GOT SOME WEATHER QUESTIONS? On this super hot day? I've got Fox 31's Dave Fraser at 12:30 to answer them all.
BEEN HURT BY SOMEONE ELSE'S NEGLIGENCE? I've got Gary and Brad from Bell and Pollock on for Ask the Attorneys and I hope you guys have some interesting stuff because I sure do.
COMEY AND BRENNAN ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION For the lies they told Congress about the Russiagate investigation. I'll get excited about this when charges are filed, I'm too exhausted from being disappointed about powerful people being held to account when they never are. You can read more about it here. I would love to see those two clowns hauled before Congress so they can be asked why they lied the first time. But then again, why should we believe anything they say at this point?
DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS BEING FORCED TO CLARIFY We talked about DPS using a super shady funding scheme to offload school buildings into their own Leasing Company for a tiny fee so the district can lease them back. Why would they do this? Because they the leasing company can take on debt without asking taxpayers. Now that they are being called on it, they have argued that the leasing company isn't covered under the CORA rules because it is a private entity, while also arguing that the Leasing Company has immunity from lawsuits because it is a public entity. You see the issue here. Now one attorney is demanding the courts decide if the Leasing Company is private or public and I can hardly wait for DPS to argue it is both. Read more here.
SOME OF THE STORIES OUT OF TEXAS ARE SO HEARTBREAKING And Rep. Dan Crenshaw writes about some of them here. There are still over 100 people missing. And of course it's being used as a political football by those looking to score cheap political points on the backs of disaster victims.
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR SHOES ON Rejoice those of you who haven't ponied up for TSA Precheck, you can now keep your shoes on as you go through airport security! It only took 20 years of walking in public in your socks for this to happen but now it's reality. We all have failed shoe bomber Richard Reid to thank for this two decade hassle.
CSP IS CRACKING DOWN ON OUT OF CONTROL MOTORCYCLES And good. They are using helicopters to track these speed demons to their final destinations where the worst of them are being arrested. We've already had one 21 year old man smash into a truck as he flew down the highway and die, so I'm happy they are doing this.
IS THERE A CIVIC REVIVAL GOING ON? Lordy I hope so. This column by Vince Bzdek talks about the bunches of organizations trying to bring back civics and civic engagement, and I hope he's right that people are paying attention again. I found a basic civics test for middle schoolers here and today we're going to find out if we can pass it.
WOLVES ARE DOING WHAT WOLVES DO And that is killing things, and in Colorado that increasingly means livestock. As a continuation of the "re introduction" of gray wolves to Colorado rambles on, wolves that were known to kill livestock were simply moved from one part of Colorado to another, and the Commission says they have no power to do anything about it. It's a classic passing of the buck, in my view. Read more here.
WHAT A TERRIBLE REASON FOR A MURDER Back in SW Florida I met a young man who had invented something revolutionary that allowed him to retire at 45. Great guy, nice as all get out. I was shocked to hear a few years later that he killed his wife and then killed himself. Why did he do it? The recession of 2008 had wiped him out financially and he decided death was a better option that broke. Now a man in Aurora says that since he lost his job in the spring he murdered his wife so she wouldn't be homeless. Now he will have a home, in prison, for the rest of his life. This is never the right choice, people.
WE NEED MORE BEDS FOR VIOLENT YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS This seems concerning. Our juvenile justice system has had to ask for more money because they don't have enough beds for all the juvenile violent offenders. You can read more here, but why is this happening? I've heard that gangs are recruiting young men to do violent crime because they don't serve long sentences. Is this true? Anyone?
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME FROLICKING SHEEP? Of course you would.
LET THE MARKET DECIDE ON OBESITY DRUGS There is not a better example of how third party payers distort the market more than drug prices. Weight loss drugs are NOT being covered by all insurance and some insurance companies are being downright resistant because they cost so much and they need to be taken forever. So how have drug companies responded? By dropping the prices. It used to cost $1200 a month for these drugs without insurance (roughly) and now they've lowered the cost to $500 a month without insurance. I hope insurance companies continue to resist if this is the result.
SWEDEN SAYS NO THANKS TO ONLYFANS Sweden outlawed buying sex years ago, so it's not that surprising that they would outlaw a platform that allows subscribers to interact with "performers" for sexual acts, even online. From Real Clear Politics:
As of July 1, Swedes could face up to a year in prison for paying someone for personalized online sexual services, including sexting and video content. The new law also criminalizes promoting or profiting from others who perform sex acts for payment on demand, forcing OnlyFans to pull out of Sweden. In a country known for libertines more than prudes, the law passed with broad, cross-party support. “The idea is that anyone who buys sexual acts performed remotely should be penalized in the same way as those who buy sexual acts involving physical contact,” said Gunnar Strommer, Sweden’s Justice Minister and a member of the Moderate party.
Lest you think this couldn't happen here, there are multiple laws being considered here that would do that same thing. If this happened in the US, two-thirds of OnlyFans revenue would disappear overnight. Then women would have to go back to selling Avon to make ends meet.
MONTANA FARMERS NEEDED HELP And they got creative on TikTok and it worked out really well. Watch it here.
JOHN STOSSEL UPDATES US ON EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE This story still makes me mad.
CHURCHES CAN NOW ENDORSE CANDIDATES And I hate this even as I know it's been happening for decades ANYWAY. Now the IRS has officially said that churches can endorse candidates to their own membership (meaning from the pulpit) without harming their tax exempt status. This is where I wish separation of church and state was actually a thing.
THE SIXTY YEAR WAR ON FOOD This is a REALLY good column about the evolution of nutrition science, which is notoriously difficult to study because people don't want to eat a super restrictive diet for long periods of time. Now the war is on Ultra Processed Foods, which I think is a good thing actually. Much better than the bogus war on fat.
ARE SEED OILS BAD FOR YOU? This is a perfect example of how hard it is to get good intel on what is and isn't good or bad for you. Have you given up seed oils because you are afraid they might kill you? Maybe you don't have to. Read it here.
COLORADO IS ONE OF THE TOP TEN HEALTHIEST STATES And I was surprised at who was #1 until I read the methodology.
Nursa researchers used U.S. OpenStreetMap data to count parks, gyms, walking routes, pools, and food stores in each state, normalizing all numbers per 100,000 residents for fair comparison. Pollution data came from the Environmental Protection Agency, while smoking rates, hospital readmission rates, and life expectancy information were gathered from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal sources. Each state received a score out of 10 using a percentile ranking system.
And with that data crunched, Vermont came out #1. Read the rest here.
DUDE, CHINA IS DOING STUFF WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT Like creating a tiny bug sized spy drone. Holy schnikeys.
THERE IS NO DEEP STATE BUT THEY ARE ORGANIZING For those who don't believe that the DC bureaucracy is a left wing machine, please read this. Fired employees are now coaching remaining employees on how not to do their jobs to stymie the Trump administration. This pretty much proves the existence of the Deep State, doesn't it? I mean, how do they deny it now? My favorite part is how they believe they are "saving democracy" by undermining the will of a majority of the people in the country. Nice work if you can get it.
HOW ABOUT A DENVER STAYCATION? If you want to do a weekend in the city here are the top five Denver hotels via Travel and Leisure. If you wanted to do that.
ABOUT THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL The Free Press asked a bunch of politicos what they thought about this bill. This is what they said.
IDENTITY THEFT AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Often breaking into the country is not the only crime committed by illegal immigrants, identity theft soon follows. This is a story about how devastating that can be for those whose identities have been stolen.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU CHANGE YOUR SHEETS? If you are grossed out about things like mites don't read this just wash your sheets weekly.
LOOKING FOR THE BEST AMAZON PRIME DAY 2025 DEALS? This guy has got you.
NEURODIVERSITY MEETS GENDER DYSPHORIA This is very interesting by a guy who has worked with transgender people for years.
ONE MAN WANTED A SPECIAL GIFT FOR HIS BIRTHDAY