Chris Callanan
@chris.callanan.co
Denver, CO 🏳️🌈 | Personal account;
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A barista & renter—who lost her job as a lawyer for defending pro-Palestine protests—Melat knows Denver's struggles because she's lived them.
#CO01 needs a leader powered by courage, not corporations.
A barista & renter—who lost her job as a lawyer for defending pro-Palestine protests—Melat knows Denver's struggles because she's lived them.
#CO01 needs a leader powered by courage, not corporations.
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We're proud to announce our newest endorsement: @melatkirosco.bsky.social in #CO01!
A barista & renter—who lost her job as a lawyer for defending pro-Palestine protests—Melat knows Denver's struggles because she's lived them.
#CO01 needs a leader powered by courage, not corporations.
A barista & renter—who lost her job as a lawyer for defending pro-Palestine protests—Melat knows Denver's struggles because she's lived them.
#CO01 needs a leader powered by courage, not corporations.
“Chris Callanan, a community engagement specialist with the Denver Department of Public Transportation and Infrastructure [sic], said integrating private companies’ AI services into government could have the exact opposite effect on resident trust from what Johnston hopes.”
Could Denver harness AI to renew trust in government? Mayor Mike Johnston thinks so, but others are skeptical.
Mayor Mike Johnston and his chief AI and information officer, Suma Nallapati — whose role was just expanded to include an AI focus — are planning to make it a major part of how Denver o…
is.gd
October 16, 2025 at 4:17 AM
“Chris Callanan, a community engagement specialist with the Denver Department of Public Transportation and Infrastructure [sic], said integrating private companies’ AI services into government could have the exact opposite effect on resident trust from what Johnston hopes.”
“[ICE] gained indirect access to a vast network of AI-powered license plate reader cameras operated by Flock Safety…”
ICE illegally gains informal access to nationwide license plate camera network
ICE accessed a vast license plate camera network, raising legal and privacy concerns over immigration-related surveillance practices.
san.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“[ICE] gained indirect access to a vast network of AI-powered license plate reader cameras operated by Flock Safety…”
20 CO groups on the list are involved in anti-government or sovereign citizen movements. 6 — mostly based in CO Springs — want to suppress the LGBTQ community, 3 are white supremacist groups and the rest either promote anti-immigrant ideology, run a militia or generate general conspiracy theories.
33 extremist groups currently operate in Colorado, SPLC reports
The extremist groups in Colorado include anti-government organizations, anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigrant groups, white nationalists and sovereign citizens.
www.denverpost.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
20 CO groups on the list are involved in anti-government or sovereign citizen movements. 6 — mostly based in CO Springs — want to suppress the LGBTQ community, 3 are white supremacist groups and the rest either promote anti-immigrant ideology, run a militia or generate general conspiracy theories.
CO Libertarian party leader epitomizes the fact that the modern libertarian movement weaponizes the fundamental principles of 'freedom and liberty' exploit and slander without restraint. Thank you to @denverpost.com's @sethklamann.bsky.social for covering. Gift article (for access).
Leader of Colorado’s Libertarian Party calls man anti-gay slurs in Facebook exchange
The head of the Libertarian Party of Colorado repeatedly used anti-gay slurs last week in an exchange with a person who criticized the party’s social media presence, according to copies of th…
www.denverpost.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
CO Libertarian party leader epitomizes the fact that the modern libertarian movement weaponizes the fundamental principles of 'freedom and liberty' exploit and slander without restraint. Thank you to @denverpost.com's @sethklamann.bsky.social for covering. Gift article (for access).
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Pride officials, in the meantime, are being tight-lipped about which, if any, of its former funders are no longer supporting the events.
Denver Pride Parade fundraising plummets by two-thirds as companies retreat from DEI
The Center on Colfax is struggling under the Trump administration to raise money for the parade and other LGBTQ programming.
denverite.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Pride officials, in the meantime, are being tight-lipped about which, if any, of its former funders are no longer supporting the events.
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✅$3.2 million from DOT secured for highway safety thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This investment in Colorado infrastructure will help make our state more safe, efficient, and connected.
$3.2 million in NHTSA grants for highway safety improvements awarded to Colorado municipalities
U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet announced a new $3.2 million grant from the Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program, which adds to the $28.6 mil...
denvergazette.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:08 PM
✅$3.2 million from DOT secured for highway safety thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This investment in Colorado infrastructure will help make our state more safe, efficient, and connected.
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Hate crimes include vandalism, threats and violence that were at least partially motivated by bias
Did hate crimes targeting LGBTQ people in Colorado nearly double between 2019 and 2023?
Hate crimes include vandalism, threats and violent acts that were at least partially motivated by bias against a person’s race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender or gender...
buff.ly
November 22, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Hate crimes include vandalism, threats and violence that were at least partially motivated by bias