HAPPINESS THROUGH HORSES IS ON AT 2 And just what are they? The are a non-profit who helps families and kids who may be struggling with issues or mental health by bringing them together with horses and fun. Find out more by clicking here.
DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS JUST HANDED INNOVATION SCHOOLS BACK TO THE TEACHERS UNIONS And you'd think that when only 5% of black and brown third graders can read at grade level they would be working to fix that problem but no. Instead, they decided to rip away the autonomy that Innovation schools previously had and hamstring them to the union contracts that severely limit a schools ability to adapt to student needs. Oh, and they lied to school leaders as they did it. This is the same teachers unions which said famously when calling for a sickout in DougCo that "all children will be behind" as a justification for shutting down schools. Do they have a plan to help black and brown students read at grade level? I sure hope so because the teachers union is running Denver Public Schools at will.
EXPECT THIS NEW YORK SHOOTING TO DISAPPEAR FROM THE NEWS QUICKLY Because the man they are looking for essentially espoused every tenet of Critical Race Theory being taught to black and brown kids now in his online rantings. His belief that he may as well just pick up a gun because the world is stacked against him is pretty much the entire concept, though they don't teach the part about picking up a gun. They just teach hopelessness and victimhood. Read more here before this whole thing goes away.
COLORADO DEMS EXPLODE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT AND HOPE YOU WON'T NOTICE And we will notice during the next recession when the bills come due and a bunch of politicians tell us that we need to give them more money of WE WILL ALL DIE. When that happens, I'm going to suggest that they do away with the myriad of feel-good sounding offices that I guarantee won't do a damn thing that they are intended to do. The Colorado Sun did a good piece on it here, although I think they gloss over the hidden part of growing government, which is pension and healthcare commitments that go along with them.
THIS BIRD IS HOW WE ALL FEEL ABOUT JOE During a speech about infrastructure or something a bird pooped on him.
TINY ROBOT DOCTORS COULD BE A THING SOON And I am FASCINATED by this concept. Teeny tiny robots will be injected into humans so they can travel to the brain to fix issues. This used to be science fiction but is quickly becoming science fact.
I JUST TWEETED THIS OUT ABOUT CNN+
I get that media companies recognize that the way people consume entertainment is changing so they are trying to capitalize on the streaming revolution. Our company is doing that so you should just listen via the Iheart App now. BUT, and this is a BIG BUT, don't you need to have a product people already care about before you ask them to pay for something extra? CNN did not get the memo and now CNN+, their new streaming service, has had a miserable launch. They should have followed Discovery's lead by taking some of their highest performing shows and moving them to streaming. Oh wait, they don't have any high performing show. Perhaps they should fix that instead?
DO YOU HAVE AHOLE PERSONALITY TRAITS? Scientists have narrowed down some personality traits that seem to be shared among many people that behave like aholes. They surveyed 400 people and asked what traits the biggest ahole in their lives displayed, and the results were somewhat consistent. Middle aged man? Check. Manipulative? Check. Entitled? Check. Don't care about other people's feelings? Check. You may be an ahole if this describes you, but it doesn't describe ALL aholes, they come in all sizes and types.
THE FIRST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT BUS HAS ARRIVED IN DC And though I agree this is a stunt by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, I don't blame him one bit. Instead of the federal government dropping these folks off in Texas communities that are already strained from trying to deal with it, Abbott rented busses to drop them off in DC and other cities around the country. The stunt seems to be effective, as communities in Texas say the Feds have stopped releasing people there.
NEW DEM TALKING POINT: REPUBLICANS WILL END DEMOCRACY These are the same people apoplectic that people on the right are calling them groomers for wanting to talk to kindergartners about sex and yet here they are engaging in the most ridiculous form of hyperbole I've ever seen. The talking point memo must have gone out this week to have such a nicely coordinated response.
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S LIE ABOUT INFLATION CALLED OUT...CHECKS NOTES...NBC NEWS? I have to say I'm proud of them for not buying his lie about inflation being caused by Ukraine. And it wasn't just NBC News, it was all the legacy media. Watch this.
Even CNN piles on
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EXPLAINS HOW DC MADE THIS INFLATION MESS And it's exactly what I said yesterday. Too much money chasing too few goods. Read it here for the details.
THE EPA IS GOING TO MAKE GAS WAY MORE EXPENSIVE FOR US IN DENVER Because they don't like our smog issue. Now they are going to downgrade our Clean Air status and force us to use California blended gas in the summer, which will add 40 to 50 cents A GALLON onto the price. Yay, EPA. Yay.
METRO DENVER IS NOW THE FIFTH LEAST AFFORDABLE HOUSING MARKET IN THE COUNTRY Which is awesome for those who own houses and really, really bad for those who don't. I have to tell you, this is shades of Seattle in the 90s, when every young Gen Xer wanted to move there because it was the tech hub and all. A big part of the problem imo is that wages have not kept up with housing costs. If you are advertising a job for minimum wage right now, good luck with that. Read more here.
GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO REGULATE EVERY SHOWER YOU TAKE FROM NOW ON And our nerd pal Stephen Moore has a great column here on what new fresh hell regulations are coming down the pike. Get ready to have Big Brother in your home and shower on the daily.
EVEN SAUDI ARABIAN TV KNOWS BIDEN IS ADDLED As they aired this bit the other day. So glad we restored respect for America with this guy.
IF YOU ASK BLM FOUNDERS ABOUT THEIR FINANCIAL FRAUD IT'S CUZ YOU'RE RACIST This is literally the Most Predictable Response EVER. After news broke that the founders of the national Black Lives Matter Global Network used a bunch of money to buy a bunch of houses and then left the organization, of COURSE you would be racist if you asked questions. Now, Hustler-in-Chief Patrisse Cullors has fulfilled the prophecy and said just that at a speaking engagement. For a Marxist, she sure likes to spend money on fancy homes. Imagine that.
A BUNCH OF STOLEN STUFF WAS FOUND IN A HOMELESS CAMP And this is my shocked face. Dozens and dozens of really nice items were stolen from Boulderites and kept by the suspect in and around his tent. This is so very shocking (read in a total deadpan). So, so shocking.
WHY ARE PEOPLE LEAVING COLORADO? This is a good story by KDVR on why people are leaving and none of the reasons given surprise me. Read them here.
THE FIRST CHALLENGE TO THE CRIME REFORM BILL IS HAPPENING And it's coming from an Aurora PD cop who was fired after her partner pistol whipped a suspect during an arrest. She was fired under the new vague "failure to intervene" even though she intervened earlier in the arrest when her partner placed his hand on the suspect's neck, and her partner complied. Her attorney rightly asks what "intervene" means when actions happen in rapid succession and without warning as they did in this case. I think she has a case, but I'm not an attorney. I'm hoping for the sake of cops in Colorado that this case forces greater clarity. Subjective law is bad law. In the body cam video, you can see the man with the warrant repeatedly not following commands during the entire stop. To be clear, it looks like officer John Haubert overreacted, but he didn't do so without reason. Just do what the cops say, people. Sort it out later.
CLASSICAL EDUCATION IS MAKING A COMEBACK And in large part due to parents demanding better for their children. Hillsdale College has been opening charter schools across the country that focus on a classical education, which includes Great Works and Western Civilization. It doesn't include gender fluidity and CRT. Read about it here.
EVERYONE SHOULD GO TO WASHINGTON DC AT SOME POINT And now that the Capitol is mask free again, here is a great list of stuff to do while you're there.
HOW TO LIVE WITH A SPRAINED ANKLE I would just use crutches but whatever.
THIS CAT IS BROKEN