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Wynn Howell
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"A cheery and pugnacious speaker, Howell represents the left flank of the cabal." -Amos Barshad in The Lever
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wjhowell.bsky.social
If, in *this* moment, you're a legislator who chooses to go hang out w/ corporate lobbyists at a fancy hotel in Vail instead of standing up for everyday Coloradans who are struggling like hell, you might be wildly out of touch w/ where the electorate is at.
#copolitics #coleg #1u #endcitizensunited
October 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
wjhowell.bsky.social
The fact that this thing I wrote happened to come out in @convergencemag.com on a day SCOTUS is trying to erase us feels right on.

Trans people are not the enemy.

The people picking all of our pockets are.

convergencemag.com/articles/wyn...

#copolitics
#trans #transisbeautiful
#unionstrong #1u
I’m a Trans American—and I’ve Got Your Back if You’ve Got Mine
The “they/them agenda” is being used to sow working class division, but the fight for America’s future requires us to stand together with every stripe and creed of working people, indivisible.
convergencemag.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
wjhowell.bsky.social
Proud to be one of several organizers of this statement. We must always fight like hell against those who try to use communities in pain as political pawns in a quest for power -- especially when there is an attempt to set them against one another.
#copolitics #coleg #erasehate #boulder
Pic of headline that reads "Dozens.of Colorado Jewish and Immigrant Rights Leaders Issue Joint Statement Condemning the Trump Regime's Escalation of Anti-Immigrant Activity in Response to June 1st" Also a link to sign on & view signers at bit.ly/unitedagainsthatecolorado
June 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
wjhowell.bsky.social
They've come for immigrants.
They've come for trans folks.
Now they're coming for union leaders.

As someone who is two out of three, if you love me, don't look away. And, for the love of god, speak up. Silence is complicity.

www.kcra.com/article/seiu...

#unionstrong #1u #solidarity
#copolitics
SEIU California says president was detained, injured at ICE raid in Los Angeles
California's Service Employees International Union said its president was injured and detained on Friday at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in Los Angeles.
www.kcra.com
June 7, 2025 at 4:34 AM
wjhowell.bsky.social
Y'all. Watch this speech. Seriously. 💜🍎✊

#copolitics #colorado #teacher
amiebacaoehlert.bsky.social Amie Baca-Oehlert @amiebacaoehlert.bsky.social · Jun 7
Last night, I talked about why I am stepping up to run for Congress.

(HINT: it's because more people like us need to be where the decisions are being made.)

youtu.be/oTr3xcmLNNw

#copolitics #unionstrong #1u #RedForEd
Amie Baca-Oehlert kickoff speech
YouTube video by Amie for Colorado
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June 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
wjhowell.bsky.social
Dear GOP: this is just plain lazy. At least try to work in a good "union thug" or something next time. 😆

www.nrcc.org/2025/06/05/a...

#copolitics #unionstrong #1u
Amie Baca-Oehlert Jumps In Dems’ Radical CO-08 Clown Show
It’s a day that ends in Y which means another out of touch Democrat has jumped headfirst into the already messy, expensive clown car of a Democrat primary in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. The...
www.nrcc.org
June 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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amiebacaoehlert.bsky.social
Today, I filed to become a candidate for Congress because the politicians in charge in Washington are only looking out for the wealthy and well connected. Our system is broken and I'm running to help fix it.
#copolitics #1u
June 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
wjhowell.bsky.social
There are a lot of hard things in the world right now. But this one is pure joy. 🎉

Come together with us in joyful community at 5:30 tonight: bit.ly/june5amie

#copolitics #coleg #unionstrong #1u
June 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
wjhowell.bsky.social
#nowagecuts #copolitics #coleg
June 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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workingfamilies.org
The violent attack against peaceful Jewish demonstrators in Boulder is horrifying, and comes less than 2 weeks after the murders of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim in DC. It compounds the pain and fear many are feeling.

There is no room for antisemitism, bigotry, and hate anywhere.
June 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
wjhowell.bsky.social
The @workingfamiliesco.bsky.social statement on #boulder

#cometogether #erasehate

#bouldercolorado #copolitics
June 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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marshallglasses.bsky.social
CO-8 Congressman Gabe Evans is holding a news conference on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol.

Hard to hear as protestors have gone from “Do your job” to “Gabe you suck.”

Still waiting to ask questions to Evans. Hope to be able to shortly.

#copolitics
May 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
wjhowell.bsky.social
My life's work in a meme, via @workingfamilies.org

#copolitics #1u #unionstrong
Mene that reads "everyday people together are strong enough to overcome anything in our way"
May 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
wjhowell.bsky.social
Happy Memorial Day to everyone except narcissistic draft dodgers who still somehow want to make the day all about them.

GTFOH.

