A recently-released confidential transcript of an April, 2017 phone call from President Donald Trump to Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte reveals Trump praised Duterte, telling him he’s been “doing an unbelievable job on the drug problem” in his country. President Duterte has had death…
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Reality Check: Does Your Political Affiliation Match Your Best Interests?
Here’s a question for Mesa County workers: When was the last time your political party helped make your life better? If you can’t think of anything, there’s a reason. The dominant political party in our area has long been the Republican Party,…
Trump Appoints White Nationalist, Anti-Feminist Steve Bannon as “Chief Strategist”
President Obama is trying to calm the fears of people abroad about a Trump presidency, while here at home Trump is stoking public fears of his presidency by his appointment of Steve Bannon a his “chief strategist.” Who is Steve Bannon?…
Petition Asks the Electoral College to Make Clinton President
A Change.org petition is circulating asking the Electoral College to make Hillary Clinton president. It has gotten 4.36 million signers so far, and it’s aiming to get 4.5 million. The petition reflects the fears of at least half the country…
Focus on the Bright Spots in the Election
Half the country woke up this morning despondent, demoralized and in utter dread of what a Trump presidency will mean to this country. We’ve never had a president before who confessed on video to sexually assaulting women and who is endorsed by…
CO U.S. Senate Candidate Darryl Glenn: Pregnancy Resulting from Rape is a “Gift from God”
Colorado’s Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Darryl Glenn, addressed a group of people in Jefferson County in 2015, telling them that pregnancy resulting from a rape is a “gift from God.” Glenn is running against Democrat incumbent Michael Bennet.
Donald Trump Jr. to Appear in Grand Junction
Tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. Donald Trump Jr. will appear in Grand Junction at the Mesa County Fairgrounds, nominally to talk to sportsmen. Donald Jr. likes to kill rare and endangered animals in expensive trophy hunts overseas. He is supposed to be speaking…
FFRF Warns Delta County School District to End Shelly Donahue’s “Sex Ed” Talks
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has sent a letter (pdf) to the Delta County School District’s attorney warning that Shelly Donahue’s “sex ed” talks in schools there violate laws that prohibit religious proselytizing in public schools and require specific information be included…
Cidney Fisk’s Interview on KVNF Radio
This 30 minute interview on KVNF Radio with Cidney Fisk and her parents about their experience with the Delta County School District was broadcast July 19, 2016. Host Ali Lightfoot interviews Cidney, her parents and Delta County School District officials about the religious speakers the…
Mulder and Edwards Announce Candidacies for Mesa County Commissioner in Districts 1 and 3
Two intelligent, hard-working and civic-minded citizens, Mel Mulder and Dave Edwards, today announced they are entering the 2016 race for County Commissioner to replace incumbents in District 1 and District 3, respectively. Mulder is challenging District 1 incumbent John Justman and Edwards intends…
Slap Down! Mesa County Commissioner Scott Mcinnis Rebukes Ultra Right Wingnut, Defends All the Good the Federal Government Does
In a jaw-dropping political turnabout at Monday’s (2/8/16) Mesa County Commissioner meeting, the county’s farthest ultra-right wing nuts out-right winged the regular right wing nuts, resulting in arch conservative Commissioner Scott Mcinnis strongly defending — yes, defending — all the good the…
Teacher Reports Walking in on Bible Study Session in a GJHS Classroom
A teacher reported to Western Colorado Atheists and Freethinkers (WCAF) that she accidentally stumbled into a Bible study group being held at Grand Junction High School on Tuesday, January 12 during lunchtime in an Advanced Placement (AP) English classroom. The teacher who walked…
Grand Junction Right Wingnuts’ “Donald the Dragon Slayer” Billboard
Freedom From Religion Foundation Weighs in on CMU’s Graduation Bible Giveaway
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent a letter to Colorado Mesa University President Tim Foster urging him to end the practice of allowing Gideons International to hand out bibles to students at on-campus graduation ceremonies. A group of students who…
CMU to Force Christian Bibles on RN/BSN Grads; Nursing Students Fight it
Students about to graduate from Colorado Mesa University’s RN/BSN nursing program are fighting a school-sponsored plan to hand out Gideon Bibles to nursing graduates after they step down from the dais at their pinning ceremony. The December 11 pinning ceremony is a symbolic…
Planned Islamaphobic Rally Fizzles in Face of Opposition by Peaceful Mesa County Citizens
Mesa County residents blocked an armed Islamaphobic uprising from materializing today by gathering at a Grand Junction Islamic Center with enthusiasm, lots of free cookies and plenty of big, handmade signs promoting peace, love and diversity. The anti-Islamaphobia rally was held to counter the so-called “Global…
Islamophobic Mesa County Group Gets Pushback
A fringe right-wing Mesa County group that planned an open-carry protest October 10 in front of a Grand Junction mosque was forced to back down after a counter protest that was quickly organized via social media at the same place and time drew far more participants…
U.S. Military Members Under Pervasive Pressure from Christian Evangelists
Few people are aware of the extent of the fundamentalist Christian programs now going on in the U.S. Military aimed at turning our country’s Military into a global Christian mission for Jesus Christ. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), based in Albuquerque, New Mexico…