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WATCH: Sen. Michael Bennet Destroys RFK. Jr.
This morning in Washington, one of the most controversial of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, had his first confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. Kennedy’s nomination to lead HHS is the product of an unholy alliance forged during the campaign […]
Chaos as Federal Spending Freeze Cripples Medicaid and Other Key Services
UPDATE #2: As hoped, AP reports that a federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s unprecedented federal funding freeze until next week at the earliest: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action […]
Trump “Flooding the Zone” with Ridiculous Lies
During President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and throughout his first administration, his top political adviser talked openly about what became known as his “flood the zone with shit” strategy. Steve “Three Shirts” Bannon claimed that “flooding the zone” was a strategic decision in which Trump or his underlings were always talking about some crazy new […]
Behold This Breathless Pearl-Clutching Bravery!
The 2025 state legislative session has been underway for more than two weeks now, but Republicans still seem interested only in talking about stuff that happened in 2024. We noted on opening day (Jan. 8) that six of the 22 Republicans in the House of Representatives voted against certifying the results of the 2024 election. State […]
Thursday Open Thread
“I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.” –Booker T. Washington
Get More Smarter on Friday (Jan. 17)
Enjoy your last Trump-free weekend…just, maybe don’t go outside. Let’s Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. FIRST UP… ► Did we mention it’s […]
Lowering the Price of Eggs by Banning Transgender Athletes
House Republicans are hard at work this week in Washington D.C. cutting the price of eggs and other critical household items by barring transgender athletes. As The New York Times reports: A divided House on Tuesday approved legislation that aims to bar transgender women and girls from participating in school athletic programs designated for female […]
Meta Gives Up on Truth to Please Trump
UPDATE: President-elect Trump is already claiming the scalp, as The Washington Post reports: Trump said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg “probably” ended the company’s fact-checking program because of the threats Trump had made against the company. Speaking at his news conference in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said the decision was very “impressive.” —– As The New […]
While You Were Out, President Musk Took Over
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast…it’s 2025, so why does it feel like 1861? At least one of us is coming to you live on tape from our Nation’s Capitol where a very different kind of storming of the Capitol is happening on this election certification day, and in case you’re just waking […]
Trump Will Take Office As The First Felon
As The Washington Post reports, the New York state felony conviction against once and future President Donald Trump has been upheld by presiding judge Juan Marcan, and Trump will pending some unforeseen development take office on January 20th as the first President of the United States so besmirched: President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on […]
Christian Nationalist College Celebrates Its ‘First-Ever’ Graduate To Be Elected to Congress
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally published at the Colorado Times Recorder A Christian nationalist college founded by one of the country’s top anti-gay and anti-abortion conservatives is celebrating U.S. Rep.-elect Gabe Evans (R-CO) as its “first-ever graduate to be elected” to Congress. The undergraduate institution, called Patrick Henry College (PHC), doesn’t hide its alignment with […]
Get More Smarter on Wednesday (Nov. 20)
To quote Laura Helmuth: “The moral arc of the universe isn’t going to bend itself.” Let’s Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. FIRST UP… […]
Get More Smarter on Tuesday (November 19)
There are 35 shopping days until Christmas, so get your butt moving. Let’s Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find us […]
Gov. Polis Partly Walks Back Ill-Advised RFK Jr. Love
Politico reported the latest gobsmacking announcement from the Trump 2.0 transition team yesterday you’ve probably already seen, failed spoiler presidential candidate and preeminent public health conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be nominated to serve as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services–the agency tasked with protecting the public from, among a […]
Anti-Choice Zealots Beg Pueblo To Reconsider Being Their Petri Dish
As the Pueblo Chieftain’s James Bartolo reports, after losing earlier this month a second attempt to pass a city ordinance attacking abortion rights, anti-abortion usual suspects at Colorado For Life sent a letter this week to two professed pro-life members of the Pueblo City Council urging them with politically threatening overtones to switch their votes […]
Colorado Week in Review for October 20, 2024
awesome + uniting Up to 2 feet of snow expected in Colorado’s mountains this weekend CU Boulder hosts robotics showcase to celebrate Research & Innovation Week Colorado Progressive Voters Guide PNC’s 2024 Labor Heroes awesome + controversy Colorado vs. Arizona football highlights: Deion’s Buffaloes send message to Big 12 in rout Performers, crew at Casa […]
Read the guide. Watch a few short videos. And then get that ballot returned!
We’re closing in on two short weeks left until the most important election in our lifetimes so far. Active Colorado voters should already have your mail ballots. If you didn’t receive one, need to register to vote in Colorado for the first time, or have questions about how to return your ballot or vote in […]
2.5 Weeks Out, Colorado GOP Eyes Firmly Off The Ball
As Colorado Newsline reported Monday, the failed pretender to the position of Colorado Republican Party chairman Eli Bremer conceded final defeat in his months-long quest to unseat chairman Dave “Forever Brandon” Williams by withdrawing the lawsuit to determine the question that was set to begin this week. Bremer’s stand-down comes after an El Paso County […]
Evans’ Support of Group That Defends Christian Homeschoolers Who Hit Their Kids Isn’t Surprising
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder The most notable moment from last week’s 9News debate between Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo and state Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Ft. Lupton) was on a topic few observers expected to be discussed at all: child abuse. Moderator Kyle Clark asked Evans about his membership in Heritage […]
Lawsuit over Colorado GOP leadership dismissed, leaving Dave Williams as chair
(Republished from Colorado Newsline under Creative Commons license) by Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline October 14, 2024 A lawsuit over the leadership of the Colorado Republican Party has been dismissed, leaving Dave Williams as the chair of the state party after a group of party members tried to vote him out. The lawsuit in El Paso […]
Did Boebert Know About Colorado Clerk’s Criminal Plan Beforehand?
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder According to a social media post from “America’s Mom,” Sherronna Bishop, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) had prior knowledge of Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters’ plan to breach the security of Mesa County’s Dominion Voting machines. “Tina Peters is a whistleblower,” wrote Bishop on […]
The Big Lie is Back, But it’s Really About 2024 Now
The 2024 election will conclude in less than a month. Naturally, Republicans across the country have decided to focus their attention on the 2020 election as they make their final pitch to voters. Questioning the results of the 2020 Presidential Election rushed back in a big way last week during the closing moments of the Vice […]
Threats From The Right, Relief From Clerks After Tina Peters Goes To Jail
The sentencing last Thursday of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to a total of nine years of orange as the new black for her official misconduct and conspiracy to tamper with election equipment in her custody as part of a half-baked plot directed by nationally-known election deniers to prove the 2020 election was stolen […]
Get More Smarter on Friday (Oct. 4)
Mail ballots in Colorado start, um, mailing one week from today. Let’s Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find us on Facebook […]