
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For several months, we've been keeping an eye on Rep. Lauren Boebert's ties to far-right extremist groups, including those behind last week's Capitol insurrection that's resulted in calls of #ResignBoebert. Here's a summary of what we've found #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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VIDEO UPDATE: See Clerk Peters say she & @laurenboebert & others dined with Conan Hayes the day after he copied Mesa County's secure election files. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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ICYMI: Video (orig. posted by the @montrosepress) of @RepBoebert saying “We already see in Washington, DC, you can’t petition your government, you’re an insurrectionist if you do that.” #copolitics #co03
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Maine’s Endangered GOP Senator @SenatorCollins Criticizes Trump’s COVID Response, While @SenCoryGardner Continues Not To #copolitics #cosen coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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At Thursday's launch for an ad campaign targeting US Rep. Lauren Boebert, one constituent said, "Boebert has voted repeatedly to make life harder for Pueblo veterans like me." #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Hundreds gathered in #Denver's Civic Center Park today to join @MomsDemand in calling for legislative action on gun violence. #coleg #copolitics
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Indicted Colorado clerk Tina Peters says she and Congresswoman @laurenboebert dined with Conan Hayes the day after he allegedly copied @mesacounty's secure election files. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Shouting "Off of the sidewalks and into the streets, until they charge the first degree," hundreds of protesters march amidst traffic alongside the Colorado Capitol. #GeorgeFloyd #DenverProtest
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.@laurenboebert still won't answer the @COTimesRecorder's question of why she claimed not to know the militia members pictured with her at the CO Capitol when, in fact, she's friends with some of them. Please respond, Congresswoman coloradotimesrecorder.com/20… #copolitics
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A young man from Colorado who volunteered on multiple state GOP campaigns, including Trump's 2020 reelection effort, has been identified as a Groyper, the antisemitic white nationalist group. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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This year, leading conservatives have waged war on LQBTQ people in Colorado. Here is a sample of recent stories in the Colorado Times Recorder about hostility or outright bigotry toward members of our LGBTQ community. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20… #copolitics
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Moms For Liberty (M4L) is a far-right group attacking LGBTQIA+ rights in schools under the guise of fighting for parental rights. CTR will report on M4L's efforts in Colorado school board meetings and parents' efforts to stand up to M4L's hateful rhetoric. #copolitics
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Here’s a brief rundown of Boebert’s attacks on the Black Lives Matter movement and immigrants, her connections to white nationalist groups, her rejection of a bill to curb racially motivated hate crimes, and more. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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During Friday night's #DenverProtest, @DenverPolice seized several military-style assault rifles from anti-government gun enthusiasts who call themselves “#Boogaloo Bois.” #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Read more about it here: coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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The fifth Starbucks store in Colorado announced plans to unionize with @SBWorkersUnited during a Monday morning press conference outside the Academy Boulevard and Flintridge Drive Starbucks in Colorado Springs. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Denver school board director @TayAndersonCO says he’s working to sever ties between DPS and Denver PD #copolitics #GeorgeFloyd
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At least 28 other people wearing masks passed by @laurenboebert while she made an unmasked video inside @DENAirport today, in apparent violation of federal law. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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If Oltmann no longer lives here, as he’s told the court, then why is he still voting in Colorado elections? #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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This week Democratic lawmakers in Colorado held events to bring attention to their efforts to prevent more gun violence and mass shootings ahead of the November election. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Replying to @COTimesRecorder @laurenboebert
Coram joins fellow Republican Marina Zimmerman, who also just endorsed Frisch for #CO03. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Approximately 300 people gathered in front of the Salida Regional Library yesterday as part of protest against a planned “Rosary Rally” organized by members of St. Joseph Catholic Church to oppose LGBTQ books in the library. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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"SOTU Heckler" by Clay Jones coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Rep. @laurenboebert insisted she didn't know the people she posed with on the steps of Colorado's Capitol, but FB photos show that she's known some of them since Sept '19, including the one who gave her a custom Glock yesterday. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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BREAKING: The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a ballot initiative that would force trans students to participate in sports according to their sex assigned at birth. