In the wake of a disturbing incident involving sexually explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift that went viral on X (formerly Twitter), U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) has intensified calls for more stringent oversight of social media platforms.
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CO Springs Mayor Addresses Migrant Arrivals: “We’re Not in Crisis Mode”
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade attempted to calm concerns about migrants arriving in Colorado Springs during a Facebook livestream today.
Woodland Park’s White-Supremacist Tainted History Courses Disappear From NCAA’s Approved List After CTR Inquiry
Earlier this month, the Woodland Park School District issued a press release thanking the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for “recognizing the value and merit of the American Birthright standards implemented at Woodland Park High School.”
Former Colo Clerk Tina Peters Says Fellow Republicans ‘Basically Framed Me’
Just days before her trial on numerous election-related charges, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is claiming she was framed by fellow Republican officials.
Bill Seeks To Prevent Colorado Landlords From Using Algorithms To Set Rent
Renting an apartment in the metro Denver area has become so difficult for the average renter that one state lawmaker is trying to prevent landlords from using “algorithmic devices” like RealPage’s Yieldstar or Yardi’s Revenue IQ to fix the market to the disadvantage of renters.
CO Springs Lawmaker Says Some of His Democratic Colleagues Are ‘Pedophilic’
As this year’s legislative session kicked off, Colorado’s Republican and Democrat leadership came together in calling for decorum, hoping for colleagues to treat one another “with dignity and respect at all times.” Just one month into 2024, some lawmakers are already finding that harder than others.
Why Did Boebert Switch Races? Signs Pointed to Her Losing — And Republicans May Still Lose Her District, Say Experts
During her first debate in the race for her new congressional seat, Lauren Boebert was asked by a rival candidate why she had switched districts in December.
DAVIS: Christian Nationalism is Turning Into Something Even Worse
I was raised to take over the world for God. My teachers have been sorely disappointed on that front. It is not something I spend much time talking about because it’s not something I spend much time thinking about. It was the milieu of my childhood, and I had no say in the matter. As a pastor’s kid from Nashville, Tennessee, I was steeped in religious conservatism from birth. The impetus towards a highly political, far-right version of Christianity which seeks to conquer the world for Christ, though, didn’t come from my family so much as it came from my classical Christian school. We were taught that we were special, that the world was fallen and we could redeem it. We were taught that America was a Christian nation which had drifted off course, but that a faithful generation could restore it.
‘We Can’t Just Assume That It Will All Work Out in the End:’ Forum Explores How To Find Common Ground in a Divided Country
Over 1,000 Colorado and American citizens tapped into a wide-ranging, non-partisan discussion Monday about the state of this deeply divided nation and what to do about it.
QAnon Promoter’s Pro-Trump Supreme Court Brief Signed by Several Colorado GOP Leaders
Several well-known Colorado conservatives including the chair of the Jefferson County Republicans signed a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief submitted by a QAnon-promoting conspiracy theorist. Among the nearly fifty amicus briefs submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court by those hoping to influence the justices’ ruling on whether Colorado must remove former President Trump from the 2024 ballot, one name stands out: QAnon promoter Terpsehore Maras, who also goes by “Tore.”