#FDT #fdt2025 #copolitics
Screenshot a long and unhinged rant from Donald Trump about Memorial Day that centers his ego instead of those who served
May 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
wjhowell.bsky.social
I don't know who in #copolitics or #coleg needs to hear this, but I'm just gonna leave it here.

#1u #unionstrong #solidarity
Screenshot of part of a Denver Post article that reads: That may be the first of multiple labor-backed ballot measures in 2026. Labor officials are eying the potential: Not only is 2026 a midterm year during a Republican presidency, but April data released by the bipartisan Colorado Polling Institute found that labor unions had the highest total favorability ratings of any person or group in the state included in the survey — including Polis, who placed second.
May 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
wjhowell.bsky.social
I said what I said. And I'll say it again. 📢

#copolitics #coleg #1u #unionstrong #solidarity
Headline: Gov. Polis vetoes Colorado bill that would have eased union formation Image of text that reads: “This veto from Governor Polis is a betrayal of working people in Colorado, but also one we are not surprised about,” Wynn Howell, Colorado Working Families Party state director, said in a statement after the veto. “Given that he is one of the wealthiest men in Colorado, it is no shock that he is woefully out of touch with public opinion on this question.” Image of text that reads: Howell called on Attorney General Phil Weiser and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, two Democrats in the race for Colorado governor next year, to weigh in on whether they would have signed the bill. “Will Senator Bennet or AG Weiser stand with workers? Or will they just be more of the same stale and out of touch anti-worker politics in Colorado? Neither one has said publicly whether they would sign the Worker Protection Act, and at this point their silence is deafening. We urge them to answer that question clearly and unambiguously,” they wrote.
May 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
wjhowell.bsky.social
This is what WFP looks like. Want more real fighters? Support @workingfamilies.org

Via @nowthisimpact.bsky.social

#copolitics #resist
May 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
wjhowell.bsky.social
Sure is.
#copolitics
May 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
wjhowell.bsky.social
Half billionaire identity > party, voters or workers.

Resistance leader my ass. Try Log Cabin Republican who knows he can't win an election unless he pretends to be a Dem.

#copolitics #coleg #1u #unionstrong #solidarity
May 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
wjhowell.bsky.social
TFW a powerfully inspiring union sister does a THING. 🔥✊🏻

www.axios.com/local/denver...

#copolitics #1u #unionstrong #solidarity
Former Colorado Education Association president eyes 8th District run
A competitive Democratic primary can translate to higher voter turnout in the battleground district.
www.axios.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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workingfamiliesco.bsky.social
While this is a welcome shift, Rep. Shannon Bird still hasn’t taken responsibility or shown any regret for her NO vote.

That’s why Working Families Power is now focusing its primary accountability efforts on Rep. Bird.

#copolitics #coleg
workingfamiliesco.bsky.social Colorado Working Families Party @workingfamiliesco.bsky.social · May 5
UPDATE: ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE HOLDING OUT
This morning, Sen. Kyle Mullica voted YES on the repassage of SB276, a critical bill protecting our immigrant neighbors from Trump-era abuses.

#copolitics #coleg
Rep. Bird still has said nothing about her anti-immigrant vote. Rep. Shannon Bird: 303-866-2843 Giver her a call today & tell her to stand up to Trump, not vote with MAGA Republicans.
May 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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workingfamiliesco.bsky.social
Rep. Bird & Sen. Mullica were the ONLY Democratic state legislators to vote against the bill to protect our immigrant neighbors from Trump's abuses (SB276).
#copolitics #coleg
Only two democrats in the state capitol voted against the bill to protect our immigrant neighbors from Trump’s abuses. Sen Kyle Mullica: 303-866-4451 Rep. Shannon Bird: 303-866-2843 Give them a call today & tell them to stand up to Trump, not vote with MAGA republicans.
May 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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workingfamiliesco.bsky.social
“May Day reminds us that the dignity of labor must be fiercely protected — and that includes the dignity of those whose rights are denied and whose voices are often silenced.” #coleg #copolitics
coloradonewsline.com/2025/05/01/p...
People behind bars work, too, but often they're denied basic rights • Colorado Newsline
In Colorado, people in prison can be denied family visitation if they do not participate in a prison work program. This practice is cruel.
coloradonewsline.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
wjhowell.bsky.social
I'll say it again: people don't like bullies. Especially country club bullies who are trying to enrich their golf buddies at the expense of the rest of us.

#copolitics #1u #unionstrong
Screenshot of a headline from NPR that says "More give Trump an F than any other grade for first 100 days, poll finds"
April 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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navigatorsurvey.bsky.social
🚨NEW: Americans are fed up with the status quo. Our latest survey shows 74% believe the economic and political systems need major changes — and of those, 12% say the entire system should be torn down completely.

The message is clear: business as usual isn’t cutting it.
April 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM