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Public Education Advocate, Executive Coach, Realtor, Proud Dad/Grandad, former Principal/Teacher, Vice-chair, A4PEP www.a4pep.org coloradonewsline.com/author/mikedeg… ourdenverourschools.com/resources

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Education Law Center @edlawcenter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Read ELC Litigation Director/Director of PFPS Jessica Levin's statement on the Treasury Department's proposed regulations for the federal voucher scheme. pfps.org/statement-fr...
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Education Law Center @edlawcenter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Join PFPS Director Jessica Levin and ELC Staff Attorney Patrick Cremin tomorrow, Oct. 2, at 12 pm ET for a timely discussion of the federal voucher program regulations and what steps public education advocates can take next. Share widely and register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The new federal school voucher program (EFTC) shifts education dollars to billionaire-funded SGO's. It expands pathways to private and religious schools. This scam is another step toward privatizing education rather than strengthening public schools. docs.google.com/presentation...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Greg's Folly: Governor Abbott Gets Hoisted on His Own Petard, by Jim Hightower
Greg Abbott, the right-wing hack who is governor of Texas, probably doesn't know what a
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Heritage Foundation is infamous for organizing Project 2025. As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views. Read my investigative report here:
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How the Heritage Foundation Promotes Christian Nationalist Schooling — Civil Defense
Tracing Heritage and Kevin Roberts’s ties to a growing network of classical Christian schools—and the policies steering public money their way.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Empire of Grift
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Denver voters say the current Mayor isn't cutting it. "Johnston only enjoys 39% approval compared to 50% disapproval. That means half of his constituents want someone else." Will voters elect a progressive in April like Chicago, New York, Boston, and Seattle have? coloradosun.com/2026/08/30/m...
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Nicolais: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston needs to find some campaign urgency before it's too late
The political environment ahead of April’s election is dramatically different than when Johnston won in 2023. None of it helps his chances
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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The TECH BILLIONAIRES have been DESTROYING PUBLIC EDUCATION for over a decade! NO gains in learning and RESEARCH shows more HARM in brain development. WHY? for PROFIT and CONTROL! BILLIONS could have gone to teachers and lower class size. @maddow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/b...
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How Big Tech Captured American Schools (Gift Article)
Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Guess which photo below shows the Colorado school district labeled “distinction” by CDE! paulanoonan.substack.com/p/public-edu... "Public Education hasn’t moved forward in a decade! 2026 Colorado test scores tell a story that won’t end until we acknowledge the story won’t end"
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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Cool rendition of Billy Joel's "Souvenir"! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPa1...
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Souvenir - Billy Joel cover
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Network for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
@carolburris.bsky.social in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social ‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families progressive.org/publ...
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‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families
Voucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger.
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Network for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
6 Reasons to Reject Federal Vouchers www.nea.org/resource...
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6 Reasons to Reject Federal Vouchers | NEA
State governors have the power to reject the first national voucher program and prevent a tidal wave of funding to unaccountable private schools.
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Network for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Pushback vs Ed Tech & Screentime in Schools One of the many amazing panels at our 2026 conference. For more info visit our website or scan the QR code networkforpubliceduc... Public Schools Build Democracy!
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Network for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A New Federal Voucher Program Poised to Ramp Up School Segregation from @tcfdotorg.bsky.social tcf.org/content/comm... @carolburris.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
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Network for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
OPINION: Charter schools are the Trojan horse of school privatization thenevadaindependent...
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OPINION: Charter schools are the Trojan horse of school privatization - The Nevada Independent
OPINION: Charter schools are the Trojan horse of school privatization. Read more at The Nevada Independent.
