Quentin Young
@quentinyoung.bsky.social
Editor @coloradonewsline.com
If you're shocked by this Democratic governor of a deep blue state celebrating an illegal war, it's hardly the first time Polis has paraded his inner MAGA. I wrote this in June.
coloradonewsline.com/2025/06/26/c...
coloradonewsline.com/2025/06/26/c...
January 4, 2026 at 2:48 AM
If you're shocked by this Democratic governor of a deep blue state celebrating an illegal war, it's hardly the first time Polis has paraded his inner MAGA. I wrote this in June.
coloradonewsline.com/2025/06/26/c...
coloradonewsline.com/2025/06/26/c...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a former congressman, responded with unbridled approval to Trump unilaterally taking over Venezuela by military force. Other top Democrats in the state called the invasion unconstitutional, dangerous, corrupt, an act of deceit. Not Polis. He's celebrating.
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a former congressman, responded with unbridled approval to Trump unilaterally taking over Venezuela by military force. Other top Democrats in the state called the invasion unconstitutional, dangerous, corrupt, an act of deceit. Not Polis. He's celebrating.
This is the first in a series of stories we call Timeline 1876, which offers a window on the lives of Colorado residents 150 years ago. About 100,000 people lived in the state at the time. Now there are about 6 million. A lot has changed.
January 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This is the first in a series of stories we call Timeline 1876, which offers a window on the lives of Colorado residents 150 years ago. About 100,000 people lived in the state at the time. Now there are about 6 million. A lot has changed.
Reposted by Quentin Young
We're only about $100 short of our goal.
It's the last day of our end-of-year fundraising campaign. If just 10 people contribute $10 before midnight, we could cross the finish line.
Our stories are free to read. We have no ads. Make a gift: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
#newsCOneeds
It's the last day of our end-of-year fundraising campaign. If just 10 people contribute $10 before midnight, we could cross the finish line.
Our stories are free to read. We have no ads. Make a gift: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
#newsCOneeds
December 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We're only about $100 short of our goal.
It's the last day of our end-of-year fundraising campaign. If just 10 people contribute $10 before midnight, we could cross the finish line.
Our stories are free to read. We have no ads. Make a gift: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
#newsCOneeds
It's the last day of our end-of-year fundraising campaign. If just 10 people contribute $10 before midnight, we could cross the finish line.
Our stories are free to read. We have no ads. Make a gift: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
#newsCOneeds
Reposted by Quentin Young
We asked for help, and readers have answered. Take a look at how close we are to meeting our end-of-year fundraising goal.
Every dollar counts. Will you support independent journalism in Colorado and help us cross the finish line?
Donate: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
#newsCOneeds
Every dollar counts. Will you support independent journalism in Colorado and help us cross the finish line?
Donate: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
#newsCOneeds
December 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We asked for help, and readers have answered. Take a look at how close we are to meeting our end-of-year fundraising goal.
Every dollar counts. Will you support independent journalism in Colorado and help us cross the finish line?
Donate: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
#newsCOneeds
Every dollar counts. Will you support independent journalism in Colorado and help us cross the finish line?
Donate: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
#newsCOneeds
Reposted by Quentin Young
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
"braids like twin ropes lassoing eternity" whoa
Bob Dylan attempts to explain Willie Nelson in The New Yorker's profile of Willie: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"braids like twin ropes lassoing eternity" whoa
"What the government has said, is they don't like Ms. Vizguerra. What the government has shown is they have treated her differently than almost any other noncitizen in the United States, in the way they targeted her."
– Laura Lichter, lawyer for Jeanette Vizguerra
– Laura Lichter, lawyer for Jeanette Vizguerra
NEW: Immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra went before a judge Friday for a bond hearing at the ICE detention facility in Aurora where she has been detained for nine months. Her lawyers hope to have a ruling on her release within days.
By @sarawilson.bsky.social
By @sarawilson.bsky.social
Judge weighs bond for detained Colorado immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra | Colorado Newsline
An immigration judge will issue a written order soon on whether Jeanette Vizguerra can be released from detention on bond.
coloradonewsline.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"What the government has said, is they don't like Ms. Vizguerra. What the government has shown is they have treated her differently than almost any other noncitizen in the United States, in the way they targeted her."
