Every elected official in Colorado is now on notice: you cannot block constituents from your official social media accounts because they don’t agree with your point of view. If you do, you’re breaking the law. ACLU of Colorado announced a…
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Lessons from the Shutdown
Donald Trump just put America through the longest federal government shutdown in history, single-handedly keeping over 800,000 federal workers from being paid for over a month, hobbling law enforcement agencies and airport security, blocking immigration proceedings, causing delays in airline…
Rep. Scott Tipton votes to continue government shutdown, keep federal workers unpaid
The western slope’s House representative in Washington, D.C., Scott Tipton, voted AGAINST a bill on Jan. 6 to end President Trump’s shutdown for most federal agencies. The bill, HR 265, passed the House by a wide margin — 243 to…
Election hacking? No biggie. Sen. Cory Gardner votes against funding election security
Russia’s campaign to influence U.S. elections and help Donald Trump get elected must not be any big deal to Colorado’s Republican Senator Cory Gardner, who joined Senate Republicans in blocking an attempt by Democrats to include $250 million in the…
State Senator Ray Scott of Mesa County caught double-dipping
A Daily Sentinel article from May 24 details how Republican State Senator Ray Scott double-billed his legislative expense account and his campaign account for over $1,000 in Uber rides, and didn’t correct it until the Sentinel exposed it and questioned him…
Disgraced white supremacist Milo Yiannopoulos plans talk in Grand Junction
People are hyperventilating over a scheduled appearance in Grand Junction by white supremacist provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos at 7:00 p.m. on April 14th at a currently undisclosed location. Some are planning protests, but the best thing to do might be to just…
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City Council endorses protections and path to citizenship for DACA recipients. G.J. citizens react.
On January 17, 2018, the Grand Junction City Council sent an official letter (above) to Senators Cory Gardner, Michael Bennet and House Representative Scott Tipton urging the House and Senate to pass “a clean bill as soon as possible to…
Trump on immigration: “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”
Kick the kids out of the room. The president in on TV again, and again it’s for a shockingly offensive comment, especially from an American president. The Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump actually told a bipartisan group of Senators in…
It doesn’t take, “like, a genius” to understand there is nothing adorable about being a “Deplorable”
Many ardent Trump supporters happily call themselves “deplorable,” making fun of a point Hillary Clinton tried to make during her 2016 campaign that many Trump supporters are racist, sexist, xenophobic and homophobic. Members of Trump’s “Deplorable” contingents across the…
Trump endorses accused child molester Roy Moore for Senate
In a new low for the country, President Donald Trump has endorsed the denials of Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican senate candidate who has been accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with teenagers. Trump’s endorsement indicates he has elevated the strength…
Republicans at every level of government have blood on their hands for U.S. gun massacres
Another day, another gun massacre. Still Republican legislators don’t even lift a finger to address it. “Thoughts and prayers” is their only response, since it holds off action on the insane proliferation of guns in this country, and blocks discussion…
NYT Op Ed by Charles Blow: “No, Trump, We Can’t Just Get Along”
Recently I’ve heard it said that people who are shocked to the core and utterly dismayed by Trump’s election should just calm down, accept it and start getting along. But Trump’s election is no normal phenomenon for this country, and to blindly…
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?…
Mesa County Blocks Access to Food Assistance Program, Loses Out on Critical Economic Benefits
Half of Mesa County residents who are eligible for food stamps get them, while the other half who apply are routinely turned away. Rose Pugliese, the Mesa County Commissioner who leads the Department of Human Services (DHS) commission in charge of managing…