THOMAS FREY IS BACK TO TALK FUTURE STUFF Find him for a speaking engagement or to listen to his really cool podcast by clicking here.
WAR CRIMES IN BUCHA ARE BEING RECORDED IN REAL TIME And I don't know about you, but this stuff has me wondering about humanity right now. I'm about halfway through The Gulag Archipelago (I'm going to be honest, I have to read it about 20 pages at a time, it's horribly depressing) and am not hopeful that this isn't just the tip of the iceberg. The Soviet Union was capable of horrific stuff and Putin is a product of that system and now we are seeing exactly what a monster he really is. The big difference here is that we are seeing what's happening in real time, worldwide via the internet. Too bad the Russian people are not allowed to see the same thing. The issue here is what has occurred in Bucha, where a Russian retreat has left bodies on the streets where they were killed by Russian forces and left to rot. I don't see how Vlad gets away with this.
THIS AS WE GET READY FOR BASEBALL! The world is weird this way. As civilians are being slaughtered in Ukraine, we are getting ready for baseball season. I am READY for baseball. READY. CAN'T WAIT ready for baseball. And as I do every year at this point, I am filled with hope for a good Rockies season. This column has hopped me up even more. We have a whole day of broadcasting planned for Friday, and Ross and Mandy Show happens from 9am-11am from McGregor Square downtown by the field so stop by and say hi!
POOR ED PERLMUTTER Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter has served Colorado's 7th Congressional District as it's member for 16 YEARS now, but apparently that's not long enough for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to realize he's a Democrat. They had this embarrassing mess this weekend but it is kind of funny.
THE BIDEN ADMIN IS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR POOR PEOPLE TO DRIVE How? They are increasing fuel standards on new cars to average 40 miles per gallon by 2026. This is going to make cars, which are already skyrocketing in price, even MORE expensive as car makers are trying to figure out how to meet this standard. How are truck makers going to keep up? I have no idea but it won't matter because you won't be able to afford one anyway. The Dems seem hell bent on making everything we consume more expensive so they can control our behavior. But THEY will be driving, I'm sure. The environmental wackos are mad because they want car makers to completely phase out trucks and SUVs your family or business needs be damned. Hope you like the bus if you're not able to buy an electric car.
WILL SMITH RESIGNS FROM THE ACADEMY And if you still believe this was a staged event, really? The fallout is horrible for Will Smith and now he's resigned from The Academy in shame. Read more here.
KAMALA HARRIS EXPLAINS THE SLAP And of course The Babylon Bee is the only to ask her about it here.
THE KIFFNESS EVEN WROTE A FUN SONG ABOUT IT And you know I love The Kiffness. It does have Smith shouting the F word in it, you've been warned.
REMEMBER WHEN JOE BIDEN WAS AGAINST THE UNNECESSARY SEXUALIZATION OF CHILDREN? Ah the good ol' days, when grownups didn't think it was necessary to talk to kindergartners about sex. This is a column about some legislation that Biden voted on that was WAY more restrictive than the new bill in Florida which merely keeps sex talk away from kids UNTIL FOURTH GRADE.
THIS AS CELEBRITIES PILE ON A FLORIDA LAW THEY HAVEN'T READ I honestly don't give a rat's ass about this but here you go.
THE PROS AND CONS OF A FOUR DAY WORKWEEK If you've been listening a while you know I am a HUGE fan of working smarter, not longer. A four day work week could be the perfect example of that. COULD BE is the key to that, as few companies are doing this now because it's sort of revolutionary. This is a great column with the pros and cons so far of what we know about this type of work week. It's very informative if you're trying to find ways to attract and retain top talent who also value work life balance, which is pretty much every Millennial and Gen Y worker. Good news though, more and more companies are doing this. My guess is financial services never will.
ELON MUSK IS GONNA MAKE CHANGES AT TWITTER As he bought about 10% of the company's shares and has been added to the board. What does this mean? He's FAR more libertarian than Twitter's nanny state censors and he's already put up a Twitter poll asking users if they would like an EDIT button (MY GOD YES PLEASE) even though he's supposedly a "passive" investor according to a recent filing. Not so passive now.
THIS IS A THE TWITTER BANNERS JUST GOT GINNED UP And our friends at The Babylon Bee have the inside track.
THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION IS MADE WE DON'T LIKES THE BOOKS THEY PROMOTE TO KIDS I want to start this by saying if you are threatening a librarian with physical harm you need to smacked yourself. That being said, this article that tries to paint Republicans as book burners is idiotic because it's really about two books: Gender Queer and Lawn Boy, neither of which were written FOR KIDS. However, the American Library Association gave them awards for books written for 12-18 year olds, which lead to them being adopted by MANY libraries and promoted for the kids they weren't written for. From the article:
Kobabe and Evison noted during recent interviews an irony of their books being targeted: Neither set out to write a story for young people.
But they gained a following among students with the help of the American Library Association, which has given each book an Alex Award for works “written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.”
“I think a big part of our books getting so much attention is that they’re award winners and ended up being purchased by libraries all over the country,” Kobabe said.
so the library association is the one to blame here, just to be clear. And I love the library and librarians, but I don't want my child to be able to check out a book with graphic depictions of hetero sex or homo sex. Period.
WE LOVE OUR PUPS! And many of us, me included, spoil them completely. A new survey says seven of ten dog owners consider their pets a part of the family. Agree.
OUR NAVY IS WOEFULLY UNDERSHIPPED And this matters a LOT as China is building ships like crazy. Biden's Navy is underfunded, undershipped and headed for disaster if we don't get it together soon. I don't expect that to happen, as we are more worried about ship gas mileage than actually building things to fight off Chinese aggression.
WHY DOES YOUR BREATH STINK? Here are the many, many reasons your breath may be rank. I have found a Water Pik to be my new best friend these days.
SIDE SLEEPERS ARE DOING SLEEP RIGHT! Except for the wrinkles side sleeping causes that is. It really is the safest and most effective way to sleep.
COMPANY BOARD QUOTAS ARE SHOT DOWN IN CALIFORNIA As discrimination based on race or gender is CLEARLY wrong, though California doesn't care much about the Constitution. Now their law requiring diversity hires on publicly traded boards has been struck down in court.
NO ONE LIKES KAMALA So does Biden, if he chooses to run again, keep her as Veep with these kinds of numbers? She is even MORE unpopular than Biden.
YOUR STIMMY CHECK HAS BEEN EATEN BY INFLATION AND THEN PLUS SOME The cost of living in the US has jumped a whopping $5200 a YEAR since last year and isn't slowing down. This is what happens when everyone gets a "stimmie check" and the Fed prints new money had over fist.
THE POWER OF DRESSING WELL Jordan Peterson makes the point that we don't dress like adults anymore.