Despite winning one of the closest U.S. House races in the country, Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans isn’t leveling even the most gentle criticism at President Donald Trump — or disagreeing with the president at all.
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Shen Yun Promotes Dance Performances in Colorado After Being Sued for Child Labor Violations
Shen Yun Performing Arts, the traveling dance troupe behind elaborate performances that show “China before Communism,” has been sued by a former dancer and is also being investigated over its allegedly abusive child labor practices, which were reported by The New York Times in August. This week, it was reported to be under federal investigation for visa fraud.
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Bird Flu Might Be the Next Pandemic, and Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Make It Worse
The CDC tells us bird flu is "low risk" to humans. But with no mandatory testing, tracking, and reporting of animal-to-human or human-to-human transmission, we can’t know that.
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State Rep. Junie Joseph Publishes Open Letter to the President of the United States and his Administration, Opposing USAID Closure
To: The President of the United States and his Administration,
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Colorado Times Recorder Launches ‘Fever Swamp Review’ Podcast
Colorado’s — and the country’s — expanding fever swamp of misinformation, bigotry, hatred, greed, corruption, and racism will be exposed, scrutinized, and — to the extent possible — explained during every-other-week episodes of the Colorado Times Recorder’s new podcast, the Fever Swamp Review.
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Hundreds March in Colorado Springs for ‘Protect Trans Siblings’ Rally
This weekend approximately two hundred people gathered at Acacia Park in Colorado Springs for the “Protect Trans Siblings” rally and march. The event coincided with marches across the country in response to President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender people’s access to health care and ability to serve in the military.
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The Anti-Football Club Grows
An open letter to those considering becoming members of the club I joined years ago.
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DAVIS: The American Autocoup
I have long been skeptical of the merits of running around screaming that the sky is falling. If the sky were really falling – I assumed – everyone would notice and behave accordingly. The last two weeks have challenged that assumption, though. In a situation where the sky really does appear to be falling, millions of people are working desperately to convince themselves otherwise. Even now, when reading the daily headlines makes anyone sound like a conspiracy nut, many are beset by the impulse to believe that what we are seeing cannot possibly be as bad as it appears to be.
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Bill Would Make Bringing a Minor to Colorado for Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care a Felony
A Colorado representative introduced a bill last Wednesday that would make bringing a minor from another state to Colorado for abortion or gender-affirming care a crime.
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Ozone Analysis: Polis Pollution Problem Just Blowin’ in the Political Wind
You remember the ads from the 80s, right? “This is your brain [man holds up an egg]. This is ozone [he points to a hot skillet, cracks the egg into it, holds up the sizzling skillet]. This is your brain on ozone. Any questions?”