Erik Maulbetsch
@erikm.bsky.social
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Barefoot and pregnant: the Heritage Foundation's new plan for "saving the family" wants to keep young women out of the workforce so that they can have babies young and often, writes @loganmdavis.bsky.social
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DAVIS: Barefoot and Pregnant - A Heritage Foundation Plan for the Family
The Heritage Foundation is back with a new plan for remaking America in its own image. The think tank which masterminded Project 2025 released a new issue paper last month,...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Barefoot and pregnant: the Heritage Foundation's new plan for "saving the family" wants to keep young women out of the workforce so that they can have babies young and often, writes @loganmdavis.bsky.social
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Last week Evans made a big show of concern with ICE entering homes w/o a judicial warrant. His "grilling" of the ICE Director lasted 23 seconds and consisted of asking him to agree to talk more about it... in private... sometime later.
Before today's hearing, CBS4 reported that Evans "says he plans to grill ICE on how its agents have been conducting some raids."
When it was Evans' turn to ask ICE questions at the hearing, he did not, in fact, grill anyone.
When it was Evans' turn to ask ICE questions at the hearing, he did not, in fact, grill anyone.
Evans Doesn't Deliver on Promise to Grill ICE at House Hearing
At a U.S. House hearing today on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, Colorado Rep. Gabe Evans tried to shift the blame from immigration agents to “sanctuary cities” for...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Last week Evans made a big show of concern with ICE entering homes w/o a judicial warrant. His "grilling" of the ICE Director lasted 23 seconds and consisted of asking him to agree to talk more about it... in private... sometime later.
These guys say a lot of crazy things. Our reporter @suziereports.bsky.social was there to hear them. Oh, and also to see Joe Oltmann sashay across the stage while showing off a little gun under his jacket.
One candidate claimed Elon Musk sent a strike team to Serbia to save the 2024 election from fraud. Another predicted indictments within two months for Colorado's attorney general and sec. of state. These men would like to be your governor.
At Douglas County GOP Governor Forum, Conspiracy Takes Center Stage
One candidate explained with a straight face how Elon Musk sent a strike team to Serbia to save American democracy. The Douglas County Republican Party hosted a gubernatorial forum Friday...
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February 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
These guys say a lot of crazy things. Our reporter @suziereports.bsky.social was there to hear them. Oh, and also to see Joe Oltmann sashay across the stage while showing off a little gun under his jacket.
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The racist video posted by the President is perhaps the most egregiously racist thing shown in the White House since Woodrow Wilson screened Birth of a Nation there in 1915. Here's an article from Denver's Black newspaper in 1915 calling for Americans to denounce such racist imagery.
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The racist video posted by the President is perhaps the most egregiously racist thing shown in the White House since Woodrow Wilson screened Birth of a Nation there in 1915. Here's an article from Denver's Black newspaper in 1915 calling for Americans to denounce such racist imagery.
LIVE in Elbert County, CO: Question for 3 Republican gubernatorial candidates: "The average Islamic man has 4 wives, each have 8 children. So one man produces 32 children... there will be a shift in the population. What will you do to prevent this in CO?"
Spoiler alert- they all answer seriously.
Spoiler alert- they all answer seriously.
January 31, 2026 at 9:43 PM
LIVE in Elbert County, CO: Question for 3 Republican gubernatorial candidates: "The average Islamic man has 4 wives, each have 8 children. So one man produces 32 children... there will be a shift in the population. What will you do to prevent this in CO?"
Spoiler alert- they all answer seriously.
Spoiler alert- they all answer seriously.
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Skywriting, a new ICE facility in Colorado, and other news you might have missed over the weekend ⬇️
January 26, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Skywriting, a new ICE facility in Colorado, and other news you might have missed over the weekend ⬇️
Just learned the CBS News app has local affiliates, like Minneapolis, which led me to see a great piece on the businesses on the block where ICE murdered Alex Pretti. Also- the Twin Cities weather guy does his forecasts using Viking QB numbers- "today's high is JJ McCarthy."
January 27, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Just learned the CBS News app has local affiliates, like Minneapolis, which led me to see a great piece on the businesses on the block where ICE murdered Alex Pretti. Also- the Twin Cities weather guy does his forecasts using Viking QB numbers- "today's high is JJ McCarthy."
National group @moveon.org hired the plane.
NOW: Plane flying banner over Mile High stadium before @denver-broncos.bsky.social game:
“NO ICE AT SUPER BOWL Text MELT to 668366”
“NO ICE AT SUPER BOWL Text MELT to 668366”
Airplane Towing "No ICE at Super Bowl" Banner Circling Broncos Stadium for AFC Championship
A plane towing a banner that reads “NO ICE AT SUPER BOWL Text MELT to 668366” is currently circling Denver's Empower Field, where the Broncos are about to take on...
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January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
National group @moveon.org hired the plane.
Check out CTR's Sean Beedle reporting live from D.C.
