by The People's History of the Grand Valley Yep Mow made news when he first arrived in Grand Junction in November of 1882, from Gunnison, via wagon. He opened a laundry, and invested in Grand Junction real estate seeing the potential of this ‘future metropolis.’ Just months before his arrival in Grand Junction, the Chinese … Continue reading Yep Mow: GJ’s First Immigrant
September News Briefs
Whitman Park Closed for Two Years Two years ago the City of Grand Junction suddenly closed Whitman Park, with no notice or public process. Whitman Park had long been associated with the unhoused, who found community, mutual aid, and public bathrooms there. Numerous organizations and private citizens utilized this gathering place to serve food to … Continue reading September News Briefs
Anti-Intellectual Movement and CMU
by Worker's Red Horizon As CMU students return to campus this fall, it is important to discuss the disease that infects their education. This is a man-made disease that tears families apart as it reinforces bigotry and greed in the country we call home. This disease has a name, the “Anti-Intellectual Movement.” The Anti-Intellectual Movement … Continue reading Anti-Intellectual Movement and CMU
Who is Penny Arcade? A Life of Art and Revolution
By Ky Penny Arcade, a revolutionary voice of the marginalized, and fixture of the New York City underground performance art scene will take the stage at Lithic Bookstore in Fruita Colorado on September 19 and 20, for two evenings of spoken word. Arcade has been influencing the course of art and politics through theater, cultural … Continue reading Who is Penny Arcade? A Life of Art and Revolution
Goncalves, Just the Tip of the ICEburg, or Bitchin’ Christmas Baskets for Everyone!
by Jacob Richards The case of Caroline Dais Goncalves has made headlines across Colorado and the nation and is now headed to court, but the coverage and both lawsuits miss the forest for the trees. On June 5, Mesa County Sheriff’s Deputy Alex Zwinck, pulled over Goncalves for following too close to a semi-truck, Zwinck … Continue reading Goncalves, Just the Tip of the ICEburg, or Bitchin’ Christmas Baskets for Everyone!
Whitman Park Closed Two Years Ago This Week
From the upcoming September news briefs: "Two years ago the City of Grand Junction suddenly closed Whitman Park, with no notice or public process. Whitman Park had long been associated with the unhoused, who found community, mutual aid, and public bathrooms there. Numerous organizations and private citizens utilized this gathering place to serve food to … Continue reading Whitman Park Closed Two Years Ago This Week
America’s Mom Meddling in GarCo Custody Case
by Jacob Richards On August 25, right-wing anti-trans election denier Sherrona Bishop interviewed Garfield County parents Heather and Brent Fitzke about a recent court decision which gave temporary emergency guardianship rights of their transgender son to two local LGBTQ+ activists, on her podcast. Screen shot from Bishop's podcast/doxxing platform. The child is seventeen years old, … Continue reading America’s Mom Meddling in GarCo Custody Case
What is Planned Obsolescence?
By Pluto Brabaek By definition, planned obsolescence is the practice of making an item (such as a car or phone) disposable. Large manufacturers affirm that a product has a mechanism designed to fail. In some cases, commodities are created to make fixing them difficult or in some outright impossible. If you can’t fix a product, … Continue reading What is Planned Obsolescence?
The Put Out
by Cheese Burger Part One: Hubris. Wind gusts at 70 mph in my hair as a mirror flies by my face. That chicken fucker just tried to kill me. Chicken fuckers are happy to drive a hippie over in Delta if they’re pissed off about their shit job in the morning, whereas at night, they … Continue reading The Put Out
August News Briefs
Mesa County’s Lobbying Firm Attempts to Illegally Access Election Systems It been reported that Jeff Small, a lobbyist and a principal at the Grand Valley-connected 76 Group, has called at least ten Republican county clerks, claiming White House-backing in an attempt to gain access to voting machines. The 76 Group also known as EIS Solutions … Continue reading August News Briefs
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