A top Trump nominee is out after getting caught telling the truth. Colorado’s Kathleen Sgamma was to head the BLM. She had decades of oil and gas advocacy and helped write Project 2025. But then a 2021 memo came out where she criticized President Trump for his election rigging lies.
— Kyle Clark (@kylec.bsky.social) April 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Category: Democracy under threat
Democracy under threat, Elections, Equal rights, Extremism, Freedom under threat, Jeff Hurd, Women
W. slope Rep. Jeff Hurd votes for the SAVE Act, which would make it harder for married women & rural residents to vote
by • • 12 Comments
Chart showing how Colorado Representatives voted on HR-22, the “Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility” (“SAVE”) Act. CD-3 Rep. Jeff Hurd voted “yes” on the Act, which will make it much harder for millions of married women to vote. All Colorado Democrats opposed the measure.
On April 10, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility” (SAVE) Act by a margin of 220-208. CD-3 Rep. Jeff Hurd (R) voted for the measure, essentially a voter suppression law that would make it vastly harder for married women and rural voters to register to vote or update their voter registrations. The bill was supposedly introduced supposedly to make it harder for non-citizens to vote, but there are already laws in place that prohibit non-citizens from voting and in reality, the problem of non-citizens voting is vanishingly rare. For example, a 2024 audit of voters in Georgia found that out of 20 million registered voters, only 20 non-citizens were registered to vote, and when they were found, they were purged from the voter rolls.
Activism, Authoritarianism, Democracy under threat, Extremism, Fascism, Freedom under threat, Republicans violating laws, Trump Insanity
The next mass protest against Trump/Musk authoritarianism is Sat., April 19
by • • 20 Comments
50501 announced the next coordinated day of action against President Donald Trump’s administration will on Saturday, April 19, the day before Easter.
“50501” stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement,” a decentralized yet unified protest movement that launched in early 2025. 50501 spreads information about planned demonstrations mostly through social media sites like Reddit, Instagram and Facebook. Keep an eye on the Facebook page of Indivisible Grand Junction for information on local protests. Also keep an eye on the Facebook page of the Mesa Count Democrats.
Activism, City of Grand Junction, Crazy Republicans, Cronyism, Dangerous Republicans, Democracy, Democracy under threat, Extremism, Freedom under threat, Good things about Mesa County, Grassroots advocacy, Human rights, Local concerns, Republican incompetence, Republicans violating laws, Trump Insanity
Estimated 2,500 people turn out to protest Trump regime at Grand Junction Hands Off! demonstration
by • • 6 Comments
An estimated 2,500 people turned out to loudly protest convicted felon, sexual abuser and President Donald Trump and his co-president Elon Musk and their erratic governing style, economy-destroying tariffs, alienating of America’s allies, crony capitalism, ignoring people’s rights to due process, rolling back of civil and human rights, illegal dismantling of federal agencies and worse, at one of the biggest protests ever in town. The demonstration was one of about 1,400 similar protests taking place across the nation on April 5 as Americans, increasingly worried about Trump pushing the country into authoritarianism, rise in solidarity against Trump and Trumpism.
Authoritarianism, Bad behavior, Christian nationalism, Conservatives, Dangerous Republicans, Democracy under threat, Extremism, Fake patriotism, Grassroots advocacy, Republicans violating laws
Colorado GOP annual fundraising dinner kicked out of two venues before finding a place that would accept it
by • • 25 Comments
The troubled Colorado Republican Party announced February 20th that Steve Bannon, a convicted felon who also pled guilty to fraud charges in New York state, was going to give the keynote speech at the party’s annual Centennial Fundraising Dinner, was set to be held at Denver Tech Center (DTC):
Activism, Authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, Cronyism, Dangerous Republicans, Democracy, Democracy under threat, Democrats, Destruction of the federal government, Equal rights, Ethics, Ethnic/Minority, Extremism, Fascism, Freedom under threat, Human rights, Local concerns, Oligarchy, Public health, Racism, Republican incompetence, Republicans violating laws, Trump Insanity
The April 5 Hands Off! demonstration is ON in Grand Junction!
by • • 31 Comments
On Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Mesa County Democrats, Indivisible Grand Junction, Western Colorado Alliance, Mesa County Action Coalition, and others will host a Hands Off! protest on the lawn of the Historic Lowell School Building at 7th and Grand! The event coincides with nationwide action that day “to stand up against those who believe they can take whatever they want — our democracy, our future, our rights.”
