Weds Blogcast: Goat fire mitigation; Denver's dating hell; Trump trial

You asked for it: Ross' foot injury

To be clear, this is after much healing and cleaning. It looked way better (by which I mean way worse) on Saturday.

And thanks to peer pressure from all of you (and especially from Kathy Walker of KOA's News Desk) I got a tetanus vaccine booster yesterday.

Just One Thing: More upside than downside for Trump in NY trial?

By the time you hear this, there’s a good chance that the Trump so-called “hush money” trial has gone to the jury for deliberations and a verdict if they can reach one, which I think is slightly less than 50/50. Here’s my take though I admit up front that I might be assuming a better-informed electorate than we have. I think this trial is viewed as a kangaroo court with a biased judge and a purely politically motivated prosecutor and a jury from a city that despises Donald Trump. Therefore I suspect that there is not a lot of downside for Trump if he’s convicted except for the fact that every so-called mainstream media outlet will start calling him “convicted felon” Donald Trump. A hung jury or acquittal on the other hand sends the message that even a New York jury knows lawfare when they see it. And THAT would be a huge win for Trump.

Prosecution Rests in Trump Hush-Money Trial, Case Goes to Jury | National Review

One More Thing: Another fascinating political analysis by Bruce Mehlman

The-Not-It-Election-MehlmanQ2-2024.pdf (mehlmanconsulting.com)

One More More Thing: Well, that was weird (Robert DeNiro edition)

For some reason, the Biden Administration which has constantly claimed not to be involved in any way with Trump's NY "hush money" trial organized a famed Trump-hater to show up at the court house and assail Trump, as if somehow the guy is an opinion-mover. One wonders why the administration would do this. I suspect they're "on tilt", to use a poker term: panicking and making bad decisions.

Not everybody there was happy with DeNiro.

Today's Guests

Hannah Metzger covers news, arts and culture for Denver’s Westword magazine. We'll talk about her interesting new article about how Denver's dating seen is, to put it mildly, not all it's cracked up to be.

Got a Match? Why Dating in Denver Is a Dumpster Fire

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John Carson is a candidate for Douglas County Commissioner and former member of the DougCo School Board.

John Carson for Douglas County Commissioner – Douglas County Commissioner District 3 (carsonforcommissioner.com)

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Jordan Sarazen is Owner & Founder of Goat Bros Hoof Action Grazing. We'll talk about the use of goats in wildfire mitigation.

Goat Bros

Hungry goats are latest phenom-nom-nom in Colorado wildfire prevention

Other Stuff

We've talked about this to some degree on the show but I suspect it will become a massive national issue and I kinda want you to say to yourself one day, "Ross told me this was coming." Behind the Curtain: AI's ominous scarcity crisis (axios.com)

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My understanding is that Polis did NOT ask for a waiver initially as he should have. This allowed the feds to jump in and then say “no” when the governor eventually figured out what a big mistake he made: The cost of gas is about to spike in Colorado. How high will it go? (coloradosun.com)

Reformulated gas to raise price at pump in Denver, northern Colorado (denverpost.com)

Update: Yeah, I was right: Colorado air quality: Jared Polis withdraws request to EPA for extension to bring state into compliance with federal standards (denverpost.com)

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"Fly high, Bette": Bette Nash, world's longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88 - ABC News (go.com)

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Keep it going, Aditi! Colorado speller makes Scripps National Spelling Bee's quarterfinals (denverpost.com)

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Check out my letter to the editor (last one on the page): Vail was justified to cancel art residency over pro-Palestinian painting (denverpost.com)

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The Washington Post is struggling mightily. I'm sure some folks are feeling a little schadenfreude.

Washington Post announces new subscription plans in bid to boost revenue - The Washington Post

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