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muriel_volestrangler

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5. That could explain the cowardice in freeing Peters. But firing these two implies he wanted Peters free

Reply to summer_in_TX (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 09:29 AM

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unless you're saying Trump continued to threaten to strip money unless these two were fired - in which case, a decent politician would have made that public.

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1st thing the new gov should do is put them back on the board rpannier Yesterday #1

Agreed! BeneteauBum Yesterday #2

Threats from Trump to strip money that otherwise would go to the state, I read. summer_in_TX Yesterday #3

That could explain the cowardice in freeing Peters. But firing these two implies he wanted Peters free muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #5

I don't keep up with Colorado that closely. So I don't know. summer_in_TX 23 hrs ago #6

That's my point - if he wanted a pretext, then he was actually in favour of releasing Peters muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #7

Could be. summer_in_TX 11 hrs ago #8

'Lawyers Gun and Money' is blunter: "What the fuck is wrong with Jared Polis?" muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #4