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Our Democracy Collective

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Volunteers advocating for democracy and against extremism. We produce hope and change. Join us.

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Federal water policy has left tribal nations out of the conversation for too long. Senadora @senadorajulie on what real consultation looks like when the Colorado River Compact is being renegotiated. Full conversation on Substack. #ColoradoRiver #WaterRights #TribalSovereignty #WesternWater

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The Colorado River is over-allocated and the interstate drought agreements just expired. Senadora @senadorajulie on why tribal voices need to be at the table for what comes next. Full conversation on Substack. #ColoradoRiver #WaterRights #IndigenousVoices #WesternWater

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Orwell set his warning 35 years in the future. We’re 42 years past his deadline. This week the Pentagon scripted headlines, the FCC threatened licenses, and the White House posted war footage mixed with video game graphics. #1984 #Orwell #StateMedia #PressFreedom #Iran #CanItHappenHere

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Step one: threaten broadcast licenses. Step two: produce your own propaganda. Step three: install a billionaire ally at the networks you can’t control. This isn’t an attack on the media. It’s a strategy. #StateMedia #FCC #PressFreedom #MediaTakeover #Iran #Suppress #Substitute #Acquire

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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The White House posted a video mixing real Iran bombing runs with Call of Duty footage. While the FCC threatens to revoke licenses for critical reporting, the government is producing its own version of the war. #CallOfDuty #WhiteHouse #Propaganda #Iran #StateMedia #PressFreedom

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The Defense Secretary stood at a Pentagon podium and told the press what their headlines should say. Word for word. On camera. This is what state media looks like in 2026. #Hegseth #Pentagon #StateMedia #PressFreedom #Iran

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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Colorado built the most progressive trans prisoner care model in America. Then the Supreme Court struck down its conversion therapy ban — on Trans Day of Visibility. #TransRights #TransPrisoners #ForcedDetransition #ConversionTherapy #GenderAffirmingCare #Colorado #OurDemocracyCollective

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When Florida withdrew hormone therapy from trans inmates, they made Sauge Smith cut her hair and took her bra. The prison uniform was a thin white t-shirt. She died by suicide. The federal government just applied this policy to 2,200 people. #TransRights  #ConversionTherapy #OurDemocracyCollective

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A court order protects 800 transgender federal prisoners. The system holds 2,200. The math leaves 1,400 people with no protection and no recourse. #TransRights #TransPrisoners #ForcedDetransition #BureauOfPrisons #ConversionTherapy #Colorado #OurDemocracyCollective

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National forests aren't scenic backdrops. They're the backbone of outdoor recreation, watershed, wildlife, and rural economies. Senadora @senadorajulie on what federal land cuts actually cost Colorado communities. Full conversation on Substack. #PublicLands #RuralColorado #OutdoorRecreation

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The Bureau of Prisons reviewed 80 sources before banning hormone therapy for trans inmates. Nearly half supported it. Their own policy acknowledges the harm of withdrawing it. They signed it anyway. #TransRights #TransPrisoners #ConversionTherapy #GenderAffirmingCare #OurDemocracyCollective

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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This Thursday at 2 PM MT, Alex Kelloff joins ODC live on Substack to talk about supporting small businesses, lowering costs, and protecting public lands in Colorado’s 3rd District. #COpolitics #Colorado #CO2026 #AlexForCongress

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This Thursday at 2 PM MT, Alex Kelloff joins ODC live on Substack to talk supporting small businesses, lowering costs, and protecting public lands in Colorado’s 3rd District. #COpolitics #Colorado #CO2026 #AlexForCongress

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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Doug Burgum is moving the U.S. Forest Service to Utah and shuttering wildfire prevention research. Colorado has 11 National Forests. Senadora @senadorajulie on why Hickenlooper's vote to confirm Burgum matters now. Full conversation on Substack. #PublicLands #USFS #ColoradoForests #DougBurgum

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The SAVE America Act would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. That often means a passport or a birth certificate paired with identification. Millions of Americans don’t have those documents readily accessible. #VotingRights #ProofOfCitizenship #SAVEAmericaAct #Democracy

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The SAVE America Act is being justified as protection against noncitizen voting. But repeated reviews by state officials have found those cases to be extremely rare — often just a handful among millions of voters. #ElectionIntegrity #VoterID #SAVEAct #VotingFacts

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Nearly 70 million married women in America could be affected by the SAVE America Act. #SAVEAct #VotingRights #MarriedWomen #ProofOfCitizenship

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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Trump is suing her for protecting your data. Now, Jena Griswold is running for AG to take the fight even further. We’re live this Friday at 2PM MT to discuss her plan to defend Colorado. Set a reminder: https://ourdemocracycollective.substack.com/ #COpolitics #ElectionSecurity #ColoradoAG

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Born on the San Carlos Apache reservation. Raised in South Texas. Sixth of seven kids. Senadora @senadorajulie on the family story behind the Senate run. Full conversation on Substack. #Senadora #COSenate #Colorado

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Friday on Substack Live: Colorado's Secretary of State and AG candidate. Defending elections. Fighting ICE raids. Protecting Colorado River water.

