Last Saturday, a rally by Gays Against Groomers (GaG), a group that believes any form of gender-affirming healthcare is child abuse or ‘grooming’, was met with counterprotests. GaG, which was founded by a pro-Trump, conservative media specialist with ties to the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement, has held similar events, which it calls the “Stop the War On Children” rally, in Colorado before and across the country.
As part of our weekly roundup of articles about political extremism, the Colorado Times Recorder is featuring Steve Rabey’s breakdown of Focus on the Family’s network of Conservative Christian organizations, Jason Salzman’s reporting of a staunch anti-LGBTQ+ advocate’s support of Gabe Evans, and James O’Rourke’s coverage of conspiracy theories and misinformation spread by State Senate Candidate Scott Bright. We have chosen Denver7’s Jeff Anastasio’s reporting on prominent election denier and former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ sentencing of nine years in prison for her role in a data breach plot.
Trisha Calvarese, a Douglas County resident and communications specialist, is running to represent Colorado’s 4th congressional district. A political newcomer, Calvarese comes from a long line of union workers and worked for the AFL-CIO as director of speechwriting. Calvarese sat down with the Colorado Times Recorder to elaborate on why she is running and answer questions on the economy, the environment, foreign affairs, and more.
Last Friday, Samuel J. Aquila, the archbishop of Denver, issued a statement urging Catholics to vote against proposed Amendment 79 which would enshrine a right to abortion into Colorado’s state constitution.
As part of our weekly roundup of articles about political extremism in Colorado, the Colorado Times Recorder is highlighting Jason Salzman’s analysis of evidence showing that GOP congressional candidate Gabe Evans was anti-LGBTQ+ throughout his life. He also reported on a series of misleading ads put out by the Denver Gazette. We are also highlighting Craig Mason’s Letter to the Editor analyzing state Rep. Brandi Bradley’s presidency of an anti-government group and reporting from Colorado Newsline’s Quinton Young on how a counterterrorism exhibit in Denver downplays the events of January 6th.
As part of our weekly roundup of articles about political extremism in Colorado, the Colorado Times Recorder is highlighting Heidi Beedle’s coverage of the Pueblo City Council, David Flomberg’s article on a series of antisemitic fliers that have continued to pop up around Colorado, and Owen Swallow’s coverage of the Charlie Kirk rally held at CU Boulder last week. In addition, we have included reporting from Colorado Politics’s Marissa Ventrelli on the strange package that was mailed to Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.
Commerce City announced a lineup of live entertainment and activities to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month this weekend. The event, scheduled on Sunday, Sept. 22, will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the intersection of 72nd Place and Monaco Street.
Right-wing conservative influencer and political pundit Charlie Kirk held an event at the University of Colorado Boulder just hours before last week’s second presidential debate of the 2024 election.
It is time once again for our weekly roundup of articles about political extremism in Colorado. Highlights from the Colorado Times Recorder’s reporting include an article by Erik Maulbetsch on congressional candidate Gabe Evans’s political director’s history of posting Facebook content promoting antisemitism and conspiracy theories, a report by Heidi Beedle on competitive races for El Paso County commissioner, and and and a write-up by Owen Swallow on Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s warning about election-related deep-fakes. We’ve included an analysis from Denverite’s Andrew Kenney on the situation in Aurora regarding Venezuelan gangs.
On Monday, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued a warning for voters to be vigilant for election disinformation and misinformation taking the form of “deep-fakes.” Weiser’s office accompanied this warning with a public advisory providing more information to Coloradans on a new law aimed at preventing political campaigns from using AI-generated deep-fakes without clear disclosure of the content’s origins.