The event will protest the drastic, illegal measures the Trump/Musk regime is taking against our federal government offices and services, the unprecedented attacks on our civil rights and seizure of millions of Americans’ personal information, like social security numbers and banking information, and the damage Trump and Musk are doing to vital sources of scientific research, as well as their attacks on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, the rights of transgender Americans, immigrant rights and so much more.
Activism, Dangerous Republicans, Democracy under threat, Destruction of the federal government, Fascism, Freedom under threat, Human rights, Local concerns, Republicans violating laws, Social Justice
April 5 Hands Off! Rally & Protest: Grand Junction, CO Fights Back
by • • 1 Comment
UPDATE: THE EVENT IS ON!! HERE’S THE CURRENT INFO:
On April 5, 2025, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Mesa County Dems, Indivisible GJ, Western Colorado Alliance, Mesa County Action Coalition, and others are hosting a protest on the lawn of the Historic Lowell School Building on 7th and Grand! This is in conjunction with the nationwide protests on April 5
Bring your signs and park in the parking lot at Grand and 8th! There will be food trucks, kids’ activities with Creative Spirits Colorado, and Gemini Brewing will be open. This is a nonviolent, family-friendly, peaceful protest that welcomes all people.
Here is the up to date link for the Grand Junction Hands Off! event.
Word about the supposed “cancellation” of the event (see below) is that the venue was changed, and in order to change the venue for the event online on Mobilize.us, organizers had to cancel the original event, wait 24 hours and the re-post the event with the new venue.
NOTE: I GOT AN EMAIL SAYING THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY THE ORGANIZER, BUT SIMILAR EVENTS ARE STILL TAKING PLACE IN MONTROSE, MOAB, GLENWOOD SPRINGS (SAYRE PARK) , EDWARDS (EAGLE COUNTY) AND GUNNISON.
The next national protest against the Trump/Musk regime is the Hands Off! National Day of Action on Saturday, April 5. Hands Off rallies and marches are taking place nationwide that day. In Grand Junction the event will be from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. The exact location hasn’t been stated yet, but from the map it looks like it might be Lincoln Park.
Sign up to attend and get more information here.
Here is the description of the event from Mobilize.us:
About this event
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. We are fighting back!
They’re taking everything they can get their hands on — our health care, our data, our jobs, our services — and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now.
On Saturday, April 5th, we’re taking to the streets to fight back with a clear message: Hands off!
This mass mobilization day is our message to the world that we do not consent to the destruction of our government and our economy for the benefit of Trump and his billionaire allies. Alongside Americans across the country, we are marching, rallying, and protesting to demand a stop the chaos and build an opposition movement against the looting of our country.
A core principle behind all Hands Off! events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.
Check out handsoff2025.com for more information.
Accessibility
Mainly flat ground
Have accessibility questions? Reply to your registration email to confirm your requirements or request more information.
Democracy, Democracy under threat, Destruction of the federal government, Energy, Environment, Health care, Jeff Hurd, politics
Summary of Rep. Jeff Hurd’s 3/11/25 town hall meeting
by • • 7 Comments
Republican House Rep. Jeffrey S. Hurd. CD-3
Here is a summary of CD-3 House Rep. Jeff Hurd (R)’s town hall meeting held on 3/11/2025, with thanks to author Jim Marshall, who compiled the notes.
First, some observations by me: Hurd pulled last minute switches to both the time and the instructions for participating in the meeting, which made it difficult for constituents to join the call and probably reduced the number of participants. Many people who followed the last-minute changes and called in reported they were unable to hear the meeting. I personally dialed the updated (833) number on my cell phone at the appointed time and got 15 minutes of silence. After I heard voices, I put the phone on speaker but noted that the speaker phone did not work on this call. Unsure whether it was a setting on the other end, I tried hanging up and dialed in using my Google Voice number, and was able to hear the call on the computer speaker.
After about 20 minutes of introduction, softball questions were taken first and more serious questions about Ukraine, Russia, Trump & Musk’s attacks on the federal government and their efforts to erode democracy were addressed later.
Here is the summary of the meeting provided by Jim Marshall:
Authoritarianism, Dangerous Republicans, Democracy, Democracy under threat, Destruction of the federal government, Extremism, Freedom under threat, Republicans violating laws, Trump Insanity
French Senator discusses global ramifications of the Trump regime
by • • 19 Comments
This is a video of French Senator Claude Malhuret posted on March 7 in which he discusses what is going on in the United States, and how Europe needs to react to it. Sen. Malhuret is a French physician and lawyer who has been in the French Senate since 2014. He is a center-right legislator. This video has been going viral and reflects what European countries think about the current state of affairs we are enduring here in the U.S. under Trump. The full video is about 8 minutes long.
