Cartoon by Dalton Trombone GJPD Settles Civil Rights Claim The city of Grand Junction agreed to pay Abraham Ybarra $250,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed in response to a 2023 incident and arrest. After Ybarra was tased and on the ground, GJPD officer Cody Lopez can be heard telling Ybarra’s wife “He’s gonna get … Continue reading Decembers News Briefs
Yes, Goth is Political
If you’re online or out amongst the young people these days, you’ve seen a goth kid. Maybe they’re casual, just adhering to an all-black color palette. Maybe they go big, the teased-up bat’s nest of hair, stark-white face paint, thick dark eyeliner and contouring creating a high-contrast, high-impact look. Maybe they’re more mysterious, with a long, black jacket and quiet demeanor evoking a plague doctor or perhaps channeling some vampirism. Whatever the look, goth is in – and it’s everywhere. However, a lesser-known part of the whole shtick is actually not even about aesthetics. For most Goths, there’s a personal ethos in following the culture. Exploring where that comes from is truly the root to understanding what being “goth” is all about. Goth has always had a little punk hiding in there, and that’s why the Goth Renaissance isn’t following the typical 20-year trend cycle – it's not just a look. It’s a movement.
Grand Junction man grieves loss of his dad, who was kidnapped by ICE
By Ann Landman, December 11, 20225 Reprinted with permission from the https://annelandmanblog.com/ Victor Soto-Zamora of Grand Junction, 25, feels the loss of his father every day. Victor, 25, holding a photo of his dad, who was kidnapped by ICE agents and deported when he was 17. In 2017, when Victor was 17, he was attending … Continue reading Grand Junction man grieves loss of his dad, who was kidnapped by ICE
MAGA Book Burners Target Mesa County Public Library System And a Call to Action!
Mesa County Commissioners are prepared to take another big step Tuesday towards their goal of packing the Mesa County Public Library Board of Trustees with MAGA adjacent Christian ideologues and culture warriors.
Life, after Life without Parole
By Juan Espinosa, Courtesy of La Cucaracha They say, we learn from our mistakes. David Carrillo, 51, wants the young men and women he encounters to learn from his mistakes. As a 19-year-old gang leader, Carrillo was convicted of first degree murder of a young man in 1993 who wanted to quit the gang. He … Continue reading Life, after Life without Parole
Our Country’s Greatest Sin
by Thomas Acker I have been contemplating the state of our country. Many topics come to mind but the one I have been most mindful of is the tsunami of white supremacy and extreme capitalism, i.e. corruption, that are destroying both our society and our natural environment. I can provide factoids to support my assertion, … Continue reading Our Country’s Greatest Sin
Survival is Insufficient
Imagine a week in your life without any music in the car or your headphones, without a single television show or movie, no YouTube reels, not a single book on your shelves, no paintings or prints on your walls, no pictures on your coffee mugs. Art is everywhere, and we need it. “Art is food. You can’t eat it, but it feeds you.” It soothes pain! It sings Hallelujah! Hurrah!
Pondering War in Venezuela
by The Swoozler What countries come to mind when you think of oil reserves? Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Russia, the US? Nope. By far the world’s largest proven oil reserves are in Venezuela, as are the largest gold reserves in the Western Hemisphere. This doesn’t say it all on the face of it, but we … Continue reading Pondering War in Venezuela
Tactical Frivolity, Yippies, and the 1978 Grand Junction Free Festival Riot
By The People's History of the Grand Valley In recent weeks, the resistance in Portland has leaned heavy into the idea of tactical frivolity. They have deployed inflatable frogs, naked bike rides, and absurdist humor to face down heavily armed federal agents. It's a tactic with a long history and a track record of success, … Continue reading Tactical Frivolity, Yippies, and the 1978 Grand Junction Free Festival Riot
Policing is Anti-Queer
by Ashley Stahl When New York assemblymember Zohran Mamdani apologized this month for calling the NYPD “anti-queer,” it revealed far more about our country’s relationship to policing than it did about him. The fact that an elected official felt compelled to apologize to police for stating an obvious truth: that law enforcement has always been … Continue reading Policing is Anti-Queer
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