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[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO "Fair, safe, & competitive environment" — 3 qualities in 1 phrase. The proposition's text doesn't define "fair." The verification mechanism is "sex assigned at birth" w/no defined verification standard

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO "Erin has said as much" is a reference to public statements. Voters should look up the campaign lead's full body of statements — in multiple registers — to understand what passage of these propositions would actually mean. The full record is more revealing

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO Lundberg represented Larimer County. Larimer County GOP has amplified Protect Kids CO tweets in earlier threads. The concentration of the coalition's named figures is a map of where the campaign's infrastructure is strongest. Voters in those areas are more saturated w/ messaging

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO @MarkGeistSWP Grant Stinchfield — former Newsmax host, known conservative media figure. The campaign is getting coverage on conservative media. This is the media ecosystem the campaign is operating in: organized coalition + named political figures + partisan media amplification. Recognize it.

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO "Your vote is your voice" is poll-tested civic engagement language. It's true in a narrow sense — voting is 1 form of voice. But the framing implies that voting yes is the only way to speak. Voting no, abstaining, or organizing for better policy are also forms of voice!

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO Patty McKernan — former Colorado state representative and known figure in the state's conservative movement. Look up her background and affiliations before treating her endorsement as a neutral local voice. Coalition partners signal where the campaign's infrastructure comes from.

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@CoasterK24 These are a need

[RockNstardust🎸✨ @CoasterK24]

Got the new Figment pressed pennies. Found it funny its advertised as pressed coins. Love the EPCOT logo

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO The "common-sense protections" framing appears in nearly every Protect Kids CO post. It's a recurring cue designed 2 make opposition feel unreasonable. The phrase contains no information about what the measures actually do. The phrase's function is 2 label opposition as extremism

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO “It's official" framing is doing work too. Ballot designation is a routine procedure. Treating it as a triumph is a fundraising/recruiting frame. Recognize it. The substantive milestones — debates, fiscal notes, public hearings — are where the actual policy gets evaluated

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO PSA for Colorado voters: the actual text of each proposition is on the SOS website. The official ballot name is one sentence; the substantive text is 5–10 pages each. The names diverge from the substance. Read both before voting.

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO The framing assumes that "biological male" is a fixed category. It isn't. Puberty, hormone therapy, and time all change the relevant physiology. The proposition's "sex assigned at birth" standard is precisely the standard that ignores these changes — which is the policy choice

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO @LoriGim @CPANColorado Colorado Parent Advocacy Network (CPAN) & Lori Gimelshteyn as named coalition partners — signal who else is backing the campaign, who funds the operation, & what their track record is on previous ballot measures. 3 propositions from one coalition means the partner network matters

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@Erin4Parents "The gaslighting phase has ended" is the rhetorical claim. The phase hasn't ended; the debate has intensified. What has changed is that the campaign has shifted from policy arguments to personal narratives. They aren't evidence for policy that applies to everyone's kids.

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@Erin4Parents Parents of transgender children reading this thread: there are parents whose kids desisted. There are also parents whose kids didn't, whose kids thrived after affirmation, & whose kids attempted suicide after rejection. The campaign has a curated sample. You should know that

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@Erin4Parents Parents of transgender kids in this thread: the campaign's message here is that the adults helping your kid feel safe at school are unsafe by definition. Read that sentence again. Ask whether that's a posture you want your state to adopt through Prop 133/134/135.

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@Erin4Parents “Experimenting on the mentally ill" treats trans identity as a mental illness and social transition as the experiment. Both premises are wrong by the standards of current psychiatric practice. The campaign isn't arguing within the medical consensus — it's arguing against it.

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO @MarkGeistSWP @JenniferSey @Erin4Parents Jennifer Sey — known for her parental rights advocacy, school-related activism, and COVID school closure criticism. She has a specific political profile that informs her role in this campaign. Voters evaluating the coalition should know the named leaders' backgrounds

[Amanda @disneydancer16]

@ProtectKidsCO @RosyBoa23's comment is direct: "Colorado will be voting no, no, and no. Y'all suck." The trans community's response to the campaign is visible in these threads. The campaign's framing doesn't engage w/the people most directly affected. That's a substantive choice w/ consequences

[soup🌱 @thrluv]

YES, your political stance does in fact define the kind of person you are