Cancer sucks. It sucks even worse for young people. I'm running the #ColfaxMarathon next month to help make life better for kids and young adults facing cancer. I'm extremely grateful every contribution, no matter the size, if you're in a position to donate. p2p.onecause.com/rcfcolfax202...

Gov. Jared Polis is to the right of Rep. Lauren Boebert on mass surveillance.

BREAKING: Supreme Court holds Louisiana's congressional map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander

Few Americans would accept the claim “I have a right to hate,” but that changes dramatically when the words are preceded with “God says …"

Chris Wright is a climate arsonist whose position can be summarized by saying, yeah, climate change is happening and it's totally worth it. coloradonewsline.com/2025/03/27/c...

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tip of the "Resistance Plateau" bluesky-map.theo.io

Here's Trump on Jan 13, 2021, after he'd been impeached, but before the Senate had voted on whether to convict and bar him from office for life. "There's never a justification for violence ... Those who engaged in attacks last week will be brought to justice."

Help: I'm looking for a source who can speak to how the difficulty of qualitative abortion research has or has not changed since the Dobbs decision. I've tried reaching out to ANSIRH twice, Guttmacher mostly does quantitative research, and I'm striking out.

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

Colorado Republicans are holding their state assembly in Pueblo today. Reporter @sarawilson.bsky.social is in the hall. Her photos from the event include images of U.S. Reps. Lauren Boebert and Gabe Evans, and GOP activist and podcaster Joe Oltmann.

I'm running Denver's #colfaxmarathon. I've done it before, but this year it will be infinitely more meaningful. I am running with Carley’s Cool Cats and raising money to help adolescents and young adults facing cancer. Much appreciation if you can contribute. p2p.onecause.com/rcfcolfax202...

Thanks, Quentin. I'm also kind of amazed at how few people report on the enormous elephant in our collective room.

Amazing that @loganmdavis.bsky.social and @coloradotimesrecorder.com are practically alone in giving this sweeping Colorado politics story, about a murky and deep-pocketed right-wing influence machine, the regular attention it deserves.

Trump threatens ‘a whole civilization will die’ in Iran; Schumer calls him ‘extremely sick’

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Classic example of the adage facts are not truth.

Two more instances in recent days of alignment between Gov. Polis and MAGA: a selfie with Boebert and praise for Chris Wright, the Energy secretary. (See 16:00 for comments on Wright www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZZ...)

I joined other Colorado journalists today, during #SunshineWeek, in the Colorado Senate with a message to state lawmakers that local news is vital to the communities they represent and transparency in government is crucial for democracy.

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Colorado is supposed to celebrate the Cesar Chavez Day of Service in 13 days. Denver government plans to close for César Chávez Day in 12 days. Chavez tributes abound in the state.

Those publicly warning against Gov. Polis granting clemency to Tina Peters: ✅Bipartisan county election officals ✅Bipartisan CO DAs (Brauchler) ✅CO AG ✅CO SOS ✅Every single Dem member of statehouse Those for it: ✔️Trump ✔️Boebert ✔️Steve Bannon ✔️Joe Oltmann ✔️Gov. Polis (it appears)

The New York Times ties components in the U.S. Tomahawk missile that killed children at the elementary school in Iran to Ball Aerospace Technologies in Boulder.

What does this imply for those of us who are not Christian, and who labor under the assumption that we're protected by the First Amendment?

A New York Times investigation indicates that it was a US strike on an Iranian school that killed 175 people, mostly children.

A reader reminded me of this commentary I wrote in 2022 about how "Condoleezza Rice’s inclusion in the new Denver Broncos ownership group is a stain on the team’s legacy," occasioned by torture enthusiast Rice going on Fox this week to cheer Trump's Iran war.

Every Colorado Republican — Boebert, Crank, Evans, Hurd — voted to block a measure that would have checked Trump's war powers, which essentially are absolute.

