Katie Blakey
@mfblakey.bsky.social
95% Denver city policy, meetings & homelessness; 5% #StarTrek. A better world is possible. #IDIC she/her
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The Denver DSA Ballot Guide 2025 is here! Election day is only 6 days away. Please share and spread the word!
Link to PDF: tr.ee/0tLOUv9maL
Link to PDF: tr.ee/0tLOUv9maL
October 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The Denver DSA Ballot Guide 2025 is here! Election day is only 6 days away. Please share and spread the word!
Link to PDF: tr.ee/0tLOUv9maL
Link to PDF: tr.ee/0tLOUv9maL
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A jury awarded $19.7 million to six bystanders who were wounded when an officer with the Denver Police Department opened fire at an armed man in 2022, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said on Saturday.
Jury Awards $19.7 Million to 6 Bystanders in Denver Police Shooting
The bystanders were injured when a Denver police officer fired, while facing a crowd of people, at an armed man outside a bar in 2022.
nyti.ms
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A jury awarded $19.7 million to six bystanders who were wounded when an officer with the Denver Police Department opened fire at an armed man in 2022, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said on Saturday.
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Today is World Homeless Day, and after years reporting on this crisis, I'll just say: homelessness is neither inevitable nor intractable. It's the result of choices—political, economic, moral—that can be unmade.
And this: how we treat the unhoused is a bellwether for the violence we will tolerate.
And this: how we treat the unhoused is a bellwether for the violence we will tolerate.
October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today is World Homeless Day, and after years reporting on this crisis, I'll just say: homelessness is neither inevitable nor intractable. It's the result of choices—political, economic, moral—that can be unmade.
And this: how we treat the unhoused is a bellwether for the violence we will tolerate.
And this: how we treat the unhoused is a bellwether for the violence we will tolerate.
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NEW — Trump, along with Jared Kushner, Pam Bondi and others stand for the National Anthem.
Crowd boos as the American flag is unfurled on the court. Stadium is still only about 50% full.
Crowd boos as the American flag is unfurled on the court. Stadium is still only about 50% full.
September 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
NEW — Trump, along with Jared Kushner, Pam Bondi and others stand for the National Anthem.
Crowd boos as the American flag is unfurled on the court. Stadium is still only about 50% full.
Crowd boos as the American flag is unfurled on the court. Stadium is still only about 50% full.
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Support Eric King's Kickstarter! A searing firsthand account from inside the most repressive prison in the United States—a place built not for rehabilitation, but for disappearance www.kickstarter.com/projects/ww3...
Eric King's story of America’s Most Notorious Dungeon
A Clean Hell is a picture of survival under the most restrictive levels of state repression at ADX and an invitation to fight back.
www.kickstarter.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Support Eric King's Kickstarter! A searing firsthand account from inside the most repressive prison in the United States—a place built not for rehabilitation, but for disappearance www.kickstarter.com/projects/ww3...
Maybe I’m wrong, but Polis’s whole “I’ll chain myself to the Capitol” to prevent the thing he proposed feels like an attempt to distract from his ongoing cooperation with ICE, in violation of Colorado law.
coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/c...
coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/c...
July 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Maybe I’m wrong, but Polis’s whole “I’ll chain myself to the Capitol” to prevent the thing he proposed feels like an attempt to distract from his ongoing cooperation with ICE, in violation of Colorado law.
coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/c...
coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/c...
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I want to be clear: this is what American prisons are like.
I spent years posting about the humanitarian crisis in U.S. prisons. The criminal legal system consigns Americans who are incarcerated to live like this FOR YEARS. DECADES.
I spent years posting about the humanitarian crisis in U.S. prisons. The criminal legal system consigns Americans who are incarcerated to live like this FOR YEARS. DECADES.
July 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I want to be clear: this is what American prisons are like.
I spent years posting about the humanitarian crisis in U.S. prisons. The criminal legal system consigns Americans who are incarcerated to live like this FOR YEARS. DECADES.
I spent years posting about the humanitarian crisis in U.S. prisons. The criminal legal system consigns Americans who are incarcerated to live like this FOR YEARS. DECADES.
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NEW: A data broker owned by major airlines sold domestic US flight data to DHS, telling the dept. not to disclose that, according to records obtained by @404media.co—copublished in partnership with @wired.com. No paywall bc FOIA @josephcox.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/airlin...
Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
NEW: A data broker owned by major airlines sold domestic US flight data to DHS, telling the dept. not to disclose that, according to records obtained by @404media.co—copublished in partnership with @wired.com. No paywall bc FOIA @josephcox.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/airlin...
It’s important to note that Denver Police and Mayor Johnston give ICE direct access to license plate and location data via use of Flock — materially jeopardizing the safety of immigrants, as well as people traveling to Colorado for abortion access.
And they want to expand the contract!
And they want to expand the contract!
Emphasizing that Denver is a "welcoming city," the police department on Friday said it will not cooperate with federal immigration authorities to enforce civil immigration laws
denvergazette.com/news/local/d...
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Denver police won't cooperate with ICE on civil immigration enforcement
The Denver Police Department on Friday said it will not cooperate with federal immigration authorities to enforce civil immigration laws.
denvergazette.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It’s important to note that Denver Police and Mayor Johnston give ICE direct access to license plate and location data via use of Flock — materially jeopardizing the safety of immigrants, as well as people traveling to Colorado for abortion access.
And they want to expand the contract!
And they want to expand the contract!
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Johnston may have just been speaking hypothetically when he talks about people “damaging someone’s small business,” “light(ing) cars on fire,” and “assaulting an officer” — but if he's worried about TV-based perceptions maybe don't go on TV and mention three things that did not happen last night?
Denver’s mayor is pleading for anti-Trump protests to be peaceful and calm so President Trump doesn’t send the military to Denver’s streets. @marcsallinger.bsky.social reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Johnston may have just been speaking hypothetically when he talks about people “damaging someone’s small business,” “light(ing) cars on fire,” and “assaulting an officer” — but if he's worried about TV-based perceptions maybe don't go on TV and mention three things that did not happen last night?
16th Street won’t live up to the city’s ambitions without publicly accessible restrooms. Everyone needs to go to the bathroom — even tourists!
May 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
16th Street won’t live up to the city’s ambitions without publicly accessible restrooms. Everyone needs to go to the bathroom — even tourists!
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14,000 babies are at risk of dying in the next 48 hours in Gaza if aid doesn’t reach them, warns Tom Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs – a figure he called “utterly chilling.”
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/x26ghx
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/x26ghx
May 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
14,000 babies are at risk of dying in the next 48 hours in Gaza if aid doesn’t reach them, warns Tom Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs – a figure he called “utterly chilling.”
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/x26ghx
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/x26ghx
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Majority of people shot and killed by Colorado law enforcement in 2023 and 2024 were white men armed with guns, according to data compiled by @laurenpenington.bsky.social. But nearly 13% of Coloradans killed by police in 2024 were Black — yet Black people make up less than 4% of state population
Colorado police shot someone every 6 days in 2024, data shows
Nearly 13% of people killed by Colorado law enforcement in 2024 were Black, but Black people make up less than 4% of the state’s population.
www.denverpost.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Majority of people shot and killed by Colorado law enforcement in 2023 and 2024 were white men armed with guns, according to data compiled by @laurenpenington.bsky.social. But nearly 13% of Coloradans killed by police in 2024 were Black — yet Black people make up less than 4% of state population
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These are ski-town service workers serving some of the wealthiest of this country's leisure class.
Homeless workers now have to submit *proof of employment* to be allowed to sleep in their cars in one of the richest counties in the U.S.
Welcome to America: people shivering overnight in subzero temperatures, steps from luxury ski resorts, for the privilege of keeping the local economy booming.
Welcome to America: people shivering overnight in subzero temperatures, steps from luxury ski resorts, for the privilege of keeping the local economy booming.
In One Colorado Town, People Experiencing Homelessness Can Sleep in Their Car — if They Have a Job
People experiencing homelessness can sleep in their cars in this wealthy ski town in Colorado, but only if they have a job.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM
These are ski-town service workers serving some of the wealthiest of this country's leisure class.
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Veto alert! HB25-1147—Municipal Court Fairness—is in danger.
Extreme sentences. No counsel. Closed courts.
📞 Call or email Gov. Polis NOW.
📲 Take action: www.coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147-si...
Extreme sentences. No counsel. Closed courts.
📞 Call or email Gov. Polis NOW.
📲 Take action: www.coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147-si...
April 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Veto alert! HB25-1147—Municipal Court Fairness—is in danger.
Extreme sentences. No counsel. Closed courts.
📞 Call or email Gov. Polis NOW.
📲 Take action: www.coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147-si...
Extreme sentences. No counsel. Closed courts.
📞 Call or email Gov. Polis NOW.
