In her latest act of demonizing Muslims, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) recently insinuated at multiple events that Rep. Ilhan Omar could have been a suicide bomber because of her Islamic faith.
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City Council Candidate Who Manages Boebert’s Grill Spreads Bigotry Toward Muslims
Bud Demicell, who will remain a candidate for Rifle, Colorado, City Council despite documentation disputing his affidavit — signed under the penalty of perjury — that he met residency requirements, has posted misinformed and Islamophobic content on Facebook in which he challenges the legitimacy of Muslims to hold elected office in the United States.
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More Colo Republicans Entwined With ‘Proud Boys’ Hate Group & Slurs
White supremacist and other hate groups are on the rise in Colorado. A investigation by 9News’ Jeremy Jojola documents the recent increase of hate-related incidents in the state. It included an interview with a local member of the Proud Boys, which has been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, largely due to its anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiments.
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JeffCo GOP Shares Deceptively Edited Video of Congresswoman: Comments Include Threats & Racism
The Jefferson County Republican Party shared a deceptive video clip of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN5) that had been edited to make it appear as though she endorsed the “profiling & monitoring…of white men.” The party wrote that her words were “extremely racist” and asserted that “white men are not radical.”
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Colorado Republicans Invite Hate Leader To Speak At Post-Election Retreat
Looking to re-energize their caucus following sweeping losses at the ballot box last month, Colorado Republicans held a retreat in Sedalia immediately after the election. The event featured controversial writer and pundit David Horowitz as a keynote speaker.
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Denver radio host warns against “living next door” to a Muslim
Pick a day on Denver talk radio, and you’ll find Muslims under attack in the most heartbreaking, insulting, and ignorant ways.
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A look into the Islamophobic, transphobic, fact-averse world of a Colorado GOP county chair
If you’re looking to pop your Facebook bubble for a moment and take a peek at what’s circulating in the dark corners of the internet, look no further than the Facebook page of Tanne Blackburn, who’s the GOP chair of Douglas County.
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Colorado’s Weekly Right Wing Round-Up
Trump backer George Athanasopoulos announces bid for state GOP chair In Trump era, what to do about Muslim haters on talk radio? From ColoradoPolitics.com: West Slope’s Brown, out of the legislature, might jump in guv’s race Colorado Christian University Professor: “If any of my students wear a safety pin and ask for a safe space, I will tear it off them and fail them in my class“ From The Gazette: Colorado GOP chair Steve House considers another gubernatorial run County Commissioner Mark Waller thinks anecdotal evidence is fine for he but not for thee