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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"In a 2024 survey of third-to-eighth-grade teachers, more than 80 percent said that their students’ reading stamina had declined since 2019." This is a MUST READ! @network4pubed.bsky.social @publicedpartners.bsky.social @ilfps.bsky.social @publiced412.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The End of Reading Is Here
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Things money can't buy: Love Happiness CO-1 CO Dem Gov nomination
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Andreessen, Andreessen, Andreessen. (He’s very close with Peter Thiel.) 1/
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In addition to Ambassador Lighthizer and Senator Coleman, Secretary Hegseth approved the appointments of thirteen other Defense Policy Board members:
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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"Weiser also opposed Amendment 80, which would have opened the door to vouchers....Senator Bennet has a long record of support for the charter school industry, and his tenure as Denver Public Schools superintendent..left a legacy of tension." npeaction.org/npe-action-e...
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NPE Action Endorses Phil Weiser for the Democratic Primary Candidate for Governor
NPE Action endorses Sue Woltanski for Monroe County School Board, District 5
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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
"The most shocking outcome may be the possible failure of Sen. Michael Bennet’s campaign for governor... While polling gave Bennet a massive 31-point lead over Attorney General Phil Weiser last summer...Weiser...has a 9-point lead." www.huffpost.com/entry/colora...
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The Democratic Insurgency Is Sweeping Through Colorado
Progressive candidates appear to have an edge in Colorado’s Democratic primaries next week.
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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
"Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire who supports charter schools, has contributed more than $3 million to a pro-Bennet super PAC." His money LOST vs Mamdani in New York. coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/10/r... Weiser leads in recent polls. coloradosun.com/2026/06/25/p... www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/u...
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Colorado’s Primary for Governor Pivots to Trump and Who Will Fight Him
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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
UPDATE: June 27, 4:00 p.m. Kalshi betting site for Colorado Democratic Governor nominee- Phil Weiser69% Michael Bennet32% Ken Salazar0.1% kalshi.com/markets/kxgo...
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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Jane Fonda in Brighton sounding the alarm over data centers-"Find out where the candidate gets their money from." Bennet's billionaire backers-Tench Coxe and Steve Mandel-are funding data center expansion. www.aol.com/news/actress... jacobin.com/2026/04/demo... coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/01/b...
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Lynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
@a4pep.bsky.social @odoschools.bsky.social @mcolorado.bsky.social #philforgovernor
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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Ken Ohmstede is the chair of the Colorado Democratic Party in Senate District 26, Arapahoe Party. Billionaire money should not be deciding the election for Governor. Bloomberg is only ONE of at least NINE billionaires who are trying to buy the election. coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/01/b...
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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Billionaires Tench and Simone Coxe donated $100K to Michael Bennet's campaign for Colorado's Governor. Tench Coxe serves on Nvidia's board. www.influencewatch.org/person/tench... "Nvidia is heavily invested in data center expansion." Bennet wants more Ai in schools. jacobin.com/2026/04/demo...
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The “Moderate” Think Tank Pushing Dems to Loosen AI Rules
Ascendant DC think tank Searchlight Institute, pushing Democrats to the center, has ties to megadonor Simone Coxe, whose Nvidia-linked money could boost AI-backed efforts to defend data center build-o...
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Lynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
@mcolorado.bsky.social @a4pep.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @odoschools.bsky.social
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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 17/06/2026
NEW: Colorado’s Democratic race for U.S. Senate between the incumbent, John Hickenlooper, and state Sen. Julie Gonzales features deep divides on policy and ideology — but no face-to-face events. Hickenlooper has chosen to skip a long list of forums and debates. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
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Favored in Colorado Senate primary, Hickenlooper declines to debate challenger Gonzales | Colorado Newsline
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, who is running for reelection, has chosen to skip a long list of forums and debates this year.
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Lynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
And Bennet claims to not know why pro-charter schools Bloomberg gave his campaign $4.6 mil. His pacs have dark money pro-charter school/voucher proponents. @mcolorado.bsky.social @a4pep.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @odoschools.bsky.social #copolitics
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Lynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Please read this from someone who was at DPS when #MichaelBennet was there. The devil is in the details and they're ugly. @a4pep.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @mcolorado.bsky.social
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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
”Crypto and AI political action committees have over $300 million on hand—more money than the party committees—and they're using it to buy favorable regulation.” Molly White 🗞️ @molly.wiki @tiffanymuller.bsky.social @endcitizensunited.bsky.social 5/13🧵
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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This interactive source map traces the funds for Michael Bennet in his campaign for Governor in Colorado. The names, companies, connections flow from the wealthy promoting corporate education reform, tech, finance, real estate, and venture capital. subterrainsights.com/temp/bennet-...
