Lauren Magliozzi
Newsletter
El Paso County School District Limits Access to Books, Bans Pride Flags
By default, middle school students in El Paso County’s Academy District 20 schools can no longer access school library materials until a parent or guardian signs a form granting permission to use library resources through the district’s parent portal.
In Wake of CTR Report, Sheriff Backs out of Children’s Story Hour Reading of Conspiracist Posobiec Book
Following a Colorado Times Recorder story on Thursday, Eagle County Sheriff James van Beek canceled his children’s story time reading of a book by far-right extremist and “Pizzagate” conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec, which had been set for Saturday at the Eagle Library.
Extremism Rewind
Here’s the first of a new regular feature. A weekly list of the top extremism stories from the Colorado Times Recorder and beyond. All of this week’s articles are from CTR, but in the future, we’ll include the work of other news outlets too.
Health Care for All Should Be an Election Issue
You shouldn’t have to qualify for the Olympics to qualify for free quality health care.
Trump Ally Flynn Won’t Substantiate CO Election Conspiracist’s Alleged Antifa Call
This weekend, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell will address the El Paso County GOP as the keynote speaker for their annual Lincoln Day Dinner. Lindell, who is facing a defamation lawsuit from former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer, is one of the handful of election conspiracists still pushing claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former Donald Trump.
This November, Vote To Protect Medicare Against a Dangerous Conservative Agenda
This week marks the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a historic milestone for Medicare and seniors across Colorado and the nation. The IRA empowered Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for the first time, delivering critical savings on the top medications retirees depend on.
Sheriff to Read Book by Antisemitic Conspiracy Theorist to Kids at Eagle Library
The Eagle County Republican Party twice in the last week has promoted the reading of Posobiec’s “The Island of Free Icecream [sic]” as a political event in email blasts to constituents.
DAVIS: A Colorado Christian Nationalist Looks Back at January 6th
Last week, a sentence was handed down in a case that has taken more than three years to conclude. Rebecca Lavrenz – perhaps the most prominent of the 17 Coloradans arrested for participating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol – will not face jail time. Lavrenz, who has been dubbed the “J6 Praying Grandma” in right-wing social media circles, was convicted in April on four misdemeanor counts stemming from her participation in the Capitol attack. Instead of incarceration, the 72-year-old was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of house arrest, and a $103,000 fine. The judge also barred Lavrenz from using the internet during her six months of house arrest.