The Mountain Minute: 6/12/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – June 12, 2025
Protests erupt, rent skyrockets, and foreign threats intensify. Here’s your sharp, unfiltered roundup from Team RMV.

Colorado News:
🔹 Denver ICE Protest Turns Violent – Seventeen arrested as “ICE Out” protesters block streets, vandalize property, and clash with police.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/graffiti-assaults-and-street-blockades-denver-ice-out-protest-leads-to-17-arrests/

🔹 Parker’s ‘No Kings’ Protest Pushes Forward – Organizers defy town officials and move ahead with Saturday’s protest, expected to coincide with Flag Day and Trump’s birthday.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/no-kings-protest-defies-parker-officials-will-proceed-despite-security-concerns/

🔹 Douglas County Debates Home Rule – Voters to decide on more local control over taxes and land use; Douglas County GOP Chair calls it a vote for freedom.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/webb-a-yes-vote-for-home-rule-is-a-vote-for-douglas-countys-future/

🔹 Colorado Renters Squeezed – New data shows record-high rents amid housing policy gridlock and rapid population growth.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/priced-out-packed-in-colorado-renters-squeezed-by-costs-policy-gridlock-and-population-growth/

🔹 Wildlife Reintroduction Raises Concerns – Op-ed questions the science and politics behind Colorado’s species comeback efforts.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/walcher-who-decides-what-species-come-back-from-extinction/

🔹 ICE Data Release Sparks Outrage – Leaked documents cast doubt on Governor Polis’ justification for controversial immigration data leak.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/polis-defends-ice-data-release-as-criminal-investigation-matter-but-documents-raise-doubts/

National News:
🔹 Trump’s Trade Pact Hits China Hard – New deal includes 55% tariffs and rare earth access, boosting U.S. manufacturing.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/u-s-gets-rare-earths-china-gets-55-tariffs-under-trump-trade-pact/

🔹 Nuclear Energy Reboot – Trump’s new plan aims to revive America’s power grid and energy independence.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/hancock-president-trumps-nuclear-plan-puts-power-and-america-back-on-the-grid/

🔹 Bioweapon Fears Escalate – Chinese nationals caught smuggling potential bioweapons into the U.S. spark warnings of deep CCP infiltration.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/chinese-nationals-caught-smuggling-pathogens-as-general-keane-warns-of-full-scale-infiltration/

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