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IT'S MIKE ROSEN AT THE MOVIES! Today we're talking about Casablanca and the new movie with Charlize Theron The Old Guard. I didn't watch the new Charlize Theron movie because it's been a long week but Dave and Mike will share that with you. Casablanca is a damn near perfect movie I've seen already.

SUPPORT THIS NEW FILM ABOUT DENVER IN DECLINE And it's done by our pal Steffan Tubbs and you can find out how to support the film financially (it's not cheap to make a movie) in this great article by our pal Christian Toto.

COULD POLICE UNIONS BE THE FIRST TO GO? My MAIN issue with unions is simply that they protect the worst workers. When we're talking food service it could just be a slacker who shows up late and leaves early so no biggie, right? But when we're talking police unions, it means protecting cops who are NOT doing a good job and have the power to take someone's life. Not cool. This column from the Washington Times gives some really good/bad examples of unions protecting people who DO NOT deserve protecting, but not just in police unions. From the column:

Colorado investigative reporter Chris Osher, who works for the Gazette, in 2018 documented rampant disregard for a state law that requires teachers and other school employees to report to authorities any suspicion of sexual abuse of a child. In one case, two Cherry Creek School District administrators faced charges for failing to report knowledge of a middle school teacher who had sex with girls and was charged with five counts of rape.

District lawyers and the teachers union used the state’s 18-month statute of limitations to clear the administrators. When Democratic state Sen. Rhonda Fields tried to extend the statute to five years, the Colorado Education Association successfully lobbied to kill the proposal.

And who do the unions donate the most money to? Which party walks lockstep with these unions? Which party is in charge of ALL the major cities with chaos right now? It can't be a coincidence, can it?

A STUDENT GETS SUSPENDED FOR FIVE DAYS FOR POSTING A PHOTO OF CROWDED SCHOOL HALLWAYS And that punishment is straight up ridiculous. The problem is she embarrassed the school by showing the crowded hallways and they punished her FOR THAT. What's absolutely ridiculous is that school superintendent says that masks are recommended but that "wearing a mask is a personal choice and there is no practical way to enforce a mandate to wear them". Excuse me? When I was in high school there were dress codes that were mandated and enforced EVERY DAY. It is absolutely possible to enforce a mask mandate if they wanted one, I just think there isn't the political will to force the issue.

THE SUPER LIBERAL STAR TRIBUNE ENDORSES ILHAN OMAR'S PRIMARY OPPONENT And in CD-5 in Minnesota, this may mean a lot. The paper has been largely uninterested in critically covering Omar during her time in office, but they must have been secretly paying attention because they are pretty clear in this editorial about why they aren't endorsing her. From the editorial:

Omar’s 2018 victory launched her into the national spotlight as the first Muslim woman and first refugee elected to Congress. But her time has been marred by missteps, including remarks on Israel widely regarded as anti-Semitic, an outsized number of missed votes, and campaign-finance issues. Interestingly, the DFL Party has chosen to make an issue of Melton-Meaux’s finances, filing a late complaint that his campaign used “shadow” companies for his bid, a step the campaign told supporters was necessary because the Democratic Party blacklists companies that work for the challenger to an incumbent.

That gave Lee Hayes, a spokesman for Melton-Meaux’s campaign, a chance to note that Omar has sent more than $1.6 million to her husband’s D.C. political consulting firm, E Street Group, and is herself the target of a Federal Election Commission complaint regarding travel expenses.

If you've lost the Star-Tribune you've probably lost the race. Here's hoping.

JOE BIDEN'S LATEST "CLARIFICATION" IS SIMPLY SAYING EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF THE RACIST THING HE SAID You may have missed it when Joe Biden said that black people were all alike. He said it yesterday, read about it here. He then tweeted out a "clarification" which is actually a total walkback of what he said earlier although he didn't accept responsibility for that. Can you imagine if Trump had said this? And does anyone really think Biden tweeted out anything? No? Me neither.

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