#copolitics — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #copolitics, aggregated by home.social.
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PERRY: Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman signals a city moving to a higher state
‘The examples Coffman made illustrating the progress Aurora has been making was almost restorative, harkening back to a time when city lawmakers argued loudly and mightily but still found a way to reach consensus, often overlapping party lines’
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PERRY: Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman signals a city moving to a higher state
‘The examples Coffman made illustrating the progress Aurora has been making was almost restorative, harkening back to a time when city lawmakers argued loudly and mightily but still found a way to reach consensus, often overlapping party lines’
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Aurora lawmakers OK uniform condolences for officer-involved shootings
'I think it’s disappointing that some have framed supporting this as anti-police, I don’t think it’s anti-police, I think it’s an acknowledgement that there is hurt and pain in our community'
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-lawmakers-ok-uniform-condolences-for-officer-involved-shootings/
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Aurora lawmakers OK uniform condolences for officer-involved shootings
'I think it’s disappointing that some have framed supporting this as anti-police, I don’t think it’s anti-police, I think it’s an acknowledgement that there is hurt and pain in our community'
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-lawmakers-ok-uniform-condolences-for-officer-involved-shootings/
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Aurora lawmakers creating rules to curb profanity, personal attacks at meetings
‘Some folks are so intimidated that they don’t even want to come to our meetings at all’
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Aurora lawmakers creating rules to curb profanity, personal attacks at meetings
‘Some folks are so intimidated that they don’t even want to come to our meetings at all’
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PERRY: Go ahead and talk shi*. Aurora lawmakers must shrug off potty mouths
'Lawmakers have been instructed to consume feces, accused of mimicking reproductive organs, or missing anatomical parts, including gonads and cerebral cells. Nothing is off limits at an Aurora City Council meeting these days'
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PERRY: Go ahead and talk shi*. Aurora lawmakers must shrug off potty mouths
'Lawmakers have been instructed to consume feces, accused of mimicking reproductive organs, or missing anatomical parts, including gonads and cerebral cells. Nothing is off limits at an Aurora City Council meeting these days'
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Cherry Creek schools board member resigns after alleged 'racialized' remarks
'As a Board, we have zero tolerance for this type of behavior'
#EDcolo #AuroraCO #NoPaywall #COpoliticsCherry Creek schools board member resigns after alleged 'racialized' remarks
'As a Board, we have zero tolerance for this type of behavior'
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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@threatresearch/116387050505018174
Current update on SB26-090 (Colorado's misguided "wrong to repair" bill):
After spending a bunch of the senate session on Tuesday in debate over a bunch of amendments, the bill is tentatively on the calendar for tomorrow, again, to have its third reading in the senate.
Please keep up the pressure - Coloradans and the rest of the country rely on being able to fix broken things in order to protect them from cyberattack. The repair is not the problem here.
https://leg.colorado.gov/agenda/floor/202604162
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-090
#COpolitics #Boulder #legislation #RightToRepair #SB26090 #Colorado #CriticalInfrastructure #activism #engagement #TechPollicy #policy #ElectMoreHackers #InfoSec #malware #cybersecurity
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🚨 Current update on the Colorado bill (SB26-090) that would rescind "right to repair" for "critical infrastructure" 🚨
Please share widely.
The bill is currently scheduled for "third reading (final passage)" in the Colorado senate for Monday, April 13, first thing in the morning. If you have delayed until now doing something, this is your moment to act. You do not need to be a Colorado, or even a US resident, to speak up!
https://leg.colorado.gov/agenda/floor/202604132
Paul Roberts (secure-resilient.org) is putting together a list of people willing to be signatories to a letter opposing this bill. Please reach out to him if you want to sign on to that letter.
Wayne Seltzer, who runs the Boulder U-fix-it Clinic, shared a link to this petition/letter to legislators: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/support-your-right-to-repair-in-colorado
Danny Katz of CO PIRG is running a petition drive to send messages to the legislature. Petition link: https://pirg.org/colorado/take-action/tell-your-senator-protect-colorados-right-to-repair-law/
Finally, and this is important, rep. Brianna Titone (the author of the original 2024 right to repair bill) informed me that some of the advocates for right to repair who have been writing to legislators have been threatening or offensive in their language they used in their messages. This is unhelpful and will not persuade lawmakers to change their minds, so please try to encourage others to remember that these legislators -- who are on the fence -- can be persuaded, and are not (necessarily) inherently evil or corrupt, and just lack understanding.Talk/write to them with that frame of mind.
Thank you!
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-090
#COpolitics #Boulder #legislation #RightToRepair #SB26090 #Colorado #CriticalInfrastructure #activism #engagement #TechPollicy #policy #ElectMoreHackers #InfoSec #malware #cybersecurity
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I have an all-hands-on-deck call to action today.
At what point do we stop owning the things we buy, and just rent everything?
That's the #enshittification problem that the #RightToRepair movement is trying to address.
In Colorado, where we finally (just 3 months ago!) saw the nascent first awakening of a new right to repair law come in to effect, that infant could end up smothered in its crib this week, as the Colorado senate considers a bill that would roll back the right to repair for any device considered "critical infrastructure" - and yes, it is that vague in its wording.
If you care about whether we get to control and use (to whatever purpose we see fit) the things we buy -- including commercial servers, firewalls, routers, or other electronic gear -- then please consider signing on to this petition urging the Colorado legislature to reject the fearmongering and bad-faith arguments of the tech industry, who are making a desperate attempt to protect the long term revenue stream of support contracts.
Don't get angry; Get active. We can win this one with reasoned arguments. Please ask the Colorado legislature to not give in to FUD, and embrace Coloradans' resiliency and willingness to fight the good fight.
Sign the petition here:
https://pirg.org/colorado/take-action/tell-your-senator-protect-colorados-right-to-repair-law/
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It has been a busy winter so far for me, which is why I haven't been posting a lot here. But today I'm proud to share with you the fruits of some of that labor: The Colorado Democratic Party's platform for 2026. For those unfamiliar, a platform (in the US) is a statement of values that a political party stands for, generally agreed upon by people who stand for election as representatives of the party.
I was elected during last year's party re-org to the Platform Committee. The chair of the committee asked if I would run the subcommittees for two of the "planks" (sections) of the platform: the Democracy section, and the New Tech & AI section. It was an honor to work on both.
I'm going to share screenshots from the New Tech & AI plank because it's relevant to the work I do here, and I think a lot of people might be interested to see this statement of values. This plank is brand new, never before covered in prior Platform documents.
I'm also pleased to report that the whole of the Platform Committee and the roughly 1500 delegates to last weekend's statewide party Assembly voted to approve this as-is, with no additional changes, on a vote of 98.9% in favor.
There's a lot to like, but my favorite aspect of this is that I managed to get widespread approval for use of the term #enshittification in the official platform, both from the Platform committee and the larger party leadership. Thanks @pluralistic for the inspiration. (I believe this is the first time the term has been used in any official political party platform ever.)
The full platform is readable at https://www.coloradodems.org/platform
#AI #datasovereignty #privacy #infosec #techequity #R2R #RightToRepair #politics #COpolitics #Boulder #Colorado #Democracy #democrats
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Colorado joins lawsuit challenging Trump's election executive order
“We will be closely monitoring any developments and will keep our voters informed of any changes that could impact their ability to cast a ballot and make their voices heard” — Arapahoe County Clerk Joan Lopez
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Colorado joins lawsuit challenging Trump's election executive order
“We will be closely monitoring any developments and will keep our voters informed of any changes that could impact their ability to cast a ballot and make their voices heard” — Arapahoe County Clerk Joan Lopez
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ICYMI - PERRY: Aurora wants better businesses on the East Colfax corridor. Better pay up
'If you really want to reduce crime, start with increased and very, very visible police patrol, lighting, design and consistent enforcement'
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ICYMI - PERRY: Aurora wants better businesses on the East Colfax corridor. Better pay up
'If you really want to reduce crime, start with increased and very, very visible police patrol, lighting, design and consistent enforcement'
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PERRY: Aurora wants better businesses on the East Colfax corridor. Better pay up
'If you really want to reduce crime, start with increased and very, very visible police patrol, lighting, design and consistent enforcement'
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PERRY: Aurora wants better businesses on the East Colfax corridor. Better pay up
'If you really want to reduce crime, start with increased and very, very visible police patrol, lighting, design and consistent enforcement'
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Town hall meeting Wednesday with Rep. Crow to address Trump administration actions
'The best way for me to bring Colorado’s concerns to Congress is to hear directly from you'
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Town hall meeting Wednesday with Rep. Crow to address Trump administration actions
'The best way for me to bring Colorado’s concerns to Congress is to hear directly from you'
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Wife of former Cherry Creek superintendent placed on leave after sudden resignation
'Given that this is a personnel matter, I cannot comment further at this time'
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Wife of former Cherry Creek superintendent placed on leave after sudden resignation
'Given that this is a personnel matter, I cannot comment further at this time'
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Judge: Trump administration can't block child care, program money for Colorado, 4 other states
Rep. Diana DeGette —'(Trump’s) effort is illegal, and I will continue to fight against his blatant politicization of funds that help the most vulnerable families in our state’
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Judge: Trump administration can't block child care, program money for Colorado, 4 other states
Rep. Diana DeGette —'(Trump’s) effort is illegal, and I will continue to fight against his blatant politicization of funds that help the most vulnerable families in our state’
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PERRY: It's clear that Aurora's lock-em-up crime policy is nothing but pokey hokie
‘The crux of all this is the Republican delusion that if you punish people mercilessly for committing any crime, people will no longer commit any crimes’
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PERRY: It's clear that Aurora's lock-em-up crime policy is nothing but pokey hokie
‘The crux of all this is the Republican delusion that if you punish people mercilessly for committing any crime, people will no longer commit any crimes’
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ICYMI - EDITORIAL: Cringe and bear it. Polis right to OK federal school tax credits for state
'The choice is simple. Policymakers can embrace an opportunity to bring more federal resources into Colorado classrooms or leave those dollars to flow elsewhere'
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ICYMI - EDITORIAL: Cringe and bear it. Polis right to OK federal school tax credits for state
'The choice is simple. Policymakers can embrace an opportunity to bring more federal resources into Colorado classrooms or leave those dollars to flow elsewhere'
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EDITORIAL: Cringe and bear it. Polis right to OK federal school tax credits for state
'The program is, indeed, “voucher-like,” as critics and supporters have both pointed out. But it is not a voucher system. Polis is correct to draw that distinction'
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EDITORIAL: Cringe and bear it. Polis right to OK federal school tax credits for state
'The program is, indeed, “voucher-like,” as critics and supporters have both pointed out. But it is not a voucher system. Polis is correct to draw that distinction'
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I'm a member of the Boulder Valley School District's "District Accountability Committee" or DAC. Each school in the district has a representative that meets once a month at district headquarters to hash out policy, budget, and other recommendations to the school board.
At last night's DAC meeting, during the Q&A period following our Superintendent's briefing (in which he brought up the ongoing problem of kids vaping in school bathrooms), I mentioned an amazing talk I saw at this past @defcon #DEFCON33 called "Unmasking the Snitch Puck: The creepy IoT surveillance in the school bathroom" - video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCnojaEpF2I
You see, New Vista High School, which just opened a brand new building, has installed these devices, called a Halo 3C Smart Sensor, in all the bathrooms and elsewhere inside the school building, and has made a measurable impact reducing the number of vaping-in-school incidents. But, as I told superintendent Anderson, the sensor itself brings along with it some seriously problematic security vulnerabilities, in addition to the undocumented capabilities that the researchers in the talk exploited.
The superintendent's response to that made the whole room bust out laughing: "Andrew, you never fail to bring to my attention things that scare the hell out of me" - to which I responded, literally my job, Rob. It's why they call it "Threat Research" my guy.
This is why every community board, council, committee, etc. needs a thoughtful hacker present, to relay important information like this to policy implementers and policy makers who just don't keep up with this space.
#BVSD #schoolboard #edtech #edpolicy #techpolicy #Boulder #COpolitics
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ICYMI - PERRY: City lawmakers snubbing free market system in Aurora is bad business
‘The truth is simple. Businesses don’t create blight. Blight creates business conditions’
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ICYMI - PERRY: City lawmakers snubbing free market system in Aurora is bad business
‘The truth is simple. Businesses don’t create blight. Blight creates business conditions’
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PERRY: City lawmakers snubbing free market system in Aurora is bad business
'The truth is simple. Businesses don’t create blight. Blight creates business conditions'
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PERRY: City lawmakers snubbing free market system in Aurora is bad business
'The truth is simple. Businesses don’t create blight. Blight creates business conditions'
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Colorado sues Trump over alleged punishment in Space Command relocation
'President Trump has unlawfully retaliated against Colorado to punish the state for its exercise of sovereign authority to regulate elections'
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Colorado sues Trump over alleged punishment in Space Command relocation
'President Trump has unlawfully retaliated against Colorado to punish the state for its exercise of sovereign authority to regulate elections'
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ICYMI: Wheat Ridge candidates for mayor, city council answered questions about #VisionZero, #bicycling, #PedestrianSafety, including where they like to walk and bike, and what the greatest challenges are to improving ped/bike/mobility safety in #WheatRidge
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WHEAT RIDGE FOLKS: Candidate forum TONIGHT at the Rec Center! We will be focusing on mobility issues (sidewalks, bike lanes, safe routes to school, and more) along with the rollout of our Vision Zero initiative. Please join us and RSVP so we can look forward to seeing you there!
#WheatRidge
#copolitics
#mobility
#VisionZero
#Cycling
#DisabilityRightshttps://www.wratat.org/news/vision-zero-campaign-launch-amp-2025-candidate-forum
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PERRY: Trump's UN rant was a study in delusion, contempt and disinformation
‘Every cogent Republican and even his own brown-nosing staff gasped and cringed throughout the harangue as Trump embarrassed himself, his supporters, the nation and human kind’
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PERRY: Trump's UN rant was a study in delusion, contempt and disinformation
‘Every cogent Republican and even his own brown-nosing staff gasped and cringed throughout the harangue as Trump embarrassed himself, his supporters, the nation and human kind’
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UPDATE (11:40am): BPD found the person who the "reporting party" reported; that person was not armed, and is wearing a workout vest. The original reporter verified that the person police found is the person he reported. So, no weapon found, police are starting to wind down the search. Just another day in paradise.
#boulder police are conducting a sweep at #BVSD #Fairview high school in Boulder, looking for a person reported to be seen in the area holding "something that looks like a gun" - massive police presence, and air units are sweeping the area, school and the neighborhood is on lockdown, no injuries reported. Live stream of Boulder Police available from https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/ctid/247
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ICYMI - The cop probably figured, like I would, 'who in the hell would have the nerve and lack of sensibility to steal a cop car — from a cop?'
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ICYMI - The cop probably figured, like I would, 'who in the hell would have the nerve and lack of sensibility to steal a cop car — from a cop?'
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ICYMI - “The remedy is not to just destroy it all and burn it all down, but to actually have a sensible reform agenda,” he said.
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“The remedy is not to just destroy it all and burn it all down, but to actually have a sensible reform agenda,” he said.
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“The remedy is not to just destroy it all and burn it all down, but to actually have a sensible reform agenda,” he said.
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Crow, Bennet talk Trump, taxes, Medicaid and more at Aurora town hall meeting
Crow said if he had a “magic wand” to fix one issue, it would be campaign finance reform and redistricting.
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Crow, Bennet talk Trump, taxes, Medicaid and more at Aurora town hall meeting
Crow said if he had a “magic wand” to fix one issue, it would be campaign finance reform and redistricting.