“So this is the Road to Red. We’re going to build an effective messaging machine. We’re going to build an effective movement, and we’re going to win elections again.” — former GOP gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl.
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Let’s Talk About Genocide
Genocide has a very specific definition, which has become muddied in the waters of the Gaza conflict. The best illustration of why this conflict does not meet the legal standards of a genocide was provided by the Jan. 26 International Court of Justice ruling in the case South Africa brought against the government of Israel. In that ruling, they were careful to *not* rule that Israel is committing genocide. Indeed, while the court expressed concern that some of the acts alleged by South Africa (who filed the suit) taken by Israel, “appear to be capable of falling within the provisions of the Genocide Convention,” the ICJ didn’t even go as far as to order a ceasefire. The ICJ abides by the United Nations Genocide Convention of 1948 and the definition of the term therein. Here’s that definition as laid out in Article II of the Convention:
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Conservative Activists Oppose Charter School Accountability, Propose Ballot Initiative
Conservative activist group Advance Colorado is leading the charge against House Bill 1363, “Charter Schools Accountability.” The bill would impose additional regulations on Colorado’s charter schools, removing automatic waivers for things like teacher licensure and readiness assessments, allowing community members to appeal a local board’s decision to approve a charter school, and granting boards broader powers to revoke or not renew a charter.
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‘Yes, It Will Go to a Vote,’ Says GOP Lawmaker About Resolution to Impeach CO Sec. of State
Armagost State Rep. Ran Armagost (R-Berthoud) says the Colorado House will vote on a resolution to impeach Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, but that will only happen if state House Speaker Julie McCluskie (D-Dillon) allows it.
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Here’s the Latest from Experts on COVID — And Whether to Get a Spring Booster
It’s spring, the season for sweet strawberries, colorful tulips, crisp vegetables — and a COVID-19 booster shot.
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CO Times Recorder Publishes a Video That Right-Wing Christian Leaders Scrubbed from YouTube After a Reporter Inquired About It
After Andrew Wommack Ministries International (AWMI) received inquiries last week from the Colorado Times Recorder, a video featuring AWMI president Andrew Wommack and AWMI Senior Vice President Andrew Wertz was removed from the ministry’s YouTube page.
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Abortion, Election Fraud, and Education Reform Dominate Debate Among GOP Candidates for Eastern CO Congressional Seat
On Saturday, the Colorado Young Republicans held a debate for GOP contenders in Congressional District 4 at the Deep Space Parker Lounge and Event Center.
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Bad Faith: The Narrowgate Cult
None of them realized they were in a cult until it was too late. It started in late 1993 as a Bible study group composed of students from Messiah College in Pennsylvania. By the time it shattered in February of 1997, most of the group’s members had lost their individual identities and many of their worldly possessions. Some had lost their marriages. The leader, the man who they say slowly wove a web of control around their minds and around their lives, had lost his wife and child: they fled in the night, afraid that he might kill them.
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Backlash: Women’s History Month in a Post-Roe World
Hell hath no fury like a woman deprived of her basic rights.