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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 01/10/2026
Here's a teaser from EP 12 of The Well-Read Constitution, featuring CO Sec of State @jenagriswold.bsky.social & citizens like you & me reading from the 25th Amendment concerning REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT. See the full video and our article here: ourdemocracycollective.substack.com/p/removal-of...
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 01/10/2026
The 25th Amendment is not abstract. Section 4 explains what happens when a president claims no inability exists, but the VP and cabinet disagree. Watch Ep. 12 with Jena Griswold, Lisa M, and Rick M. youtu.be/96NTVmshAN0 #25thAmendment #Democracy
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 30/09/2026
The meter is running. “Big Yellow A-Taxi” takes on capitalist corruption, deregulation, and extinction. When profit comes before life, there is no refund. READ IT. RESTACK IT. sandiault.substack.com/p/big-yellow... #Extinction #ClimateCrisis
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 29/09/2026
If we do not halt this systematic theft of our natural heritage, we will soon wake up to a world where the wild exists only as a haunting echo of Joni's iconic song. BIG YELLOW A-TAXI: How Capitalist Corruption Deregulated Extinction sandiault.substack.com/p/big-yellow... READ IT. RESTACK IT.
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 28/09/2026
Wildlife can’t lobby Congress. We can. Read “Time Is Running Out” on the threat of weakened endangered species protections. [ourdemocracycollective.substack.com…...) #ProtectWildlife
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 28/09/2026
You can’t buy back an extinct species. What are we willing to lose so someone else can get richer? Read Sandi Ault’s BIG YELLOW A-TAXI. sandiault.substack.com/p/big-yellow... #ProtectWildlife #PublicLands
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 23/09/2026
🇺🇸 Presidential term limits & voting rights: hear activist and satirist Vic Myers (Resistor Vic), Nai from ODC, Christiana M & Jennifer P read the 22nd & 24th Amendments. What did you learn? ▶️ [youtu.be/3OMUMwLtl3c](youtu.be/3OMU… #USConstitution #VotingRights
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Term Limits and Termination of the Poll TAX
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 23/09/2026
1PM MT TODAY! Ep 11 of The Well-Read Constitution from Our Democracy Collective releases on Substack and on YouTube. EP 11 features ordinary citizens like you and me & @vicmeyers.bsky.social reading from Amendments 22 and 24 of the U.S. Constitution. Here's a teaser to tide you over 'till midday!
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 22/09/2026
If billionaires get to write the future, what part do they leave for you? AI. Money. Political power. Who gets left out? Sandi Ault’s FRACK TO THE FUTURE 👇 Read it. Restack it. Start the conversation.   sandiault.substack.com/p/frack-to-t… #AI #Billionaires #Democracy
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 22/09/2026
FRACK TO THE FUTURE: Fat Cats Have Written the Future, and You’re Not In It sandiault.substack.com/p/frack-to-t... In another blockbuster Substack essay, @sandiault.substack.com dives into an imaginary DeLorean and takes us Frack to the Future
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Frack to the Future
Fat Cats Have Written the Future, and You're Not In It
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 22/09/2026
From Sandi Ault: Another blockbuster essay on Substack: sandiault.substack.com/p/frack-to-t... “Come on, Commoners, hop in my Flux Capacitor-i-powered Dis-DeLorean-ted ride and join me as we travel into the future.“ READ IT, then RESTACK IT, for FRACK'S SAKE. Teaser: youtube.com/shorts/N-YH0...
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Frack to the Future
Fat Cats Have Written the Future, and You're Not In It
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 19/09/2026
They aren’t waiting for the future. They’re buying it. FRACK TO THE FUTURE exposes how AI, billionaires and Trumpworld are shaping tomorrow. Where does that leave us? READ. RESTACK. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS DO. sandiault.substack.com/p/frack-to-t… #AI #Billionaires #Politics
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Frack to the Future
Fat Cats Have Written the Future, and You're Not In It
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 18/09/2026
FRACK TO THE FUTURE: Fat Cats Have Written the Future, and You’re Not In It sandiault.substack.com/p/frack-to-t... READ IT. RESTACK IT. THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS DO. Come on, Commoners, hop in my Flux Capacitor-i-powered Dis-DeLorean-ted ride and join me as we travel into the future.
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Frack to the Future
Fat Cats Have Written the Future, and You're Not In It
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 16/09/2026
🇺🇸 What if we stopped arguing about the Constitution and actually READ it? Rep. Robert Marshall, Kathy C., Steve B., Jan B., and Colorado Treasurer Dave Young discuss Reconstruction and the 14th Amendment. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/p0_srztQLNo  #14thAmendment #Constitution #Reconstruction
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 13/09/2026
On 9/11, we remember Marc Mullenix, an Incident Commander who served at Ground Zero and later died by suicide. Sandi Ault’s powerful essay asks what “Never Forget” must truly mean. Read, share, and restack: sandiault.substack.com/p/lost-a-nat… #NeverForget
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 12/09/2026
LOST: A NATION ASTONISHED: I lost a hero in the aftermath of 9/11. The country lost its capacity for shame. sandiault.substack.com/p/lost-a-nat...
