Religious fervor, especially when it claims to side with God against demonic forces, can be a powerful motivator.
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Salem Media Apologizes and Issues Retraction Over Election Denier Promotion. Again.
Late Friday afternoon, Salem Media, the national broadcasting company focused on Christian and conservative content that owns several Colorado stations including 710 KNUS, issued an undated apology to former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer. Coomer filed a defamation lawsuit against former KNUS host and current Republican National Committeeman Randy Corporon and conservative broadcaster Salem Media Group in 2021 over Corporon’s platforming of election conspiracist Joe Oltmann.
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BRIEF: Convicted CO Clerk Peters Transferred From Larimer County to State Prison in Denver
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, sentenced in October to nine years behind bars for her role in a security breach of her own county’s election systems, was moved this week from the Larimer County jail system to the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility.
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Extremist Rewind – Mar. 8th, 2025
Welcome one again to the Colorado Times Recorder’s weekly roundup of stories pertaining to political extremism. This week we are highlighting protests spearheaded by some members of the Colorado GOP to free Tina Peters, the former Mesa County official who was found guilty on numerous charges to undermine election safety. We are featuring reporting by Megan Neary who covered the protest itself and an article by Erik Maulbetsch who looks into the United States Department of Justice interceding on Peters’ behalf.
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‘Let Us Run the Elections’ — A Colorado Election Conspiracist’s Nationwide Crusade to Ban Voting Machines
Colorado communities may be visited in the coming months by a touring election denier who is pushing to throw out electronic voting machines.
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Contempt Saga Continues for DougCo Podcaster
Attorneys for former Dominion executive Eric Coomer have filed a motion for a “show cause” hearing for Douglas County podcaster Joe Oltmann, which could result in additional contempt charges and arrest if Oltmann refuses to comply.
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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.
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Oltmann and Boebert Spread Misinformation on Trump Attack
Three days after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, federal investigators have yet to uncover the motives of the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks. What little has been uncovered about Crook’s political views is ambiguous and inconsistent, with the New York Times reporting that he was a registered Republican who also donated to the Progressive Turnout Project.
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Calls for Violence & Jury Nullification at Election Fraud Conspiracy Event in Grand Junction
MyPillow founder and election denier Mike Lindell was a surprise guest at a movie screening of Let My People Go, held July 12, at Orchard Mesa Baptist Church in Grand Junction. The film stars David Clements, a former lawyer and fired New Mexico State University professor, who now makes a living as an election denier.
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Judge Recommends Contempt for DougCo Election Conspiracist who Fled Deposition
Last week, U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathryn Starnella recommended that Douglas County podcaster and gun store owner Joe Oltmann be held in contempt of court for fleeing a June 6 deposition.