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chuckachookah 205 points ago +210 / -5

This is a nice speech... given by a once-professed anarchist himself.

Such a crass politician. Don't act like you care for your police officers now. The men and women have been patrolling Denver's streets and dealing with the numerous (hard) drug-infested homeless encampments well before COVID.

Denver is maybe second to Portland in the rapid descent to lawlessness and it's been under your watch, so you can take this tough-talking bullshit for a walk. I eliminated all my business in Portland after 2016 and by mid 2018 Denver was rapidly declining. I had done business in those cities for 20+ years and it's disgusting what you have done to this once great city.

The citizens of Denver used to have and deserve better in the future.

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MuadDon 78 points ago +78 / -0

This isn't Mayor Hancock. That said, sadly you're correct about Denver.

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chuckachookah 46 points ago +48 / -2

I thought the headline said mayor. I stand corrected then. The mayor is a piece of shit.

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Diotima [S] 1 point ago +2 / -1

I thought it was the mayor based on a assumption. If you're curious the mayor is calling for a city wide disavowal of the protesters.

https://twitter.com/MayorHancock/status/1297610393271930880

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chuckachookah 1 point ago +2 / -1

He is still the one that has fomented the situation to what it is.... "The chhhhicckkkesn...have come home... to ROUST"

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tigressroars 21 points ago +21 / -0

Who was this?

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Reclaim_NYC 36 points ago +36 / -0

The guy they should make their mayor.

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IllKissYourBoobies 27 points ago +27 / -0

Murphy Robinson, executive director of the Denver Department of Public Safety

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CillBlinton 3 points ago +3 / -0

Is that the hideous ho that’s openly for socialism?

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Diotima [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

Oops my bad I thought it was Mayor Hancock based on appearances... I made assumption.

FYI Mayor Hancock has disavowed the anarchists "protesters" as well.

https://twitter.com/MayorHancock/status/1297610393271930880

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DerAlterAmAltar 51 points ago +51 / -0

I legit refuse to go into downtown anymore.

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chuckachookah 29 points ago +30 / -1

The Denver and the Portland threads are so sad for me to see. Going back to the 90s, had developed excellent business relationships, some that turned into friendships (even after the business had concluded) and nearly all of the people Portland are gone or leaving. I shut down the accounts we had because it wasn't worth me or any of my team going there and putting up with the bullshit.

Denver is similar now. And, it's sad too. I have spent some good times at a few different spots downtown (e.g., Nallens Pub), but I have taken to staying elsewhere before the Wu Flu hit. I still have some business interest and we can do the work remote and Wu Flu is as good an excuse to wait and hope the city regains some of it's shine. Anyway... sorry you have to put up with that.

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lacker101 18 points ago +18 / -0

nearly all of the people Portland are gone or leaving

Can confirm. Left in May before the Riots started getting real. They were just icing on the cake. Housing tripled, homeless/drugs skyrocketed, and so did taxes. Roads still suck. Culture used to be hippie friendly. Now it's commie hostile. Mayor/Governor/DA/Police Chief are all on the take and do not give a fuck. After they changed the super majority rules on taxes/ballot measures and the mail-in vote scandals I decided to take my ball and leave.

Keep Portland Weird Contained.

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chuckachookah 2 points ago +3 / -1

My friends in Portland that left wrote nearly the exact same emails to me over the last few years. And, they considered themselves liberal. I looked back and found one from 2015 and here was a quote, "I love the food scene here, but I just can't go downtown anymore. Portland is weird, but it's not even safe to be down there anymore."

So, that hostility and these purposefully city policies have been growing for years. My friend felt that way 5 years ago, so yeah, glad you made it out, Pede.

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lacker101 2 points ago +2 / -0

So, that hostility and these purposefully city policies have been growing for years

They've been trying to make Portland into San Francisco 2.0 for years.

The self inflicted zoning/housing crisis. Building ONLY luxury units for YEARS.
The constant raising of citizen/property taxes only to have the council/legislator hand sweet tax exemptions for large corporations.
The nurturing and defense of Antifa in their infancy while crushing their opposition on the other hand.
Realizing their mistake too late and trying to legislate prosperity with $15 min wage and pushing people under the table and NOT paying income tax.
Realizing that too late and trying to sneak a VAT tax as a "totally not a sales tax"

They wanted San Francisco they got it alright. All the worse parts of Poop city.

