REP GABE EVANS GAVE MIKE JOHNSTON THE BUSINESS THIS WEEK And you can watch it here if you missed it. He's on at 2:30 today to discuss.
A CU REGENT PUTS HER BUSINESS AHEAD OF THE UNIVERSITY And then yells "RACISM" if you point it out. Jimmy Sengenberger writes here about how Wanda James, who is a CU Regent who also owns pot stores, worked to get money to study high potency pot at the university pulled. She also threw a fake racism conniption fit over the "Tea on THC" campaign put out by the public health department, alleging that since one cartoon image was of a black child in the womb, the campaign was racist. She ignored the white babies that were also depicted in utero because this was never about racism, it's about protecting her business from information that might make people think twice about smoking pot.
MIKE ROSEN IS ALL IN ON TRUMP And this column says what I've been saying. Trump wasn't my first choice by no one could have done what he's doing now except him. Read it here.
IS THE SUBSTANCE GOING TO BE REAL THING? Most of us don't want to age because getting old comes with a whole host of issues. But will there be an injection one day that can reverse aging? That SEEMS to be where research is headed, although we are a long way from this becoming reality. It's called cellular reprogramming and it has shown promise in mice, although it also causes grotesque tumors and death too, so there's that. Read about it here, but I've been really thinking about whether or not I would do this. I guess I'm not old enough yet, but I don't want to live forever. I don't want to die soon, but I want to have the normal Earth experience and then go back home to be with God. I think that place sounds cool.
WE'VE GOT SOME EXTREME SPEEDERS AROUND HERE It would not occur to me to go 20 miles over the speed limit. And yet, there are a LOT of people who do according to the Colorado State Patrol. I'd love more context on these numbers, like are they on the Interstate or in a neighborhood? But El Paso county is the King of Super Speeders with Douglas County a close second. Read it here.
REP. JEFF CRANKS TELLS THE SBA TO COME ON DOWN! The Small Business Association is closing its Denver office over the sanctuary policies laid bare in this week's hearings. Not one to miss an opportunity, Rep. Jeff Crank, who represents El Paso County among others has invited them to come on down to the Springs. He sent a letter to the Director asking them to consider Colorado Springs as an alternative. If I were him, I'd have lined up movers ready to help, just saying.
IF COPS DON'T HAVE IMMUNITY, CHILD CASE WORKERS SURELY DON'T I think violations of trust and law are especially egregious when it comes to Child Protective Services. When that position is abused it can lead to the removal of a child from their home unnecessarily and traumatically and I think there should be criminal penalties along with the right to sue. One man will now be able to sue the woman who removed his son when she KNEW the charges she alleged were false. Initially a District Court Judge dismissed the case by alleging the worker was "an official aid of the judge" and therefore immune from liability. The 10th Circuit found the judge to be wrong, and now this man will have his day in court with at least one person involved. But can I ask, what about the ex? She is one calling the cops with fake concerns, calling Child Protective Services to lie about what the dad was doing. We should hold non-custodial parents who use the system for revenge to account as well. Just sayin.
TRUMP CHECKS ELON AND DOGE Because there have been too many snap decisions that have created chaos and are not having the intended effect of cleaning out the worst of the worst in government. Trump put his cabinet on notice, with Musk in attendance, that THEY are in charge of their agencies and DOGE will be working in an advisory role only. From Politico.com:
Trump stressed that he wants to keep good people in government and not to eject capable federal workers en masse. But his administration has in recent weeks fired tens of thousands of federal workers across numerous agencies in a series of blanket terminations.
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“As the Secretaries learn about, and understand, the people working for the various Departments, they can be very precise as to who will remain, and who will go,” he wrote. “We say the ‘scalpel’ rather than the ‘hatchet.’ The combination of them, Elon, DOGE, and other great people will be able to do things at a historic level.”
This learning curve is fast and furious but I don't hate this. The heads of the agencies should be deciding who is dead weight and who is essential. We'll see how much gets cut now.
