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20 Jan, 11 tweets, 2 min read
“Captain Colorado” has shown up outside of the Capitol Image
His name may actually be Colorado Captain. Not sure. 🤷🏻‍♂️
There’s a Trump supporter at the Capitol who has been arguing with some people wearing all black. There are also a couple people waving a Thin Blue Line on a nearby street corner.
There are only a few dozen people here outside the Capitol
A lot of them are journalists lol
Yes, his name is Colorado Captain. I feel like Captain Colorado was the better option but he probably has his reasons. Image
Dozens of folks (seem like antifa, anarchists, communists) who marched from Cheesman Park to the Capitol just burned an American flag. Some people are lighting cigarettes off of the flames. Image
This sign being held up by some Brown Berets says “Biden/Harris free the kids in Cages!” Image
Just one identifiable Trump supporter has shown up today to the Capitol steps. Someone in black bloc took his Trump hat and then burned it.
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Mayor Michael Hancock just said on a Zoom call hosted by NAACP Denver that yesterday was his last day of quarantine following his cross-country travel to spend Thanksgiving with his daughter.
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Here in Greenwood Village for a protest concert outside City Hall featuring The Lumineers and Nathaniel Rateliff. They’re protesting against a recent resolution by GV City Council that says the city will cover police officers financially for civil liability issues in all cases.
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"Hopefully maybe when some of these other jurisdictions that don't want to cooperate will see and maybe they'll come around and try to help their own communities," Albence said.
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