📲 Take action: www.coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147-si...
April 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Veto alert! HB25-1147—Municipal Court Fairness—is in danger.
Extreme sentences. No counsel. Closed courts.
📞 Call or email Gov. Polis NOW.
📲 Take action: www.coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147-si...
Extreme sentences. No counsel. Closed courts.
📞 Call or email Gov. Polis NOW.
📲 Take action: www.coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147-si...
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Together, Bennet and Hickenlooper give Colorado the single most pro-Trump skew in Senate representation out of any state w/ a D senator (slightly ahead of NH).
This quantifies something I've talked about for a while. Colorado literally has AZ's (Trump +5) senators with IL's (Harris +11) electorate.
This quantifies something I've talked about for a while. Colorado literally has AZ's (Trump +5) senators with IL's (Harris +11) electorate.
March 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Together, Bennet and Hickenlooper give Colorado the single most pro-Trump skew in Senate representation out of any state w/ a D senator (slightly ahead of NH).
This quantifies something I've talked about for a while. Colorado literally has AZ's (Trump +5) senators with IL's (Harris +11) electorate.
This quantifies something I've talked about for a while. Colorado literally has AZ's (Trump +5) senators with IL's (Harris +11) electorate.
The committee is about to vote on this — contact them NOW and tell them to vote NO!
HB25-1208 would be disastrous for tipped employees in CO and undermine local gov's ability to raise minimum wages in their communities. It's a handout to restaurant owners at the expense of workers and consumers. Demand elected officials stand with workers! bit.ly/4hYxNpg to contact your local reps!
No on HB25-1208
The passage of HB25-1208 would be disastrous for tipped employees across the state and undermine local government's ability to raise minimum wages to support their communities. HB25-1208 is a handout ...
bit.ly
March 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The committee is about to vote on this — contact them NOW and tell them to vote NO!
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“Working across the aisle” with the people who want us dead, deported, and/or returned chattel slavery. Cool cool
The Republican spending bill does not serve Coloradans well; therefore, I will be voting no.
In the coming days, I am committed to working across the aisle to finish the appropriations process and craft a bill that is a better deal for Colorado.
In the coming days, I am committed to working across the aisle to finish the appropriations process and craft a bill that is a better deal for Colorado.
March 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
“Working across the aisle” with the people who want us dead, deported, and/or returned chattel slavery. Cool cool
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Defend the liberty of a stranger as you would defend your own, or that of a loved one, because that is what's actually on the table—whether we are a society that will sit still as our neighbors are snatched in the night, and disappeared into darkness, or a society that will fight for each other.
March 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Defend the liberty of a stranger as you would defend your own, or that of a loved one, because that is what's actually on the table—whether we are a society that will sit still as our neighbors are snatched in the night, and disappeared into darkness, or a society that will fight for each other.
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Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
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Today, March 7, in 1992, Dr. Dana Scully and FBI agent Fox Mulder work on their first case together, traveling to northwest Oregon to investigate potential alien abductions (The X-Files, s01e01 “Pilot”, 1993)
March 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Today, March 7, in 1992, Dr. Dana Scully and FBI agent Fox Mulder work on their first case together, traveling to northwest Oregon to investigate potential alien abductions (The X-Files, s01e01 “Pilot”, 1993)
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The Superintendent got a $17k bonus.
The teachers' raises would have been 5.2% this year, the same cost-of-living raise given to the superintendent and other district administrators.
Denver teachers won’t get bigger raises after board upholds arbitrator’s decision in pay dispute
Teachers said they were entitled to a 5.2% cost-of-living raise. Denver Public Schools said it didn’t have the money. An arbitrator sided with DPS.
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The Superintendent got a $17k bonus.
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This was…astounding. To not know the status quo basics of the state and municipal law you’re tinkering with is such an affront to us local elected officials who have spent years grappling with this.
Rep. Valdez just claimed that cities weren't doing what they should -- seems to not understand current state law around what localities are allowed to do. #copolitics #coleg
March 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This was…astounding. To not know the status quo basics of the state and municipal law you’re tinkering with is such an affront to us local elected officials who have spent years grappling with this.
Thank you @paradyatlarge.bsky.social! ❤️
Denver CM Sarah Parady speaks in opposition to the bill and calls the proposed amendments "wildly disingenuous" of a compromise. Anything that mandates wage cuts is unacceptable. #copolitics #coleg
March 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Thank you @paradyatlarge.bsky.social! ❤️