I'm so excited to be broadcasting from Denver Broncos training camp today
I'll be there a few more times over the next few weeks. I love the NFL and the Broncos, so this is a serious treat for me. We won't do too much Broncos talk since I'm not really a sports-show guy, but we'll have a little...because KOA is indeed the official home of the Denver Broncos.
Just One Thing: Fascinating and dangerous times
My friend Leland Vittert at News Nation puts out a great note each day that you can find at warnotes.com. Yesterday he summarized what’s happened in the US just in the past 2 weeks: A former president was almost assassinated, then as the GOP nominee he picked an inexperienced firebrand as his running mate, the head of the Secret Service resigned, the president disappeared for 6 days with COVID, pro-terrorist protesters rampaged in DC burning American flags and saying they’d kill Jews, the sitting president dropped out of the race for the first time since 1968, Democrats in Congress turned their backs on the prime minister of Israel during his speech, Chinese and Russian aircraft teamed up for the first time flying nuclear-capable aircraft near Alaska. We live in fascinating and dangerous times.
Starting with a chuckle: I know quite a few people who could benefit from this
Today's Guests
Maureen Flatley is an expert in child welfare and child exploitation with a particular expertise in government reform and oversight. We'll discuss the proposed Kids Online Safety Act which may be up for a vote soon in the Senate. Some Republicans are supporting it but many have concerns that it contains provisions that will allow or explicitly cause government censorship.
(25) Maureen Flatley | LinkedIn
Senate tees up kids online safety bill for vote next week - Roll Call
From a key Senate sponsor (who I almost never agree with and probably don’t here either but want to be sure you see both sides): Kids Online Safety Act | U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (senate.gov)
Censorship online won’t keep children safe - Washington Examiner
Older news…not sure how relevant right now: Why there's so much Senate drama around a mostly uncontroversial aviation bill (axios.com)
Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown joins me in person at Broncos Training Camp. We'll talk about the county's SRO (School Resource Officer) Therapy Dog Program.
Arapahoe sheriff swears in new therapy dog for CCSD (cherrycreekschools.org)
Arapahoe County Sheriff swears in two new therapy puppies - Colorado Community Media
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Other Stuff
The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics begins at 11:30 AM MT today (during my show, but listen to me until noon!) Olympics opening ceremony: How to watch, start time, what to know | AP News
Not the best way to start the day: Arson attacks paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics | AP News
Some fun history of Olympic medals: Gold medal - Wikipedia
More good stuff here: The History of Olympic Medals, Explained: What to Know for Beijing – NBC Boston
"Dueling pistol" Olympic event...bring it back!: Unusual and Discontinued Olympic Sports (topendsports.com)
And this one, long ago discontinued, a game we all played as a kid at the pool: Plunge for distance swimming race (topendsports.com)
Three of the four riders in the US mountain bike team at the Olympics are from Durango, CO: Durango fields 3 Olympic mountain bikers in Paris Summer Games (coloradosun.com)
A big deal...but maybe because "the replacements are already out there": The main thing that’s interesting here is whether the guy flips on any people he bribed: 2 Top Leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, Including ‘El Mayo,’ in U.S. Custody - The New York Times (nytimes.com) (may require subscription)
No subscription needed for this one: Mexican Drug Lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Arrested in U.S. - WSJ
Imagine "testing fentanyl strength on your prisoners": 2 leaders of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa cartel, including son of "El Chapo," arrested in Texas, officials say - CBS News
In case you weren't sure about what Kamala thinks about the crime of crossing the border illegally, she makes it clear repeatedly in the video just below. To be factual and precise, however:
- It IS a crime (misdemeanor) to cross the border illegally, and punishment can include jail
- It is NOT a crime, but it is a civil violation, to stay past your legal deadline to leave if you enter the country legally initially. The remedy is deportation.
- It IS a crime, potentially with higher penalties than noted above, if an illegal alien is deported and then crosses back into the US illegally
- I'm sure this isn't true anymore because of Biden allowing a tsunami of illegals into the country in the last few years but it used to be that somewhere around half of all illegal aliens actually entered the country legally as tourists, students, or workers and then just didn't leave.
Ross's wife is weird:
Quite a headline as Kamala thinks about VP choice: Teacher’s Union Accused Of Laundering $1.5 Million To Bankroll Josh Shapiro’s Campaign (msn.com)
I don't know if it's true and if it is I don't know if PA Gov Josh Shapiro knows about it but if it's true it's a big deal and if Shapiro knew about it then his career is probably over (although you never know these days.) It would explain why Shapiro campaigned as being for school choice but has governed against it, which means for the teachers unions and against kids.
PSEA-complaints-handout.pdf (freedomfoundation.com)
I note also that a couple of evil teachers union groups (sorry for being redundant about evil and teachers unions) have come out against Shapiro as being too pro-voucher even though Shapiro has betrayed that campaign position at every opportunity.
Two stories from the "even the true leftists are succumbing (slightly) to reality" files:
I didn't get to this yesterday: Denver affordable housing sales tax vote delayed till August | News | denvergazette.com
Now let's see if cities actually do any of this: Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California | AP News
This seems like a fine crime, I mean if you have to commit a crime: Duo charged with roast beef theft | News | northcentralpa.com
How the heck does a court decision like this happen??? Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides | AP News
In the long run, AI will win. For now, the humans will probably get most of what they want. And it might be the last time: SAG-AFTRA Members Who Work on Video Games Go on Strike | SAG-AFTRA (sagaftra.org)
More: Video game performers to go on strike - The Verge
This is just nuts: Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it. | AP News
I'm sure they feel very much "not stranded": No return date for Nasa astronauts amid problems with Boeing Starliner capsule | Space | The Guardian
Today's Video
Quite the wacky French video. Translation of the text at the end: "It's by doing anything that we become anyone."
Yeah, he dropped out already but this is still good