Other Stuff

Some of the topics, as usual, are things I didn't get to yesterday and hope to get to today.

What a surprise (not): Zelensky Arrives in Turkey to Seek Peace—but Putin Is a No-Show

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This tax bill is really bad. Was going to have Sen Ron Johnson on the show today but the Senate Finance Committee added a hearing at the last minute so I'll cover it myself and aim to have Ron next week.

Ron Johnson is threatening to tank the GOP megabill. He’s been here before. - POLITICO

GOP Tensions Flare over House Republicans’ ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax-and-Spend Bill | National Review

Semafor Principals: GOP BBB DOA? | Semafor

Good: Sweeping Medicaid overhaul approved (Axios)

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The end of an era: The Future Of Physical Discs Just Suffered Another Blow Courtesy Of Pioneer - TWICE

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THIS is what I want the Trump administration to do. It'll be interesting to see how fast, and for how long, it gets tied up in courts by special interests: Energy Department Slashes 47 Burdensome and Costly Regulations, Delivering First Milestone in America’s Biggest Deregulatory Effort | Department of Energy

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I'd like to know if this is very bad news for you personally: Denver seeks to strip Diamond Cabaret of liquor, adult cabaret licenses for wage theft

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Interesting day at the Supreme Court today:Questions about Thursday’s oral argument in the birthright citizenship dispute? We have (some) answers. - SCOTUSblog

Live Oral Argument Audio

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Not much of a future to be a typical computer coder/programmer these days. Can you imagine the disruption going on in the computer science departments at universities right now trying to keep up with this? And perhaps in some science departments as well.

Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears' | Business | denvergazette.com

AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing advanced algorithms - Google DeepMind

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I don't feel sorry for them: Starbucks baristas strike in protest of new dress code | 9news.com

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Another example of a seemingly mundane thing that represents how state and local government often impacts your daily life more than the federal government does: New Colorado law brings more single-stair apartment buildings to Denver

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A bad bill going after rideshare companies because a lawmaker was assaulted by someone who wasn’t actually a rideshare driver. Seriously.

Lyft seeks veto of rideshare safety bill as Uber threatens to leave Colorado

Man impersonating rideshare driver charged with unlawful sexual contact of Colorado legislator | FOX31 Denver

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Manitou Springs hopes to get back to normal water availability within a few days: Manitou Springs water emergency: 'Encouraging developments' | News | gazette.com

Manitou Springs declares water emergency after runoff

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I think I would have accepted the apology: Family wrongly accused of pub dine & dash and awarded £75,000 ‘are MILLIONAIRES who rejected pleas to drop lawsuit’ – The Sun | The Sun

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It’s not just Florida Man. Woman allegedly shoves cheesy nachos down wife's pants during assault

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I’m not sure I’d thrive trying to manage Gen Z employees. 4 Workplace Rules Gen Z Is Breaking And Thriving Because Of It

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Probably my single-biggest disagreement with Jared Polis, and why I do not agree that he’s a libertarian despite have just a few more free-market tendencies than other Dems: He’s in favor of socialized medicine. If you think health care is expensive now, just wait until you see how much it costs when it’s free. Gov Polis signed this bill on Wednesday: Health-Care Payment System Analysis | Colorado General Assembly

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Everything old is new again: Lactose-free milk is more popular than almond and oat milk

(OK, lactose-free milk isn't really "old" though it's been around a couple of decades. But still, cow milk rather than non-milk. By the way, I mostly drink almond milk these days because it's very low-carb and the price has come down so much that it's pretty close in price to regular milk.)

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Today's Video

Follows from the last topic, about milks

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