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CONGRESS KICKS THE SPENDING CAN DOWN THE ROAD And once again pass a giant Continuing Resolution to keep spending until the end of December. Do you really think they are going to craft and pass 12 spending bills before Christmas? No, they won't. That means either another Continuing Resolution or a giant pork filled Omnibus bill that allows everyone in Congress to hide the pork they are bringing back to their districts so they can keep getting re elected. I've got Former White House OMB Chief Economist, Vance Ginn, Ph.D., today at 2:30. We're talking about how Congress is pretending that there is not a spending crisis. It’s time to address the root issue — overspending. Excessive government spending and deficits lead to inflation, higher prices, and a weaker dollar. When the government runs deficits, the Federal Reserve prints more money by mostly buying Treasury securities to cover the deficit. Find Dr. Ginn's website and sign up for his newsletter here.
GALLUP SAYS POLITICAL WINDS FAVOR REPUBLICANS When you look at the issues that affect how people vote as Gallup is prone to do, there is not good news for Democrats. From Gallup.com:
Nearly all Gallup measures that have shown some relationship to past presidential election outcomes or that speak to current perceptions of the two major parties favor the Republican Party over the Democratic Party. Chief among these are Republican advantages in U.S. adults’ party identification and leanings, the belief that the GOP rather than the Democratic Party is better able to handle the most important problem facing the country, Americans’ dissatisfaction with the state of the nation, and negative evaluations of the economy with a Democratic administration in office.
When you dig into the numbers it is not good news for Dems, but could the visceral hatred of Donald Trump make people vote against their own self interest? We shall dive in today.
SORRY KIDS, DEEP FAKES ARE PROTECTED SPEECH Even though California Governor Gavin Newsom has already signed a clearly unconstitutional law against deep fakes and AI created video used to make fun of him it won't stick. Political free speech is the most sacred of free speech and you can't limit it, even when it makes fun of you. Now, if you want to make some rule that deep fakes must be clearly labelled deep fakes, go right ahead, but you can't tell people you can't do it. Read more here.
AURORA IS MAKING CHANGES TO PUBLIC COMMENT They voted last night to not take comment via phone or internet anymore, after a self proclaimed white supremacist (and idiot) spewed hateful nonsense during a meeting. They also changed the way people sign up to speak in person, mostly because of the loud and ineffective protests being lead by loudmouth media whore Tay Anderson. You gotta do what idiots make you do in situations like this.
AURORA PD HAS IDENTIFIED THE MEN IN THE APARTMENT VIDEO And one has already been arrested. These were the dudes filmed walking up the stairs of an apartment complex heavily armed before disappearing into an apartment in the troubled complex that's been at the center of the news stories around gang takeovers. Aurora PD knows who they are the one they've arrested IS a gang member. Imagine that.
HOW IS DENVER'S MEDIAN HOME PRICE? Compared to the rest of the country? Not as bad as I thought, but could be better. Read the details here.
SHAME ON TELLURIDE SKI RESORT After giving free passes to local residents after they turn 80 years old for years, the Telluride Ski Resort has ended the perk. Really? How many of these were you giving out every year? Is this going to make or break you? This is just a dumb PR move.
YES, VETERANS, THE VA IS TRYING TO GET YOU TO SIGN UP FOR BENEFITS And if you've gotten a text message alerting you that you may qualify for VA benefits it's not spam. Read more about the outreach program here.
WHY IS DENVER JOCKING DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES OVER DUMB STUFF? After damn near putting businesses OUT of business with endless construction the City of Denver is now fining business owners over signage. And not tacky, gross signs, just nice looking banners with names on them. Read it here, but this is the kind of stuff that makes people hate government.
DOUGLAS COUNTY PASSES A CAMPING BAN Which won't affect much because we don't have many homeless people down here but at least it's proactive. The ban carries up a $1,000 fine which I'm guessing most homeless people won't have.
CHERRY CREEK IS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED After Denver approved a massive new development that will be built over the next ten years. Traffic there sucks now, just wait until this gets started. See a rendering of the massive mixed use development here.
ARGENTINA HAS ISRAEL'S BACK And Argentinian President Javier Milei lambasted the hypocrisy of the United Nations in a speech to the United Nations and he's not wrong about a single thing he said.
BRETT FAVRE HAS PARKINSON'S DISEASE And this is really horrible. The man who said he was probably concussed hundreds of times while playing football announced he has the wasting illness. I'm not saying people shouldn't play football but I am wondering if it's worth it long term for some dudes. And I don't think you get to know if you're one of the lucky ones or unlucky ones until it's too late.
ROBERT REICH IS WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING And John Stossel points out how wrong in a video about it.
NOT TO BE A DOUBTING MANDY BUT Does anyone think someone shooting a window at a Kamala Harris office in Arizona in the middle of the night with a BB gun seems hinky? Like, seriously? I'm just saying.
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE TOOK A DIVE And dropped nearly 7 points in one month, the most since September of 2021. What does this mean? It means consumers are worried about the economy and that is not good news for the incumbent Vice President Harris. People do tend to vote on the pocketbook.
JT IS COMING TO DENVER As Justin Timberlake has announced he's bringing sexy back to Denver at Ball Arena on January 28th. Find out how to buy tickets here.
YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND INFLATION And Milton Friedman explains it perfectly here.
A GREAT EXPLANATION ON THE STATE OF POLITICS TODAY By the very smart Thomas Krannawitter. Click on the thread to read it.
ZUCKERBERG SAYS HE'S OUT OF POLITICS And I guess being hauled before Congress multiple times would make him a classical liberal in favor or less government and here we are. After spending a bunch of cash to "help" elections last time only to be accused of working for Democrats, Zuck says he's out of the politics game.
MORE WOLVES KILLING MORE COWS As the great wolf reintroduction experiment continues to go how we expected it to go. To be clear, these cows and calves weren't killed by the SAME wolves that just got relocated somewhere else, these are different cow eating wolves. Yay.
THREE COLORADO RESTAURANTS GET NAMED NATIONALLY This time by the New York Times in its recent article about the top 50 restaurants in the country. I find it interesting that our Asian restaurants get such great notice, as both Denver spots are Asian influenced while a third in Pagosa Springs is a farm to table joint.
WANT TO TRY THE VIRAL DUBAI CHOCOLATE BAR? You can read about what makes this bar so special and find out where to get a knock off in Denver here.
THERE WILL BE A SECOND ICE CASTLES LOCATION THIS WINTER And that will be in Eagle, near Vail and Beaver Creek.
DELTA HAS STANDARDS AND WHY IS THIS WEIRD? The internet is aflame with folks finding the flight attendant appearance standards put forth by Delta odd. They seem to be stuck on this one part that says "Proper undergarments must be worn but must not be visible". Y'all, they are probably talking about bra straps here, not thongs peeking out of the back of pants. And of course they have standards, it's still an allegedly glamorous position.
THIS IS NUTS
WHY COMPANIES ARE FIRING GEN Z And I feel for these kids. I'm thinking of setting up a Life Consultation Company as a side hustle where I just teach Gen Z to buckle up and get stuff done. Read why they are failing in the workplace here.
CHARLIE IS MAKING HIS LAST GAMES COUNT
NOLAN ON CHARLIE I still love Nolan so much.