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Duke: The rise of BlueAnon
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Duke: The rise of BlueAnon

By Alexander Hall  | The Spectator Someone call the disinformation police! Left-wing conspiracy theories and attempts to manipulate the media are spiraling out of control ahead of the 2024 election. From tall tales about former president Donald Trump staging his own assassination attempt to the lower-stakes speculation that Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance is wearing guyliner, “BlueAnon” has reemerged in a big way. BlueAnon is a blanket term coined by some conservatives to describe liberal and left-wing conspiracy theories. It intentionally rhymes with QAnon, the arguably better-known right-wing conspiracy, and mostly arose in response to what many regard as the Russian collusion hoax, the idea that Trump colluded with the Russian government to win the 2016...
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Biden-Harris’ big-spending infrastructure bill produced little progress on key projects
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Biden-Harris’ big-spending infrastructure bill produced little progress on key projects

BySarah Bedford | Washington Examiner Democrats have touted the infrastructure bill Congress passed in 2021 as a signature accomplishment of the Biden-Harris administration, but some of its ambitious projects have fallen far short of expectations nearly three years after President Joe Biden signed it into law. A massive program to expand rural broadband access has failed so far to connect any homes to the internet. A push to electrify school bus fleets has proved costly and inefficient. And a multibillion-dollar effort to build thousands of electric vehicle charging stations across the country has so far yielded just a handful of stations. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act contained $1.2 trillion in spending on what the White House called “a ...
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Fact Check: Kamala claims she was non-partisan prosecutor after targeting conservatives
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Fact Check: Kamala claims she was non-partisan prosecutor after targeting conservatives

By Tracy Ross | Breitbart CLAIM: “In my career as a prosecutor I never looked at a a victim or witness and asked them, ‘Are you a Republican or a Democrat?’.” VERDICT: MOSTLY FALSE. Harris targeted conservatives, including a pro-life filmmaker and non-profit groups. Vice President Kamala Harris repeated a line Thursday in a town hall with Oprah Winfrey in which she claimed that she had never discriminated against victims or witnesses on the basis of their political views. (See 42:21 below.) READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
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Democrats privately worry the Teamsters non-endorsement is a warning sign
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Democrats privately worry the Teamsters non-endorsement is a warning sign

By Holly Otterbein and Elena Schneider | Politico Eight years after Donald Trump shattered the Blue Wall, some Democrats worry he could do it again. Most polls show Kamala Harris tied or leading Trump in the critical battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin after a commanding performance at the debate. Party leaders are projecting confidence publicly. But on the ground, jittery elected officials, strategists and allies are quietly pointing to warning signs for the vice president. The Teamsters withholding an endorsement from Harris this week — after internal polling showed most respondents backing Trump — is sparking fresh concerns that the GOP nominee could have higher-than-expected support among union members, especially men. Labor leaders in other sectors att...
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Coloradans to decide 14 statewide questions on jampacked November ballot
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Coloradans to decide 14 statewide questions on jampacked November ballot

By Sherrie Peif | Complete Colorado Colorado voters will see a much longer ballot than usual for this November’s election, with questions ranging from embedding abortion rights in the state Constitution to upending the primary elections system. In addition to hundreds of local measures, there are 14 statewide ballot measures his year, with an equal number split between constitutional amendments and propositions that are written into state statute. Some of the measures were put on the ballot via citizens’ initiative while others came referred by the legislature, with several highly controversial matters to be decided. READ THE FULL STORY AT COMPLETE COLORADO
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Ballot-box biology is once again before Colorado voters in November with Prop. 127
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Ballot-box biology is once again before Colorado voters in November with Prop. 127

By Lindy Browning | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice Although Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) does not take a position on Proposition 127, all it takes is a cursory look at their website to see that Prop. 127 is in direct conflict with science based and biologists’ expertise in mountain lion and bobcat management efforts for a healthy and robust population in Colorado.  Prop. 127 is the result of an animal rights activist group, Cats aren’t Trophies (CATs) , a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, gathering enough signatures to place the issue on the November ballot. This is the same process that led to the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado. Scott Summers, owner of Canyon Rim Outfitters in western Colorado worries about how he is going to make a living for his family if Proposi...
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Frisch and Hurd, the leading candidates for Colorado’s 3rd District, talk border security
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Approved, KKCO-TV Grand Junction, State

Frisch and Hurd, the leading candidates for Colorado’s 3rd District, talk border security

By Ivonne Olivas | CBS 11 News (KKCO) Democrat Adam Frisch and Republican Jeff Hurd agree on one issue. “We need to figure out a way to secure the border”, said Frisch. “We need to secure the border, first and foremost,” echoed Hurd. The candidates are running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District and border security is a pressing topic as the November election nears. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS 11 NEWS (KKCO)
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Kamala Harris’ tax plan could cost U.S. nearly 800k jobs, add $1.7T in tax revenue, study finds
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Kamala Harris’ tax plan could cost U.S. nearly 800k jobs, add $1.7T in tax revenue, study finds

By Eric Revell  | Fox Business Vice President Kamala Harris' tax plan could cost the U.S. economy nearly 800,000 jobs, a new analysis by the Tax Foundation finds. Harris' tax plan, which contains a variety of tax increases, cuts and credits, is based largely on President Biden's budget – though the vice president has offered her own policy ideas since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.  Overall, the Tax Foundation analysis finds a loss of 786,000 full-time equivalent jobs over the long run under Harris' plan when compared to baseline projections, as well as 2% decline in long-run GDP and a 1.2% dip in long-run wages, while bringing in nearly $1.7 trillion in additional tax revenue over the next decade. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
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Colorado Springs leaders advocating for Back the Blue, Truth in Sentencing propositions
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Colorado Springs leaders advocating for Back the Blue, Truth in Sentencing propositions

By Michelle Wells | CBS 11 News Colorado safety leaders are advocating for two ballot measures in the upcoming election, Proposition 128 and Proposition 130. Proposition 128 is called the Truth in Sentencing proposition and public safety leaders from across the state, including former state attorney general, and Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, believe it will help better keep you and your family safe with the goal of forcing convicted criminals to serve more of their sentence. If you vote yes on Proposition 128 in November it would require people convicted of certain violent crimes to serve at least 85 percent of their sentence before they would be eligible for parole. If they are repeat offenders with at least two prior convictions, they would be required to serve their enti...
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Crank earns endorsement of Donald Trump in southern Colorado’s 5th District race
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Crank earns endorsement of Donald Trump in southern Colorado’s 5th District race

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Jeff Crank, the Republican nominee in Colorado's 5th District in the U.S. House, has received the coveted endorsement of former President Donald J. Trump. "Jeff is a Conservative Warrior who has incredible support from his community," Trump began the endorsement on Truth Social. Opposing Crank in the general election is Democrat River Gassen. The winner of the race will follow Rep. Doug Lamborn, who is retiring from office. The Trump endorsement in the 5th District was earned in the Republican primary by GOP Chairman Dave Williams. Crank defeated Williams to earn the Republican nomination. Crank has taken to Twitter/X in support of Trump. "Tonight highlighted the clear distinctions between President Trump and Vice President Harris," ...
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