– Laura Lichter, lawyer for Jeanette Vizguerra
– Laura Lichter, lawyer for Jeanette Vizguerra
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issues a statement in support of the Trump administration's move to relax rules for pot. The statement begins, "To be blunt ..."
December 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issues a statement in support of the Trump administration's move to relax rules for pot. The statement begins, "To be blunt ..."
Another instance of the darkened federal presence in Colorado, noted in the piece: Northern Command in Colorado Springs is in charge of federalized National Guard deployments in American cities. The top general at NORTHCOM enthusiastically approves of the deployments.
Commentary: The dismantling of NCAR is only the latest instance of Trump’s degradation of Colorado through his misuse and abuse of federal resources located in the state.
Darkening federal presence in Colorado disfigures the state's character | Colorado Newsline
The Trump administration is degrading Colorado through its misuse and abuse of federal resources located in the state.
coloradonewsline.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Another instance of the darkened federal presence in Colorado, noted in the piece: Northern Command in Colorado Springs is in charge of federalized National Guard deployments in American cities. The top general at NORTHCOM enthusiastically approves of the deployments.
This Colorado general, Gregory Guillot, who runs federalized National Guard deployments in American cities, stood this week with Trump as the president blasted Colorado and insulted Gov. Polis as "weak and pathetic." Guillot heads Northern Command in Colorado Springs.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This Colorado general, Gregory Guillot, who runs federalized National Guard deployments in American cities, stood this week with Trump as the president blasted Colorado and insulted Gov. Polis as "weak and pathetic." Guillot heads Northern Command in Colorado Springs.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Reposted by Quentin Young
CO Dem Sens split on NDAA vote. Sen Michael Bennet voted NO, while Sen John Hickenlooper voted YES. Not surprising, Bennet voted No on procedural vote saying he cannot "rubber-tamp President Trump and Secretary Hegseth's lawless Department of Defense." #copolitics www.npr.org/2025/12/17/g...
Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video
The Senate has given final passage to the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%. It also pressures Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of...
www.npr.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
CO Dem Sens split on NDAA vote. Sen Michael Bennet voted NO, while Sen John Hickenlooper voted YES. Not surprising, Bennet voted No on procedural vote saying he cannot "rubber-tamp President Trump and Secretary Hegseth's lawless Department of Defense." #copolitics www.npr.org/2025/12/17/g...
According to John Case, Tina Peters' lawyer, the prison has increased security around her. He said he assumes the group of men in camouflage that blocked his entrance “has something to do with Tina." “She told me that there’s a detail of four of them that accompany her wherever she goes."
One of Tina Peters' lawyers with a presidential pardon in hand traveled to her Pueblo prison to try to free her. He was met by "three armed corrections officers wearing camos." He recounted the exchange for Newsline.
Tina Peters' lawyers citing Trump pardon launch new efforts to free her | Colorado Newsline
Though legal experts say Trump's pardon for Tina Peters carries no legal weight, her lawyers have invoked it in new efforts to free her.
coloradonewsline.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
According to John Case, Tina Peters' lawyer, the prison has increased security around her. He said he assumes the group of men in camouflage that blocked his entrance “has something to do with Tina." “She told me that there’s a detail of four of them that accompany her wherever she goes."
Here is the formal pardon for Tina Peters, signed by Trump, according to her lawyer. It appears to be dated Dec. 5.
December 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Here is the formal pardon for Tina Peters, signed by Trump, according to her lawyer. It appears to be dated Dec. 5.
Reposted by Quentin Young
NEW: President Donald Trump’s pardon of Tina Peters applies to her state criminal case in Colorado, Peter Ticktin, her Florida-based attorney, said, adding that he expects to receive signed pardon documents from the U.S. pardon attorney as soon as today.
Trump's Tina Peters pardon applies to state charges, her lawyer claims | Colorado Newsline
President Donald Trump's pardon of Tina Peters applies to her state criminal case, Peter Ticktin, her Florida-based attorney, said Friday.
coloradonewsline.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
NEW: President Donald Trump’s pardon of Tina Peters applies to her state criminal case in Colorado, Peter Ticktin, her Florida-based attorney, said, adding that he expects to receive signed pardon documents from the U.S. pardon attorney as soon as today.