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abstr4ct 1 point ago +1 / -0

This is not my final form - portlandia.

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Hangmhigh 8 points ago +8 / -0

I have a business in Denver and lived here 20 years. I have two years remaining on my lease and then I'm out of here. (Or sooner if I can sell) it sucks, I used to love it here.

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chuckachookah 2 points ago +3 / -1

This is the stuff that breaks my heart. And, for what it's worth, the folks I'm doing business with have been saying the same thing. And, this is exactly what I had seen happen in Portland.

Sorry, Pede.

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magamagashii 14 points ago +14 / -0

Springs is nice but how do you sleep at night knowing how many nukes are pointed right at you?

Do we even use NORAD anymore for the important stuff?

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Circus4One 6 points ago +6 / -0

Haha awesome

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firestorm117 7 points ago +8 / -1

Probably easy considering how many more we have pointed at everyone else. That and with how far inland it is would be pretty difficult to hit

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Neonentity 7 points ago +7 / -0

Sadly, not difficult.

The CCP had a great leap forward when Clinton let them into Los Alamos and elsewhere. Seriously. Chinese scientists. The head of the Clintoon nuclear program said, "We're all friends now:"

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Hangmhigh 5 points ago +5 / -0

NORAD is still very active. If nukes fly your pretty much screwed anywhere on the front range from the Springs all the way up through southern Wyoming.

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Shadilay_Were_Off 2 points ago +2 / -0

Yep. Cheyenne here, have come to peace with the fact that if little kim gets an itchy trigger finger, I only live a mile or so away from ground zero.

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PropagandaWizard1984 5 points ago +5 / -0

Don't forget Air Force Academy, prime target there too.

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Brother_Bill 4 points ago +4 / -0

Robot voice: "Do you want to play a game?"

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firestorm117 8 points ago +8 / -0

Ditto. After moving out of downtown to the suburbs I've avoided that hell hole since April and won't go back

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DerAlterAmAltar 1 point ago +1 / -0

It kinda sucks though cause some of my favorite breweries and my favorite bookstore are downtown.

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firestorm117 2 points ago +2 / -0

Can't speak for bookstores although I loved the library on Broadway. That's been gone for a while though with the homeless problem. But yea I miss Jagged Mountain and Woodsboss

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DerAlterAmAltar 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yeah, I used to frequent the Tattered Cover on Colfax. But they're also on my shitlist for going full SJW so no big loss there. Also, dude Woodsboss is one of my favorites. Liberati in that area is also great if you like unusual beer.

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firestorm117 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yea a friend of mine that works in a brewery back in Raleigh NC told me about them when he was in town for gabf last year. Never got a chance to hit them up, and there's waaaaay too many breweries in the metro so always checking out new places

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Tokyo20DrinkingGame 5 points ago +5 / -0

Some of us still have to work there. :( At least it's only 1 day a week.

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DestroyerofCobwebs 29 points ago +29 / -0

The citizens of Denver as of 20 years ago, are now a minority in their own city. I visit Denver often, have never seen a major city transform as fast as that place has. The entire front range, really. It wasn't the legal weed that did it, this massive influx of flatlanders was happening long before that, but rec weed was the final nail in the coffin.

It's spreading, too. Used to be you could get away from them if you left the Denver/Boulder/Ft. Collins area. Not anymore.

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chuckachookah 18 points ago +19 / -1

Yeah, I had business in Denver, to the south (Springs area) and north to FC and it started to get "not fun" about 5 years ago.

I had done week long trip every month to six weeks for last 12-15 years. It's like a rot of some kind. Not a resident, so I guess I don't have the frame of reference you do, but recreational weed sure seemed to make it spiral downward. Course, there are probably several years before it went legal that it was relatively out in the open. Seemed that all the scumbags from everywhere flocked to Colorado so I'm sure that was a "final nail".

Liberalism is more like an actual virus with clear symptoms. It's certainly more real and widespread than the Wu Flu.

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DestroyerofCobwebs 14 points ago +14 / -0

The scum-factor for sure went parabolic with the weed law, no doubt. The sheer population growth has been a huge strain on that city for a long time, though. They've had double digit immigration for like 15 years straight. That much growth that fast isn't healthy for any city.

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Scroon 11 points ago +11 / -0

Speaking of the weed spiral, that sort of confirms what I was suspecting about the sudden mainstream push for the legalization of marijuana.