THERE IS A TARIFF PAUSE...AGAIN I said this to Steve Moore yesterday, I want to hear more of the vision behind what Trump is doing. I'm not alone, as Mexico and Canada are complaining that they aren't quite sure what Trump wants for them in the tariff war. It's hard to meet a standard when the standard keeps changing. In my mind there should be a clear set of issues to be addressed, or we just move ahead with tariffs, the economic impact be damned. That being said, the markets are roiled and now we've got another pause and this isn't healthy for anyone. I'm all for shaking things up but I don't know the end game here and that makes everyone uncomfortable. If the end game is to reduce the amount of tariffs Canada and Mexico put on OUR stuff, than say that and let's get something done. If it's to pay the bills of the United States then why did we pause them? This is increasingly incoherent and I'd like more details.
NOW TRUMP WANTS A DEAL WITH IRAN Which would be good, but only if the IAEA is able to verify whatever the deal says, something they really couldn't do with the last deal. Read more here.
AJ'S PIT BARBEQUE HAS BEEN SEIZED And I've learned some details about the owner, who has escaped to Mexico while leaving an absolute mess of tax evasion and unpaid bills behind. His property will be auctioned off to pay his back taxes.
WHAT'S YOUR IKON OR EPIC PASS GONNA COST NEXT YEAR? I love all y'all who love to ski so much you will pay these prices. Lord have mercy. Find them here.
DOES OUR LACK OF RELIGION COINCIDE WITH OUR SUICIDE RATES? I'm the first to point out that correlation does NOT equal causation but I think this deserves to be studied more than we do now. Check out these two maps. The first is suicide rates per capita:
Obviously dark red is higher rates, yellow and white, not so much. Now look at the map of where Religion is Important:
I mean, you can see it, right? Of course there are outliers, but you can see it. Again, this doesn't prove causation but I think it's worth further discussion, even as Colorado becomes even LESS religious than it has been. God solves a lot of problems if you just let Him in. And now we've got to worry about "acute suicidality" where there are no warning signs. I believe people of faith are less likely to kill themselves overall and that leads me to believe they are not going to be prone to "acute suicidality" at all. When you believe life is a gift you tend to cherish it more
JOHN FETTERMAN IS HECKLING HIS OWN PARTY And it's been really entertaining to watch on X. Check this out.
STRAIGHT DUDE IS SUING STARBUCKS FOR DISCRIMINATION And you know what? I believe he was relentlessly harassed by his gay co-workers because some of the most aggressive people I've ever worked with are Groups Of Gays. Don't get me wrong, I love The Gays, but get a bunch of them together and the fur starts flying. Now he's suing Starbucks for not stepping in to the hostile work environment he was subjected to. I'm gonna watch this one.
TGIF EREBODY! Here is Nellie Bowles' weekly snark roundup.
FEMALE ATHLETES RESPOND TO NIKE'S STUPID SUPERBOWL AD That was based on 1970s style feminist issues.
AROD HAS A GREAT POINT HERE He's back from vacation and took to X to express a valid complaint.
Although "the olds" do it more, I've experienced this recently with someone younger than me so it's not just them.
A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED Has never been as clear as this story makes it. Watch below or click here.
POOR HUNTER BIDEN Since his dad is no longer important, the dude can't catch a break. Now that his family name grift has been ended, he can't find a job and now says his rental house is "unlivable" after the fires even though it seems to have emerged unscathed. No one is buying his artwork! Some of it sold for 50k! How is this possible! We all know the answer to that.
ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT ROAD ACCIDENTS This is Safety Bear at work.
THE US GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO CHECK YOUR SOCIAL BEFORE YOU COME And I'm not opposed to this entirely. Watch below or click here. Read more on this here. I think if you're all "death to America" on TikTok then maybe you don't get to come?
FORGET THE PARACHUTE, THESE KIDS HAVE HOVERCRAFTS And I'm guessing this was more a science experiment type thing rather than gym class but whatever. Watch below or click here.
WHAT'S FOR DINNER? 3D PRINTED MEAT! I'd try this even though I think it's super weird. It seems better than lab grown meat to me. Watch below or click here.
WHAT A CRABBY JERK OF A FLIGHT ATTENDANT and I hope Delta reminds him his job is not to suck the joy out of a wonderful moment on the plane that was sitting at the gate. What a dour, awful little man. And "flight leader" is not a thing. Watch below or click here.
OLD MAN COMEDY IS ON POINT This is hilarious! His name is Andy Huggins and I'd love to see him here.