I'LL BE ON EVENTUALLY...OR NOT The Rockies play at 11am today so I will be on AFTER that, but I'm not super certain of when that will be. My best guess is 2-ish, maybe a bit sooner if they game goes quickly. Follow me on my Facebook page and I'll give you a heads up.
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THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE WANTS TO DICTATE HOW YOU PARENT YOUR KIDS And they have brought up a bill that says if you DARE to consider that your kid, who just announced that they were born in the wrong body, may just need therapy to come to terms with their gender that can be used against you in a custody situation. This is an onerous bill, and Rep. Jarvis Caldwell shared this bit of the conversation during debate where Democrats compared concerned parents to the KKK. I'm not making this up. Listen here.
But that's not all they are proposing. They are also mandating insurance companies cover gender affirming medicalization of children, even as evidence is mounting that most children resolve their gender dysphoria when NOT affirmed. From a column in the Rocky Mountain Voice:
A 2016 study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry reveals that up to 85% of gender dysphoria cases in youth resolve naturally by adulthood. Contrast this with a 2022 National Institute of Health report, which cautions that the long-term effects of puberty blockers—such as compromised bone health or infertility—remain insufficiently studied. By enforcing this path, the state diminishes parental discretion to pursue alternatives like counseling or patience, potentially leaving children to grapple with unforeseen medical burdens in adulthood, all under government directive rather than family choice.
Equally concerning is HB 25-1312, which seeks to fortify protections by designating “deadnaming” or “misgendering” as factors in custody disputes and safeguarding parents who pursue gender treatments from external legal threats. Its protective intent is evident. Yet, this framework endangers parents who, relying on caution or research—like the NIH’s noted uncertainties or the 21 states restricting such care, per a 2023 KFF analysis—question these interventions.
You MUST comply or you lose your kids. You MUST comply with harmful medical interventions that permanently alter your child well before they are of the age to actually understand what they are doing to themselves long term. How is this not totalitarian? This is eerily similar to the Chinese communists removing Uygur children from their parents so the state can bring them up "properly", don't you think?
PLEASE EMAIL THE GOVERNOR TODAY RE: THIS GARBAGE GUN BILL You can send a RESPECTFUL email to the Governor asking him to VETO this horrible attack on our 2nd Amendment rights at Governorpolis@state.co.us. You can also call the office, though I've been told it goes straight to voicemail by multiple people, though I have not tried it myself. Do this TODAY, it will only take a minute. Don't be a jerk and don't use bad language, that will have the opposite desired effect. There is a concerted effort happening but we need your help. I will also talk to Leland Conway about this if I have a show today. Those phone numbers are here:
Constituent Services Help Line: (303) 866-2885
Governor's Office, Front Desk: (303) 866-2471
RAPE VICTIMS ARE FUNDRAISING TO GET RAPE KITS TESTED FASTER Colorado is doing a MISERABLE job of processing thousands of rape kits. There are a ton of reasons excuses but the fact remains that they are way too many victims who are waiting ALMOST TWO YEARS to get the rape kits they subjected themselves too tested. In that time, how many OTHER people are going to be victimized by some of these perpetrators? Now two women have started a GoFundMe to get the kits tested by private labs much sooner. This is shameful that they need to do this. Utterly shameful.
FINALLY MAYOR MIKE GOES AFTER PUBLIC SAFETY DOWNTOWN You guys listen to the show so you know how often I have preached about safety being the number one concern about downtown and how nothing would change until that was addressed aggressively. Apparently someone finally got Mike Johnston to listen. He announced a new downtown safety plan that includes increased patrols, both on horseback and foot, and there will be additional resources to deal with the addicts who roam downtown. This is a fantastic start even if it is years too late. I hope this is the spark downtown needs to get its footing back.
THE DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD GOT THE MESSAGE And decided NOT to go into executive session to discuss the highly unnecessary contract extension of hapless Superintendent Alex Marrero. His contract isn't up for over a year, and in that time there will likely be new board members elected who may (I hope) want to move in a different direction. The Board President couldn't even get someone to make a motion to move into executive session so it simply didn't happen.
IT'S TIME TO STOP THESE IDIOTIC LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Land acknowledgements are idiotic virtue signals that mean absolutely nothing. They make my skin crawl. They are performative for the sake of performance. Jon Caldara agrees with me and writes a snarky column about it here.
WE HAVE A STATE MUSHROOM And no, it's not the psychedelic kind. It's the Emperor mushroom and you can eat it and not see God. Read more here. Why did we need this? I do not know.
ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAY HAVE FIRED A PROFESSOR OVER SPEECH And he just got the go ahead from a judge to continue his lawsuit against the two female administrators who not only didn't grant tenure after he was recommended by his immediate superior, they fired him. He alleges they fired him because they didn't like the content of some of his lectures and speeches. A judge said there is enough "there" there to continue the suit. Guess what he was speaking against?
HAMAS LIED ABOUT WOMEN AND CHILDREN BEING KILLED I know, I know, this is my shocked face. In the most recent "reporting" about casualties from Hamas they made some changes. Whereas they had been claiming that over 70% of fatalities were women and children, they have now changed the numbers and removed names. The new numbers? From the Jerusalem Post:
Hamas has previously claimed that 70% of casualties have been women and children, a claim no longer reflected in their recently updated lists, according to the research. Approximately 72% of fatalities between the ages of 13-55 are men - the demographic category aligns with Hamas combatants. (emphasis mine)
“Hamas’s new March 2025 fatality list quietly drops 3,400 fully ‘identified’ deaths listed in its August and October 2024 reports – including 1,080 children. These ‘deaths’ never happened. The numbers were falsified – again,” Aizenberg asserted.
Huh, imagine that. They seemed so truthful before now.
NY JUDGE RIGHTLY CLAPS BACK ON THE TRUMP DOJ And I am fine with this. The Trump Department of Justice had already announced it would drop the case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, but they wanted it done so with the caveat that the charges could be brought again at any time. It was apparent from the get go that Mayor Adams had folded to the Trump admin on immigration issues and the threat of the charges returning was the stick that was going to keep him in line. I do not like such political quid pro quo because it once again gives legal status to a politician that a normal person would not enjoy. The judge didn't like it either, so he approved the dismissal but ordered that the charges CAN NOT be brought again. Read this:
In a strongly-worded opinion, Ho rejected the Justice Department’s core argument – that New York prosecutors were politically motivated in bringing the case and that the charges were impacting the mayor’s ability to carry out Trump’s immigration agenda.
“Everything here smacks of a bargain: dismissal of the indictment in exchange for immigration policy concessions,” he wrote in a 78-page opinion. He said DOJ’s position is “disturbing” because it implies public officials may receive special treatment if they go along with political priorities. “That suggestion is fundamentally incompatible with the basic promise of equal justice under the law.”
He's 100% right. The big winner here is Mayor Eric Adams for sure.
DOUGLAS COUNTY FRIENDS, WE'VE GOT A FORUM ON HOME RULE COMING UP And I'm thrilled to be a part of it as one of the moderators with my friend Deborah Flora. This is put on by a group called Douglas County Citizenry and you should join the Facebook group here if you're not a name calling jerk, those won't be tolerated. Info is below and everyone is welcome!
LITERALLY THE BEST AND MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY Should pads are BACK, BABY!
AMAZON WANTS TO BUY TIKTOK And as the date rapidly approaches for the sale or die for TikTok we'll see if Bezos can pull this off. This may put him back into the good graces of Gen Z.