Major Announcement Today
Hello folks, I hope you'll tune in at 9:33 AM today for a major announcement about my show and KOA!
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Just One Thing: Bill Gates backtracks on his climate catastrophizing
I love this story. Can't imagine how the environmentalist groups that make a living by scaring gullible people into thinking that "climate change" is going to kill us all are feeling right now. I hope they're very afraid that their gravy train is about to come to a halt...but that's probably too optimistic on my part. Actually, Gates doesn't go nearly far enough to back away from the catastrophizing and, in my view, is still too optimistic about much "green" stuff but at least he's spending his own money on it, unlike Biden/Harris spending a trillion dollars of our children's future earnings on their boondoggles.
You don't say, Bill: Bill Gates makes major climate change reversal after years of doomerism
(I've been saying that stuff for a decade on the radio...)
His actual note...rather long: A new approach for the world’s climate strategy | Bill Gates
Bill Gates Has Finally Admitted That Climate Doomerism Is a Mistake
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Today's Guests
Dr Ray Niaura is a professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at NYU and an expert on tobacco dependence and treatment.
We'll discuss Denver's Referendum 310 which would overturn the city council's ban on flavored vape and tobacco products. (It's VERY confusing, but a "YES" vote keeps the ban in place.) The doctor is in favor of overturning the ban.
Raymond S Niaura | NYU School of Global Public Health
Referendum 310: Keep or drop a ban on flavored tobacco products
Another opinion piece, also against the ban: Opinion: Denver voters need to ditch flavored nicotine ban - The Colorado Sun
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Bret Baier is the host of Special Report on Fox News, weeknights at 4 PM Mountain Time. He's the author of several history books, the latest being a biography of Theodore Roosevelt entitled "To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower"
Here's the Amazon link: Amazon.com: To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower (The Presidential Series)
By the way, it was more than a little bit of a stretch but today's blog picture is of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
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Other Stuff
Shouldn't there be a penalty for the police for this? After police used Flock cameras to accuse a Denver woman of theft, she had to prove her own innocence
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Following up on a topic we covered yesterday: How an AI jobs apocalypse unfolds
Also about jobs, how many times have we seen this movie? The Bad Teamsters Bargain With UPS - WSJ
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ICE/Border Patrol stuff: Why ICE is struggling to hire 10,000 more agents
Trump administration purges ICE leaders in 5 cities, Denver
Trump administration shakes up ICE leadership in major overhaul, AP sources say | AP News
Trump administration to reassign ICE officials in bid to intensify deportation campaign - CBS News
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News for Taylor Sheridan fans: Why ‘Yellowstone’ Mastermind Taylor Sheridan Decided to Ditch Paramount - WSJ
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So, Rep Pettersen can't afford to go without a paycheck, so won't even delay her salary until the shutdown is over BUT STILL VOTED FOR A SHUTDOWN?!?
These Colorado members of Congress will forgo pay during government shutdown
Because of the 27th Amendment, it's not possible for Congress to pass a law that impacts their own pay immediately, such as "we won't get paid if the government is shut down." It's also unclear whether they could even constitutionally pass such a law for a future Congress though at least one has been proposed (see below), but for sure anything like a salary increase can only take effect in the subsequent Congress. It probably would be legal to pass a law saying that the members would accrue their salary in escrow but not actually receive it until a shutdown is over. I don't think that would satisfy the public's interest in incentivizing Congress to keep government open, though.
These Colorado members of Congress will donate or forgo pay during government shutdown
Compensation of Members of Congress | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Beef politics:
Semafor Washington, DC: Courting a loss | Semafor
Interesting point here about lower price per animal not showing up in store prices: ‘You just threw the ranchers out’: Republicans vent to Vance about beef plan | Semafor
So much interesting stuff here separate from the question of importing Argentine beef, gives a sense of just how complex the cattle industry really is: Importing beef is not the solution | GABEL - Denver Gazette
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Don't ever forget who Hamas really are: Israeli drone shows Hamas staging captive burial, discovery | The Jerusalem Post
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I come back to the main point that most people aren't talking about; Why is health insurance so expensive? Colorado health insurance prices set for significant increase in 2026
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I hope they find it! Shaquille O'Neal's custom Range Rover stolen in transport - ABC News
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Some topics I didn't get to yesterday:
This is a shockingly large criminal enterprise: How a ‘dark fleet’ of tankers helped a Mexican cartel build a fuel-smuggling empire | Reuters
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This seems a lot like heroin: Spending hours on TikTok? Here’s how the app keeps you swiping. - Washington Post
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Teens and young adults want TV shows and movies that show romances with more friendship and less sex.
2025 Teens and Screens Report — Center for Scholars & Storytellers @ UCLA
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Markets at work:
Metro Denver rents drop to lowest rates since 2022 - Axios Denver
Metro Denver rental pipeline shrinks amid economic uncertainty - Denver Business Journal
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I don't entirely hate the idea...as long as it's about what's best for that neighborhood and not part of the environmentalist daydream to get everybody out of a car and on to a bike or train: Denver tests car-free Wynkoop Street near Union Station - Axios Denver
Interesting how economically ignorant some of these comments are: Readers Discuss Denver Removing Parking Requirements
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Today's Video
The little dude wants his food