Huge game for the Broncos this weekend!
The game is against the arch-rival Chiefs but since KC has made the playoffs and can't improve their situation with a win here, they'll likely not play their stars, including QB Patrick Mahomes and TE Travis Kelce.
FYI SUNDAY DAVE LOGAN WILL PLANT THE FLAG TO HYPE UP BRONCOS COUNTRY AT EMPOWER FIELD AT MILE HIGH JUST BEFORE KICKOFF!
There are two ways the Denver Broncos make it to playoffs; These are the odds | FOX31
Cybertruck defeats terrorist
The more I think about it the more it seems that the attempt to use a Cybertruck as a bomb in a terrorist attack is the best advertisement ever for Tesla. The Cybertruck is famous (some might say infamous) for its construction. (Some folks don't like that if it collides with another vehicle, it's likely to do more than usual damage to the other vehicle while suffering less than usual damage itself.) Anyway, the vehicle was so strong that much of the explosion's power was contained within the vehicle. The glass doors of the Trump Las Vegas hotel which appear to be less than 15 feet from the explosion were not broken. Pretty incredible, right?
And the would-be terrorist is, on paper, one of the last people you'd expect to do something like this: From Bronze Star to Baffling End: Green Beret Named in Vegas Tesla Explosion Stuns Army - WSJ
Elon Musk having a big impact on UK politics
It's been a couple of years since I mentioned the issue on the show, but England had (and maybe still has, but I hope not) a big problem with Pakistani men (mostly British-born) sexually assaulting and raping young girls. Local and national government basically ignored it because, as far as I can tell, they were afraid of being accused of racism or islamophobia. So more girls (and maybe boys too) got raped. In just the town of Rotherham (and there were several towns where this happened), it has now been reported that over 1,400 girls were sexually abused between 1997 and 2013. But prosecutions were slow and not enough rapists got not enough punishment.
While policing is primarily a local function, prosecuting cases involves the Crown Prosecutor which is a national position. Musk is now aggressively pointing out on X/Twitter that the current prime minister of the UK, Keir Starmer, was head of the Crown Prosecution Service from 2008 to 2013 and, Musk claims, has significant responsibility for not sufficiently prosecuting these serial rapists. Again, due to fear of being called racist. Starmer, the current head of the Labour Party recently became PM as the conservative-ish Tory or Conservative Party became of bad odor to voters after many years in power and a string of moronic "leaders". But Labour as constituted today are really bad. Like the Democrats in the US but probably even worse as far as wokeness and complete lack of understanding of economics. A recent poll showed disastrous approval ratings for Labour after just 6 months in power and that's before Musk jumped in and put much more pressure on Starmer. It wouldn't shock me if Starmer doesn't last much longer as PM.
Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal - Wikipedia
Rochdale child sex abuse ring - Wikipedia
Kemi Badenoch calls for national inquiry into 'rape gangs'
Labour blocks grooming gang inquiry into Starmer’s conduct as CPS head
Tories call for grooming gang inquiry after Elon Musk attacks Keir Starmer | The Independent
‘The country is in chaos’: The bellwether seat that regrets flipping to Labour
Today's Guest
Civil rights attorney David Lane is representing former McAuliffe Middle School Principal Kurt Dennis who was, in my opinion and David's, wrongfully fired by Denver Public Schools for trying to keep kids safe: Lawsuit filed by fired principal Kurt Dennis against Denver Public Schools advances
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Today's Stuff
If you live in, or are traveling to, the East Coast or the Southeast over the next week, beware the polar vortex: Dog shot in face after months on run in Denver adopted into foster family | FOX31 News
Winter storm to usher in Arctic blast that will affect 230 million people
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Today, the House of Representatives will vote on who will be Speaker for the next Congress, or at least to begin the next Congress. Here's Axios's take: Johnson's razor edge
I used to like Thomas Massie (R-KY) a lot. I still think he's better than many and he's certainly smarter than almost all of his House colleagues but he's also become quite the renegade. Again, I like that sometimes but when you start being known as the guy who always does the opposite just to do so, you start becoming ineffective. Ron Paul comes to mind.
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Let's hope this kind of outrageous behavior by non-parents against parents stops soon and that state government start punishing people who make frivolous complaints about normal behavior of children: The 10 most infuriating challenges to free-range parenting in 2024
More on parenting and the result of suboptimal parenting, although it's not only parents to blame: What Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up? - WSJ
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Yeah, good luck with that: Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol - The New York Times
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It should never have existed: State Department’s Global Engagement Center — accused of pushing censorship to combat online 'disinformation' — shuts down
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Trump tries to save big donor a bunch of money: Trump Tries to Save TikTok From the Law - WSJ
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If it feels like the average new car costs a lot more than it used to, that's right but probably not as big an effect as you think if you were really to compare the SAME cars: Don't blame inflation for the price of new cars
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We all have to make sure our older parents and grandparents are aware of the infuriatingly creative range of scams aimed at them: 73-year-old woman scammed out of thousands of dollars by person posing as MSNBC host
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I really want one of these burgers: Dyer's Burgers And Their Century Old Grease Are A Thing Of Memphis Legend
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Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump: When History Rhymes - The New York Times (may require subscription)
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This would be useful: How Trump Can Rid Washington of Wokeness - WSJ
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I was skeptical at first but the swimsuit really is kinda iconic for a particular generation: Pamela Anderson’s red Baywatch swimsuit to go on display in London | The Independent
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That's some very bad management in an absolutely critical situation: Flagship Ukrainian brigade trained in France goes AWOL
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They found her lunchbox...40 years later: Watch: Lost lunchbox found at Virginia school after 42 years - UPI.com
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It should be legal to hurt people who are stealing your stuff. Denver couple sets out fake packages to deter porch pirates | FOX31
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And it should be legal to hurt people who shoot dogs in the face: Dog shot in face after months on run in Denver adopted into foster family | FOX31 News
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Today's Videos
This is how I feel about coffee...except for their reaction to tasting it. (Thanks to listener David for sending this!)
Physics nerdiness
Audio only: The Allman Brothers Band put on a fundraiser concert for Jimmy Carter in 1975...