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Do Words Justify Murder?
Came across this song recently. So much emotion was put into it.
I want to thank @sundaynightlow for creating it and giving me permission to put this video together.
People like this are possibly the same ones that said we need to “save our democracy”.
Our democracy voted for the very measures they want repealed by Weiser and the legislature.
NEW: "I want to be clear that the majority of the voters do not get to decide the outcome," said Nadine Bridges, executive director of LGBTQ+ advocacy group One Colorado, speaking about Colorado's voter-approved Propositions 134 and 135.
On Thursday, Nov. 5, One Colorado held an hour-long "LGBTQ+ Colorado 2026 Election Review" online event via Zoom. I attended the free event because I was interested in hearing the LGBTQ+ community's reactions to the passage of Props 134 and 135.
What I heard was raw, emotional, and defiant. Instead of accepting the results, Bridges opened the door to election denialism, implicitly asserting that a minority could and would overturn the outcome established by the majority.
Three state representative-elects later joined the call, including Colorado's newly elected trans legislator from Wheat Ridge, Dr. Alexis Hoffkling. Earlier in the event, Bridges also talked about having a recent post-election discussion with governor-elect Phil Weiser. ⬇️
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Shaina Cole retweeted
FYI — Colorado schools already collect student identification and health records, including birth certificates and other documentation that can establish a student's sex.
My kinder had to have a checkup to start school, and it included a male/female checkbox on the form.
The paper trail already exists.
Proposition 134 *obviously* does NOT require genital inspections or invasive physical examinations of student athletes.
But King Phil and the commies already know that.
Weiser warned of “full-body examinations” for student athletes after Prop 134, which requires none. He called revising statutory measures an “appropriate role for the legislature,” where Democrats hold two-thirds. 134 leads 52.56%, uncalled by AP. @ShainaCole_
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Gabriel Steven Garcia, the man who killed officer Graham last night was currently on parole, having previously been sentenced to 10 years in prison, but only served 4.
In 2026, he was again sentenced to a year in the Colorado Department of Corrections, but was released early on “credit for time served.”
This man should have been in jail last night, but instead was roaming the streets.
If our justice system actually punished criminals, officer Graham would be alive and well today.
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3:16 PM UPDATE: Bennett Fire Protection District 7F flipped from No to Yes and is inside the recount threshold: Yes leads 1,851 to 1,846, and the cutoff is 9 votes. A recount can’t be ordered until canvass boards certify. CD-4: Laubacher +2,690. Amendment 87: 50.75% yes.
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I was just reading comments on a pro-trans FB page. They’re very disappointing about Prop 134/35 passing, but they said, and I quote:
“We have a dem majority, so we should be able to overturn them. Sometimes mob rule gets it wrong.”
No kings, right? 🤡
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If Weiser doesn’t sign Prop 134/35 into law after voters approved the measures, I will drum up enough support online here to sue him and his merry band of idiots.
Do the will of the people. That’s your job @pweiser.
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🚨 There is a SUBSTANTIAL crossover vote of Coloradans who voted for @pweiser and who also voted with @ProtectCOKids for Props 133, 134, and 135.
Mathematically, it's HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of (very likely more than a half-million) Coloradans who voted for @pweiser and who also voted for at least one of these propositions.
I want to hear from these voters. What do they think about the governor-elect's assertion that he believes legislative 'adjustments' are needed to these measures?
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Mountain Minute for 11/5: Colorado Democrats sweep statewide races, flip CD8 and approach a historic legislative supermajority. RMV breaks down the congressional races still too close to call, the fate of Props 133, 134 and 135, and the razor-thin margins on Amendments 87 and 85.
📲 Full election coverage: RockyMountainVoice.com
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Voters approved Prop NN, ending TABOR refunds for this budget year and next. The Yes campaign promised schools “a minimum 2%” increase. The bill pays the lesser of a formula amount or whatever the state keeps above the cap. @ShainaCole_
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Jessica Killin unseats Rep. Jeff Crank, the first Democrat elected in Colorado’s 5th, the only district that had never sent one to Congress.
A residency challenge was dismissed on timing; the court never addressed where she lives. The petition says her Maryland home was listed as her principal residence. @ShainaCole_
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'PLAN TO FIGHT': Meet Z Williams, the green-haired, nose-ringed leader of the resistance against Colorado's voter-approved Propositions 134 and 135.
Z is the director of Bread and Roses Legal Center in Denver. "This is not over. This is just the beginning," Z said. "And also, we have a plan to fight."
Z told CBS News that the trans community began preparing for the possibility of the measures passing about two months before Election Day. Their next steps include pushing state lawmakers to repeal the propositions.
Meanwhile, Rep. Lorena Garcia, who sponsored a bill allowing convicted felons to change their name to match their gender identity in 2024, said nothing is off the table in terms of pursuing legislation to limit or override the impacts of Propositions 134 and 135. She said it depends on what the coalition of organizations working on behalf of transgender people wants to see happen, not the outcome of Tuesday's election.
