April 29, 2022 12:05 PM UTC

Get More Smarter on Friday (April 29)

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► As the Washington Post reports, Russian billionaires who both owe Vladimir Putin and also in a way own him (that’s how oligarchies work) are getting tired of the war on Ukraine:

Even as opinion polls report overwhelming public support for the military campaign, amid pervasive state propaganda and new laws outlawing criticism of the war, cracks are starting to show. The dividing lines among factions of the Russian economic elite are becoming more marked, and some of the tycoons — especially those who made their fortunes before President Vladimir Putin came to power — have begun, tentatively, to speak.

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For many, the most immediate focus has been their own woes. Sweeping sanctions imposed by the West have brought down a new iron curtain on the Russian economy, freezing tens of billions of dollars of many of the tycoons’ assets along the way.

“In one day, they destroyed what was built over many years. It’s a catastrophe,” said one businessman who was summoned along with many of the country’s other richest men to meet Putin on the day of the invasion.

► Meanwhile, Europe is working furiously wean itself off Russian fossil fuels, and  President Joe Biden has proposed a massive $33 billion aid package to Ukraine.

► Continuing revelations about apprehension and outrage from Republican leadership against Donald Trump and some of their own members (see: Rep. Lauren Boebert) in the immediate aftermath of the January 6th , 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressing Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to explain himself–The Hill:

Pelosi said during her weekly press conference that audio of McCarthy raising issues regarding rhetoric from fellow Republicans in the days after the attack was “inconsistent” with his past opposition to efforts such as installing magnetometers at the House chamber entrance.

“It was interesting to me that the leader talked about the concern that he had — if in fact those were his words, which that’s up to you to decide — that he was concerned about his members causing danger here and at the same time complaining that we have magnetometers to keep guns off the floor of the House. It just seemed inconsistent to me,” Pelosi said…

“And they can’t say on one breath, I’m afraid that they’re going to cause danger to other members, and at the same time complained about my having magnetometers on the floor of the House,” she added.

► President Joe Biden is reportedly preparing to make good on campaign promises to provide some degree of student loan forgiveness–just how much and how soon remains unknown.

► In a congressional hearing yesterday, Colorado’s Rep. Ken Buck let his inner nativist out to play in a wild race-baited tirade against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

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► The lawsuit filed by friends of Rep. Lauren Boebert trying to keep her Republican primary opponent Don Coram off the ballot was rejected–but not before demonstrating clearly where the GOP “establishment’s” loyalties lie.

► The Colorado Supreme Court agrees that Rep. Dave “Let’s Go Brandon” Williams is a clown, and he’ll appear on the CD-5 ballot without his precious nickname.

► Joe O’Dea has no interest in telling you how he really feels about abortion, at least not until June 29th.

► Danielle Neuwschwanger, the upstart candidate for governor who has proven to be a persistent thorn in the backside of Republican anointee Heidi Ganahl, is going all the way to November as the candidate for Tom Tancredo’s old American Constitution Party.

► The 2022 session of the Colorado legislature is headed into its final days, and just like they do every year the pundits are fretting about the number of bills still on the calendar. We’ve been here for long enough to tell you it always works out in the end.

► Controversial legislation to tighten penalties for distribution of the deadly synthetic opioid drug fentanyl advances in the Colorado Senate after passing the House last week. Sponsors appear to have held off GOP attempts to impose zero-tolerance felony penalties for personal possession, a key sticking point.

► Republicans stew helplessly as Democrats redirect TABOR refunds set for later this year to directly benefit people who actually need the money–like you.

► Gov. Jared Polis comes out against state legislation to outlaw flavored tobacco products, but that’s okay because the FDA is poised to do it nationally.

► 1,400 gather in Washington, D.C. to pay respect to Madeleine Albright, the first woman U.S. Secretary of State who spent her formative years in Denver.

► The red-on-red combat goes on in Douglas County as commissioners attack each other over the controversial plot to pipe San Luis Valley water to the area.

► A judge has rejected an attempt by indicted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who is running for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State, to loosen bond restrictions.

► Rep. Matt Gray of Broomfield announces he will not seek re-election after being arrested for an alleged DUI last week.

Say What, Now?

I’m sure our enemies will really fear us when we have to stop in the middle of the battlefield to charge up our electric tanks. https://t.co/kFdWo54And

— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) April 24, 2022

Start here for why this is even more ridiculous than average.

ICYMI

► Another Republican caught up in what they accuse their opponents of. A reliable occurrence in cases of vote fraud and pedophilia.

► The Colorado Springs Gazette’s editorial board launches a shockingly personal and perhaps actionably false ad hominem attack on a Republican state representative.

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