MY BALLOT GUIDE IS OUT! And GOOD GRIEF there are SO MANY ballot initiatives and local races that it is overwhelming. I didn't do everything, but I covered a lot. Find the guide by clicking here.
HEIDI GANAHL HAS SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT ELECTION INTEGRITY And before you think this is some redux of 2020 it totally is NOT. Heidi Ganahl has been doing a deep dive on potential vulnerabilities to our mail in voting system and I think she's found some things that should be easy to remedy to restore confidence in our system and put to bed some of the concerns that people have. Unfortunately, no one is paying attention or if they are, they are willfully ignoring her concerns. She joins me at 1pm to discuss what she found, but you can read about it here. This as Jena Griswold just got handed another loss about voter rolls as she tries to protect dead people who want to vote.
I'VE GOT A THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE FOR YOU TO VOTE FOR, FORT COLLINS The Center Party is now an official minor party in Colorado, and they are running candidate Steve Yurash in State House District 52 in Fort Collins. He joins me today at 12:30 to talk about his race, where there is no Republican (thanks to the feckless "leadership" of Dave Williams) so if you're in that district I'd love for you to vote for Steve. Find out more about him here.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHY THE RTD CHIEF WAS CANNED I find this very weird. The now former RTD Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald was fired. That we know, but not because RTD told us, because it was reported to the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board, who reported that he was terminated for cause. But why though? Who knows the answer to this and why it RTD covering for him? Law enforcement officers need to be held to higher standard commensurate with their ability to take a human life in the conduct of their job. This kind of stuff is why people don't trust government.
THE GUY WHO STARTED THE ALEXANDER MOUNTAIN FIRE WANTED TO BE A HERO Because he had delusions of being some sort of firefighter, which he apparently cosplayed as a lot. Read this for more, but damn, get a new hobby that doesn't burn people's houses down.
WHAT DEVASTATION IN NORTH CAROLINA And western Tennessee as Hurricane Helene dumped feet of rain creating the conditions for devastating flash floods in the area that have destroyed entire towns. This is going to be a long recovery and if you'd like to donate to help, please consider Samaritan's Purse, they are based in North Carolina and unlike the Salvation Army, which does immediate need stuff and then leaves, Samaritan's Purse is there for the long haul. Donate money to them here. The death toll from this storm continues to rise.
ELECTRIC CARS AND SALTWATER DON'T MIX And not that I'm ever planning to live in an area where I'd be flooded with saltwater but this makes owning an electric car a little less likely, just in case. Apparently salt water is very, very bad for lithium batteries and now cars in flooded garages are blowing up. Great.
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION COULD LEAD TO CANCER There are three easily changeable lifestyle choices that can lead to cancer. Obesity, smoking, and now alcohol usage have all been linked to various forms of cancer. Find out more about the alcohol connection here, but it's time to take care of yourself and lead a healthier life.
KAMALA VISITED THE BORDER FOR HER PHOTO OP Which is far too little, far too late, of course, but the media lapped it up like they do when their candidate does something. She says if we elect her, she's gonna get HELLA tough on the border she is currently the Czar of. Mmkay. I'm sure I believe you. I'm sure I do. She's also gonna stop fentanyl at the border now too. But hey, at least she got a photo op, amiright? Elon Musk isn't convinced as he sent out this post on X.com:
Just in case you've forgotten Harris's actual record on the border and immigration, Fox News has gathered up her actions previously for comparison.
ISRAEL DOESN'T GIVE A BLEEP WHAT WE THINK The idiocy of the Biden Administration has done one thing: it unleashed Israel to prosecute their war the way they see fit. This past weekend, after methodically killing everyone in upper management of Hezbollah, the Israelis killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. He was an awful man and deserved to not fight another day, along with the other men killed in the last two weeks by strikes surgically executed by Israel while Joe Biden was calling to tell them to stop. Did they even pick up the phone when he called? I wouldn't. Israel is now massing tanks and troops in their northern border as they appear ready to roll into Lebanon, the only question being is how far do they go in? Israel's goal seems to be to restore safety to the northern towns in Israel which have been abandoned because of the daily barrage of rockets from Hezbollah. So how far do they go? My feeling is that Israel realizes that no matter what they do they will be criticized for it so why not go the full monty and take care of the problem once and for all? And where is Iran in this? They certainly seem to hanging out their proxies to dry, which I'm fine with. The people of Lebanon are not so forgiving and are blaming Iran for the attacks instead of Israel. Heh. Read this bit from The Free Press about how few craps Israel gives about what we say now:
At the United Nations last week, twelve countries—including America, France, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—presented a plan for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon without mentioning Hezbollah, the terror army that holds Lebanon hostage. A joint statement reasoned that Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah’s leadership presented an “unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation.”
