WE ALL KNOW WHAT WAS SAID WHEN GOP GOVERNORS DID IT But now that Jared Polis is bussing illegal immigrants to New York it's being spun as "assistance" to help these people get where they allegedly want to go. Odd how none of them want to stay here, amiright? My favorite part of this story is the masterful way Polis is spinning this. Check out this bit of claptrap:
“There is a lot of pent-up demand right now and a lot of frustration among our migrants who have been trapped for a week or two in a place they didn’t want to be through no fault of their own,” he said.
Um, what? Were the dropped into Denver against their will? No they were not. Many came from Venezuela, crossed the border somewhere and then BUSSED THEMSELVES TO DENVER. And I especially love how he calls them "our migrants" as if we have some sort of claim or responsiblityUm, what? They didn't get dropped from the sky after an alien abduction in Denver. They crossed the border illegally and then BUSSED THEMSELVES TO DENVER. I love the way he calls them "our migrants" as if we have responsibility for the people who broke into our country. On second thought, they are the Democrats migrants so he's right on that front. It is really sad and yet funny to see all these Democrat mayors freaking out about a few illegal immigrants when the border states have been overrun for YEARS, but none of them are daring to ask the President to close the border. Not one. What is wrong with these people? By the way, this is how Polis becomes President. He's a master at the BS.
CAN YOU HELP PEOPLE STRUGGLING IN THE METRO? Today I am talking to Allison Taggart from Integrated Family Community Services about the spike in demand in the last two years for food in the metro. I live in Douglas County, which is pretty affluent and I keep seeing people posting on Next Door about needing to find food assistance so if it's happening there, it's definitely happening here. Find out more and donate or reach out for services here. The easiest way to make a cash donation is to text BetterTogether to 801801. You will get a text that will walk you through the process to donate.
STATE WORKERS WERE PAID TO VOLUNTEER AT MIGRANT SHELTERS Of course they were. Polis seems to have made this decision on his own, sending an email to state worker offering paid time off if they volunteered at the shelters helping illegal immigrants before he busses them off to somewhere else. You can read here to find out how much we've already spent on the Democrat created humanitarian crisis.
DEMS ARE COMING FOR GUNS THIS SESSION And of course "assault style weapons" are on the list although I'm pretty sure no definition of what that actually is exists as of yet. The funny part of this story is here:
In Colorado, a potential obstacle for an assault-weapons ban is Gov. Jared Polis, who has opposed such a policy in the past. And in November, he refused to endorse President Biden's call for a ban.
My prediction is that they pass a ban, Polis vetoes it and then the Democratic Legislature overrides that veto so he can continue to claim to a libertarian in his run for President. The Dems have more than enough votes to do this.
THIS IS THE CREEPIEST STORY I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME A funeral home director in Montrose has been sentence to twenty years for illegally harvesting and selling body parts from people she was supposed to be cremating. She pleaded guilty to fraud in July and has just been sentenced, though she refused to take any responsibility for her actions, which made the judge super mad. She dissected 560 people without permission and sold their parts to research organizations. Blech, just super creepy.
WE LOST MORE PEOPLE THAN WE GAINED LAST YEAR According to United Van Line annual survey, Colorado saw more people move away than move in last year to the tune of a loss of 3.2%. People over 55 were most likely to leave, as I think they have had their fill of our outdoor lifestyle and progressive politics. Read more here.
EVEN JIM JORDAN IS SUPPORTING KEVIN MCCARTHY But not Lauren Boebert, who is mad about some of the House rules being proposed by McCarthy. In one case I agree with her that 48 hours is not long enough to read a bill before voting on it. It should be, but those stupid omnibus spending bills are ginormous and important and impossible to read in two days. That being said, it's an act of lunacy that 20 House Republicans voted for Jim Jordan after he gave this speech SUPPORTING KEVIN MCCARTHY.
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Man do I hate the clapping, but this speech is not only why people like Jordan, but also an example of someone who understands what's at stake and knows the lunacy has to end.
AT LEAST ONE DENVER MAYORAL CANDIDATE IS FOCUSING ON HOMELESSNESS And this column by Trinidad Rodriguez lays out his plan to attack addiction and mental illness if he becomes Mayor. It's a great attitude even though I'd like more details. I'm going to try to get him on the show but read it here.
