“This is my community, and we don’t condone what’s happening, the cruelty that’s taking place,” Alejandra Correa-Weir, a Centennial resident and protest organizer, said.

BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

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Over 60% of Latino voters in Colorado think their civil rights have become less secure since President Donald Trump began his second term, according to survey results released Thursday. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Researchers for Colorado’s racial equity study said they plan to have a draft of the full historical report by next November that details inequalities caused by systemic racism in the state. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

The painting in question depicted Sen. Michael Bennet as supporting genocide, and Sen. John Hickenlooper with dollar signs over his eyes. The artist, Madalyn Drewno, says it's intended to spur discussion and accountability. Is it censorship? For @denverpost.com

Durango community members are doing as much as anyone in Colorado to hold leaders accountable for out-of-control immigration enforcement. @durangoherald.bsky.social

The connection between Oltmann and Lindell "was pivotal in the dissemination of baseless conspiracy theories that alleged widespread fraud in the 2020 election and helped fuel the Jan. 6 insurrection."

This is a senior advisor in Trump's HHS for refugee resettlement. In a Tuesday post about Denver's purported spending on immigrants, he said the city's "at the point of no return" and advised, "Let it burn down."

Top Colorado election results Progressives ahead in key local races: coloradonewsline.com/2025/11/04/c... Boost to free school meals program: coloradonewsline.com/2025/11/04/c... Denver bond package, flavored tobacco ban ahead: coloradonewsline.com/2025/11/04/d... By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

A $950 million package of infrastructure bonds backed by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston appeared headed for approval by voters in the Mile High City on Tuesday, according to unofficial election results.

"I’m scared to the point where I can’t even talk," said parent Sarah Temple at the Weld Food Bank on Monday amid a pause in SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Reporters Without Borders names Alden Global Capital a 2025 "press freedom predator," along with Putin, Musk, Mohammed bin Salman and other enemies of independent journalism. Alden owns The Denver Post, Daily Camera, Greeley Tribune and other Colorado news outlets. rsf.org/en/2025-pres...

The face-covering gaiter has become a shameful icon for ICE officers who’ve terrorized countless communities across Colorado and the country. But ICE and its partners in the lawless implementation of Trump’s mass deportation program mask up in other ways.

Among the federal agencies that explicitly blame Democrats for the shutdown, in possible violation of the Hatch Act, is the ostensibly impartial U.S. attorney's office in Colorado.

Would love to get Marshall's take on the gauntlet of 13th Avenue between Downing and Colfax.

New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo “I’m an American citizen so leave me alone” “Alright, we just got to verify that” www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

Are you a Coloradan who relies on SNAP and will be affected when benefits lapse in November? I’d like to chat with you. Send me an email at [email protected] or DM me here. #SNAP #Colorado

ICE has now sent at least 72 people to prisons in African countries where they have no ties. Via two ICE flights to Rwanda, two to Eswatini, three to Ghana and one to S. Sudan. Some had US convictions but had finished their sentences. None have convictions in the places where they're now jailed.

Surveillance in action: "You know we have cameras in that jurisdiction and you can’t get a breath of fresh air, in or out of that place, without us knowing, correct?” denverite.com/2025/10/27/b...

from @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social : www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...

It’s great to see regional news outlets like @coloradonewsline.com reporting on local connections to ICE Air’s operation. Key Lime Air/Denver Air Connection has operated more 80 ICE flights since September. coloradonewsline.com/2025/10/23/c...

The Estes Park paper seeks a "sole-operator" to be the reporter, editor, head of sales, head of production, head of distribution, outreach manager and CFO. One of the listed responsibilities is assigning stories. To yourself? At least you get paid $62K.

I pointed out in August how Colorado could counter the consolidation of authoritarian power through redistricting. "Counterstrike or perish." Re-upping now that the first top Democrat in the state is on board. coloradonewsline.com/2025/08/07/n...

The history of noncompliance with Colorado's oil and gas chemical disclosure law fits a decades-long pattern in which companies avoid safety measures while state regulators appear feckless or complicit.

"It’s really like ... a little bit like invading another country." —– Claire Finkelstein, of University of Pennsylvania

Passengers might know Key Lime by its subsidiary, Denver Air Connection. Newsline tied two of its aircraft to daily ICE flights starting in mid-September.

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This overhead image of thousands of protesters in Denver on Saturday is by @kevinmohatt.bsky.social.

Images from the No Kings demonstration in Denver by @kevinmohatt.bsky.social. #NoKings

The #NYC contingent of the @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social joined tens of thousands of their fellow New Yorkers at the #NoKings demonstration in support of the First Amendment - especially: freedom of assembly and a #PressFreedom.

Don’t forget to follow our live coverage of the #NoKings protests at www.newsfromthestates.com/live-feed/no.... #FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism #ReportLocal

Dozens of Denver demonstrators turned out in inflatables, like this unicorn for democracy. 📷@chasewoodruff.bsky.social

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"The National Guard are Coloradans — they're neighbors, they're teachers, they're lawyers, they're doctors, they're dentists. They're construction workers and handymen and college students. We’re from the community." – Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan, adjutant general of Colorado

In April I wrote about how Hickenlooper could be vulnerable to a strong primary challenge in 2026. "Politicians work for the people, and they are obliged on a routine basis to make an honest case to the people for their fitness as representatives in government." coloradonewsline.com/2025/04/03/h...

Commentary: Colorado banned the discredited practice of conversion therapy, but a Christian counselor appears to have persuaded justices that the law’s unconstitutional. An adverse ruling could give therapists a license to harm.

NEW from @coloradonewsline.com: Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for minors, which a counselor in the state says violates her First Amendment right to free speech. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/supr...

Commentary: There's no reason to believe Jeanette Vizguerra is a flight risk — her past suggests the opposite. Or a danger to the community — she’s famous as a pillar of the community. Her detention serves no judicial imperative — in fact, it undermines the moral foundation of American justice.

Commentary: ICE has kept Colorado immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra locked up for more than six months. Her detention is a violation of her constitutional rights, and the court should set her free.

Colorado’s Aurora detention center housed 1,180 people as of this data’s release. Of those, 831 (70%) are listed as “non-criminal.” Data here: www.ice.gov/detain/deten...

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Colorado allows voters to restrict release of their information if they attest to fear of harassment or bodily harm. All Coloradans can now demonstrate a credible risk of harassment from their own federal government.

"This used to be the best job I’ve ever had, the best environment I’ve ever had, the best culture I’ve ever had—and they fucking ruined it. I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."

From @jennifershutt.bsky.social: President Trump announced Monday that his administration believes it’s found one contributing factor of autism and a possible treatment, though experts have said such claims are inconclusive. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Again there was a story by a major Colorado news outlet this week that claims mid-decade redistricting in Colorado is impossible. And again it reinforces a fatal asymmetry in which one side insists on restraining itself by rules the other side spurns. Also, it's not impossible.

When accountability finally comes, it is absolutely necessary that the cowards who stood with the despots, as they feigned disbelief that we're not grateful for their armed occupations of our cities, also face justice.

This is an important insight, and the corrolary is that every single person in America who truly wants to resist totalitarianism must be prepared to make sacrifices, even very serious sacrifices.