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Three of the four Colorado Republicans in Congress (Boebert, Crank, Evans...not Hurd) sent a letter to Colorado Governor Jared Polis asking him to fix the harm they claim is being done by House Bill 24-1034 that appears to require (in most cases) the government to release back into the community people who are arrested and found incompetent to stand trial.

This story is about a guy who was released through that process. I'm NOT expert enough on this issue to know whether the Republicans' argument is correct. I do note that the bill passed the State Senate unanimously and got quite a few GOP votes in the State House as well. Did those legislators just not understand what they were signing?

Man released from Weld jail over competency spotted with gun on Colorado campus | 9news.com

Republicans in Congress urge Polis to reform Colorado public safety policies | Colorado Newsline

Here's the bill: Adult Competency to Stand Trial | Colorado General Assembly

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Maybe he was a lonely nihilist like so many young men these days, motivated more by briefly being famous than by deep political belief. Not sure we'll ever know: Dallas Shooting Suspect Had Extensive Online Footprint but Little on Politics - The New York Times

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I need to get to this story: American Soldiers Don’t Wear American Combat Boots

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Definitely best to sort this out before you start building a home there: Keenesburg's Wild Animal Sanctuary sues developer

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There's an immense amount I don't know about this situation -- almost everything, really -- but just based on this article it seems like the city got out-negotiated. Here's one thing I don't understand. If there's an agreement to refund taxes, why would the city complain that they're having refund more than expected after the city raised the tax rate? I mean, don't they end up with zero whether they take in $100 and give back $100 versus taking in $1000 and giving back $1000? I'm going to try to find out.

Manitou Springs involved in lawsuit over tax dispute with cog railway

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Why turn Comey, whom nobody cares about anymore, into a martyr? Look how Alvin Bragg's attacking Trump with lawfare massively boosted Trump. Look how Brendan Carr attacking Jimmy Kimmel massively boosted Kimmel. Why boost Comey?

I note that they are rushing to beat next Tuesday's statute of limitations deadline.

Justice Department preparing to seek indictment against Comey | AP News

And what kind of banana republic puts a person like this into a very important prosecutorial role...by which I mean a person with ZERO relevant experience? (To be clear, I'm not saying she's stupid; I just don't know. But experience in these jobs is critical.)

Trump’s Pick to Replace Ousted U.S. Attorney Lacks Prosecutorial Experience - The New York Times

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This is terrible but I don't know how to ban it in any way that would be constitutional and effective: British Billionaire Christopher Hohn Bankrolls Social Justice, Climate Radicalism in U.S. | National Review

It might be that the only way to deal with it is to make sure everyone knows that the organizations who get money from these groups are being funded by enemies of the United States.

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I think the odds strongly favor that there is essentially no risk from taking Tylenol during pregnancy. But "essentially" is doing a lot of work there. Let's say there is a one in a million risk of some negative impact to a fetus from acetaminophen. If you were pregnant, would you really take the medicine when you don't need it (i.e. no fever or headache) just to make a political point? Seems to me this sort of behavior should disqualify this doctor from seeing patients. Maybe not actually lose a license but if you were a prospective patient would you go to someone who things and acts that way?

Colorado's Morning News with Marty Lenz & Jeana Gondek