GOT A LEGAL QUESTION? Gary Bell and Brad Pollock are joining me today at 2pm with a big announcement and to answer your legal questions live on the radio. I want to hear why you need an attorney. Find out more about them by clicking here.
WEATHER WEDNESDAY AT 12:30 Did you see the Northern Lights last night? I didn't, as I had no reason to go outside. We'll ask Dave if we may get a return visit anytime soon.
FORT LEWIS DOES A U TURN ON TURNING POINT USA And good for them. The way it went down is interesting. First off, last week Student Government denied the application to form a Turning Point USA chapter at the notoriously left wing Fort Lewis College. An outcry that included lawmaker and conservatives ensued. A day or so later, a new meeting was convened and read this account of what happened from the Denver Gazette:
“It was strange,” chapter organizer Jonah Flynn, a Fort Lewis senior, told Fox News over the weekend. “They put us in a tiny room, with at least 100 people being forced to wait outside. Tons of local conservatives, students and community members. Inside the meeting, we got to speak briefly, and they immediately voted and unanimously approved it.”
This is what happens when college administrators see an unnecessary storm brewing and tell the kids to fix it. Good for Fort Lewis College that they recognized that stifling free speech is not what should happen on a college campus. Good for these kids for wanting a chapter on their college.
PHIL WEISER EXPENSIVE OBSESSION WITH TRUMP Our Attorney General is tasked with crime fighting in Colorado. Based on our crime stats I'd say that isn't going well. Our current Attorney General, who is also running for Governor, has spent far more time suing the Trump Administration than they have fighting crime, if news headlines are all we use to make that determination. In this column by Rob Natelson he discusses the many cases Weiser has filed, most of which are trying to stop a duly elected President from doing the things that he was elected to do. I hope I get the chance to ask AG Weiser about this soon.
THE HISTORY COLORADO CENSORSHIP BROUHAHA Ari Armstrong unwinds it here. A simple "that's not what we ordered" would probably have sufficed.
BRONCOS-CHIEFS IS GONNA BE LIT Because CBS is bringing The NFL Today to Denver to set up outside the stadium for the entire pre game show. I fully expect Bronco fan to turn out like they do for College Gameday. Don't let me down.
THE DOUGCO SCHOOL BOARD GOES OUT GRACEFULLY The conservative majority is no more in Douglas County Schools, and the outgoing board put a couple of things on the agenda I was not happy about, even though I agreed with the intention. They were discussing a policy about boys in girls sports and one that would have granted a ten year approval for the district's charter schools. Neither was voted on or passed. Although I agree with the sentiment of wanting to protect charter schools and keep boys out of girls sports, tying the hands of an incoming board like that is just wrong. Now parents in those charter schools, some of whom I'm sure voted for the new board members, can fight to keep them open. If I'm honest, my daughter is a junior in high school and I'm tired of fighting to keep DougCo schools great. The people of Douglas county voted for the new board and they deserve to get what comes good and hard.
A BRAND NEW BRIDGE IN CHINA COLLAPSED And the video is too cool not to share. No one was hurt that we know of, which is amazing.
WANT TO READ ABOUT A MIRACLE? Or about the limits of pre natal science? Read this.
THE AVERAGE SIZE FOR WOMEN IS NO LONGER A SIZE 14 And it hasn't gotten smaller. The average size is now a 16-18 a size many stores don't even stock. This story is about how clothing manufacturers seem to be stuck in the past with their sizing for women. Guys, your sizing is easy and consistent. Ours is a total crapshoot. As a tall, rather Amazonian person myself, I can attest to the frustration when it comes to buying clothes. This blogger did a deep dive about it.
BILLY BOB THORNTON IS ON TEAM SHUT UP And our pal Christian Toto writes about it here. Thornton came out in favor of actors not sharing their political views on the Joe Rogan show. Let's hope this spreads.
AI JUST REACHED THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY CHARTS This story shouldn't be surprising but yet, it is. The song in questions is by a "band" known as Breaking Rust. Listen to the song below, note no actual people appear in any of their videos.
I wish I didn't like it so much. Let's be real, I don't want AI to make art, I want it to clean my house. I don't think this is a good development.
