Today we are marching for peace and justice and the dream of America that Martin Luther King, Jr. gave us and which we San Miguel County citizens hope to keep alive for future generations.
CMU Special Edition of The Rev and the Rev Makes the News
It has been some busy days at The Rev. The city and campus are shaking with anger at the upcoming white supremacist speaker coming to campus later this month. Our story last week we exposed the rising tide of hate on CMU campus, and it quickly became our most read story in our short history. … Continue reading CMU Special Edition of The Rev and the Rev Makes the News
New Queer Space to Open in New Castle
On March 8, the Cook Inclusive will be cutting the ribbon on their new Queer Resource Space (QRS) in New Castle, Colorado. The QRS will serve to uplift and support the LGBTQIA+ community in Garfield County.
Many Question Mindsprings ICE Deal
After weeks of rumors, media stories, and a blog post from The Rev detailing the contents of Torres’ meeting with Mindsprings staff. Mindsprings sent us statement: “The Potential contract between West Springs Hospital and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to offer inpatient services to unaccompanied minors in Building D is not happening.”
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.
Most Censored News of 2023-2024
Project Censored released its list of the most censored stories of 2023-2024 on December 3. Started in 1976 by Professor Carl Jensen at Sonoma State University, the project now includes faculty and students from around North America. The Top 25 Stories of 2023-24 have been selected from several hundred candidate stories submitted by 206 student researchers from nine US college and university campuses.
Luigi Deserves Fair Trial
The entirety of the capitalist class is conspiring to execute Luigi Mangione. They are terrified of the outpouring of public support for a man who allegedly gunned down one of their own in broad daylight. They know that their rule will soon come to an end, and they know that the executioners of that rule will be the same people who have lived under their boot for decades and centuries. The capitalist class is trembling, and the people are for the first time in a long time aware of their trembling.
The Rev Looks Towards 2025
When we launched as a regular publication in April we had goals. We quoted Abbie Hoffman, “if your scene doesn’t have a paper, you probably don’t have a scene together.” We laid out our goals clearly. We seek “to be [the] backbone for radical movements for change on Colorado’s western slope. Send us your news and events. Help us build a ‘scene!’” That is happening– a scene– a couple of scenes– a whole damn vin diagram is forming.
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.
A Whore Looks at 40
by Mary Magdalene I’m not only a whore I dabble with being a Madonna I’m not only a whore I’m a full honors graduate I’m not only a whore I’m a mother to all who enter my home I’m not only a whore I’m a master of the sarcastic arts I’m not only a whore … Continue reading A Whore Looks at 40
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