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Over the past few days I've had cause to think a lot about The (English) Beat song "Save It For Later," and what its primary writer Dave Wakeling said to me about it In a 2012 AV Club interview. 1/2

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Happy 50th, Jaws. And especially to you, Robert Shaw, for talking the best anyone has ever talked in a movie youtu.be/xO60RohuARY?...

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Excellent story and photos by the @denverpost.com's Kyle Newman and Helen Richardson (and it's Helen's final project on staff with the paper, sadly)

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Early this year, “the cost of books went from $2.20 to $2.60 a piece,” said Anthony Hodes, interim director for Imagination Library Denver. “In Denver County, that's like 8,300 families, so on a monthly basis our … bill was increased significantly.”

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"'To send this out there without knowing what would happen is quite romantic, especially in today’s outcome-driven world.' … So she came up with an idea: what if we made a modern version that was less concerned with introducing ourselves to aliens and more about introducing humanity to itself?"

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Masked ICE agents grabbed a man at Denver's federal immigration court and pushed him into a women’s bathroom, throwing his partner to the floor, a witness tells @samtabachnik.bsky.social. Agents detained the man “very roughly, very violently” as their child watched in tears, the witness says

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NEW: Barry Morphew is once again facing first-degree murder charges in the death of his wife Suzanne Morphew, who vanished in 2020. // By @denverpost.com's Shelly Bradbury and @katielang.bsky.social

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The pope posted this this morning and I’m thinking a lot about it

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"It’s very common to have politicians involved (in stadium development discussions), kind of like it’s normal to have organized crime involved in casinos," said JC Bradbury, a professor who researches sports economics and stadium development. "Yes, it’s common, but that doesn't mean it’s desirable."

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I can't wait to get a look at the inside of this place. Have driven by it for years and never seen a sign of life. The fact the owners of the Oriental Theater, HQ, The Delorean, etc. (local independents) are behind it isn't just a facet, it's the whole reason it's happening. For @denverpost.com

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These MSU Denver archaeology students are digging up artifacts at the site of bygone brothels to document 19th century sex work I think it’s important you know I tried to get “discovering booty” in the headline. Reach for the stars, kids. www.denverpost.com/2025/06/20/m... via @denverpost.com

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I reached out to Colorado’s 10 U.S. House reps and its two U.S. Senators, asking if they supported using U.S military assets, from airstrikes to troop deployments, in Iran. With the exception of U.S. Rep. Jason Crow’s office pointing me to the below tweet, none of the offices responded.

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The fact that so many people think celebrating the end of slavery in the US is “DEI” is actually clarifying of what they mean when they use DEI. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/06/...

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The Dream Syndicate, which hasn't played Denver since Ronald Reagan's first term, keeps that tradition alive and well

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Colorado sheriff: "When we called the ICE Denver office about their misleading post, they made their position unmistakable: if we do not provide ICE extra time to coordinate inmate pickups from our facility, in violation of Colorado law, deceptive posts like yesterday’s will become the norm."

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Gov. Jared Polis’ office is involved in wide-ranging negotiations with the Broncos over Burnham Yard, a state-owned property that is considered a potential site for a new stadium, @denverpost.com has confirmed // by @elliottwenzler.bsky.social, @sethklamann.bsky.social + @parkerjgabriel.bsky.social

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Trump’s vow to carry out mass deportations has sparked fear and outrage among some. It’s drawn approval from others. Most of all, his pledge has brought uncertainty to many. I break down the state of play five months into his presidency for @denverpost.com. www.denverpost.com/2025/06/19/c...

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Love seeing these old theaters brought back to life

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Today, attorneys representing the Los Angeles Press Club filed a complaint in federal court seeking to restrict use of force by LAPD on our members and journalists. Recent police attacks on our colleagues are both wrong and unlawful. Journalism is not a crime. @lapressclub.bsky.social

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Shirley Manson talking Siouxsie and the Banshees on Song Exploder is so good —>

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Two days ago, Denver's ICE office tweeted that one of its agents "was assaulted today at the Immigration Court in Denver while performing their lawful duties." No other info. How serious? Was the agent hurt? Was anyone arrested? ICE won't answer questions, no other law enforcement will confirm it.

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I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound incredibly on, the subtitles will not help.

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Stuck on a closed interstate, but hearing the Apples in Stereo into Dukes of Stratosphear on @aquariumdrunkard.com’s SiriusXMU show is helping

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CU #Boulder has shut down INVST, a 35-year-old program focused on climate justice and racial equity. Faculty say efforts to relocate it were blocked. It partnered with local nonprofits to train students in public service. One course will run before it closes. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/06/17/c...