Pragmatically speaking, the open legalization of week brings out the laziest and sketchiest elements of society. I always suspected that they were trying to mess us up even more by promoting it.

And before the potheads get on my case, I think that, ethically, there is nothing wrong with any kind of drug use. Every person should be allowed to ingest whatever they like. However, this doesn't mean a society won't suffer from certain behaviors.

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billhound 3 points ago +3 / -0

If it were legal everywhere you wouldn't have those who would move just for pot moving just for pot. IE there's more to my life than weed or I'd move to a shithole place like Denver or SF

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chuckachookah 2 points ago +3 / -1

I know what you mean and I get the nuance of what you're saying --it's tricky.

There are effects for any change in public policy.

One thought, it might be that because specific areas (e.g., Denver) attract people who want to do weed and have the ability to up and move to that area (i.e., don't have a job) has a certain laziness that leads to other things --unkempt areas; homelessness; loitering; unclear thinking in public; etc.

Alcohol probably have the same issues, but it's more diffuse across the country. The concentration people that are "into that" is so dense that it's changing the city's culture nearly overnight.

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Scroon 1 point ago +1 / -0

Good points, and yes, it's tricky to tease out the exact mechanism at work. It's probably a kind of positive feedback loop.

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chuckachookah 0 points ago +1 / -1

Either way and whatever the cause, the cure is the same -- "clean your shit up off the streets and take it inside"

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firestorm117 5 points ago +5 / -0

Yea I moved back here because I fell in love with the city in 06, but moved back a year and a half ago and I'm already planning to leave the metro. Thinking either Colorado Springs or Coeur D'Alene, Idaho

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PropagandaWizard1984 8 points ago +8 / -0

I am pretty familiar with Denver. But I haven't been there in about 5 years. It was so sad to see all the tents in downtown. It does look just like Portland, another city I am very familiar with. I am done with these liberal shit hole cities. I spend my money and time in conservative areas now.

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chuckachookah 2 points ago +3 / -1

I am pretty familiar with Denver. But I haven't been there in about 5 years

Pede, it's sssoooo much worse.

I did a ton of work between the east and west cost from 2015 through 2018 (heavier than normal) and made Denver part of the out and back often as it was convenient (non-stops from either coast; knew the spots I liked; always could meet friends for any meal) and useful (keep the revenue rolling in).

I stopped staying downtown by mid 2017 and would stay in Cherry Creek or with a good buddy of mine in Englewood. Downtown Denver now doesn't even resemble Downtown Denver from 2015. I think that's why it's so sad.

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BunnyPicnic 4 points ago +4 / -0

I would bet denver, like most mid sized American cities, are full of transplants. I think that's a big problem.

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chuckachookah 1 point ago +2 / -1

Agree.

And, to that point, in my prior year's trips to Denver, I always left thinking it was a the best big city in the US. Came close to buying a house close by, but I'm glad I didn't.

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mikethemarine 48 points ago +48 / -0

He told them to knock their shit off, is he a Dem.? If he is he must be up for election

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Tx50bmg 45 points ago +46 / -1

He is, but he was re-elected last year. Don't fret, he promised not to co-operate with ICE so he's still a good little Dem.

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FuckRioters 1 point ago +1 / -0

I wouldn't care if he's a furry, we need more people doing the right thing. If he continues to do the right thing, he might not look like much of a democrat when he's done, but isn't that what we want from our leaders?

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Chancehappeneth 41 points ago +41 / -0

This isn't the mayor. It's the director of public safety or something like that. Murphy Robinson. He isn't a Denver native which is a big point in his favor. Only came in a few years back.

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Cmac8214 5 points ago +5 / -0

He is a Denver native.

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Chancehappeneth 3 points ago +4 / -1

I had not heard that. Source?

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Cmac8214 1 point ago +1 / -0

There are a few articles out there that say Murphy is a Denver native. Don’t have the exact articles right now, but it’s really not too important. I just hope he follows through on what he’s saying.

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Tokyo20DrinkingGame 12 points ago +12 / -0

Yeah Hancock is the mayor, not this guy. But I love what this guy says.

Btw, Hancock isn't the worst; he's probably left-center. They actually ran an even crazier Dem against him last time; shit would have really hit the fan then.

Polis is the worst though.

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sustainable_saltmine 18 points ago +18 / -0

is he a dem?

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Tx50bmg 20 points ago +20 / -0

He is.

