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February 13, 2026 2:21 pm MDT

“The role of the intellectual cannot be to excuse the violence of one side and condemn that of the other.” –Albert Camus

Chasing The Colorado Capitol Pedo Conspiracy To The Bottoms

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February 13, 2026 9:49 am MDT

GOP Rep. Scott “There Is No” Bottoms (R). Yesterday, 9NEWS’ Kyle Clark visited the Colorado Capitol trying to get a comment on a story we..Read More

Colorado Pays The "Gabe Evans Tax" Instead of Dying

February 13, 2026 7:40 am MDT

Enjoying those higher premiums? Thank these guys. A story from 9NEWS last night on the fallout from the passage last summer of the federal GOP..Read More

Friday Jams Fest

February 13, 2026 7:35 am MDT

Friday Open Thread

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February 12, 2026 1:02 pm MDT

“People say satire is dead. It’s not dead; it’s alive and living in the White House.” –Robin Williams

Ken DeGraaf: The Gift that Keeps on Taking from Republicans

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February 12, 2026 12:50 pm MDT

I am so smart: S-M-R-T. Colorado Republicans are not serious people interested in discussing serious things. But don’t take our word for it. State Rep...Read More

Democratic Governors Stand Up To Trump For Jared Polis

February 12, 2026 12:34 pm MDT

Back under the bag with him. As we discussed earlier this week, President Donald Trump in his usual impetuous style has tainted the once-bipartisan annual..Read More

Jeff Hurd Sides with Democrats to Reject Trump Tariffs in Canada

February 12, 2026 11:48 am MDT

Two men, one spine. President Trump’s once iron grip on Congressional Republicans is turning as purple as his hands. As Colorado Public Radio explains, House..Read More

Minnesota Immigration Enforcement Operation Ends After Disastrous Two Months

February 12, 2026 7:48 am MDT

Alex Pretti’s final moments One of the most disheartening and dangerous federal law enforcement operations in modern American history has finally ended. As The New..Read More

Thursday Open Thread

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February 11, 2026 4:02 pm MDT

“The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.” –John Ruskin

Joe Oltmann Sucks At Operational Security

February 11, 2026 11:11 am MDT

When he’s not threatening to hang politicians right and left who offend his sensibilities, Republican gubernatorial candidate and leading nationwide election conspiracy theorist Joe Oltmann..Read More

State Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet Resigns

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February 11, 2026 10:52 am MDT

The great vacancy committee that is the Colorado legislature — on both sides of the aisle — is spinning up again. As The Colorado Sun..Read More

Pam Bondi Making Fool of Herself, Administration in Judicial Committee Hearing

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February 11, 2026 9:07 am MDT

UPDATE #2: Heckuva job, Bondi! As POLITICO reports: Democrats walked into the House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi Wednesday expecting her to be..Read More

Rep. Jason Crow Triumphant After Trump's Latest Grand Jury Faceplant

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February 11, 2026 7:14 am MDT

As AP reports via the Aurora Sentinel, the Trump administration’s attempt to retaliate against a group of veteran Democratic lawmakers who posted a video message..Read More

Wednesday Open Thread

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February 10, 2026 3:17 pm MDT

“A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of..Read More

Evans Doesn’t Deliver on Promise to Grill ICE at House Hearing

February 10, 2026 1:32 pm MDT

by: Casey Quinlan

(You’re not actually surprised, are you? — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder Evans At a U.S. House hearing today..Read More

Big Line 2026 Updates: Statewide Races

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February 10, 2026 1:25 pm MDT

“The Big Line” at Colorado Pols has been in existence since we first opened our digital doors in December 2004. From day one “The Big..Read More

Victor Marx Blitz Kicks Off This Weekend

February 10, 2026 11:27 am MDT

While Republican gubernatorial candidate Barb Kirkmeyer is bogged down in the sausagemaking at the Colorado General Assembly, upstart Republican “high-risk missionary” Victor Marx continues to..Read More

Trump Administration Slashes 7% of NREL Workforce

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February 10, 2026 10:02 am MDT

The Trump administration has eliminated another big chunk of the workforce at the former National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden. As Michael Booth reports..Read More

Boebert Once Again Big Mad About Jeffrey Epstein

February 10, 2026 7:31 am MDT

Last week, in response to ongoing discontent over the monstrously problematic release of the voluminous files pertaining to deceased billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the Justice..Read More

Tuesday Open Thread

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February 09, 2026 5:19 pm MDT

“Power is like being a lady… if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” –Margaret Thatcher

On a Scale of Zero to Authoritarianism, Where are We Now? (feat. Tom Pepinsky)

February 09, 2026 12:56 pm MDT

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the reports of the political insurgency in Colorado Politics appear to have been greatly exaggerated; we check..Read More

Scott Bottoms Claims to Have Uncovered Three Pedophile Rings at State Capitol

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