This Day in History
On November 22, 1963, President John F Kennedy was assassinated
This is a restored/colorized version of the Zapruder film and it includes the moment of the shooting. Sensitive folks shouldn't watch.
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Just One Thing: Gaetz Gone (and Bondi in)
UPDATE: ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, Donald Trump announced former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his nominee to be Attorney General of the United States. She's not exactly my cup of tea but she's qualified and probably a near-perfect pick for MAGA. I expect she'll be confirmed unless there's some crazy skeleton in her background that becomes public information.
Yesterday, former Congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to be attorney general of the United States. He had no business ever being considered. Donald Trump’s note on social media ended with “I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do” which strikes me as “don’t let the door hit you on the butt on the way out” and suggests that Trump won’t give Gaetz a different administration job. Obviously a few questions arise: Will Gaetz go back to Congress since he did win re-election? I doubt it. Will he be appointed to fill Marco Rubio’s Senate seat? I REALLY doubt it. Who will Trump nominate now? He recently named his former interim AG Matt Whitaker to be ambassador to NATO but might he consider bring Whitaker back to DOJ? We’ll soon find out.
Decent analysis by Chris Cilizza here. I hope that the people of Florida are better/smarter than to elect a low-life like Matt Gaetz as governor.
The *real* reason Matt Gaetz dropped out
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One More Thing: Climate Extortion Continues
You’ve probably heard of the Paris Climate Accord. That’s a meaningless agreement among countries that pretend to plan to lower so-called carbon emissions. There are meetings pretty much every year called the Conference of the Parties, or COP, and this year is COP 29. They are the climate equivalent of the medieval Catholic Church’s system of indulgences. Remember those? If you give the church money, you’ll go to heaven? At the COP meetings, so-called developing countries say they promise to reduce emissions if the rich countries, in the name of “climate justice” give them not just billions, but trillions of dollars. As one economist said years ago, “One must free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy.” Instead, “we are de facto distributing world wealth through climate policy.”
UN climate conference — just an excuse to shake West down for cash
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Today's Guest
Dr Keith Ablow is a Johns Hopkins-educated psychiatrist now doing counseling and life-coaching. He’s written 16 books and appeared on TV over 1000 times.
We'll discuss how Trump’s picks are far from “the business as usual” Washington, DC revolving door of Big Pharma, insurance companies, lobbyists and bureaucrats that have limited doctor-patient options and kept health care costs rising.
Some interesting info re RFK: A Simple Litmus Test for RFK Jr.’s Ideas | The Free Press
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Other Stuff
Hallelujah: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government - WSJ
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This is how much the left only wants to hear news and voices that don’t challenge them. Oh, the darling snowflakes: Viewers continue to bolt from Morning Joe amid fallout over hosts ‘kissing the ring’ at Mar-a-Lago | The Independent
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Denver to close schools: Denver Public Schools to close seven schools, cut grades at three others
Denver school closures: DPS board votes to close, restructure 10 sites
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Denver Auditor releases scathing report on city agency that manages homeless shelters (and the agency basically agrees with the findings): City Shelters - City and County of Denver
Nerd Alert! The story of the first transistor radio. (Thanks to listener Greg for sending). The First Transistor Radio: Engineering the Regency TR-1 - IEEE Spectrum
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What a surprise…I mean the behavior of legislators more than the change in marijuana sales (which was to be expected as more states legalized.) Colorado marijuana sales — and tax dollars — are still falling - The Colorado Sun
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Incredible achievement over one of the biggest killer-diseases: Egypt is certified malaria-free by WHO
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This is a VERY bad look by Mayor Johnston: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston says Trump's mass migrant deportations will create 'Tiananmen Square moment' | Fox News
I guess Johnston wants to be like the Dem leaders of Boston and Massachusetts: Massachusetts GOP slams liberal leaders after illegal immigrants accused of child rape | Fox News
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An I-70 respite for a few months: I-70 Vail Pass construction project stops for winter season | News | denvergazette.com
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This guy seems really really really bad: Aurora dentist's murder trial delayed a third time | News | denvergazette.com
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This makes sense...one of my kids is clearly psychologically impacted by short days with little sunlight. This explains a little why it's so bad in/near Denver: Colorado weather: Does the sun set earlier in Denver because of the mountains? | FOX31
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What would happen if a president refuses to execute a duly-passed law? Could Trump save TikTok from potential ban? | FOX31 Denver
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Does "froot" mean "artificial color"? How RFK Jr’s Fight Against Processed Food Put Froot Loops at Center of U.S. Politics - WSJ
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This is an insane amount of navel-gazing over what strikes me as an easy decision (though it's easy for me to say because I haven't had to make it.) Why I want my deaf daughter to have the best of both worlds | Aeon Essays
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Was it sabotage? Baltic Sea internet cables cut: European officials cry sabotage | CNN
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I get why car dealers and the people who get other people’s are happy about this but I’m not: Xcel runs out of Colorado EV rebates
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I guess politicians try the same nonsense everywhere, hoping that voters are stupid: Canada's Trudeau to cut sales tax, send checks to millions of Canadians | AP News
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This guy sounds innovative and entrepreneurial…$344 for a coffee? Scottish farm is selling UK's most expensive cup | AP News
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