Jacob Richards

GJ: Freedom City USA? No!

A cabal of tech-bro oligarchs have their greedy eyes on almost 200 square miles of public land near Grand Junction and Montrose, as potential sites for their dystopian deregulated company towns, that they are unironically calling Freedom Cities.

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Westslope Says No ICE, Solidarity with L.A 6/10 Reportback

GRAND JUNCTION By Sasha Gardner On Tuesday, June 10th, members of the wider Grand Junction community stood in solidarity with protesters in Los Angeles. In the aftermath of the Trump-Musk breakup, large ICE raids were carried out throughout the Los Angeles area, prompting largely peaceful protest in support of victims. The militarized Los Angeles Police … Continue reading Westslope Says No ICE, Solidarity with L.A 6/10 Reportback

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Finding Hope in the Grand Valley’s History of Resistance

Yet, there are still lessons to be learned about how we can resist in the coming years. There is inspiration to be found in the bravery of those who have fought before us, there is a pattern of direct action and civil disobedience to studied, there are precedents of welcoming Japanese-Americans into our community to strive for, and there is a narrative of perseverance, as even anti-socialist suppression and the rise of the KKK could not keep the socialists or their ideas from moving forward. What will some future historian write about our resistance to MAGA fascism? Will we leave them something to write about? Will some future radical find inspiration in our derring-do, find courage in the stands we make today, or find resolve in our actions in the face of hopelessness?  We hope so.

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Radical History of May Day

In the end, they succeeded, and now instead of International Workers Day, or May Day, Americans celebrate Labor Day. Instead of parades with banners and red flags, we have cookouts and barbecues. The rich and powerful killed five of the Haymarket Eight, and then for good measure they buried their memory. It’s up to us to rediscover the radicals of the past who gave up their lives to try and create a better world. It’s up to us to carry the torch of Liberty, Equality and Solidarity forward into a brighter and better future.

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Colorado Teachers Unions Under Threat

While CSEA is the first major union to fall in recent history, other districts are testing the waters. The Woodland Park School District recently settled with the teachers union after they had violated teachers First Amendment rights. It is illegal to require approval of bosses before being allowed to discuss working conditions with the press or on social media. Without the union, it would have been harder to pursue holding the district accountable for breaking labor law. While this was a win, the union, and teachers are still under threat. 

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January News Briefs

Suchir Balaji was found dead in his apartment in San Francisco at the end of November. Belaji worked for Open AI as a researcher until he quit in August. On October 23, he posted a blog post and tweet about how generative AI does not fall under fair use and does in fact violate the Copyright Act. His death was ruled a suicide.