The Denver Broncos are going to the playoffs!
(Dragon can't blame me this time...I went to the game.)
Congratulations to the Denver Broncos who thrashed the second string team of the Kansas City Chiefs 38-0 to earn the right to play what will surely be a VERY challenging matchup next weekend versus the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, New York.
Check out the insane catch by Vele
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A different (aka normal) January 6th
Donald Trump is about to get the Jan. 6 that he denied Joe Biden - POLITICO
Opinion | Joe Biden: What to remember about Jan. 6 - The Washington Post (may require subscription)
Congress to Certify Trump’s Election Win as Storm Hits Washington - WSJ
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Today's Guests
Attorney Mike Burg joins us to tell us about a recent huge civil case he won when other attorneys with clients in similar situations were settling for less than 10% of what Mike won in court.
Personal Injury Commercial Litigation Product Liability Lawyers
Jury awards woman $56M for Sunbeam pressure cooker explosion
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Jane Brennan and Chip Block are founding members of Save Old Littleton, a grassroots group looking to push back on proposed zoning changes in Littleton that the organization says will change the character of neighborhoods for the worse while not actually making housing more affordable. (I think what they expect if the zoning changes happen is that older single-family homes will be replaced by expensive duplexes or triplexes, i.e. expensive enough that each might cost nearly as much as the house itself did.
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Other Stuff
I'll try to share most or all of these with listeners over the course of today's show. As usual with this writer (who doesn't post frequently), it's well worth reading...twice: 25 Useful Ideas for 2025 - by Gurwinder - The Prism
I love the paragraph quoted in item #3.
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Donald Trump has two really terrible ideas that he's put together as one policy proposal:
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The question isn’t so much whether one would have bought it. It’s whether one would have tasted it after buying it. A chocolate bar sold at auction for almost $700. - Interesting Facts
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Of course he did: Biden Bans Oil and Gas Drilling in Federal Waters, Striking Final Blow against U.S. Energy on His Way Out | National Review
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When a national leader is undone by excessive gov't spending leading to inflation and high levels of immigration that became unpopular with the public. No, it's not Joe Biden; it's not even the USA: Canada PM Trudeau is likely to announce resignation, source says | Reuters
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Hamas isn't even in control of many hostages at this point. Hamas said to okay list of 34 hostages to be freed, but refuses to detail who's alive | The Times of Israel
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Terrible, infuriating, unforgiveable, especially for the military officers. Trump's team needs to find out who they are and tell them that they will never be promoted again. Opinion | I Audited the Afghan Reconstruction. It Was Doomed From the Start. - The New York Times (gift link...no subscription required)
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When I saw the headline I thought this was going to be some woke nonsense, like banishing the word "men" or "white", but instead it's a much needed corrective to some of the excesses of our barely-literate culture: Banished Words | Lake Superior State University 2025
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The new oldest-living-person-in-the-world: LongeviQuest Confirms Inah Canabarro Lucas (Brazil) as the World's Oldest Person - LongeviQuest
See more at the bottom of Dan Flynn's note for American Spectator this morning: Spectator A.M. #1720 | Spectator A.M.
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In the end, maybe this was just a much more public version of a PTSD-related suicide. Colorado Green Beret intended Las Vegas blast as “wake-up call”
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Utter nonsense: Opinion | Judge in hush money case tags Trump for “continuous deception” - The Washington Post
But this is happening anyway: Judge sets Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case but signals no jail time | AP News
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They should and they're right on the merits but I doubt a court will go anywhere near second guessing a president's claim of a national security reason for a decision even though it's an obvious lie: US Steel and Nippon sue Biden administration, USW and Cleveland Cliffs over decision to block their merger | CNN Business
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Some things I owe you from Friday:
We should be able to beat porch pirates severely about the head and neck without fear of prosecution: Denver couple sets out fake packages to deter porch pirates | FOX31
Lenore is still great: The 10 most infuriating challenges to free-range parenting in 2024
As a parent of teenagers I wonder about this: What Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up? - WSJ
The one thing consistent about Trump is his inconsistency. Or, rather, his consistent lack of any underlying principle: Trump Tries to Save TikTok From the Law - WSJ
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Will Trump be able to stop this (if he really wants to)? Congestion Pricing Is Back. Can Trump Still Kill It?
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Today's Videos
Nerd out with me on physics and math
This is absolutely insane
Santa Cruz surfer speaks on riding potential record 108-foot wave