During a Spunky Patriots meeting on Oct. 17, 2023, members of the conservative activist group practiced resisting arrest at Brave Church, formerly Fervent Church, in Colorado Springs.
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Review: I Watched ‘Let My People Go,’ The Newest Election Conspiracy Documentary, So You Don’t Have To
A trailer touts “Let My People Go” as “A Film The Captured Media Has To Ignore.” In truth, I wish I had ignored it.
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Defamation, Felony Defendants Rally for Trump in CO Springs
A caravan of late-model extended-cab trucks, SUVs, and motorcycles flying American flags, Trump flags, and “Fuck Biden” flags made its way slowly down I-25 Saturday morning, numbers growing after each stop at various points between the Timnath Walmart, just south of Fort Collins, and DCF Guns in Colorado Springs.
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Why the Film ‘Sound of Freedom’ Has Set Conservative Politics Alight
This month, conservatives have lauded the breakout success of Angel Studios’ new thriller film “Sound of Freedom.” Released on July 3, it has held its own in the box office against major blockbusters, even surpassing many of them. Deadline reports that, as of Wednesday, it has brought in an impressive $53.4 million nationally.
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Tina Peters Travels to AZ to Support State Rep Expelled For Pushing Election Conspiracy
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who’s currently appealing her four-month sentence of home detention (along with 120 hours of community service and a $750 fine) for attempting to obstruct authorities from taking an iPad on which she allegedly recorded video of a court hearing, is not the only former elected official to face steep consequences for embracing election conspiracies. Earlier this month, she was joined in this ignominy by Liz Harris, who was ousted from her seat in Arizona’s state legislature following complaints of disorderly conduct.
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Colo Springs Mayoral Candidate Appearing With Extremist Pastor Who Called Murdering Abortion Doctors ‘Justifiable Homicide’
This evening in Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs mayoral candidate and militia leader John “Tig” Tiegen will speak at an event keynoted by Matthew Trewhella, a far-right pastor who has defended murdering abortion providers as “justifiable homicide.”
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DougCo Clerk Says It’s Aware of Oltmann’s Potential Voter Fraud And Is Cooperating With Colorado Secretary of State
“Sign in the presence of an election judge,” reads the Douglas County Voter Signature Card, a document that every in-person voter must sign before casting a ballot on Election Day. Like thousands of other voters in the conservative county, election fraud conspiracist Joe Oltmann signed one on Nov. 8 last year. The statement on the card is unequivocal:
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Colorado Election Fraud Conspiracist Appears to Have Committed Voter Fraud, Court Docs Show
As one of Colorado’s most prominent election conspiracists, Joe Oltmann has spent the past two years insisting that there has been massive voter fraud in just about every Colorado and national election since 2020. He’s never been able to produce any evidence of this, and in fact, has been sued for defamation multiple times over his unsubstantiated claims.
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Indicted CO Clerk Peters Falsely Implies DA Murdered Witnesses’ Brothers
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters took her conspiracy promotion to a new level this week when she implied that law enforcement murdered two family members of her former staff members in order to compel them to testify against her.
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Grandmother Affiliated with FEC United, Truth and Liberty, Arrested for Jan. 6 Involvement
Rebecca Lavrenz of Colorado Springs was arrested yesterday in connection with her participation at the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Lavrenz is facing four charges, according to a September arrest warrant: entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.