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Bennet Support Money Map: Source Context, Not Motive
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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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The Tax Credit Pipeline Colorado Hasn't Built Yet
A $1,700 tax credit sounds modest. The system it could unlock is not.
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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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Election Day in Colorado is June 30! Don't Just Vote—Take Note
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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"Pro-Bennet group Rocky Mountain Way dominates Democratic ad spending with over $8 million raised." coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/10/r...
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Record-breaking fundraising, billionaire-backed super PACs shape Colorado governor's race | Colorado Newsline
The Democratic primary is a more evenly matched contest than the party's last competitive gubernatorial race in 2018.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
NBC should sue this disgusting, lying maniac for billions of dollars for defamation. Stop playing nice with is vile idiot. Enough.
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Niall Stanage @niallstanage.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
This is a devastating interview. Scott Pelley tells the NYT that Bari Weiss directly put a “thumb on the scale” for Trump over the killing of Renee Good. Here’s his explanation of exactly what happened.
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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
UPDATE: As of June 1, Bennet's super PAC has received over $8 million and more ultra-rich investors donated. coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/01/b...
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How billionaire money could influence Colorado’s Democratic primary election for governor | Colorado Newsline
Money is becoming a big factor in Democratic campaign for Colorado governor, primarily due to one group of funders: billionaires.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.
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US employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unions, report finds
Critics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers
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Church of the Raptor @churchoftheraptor.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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Two of Bennet's bilionaire donors, Tench Coxe and Steve Mandel, are funding a new group, Majority Democrats, and a new think tank, Searchlight Institute, to slow down Ai regulation. Bennet is in the group along with Denver's Mike Johnston. jacobin.com/2026/04/demo... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorit...
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The “Moderate” Think Tank Pushing Dems to Loosen AI Rules
Ascendant DC think tank Searchlight Institute, pushing Democrats to the center, has ties to megadonor Simone Coxe, whose Nvidia-linked money could boost AI-backed efforts to defend data center build-o...
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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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Colorado Parents and Educators Want an End to High-stakes Testing
A group of activists in Colorado speaks out against standardized tests. Angela Engels’ article was printed in the Colorado Times Recorder. A Message from Judy Solano, Chair, A4PEP (Advoc…
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Nancy E. Bailey @nancyebailey.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
NCLB never went away! It still affects how students learn, and also how the Democratic Party is viewed. #EduSky nancyebailey.com/2026/05/27/t...
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The New York Times Mistaken Ideas About NCLB! - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
Recent reports lamenting poor test scores seem to suggest returning to the good old days of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The New York Times recently led the way, reporting, Why U.S. Test Scores Are in...
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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
“Human connection is at the heart of learning..Classrooms should be places where students and teachers build knowledge together through experience and dialogue,” particularly around “difficult, open-ended questions.” jacobin.com/2026/05/educ...
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The EdTech Backlash Is Here, and It's Just Getting Started
Tech vendors promised personalized, frictionless learning. What American schools got instead was mind-numbing, data-hungry junk software that devalues teachers and shortchanges students. A growing mov...
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Lynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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CarolCorbettBurris @carolburris.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
this is what we need! @rweingarten.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @a4pep.bsky.social @network4pubed.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social youtu.be/BmLTj38muvc?...
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Lawmakers and Advocates Join NYSUT to Demand Charter School Accountability
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
NEW: The Colorado Democratic Party has formally condemned and censured Governor Jared Polis for granting clemency to Tina Peters. Polis is hereby banned from speaking or being honored at party events. 90% of CDP central committee members voted to reprimand Polis.
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