CAR LOAN DELINQUENCIES HIT NEW HIGHS So far it seems to be mostly the subprime borrowers who are having trouble making payments, but those numbers are higher than they've ever been. Read more here, but with the cost of a car these days I'm thinking we'll see delinquencies creep up for those with better credit. This is not good economic news.
KIDS AS YOUNG AS 6 SEE PORN ON SOCIAL MEDIA Good grief, people, STOP GIVING YOUR KIDS YOUR PHONE. This is horrifying to me on so many levels. And it's not just that they see porn, it's the KIND of porn they are seeing that is especially shocking. Read this:
The majority of respondents who had seen pornography reported seeing depictions of acts that are illegal under existing pornography laws, or will soon be illegal under the Crime and Policing Bill when it becomes law.
58% of respondents had seen porn depicting strangulation, before they turned 18.
44% reported seeing a depiction of rape (specifically, receiving sex whilst asleep).
44% of respondents agreed with the statement “Girls may say no at first but then can be persuaded to have sex”. Children who had seen pornography were more likely to agree with this statement than those who had not.
Girls were more likely to agree with this statement than boys were.
Children were more likely to report seeing pornography depicting women receiving sexually violent acts than they were seeing men receiving sexually violent acts
We are teaching boys to be abusive and girls to EXPECT TO BE VICTIMS. Don't get me wrong, what happens in a consenting relationship is fine, but if this is what kids grow up thinking sex is, there is no agency for them to decide what turns them on and what doesn't. We have to do better with social media, but until then, STOP GIVING YOUR PHONE TO YOUR KIDS. And God forbid, don't get a six year old a phone. Please, be a parent instead.
THE 2025 HURRICANE FORECAST WAS WRONG. AGAIN. We know from OUR favorite meteorologist that predicting the weather beyond a week is darn near impossible, but the Hurricane Center does it every year, and most years they are wrong. This year they said we'd have above average storm activity and warned everyone to get ready. I guess technically they were right, but only by a tiny bit. Read more here.
REI WILL BE CLOSED BLACK FRIDAY And I'm not mad about it. They are closed Thanksgiving and Black Friday as part of their OptOutside program designed to let their employees take the holiday to enjoy the great outdoors. This seems nice. I's part of a larger company culture that makes REI a nice place to work.
IS STUFFING REALLY OUR FAVORITE SIDE? I love stuffing or dressing but I thought we may choose a healthier option in this Campbell's Soup list of favorite side dishes nationwide I thought maybe we'd go rogue and be the vegetable state. We shall discuss.
BEHIND THE SURGE IN MILITARY RECRUITING This is a great piece from National Review about the boom in recruiting being seen under this Trump Administration and Sec War Pete Hegseth. For all the scorn being heaped on Hegseth for his photo op workouts and demand for a return to the Warrior Ethos, it's working. Read this for more.
WHY YOUNG MEN ARE ATTRACTED TO BAD IDEAS I saw this long thread on X and it's very illuminating. We've feminized education so much that boys are being driven into the influence of idiots like the Tate Brothers or Nick Fuentes because they are finally telling them THEY aren't the problem. You should read this.
THE TRANS RECKONING IS UPON US And this column demands that journalists who gave glowing coverage to those who transitioned children, sometimes behind their parents backs, own their part in what will surely be seen as a medical scandal when cooler heads prevail.
50 YEAR MORTGAGES ARE A STUPID IDEA Just like 7 year car loans. The Wall Street Journal explains why here.
PODCASTING'S "WHITE MALE PROBLEM" IS VERY FAMILIAR TO ME Because talk radio is FULL of white dudes. You can read about how podcasting is mostly white men here.
FLYING CARS ARE HERE! But this honestly looks kinda scary to me. Watch below or click here.
THE RISE OF THE AI ACTOR
SIMMER DOWN, BRONCO FANS The fact that this team is 8 and 2 after the MISERABLE years we've been through should be ENOUGH, but some of you ingrates would complain about being hung with a new rope. Dave Logan has some words for you about Bo Nix.
GARRETT BOLLES SAYS THIS WEEKEND IS A BIG ONE
WHY CAN'T YOU TURN LEFT IN NEW JERSEY? This is a super interesting explanation of a weird traffic thing in New Jersey, but I like it. Watch below or click here.
TROUBLE WITH GRAPES? Watch below or click here.