Western Filament Lay-Offs Blamed on Boeing Strike
Multiple sources have it that Western Filament in Grand Junction has laid off an undisclosed number of workers. Reason given was it was due to the ongoing strike at Boeing’s manufacturing facilities in the Pacific Northwest. When the Rev called and asked Western Filament, they seemed startled, and after putting us on hold, they decided not to comment. The Rev hopes you all get on unemployment without issue, and find better—preferably union—jobs.
Grand Valley Ties to Dark Money, Elon Musk and Workers’ Rights Violations
A dark web of nepotism and cronyism ties local republicans to Musks’ dark money, via Blitz Canvassing and golden-boy Josh Penry. Blitz was busted abusing workers in Michigan by Wired Magazine. The Rev published an in-depth expose on our website: https://therevolutionistgj.org/2024/11/15/the-grand-junction-connection-dark-money-workers-rights-and-elon-musk/
Montrose Bans Camping
On November 5, the Montrose City Council came back together and voted to ban camping after voting against the law at its first reading. The council continued to claim the law doesn’t target the unhoused, though the assistant city manager’s presentation was a clear attempt at stigmatizing the unhoused. Montrose’s only shelter is only open in the winter and can only house about one-quarter of the growing homeless population. The law includes new provisions that include providing notice and providing people a period of time to comply with the law. The law also mandates jail time for a third offense.
Garco Deputy Fired for Embezzlement
Fourteen-year veteran of the Garfield County Sheriff’s office, Corporal Trisha Worley, was terminated for suspicion of embezzlement from a local non-profit on November 7. The Colorado Bureau of Investigations is heading up the ongoing criminal investigation.
Colorado Company Tied to Racist Texts
Racist text messages sent out to black Americans in the days after Trump’s victory are linked to a Colorado company, Onvoy Spectrum, which is owned by Onvoy, LLC of Minnesota, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings, and Holdings is in turn managed by GTCR, a private equity firm outta Chicago. Messages were disturbing: “Good Evening [name withheld]. Our 2024 presidential elect, Donald J. Trump has scheduled you for the weekend cotton-picking shift…Be ready to pick diligently.” Philip A. Canfield and Fritz Hendricks are on the Board of GTCR’s Holdings and have ties to front-range conservatives. Thank you to journalist and writer Allison Wiltz, @queenie4rmnola, for doing the heavy lifting on this story.
Onion Buys Infowars, Alex Jones Refuses to Leave
Reality is becoming very meta. The satirical newspaper, The Onion has bought Alex Jones’ Infowars. The forced sale was ordered to pay victims of his Sandy Hook misinformation. Jones, a petulant child to the very end, refused to leave the Austin studio now owned by The Onion.
Police Killings on Track to Set Record in 2024
The Denver Post reported that police killings are on pace to match or exceed the record-setting year of 2020. 34 people have been killed by Colorado Law Enforcement agencies so far this year. Another 20 have been injured. Adding fuel to the fire is that Police Chiefs and Sheriffs feel empowered by the passage of Prop 130, which will funnel $350 million into local law enforcement agencies. Wheat Ridge Police Chief Chris Murtha told Colorado Public Radio, “This isn’t just a bill about supporting funding law enforcement but also taking the temperature of support for law enforcement right now.”
Stolen Ballots (Likely) Cast for Trump
As is the case in 90% cases of voter fraud, a registered Republican is at the center of the Mesa County stolen ballot controversy. It’s alleged that Sally Jane Maxedon convinced United State Postal Service worker Vicki Lyn Stuart to steal sixteen ballots before they arrived at their intended recipient. The scheme according to Maxedon was to test our election security. Authorities have not specified who the ballots were cast for, but I think we can all guess. Maxedon was previously arrested for meth in 2008 and her fingerprints were on the fraudulent ballots.
Fifteen Dems Eager to Get in on the Fascism, Vote to Pass HR 9594
Fifteen Democrats voted with Republicans to pass a bill that would give the president’s Secretary of the Treasury “carte blanche” to strip any non-profit of federal tax exempt status. Planned Parenthood opposes your bill—gone. Propublic breaks a story Trump would rather not be broken—gone. ACLU sues for basic constitutional rights—gone.
S.O.S—Save Our Schools
Mesa County School District 51 announced plans to shut down two elementary schools in November. Clifton and Scenic are going to close at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Declining admission rises in homeschooling and charter school have all resulted in declining enrollment.
Unhoused Resource Center to CLOSE a Year Early
November 25, GJ City Council voted to shorten lease on Homeless Resource Center from April 2026 to April of 2025. Right of ways were added to the lease to enable Homeward Bound can kick people off the sidewalks outside the Resource Center, along with a two-week partial closure. Forty people spoke, most were in favor of keeping the center open.
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