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August 26, 2025

Boycotting a ‘MAGA Bodega,’ Cyberbullies at the Capitol, and a Laid Off City Worker Speaks Out!

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Boycotting a ‘MAGA Bodega,’ Cyberbullies at the Capitol, and a Laid Off City Worker Speaks Out!

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What’s more offensive to Denverites: The fact that a new business opening in Cherry Creek North calls itself a “bodega” or the fact that it’s owned by an apparent Trump supporter? When Town Pump Provisions opened on Third Avenue earlier this month, social media sleuths dug up some info that led to calls of a boycott. So producers Olivia Jewell Love and Paul Karolyi are talking about the politics of local boycotts. Plus, a Republican state representative resigned after he was outed for starting a cyberbullying campaign against a Democrat colleague. And finally, we hear from a city worker who was laid off and more comments from listeners. 

Olivia mentioned this post on X about Rep. Katie Stewart. Paul mentioned the Monfort family’s various political contributions over the years. 

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