Guest Appearance: Brandon Wark on Big Timber Lodge Livestream: The War on Rural Colorado

Well Hello Free People of the Rocky Mountain Region!

Brandon was the special guest on the Big Timber Lodge Livestream, where we discussed the war on rural Colorado.

It was a lot of fun, and we covered a lot of material.

If you missed it, you can watch it here and below the video you will find links to what was discussed in the video and the slides from the video.

Slides from Video:

Links from Slides:

SB19-181: Protect Public Welfare Oil And Gas Operations: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb19-181

EDITORIAL: Oil & gas ban would cripple Colorado: https://gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-oil-gas-ban-would-cripple-colorado/article_f3bb71ae-e320-11ee-8d36-f3016f385ddc.html

RMGO’s Bill Watch: https://rmgo.org/billwatch/

2020 Election Analysis (map of wolf votes): https://freestatecolorado.com/a-libertarian-review-of-colorados-2020-general-election-part-1-ballot-initiatives/

Colorado Proposition 112, Minimum Distance Requirements for New Oil, Gas, and Fracking Projects Initiative (2018): https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Proposition_112,_Minimum_Distance_Requirements_for_New_Oil,_Gas,_and_Fracking_Projects_Initiative_(2018)

Fiscal impacts of Proposition 112: https://www.commonsenseinstituteus.org/colorado/research/energy-and-our-environment/fiscal-impacts-of-proposition-112

https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Proposition_127,Prohibit_Hunting_of_Mountain_Lion,_Bobcat,_and_Lynx_Initiative(2024)

Denver 2024 Election Results: https://www.denvergov.org/media/denverapps/electionarchives/2024/General%20Election/Summary%20Report_Denver%20Final%20Official%20Election%20Results.pdf

Colorado Ballot Proposal 2025-2026 #82 – Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation Commission: https://leg.colorado.gov/content/wildlife-and-ecosystem-conservation-commission-0

HB25-1258: Scientific Wildlife Management: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1258

Wildlife initiatives run roughshod over sitting-duck rural Coloradans | GABEL: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/opinion/wildlife-initiatives-run-roughshod-over-sitting-duck-rural-coloradans-gabel/article_cb4f281d-219b-4a15-9a8c-a134b5ad62a6.html

Where are the reasonable voices in wildlife ballot proposals? | GABEL: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/opinion/where-are-the-reasonable-voices-in-wildlife-ballot-proposals-gabel/article_a6718327-5da9-45d5-a6af-f49b8d762b8d.html

Colorado Senate Seats to Flip in 2026, Most Vulnerable Democrats Need to Lose! https://freestatecolorado.com/flip-senate-2026/

House and Senate Election Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hE22k6s7cdf-Her3G4K_F7kZVCL7LakUtdl9k5Z6Go4/edit?usp=sharing

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Author: Brandon Wark

Colorado Native, world traveler. Political operative and blogger in defense of liberty. Believer in the value of human life and the potential for consciousness. My posts are my opinion - protected by the First Amendment