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Caroline Dias Goncalves, the 19-year-old Utah college student arrested by immigration agents after a Colorado sheriff’s deputy shared information about her in a law enforcement group chat, was granted bail and will be released after 2 weeks in Aurora's ICE facility// Story by @katielang.bsky.social

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A judge found enough evidence to allow the federal hate-crime case to continue against Mohamed Soliman after a hearing that focused on the question of whether the attack on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall was motivated by the victims’ political views or by their perceived national origin

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued a blanket pardon today for anyone convicted in state court of possession of psilocybin or psilocin — though that's apparently just 4 people // Story by @tineywristwatch.bsky.social

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This is a first for me. CO Rep. Lauren Boebert's financial disclosure for 2024 discloses nothing. No book royalties, no bank accounts, no home mortgage. (And she filed this late and had to pay a fine.) #copolitics

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Step into the barn ... 👇

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HHS last week gave Homeland Security personal information about Medicaid enrollees — including immigration status — from states that extend coverage to undocumented residents. Trump administration has asked Colorado for similar information, and state officials won't say if they'll comply

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🚨By a 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court UPHOLDS Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, concluding that it does NOT discriminate on the basis of sex, is not subject to heightened scrutiny, and survives rational basis review. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

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All my keyboards... www.synthhistory.com/post/all-my-...

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“My uncle was someone who walked in excellence,” Grammy-winning jazz singer Dianne Reeves says. “He was about being the best at what he did and I witnessed that. Staying at his house, 4 in the morning before the birds started chirping, he would be practicing.” // Obit by @katielang.bsky.social

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"I call bullshit," state Sen. Julie Gonzales says of sheriff's claim they didn't know info would be used for immigration enforcement. “...I’m sorry, what purpose does doing ICE’s job for them serve local law enforcement? Now the immigrant community across the Western Slope is going to be terrified"

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We read Farewell to Manzanar in 6th grade in my CA public school--a memoir about living in this Japanese internment camp. Normal curriculum for 11-12-y.o. kids. It's only negative if you refuse to learn from it, or want to repeat it without criticism.

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Federal public lands in Colorado eligible for sale under Republicans’ current budget bill include a popular mountain biking area outside of Grand Junction, a beloved hiking area in Durango’s backyard and thousands of acres of forest abutting the Front Range’s Brainard Lake Recreation Area

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Denver Water and the Broncos have been talking for at least 13 months about the utility’s 36-acre campus next to potential new stadium site Burnham Yards. City says it's "committed to ensuring that the Broncos remain in Denver" // Story by @parkerjgabriel.bsky.social and @elliottwenzler.bsky.social

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Denver jury finds MyPillow guy defamed a former Dominion Voting Systems exec, orders him to pay $2.3 million // Story by @coltrain.bsky.social and @sethklamann.bsky.social

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Following the tumult of the past several days, I sat down and wrote this piece, because in spite of all the fearmongering, no one’s gonna save us but us. ❤️✊🏽 Gracias to the Denver Post for publishing it. #copolitics #coleg www.denverpost.com/2025/06/16/m...

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"Thirty-one elected officials in Colorado have asked to remove their personal contact information from a state campaign finance database in the wake of Saturday’s shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers."

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Frog solo always the correct answer

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"The 13-block pedestrian corridor has become a lightning rod in the debate about Denver’s downtown: whether it is safe, whether it is pleasant, whether it is worth visiting."

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A Montrose judge blocked the city from disbanding a homeless encampment. Then the city fired her. The move underscores Colorado’s deepening housing crisis and the lengths to which city officials will go to crack down on homelessness in their communities. www.denverpost.com/2025/06/16/m...

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"Like funeral chimes, Hynde’s beautiful 12-string chords and Bremmer’s lyrical opening riff rip off the bandage and open the floodgates on Hynde’s eternal soul anthem 'Back on the Chain Gang,' a perfect song." A great @pitchfork.com Sunday Review, of a great album, by @paranoiacs.bsky.social

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Organizers tell @katielang.bsky.social they believe 20,000 people turned out for the "No Kings" demonstration near the Capitol and marches through downtown Denver today

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Photos of today's "No Kings" protest and march in downtown Denver, by the @denverpost.com's Andy Cross. More here: denverpost.com/2025/06/14/no-kings-protest-denver

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Among all the other things that it is, it's a very particular and strange moment in the history of streaming television that this sign exists and is being produced for upcoming protest marches.

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Denver’s Union Station has been closed to all RTD traffic, and dozens of other bus and light rail lines are suspended or detoured throughout as thousands of Coloradans marched downtown // Story by @katielang.bsky.social

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“I think these protests are a sign of how concerned people are about the creeping authoritarianism in our country,” protester Lloyd Guthrie said. “I’m 72 and I’ve never seen anything like this.” // Story by @katielang.bsky.social, @laurenpenington.bsky.social and John Aguilar

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