"The people on the street didn’t look up. They didn’t seem to know a police drone was hovering above them, that they were being recorded and watched a mile away by officers and a reporter."
The people were doing nothing wrong, but the cops were watching over their shoulder.
The people were doing nothing wrong, but the cops were watching over their shoulder.
🧵Denver PD began testing drones as first responders in October after signing contracts w/ Skydio and Flock, saying they'll improve public safety. But these "flying cops" raise concerns for privacy advocates, council members and police oversight board, @denverpost.com's Shelly Bradbury reports
Here’s how Denver police fly drones to 911 calls, triggering fears about privacy and surveillance
The people on the street didn’t look up. They didn’t seem to know a police drone was hovering above, recording them as officers a mile away watched.
www.denverpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"The people on the street didn’t look up. They didn’t seem to know a police drone was hovering above them, that they were being recorded and watched a mile away by officers and a reporter."
The people were doing nothing wrong, but the cops were watching over their shoulder.
The people were doing nothing wrong, but the cops were watching over their shoulder.
The backlash came for party power brokers last month in NYC when Mamdani won the mayor’s race. It’s coming for moderate congressional candidates from Texas to Maine to California. And this week in Colorado it came for U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper.
Commentary: Democrats in the Trump era have learned the hard way that zombie establishment leadership is no match for an authoritarian takeover. Julie Gonzales' U.S. Senate candidacy in Colorado is part of the backlash.
A No Kings primary challenge emerges in Colorado | Colorado Newsline
Colorado state Sen. Julie Gonzales is among candidates nationally who are riding a wave of rage over administration behavior.
coloradonewsline.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The backlash came for party power brokers last month in NYC when Mamdani won the mayor’s race. It’s coming for moderate congressional candidates from Texas to Maine to California. And this week in Colorado it came for U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper.
✊
On Tuesday, Colorado Gives Day, our supporters helped us get much closer to our end-of-year fundraising goal. We are very grateful.
There's still a ways to go. Support independent journalism for Colorado.👇
www.coloradogives.org/organization...
#newsCOneeds
There's still a ways to go. Support independent journalism for Colorado.👇
www.coloradogives.org/organization...
#newsCOneeds
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
✊
If you're in a position to contribute, support independent journalism that informs you about important Colorado news and help us reach our end-of-year goal.
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If you're in a position to contribute, support independent journalism that informs you about important Colorado news and help us reach our end-of-year goal.
Reposted by Quentin Young
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
I wrote this in April. Now it will be put to the test.
coloradonewsline.com/2025/04/03/h...
coloradonewsline.com/2025/04/03/h...
December 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I wrote this in April. Now it will be put to the test.
coloradonewsline.com/2025/04/03/h...
coloradonewsline.com/2025/04/03/h...
Reposted by Quentin Young
Gov. Polis tweets favorably about a writer (Hanania) who spent the earlier part of the century writing for white supremacist websites and more recently contributed to Project 2025 and, separately, called for “more policing, incarceration, and surveillance of black people.”
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Gov. Polis tweets favorably about a writer (Hanania) who spent the earlier part of the century writing for white supremacist websites and more recently contributed to Project 2025 and, separately, called for “more policing, incarceration, and surveillance of black people.”
Reposted by Quentin Young
So many scandals now but pay attention to this: DOJ has sued 14 states-12 led by Dems-to demand full unredacted voter files in order to turbocharge Trump voter suppression plans
@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & I detail threat this poses to voting rights ahead of 2026 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & I detail threat this poses to voting rights ahead of 2026 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
So many scandals now but pay attention to this: DOJ has sued 14 states-12 led by Dems-to demand full unredacted voter files in order to turbocharge Trump voter suppression plans
@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & I detail threat this poses to voting rights ahead of 2026 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & I detail threat this poses to voting rights ahead of 2026 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
One of the anti-vaccine presenters before the CDC committee that took this vote, which experts say ignored science, was Cynthia Nevison, a scientist at CU Boulder.
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One of the anti-vaccine presenters before the CDC committee that took this vote, which experts say ignored science, was Cynthia Nevison, a scientist at CU Boulder.