Paul Kapustka

Paul Kapustka

@paulkaps.bsky.social

Founder and CEO, Stadium IT Forum - a professional community for stadium technology operators and the companies that serve them.

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Tech billionaires like Musk, Zuckerberg and disgraced Elizabeth Holmes aren't just super-villains at the multiplex Silicon Valley is spending $500 million to buy the election, and, as that isn't working, resorting to crude censorship Why it's totally backfiring www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

inquirer.comThe other dictators on the ballot: Big Tech | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, the racism against Indian Americans no one is talking about.

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"If you value experience, a command of how state government works, and a clear plan to make Colorado more affordable, you'll vote for Phil Weiser. Weiser has crisscrossed all 64 counties with uncommon regularity." www.durangoherald.com/articles/opi...

durangoherald.comOur view: The race Colorado should have hadColorado deserved a real race for governor. State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, who made the strongest case in the Republican primary that she was ready to govern

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We have a broad coalition--from former Republican Congressman Ken Buck to the Fraternal Order of Police to President Barack Obama, and Coloradans from all across our state. Together, we will work together to build a better Colorado. Join us! www.denverpost.com/2026/10/15/p...

denverpost.comDemocrat Phil Weiser wins unlikely endorsements from prominent Republicans, statewide police unionOn Wednesday, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s campaign announced the backing of 16 current and former elected Republicans.

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It was an honor to serve President Obama as an advisor in the White House and I am humbled to have his support as I campaign to serve as Colorado’s next Governor. 👇

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Replying to @karlbode.com

Republicans support regulatory capture, opportunism, the total defanging of the regulatory state, monopoly power, and the disintegration of literally ALL consumer and labor protections Semafor: Republicans should be crafting useful public interest AI guardrails any day now!

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When the phones wouldn't work here in DC on 9/11 (overwhelmed, I expect), it occurred to me this was exactly the kind of situation email was designed for. I was able to let my folks know I was OK, coordinate with my wife in Shady Grove, and get my son from daycare.

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The incredible reaction to Jon Ossoff saying just one word about our emperor's new clothes -- "Natalie" -- shows what Democrats can do if they just speak the truth about what all of us can see with our own eyes

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"Weiser has been aggressive in using the courts to stop Trump’s illegal actions, and the discovery of a meeting orchestrated specifically to find ways to harm this state is further evidence of why standing up and pushing back matters." www.denverpost.com/2026/08/18/t...

denverpost.comWe now have Trump’s ‘smoking gun.’ Here’s how we hold him accountable for trying to harm Coloradans. (Editorial)The president of the United States conspired to make our lives worse in countless ways.

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Replying to @karlbode.com

while not to the same degree thanks to corporate ownership conflicts of interest, clever dems could exploit the ad engagement chasing shitty press to help them in this endeavor, just like the GOP does

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the Washington Monthly also published something on Musk's corrupt hijacking of billions in taxpayer infrastructure funding

washingtonmonthly.comHow Trump Screwed Rural Americans to Help Musk Become a TrillionaireTrump’s rewrite of rural broadband rules helped Musk steer public money toward Starlink to strengthen SpaceX and screw rural Americans.
Karl Bode@karlbode.com

Over at @theverge.com, @seangon.bsky.social and I wrote about how billionaires hijacked a generational $42.5 billion program intended to dramatically improve internet access. Republicans stripped away all affordability and equity requirements, and are turning it into a slush fund.

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From the Colorado Springs forum last night about my candidacy--"One thing that stood out to me tonight was the focus on solutions rather than simply pointing out problems. I also appreciate seeing leaders who are present in the community year-round, not just when it's election season." Pass it on.

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BREAKING-The Durango Herald endorsement focuses on my commitment to always show up everywhere, listen, and deliver results, noting that I have "crisscrossed all 64 counties with uncommon regularity, and the relationships it has produced are real." Pass it on. www.durangoherald.com/articles/our...

durangoherald.comOpinion | Our view: Democratic primary for governorTwo accomplished Democrats are competing for the chance to succeed Gov. Jared Polis, and the choice is genuine. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, 61, brings an impressive record. Before his appointment to fil...

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Thank you, Brad Feld, for this powerful endorsement and vote of confidence: "Phil asks “how can I help,” and then he does the actual work. That’s rare. . . Phil means it, and he’s been doing it in Colorado for a long time." feld.com/archives/202...

feld.comPhil Weiser For Colorado GovernorI'm good friends with Phil Weiser and Michael Bennet, and I think the world of both. Colorado wins either way. Here's why I think Phil is the right fit for the next four years.

