Just One Thing: 99% cancer-free
There are lots of times that I feel sorry for people who are part of a group or organization that has its reputation unfairly tarnished by a few bad actors. (By the way, this is not the meaning of “one bad apple spoils the bunch” even though the saying is used that way sometimes. Instead, that one means that one bad apple really does cause the others to go bad, not just to just be perceived that way.)
Right now, I feel this way about ICE. They hired lots of people, some of whom probably wanted a badge and a gun and tactical gear for the wrong reasons, and sent them out into the field with probably not enough training. That is my speculation; you’re free to disagree.
Now let me get back to being President of the Bad Analogy Club:
Imagine that I’m your doctor (and if you care about your own health, let’s hope this is never the case), you come in for a checkup and some tests and I tell you to come back in a week and I’ll share all the results with you. Sure enough, obedient patient that you are, a week later you’re back in the office and I tell you, “Good news, (insert your name here), you’re 99% cancer-free!”
Please read the rest of my Substack note (and please subscribe for free!): 99% Cancer-free - by Ross Kaminsky - The Ross Report
Borderline case but most people won’t hear the legit ICE reason to have gone into the house: ICE broke into Minnesota home, forced barely clothed man outside into snow
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Today's Guests
DJ Summers is Director of Communications and Research Operations at the Common Sense Institute. We'll talk about the economic impacts (on the city and area, and even on the players, of the Broncos making it into the playoffs.
Common Sense Institute and the Broncos
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Shawnee Adelson is Executive Director of the Colorado Brewers Guild. We'll discuss the Colorado Breweries’ Celebrations and Losses in 2025.
From the Brewers Association:
According to Colorado’s Liquor Enforcement Division, 2025 beer sales in the state were down -6%, worse than the national average of -5%. The Brewers Association tracked 268 new brewery openings and 434 closings, including another 40 Colorado brewery, taproom and brewpub closures in 2025, mirroring 2024 – more than 150 since the pandemic as Americans’ reported drinking dropped to its lowest level in 90 years.
Yet, despite these challenges, Colorado remains the most beer-job reliant state in the nation, accounting for 1 out of every 475 jobs in the state. According to Beer Serves America’s economic report, Colorado’s nearly 450 breweries help create 61,000 jobs, $4 billion in wages and $13.1 billion in economic activity for the state each year.
Amusing note: the picture for this blog showing the big copper and aluminum tanks is of a place called the Colorado Brewery...and it's actually in Brazil.
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Jennifer Riley is CEO of Memorial Regional Health in Craig, CO. We'll discuss the serious challenges facing rural health care in Colorado (and elsewhere): Colorado to receive $1 billion to 'transform' rural health care
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Other Stuff
Sure, I get that it's not a great look to talk about affordability when you're worth several billion dollars and still not one of the richest guys in the room, but Trump needs to get and stay on message if there's to be any hope at all of the GOP keeping the House in November.
Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he'll make housing more affordable
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The upside of these cameras (as if the upside wasn't fairly clear already): Flock cameras assist in road rage shooting arrest in Douglas County - Denver Gazette
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I don't like this story at all: Broncos' AFC Championship ticket prices fall as game nears
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I don't care much about college sports but this still rubs me the wrong way. I do note that there's a high likelihood that the early part of his college career was impacted by COVID and that he deserved another year to play college ball. But still, not taking any classes, making $4 million, and playing college football? That doesn't seem right.
How old is Carson Beck and why can he still play for Miami if he graduated two years ago? | Marca
Carson Beck GPA emerges after Miami QB has not attended class for two years
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I don't think I'd buy psychoactive chocolate at a gas station or convenience store. (Not that I've ever tried hallucinogens anyway...) Residents warned not to buy 'psychoactive' PolkaDot brand chocolate bars, other items
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I don't know if this X account is really associated with Tina Peters, but here's what they said a couple of days ago:
Now we get a news article: Tina Peters grabs fellow inmate in brief scuffle, video shows
And this video which seems to show that the claims that so many MAGA folks (like Lauren Boebert) believed and amplified were simply lies intended to get clicks and money from gullible people.
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Other than Red Rocks, where's your favorite place you've ever seen a concert?
The Next Sphere Is Coming to Washington D.C.
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A 12 year NEPA process?!? This is exactly the kind of insanity that Trump's EPA is trying to fix, and the kind of insanity that causes at least some kinds/locations of housing to be much more expensive than they need to be, though obviously this particular project is already very high-end: Amendment to block funding for access to luxury homes fails
I actually have some sympathy for Sen Bennet's amendment which is something I rarely say.
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A great read by one of the long-time great civil rights activists: Black America Needs a Moral Rejuvenation - WSJ
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I guess this means I'll never be able to get a reservation: This Airbnb in Colorado was the 'most loved' listing on social media in 2025
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Biology nerdiness: A never-before-seen creature has been found in the Great Salt Lake | ScienceDaily
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Today's Video
What would Vangelis say? Chariots of Fire (album) - Wikipedia