Doug Graen

Doug Graen

@dgsmarty.bsky.social

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Amendment 87 would tax Coloradans making $500k+ a year. Opponents including Gov Jared Polis (D) are misleadingly claiming it will raise taxes on low-income seniors and vets.

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Replying to @miaganga.bsky.social

Pretty much- all are political and economic systems that define how a society manages property, power, and individual rights. Social studies class:

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Fourteen years ago, HBO's 'The Newsroom' laid out the truth about voter ID in this segment. It’s striking how little the arguments — or the tactics — have changed. Still a solution in search of a problem. History doesn’t repeat itself — it gets rerun.

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I can't imagine what it's like being a kid growing up in today's America. A president used to stand for something. Our current president stands for all the wrong things and we all know it. Hang in there, parents.

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The public was warned. Several of his business ventures went bankrupt. He inherited his initial wealth. He is facing over 300 lawsuits. The east wing was supposed to be paid for by donors. Talk about a scam artist.

30 years ago, a landmark Supreme Court decision bolstered LGBTQ+ rights — and changed Colorado’s “Hate State” reputation | The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2026/05/20/s... I have all the Denver post articles about it. Can't seem to throw them away, though so much has changed since.

coloradosun.com30 years ago, a landmark Supreme Court decision bolstered LGBTQ+ rights — and changed Colorado’s “Hate State” reputationThirty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Romer v. Evans overturned Colorado's Amendment 2 and ended its "Hate State" reputation.

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ANALYSIS: Colorado Republicans often call for more manual election processes and hand counting of ballots - and Colorado GOP events often make a mess of that process. Their state assembly on Saturday had 90 more votes than credentialed voters. They decided to count them anyway.

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A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.