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Michael Karlik @michaelkarlik.bsky.social · 16h

Colorado's Federalist Society chapter is hosting John Eastman next week, who was the legal achitect of the plan to reject the 2020 election results and, so far as I know, isn't allowed to practice in Colorado's federal court (www.coloradopolitics.com/2024/04/29/f...). The event is closed to media.

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Seth Klamann @sethklamann.bsky.social · 19h

“They were just starting their lives, they still had dreams.” www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 3d

Italian journalist Lorenzo D’Agostino describes Greta Thunberg wrapped in an Israeli flag “like a war trophy,” mocked, beaten & humiliated. Ben Gvir oversaw detainees treated “as terrorists.” Read his account of what happened after activists were illegally detained on the Global Sumud Flotilla ⬇️

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Caitlyn Kim @caitlynkim.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s what to know about undocumented immigrants and health care www.cpr.org/2025/10/02/u... #copolitics

Here’s what to know about undocumented immigrants and health care

It’s at the center of a big fight over a government shutdown in Washington, D.C.

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 7d

The wife of Norlan Guzman Fuentes, one of the two people killed in the shooting at an ICE field office in Dallas, said no one from the government notified her of his death. She found out two days later after reaching out to the El Salvadoran consulate herself.

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 6d

BREAKING: Two people were killed and three were injured in England the morning of Oct. 2 after police said a man reportedly drove a vehicle at pedestrians outside a Jewish synagogue and at least one person was stabbed.

Read more: bit.ly/48c51PS

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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 7d

ICE had made only 85 arrests in Washington from Jan. 20 through the end of July. But from early August until mid-September, ICE made around 1,200 arrests, according to officials with knowledge of the data.

We detail how that happened:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...

How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE

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Caitlyn Kim @caitlynkim.bsky.social · 8d

Again, this shutdown fight is not about health care for undocumented people — they are not eligble for the ACA tax credit or federal medicaid. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

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Michael Karlik @michaelkarlik.bsky.social · 8d

The 10th Circuit concluded Colorado's LGBTQ non-discrimination requirement for its publicly funded preschool program doesn't violate the First Amendment.

When a school takes money from the state, "its doors must be open to all," wrote Judge Rich Federico:
www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/09/30/a...

'A model example': 10th Circuit OK's Colorado's non-discrimination requirement for universal pre-K

The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Colorado's universal pre-kindergarten program does not violate the rights of religious preschool operators by requiring participating organ...

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 8d

Colorado secretary of state invalidates House vacancy election, requiring El Paso County GOP to hold redo trib.al/9Rw2tMP

Colorado secretary of state invalidates House vacancy election, requiring El Paso County GOP to hold redo

El Paso County Republicans will need to redo a vacancy committee selection to replace former Minority Leader Rose Pugliese after an earlier attempt was found to fall afoul of procedural rules.

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Caitlyn Kim @caitlynkim.bsky.social · 8d

The Senate failed to pass the House passed CR, 55-45. It means the federal government will shutdown.

CO Sens Bennet and Hickenlooper voted no. #copolitics

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 8d

In Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston have said there are no indications that military deployments are planned here. Both officials said they would oppose it if it were to happen, with Johnston promising a legal fight on “day one.” // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social

Trump hasn’t targeted Denver with troops, but officials weigh plans in case of ‘federal overreach’

Both Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston have said they would oppose a deployment of troops to the city, with Johnston promising a legal fight on “day one.”

www.denverpost.com

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Jon Murray @jonmurraydp.bsky.social · 8d

"We have looked at options for what a potential deployment would look like," @colorado.gov says. Denver is planning a "tabletop" exercise in coming days. Though it hasn't been targeted, @sethklamann.bsky.social looks at early contingency planning: www.denverpost.com/2025/09/30/d... @denverpost.com

Trump hasn’t targeted Denver with troops, but officials weigh plans in case of ‘federal overreach’

Both Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston have said they would oppose a deployment of troops to the city, with Johnston promising a legal fight on “day one.”

www.denverpost.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9d

Breaking News: The Trump administration is deporting a planeload of Iranians back to Iran after a deal between the governments, officials said.

U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say

The deportation flight to Iran is the most stark push yet by the Trump administration to deport migrants even to places with harsh human rights conditions.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 9d

Attorneys for Denver immigrant-rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra filed a renewed motion seeking her release from detention Monday, arguing that her six-month imprisonment was so prolonged that it violated her constitutional rights // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social

Detained immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra says she feels ‘vulnerable’ six months after arrest

Attorneys for Denver immigrant-rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra filed a renewed motion seeking her release from detention Monday, arguing that her six-month imprisonment violated her constitution…

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 9d

The ICE officer who was recorded shoving a woman outside an immigration court in NYC was suspended on Friday. And he was returned to duty already today, one business day later. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...

ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to duty

An ICE officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground has been returned to duty, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CBS News...

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 10d

This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...

Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11d

Doctors Without Borders has suspended operations in Gaza City because of the danger to its staff caused by the Israeli military’s ground offensive. The announcement came on the same day that the UN said four hospitals had been rendered unusable in the north of the territory over the past month.

Doctors Without Borders Closes in Gaza City as Israel Intensifies Offensive

Doctors Without Borders pulled its staff from Gaza City as the medical system buckled. The U.N. has warned that more hospitals may have to close.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 11d

Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams and DA Michael Rourke drew national attention this month with viral claims that a dangerous man was set free from jail because of a 2024 change to Colorado’s mental competency laws — but reality is more complicated than the officials’ soundbites, experts say

What role did a 2024 Colorado law play in the release of Ephraim Debisa from Weld County’s jail?

The Weld County sheriff’s warning about Ephraim Debisa’s release prompted criticism from tech billionaire Elon Musk (“This is insane”) and a reply from Gov. Jared Polis (“Absolutely unaccepta…

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12d

The Israeli military has destroyed block after block of Gaza City as part of a new ground offensive in what was once the territory’s largest urban center. Though much of the city is still standing, satellite images show Israeli forces are flattening whole areas. nyti.ms/3WbpxZw

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12d

Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals to travel on short notice from around the world to hear him make a short speech on military standards and the “warrior ethos.”

New details emerge on Hegseth’s unusual mass gathering of top brass

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of generals for what is expected to be a short lecture on the “warrior ethos.” But top brass is bracing for possible firings or demotions.

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Seth Klamann @sethklamann.bsky.social · 12d

Leadership at the University of Colorado Boulder asked campus police to shut down the planned screening of a Palestinian film hosted by two student groups earlier this month via @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social: www.denverpost.com/2025/09/26/c...

CU Boulder police shut down student groups’ screening of Palestinian film

As students were setting up for the film in the ATLAS Institute, two CU police officers showed up and blocked people from entering, a member of Boulder Students for Justice in Palestine said.

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jennybrundincpr.bsky.social @jennybrundincpr.bsky.social · 12d

Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts arrested by ICE, district says

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Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts arrested by ICE, district says

"We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps," the district's release states.

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Seth Klamann @sethklamann.bsky.social · 12d

Michael’s always got the goods: bsky.app/profile/mich...

Michael Karlik @michaelkarlik.bsky.social · 12d

One judge here has already brake checked the government’s claim that it gets to detain everybody (although just in one person’s case):
www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/09/19/t...

'That's wrong': Federal judge finds government unlawfully denied bond hearing to detained noncitizen

A federal judge concluded on Tuesday that the government wrongly believed it could detain a noncitizen without a bond hearing in violation of his right to due process.

www.coloradopolitics.com

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