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If Republicans Can Take My Rights Away Today, They’ll Take Yours Tomorrow
The GOP’s attacks on trans people are setting a stage for a broader assault on rights we all enjoy.
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By Pardoning His Son Hunter, Biden Fails a Spiritual Test
I have been asked what my spiritual or ethical take is on the controversies surrounding pardons. Of particular interest is President Biden granting his son what looks to be an even better deal than getting a Monopoly game ‘Get Out of Jail, Free’ card. Specifically, my readers want to know if I would have pardoned Hunter if he were my child.
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Delta County Republican Opposes Birthright Citizenship
Rep. Matthew Soper, a state representative from Colorado’s Western Slope region, took to X (formerly Twitter) arguing for an end to birthright citizenship.
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DAVIS: Mike Huckabee’s Ambassador Appointment is Worse Than You Think
Amid the unrelenting cavalcade of appalling Trump administration appointees announced in recent weeks, one pick slid past without nearly enough scrutiny: the selection of Mike Huckabee to serve as the United States’ ambassador to Israel. With no diplomatic experience whatsoever, Huckabee will take up the crucial posting in the middle of a war. But it’s not Huckabee’s lack of experience which makes the choice so eyebrow-raising, it’s his apocalyptic Christian Zionist notion of Israel.
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Conservative Christian Group’s Crusade Against Pueblo Public Schools
Conservative Christian activist group Forging Pueblo held a “Jericho Walk for D70 Schools” in Pueblo Saturday.
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Potential CO Gov Candidate Among State Legislators at Conservative Conference
Republican legislators from across the county gathered in Washington, D.C. last week for the American Legislative Exchange Council’s States and Nation Policy Summit. Heading Colorado’s delegation was state Sen. Mark Baisley (R-Roxborough Park), who appears to be considering a run for governor in 2026, and serves as one of ALEC’s Colorado State Co-Chairs.
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Colorado has a lot of great news outlets, but the Colorado Times Recorder has a lane that we own: We report on politics from an openly progressive perspective, calling out election deniers and bigotry; correcting misinformation on conservative media platforms, reporting on dangerous groups and events, fact-checking public figures and activists, and educating the public on issues that matter most to progressives.
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Are Ballot Measures a Symptom of Poor Representation?
John Matsusaka, University of Southern California
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Conspiracist Filmmaker Who Publicly Apologized For Misinformation Previously Praised by Trump’s FBI Nominee
Earlier this week conspiracist filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza publicly apologized for the false claims in his election fraud conspiracy movie 2000 Mules.