Today's Tremendous Guests
Hunter Ripley "Rip" Rawlings III is a New York Times Best Selling Author, and served in the United States Marine Corps (23 Years) as an Infantry & LAR Reconnaissance Officer. His new book, "The Kill Box", is a great sequel to his debut novel "Assault by Fire", based on a Russian invasion of the United States and the resistance by an out-manned and out-supplied American force in the hills of West Virginia. It's a LOT of fun.
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Robert A. Pape is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago specializing in international security affairs and Director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats: UChicago CPOST
I didn’t spend a lot of time talking about what happened on January 6th. It was a travesty and I’m not interested in efforts by anyone to defend it. But with more data now coming from research into the people who were involved, it raises a question about how likely something similar may be in the future. Bob Pape is the man behind this research and his conclusions are fascinating and somewhat frightening.
A more in-depth conversation with former CIA Acting Director Michael Morell here: Robert Pape on insurrectionist movement in U.S. - "Intelligence Matters" - CBS News
Early analysis of the data: Opinion | What an analysis of 377 Americans arrested or charged in the Capitol insurrection tells us - The Washington Post
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Dan Mitchell is the Founder and Chairman of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and proprietor of the must-read blog International Liberty. (I encourage you to sign up for the FREE daily updates. You'll learn a lot!)
We'll talk about a lot of things including The “Pandora Papers” | International Liberty and offshore "tax havens" and why raising taxes on e-cigarettes (aka vaping) is a bad idea. Defend Vaping, Save Lives | International Liberty (wordpress.com). And here's a great piece about Biden’s Tax Hike: The Political Calculus and Economic Cost | International Liberty (wordpress.com)
Here's the Center for Freedom and Prosperity website: https://freedomandprosperity.org
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COLORADO STUFF
Gov Polis ends additional COVID-related protection for renters, and I'm glad
This is good news even if it's not very big news: Colorado's last pandemic renter protections end, but new law may help fill gaps - Colorado Newsline
I wonder how much of the increase in rent is due to the prior so-called protection.: Apartment rents in Denver metro nearly 17% higher than last year (thedenverchannel.com)
Here's the bill that the state legislature passed to restrict landlords' ability to go after late-paying tenants; it was dramatically weakened (which is good) by huge pushback from various kinds of landlords: Rights In Residential Lease Agreements | Colorado General Assembly
This may happen after all:
I heard, on KOA's news broadcast, someone saying that a $400 payment to each vaccinated city employee would be a "thank you from the city." NO! It's a transfer from Denver's taxpayers to Denver's employees for doing something that most of the rest of Denver's employees have to do without getting any "bonus".
City council to review pandemic-related bonuses for Denver staff | 9news.com
How does a major metro-area school district lose its accreditation?
Adams 14 unaccredited as State Board orders new negotiations - Chalkbeat Colorado
What are the top-paying jobs in Denver?
You probably won't be surprised. Top paying jobs in the Denver area (Axios.com)
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RANDOM INTERESTING STUFF
Would you pay more or less than you'd pay in a regular grocery store?
New 'pay what you feel' grocery store aims to combat food insecurity in Vancouver | CBC News
Take the money and run
Danish Artist Creates Piece Called "Take the Money and Run" (Guess What Comes Next?) (jezebel.com)
If you're not dead broke, the IRS wants to snoop into your bank account
Think about the privacy risks if this happened, given the leaks of all kinds of private tax information in recent years. IRS wants permission to snoop in your bank account. Don't let it (azcentral.com)
Is this offensive?
Two white Arkansas news anchors are suspended after they wore afro wigs on air | Daily Mail Online
Please email me and let me know what you think. Email link here: About Ross Kaminsky | KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM (iheart.com)