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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Born on the San Carlos Apache reservation. Raised in South Texas. Sixth of seven kids. Senadora @senadorajulie on the family story behind the Senate run. Full conversation on Substack. #Senadora #COSenate #Colorado

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3 times Americans struck back, and won. Three moments in American labor history where the economic mechanism of the general strike achieved what political argument could not. Each one was called impossible before it worked. #MayDay2026 #GeneralStrike #WorkersRights

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Three things on May 1st: Don't go to work. Don't go to school. Don't spend a dollar. Find your local event at maydaystrong.org  #MayDay2026 #GeneralStrike

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Three months ago, workers shut down Minneapolis after ICE moved in and two people were killed. CEOs called for de-escalation within 72 hours. Not because of conscience. Because revenue dropped. May 1st goes national. #MayDay2026 #GeneralStrike #NoKings #MayDayStrong #WorkersRights

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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A protest is asking. A strike is refusing. When workers stop working and stop spending, corporations lose revenue. That's not opinion -- it's accounting. Three times it worked. One more coming. #MayDay2026 #GeneralStrike #NoKings #MayDayStrong #WorkersRights

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May Day started in Chicago in 1886. American workers. American deaths. American victory. Here's the history most people never learned -- and why it matters for May 1st, 2026. #MayDay2026 #GeneralStrike #NoKings #MayDayStrong #WorkersRights

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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Colorado has never elected a woman to the U.S. Senate. Senadora @senadorajulie on why she's challenging John Hickenlooper in the June 30 primary -- and why the Democratic Party tried to stop her. Full conversation on Substack. #COSenate #Senadora #DemocraticPrimary

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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Make a Video Like This One You post something critical of immigration enforcement. Maybe you make a video like this one. DHS sends a subpoena. The company hands over your data. Voluntarily. Your new label: domestic terrorist. #FreeSpeech #Surveillance #DHS #FirstAmendment #TechOverlords

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Friday at 2 PM MT. Live on Substack. Colorado State Senator Julie Gonzalez is running for US Senate. https://open.substack.com/live-stream/166969 #COpolitics, #COgov, #Colorado, #CO2026, #ColoradoPolitics #JulieGonzalezforSenate @senadorajulie

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The Camera You Drive Past Every Day Denver's Flock cameras were accessed nearly 1,400 times for immigration searches. A Loveland officer shared the data directly with a federal agent. Colorado is pushing back — but the cameras are just one door. #Flock #Surveillance #Colorado #Denver #ICE #Lice

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Voluntarily DHS sent hundreds of subpoenas to tech companies for the identities of ICE critics. The companies complied — but they didn't have to. An administrative subpoena isn't a court order. They chose this. #TechOverlords #Surveillance #BigTech #DHS #Voluntary

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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Trump campaigned on ending forever wars. Now he says he “doesn’t have the yips” about sending troops to Iran. Six soldiers are already dead. #SendBarron started trending within hours. #SendBarron #Trump #Iran #ForeverWar #BootsOnTheGround #IranWar

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165 students went to school on Saturday morning in southern Iran. They didn’t come home. The school sat next to a military barracks. The girls did not. #IranSchoolStrike #165 #Iran #CivilianCasualties #IranWar

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Iran agreed to zero uranium stockpiling. Full verification. Every American demand, met. The Omani foreign minister called a deal “within reach.” Trump attacked anyway. #Iran #Peace #Oman #Diplomacy #IranWar #Trump

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Trump said he obliterated Iran’s nuclear program in June. Eight months later, that program is his reason for war. Both claims. Same man. Both cannot be true. #Iran #Trump #Obliterated #NuclearLie #IranWar

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#Colorado #ColoradoPolitics #PhilWeiser #SubstackLive #Drought #WaterCrisis #HousingCrisis #ODC #OurDemocracyCollective

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TODAY at 2PM MDT ENDANGERED On Substack !LIVE! Here's the link to join: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/139100?utm_source=live-stream-scheduled-upsell

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Substack Live Event: Sandi Ault & Chris Armitage Discuss Timely Topics – March 6, 2PM MST https://ourdemocracycollective.substack.com/

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