'It is particularly tragic that Mr. Dillard died holding an Airsoft gun,' DA Brian Mason said in a statement. 'There is no evidence to suggest that any reasonable police officer would have acted differently' sentinelcolorado.com/metro/da-rul... #AuroraCO #PoliceReform #NoPaywall

Shoutout to Colorado Public Radio’s @caitlynkim.bsky.social for putting together what is probably the clearest explainer and #FactCheck against all the shutdown rhetoric on both sides of the aisle. If you were unsure about the value of public radio journalism, this will set you straight.

“Donald Trump and his stooges lied through their teeth about Project 2025, and now he’s running the country straight into it.” – Ammar Moussa sentinelcolorado.com/noapple/reve... #Project2025 #ShutDown #NoPaywall

Wow. I never even got to first base with ChatGPT. It used "towards" instead of "toward." It offered only relentless passive voice and endless comma splice.

“You built a future where I can chase my dreams,” Athena told the non-profit group that built an accessible extension to her home sentinelcolorado.com/metro/room-t... #AuroraCO #ADA #Accessibility #NoPaywall

‘ It’s about protecting the power of white people, primarily men and primarily those who are straight or in the closet. Trump’s goal isn’t to end bigotry. His goal is to end the conversation about bigotry’ sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perr... #enemywithin #Racism #DEI

‘The voters of Arapahoe County overwhelmingly elected me to lead the 18th Judicial District in a new direction, yet the petition proponents sought to undermine the will of the voters’ sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora... #COpolitics #AuroraCO #NoPaywall

'Proponents of Arapahoe County DA Amy Padden’s recall failed to turn in petitions, halting the recall election process' sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora... #AuroraCO #COPolitics #AuroraVote2025

CROW: 'Imagine ...You’ve planned and executed hundreds of covert missions, led troops in some of the most dangerous places in the world, and now you’re being lectured about fitness and facial hair from a former Fox News host and a draft dodger' sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world... #Quantico

The United States "is not a society that is prepared for authoritarianism.” sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world... #Authoritarianism #jamescomeyindicted #TrumpRevenge #NoPaywall

ICYMI - EDITORIAL: Oversight could make Aurora facial recognition program a valuable tool ‘There is no doubt the technology comes with risks that demand strict rules, full transparency and careful oversight’ sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/edit... #FacialRecognition #AuroraCO #COpolitics

ICYMI - 'This wasn’t just the usual, jarring Trump political posturing. When it wasn’t incoherent, it was a profusion of misinformation, disinformation, exaggeration and outright lies' sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perr... #UNGA80 #TrumpSpeech #EscalatorGate

Rush on Tylenol at Safeway. Sorry, Trump.

When this old world starts getting me down…

'This was not a crisis response call. This was a call based on violence or the perception that violence was going to occur' sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora... #AuroraCO #Auroracolorado #OIS #PoliceReform #NoPaywall

From Mini-Con to Hip-Hop heaven, something cool and fun for everyone sentinelcolorado.com/metro/sentin... #Auroracolorado #NoPaywall #WeekendVibes

Jimmy Kimmel: "He's gunning for our journalists too. He's suing them, he's bullying them... They want to pick and choose what the news is."

'This is really a chance for fans of all ages to come together and share their love of pop culture' sentinelcolorado.com/metro/fan-ta... #AuroraCO #cosplay #Nerdom

“Washington’s hottest new club has everything – Cabinet secretaries, a new stone patio, food from the White House kitchen and even a playlist curated by President Donald Trump.” sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world... #Trump #RoseGarden #NoPaywall

‘There is no doubt the technology comes with risks that demand strict rules, full transparency and careful oversight’ sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/edit... #AuroraCO #FacialRecognition #NoPaywal

'This wasn’t just the usual, jarring Trump political posturing. When it wasn’t incoherent, it was a profusion of misinformation, disinformation, exaggeration and outright lies' sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perr... #UNGA80 #Trump

“Power lies with the community,” Councilmember Ruben Medina said. “You can get rid of me, but they can’t get rid of all of you if you come together.” sentinelcolorado.com/metro/3-auro... #AuroraCO #COpolitics #PoliceReform

‘Every cogent Republican and even his own brown-nosing staff gasped and cringed throughout the harangue as Trump embarrassed himself, his supporters, the nation and human kind’ sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perr... #UnitedNations #TrumpSpeech #COpolitics

In a FoxNews story that commits journalistic malpractice in relaying a story about medical malpractice from the Oval Office, viewers aren't told there is no credible evidence supporting Trump's claims. If you know someone who gets their news only from FoxNews, they need your help. #FoxNews #Tylenol