Good morning. Day 2 of my D.C. reporting trip. I’m at the National Pro-Life Summit, a conference put on by Students for Life. The list of co-sponsors tells you all you need to know, I think.
January 24, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Check out CTR's Sean Beedle reporting live from D.C.
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During a $500 a plate breakfast at Washington D.C.’s Capitol Hill Club, March for Life Action donors heard from 22 Republican U.S. Representatives.
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'We Stand for Everything that You Stand for' Trump Appointee Tells Anti-Abortion Donors
During a $500 a plate breakfast at Washington D.C.’s Capitol Hill Club, March for Life Action donors heard from 22 Republican U.S. Representatives. Despite widespread conservative victories over repro...
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January 24, 2026 at 1:18 PM
During a $500 a plate breakfast at Washington D.C.’s Capitol Hill Club, March for Life Action donors heard from 22 Republican U.S. Representatives.
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Seems worth noting that "report" author Dustin Zvonek, whom the CBS Denver anchor interviewed, is a partner at 76 Group, the GOP firm that *created* Common Sense Inst as a way to get headlines to help Republicans win elections. Read more about it here: coloradotimesrecorder.com/2024/02/most...
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Seems worth noting that "report" author Dustin Zvonek, whom the CBS Denver anchor interviewed, is a partner at 76 Group, the GOP firm that *created* Common Sense Inst as a way to get headlines to help Republicans win elections. Read more about it here: coloradotimesrecorder.com/2024/02/most...
Kepler vs. Frosty, a one- act play with a surprise ending.
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Kepler vs. Frosty, a one- act play with a surprise ending.
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In the trial for a man accused of following a nonwhite Colorado TV reporter and then tackling and choking him outside the station after yelling "This is Trump's America now," the defense is arguing he experienced “medical hysteria" from a Benadryl prescription: www.kkco11news.com/2026/01/06/t...
Trial day two begins for Patrick Egan, the man accused of assaulting a KKCO-KJCT journalist
Day two of the Patrick Egan trial commenced on Tuesday morning. Egan is on trial allegedly assaulting a KKCO-KJCT reporter back in December 2024.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
In the trial for a man accused of following a nonwhite Colorado TV reporter and then tackling and choking him outside the station after yelling "This is Trump's America now," the defense is arguing he experienced “medical hysteria" from a Benadryl prescription: www.kkco11news.com/2026/01/06/t...
Attention holiday shoppers: if a petition gatherer asks you for your signature to "limit ICE," be sure to read the fine print. The initiative from right-wing Advance Colorado actually would override state/local laws that protect immigrants.
Circulators collecting signatures for Initiative #95 described it as a way to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s activity in Colorado. In reality, it would force local law enforcement to share information with ICE.
Paid Signature Gatherers Mislead Voters About Pro-ICE Ballot Initiative
Signature gatherers outside of grocery stores and other public spaces are a common sight in the year before an election — but can you trust what circulators tell you? While...
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December 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Attention holiday shoppers: if a petition gatherer asks you for your signature to "limit ICE," be sure to read the fine print. The initiative from right-wing Advance Colorado actually would override state/local laws that protect immigrants.
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For the second time in a month, Congressman Evans has made a misleading claim about an alleged electricity malfunction at Denver International Airport.
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Denver Airport Again Rejects Congressman's Claim of Power Supply Shortage
For the second time in a month, U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) has made a misleading claim about an alleged electricity malfunction at Denver International Airport (DEN), and once again...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
For the second time in a month, Congressman Evans has made a misleading claim about an alleged electricity malfunction at Denver International Airport.
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Spoiler alert: the "third-largest city" is Aurora, where election commissioners' duties include appointing election judges.
Election deniers hold positions of authority on local election commissions in multiple Front Range municipalities, including the state's third-largest city.
Voting Fraud Conspiracists Hold Official Positions on Local Election Commissions
With Tina Peters still behind bars despite President Trump’s angry posts and Colorado’s statewide officials having affirmed their commitment to keeping her there, one might assume that Colorado has nu...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Spoiler alert: the "third-largest city" is Aurora, where election commissioners' duties include appointing election judges.
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Via @highcountrynews.org "Our analysis found that in 2024 alone, the federal government poured at least $2.5 billion into subsidy programs that public-lands ranchers can access, not including the steep discount on forage. ... Benefits flow largely to a select few like Kroenke.
As Billionaires Like Stan Kroenke Profit From Public Lands, Taxpayers Pick up the Tab
by Mark Olalde and Jimmy Tobias Stan Kroenke doesn’t need federal help to make a business flourish. He is worth an estimated $20 billion, a fortune that has allowed him...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Via @highcountrynews.org "Our analysis found that in 2024 alone, the federal government poured at least $2.5 billion into subsidy programs that public-lands ranchers can access, not including the steep discount on forage. ... Benefits flow largely to a select few like Kroenke.
