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I realize the plural of "anecdote" is not "data" but it sure doesn't seem like this sort of thing should happen in the USA: ‘I Applied for a Work Visa—and Was Put in Prison for Weeks’

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A good and important read from Mark Hillman about the Colorado state budget: Colorado lawmakers claim 'crisis' while state spending still grows - Complete Colorado

2025 will be the year of the budget cut at the Colorado Capitol - The Colorado Sun

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Coach Prime makes some primetime money: How Colorado's Coach Prime's salary stacks up against other head coaches - Axios Denver

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Trump is all over the map, on tariffs, Putin, and politics.

Trump Team Weighs Broader, Higher Tariffs

Trump says he doesn't care if tariffs raise some car prices: Takeaways

If Navarro is right, this would be a disaster: Trump aide says tariffs will raise $6 trillion as White House readies plan Imagine the federal government imposing a $6 trillion (over a decade) tax hike on the American people. That's exactly what Navarro is crowing about. At some point, even ultra-MAGA will recognize that Americans are paying these tariffs.

And which is it: Trumpian Trade Incoherence - Cafe Hayek

Waltz is the best of the national security team despite his screw-up. (Well, Waltz and Rubio, if you count Rubio in that group.) If Waltz were to be fired, it's likely that any replacement would be much worse as far as a clear understanding of our national security. Trump already has too many others around (as well as himself) who aren't sufficiently aware that Vladimir Putin is an enemy. I hope Waltz stays.

Mike Waltz Is Losing Support Inside the White House

Trump threatens to bomb Iran if nuclear deal can’t be reached - POLITICO

Trump says he’s ‘very angry’ and ‘pissed off’ at Putin during an NBC News interview

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Two crypto stories:

Interesting reaction and probably not what the CEO expected: GameStop venturing into the world of crypto is a wild bet

This is a truly terrible story, with no silver lining: In Crypto’s Darkest Corner, a Suicide Becomes Just Another Meme Coin - WSJ

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Offered without comment: Colorado may start requiring porn sites to verify users’ age

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I still owe you this from last week:

Shocking but not surprising: The New York Times and the Case of the Missing Knife

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And I owe you these too:

Nice to see a jury not just see a company as a giant wallet. Jury rejects cancer claim over ethylene oxide exposure | News | denvergazette.com

I'm not quite to this point yet with my own kids but I'm working hard to make sure it doesn't end up like this: Half of parents still support their Gen Z, millennial — up to $1,800 a month

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Hockey stuff...the first story is from last week and the second is from this past weekend:

Sidney Crosby breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with his 20th season averaging a point per game

Alex Ovechkin scores No. 890, now 5 goals from NHL record - ESPN

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