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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AUDIO: Listen to Rep. @laurenboebert predict Congressional resignations based on a QAnon-linked conspiracy theory about declassified docs. Recording via @DCInewspaper #copolitics #co03 coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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In light of Rep. Lauren Boebert's recent racist remarks against Rep. Ilhan Omar, here's our "brief" rundown of Rep. Boebert's most racist moments, which we originally published in May. #copolitics @laurenboebert coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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On @710KNUS, GOP Congresswoman Lauren Boebert calls respected CO journalist @KyleClark "disgusting" and a "conspiracy theorist." "I don't even want his name to come out of my mouth. He's really disgusting," Boebert told Randy Corporon on air Saturday. #copolitics
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David Sirota, co-creator of "Don't Look Up," tells the Breaking Points YouTube Show that the success of the movie reveals a "pent-up demand" for news addressing climate change coloradotimesrecorder.com/20… #copolitics
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"He is a conspiracy theorist through and through," Rep. Boebert said of @KyleClark. "He is obsessed with them. He is continuously working on creating them. I can’t even imagine what his basement looks like.” #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Happening now: hundreds protesting the health care bill at @SenCoryGardner's office #savemedicaid #copolitics
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My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell's private jet flew a group of CO conservatives to his election fraud conference on Tuesday. Almost certainly among them was Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, whose office is currently under criminal investigation. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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More than 50 handmaids are here in Denver to greet @VP Pence #copolitics
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“If you’re really that upset about being called a groomer maybe you should step back and reevaluate your activity around children,” wrote Archuleta. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Just as Mesa County health officials feared, @CountryJamCO is now officially a #COVID outbreak event: 17 cases so far. Yet @laurenboebert, who attended, is tweeting anti-vax nonsense about "Needle Nazis." #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Boebert’s failure to respond to the Garfield County Court in this garnishment case is part of a pattern of not showing up for court hearings. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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There’s a lot of angry people outside @SenCoryGardner’s office in Denver right now. #copolitics #NoOnKavanaugh
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“That’s what you do over and over again, and they get no peace,” said Oltmann. “Their wives get no peace. Their families get no peace. We call their work. We call them over and over again." coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Marina Zimmerman, a member of the GOP running to unseat right-wing Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in the Colorado primary, says there’s a “silent majority” in her party inclined to put someone other than Boebert on the ticket. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Three weeks ago, @laurenboebert said "The Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting, unless you're talking about hunting tyrants, maybe." There are now reports of shots fired inside the U. S. #Capitol. #copolitics
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Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has been increasingly vocal about "defunding" Planned Parenthood despite the fact that Planned Parenthood health centers in Colorado haven't received federal funding for decades. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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.@TayAndersonCO urging protesters to remain peaceful. Says if you’re here to destroy things you’re in the wrong crowd.
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"Cardboard Cory," a cardboard cutout of @SenCoryGardner that shows up to talk to constituents when the flesh-and-bones version of the senator is nowhere to be found, is starring in a documentary. Here's the trailer. #copolitics #cosen @CardboardCoryCO coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) GOP primary challenger, Marina Zimmerman, said voters are “exhausted by [Boebert’s] lies, deceit and hatefulness” after a Thanksgiving week of slurs and scandal. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Packets containing crayons, a flyer titled “Every Single Aspect of Mass Immigration is Jewish,” and a flyer featuring an antisemitic caricature were distributed throughout Grand Junction’s Redlands neighborhood yesterday morning. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Joe Oltmann is now a two-time defamation suit defendant. Journalist Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, of the online news magazine LGBTQ Nation, filed a lawsuit against Oltmann in Denver District Court on Friday. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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"Both veterans said while they had supported Boebert in prior elections, they would not be voting for her again. 'The Beetlejuice incident was the last straw,' one said." #copolitics #co03 coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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"Big Fat Liar" by Clay Jones
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“No justice, no peace. No racist police.” Sizable peaceful protest has formed at CO’s Capitol.
