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Justin Kurth

@justinlkurth.bsky.social
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Marine veteran. Former GOP official turned Democrat. Running for CO Senate District 4. Building political bridges so we fight the good fight together.

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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ENDORSEMENT!! @votevets has endorsed me in my run for Colorado State Senate District 4. It means so much to me to have their backing and that of their nearly 2 million supporters. After all, nearly 10% of our district’s population are veterans like me. I will honor their service by being a (1/2)
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Veterans For Responsible Leadership proudly endorses Justin Kurth for State Senator in Colorado’s Senate District 4. Justin is a Marine Corps veteran, a former 911 dispatcher, and a public servant who has built his career around showing up when people need help. @justinlkurth.bsky.social
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 12/09/2026
Coloradans were exposed to radiation for decades. Now Congress might make them eligible for compensation.
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Coloradans were exposed to radiation for decades. Now Congress might make them eligible for compensation.
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Another beautiful day on the campaign trail! Burro Days in Fairplay was huge! Thankful for the cloud cover but the heat wasn’t going to keep me, or the many folks from around the region, from coming to celebrate the burro racers. What an awesome undertaking and at nearly 10,000 ft elevation!
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Congratulations to BT594, the newest class of Colorado Department of Corrections graduates! Today, a new group of correctional officers took their oaths of service, stepping into one of the toughest, most under-recognized jobs in public safety. It’s a calling…
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Tonight the President used a primetime address to relitigate an election from six years ago instead of talking about what’s actually on the ballot this November: endless wars, high gas prices, inflation, healthcare, wildfires. Colorado’s elections are some of the most secure in the nation and…1/2
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Spent the day on the road between Conifer and Salida yesterday taking the opportunity to listen to business owners, fire fighters, educators, and community and legislative leaders at the annual Conifer Fest and the Chaffee County Democrats annual event.
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The primary is behind us. Today the real work begins. I’m so very grateful for each of you who have shared your support, not just in word, but in casting your vote. Thank you. As my family and I submitted our ballots (Father’s Day activity ❤️), I was struck by the moment in time. This year, I…(1/6)
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Cripple Creek put on two very special events today. I stood at the veterans memorial while the names of the fallen were read aloud and veterans rendered a salute, saying everything words can't. Then the American Legion’s National Vice Commander, Ben Headen, read aloud President Abraham...(1/5)
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
A force of nature living your life in such a way that you’ve demonstrated endurance in the face of life’s challenges while showing us that our love for others is a verb, the actions of which strengthens us. I’m privilege I have to call you Mom. Happy Mother’s Day to all you Moms!
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Infuriating
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
@coloradodems.org’s margin of success in every race: 📈
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
@schwarzenegger.bsky.social, I found another TurboMan, if you’re in the market for one.
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Our trust within the IC is 📉
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
A friend of mine just premiered his short film today and whoa! Check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=2hYO...
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Between — A Short Film
YouTube video by Tim Sparks
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Second term, second shutdown.
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Not for nothing that a bunch of generals had to sit through a theater format explanation of how a recent change in command is due to impact them. I’m sure they remember those days as a boot Lt. a bit more fondly today than what they just sat through.
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
They still don’t get out. It will take years before the pain is real enough for some folks. And by then it will be too late.
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 25/09/2025
ICE agents “boxed in” Routt County Commissioner Angelica Salinas at a post office south of Steamboat after she took a video of operations from her vehicle, she said on social media. “I don’t know what would have happened if my husband were not in the car with me,” Salinas says
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County commissioner confronted by federal agents as ICE activity increases in Steamboat Springs, Oak Creek
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers “boxed in” Routt County Commissioner Angelica Salinas at the post office in Oak Creek after she took a video of operations from her vehicle, Salinas s...