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thebigbear 10 points ago +10 / -0

It is what happens when you are newly elected have to worry about getting re-elected in a Trump Storm, Can't keep on the Swamp Payroll if ousted.

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Tx50bmg 9 points ago +10 / -1

Not so sure about that. He was originally elected in 2011 and just re-elected last year. Plus he has the Dem bonafides of refusing to work with ICE, so there's that.

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Binmap1412 1 point ago +1 / -0

Question: Which is the lesser evil? People that came here illegally and eventually become US citizen by just being good hard working grateful people. Or democrats?

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Binmap1412 1 point ago +1 / -0

Just wondering what u guys opinion are on immigrants (legal or not) because and it take them a long time become citizen and during that time they cannot fuck up in the state. Most of the time theyre hard working people and follow the law to avoid deportatiom. I understand it's one of the policy that help Trump succeeded but are illegal immigrant really that big of a threat to the US? The only way I can see it become a threat is democrats using them for votes or actual infiltration like the House of Reps. Think outside just the box (the country), the US is probably the most hated and most respected. We have a lot of enemies and they all want to see us burn. Just don't see how illegal immigrants can be a threat when theyre just grateful to be here.

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Deplora 0 points ago +1 / -1

Hard-working foreigners are needed in their own countries.

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BeanieBeanTX 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yup. GTFO of my country. You have no other rights.

I went to war to defend this country, to defend the country my parents wanted their kids to call home.

WTF have illegal aliens done good for the United States of America?

Exactly.

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SeleniteGrayAMG 16 points ago +16 / -0

Real America is waking up.

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MAGAlikethis 14 points ago +14 / -0

If they really want to fix it, they have to set riot charges with no bail. BLM has funded giant legal groups who instantly bail every rioter out of jail.

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magamagashii 11 points ago +11 / -0

I remember last election when they used to sharpie the number YUGE on their arms.

4chan figured it out and jammed the phone lines with prank calls so AntiFA couldn't call their lawyers. 🤣

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MAGAlikethis 6 points ago +6 / -0

We should try that here. The main one they call is https://www.nlg.org/

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magamagashii 5 points ago +5 / -0

You gotta find out the hotline number first. I'm sure they've just hidden it or have a number easy to remember this year.

Plus, they've got the prosecuters in their pockets so really no lawyers needed when then can get bailed out same night.

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MAGAlikethis 1 point ago +1 / -0

Would be great if they could somehow get entered into the system under a completely different (and worse) crime.

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MAGAlikethis 1 point ago +1 / -0

BLM has funded attorney activists like NLG who bail these people out of jail after 5 minutes. The only way to put that to an end is to have a judge immediately set these rioter charges to no bail.

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PatriotSkorzeny 12 points ago +12 / -0

This dude, so far, rules.

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Juanye 8 points ago +8 / -0

He’s got that self proclaimed anarchist on the city council. Candi something or other

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Tokyo20DrinkingGame 8 points ago +8 / -0

Candi CdeBaca. A person so evil that she makes AOC look like Ted Cruz.

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Comanche_Moon 8 points ago +8 / -0

Was it this mayor who made it legal to shit in the streets or was it the previous Dem?

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OhLollyLollyPop 2 points ago +2 / -0

Can you talk her jnto relocating?

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RackOps 7 points ago +7 / -0

You get what you fucking deserve.

Stop electing democrats.

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Tokyo20DrinkingGame 9 points ago +10 / -1

We're trying; we're just outnumbered badly now. We've had like 300,000 Californians move here in the last 6 years.

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OhLollyLollyPop 1 point ago +2 / -1

Time to move!

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slimcoat 3 points ago +3 / -0

We can't cede ALL the ground, though. But I'm not sure what options we have...

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wethedownvoted 5 points ago +5 / -0

Internal polling suggested the burn, loot, and murder campaign wasn't going well.

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RightHandedSouthpaw 5 points ago +6 / -1

Blah, blah, blah, bullsh**, bullsh**. Stop talking. Start throwing out terrorism charges. Same goes for Lori Lightweight. Stop trying to sound tough and talking about how little tolerance you have for violence. Start doing something about it.

Say what you will about Rahm, the dude knew how to handle these things. A bunch of pantifa come in from out of state to break stuff during the NATO meetings. What does he do - has the police smash down a door and arrest 9 of them, ringing 3 up on terrorism charges for just plotting to make a molotov cocktail.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/19/chicago-nato-protesters-terrorism-charges

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IlxTheGreat 4 points ago +4 / -0

Denver director of Public Safety Murphy Robinson. fyi. But their mayor, hancock, said the same thing on saturday.