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LOST: A NATION ASTONISHED
I lost a hero in the aftermath of 9/11. The country lost its capacity for shame.
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 12/09/2026
On 9/11, we remember Marc Mullenix, an Incident Commander who served at Ground Zero and later died by suicide. Sandi Ault’s powerful essay asks what “Never Forget” must truly mean. Read, share, and restack: sandiault.substack.com/p/lost-a-nat… #NeverForget #September11
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 10/09/2026
What if America doesn’t lose its identity all at once? What if it happens piece by piece, as truth, freedom, and self-rule are weakened? Sandi Ault’s “Bourne in the USA” is a powerful, uncomfortable read. sandiault.substack.com/p/bourne-in-…
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 10/09/2026
Read it. Then restack it. Do it now. While there's still time. sandiault.substack.com/p/bourne-in-...
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 05/09/2026
🚨 Democracy doesn’t disappear overnight. Truth is suppressed. Then chaos, election interference and fear become tools of control. Sandi Ault breaks down the warning signs in Ep. 52, “Bourne in the USA.” Read and share: sandiault.substack.com/p/bourne-in-… #Democracy #TruthMatters
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 05/09/2026
It's a thriller. In real life. BOURNE IN THE USA: The assassination of American identity, as political power hunts down freedom, truth, and self-rule to entrench control sandiault.substack.com/p/bourne-in-...
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Bourne in the USA
The assassination of American identity, as political power hunts down freedom, truth, and self-rule to entrench control
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 05/09/2026
Equality takes center stage. Michael Clarkson, Sandi Ault, Theresa DW & Amanda Gonzalez bring Amendments 13, 14, 15 & 19 to life—with Gus, Xavier & Nia S. These rights shaped America. Defending them is up to us. Watch & share: youtu.be/7liYhHZlt3o #Equality #Democracy
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 22/08/2026
🇺🇸 What happens if NO presidential candidate wins an Electoral College majority? 📜 The 12th Amendment has the answer. Hear Morgan Carroll, former Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, and 4 civic & community voices bring the Constitution to life. 🎬 Watch TODAY! :
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THE WELL READ CONSTITUTION EP 8 ELECTION of the PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT
ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENTEpisode 8: Views of ou...
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 21/08/2026
Episode 8 of The Well-Read Constitution ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT youtu.be/qc29oXFtIV8 Views of our national treasures, sounds of American jazz, & 3 Colorado democracy defenders read the lawful means our US Constitution prescribes for electing the leaders in the highest offices.
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THE WELL READ CONSTITUTION EP 8 ELECTION of the PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 21/08/2026
🚨 PREMIERING TODAY! 🇺🇸📜 Who really decides the presidency? Hear Morgan Carroll, former Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, and 4 civic & community voices read the 12th Amendment—the Electoral College, President & VP, and what happens when no one wins a majority. ▶️ Watch now!
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 14/08/2026
Episode 7 of The Well-Read Constitution FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS - Part 2 is up now! youtu.be/ZXwenvrx1yU CO AG @philforcolorado.bsky.social, political strategist and author @carmitage.bsky.social, and some of our fellow citizens read from the Bill of Rights to sublime jazz by Sean McGowan
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THE WELL READ CONSTITUTION EP 7 FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, PART 2
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 14/08/2026
📜 The Bill of Rights isn’t history. It’s OURS. ⚖️ CO AG Phil Weiser & author/activist Chris Armitage take starring roles—joined by Christian S, Kathleen K, Tim C, Fraser G & other voices—bringing Amendments 6–10 to life. 🇺🇸 Many voices. One Constitution. WE THE PEOPLE. #BillOfRights
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 08/08/2026
📜 Shad Murib, Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, reads the Fifth Amendment in our Bill of Rights series. Hear the words that protect due process, liberty, and justice—and join five other readers bringing the Constitution to life. 🇺🇸 #BillOfRights #Constitution
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 02/08/2026
Episode 5 of The Well-Read Constitution is up! THE COURTS - Dahlia Lithwick reads Article III in authoritarian times youtu.be/Att5kXvlvjc Slate Magazine Senior Editor Dahlia Lithwick reads from Article III
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THE COURTS - Dahlia Lithwick reads Article III in authoritarian times
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 02/08/2026
This fast porch theft by a bear has now become the entry point to a darker story about corruption, public loss, and the open plunder of everything we hold dear. Read GONE IN 60 SECONDS and then, watch the little bear cub on the video at the end. sandiault.substack.com/p/gone-in-60...
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Gone in 60 Seconds
A bear on the porch, a stolen package, and the brazen theft of everything we hold dear
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 01/08/2026
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: A bear on the porch, a stolen package, and the brazen theft of everything we hold dear sandiault.substack.com/p/gone-in-60...