THE LATEST TWITTER FILES SHOW SCHIFF WANTED A JOURNALIST BANNED FROM TWITTER And though they declined initially the man was eventually suspended so... Check this out:
Where is everyone who was screaming about the kid tracking Elon's plane being suspended now? Where is the outcry about this obvious threat to democracy and the First Amendment? The fact that so many media outlets are ignoring these stories should tell you how significant they really are.
MORE TRUTH TELLING FROM THE HOMELESS POPULATION This woman tells the truth and ends the narrative that people living outside aren't there by choice. She curses, but you need to see this.
CANADA GOES FULL ON 1984 ON JORDAN PETERSON Dr. Jordan Peterson is a Canadian Clinical Psychologist who has gained an almost cult like following (of which I am a member) with his forthright and frank discussions on civilization and how to be a decent human being. This won't stand in Canada, where one must comply with the accepted dogma. Now he's been sentenced to re education training or he loses his license to practice, based on complaints by people he's never ever treated. Read this whole text thread for the whole story.
THERE IS SOME SUPER COOL STUFF AT THIS YEAR'S CES The Consumer Electronics Show is often the first place new products are rolled out and this year there are a slew of new products designed to help you feel better and even analyze your own pee for better health. Pretty soon we're going to get up to pee and our toilet is going to diagnose everything that is wrong with us. This stuff is cool.
THE STARS OF FRANCO ZEFIRELLI'S ROMEO AND JULIET FILE SUIT This one is kinda crazy and speaks to the debauchery of Hollywood going back and long, long time. The two stars of the classic version of the Shakespearean play have filed suit alleging that Paramount exploited them and released nude images of minor children, which the both were. It seems Zefirelli lied to the two on the last day of filming an coerced them into doing a love scene totally nude when they were just 15 and 16 years old. He said no nudity would be in the film and then showed Romeo's bare butt and Juliet's bare breasts. They filed under a California law that allowed the suits going back that far as long as they were filed by December 31, 2022. They want the $500 million the film has made since its release as compensation. I hope they win.
MEGA MILLIONS IS ALMOST A BILLION After no one won last night. I'll pick up my one ticket and hope for the best but expect nothing.
LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE? I'll see in Iceland which is apparently very peaceful and a utopia even though they get like four hours of sunlight a day during the winter. Read the entire list here.
DENVER THE SANCTUARY CITY IS ASKING OTHER CITIES FOR HELP NOW To say I have zero sympathy for the position Denver finds itself in is an understatement. While I can appreciate the humanitarian crisis nature of what's happening with the influx of immigrants, isn't Denver proud to welcome all? Now that all are coming, they are asking surrounding cities to help and the surrounding cities are kicking dirt while looking at the ground and shrugging and I don't blame them one bit. Sorry Denver, you made your bed of compassion, now you can pay for it.
I LOVE HOW EXCITED THIS GUY IS TO FIGURE OUT A SHOWER CADDY
THIS WILL BE A PART OF THEIR MARRIAGE FOREVER No matter what this wife does, she can always fall back on "remember when you left me at a rest stop and drove 100 miles before you noticed?"
OAKLEY NEEDS TO LEARN TO LAUGH AT HIMSELF
MORTGAGE DEMAND PLUMMETS ARE RATES ARE NEAR NORMAL AGAIN The average mortgage rate for the last 40 years has been between 6 and 7% but rates have been so low because of the inflation inducing policies of the Fed that people think 3% is normal now. That means that a lot of potential home buyers are sitting it out until later, although I want to point out that if you rent, you are buying a house, it's just not YOUR house, it's your landlords. Just saying.
WHY YOU WANT APPLE AIR TAGS IN YOUR LUGGAGE FROM NOW ON I'm not an Apple cult member so this service isn't available to me but if you are, read this. It's the story of one woman's luggage and it's misadventures as she tracked it using her Air Tags while United Airline lied repeatedly about where it was.
THE TRUTH ABOUT TEN COMMON HEALTH FACTS This is sort of interesting though none of these are surprising. Sleep is good, lifting weights is good, alcohol is not good, it's all here.
THIS IS HOW YOU RUN A PET RELATED BUSINESS Full disclosure I love Chewy and use it for Jinx's food and treats. This just makes me want to use them more.
THIS WOMAN IS WHY I DON'T DO PINTEREST Because who can compete with this?
WHY NEW YEARS EVE IN TIMES SQUARE SUCKS I've never had the desire to do this and now I'm glad I haven't.