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Our health care system is broken-and there's important work ahead to fix it. That means making primary care--including mental health care--universally available, ensuring patients get the best care at the best price, and protecting against consumer harms. philforcolorado.com/new-phil-wei...

philforcolorado.comNEW: Phil Weiser Unveils ‘Healthy Colorado Plan’ to Lower Costs, Deliver Better Health Care for All Coloradans | Phil Weiser for ColoradoThree-part plan launches ‘Primary Care for All’ to transform Colorado’s "sick care" system into a true "health care" system.

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If you really want to know what's happening in Vegas, read this deeply reported piece, with people and data, by Mini Racker. Vegas is hanging on because of the upper class while the struggles of the middle class have sparked a slowdown, blowback. thenevadaindependent.com/article/what...

thenevadaindependent.comWhat's killing Las Vegas? The shrinking middle class is a prime suspect - The Nevada IndependentInsiders confirm what many visitors have been feeling: More and more, Las Vegas has catered to the rich.

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How did Bad Bunny utter not one word about Trump or authoritarianism at the Super Bowl yet deliver the most power message in 60 years of the game? Behind Benito's 13-minute love song for the same "neighborism" that's saving Minneapolis from ICE raids My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

inquirer.comBad Bunny, MPLS, and the ‘neighborism’ saving America | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, the word of the year for 2026 is the f-bomb.

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Replying to @willbunch.bsky.social

7... Supreme Court, tax the billionaires, regulate AI and restore real democracy to America. Stop waiting for the Godot of an Epstein "bombshell" when a corrupt house is dealing the cards, and let's get to work -30-

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Our 47th lawsuit in 47 weeks against the Trump Administration is to protect EV funding. We are in court because Sec Duffy and the USDOT appears to have implemented a de facto freeze of charging and fueling infrastructure funds, violating the law. coloradonewsline.com/briefs/color...

coloradonewsline.com​Colorado's Weiser sues Trump administration in second court challenge over EV infrastructure funds | Colorado NewslineColorado co-led a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its halting of grant programs that support electric vehicle infrastructure.

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Our aging president's tendency to blurt stuff out led to an amazing moment in Egypt as Trump gave a seeming admission of unsavory ties with their dictator, alleged to have given him a $10M bribe It was a stark reminder of a presidency built on graft. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

inquirer.comDid a $10M bribe break the soul of America? | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, an inside look at who really went to “No Kings.”

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Replying to @karlbode.com

I moved from NY To Seattle 8 years ago and I'm still stunned by the ease, quality, and convenience of mail-in voting every time I stumble to the mailbox in my PJ pants, ballot in hand the wealthy and powerful hate mail-in-voting because the results more accurately reflect the broader public will

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It used to be a conspiracy theory: Trump will cancel the 2026 midterms. But the Texas remapping outrage is a plan to do exactly that, as extreme gerrymandering spreads to multiple states The next election will be decided by a computer, not a campaign. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/texa...

inquirer.comTrump actually is ‘canceling’ the 2026 midterms, starting in Texas | Will BunchTrump's outrageous push to kill 5 Dem House seats in Texas triggers a nuclear war that will end representative democracy.

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Jeffrey Epstein was never 'just a distraction' - not to MAGA which saw him as the embodiment of immoral liberal hypocrisy, and which is much madder about their bubble bursting than any Medicaid cuts What Dems must learn from the Epstein meltdown. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

inquirer.comMAGA cares more about Jeffrey Epstein than dying without Medicaid, which explains everythingMAGA rage over the Trump regime's failure to show an Epstein conspiracy reveals what matters inside a right-wing bubble.

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Trump said you can measure a presidency by the wars you avoid, and for once he was right. Saturday's Iran bombing was the exclamation point on his abject failure Trump is copying dictators from Mussolini to Putin in seeking glory through pointless war. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dona...

inquirer.comA mad king’s pointless war is where Donald Trump was always headingThere is no legal or moral justification for Donald Trump's bomb strike on Iran, just the ego of an increasingly delusional president.

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The spirit of Juneteenth was in force on today's parade. Great to join Denver Democrats, visit with the leaders of Girl Trek in Colorado (a great program), and thank those who showed up to support.

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A lot of big news orgs missed the real story: With a sea of American flags and as many 5-10 million in the streets, No Kings showed the world what real patriotism looks like, with nary a tank - or a wannabe dictator - in sight My report from the heart of No Kings www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

inquirer.comAt ‘No Kings,’ millions of Americans show the flag is mightier than the tankFrom Philly's flagship protest to San Diego, several million 'No Kings' protesters trumped a president's birthday parade.