Old Colorado City, Colorado Springs 2021 Unhoused Man, Grand Junction. Aiden's first portrait, 2021. Self-Portrait mid-seizure. “My body is tighter than a yo-yo. The pain is so intense it feels as if I’m on fire. The rumbling in my stomach is like a volcano waiting to explode. The spasms are crumpling up my muscles and … Continue reading Finding Beauty Everywhere: The Photography of Aiden McVay
Dread-ja Vu: On Closures, Cops and the Coming Winter
It took me a week to think of a name for it. Dread-ja vu. The meeting place of deja vu and dread, it’s the feeling that’s brought on by watching the same terrible thing happen over and over again, and over and over until a sick suspicion rises within you that this is always how the story ends.
It’s Crime to be Gay!?
We have a duty to make sure that everyone regardless of race, religion, disability or sexual orientation be treated with equality. And right now, our nation, along with many other countries, is denying our human right to exist. We all must protect each other, and if any of us are not free, then none of us are free. So, I encourage you to stand up, vote, protest and live as who you truly are.
What Must Be Done
Even divine-right kings of old, ruled only by the consent of the governed. Meaning that we have always had the power, with or without elections and the other machinations of democracy. When we sit on our hands–when we refuse to plant or harvest–refuse to spend or punch the time clock, we can bring empires to their knees.
The Twilight of American Democracy
The Republican Party has, after a period of brief and impotent internal dissent, become nothing more than the political tool of Donald Trump.
The Tyrant Judge of Grand Junction
To translate this all into everyday English, Judge Tammy Eret has (allegedly) deprived United States citizens of their constitutional right to legal representation, strong-armed defendants into pleading guilty to crimes that they did not commit, and then locked them up in the county jail on the taxpayers dime for sentences longer than allowed by law; the majority of these defendants, as mentioned earlier, did not receive the legally required representation in court.
Prepping for Election Violence
Stay safe. Be ready to organize on the 6th!
How to Watch Someone Die
He wants a cheeseburger, with no mayo, and fries. He hates mayo. To my surprise, he eats most of the food. It’s the most I’ve seen him eat in a while, and somehow it feels like a rare achievement. A last meal he really could enjoy. In the morning, I go and get him a ham and cheese croissant from Burger King. He can’t eat anything after a certain time, or it could affect the drugs and slow things down.
City of GJ Municipal Court Goes Rouge
Judge Tammy Eret persistently and illegally denies court-appointed counsel to incarcerated people, coerces uncounseled guilty pleas, and often imposes lengthy, uncounseled, illegal jail sentences. Based on the consistency of Judge Eret’s practices, it is likely that all or the vast majority of people convicted by Judge Eret were convicted and sentenced in violation of the Colorado and United States Constitutions.
DSA Fall Social
The newly formed Mesa County Democratic Socialist of America will be hosting a fall social. Meet fellow anti-capitalists, learn about DSA, Join the DSA, or even pick up copies of The Revolutionist!
The Revolutionist 