Other Stuff

Interesting analysis: What the left can teach the right about political power | Blaze Media (theblaze.com)

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The Trump trial started in earnest yesterday:

Prosecutors open Trump trial with tales of political dirt, money, collusion with National Enquirer - Washington Times

Trump again tempts his fate on New York gag order (axios.com)

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I understand the desire to regulate, but 1) there's no way regs from a state are going to make any real difference and 2) states will always be way way behind the curve if they're really trying to regulate technological functions rather than first principles.

Colorado lawmakers target AI, social media and online data privacy - Axios Denver

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Remember, Dems killed a bill to raise the penalty for stealing a firearm. They ONLY want to penalize the people who obey the law.

Flurry of Colorado gun bills advance in legislature, with one now headed to Gov. Polis’ desk (msn.com)

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Good for her: Caitlin Clark Nike contract details emerge as Indiana Fever star set to earn 44x her WNBA salary (msn.com)

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Bad for her…send her to prison: Prosthetics chief at Aurora VA canceled 1,000 orders from veterans (denverpost.com)

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Gosh, I despise the government: Biden admin hits Sheetz convenience store chain with lawsuit, despite campaign stop (msn.com)

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An interesting and complex question, probably too in-the-weeds for me to cover in depth on the show but worth noting here: Court divided over constitutionality of criminal penalties for homelessness - SCOTUSblog

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I owe you this from yesterday, and I note that Dan argues that the reason for the pattern is NOT because of concern about wokeness infiltrating education but rather because of COVID lockdowns.