President Joe Biden and French president Emannuel Macron later urged Israel to accede to a “settlement on the Israel-Lebanon border that ensures safety and security to enable civilians to return to their homes.” Meanwhile, British prime minister Keir Starmer called on “Israel and Hezbollah to stop the violence, step back from the brink.” An immediate ceasefire, he said, was necessary to “provide space for a diplomatic settlement.”
Even after Hezbollah confirmed that Nasrallah had left this mortal coil, German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock warned that the strikes “weren’t in Israel’s security interests.” Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made sure to say that Nasrallah’s killing provided justice to his many victims. But they too kept pushing for de-escalation as the way forward. “President Biden and I do not want to see conflict in the Middle East escalate into a broader regional war,” Harris said.
It is clear that Israel is acting in their own best interest. I say good for them.
JBS BETTER GET IT TOGETHER At a time when animal rights activists are trying to shut down meat packing altogether it is NOT the time to exploit new immigrants and yet that is what's being accused at JBS's Greeley meat packing plant. Workers say promises were made by the company to help them with housing and now they are packed into motel rooms instead. JBS says they fired their HR leadership and put new people in place to manage the expectations properly of new employees. Okay, but what about the people already working there? This is a very bad look and reminds me of the working and living conditions of illegals in Florida who came to pick crops. It's completely shameful and wrong.
A FAIR ARTICLE ABOUT AURORA APARTMENT COMPLEX ISSUES This seems like actual journalism to me. Imagine that. Read what residents of another slumlord owned apartment complex are asking for here.
IS THE GOP'S HOT GIRL SUMMER GONNA STICK? One big difference between the RNC and the DNC was the general hotness of the attendees. Though there were beautiful people at the DNC, overall the folks were better looking at the RNC. And there were a lot of women in sky high heels (which is absurd if you knew how much walking was required) and tight dresses and guys in slick suits with great hair. Now the RNC is leaning in on their hot girl obsession and honestly, if we are ever to make the GOP cool again it is going to be on the backs of the hot people. Read more here. Artificial intelligence finds conservative women more attractive already.
THIS AS DEMOCRATS ARE HAVING A MASCULINITY PROBLEM After attacking men as the root cause of everything and yelling "TOXIC MASCULINITY" at every guy who opens a door for you, it's no wonder to me that they thought "White Dudes for Harris" was a great idea. This is a great column about the lack of masculinity in the Democrat party.
YOU GOTTA WATCH THIS SHOW One of you guys told me to check out The Old Man on FX and BOY HOWDY thank you. SOOOOO good. Season two just started but here is the trailer for Season 1
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO TO JAPAN Just in case you're going on the next Mandy Connell Adventure to South Korea and Japan next June. Want to go? Call -8--383-3131 to book or visit here for more. This is Gary Bembridge and I LOVE his cruise channel.
YOUNG MEN ARE BEING LEFT BEHIND This is a long article about young men failing to launch and drifting through life and there is not ONE mention of telling these guys to join the military. Traditionally I feel like a lot of young men who don't have a purpose join the military to find it and I highly recommend it. It will return your overgrown manchild to you an actual man. Read more here.
MORE FEMALE ATHLETES ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST MEN IN THEIR SPORTS And this is what is going to have to happen to fix the madness of grown ass men who think they are women competing against real women in sports. More athletes are joining a class action suit about it. Good.
A TRANS MAN DECIDED TO TRANSITION BACK After over a decade of living as a man and having his breasts removed to do so. SHE is now tapering off testosterone to live as a woman again because she found the standard line about how changing genders would fix all her issues isn't accurate at all. Read it here.
CNN DECIDES TO PAYWALL THEIR WEB CONTENT And good luck with that. I sometimes visit their site and sometimes share their stuff but that ends now. Find out more about it here.
RIP KRIS KRISTOFFERSON The prolific songwriter and singer and super smart guy passed away at the age of 88. Read his impressive life story here.
RIP DETECTIVE TAGGART Or more accurately John Ashton, the actor who played him, who died following a bout with cancer. Read his story here. Who knew he ended up in Fort Collins?
THE COOLEST THING MADE IN COLORADO IS SUPER COOL And I know because I own one. The DNA Vibe is what I'm using on my torn meniscus and it seems to be working just fine. Read about it here, but dang, it works.
A LITTLE KRIS KRISTOFFERSON FOR YOU