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cincydan 4 points ago +4 / -0

It's sad that we feel surprised when a politician, mayor, actually does what he is supposed to do.

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RenaissanceOfHope 4 points ago +4 / -0

It’s time to bring back Denver and Make the Front Range Great Again!

I have had thoughts about moving to Denver but after the riots and homeless people defacating on the streets, the answer is headed towards “I don’t think so”!

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Tokyo20DrinkingGame 2 points ago +2 / -0

Honestly, we need to institute assisted suicide for all the homeless who have no desire to do anything other than abuse drugs and alcohol and destroy property.

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CapnKek 3 points ago +3 / -0

Bullshit. You knew exactly what to expect.

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PositiveEnergy 3 points ago +3 / -0

This is what we need!!!

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I-am-but-an-egg 3 points ago +3 / -0

Words. More words. I hear lots of them from RINOs too

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SemperFree 3 points ago +3 / -0

Good to see, very glad.

Anarchy cannot be tolerated!

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oclost 3 points ago +3 / -0

Colorado is a shithole. This fuck is in charge. Do the math

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AlohaChris 3 points ago +3 / -0

Deeds, not words.

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pie4all88 3 points ago +3 / -0

I wish people would stop referring to these rioters as "anarchists". They're communists (both upper- and lowercase "C"), socialists, leftists, warlordists, or revolutionaries. Actual anarchists would not support legislation in support of BLM, because they would not believe discrimination should be illegal, nor that there should be a concept of illegality in the first place. Actual anarchists would not want to ban guns.

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Trump2024 3 points ago +5 / -2

Hell yeah! This guy should be a model for the elected officials in the rest of the shit cities who are coddling and welcoming Antifa and BLM fuckheads.It's about time!

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SnipedYou 2 points ago +2 / -0

Dominate the streets!

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RockFlagAndEagle2020 2 points ago +2 / -0

Shoot to kill, this is what I want to hear. These people don't deserve justice they don't respect it. The American people don't deserve to have to pay to house these anarchist. Once released they have no future, they will be out on the street and online spreading their ideology. End these people and send a crystal clear message. If you believe in this bullshit its time you put your life on the line for it or stay home in mommies basement.

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raytheater 2 points ago +2 / -0

I don't know who he is but I LIKE him! Go dude! Go forth and bring on justice!

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ShmellyTunaMelt1 2 points ago +3 / -1

holy shit! A mayor doing his job. thats impressive!

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VoteCyborgTrump2040 2 points ago +2 / -0

Get fucked commies.

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magafi 2 points ago +2 / -0

Just words.

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OhLollyLollyPop 2 points ago +2 / -0

Wow! Right on. Now do this in Kenosha, WI

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Meddlesom 2 points ago +2 / -0

Anarchists... Antifa...

...but if you're BLM, carry on. Burn Loot Murder, it's cool.

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Fizbin7 2 points ago +2 / -0

And they will do fucking nothing.

Watch.

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Farnsworth 2 points ago +2 / -0

I was really hoping after he said “you are not welcome here”, he’d then say “go to Portland where you are welcomed by the mayor there.”

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dumdumexpress 1 point ago +1 / -0

This is Denver Colorado Mayor's Manager of Safety Murphy Robinson III.

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Diotima [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

Thank you for that clarification!

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dumdumexpress 1 point ago +1 / -0

I think the Office of Whomever's Responsible for Any Given City's or Town's Safety is about to become quite relevant, across the country.

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TrumpenatorSupreme 1 point ago +1 / -0

Things are getting interesting!

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phunxyn 1 point ago +1 / -0

Is he up for re election?

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weneedaweedeater 1 point ago +1 / -0

This is how you mayor.

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RustySheckleford 1 point ago +1 / -0

What the hell happened in Colorado? Anyone know of any video?

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remember1776 1 point ago +1 / -0

Massive energy right here.

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duallyford 1 point ago +1 / -0

Aaaaand his tweet was deleted after a Trump supporter was killed.

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LosPepesContra 1 point ago +1 / -0

He did promote the protests. But Denver itself isnt that bag. It's got huge suburbs....they are the ones the Left have to really worry about.