It tells us much about what the rest of the world thinks of what the Trump regime is doing to the United States.
Here is an excerpt of the talk from the beginning of the video:
Dangerous Republicans, Democracy under threat, Fascism, Freedom under threat, Harassment, Local concerns, Propaganda, Trump Insanity, Weird Grand Junction Stuff, White Supremacists
CMU fostering a climate of hate
by • • 14 Comments
This piece was written by Jacob Richards and is reprinted here with permission from The Revolutionist. The Revolutionist accepts no advertising and is 100% volunteer-run and subscriber-funded community media. You can subscribe to it at this link.
Colorado Mesa University’s Western Culture Club is hosting an out-and-out white Supremacist as a speaker on campus later in March. (Time and date erased because we don’t platform nazis).
A new campus club, the “Western Culture Club,” appeared on campus in early March promoting a talk by Jared Taylor to be held at Colorado Mesa University (CMU) later in March. Taylor is an avowed white supremacist and author, and this is just the latest escalation by bigots on campus, seemingly with the blessing of the CMU administration.
When students started a new semester at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction on January 20th, the same day Trump took office, the campus seemed different.
Emboldened by the inauguration of an openly racist and openly fascistic president, racist students on the campus have begun a now months-long sticker campaign. The stickers call on students to fulfill “civic duty” to “report any and all illegal aliens” to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
Authoritarianism, Conservatives, Corruption, Dangerous Republicans, Democracy under threat, Destruction of the federal government, Economics, Ethics, Extremism, Freedom under threat, Inept Republicans, Law and Order under threat, Local concerns, Oligarchy
DOGE cancels leases on four federal agencies in Grand Junction
by • • 27 Comments
Local TV news stations KJCT and KKCO are reporting that Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) is terminating the leases of four federal Agencies in Grand Junction:
Authoritarianism, Conservatives, Dangerous Republicans, Democracy under threat, Disinformation, Ethics, Trump Insanity
Fact-checking convicted felon, adjudicated sexual abuser and President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress on 3/4/25
by • • 5 Comments
Donald Trump flat-out lied to Congress and Americans last night in his talk to Congress and the country. Here are some of the lies, fact-checked immediately after the speech by political commentator Rachel Maddow.
Here is more vetting of Trump’s lies by the New York Times.
Here is more fact-checking of Trump’s lies by CBS News.
More checking of Trump’s lies by ABC News/Politifact.
The Guardian: “Trump’s talk was littered with false claims he’s been corrected on but continued to repeat.”
Authoritarianism, Crime, Dangerous Republicans, Democracy under threat, Election deniers, Ethics, Extremism, Republicans violating laws, Tina Peters
U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to review Tina Peters’ conviction
by • • 5 Comments
Tina Peters’ mugshot for her arrest on 3/9/2022. She was sentenced to 9 years incarceration on charges related to election tampering and is currently trying to get Trump to help her get out of prison. He can’t pardon her because she was convicted on state, and not federal charges.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), now a tool that convicted felon, sexual abuser and President Trump wields to help his friends and punish his enemies, has agreed to review former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ 2024 criminal conviction which led to her incarceration. The DOJ will be looking for “political bias” in her case.
Bad behavior, Conservatives, Cringeworthy, Dangerous Republicans, Democracy under threat, Embarrassing Republicans, Ethics, Extremism, Fake patriotism, Fascism, Freedom under threat, Generic idiocy, Inept Republicans, Oligarchy, Stupid Republicans, Vile Republicans
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy publicly bullied and berated over his war time clothing at White House visit
by • • 17 Comments
At a shameful White House meeting last week between convicted felon/adjudicated sexual abuser President Trump and his #2, JD Vance, Trump and Vance bullied and yelled at Ukrainian President Zelensky in a televised display of anger and resentment toward the leader of a democratic country that’s been invaded by Russia. Beyond this, as bad as the made-for-Russia meeting already was, Brian Glenn, White House correspondent for the right-wing cable channel Real America’s Voice, chimed in and berated Zelenskyy over his war time clothing, to the delight of Trump’s cabinet. You can see the harassment of Zelenskyy over his war time attire playing out in the clip above.
Trump’s illegal, unappointed “co-president,” billionaire Elon Musk, dominates a cabinet meeting at the White House on 2/26/25 wearing a baseball cap and T-shirt. No one publicly criticized his attire.