Not that you need a reason to support the @coloradotimesrecorder.com, but if want one, It's Colorado Gives Day. To be clear, said giving can take place remotely. And even if you don't send cash, we always appreciate your eyeballs.*
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Colorado Gives Day: When Liars Say We're 'Fake News,' We Just Work Harder To Report the Truth
Every year, the Colorado Times Recorder is threatened online, attacked by officials, and dismissed as illegitimate. And every year, especially these days, we respond by working harder to expose the...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Not that you need a reason to support the @coloradotimesrecorder.com, but if want one, It's Colorado Gives Day. To be clear, said giving can take place remotely. And even if you don't send cash, we always appreciate your eyeballs.*
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Columnist @loganmdavis.bsky.social obtained secretly recorded audio (again) from a gathering of GOP elected officials, strategists, and advocates.
What he found on the audio was a plan to take a local school district all the way to the Supreme Court.
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What he found on the audio was a plan to take a local school district all the way to the Supreme Court.
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DAVIS: The Plot to Take a Local School District to the Supreme Court
If you look at some of the most significant Supreme Court cases on cultural issues coming out in the last three terms, where have they come from?” the attorney quizzed...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Columnist @loganmdavis.bsky.social obtained secretly recorded audio (again) from a gathering of GOP elected officials, strategists, and advocates.
What he found on the audio was a plan to take a local school district all the way to the Supreme Court.
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What he found on the audio was a plan to take a local school district all the way to the Supreme Court.
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A whole lotta familiar Republicans spoke in favor of their fellow GOP commissioners doing a favor for Sterling Ranch developers the Smethills, and taking power from the newly elected school board that was just chosen by R-leaning Dougco voters.
Written comments totaled 176 opposed to 23 in favor, with only two Sterling Ranch residents among supporters.
#copolitics
#copolitics
Douglas County Commissioners Strip School District Authority Over Sterling Ranch Schools
Commissioners voted 3-0 to reduce DCSD's role over near-unanimous community opposition and a warning from the state's own charter school authority Five months after voters rejected a home rule proposa...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A whole lotta familiar Republicans spoke in favor of their fellow GOP commissioners doing a favor for Sterling Ranch developers the Smethills, and taking power from the newly elected school board that was just chosen by R-leaning Dougco voters.
This was a hell of a claim to make anytime, much less two weeks before Thanksgiving. After I asked DIA about it, Evans sent a "clarification" to the podcast on which he said it, but wouldn't answer my questions.
Congressman Gabe Evans says "misinterpreted information" was to blame for his wrongly claiming that Denver International Airport was doing "strategic blackouts," but he won't explain further.
Evans Blames His Incorrect Claim of Denver Airport ‘Blackouts’ on ‘Misinterpreted Information’
Last Wednesday, Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans made a shocking but false statement on a local conservative podcast: "Denver International Airport right now is doing strategic blackouts when there's...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This was a hell of a claim to make anytime, much less two weeks before Thanksgiving. After I asked DIA about it, Evans sent a "clarification" to the podcast on which he said it, but wouldn't answer my questions.
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RISE picks up where Dr. Warren Hern, the founder of the Boulder Abortion Clinic who retired after fifty years of practice in April, left off — as one of the few clinics in the nation offering abortions later in pregnancy.
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Anti-Abortion Activists Target New Boulder Clinic
Last month, RISE Collective, composed of former employees of the Boulder Abortion Clinic, opened its doors and began providing abortions. RISE picks up where Dr. Warren Hern, the founder of...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
RISE picks up where Dr. Warren Hern, the founder of the Boulder Abortion Clinic who retired after fifty years of practice in April, left off — as one of the few clinics in the nation offering abortions later in pregnancy.
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Where else you gonna find Denver DSA and Turning Point USA events in one place?
In the Streets: Upcoming protests, rallies, and other political events in Colorado this week and next.
In the Streets: Upcoming Political Protests and Events in Colorado – November 12, 2025
Below are protest and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming events that are open to the public in Colorado, please let...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Where else you gonna find Denver DSA and Turning Point USA events in one place?
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman has apparently called the race, even if it's not official yet- He just congratulated the winners on Facebook.
#copolitics
#copolitics
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman has apparently called the race, even if it's not official yet- He just congratulated the winners on Facebook.
#copolitics
#copolitics
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Fremont County Republican Stephanie Luck says she won't run for reelection to the statehouse, but hinted at a possible run for a different, perhaps bigger office. She also called one declared candidate a liar, while endorsing a new one.
State Legislator Won't Run For Final Term, Calls Opponent a Liar While Endorsing New Candidate
Colorado state Rep. Stephanie Luck (R-Penrose) will not run for reelection next year. Speaking at the Fremont County GOP monthly meeting last night, Luck cited the need to spend more...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Fremont County Republican Stephanie Luck says she won't run for reelection to the statehouse, but hinted at a possible run for a different, perhaps bigger office. She also called one declared candidate a liar, while endorsing a new one.