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Gone in 60 Seconds
A bear on the porch, a stolen package, and the brazen theft of everything we hold dear
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 29/07/2026
Colorado has a history of standing up for the people who feed us. Senadora @senadorajulie on why that legacy matters now more than ever. Full conversation on Substack. #FarmWorkers #Colorado #WorkerRights
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 25/07/2026
PREMIERING TODAY 🇺🇸📜 What does the Constitution say about presidential accountability? Former White House Special Counsel Ty Cobb reads Article II, Section 4. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/0X6HspUssMM #TheWellReadConstitution #WeThePeople
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 24/07/2026
NEW! LIVE today! EP 4 of The Well-Read Constitution Ty Cobb, Article II, & Thelonious Monk: A Modern Reading featuring former White House Special Counsel Ty Cobb youtu.be/0X6HspUssMM
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Ty Cobb, Article II, & Thelonious Monk: A Modern Reading
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 24/07/2026
PREMIERING TODAY 🇺🇸📜 What does the Constitution say about presidential accountability? Former White House Special Counsel Ty Cobb reads Article II, Section 4. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/0X6HspUssMM #TheWellReadConstitution #WeThePeople
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 23/07/2026
COMING SOON: Episode 4 of The Well-Read Constitution. 🇺🇸📜 Former White House Special Counsel Ty Cobb reads Article II, Section 4—the Constitution’s words on impeachment and removal from office. Know what it says. This is why we read. #TheWellReadConstitution
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 22/07/2026
Farmers and workers have more in common than the system wants them to believe. Senadora @senadorajulie on building coalitions across rural and urban Colorado. Full conversation on Substack. #FarmWorkers #RuralColorado #BigAg #WorkerRights
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 15/07/2026
When corporations profit while communities pay the price, something is broken. Senadora @senadorajulie on finding a path forward that works for working people. Full conversation on Substack. #CorporateGreed #WorkingFamilies #economicjustice
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 14/07/2026
A personal lament for a sacred landscape. Bury my broken heart beneath where the supernova streaks across the sky and sets the walls of the cliff dwellings of the first people afire with radiant light in the dark of night: Bears Ears.
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 14/07/2026
The Founders warned us. Are we still listening? 🇺🇸 Their words on tyranny weren't meant to stay trapped in history books. A free people cannot afford to forget what unchecked power looks like. 📖 The Well-Read Constitution — Ep. 2 🎥 Watch. Think. Share. #WellReadConstitution
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 12/07/2026
🚨 COMING UP: The Founders warned us about tyranny and unchecked power. 🇺🇸 Their words weren't just for the past. They were a warning to the future—our future. 📖 The Well-Read Constitution, Episode 2. Are we still listening? #WellReadConstitution #WeThePeople
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 08/07/2026
Lynx. Wolverines. Sage grouse. Cutthroat trout. The Endangered Species Act is on the chopping block. Senadora @senadorajulie on what Colorado loses when federal protections disappear. Full conversation on Substack. #EndangeredSpeciesAct #ColoradoWildlife #PublicLands #Conservation
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 07/07/2026
The Well-Read Constitution Project celebrates one of America's greatest gifts: democracy. Hear voices from across our communities alongside music that reflects our nation. Join the conversation. ourdemocracycollective.substack.com… #WeThePeople #Democracy #Constitution
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 04/07/2026
🇺🇸 The Well-Read Constitution Project celebrates democracy through the voices of everyday Americans and the music that reflects our nation. Together, we're bringing the Constitution to life, one reading, one voice, one community at a time. #WellReadConstitution #WeThePeople #Constitution
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 03/07/2026
In this 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we remember why the founders risked all in support of this cause. The framers designed the Constitution to constrain an unfit ruler & safeguard the people against tyranny. A free people must stand up for it. youtu.be/ilsTYTMmckg
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 03/07/2026
🏔️ Before dawn, Theresa Daus-Weber, June Gessner, and Janet Nitsche crossed Colorado's Continental Divide on Berthoud Pass, climbing and descending 1,640 feet over nearly 14 miles. From Oregon to Washington, D.C., the walk continues. #WomensWalkAcrossAmerica #ActionIsTheAntidote
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 01/07/2026
From Salem to the Continental Divide, the Women's Walk Across America has walked 1,271 miles to raise awareness of gender-based oppression. Next stop: Denver for the July 4th rally. 🏃‍♀️💪 Learn more or join the walk: womenswalkacrossamerica.com/walk-with-us #WomensWalkAcrossAmerica #DenverMarch
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 01/07/2026
Colorado's unaffiliated voters can vote in the Democratic primary on June 30. Senadora @senadorajulie on what that means for the Hickenlooper challenge -- and why the primary is the election that matters. Full conversation on Substack. #COSenate #DemocraticPrimary #UnaffiliatedVoters #colorado
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 01/07/2026
From Salem to the Continental Divide, the Women's Walk Across America has walked 1.271 miles to raise awareness of gender-based oppression. Next stop: Denver for the July 4th rally. 🏃‍♀️💪 Learn more or join the walk:  womenswalkacrossamerica.com/walk-wi…
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Our Democracy Collective @ourdemocracycollective.substack.com · 19/06/2026
What would happen if Colorado faced an election crisis? Join me LIVE tomorrow with Amanda Gonzalez, candidate for Colorado Secretary of State:  open.substack.com/live-stream/24633…  #ColoradoPolitics #ColoradoAG #VotingRights #Democracy
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