Brian Glenn, who attacked Zelesnkyy over his clothes, is the boyfriend of right-wing firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, and one of the hand-picked reporters the White House has chosen under its new policy of choosing the press pool reporters who will cover them favorably and excluding reporters they think won’t cover them favorably — a classic authoritarian move to assure a positive spin on all news coverage of the regime.
Anti-semitism, Conservatives, Dangerous Republicans, Democracy under threat, Extremism, Freedom under threat, Law and Order under threat, Lies, Trump Insanity, White Supremacists
Convicted felon Steve Bannon, who gave a Nazi salute at CPAC on 2/21, is set to headline the Colorado Republican Party’s 2025 annual fundraising dinner in Denver
by • • 1 Comment
Convicted felon and former Trump aide Steve Bannon will headline Colorado’s Republican fundraising Centennial Dinner on March 28, 2025 in Denver.
Bannon plead guilty February 11, 2025 to defrauding donors to his “We Build the Wall” nonprofit organization, which told donors it was carrying out a private effort to build a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Charges against Bannon included money laundering, conspiracy and fraud. Bannon was also convicted in another similar federal case in 2020, but escaped prosecution in that case after Trump pardoned Bannon at the end of his first term. Bannon has also been banned from serving as an officer or director of any charitable organizations or nonprofits that has assets in New York, and is banned from accessing the names of people who donated to “We Build the Wall.”
Activism, Democracy under threat, Freedom under threat, Grassroots advocacy, Jeff Hurd, Oligarchy
Indivisible groups to host Town Hall meeting, with or without Republican CD-3 Rep. Jeff Hurd, on Sat., 2/22 in Grand Junction
by • • 12 Comments
Click the graphic above to sign up and find out location
UPDATE: As of 12:27.p.m. on Saturday, Feb., 22, 453 people have registered to attend.
UPDATE: As of 3:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, 315 people have registered to attend.
Indivisible Grand Junction, Indivisible Montrose, Mountain Action Indivisible (Carbondale) and Indivisible North Fork will host a town hall meeting for CD-3 Congressman Jeff Hurd, with or without him, this Saturday, February 22, from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in Grand Junction at a venue near to central downtown. Indivisible will reveal the location of the town hall to people who sign up to attend the event.
Indivisible mobilizes individuals and groups to defend democracy. It focuses on combining pressure by local constituents with national campaigns. Indivisible works both inside and outside established systems.
Bad behavior, Corruption, Crime, Dangerous Republicans, Democracy under threat, Ethics, Fake patriotism, Freedom under threat, Law and Order under threat
Trump, governing as an authoritarian, publicly portrays himself as king, dictator
by • • 20 Comments
Actual Trump TwitterX post from Feb. 19, 2025
Instead of signing legislation passed by Congress — the normal way policies are made in U.S. — Trump has been continuously circumventing Congress’s power by writing a slew of executive orders, signing at least 70 of them as of February 20. Trump has essentially been governing not as the president of a representative democracy, but as an authoritarian.
What Trump wants goes, and no one else’s opinion matters or gets any consideration.
Even more worrisome, in the last week Trump openly likened himself to a dictator and a king.
The post above is from an official White House social media account, not from a parody or Trump’s personal account. It’s on an official government account for the White House, an official document. It refers to Trump’s interference with a new congestion toll policy instituted by New York City to reduce extreme traffic congestion in the busiest part of Manhattan, and it’s one of Trump’s unprecedented efforts to inject his interference into local issues.
Conservatives, Democracy under threat, Disinformation, Ethics, Fascism, Republican lies, Trump Insanity, Trump's lies
Multiple Republican senators break from Trump’s views on Putin, Ukraine War
by • • 10 Comments
In a seismic shift against Trump’s favorable views of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump’s overt lie that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is “a dictator,” GOP Senators Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) and John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) publicly spoke out against Trump’s views.
Senator Wicker, the Ranking Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told a reporter that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a criminal who is not to be trusted in peace negotiations about Russia’s war on Ukraine.
When asked about the way the U.S. conducted peace negotiations with Russia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and specifically how the U.S. excluded Ukraine and America’s NATO allies from the talks, Senator Wicker said Ukrainians should “definitely” be at the table in any peace negotiations, and European interests should be “considered and carefully weighed.”
When Sen. Wicker was asked if Putin can be trusted in peace negotiations, Wicker answered,
“No. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed.”