More Medical Mallardy: -- Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis -- Deodorant causes breast cancer -- Wear a coat or you'll catch a cold -- Shave close to make your beard grow back darker. -- Styes are caused by peeing in the street. -- Chewing gum takes 7 years to digest #TylenolMyths #RFKjr

Also on Monday’s agenda: Fines for parents who let their kids ride dirt-bikes in the street sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora... #AuroraCO #COpolitics #NoPaywall

'We are doing this because we believe that our community members deserve access to their elected officials' sentinelcolorado.com/metro/3-auro... #AuroraCO #COPolitics

“We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility,” he said. Noting that he was impeached and criminally charged, “JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!” sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world... #1A #FreeSpeech #Trump #PamBondi

ICYMI - "Escalating all this to insist, without any proof, that 'radical left' individuals and groups are directly linked to the assassination is appalling and spine-chilling" sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perr... #CharlieKirk #FreeSpeech #copolitics

ICYMI - 'The country has for years been awash in political leaders who gaslight the nation by insisting that it’s not the guns’ sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/edit... #evergreenhighschool #GunControl #2A #COpolitics #COleg

'This policy reeks of prior restraint – the most egregious violation of press freedom under the First Amendment – and is a dangerous step toward government censorship' sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world... #1A #PeteHegseth #Censorship

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

Black unemployment has climbed from 6.2% to 7.5% so far in 2025, the highest level since October 2021. sentinelcolorado.com/sentinel-biz... #Economy #UnemploymentRate #TrumpTariffs

Blasted some Queen for a predawn ride and talked with the geese about this free speech crisis created by right wing extremists. Despite the lack of brains God gave them, they thought it was the creepiest thing they’d ever heard. #FreeSpeech #1A #journalism

When I was fighting in Iraq & Afghanistan, I needed to know that journalists could ask tough questions to hold those in power accountable. It's a dangerous moment when our leaders require the press to self-censor their reporting, or face punishment. Free speech is under attack.

A look at the world on Friday through the eyes of political cartoonists from across the globe sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/toon... #CharlieKirk #FreeSpeech #ThoughtPolice #HateSpeech #Vaccines

‘The country has for years been awash in political leaders who gaslight the nation by insisting that it’s not the guns’ sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/edit... #evergreenhighschool #GunControl #SchoolShootings #2A

At 1 p.m. DC time, FoxNews has no landing page info on the CDC JFKjr scandal, while every other legit news media is relaying in great detail news that affects the health of everyone in the country, including the Sentinel. Reach out to real journalists like you life depends on it. #FactsMatter

'I believe preventable diseases will return, and I believe we will have our children harmed by things they don’t need to be harmed by' sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world... #RFKjr #CDC #vaccine #Antivaxxers

'Nobody likes to lay folks off, and I think that’s first and foremost in their mind, is they’re looking at these positions' sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora... #AuroraCO #NoPaywall #COpolitics

"Escalating all this to insist, without any proof, that 'radical left' individuals and groups are directly linked to the assassination is appalling and spine-chilling" sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perr... #CharlieKirk #FreeSpeech #copolitics

‘The crisis is not what people said about Kirk. The real crisis is a government increasingly willing to punish speech at all’ sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perr... #CharlieKirkAct #FreeSpeech #CharlieKirk

‘Together, we are challenging the entrenched dominance of political parties in our city’s elections, offering voters a credible and independent alternative’ sentinelcolorado.com/metro/two-un... #AuroraCO #COpolitics #AuroraVote2025

Colorado’s Republican U.S. representatives decline to fight Trump on Space Command, even as they risk voter fallout coloradosun.com/2025/09/16/s... #copolitics

‘These efforts demonstrate that when we remove barriers and create clear, affordable, and high-quality pathways, students will respond’ sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora... #AuroraCO #EDcolo #College

His son, behind him, says, “Dad, chill, no. Dad,” and then says, “Officer, chill.” sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora... #AuroraCO #PoliceReform #OIS

“No, Stephen,” Crow responded to Miller. “You on the other hand are using this tragedy to target political opponents and incite more violence. You are the problem.” sentinelcolorado.com/uncategorize... #CharlieKirk #StephenMiller #FreeSpeech

“No, Stephen,” Crow responded to Miller Sunday evening. “You on the other hand are using this tragedy to target political opponents and incite more violence. You are the problem" sentinelcolorado.com/uncategorize... #CharlieKirk #PeteHegseth #Pentagon

Kilmeade said homeless people who refuse services should be subject to “involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill ‘em.” sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world... #FoxNews #BrianKilmeade #Homelessness