Tues Blogcast: Dog Aging Project; Medicaid resignation; Grand theft auto

Just One Thing: 2026 is only getting rougher for the GOP

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I spent a long time on the latest note about Trump, polling, and the 2026 midterms: The Ross Report | Substack

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Today's Guest

Julie Moreno is a Neurotoxicologist & Associate Professor at CSU

We'll talk about this cool research: Student researchers critical to Brain Health Study featured on 60 Minutes

CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes aired a segment highlighting Colorado State University research on dementia in dogs to better understand and potentially treat neurodegenerative disorders in both dogs and people.

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Other Stuff

Wow: Trump Tells Aides He’s Willing to End War Without Reopening Strait of Hormuz - WSJ

So is it that, or is it this? Trump issues new warning to Tehran, Iran calls US peace proposals 'unrealistic' | Reuters

12 times Trump signaled the Iran war was about to end

Trump will be hesitant to admit that the US has anything to learn from Ukraine because of his weird man-crush on Putin. Zelenskyy offers Ukraine’s help to unblock Hormuz – POLITICO

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Interesting how her statement, at least the part in news reports, doesn't have her claiming that she did a good job.

Think about the amount of money apparently wasted and stolen under her "leadership"

Under fire from legislators and critics, Colorado's top Medicaid official resigns - Denver Gazette

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Let's talk about theft

Even though the numbers are way down, they’re still astounding…about 45 car thefts per day?

Colorado Auto Thefts Drop 56% from 2021 Levels: Key Findings

Speaking of auto theft: Stolen vehicle crashes into garage causing fire, partial collapse after pursuit: Police | FOX31 Denver

Speaking of non-auto theft: 413,793 KitKat bars stolen in shocking heist that risks causing international shortage

Thieves steal 12 tons of KitKat bars from truck in Europe

More vehicle theft: VCSO: Man steals Bud Light truck, leads deputies on chase

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A few topics I didn't get to yesterday...

Of course customers want their (our) money back but getting that done would probably be a logistical nightmare. (But maybe not...maybe the companies know just how much they charged and to whom and maybe they could easily refund it. I'd like to know.)

FedEx and UPS charged fees for collecting tariffs. Now, customers want that money back.

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I'm really sick of Trump everything. Watches, shoes, buildings where he has licensed his name but has no ownership, the Trump-Kennedy Center, and now this. The man's narcissism knows no limits and he's surrounded by enablers.

Treasury Announces President Donald J. Trump’s Signature to Appear on Future U.S. Paper Currency | U.S. Department of the Treasury

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I get it: Trump has some dictatorial tendencies that I don’t like either. That said, with the important exception of trying to continue to impose tariffs, he has abided by Supreme Court decisions, which is not what a king would do. More importantly, the people to be afraid of are the bureaucrats and the deputy undersecretaries of whatever, not the president. 

Denver's Latest No Kings Protest Breaks Recent Records

Thousands gather in Denver as part of national 'No Kings' protest

Anti-Trump 'No Kings' rallies pop up in thousands of US cities

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I know there’s a lot I don’t know about how all this works, but how can this possibly have taken 5 years?

Colorado's highest court says state should turn over records requested in 2021

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Spot the trend: 

Iran’s military uses schools and civilian sites during US-Israeli war | Iran International

IDF slays Hezbollah ‘journalist,’ seizes hundreds of weapons in Lebanese school - JNS.org - Jewish News Syndicate

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This is the right move. U.S. will let Russian oil tanker reach Cuba, breaking Trump’s effective fuel blockade - The Washington Post

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Barbie Dream Fest Is the New Willy Wonka Experience

Jeana says: When I attend a new festival or a 1st year event, I always wonder if it could turn out like this

I wonder if this is true but if it is, it's a serious problem.

Huge fail by the DOJ and I don't understand what Google is up to: Epstein survivors sue government, Google over release of personal info

The lawsuit: NT v United States COMPLAINT

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It was always a grift: Al Gore’s False Prophecy | National Review

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Rush makes live debut with new drummer at Juno Awards

Jeana says: ^ I think you need to talk about this, playing the 1st song off the 1st album feels very intentional. She rocked it but personally I think Geddy struggled a little

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When is the last time you got in a physical fight with someone and how many times have you done so in your life, not counting if you are a boxer or involved in some other fighting sport?

How often Americans fight

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Today's Videos

If their deck had been made by my friends at Integrity Fence, she would have known not to worry about it.

Pretty sure lying to the judge isn't a great strategy


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