Protect Kids Colorado, the organization behind the measures, says the results reflect concerns families have raised for years.
"For years, Colorado families asked their elected representatives to take these concerns seriously, only to see legislation repeatedly rejected at the Capitol," @ProtectKidsCO Chairman Kevin Lundberg said in a statement. On Election Day, "Coloradans spoke for themselves. They have made clear that the legislature's refusal to act did not reflect the will of the people."
Transgender advocates are planning a 'Trans Rage' demonstration at the State Capitol on Saturday, November 7, calling for lawmakers to repeal Propositions 134 and 135.
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Source 2: 9news.com/article/news/polit…
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🗳️ COLORADO 2026: HOW UNAFFILIATED VOTERS BROKE 🧵
📊 Based on ballots returned through Nov 3 and the vote count as of Wednesday 3:05pm. The count is partial and unofficial, and these are estimates.
🌎 STATEWIDE
• 📬 2.67M ballots returned, and 46% were unaffiliated
• 🧮 Our model assumed unaffiliateds would split 65/35 for Democrats
• ⚪ They actually broke about 72/28 for Democrats
• 🔵 Democratic turnout of active voters: about 76%
• 🔴 Republican turnout of active voters: about 71%
🏔️ CD3 (HURD)
• ⚪ Unaffiliateds broke about 57/43, much closer to even than the model assumed
• 🔵 Democratic turnout: about 75%
• 🔴 Republican turnout: about 73%
• ✅ Hurd is ahead, our best result
🤠 CD4 (BOEBERT)
• ⚪ Unaffiliateds broke about 65/35, right on our model 🎯
• 🔵 Democratic turnout: about 78%
• 🔴 Republican turnout: about 74%
• ⏳ Laubacher leads by about 3,250 votes, and the remaining ballots look likely to lean his way
🏙️ CD5 (CRANK)
• ⚪ Unaffiliateds broke about 68/32, more Democratic than the model assumed
• 🔵 Democratic turnout: about 76%
• 🔴 Republican turnout: about 74%
🌄 CD8 (EVANS)
• ⚪ Unaffiliateds broke about 62/38, a bit less Democratic than the model
• 🔵 Democratic turnout: about 66%
• 🔴 Republican turnout: about 64%
💡 THE TAKEAWAY
• 🚫 Turnout wasn't the problem. Republican turnout was close to Democratic turnout in every district
• ⚪ Unaffiliated voters decided the races
• 🔥 Where they stayed near even (CD3), Republicans held. Where they moved hard to Democrats, we lost ground
⚠️ Counts are partial and unofficial, and these splits are estimates. District numbers are approximate because the Secretary of State reports by county.
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Voters approved life without parole for child sex trafficking with 62.05%, the most yes votes of any measure. A House committee killed a version of it 7-4. @ProtectKidsCO: the legislature’s refusal “did not reflect the will of the people.” @ShainaCole_
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Weiser warned of “full-body examinations” for student athletes after Prop 134, which requires none. He called revising statutory measures an “appropriate role for the legislature,” where Democrats hold two-thirds. 134 leads 52.56%, uncalled by AP. @ShainaCole_
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Well, Colorado. That was a tough night. 💔🇺🇸
Four years after my own election loss, and getting thru breast cancer last year, I've learned that comebacks take time. I even gave a TEDx talk about it called The Art of the Comeback a while back! 😉
Colorado didn't turn blue overnight. Understanding how we got here matters. It's about playing the long game.
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The bill Gabe Evans said he was proudest of passed the U.S. House 417-3. Seven weeks later he lost his seat to Manny Rutinel, 55.47% to 40.82% in the unofficial count. Evans hasn’t conceded: “We are going to fight till the very end.” @ShainaCole_
This is being actively updated. Latest update at 9:16am
COLORADO ELECTION UPDATE as of 7:00 AM on Wednesday, November 4 (unofficial, still counting):
CONGRESSIONAL RACES, not called yet:
CD-3: Hurd (R) 48.63%, Romero (D) 48.23%. Hurd leads by 1,211 votes.
CD-4: Laubacher (D) 49.15%, Boebert (R) 47.73%. Laubacher leads by 4,894 votes.
CD-5: Killin (D) 51.60%, Crank (R) 45.32%. Killin leads by 14,806 votes.
AMENDMENT 87 (graduated income tax, simple majority needed): 50.49% yes, 49.51% no. [Too close to call / still counting].
PROTECT KIDS COLORADO: all three measures are above the 50% needed to pass (simple majority):
Prop 133 (child trafficking): 61.84% yes (already called)
Prop 134 (girls' sports): 52.37% yes
Prop 135 (minor surgeries): 51.87% yes
Full updated overview here:
rockymountainvoice.com/2026/…
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Democrats lead in six Republican-held House seats and one Senate seat, enough for two-thirds of both chambers. Three flips are in El Paso County, two in seats Republicans won by 16+ points in 2024. Preliminary; none called. @ShainaCole_