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Cañon City Daily Record @canoncitydailyrecord.com · 21/09/2025
Colorado families caring for disabled adults to see cut in Medicaid pay trib.al/7oJ1mzm
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Colorado families caring for disabled adults to see cut in Medicaid pay
For years, family caregivers received a higher reimbursement from Medicaid than “host homes” where a handful of people with disabilities live with one or more people in charge of their …
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Cañon City Daily Record @canoncitydailyrecord.com · 19/09/2025
Letters to the Editor: Governing bodies bowing to loud voices who seek to limit speech trib.al/bpWq9nq
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Letters to the Editor: Governing bodies bowing to loud voices who seek to limit speech
The First Amendment is the cornerstone of our democracy, ensuring that freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and religion remain protected from government overreach. Yet across the country, even …
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/09/2025
Sen. Chris Murphy: "Trump's FCC forced a major network to pull a loud Trump critic, Jimmy Kimmel, off the air — essentially saying that any media actor that doesn't say what Trump wants them to say...is going to be silenced. That's censorship. That's not America."
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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Let me be clear: I am a NO on Republicans’ government funding plan.
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
It feels like we are closer to Ghorman than Yavin, for now.
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Ghoulish shit
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/08/2025
"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power." New from @markhertling.bsky.social:
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Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
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Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
To put a finer point on it, this is how the CCP works. Single party rule. The existence of others is allowed for the illusion of democratic norms.
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The Vote Yes on Amendment 87 Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 09/08/2025
Holy shit. Pure fire from...an FCC commissioner.
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
And yet, do not convince yourself you can afford to wait around for someone else to step up, for someone else to be the hero. Stop waiting for a hero. They won’t come. It is up to you.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
If you refuse to see what is happening, the cancellation of the Colbert show should open your eyes. I want to explain to you what a censorship state looks like - where a corrupt government gives favors to media that suppresses criticism of the regime.
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Senator John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.senate.gov · 11/07/2025
Canada is one of Colorado’s largest trading partners. Tariffs are just a tax on small businesses and working families.
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
As Democrats, we must be capable of a walking-and-chewing-gum exercise where we can be critical of our county’s shortcomings while remaining champions of our country, and patriotically so. These are not mutually exclusive, yet some find themselves too concerned with perfection to celebrate the good.
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
About sums it up for me, too.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
If the Iranian program is now gone, that's a good thing, but as strategists and military planners always warn, the “enemy gets a vote.” The Iranians may respond in ways the U.S. does not expect. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The United States Bombed Iran. What Comes Next?
President Trump is taking an enormous risk.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
No Kings
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The same guys trying to demonize government workers as useless bureaucrats who just lounge around all day on the taxpayer dime are complaining on television about how hard it is to work in the government
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
They told me if I voted for Kamala the market would crash, and then we’d probably have a recession. They were right.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Pretty sure this isn't right, but I'm not a legal expert
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
🎯 Rural America has been exporting talent to metro areas since the Industrial Revolution. America invested in infrastructure in small towns and rural communities reprioritizing, compensating, if you will, those talent-exporting communities. Ending it will hurt rural terribly. Fun while it lasted.
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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Trust is gained in drops and lost in buckets.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Part of how we're rushing toward the abyss - the lawbreaking is so widespread that they may be unwilling to relinquish power voluntarily for fear of (rightfully) facing prosecution
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The overlap of some of counties that would benefit from this and the counties where most voters support Trump is frustratingly ironic.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
“You can also commit injustice by doing nothing.” Marcus Aurelius
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
SMOD 2032! www.popsci.com/science/2024...
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Agencies plan for near-Earth asteroid's close encounter in 2032
But it’s not time to build a bunker.
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Justin Kurth @justinlkurth.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Today, I am listening to @denverr.bsky.social’s “The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th” Thank you, Mr. Riggleman, for all you have done in service to our country. www.audible.com/pd/B0BBSP8ZF...
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The Breach
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. This program is read by the author, Denver Riggleman. “Winners make history.”—Kevin McCarthy Make no mistake: modern information warfare is here and January...
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