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More than a hundred chanting “we believe you” outside @SenCoryGardner’s office #copolitics #stopkavanaugh
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On Parler, a far-right social-media platform, Colorado Congressional Candidate Erik Aadland follows accounts run by election deniers, QAnon supporters, and white nationalists. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20… #copolitics #CD07
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This month, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was escorted out of the Buell Theater in Denver for disruptive conduct during a performance of "Beetlejuice." Comedian Hannah Jones gives her thoughts. #Beetlejuice #Beetlebert
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Boebert Forgot about Vaping in the Theater? A Look at Boebert’s Problems With Telling the Truth coloradotimesrecorder.com/20… #copolitics
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Court documents from the defamation lawsuit against election conspiracist Joe Oltmann reveal that CO GOP Chair Kristi Burton Brown served as President of the far-right conspiracy group FEC United last year. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Heidi Ganahl, the GOP candidate for Colorado Governor, said that individual states should decide if they want same-sex marriage and contraception to be legal. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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.@RepBoebert criticized the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill moving through Congress as a “bailout” for Planned Parenthood and claimed that it “frees up $414 billion in funding for elective abortions.” #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Former GOP strategist @SteveSchmidtSES told MSNBC host @SRuhle that @SenCoryGardner's #cosen race is "effectively over- the Democrat will win... Republicans have lashed themselves to the mast and are going down with the SS Trump." #copolitics
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Colorado’s Family Planning Initiative, which made low-cost contraceptives widely available, led to a boost in high school graduation rates. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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The far-right conspiracist group FEC United and its militia division are fundraising for Marshall fire victims -- and requesting personal information from victims who apply for help coloradotimesrecorder.com/20… #copolitics
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A senior executive at Andrew Wommack's globe-spanning ministry empire has been accused of running a cult in the 90s. When CTR reached out to the ministry, they started deleting evidence. Read the results of @LoganMDavis' investigation here ⬇️ #copolitics ow.ly/JtT750QQzeH
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Members of a QAnon-linked election fraud conspiracy group — some of whom are armed — are knocking on doors of voters' homes all over Colorado in an attempt to find evidence of voter fraud. #copolitics #coleg coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Colorado congressional candidate Lauren Boebert was arrested for failing to appear in court for a reckless driving charge in 2016 -- not the first time the candidate missed a court date #copolitics #co3 coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is facing a Republican primary and challenges from Democrats and Libertarians, all of whom have different stances on abortion. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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.@TayAndersonCO starts lending the megaphone to anyone who wants to come speak. Urges crowd to listen intently to what they’re saying.
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Bud Demicell, an ally of Rep. Lauren Boebert, is running for Rifle City Council but may be ineligible due to not meeting the residency requirements for elected office. Demicell helps run the congresswoman’s restaurant, Shooters Grill. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Coloradan Lorie Smith, plaintiff in Supreme Court's #303Creative ruling, was never actually asked to make a gay wedding website, but she did make lots of Republican campaign sites. #copolitics #coleg coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Our most popular post from the past week took a deep dive into the legality of a Colorado militia. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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"The district is exhausted by lies, deceit, and hatefulness" said Zimmerman, a Republican who's challenging @RepBoebert in the GOP primary next year. Boebert last week suggested that @IlhanMN a Muslim member of Congress, is a suicide bomber. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20… #copolitics
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New conservative group FEC United, which is working closely with the @cologop , is fundraising to sue journalists for "unequal treatment" of conservatives. #coleg #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Casa Bonita will soon re-open to the public with limited dinner hours. There will be no walk-ins. During this soft open period, guests will be selected exclusively from Casa Bonita’s email list. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, which claims to have over 200,000 members, says it can't afford to sue Colorado over its new law banning "ghost guns." #coleg #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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The @csgazette plunged into two scurrilous pits of antisemitism up to its neck with an egregiously awful editorial alleging that "Hitler was a socialist." In fact, "Socialism" was used by the Nazi party to gain the support of the working class.coloradotimesrecorder.com/20… #copolitics
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Today's "election integrity" rally had something for everyone: debunked claims of election rigging for the audience and a lawsuit for headliner Mike Lindell, who got served before he took the stage. #copolitics #coleg #cosen coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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A major Christian nationalist organization is planning to have a big impact on Colorado's elections this year. Find out what columnist @LoganMDavis learned from attending -- and being kicked out of -- one of their events this week. ⬇️ #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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"Wormy MAGAts" by Clay Jones
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What started as a fundraiser has evolved into controversy, competing claims, and allegations of bigotry in one of Denver's most contentious Democratic primaries. Read @LoganMDavis' new column below ⬇️ #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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. @SenCoryGardner latest Zoom room includes a book by far-right extremist David Horowitz, whose racist statements have previously caused problems for politicians and corporations alike. #cosen #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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“I’m here because I saw a headline that said even if he did it it doesn’t matter. But I matter. And my vote matters” #CoPolitics #StopKavanagh
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"Booster Booings" by Clay Jones
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One sane editorial isn't going to stop the Gazette's editorial page from being an embarrassment to the serious journalists who work there and a far-right drag on the Colorado GOP statewide. But it's a start. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20… #copolitics
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Focus on the Family and its various political advocacy groups are the single most influential driver of anti-LGBTQ and anti-trans legislation now sweeping statehouses across the nation. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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VIDEO: Last night in Montrose, #CO03 Rep. @laurenboebert appeared to defend those who stormed the Capitol, saying: “We already see in Washington, DC, you can’t petition your government, you’re an insurrectionist if you do that.” #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Democrat Karl Hanlon will no longer fundraise for his campaign against incumbent state Sen. Bob Rankin and is asking supporters to redirect donations to organizations combating Colorado’s #EastTroublesomeFire #coleg #copolitics #cofires coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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The 2024 Colorado GOP Assembly in Pueblo showcased the priorities of the party heading into the November election — banning gender-affirming care for trans people, denying the 2020 election, downplaying Jan., and full-throated support for Donald Trump. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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This Saturday’s Douglas County Pride Fest was protested by a number of different groups — Able Shepherd, Patriot Front, the Rocky Mountain Active Club, and the Proud Boys. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Thanks, Don. You might also enjoy this round-up of all our coverage of Boebert's ties to extremism from our reporter @ByMaddieSchmidt: coloradotimesrecorder.com/20… #copolitics
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This is from July 2020. It should have received much more attention. Boebert's Campaign Embraces Far-Right Militia Movement coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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On the campaign trail last weekend, Republican #COGov candidate Heidi Ganahl posed with anti-LGBTQ troll Matt Walsh, who equates being gay with pedophilia. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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Who is funding the Woodland Park-based effort to implement the far-right, counterfactual American Birthright social studies curriculum? Columnist @LoganMDavis found out. #copolitics ow.ly/p9lc50Pmbyo
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The @MESACOUNTYGOP is losing its 1st Vice Chair. Jacqueline Anderson, an election conspiracist & militia supporter who is close friends with @laurenboebert, is resigning so that she can "speak freely and truthfully." #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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We aren’t picking up the fight against Anschutz's Denver Gazette to defend The Denver Post. Our ad campaign is saying that the Gazette‘s attack on The Post conceals a bigger threat facing Colorado journalism. That’s the Gazette itself. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20… #copolitics
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Last weekend, approximately 300 abortion abolitionists, including members of Colorado Right to Life, assembled in Wichita, Kansas, for Free the States’ fourth annual “Abolition Now” conference. coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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In seven Colorado counties where Trump won a majority of votes, voters also rejected a proposed ban on abortions at 22 weeks. Is the GOP's platform on abortion too extreme for the party's electorate? #copolitics ow.ly/FoyW50CNtB5
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Moms for Liberty wants to ban hundreds of books from schools but is mostly focused on banning female, BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+ authors. The group also wants to ban "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, and "Beloved" by Toni Morrison
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Cartoon: Marjorie Frees Willy coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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FEC United issued an “urgent” call to action to its members to flood a school board meeting tonight in Douglas County to oppose mask mandates. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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A Mesa County GOP official encouraged her followers to identify with a far-right militia group. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
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