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Owen
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Writer at Colorado Times Recorder
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so ICE murdered a father in cold blood from a routine traffic stop, we're murdering random Venezuelans in foreign waters, we're shackling S. Koreans for building the factories we need to keep the southern economy alive, and we have a majority party trying to tie passport status to political views
September 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Kassaw touted that the Aurora facility employed a number of immigrants, like himself. However, Kassaw refused to speak to any of the numerous allegations of human rights abuses at the facility and by GEO Group on the whole."
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Aurora City Councillor Says He's Proud to Work for Private Prison Group That Runs ICE Facility
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Aurora has long been a source of tension in the community. Recently, members of Colorado’s congressional delegation uncovered t...
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August 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
And the kicker here, Third Way's philosophy of centrism is just as volatile a political tactic, McCaskill lost her seat, Tester his seat, Peltola, Tim Ryan, Shalala, I can go on and on

If it was centrism that appealed to people, the far-right wouldn't be winning elections, but they are
August 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Democrats can listen to Third Way at their own peril, no amount of "appealing to the center" will get through to the people you think it will

"Don't use "LGBTQ+", next you're going to say drop the T, which some democrats already are
August 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"We have to be careful about using grad school-ish language around voters" just sounds like a way of saying "we can't use big words around the poors"
August 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Aurora City Councilor Amsalu Kassaw, who works for GEO Group which runs the #ICE detention center in Aurora, told me that he was proud that GEO treated inmates with dignity and respect. However, he declined to comment on the deaths at the facility attributed to neglect
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August 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Trans #Veterans and service members have been denied early retirement, with some having their previously accepted retirements rescinded, as a result of new policies laid out under Trump executive order
CO Democrats & Veterans Groups Condemn Trump Air Force Policy That Strips Transgender Service Members of Early Retirement
The U.S. Air Force issued a memo earlier in August denying early retirement to all transgender service members with between 15 and 18 years of military service and giving them...
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August 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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“They won’t overturn same sex marriage!”

That’s what we all thought about Roe. We didn’t believe it could fall, until it did.

Please don’t become complacent.

The right wing christofascists have seized power & want to undo decades of hard won civil rights.

Protect Obergefell
August 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
So this is one of the stranger stories I've covered lately for @coloradotimesrecorder.com The Epstein Case has been reignited public debate and while some MAGA Republicans are still pursuing federal action, others seem to fall in line with the Trump administration's assessment #epstein
Jeff Crank and Lauren Boebert Vote Against Releasing Epstein Files After Calling for Transparency
Last week, Congressman Jeff Crank (R-CO) told a radio show host he wanted to see transparency in the Epstein case. Yesterday, he, along with the rest of Colorado’s Republican delegation,...
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July 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
@coloradotimesrecorder.com I'm out here at the All Out For Jeanette Vizguerra rally outside the GEO Group-ICE facility. Community members and immigrant rights activists have gathered to call attention to the inhumane treatment of detainees.
July 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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More criticism should be levied against the dogma of anti-small business zoning.

Here's a neighborhood Philadelphia classifies as a "food desert" with limited access to food.

Yet in 2015 a grocery store tried to replace a bakery and was denied due to the residential only zoning.
July 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Elkins, an unaffiliated voter running in Aurora's Ward I, confirmed he's running with the conservative slate of candidates, including Jurinsky.
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Elkins Joins Jurinsky's Conservative Slate As it Aims to Expand Control of Aurora City Council
Since city elections back in 2021, conservatives have dominated Aurora’s city council and are currently campaigning to expand their majority.  Two of these candidates, like Councilmembers Danielle Jur...
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July 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
@coloradotimesrecorder.com From what I observed, the protest was entirely peaceful. Protesters shouted: "Who do you serve? Who do you protect?" at Denver police #Denver #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
@coloradotimesrecorder.com even more video, this was from when the March was first starting
June 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
@coloradotimesrecorder.com protestors walking by union station in downtown #denver
June 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
@coloradotimesrecorder.com now that I'm out of downtown here are some videos from the #NoKings protests
June 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
@coloradotimesrecorder.com the #NoKinge circled around downtown Denver, passing by Auraria campus, DPD threatened the use of "chemical munitions" if people attempted to get on the highway
June 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This is also what America looks like
June 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
June 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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@coloradotimesrecorder.com Coming to you from the Colorado Capitol, today's #NoKings protest in Denver is full swing - people across the US have come out in opposition to the Trump administration #denver #denverprotests
June 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@coloradotimesrecorder.com Coming to you from the Colorado Capitol, today's #NoKings protest in Denver is full swing - people across the US have come out in opposition to the Trump administration #denver #denverprotests
June 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Three Palestinian students were shot in Vermont. A Palestinian six-year-old was murdered by his pro-Israel landlord. A Texas woman was indicted for trying to drown a 3-year-old Palestinian girl.

We don't have to make this comparison to condemn what happened in Boulder on Sunday. We really don't.
June 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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When you got no plans today
May 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Attending @coloradosun.com's SunFest today and I am going to be giving some updates - @coloradotimesrecorder.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
One of the largest oil spills in Colorado happened last December on the tribal lands of the South Ute. @coloradotimesrecorder.com The EPA recently issued a Notice of Federal Interest after Tribal leaders raised alarms over benzene being detected in drinking water
Southern Ute Tribe Calls on State and Oil Company to Respond Faster to Huge Spill
Southern Ute Tribal leaders have raised the alarm over pipeline failure from December 2024, with over 23,000 gallons of oil and gas creeping towards the Animas River. A press release...
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May 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM