I think the thing that I'm most angry about regarding the wolf "reintroduction" is that the use of government to force these gorgeous creatures on an unwilling citizenry has me almost cheering when one of them dies. And I should NOT feel that way about such a magnificent animal. 3rd reintroduced wolf found dead; 2nd this month | FOX31 Denver (kdvr.com)

It appears that political gambling is now legal in the US, though the CFTC is appealing the ruling: Federal judge allows prediction market Kalshi to offer betting on upcoming US elections | CNN Business

Exclusive | Election Betting Is Going Mainstream After Major Brokerage Gets on Board - WSJ

I'd like to know too: Former top Clinton Adviser Calls on ABC to Launch Internal Probe into Whether Debate was Rigged - The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari (foreigndesknews.com)

What's your take? 3D-printed guns are back, and this time they are unstoppable | WIRED

Do you agree or do you think she’s just cranky? Opinion: Overpriced Denver restaurants overhyped, prices too high (denverpost.com)

I owe you this from yesterday: Kroenke lays groundwork for massive revamp at Denver's Ball Arena - Axios Denver

Some random stuff I didn't get to earlier in the week:

New Titanic expedition finds lost bronze ‘Diana of Versailles’ statue | The Titanic | The Guardian

Study reveals 57% of online content is AI-generated, hurting search results and AI model training | Windows Central

Belding man chugs 24oz of ranch in 13 seconds, wins contest | wzzm13.com

The issue that won't go away: North Dakota judge rules state abortion ban unconstitutional (axios.com)

Here in Colorado, of course, the political pressure is the opposite directly from in ND: Colorado Amendment 79: A constitutional right to abortion | Elections | denvergazette.com

For reference, see section 50 which would be repealed by the Amendment: Article 5 :: Colorado Constitution :: Colorado Law :: US Law :: Justia

The craziest part of this is not the idea that they ever thought political statements were a good idea but rather that they think such statements "offer emotional support" to people on campus. Talk about "white fragility"... Penn joins Harvard in ending socio-political statements (thehill.com)

Pretty good safety results from Waymo (basically Google's self-driving-vehicle project): Human drivers are to blame for most serious Waymo collisions (understandingai.org)

Texas must not be permitted to get away with this. It cannot be allowed for a state to persecute (or prosecute) Americans for traveling to another state to do something that's legal in that other state. This is tyranny. Texas sues to block federal rule protecting health records of women crossing state lines for abortions - CBS Texas (cbsnews.com)

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