Both leading candidates to succeed Polis said the governor should leave Peters' sentence alone. 👉Weiser: "(Clemency) would be a grave miscarriage of justice." 👉Bennet: "We must defend our institutions and the rule of law — bending to Trump’s lawlessness will only produce more lawlessness.”

The Massachusetts Department of Correction has been fighting me for months, trying to withhold data about its collaboration with ICE. Yesterday, I won that fight, and obtained records showing that the state has transferred more than 2,000 people into ICE custody since 2009. A quick thread:

The Democratic governor of Colorado, who has sided with Trump on deportations, and sided with RFK Jr on public health, aligns with Lauren Boebert on Tina Peters.

Colorado at 150 is a special reporting project on the people and history that define the state of Colorado. We launched the project Jan. 1. Check out all the stories we've published so far. coloradonewsline.com/tag/colorado...

Trump took time out this afternoon as he oversees a war he launched in Iran to post about Tina Peters, the Colorado prisoner whose Trump-friend lawyer has supported Trump using the military to free her.

Trump's language on Iranians he just used the military against // Trump's language on Americans he wants to use the military against

Rep. DeGette of Denver: "(Trump) illegally began a massive military operation against Iran without consulting Congress."

This is some of the best Colorado history you'll find anywhere. @chasewoodruff.bsky.social draws from historic newspapers to create a vivid picture of life in Colorado 150 years ago. Check out our Colorado at 150 archive. It has all kinds of interesting stuff. coloradonewsline.com/tag/colorado...

Commentary: It would be a mistake for Boebert to take reelection for granted.

In a commentary five years ago, I wrote that Boebert's "approach to leadership has been to completely dispense with substance and replace it entirely with style." It's all about performance and attention. coloradonewsline.com/2021/10/19/l...

Colorado PERA invests: 💰$88M invested in Palantir 💰$336M in Tesla 💰$1.2B in Amazon 💰$1.8B in Apple 💰smaller amounts in GEO Group, CoreCivic Colorado treasury invests in Amazon, Apple, Home Depot, ExxonMobil, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, etc.

I see this idea pop up more and more. I mentioned it at the end of this piece from last month and call an interstate compact for holding federal taxes in trust "among the most powerful measures in a program of soft secession." coloradonewsline.com/2026/01/26/c...

The Democratic Colordo governor, who has praised RFK Jr. and supported federal immigration enforcement, says he's "disappointed by parts of the President's speech."

My recent piece on why and how Colorado should pursue a soft secession. coloradonewsline.com/2026/01/26/c...

Of Colorado's congressional Democrats, only Diana DeGette of Denver said she would boycott the State of the Union. “I will not legitimize his egregious actions by attending his address," she said. Here are Reps. Neguse and Pettersen in the room.

🧵I'm in the House chamber ahead of President Trump's State of the Union address. The Republican side is pretty full at the moment and while there are several dozen Dems in attendance, their side does look a bit emptier. I have not yet seen the hockey team.

As he begins his remarks our Jenn Shutt reports a Sergeant at Arms employee is escorting Rep. Al Green out of the House chamber while Republicans chant USA.

Sen. John Hickenlooper in attendance

Morning. Migrants remain at Portsmouth, NH, airport after being stuck on an ICE deportation plane in a blizzard for 14 hours. Updated story with statement from DHS, including their plan to take off late last night, which appears to have failed. gillianbrockell.ghost.io/breaking-sha...

The level of ... let's call it ineptitude ... reported in this @mgoodland.bsky.social story about a Dem Colorado statehouse hopeful is ... let's call it impressive.

GOP state Sen. Larry Liston's version of reality, as stated on the Colorado Senate floor this morning: —Good "weaponized her car" and "suffered the consequences" —Pretti deserved to die for carrying legal weapon —MN protests were "open insurrection" —MN ICE protesters are "paid agitators"

The two leading candidates for Colorado governor, Democrats Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser, agree on the need to streamline construction and supercharge the state’s housing supply. But in a candidate forum Saturday they sparred over who could deliver those results. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social