Following the rise of Donald Trump, it’s worth asking what impact the brazen bigotry and sexism coming from our nation’s leadership may have on politically inclined young people.
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“I want to be a ‘person of interest,'” writes Colorado Trump official
UPDATE: Former Colorado Trump Campaign staffer Dede Laugesen replied to my request for clarification of her Facebook post: “Facebook is a place of friendly comments and such, and I was just making an off the cuff remark about what it must be like to be a celebrity like Nigil Farage,” said Laugesen. “That’s all.”
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Gardner defends Trump nominee who wrote that Muslims have a “deficient theology”
During a congressional hearing yesterday, Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) defended a Trump nominee who once wrote that Islam is a “deficient theology.”
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El Paso County GOP vice chair “loves” that repealing the Clean Power Plan will threaten the nation’s health
Joshua Hosler, the vice chair of the Republican party in El Paso County, recently “loved” this post on Facebook:
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Colorado just made it easier to access contraception
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill Monday that will make it easier for women to access birth control.
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Colorado reproductive rights advocates speak out against Trump’s leaked plan to deny contraceptive coverage
The Colorado Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Coalition spoke out Wednesday after yet another leak from the White House exposed an attempt to strip women of contraceptive coverage.
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Brexit leader Nigel Farage, now a person of interest in Russia probe, will make a Colorado appearance
Nigel Farage, the former head of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) who led the charge for Brexit, is scheduled to speak in Colorado this month.
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El Paso County GOP vice chair hearts Trump for insulting our allies
I had to do a double-take when I saw this. Joshua Hosler “hearting” a headline that reads: “President Trump basically insulted all our allies to their faces.”
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Punish journalists and government officials for Russia story, says former candidate for U.S. Senate
A Republican who ran for U.S. Senate last year in Colorado stated on Facebook this week that “The whole Trump colluded with Russia line is BS.”
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Two Colorado State Senators “like” Facebook posts cheering violence against reporter
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that conservatives in the Colorado State Senate appear to cheer the violence against a reporter by a Republican Congressional candidate in Montana. They used to be much more careful about appearing to endorse political violence. What has changed that they would now do something so careless? Perhaps it’s the election of a president who seems to encourage violence and who constantly attacks the free press and reporters.