[ Local ]

• During a ribbon cutting ceremony, Boulder City Council member Tara Winer was attacked by man shouting racist comments againt the Asian business. Man was arrested on the spot and Weiner suffered minor injuries
• Doherty High School in CO Springs bans cell phone use by students in growing trends across Colorado and the nation
•  CO Rep. Steven Woodrow, D. successfully uses claim of “legislative privilege” to dodge paying a fine on speeding ticket in an attempt to point out a lawful loophole
• Rep. Yadira Caraveo bravely admits she has sought treatment for mental health issues, helping destigmatize treatment and showing even leaders among us can struggle

[ Election]

• Trump claims he can interfere with Presidential Elections, stating that he had the right to attempt to overturn 2020 results
• Colorado to keep brain-worm infested RFK Jr. on Presidental ballot after his bid to be on ballot, then to retract from ballot, fails
• Trump hush money payments trial is delayed until after the election in November for some inexplicable reason

[ National ]

• Wildfires erupt in California, your editor can’t go outside without seeing plumes of smoke
• New Mexico police chief Harold Medina is fully exonerated by his department after he turned off his body camera, ran red light, and crashed into car in intersection seriously injuring other driver
• U.S. job growth numbers come up weaker than expected with adjustments to last month and low numbers this month as well
• Too many shootings to keep track of in sad state of affairs in world’s richest nation
• Hunter Biden pleads guilty to charges, but hey, at least he was never given political power by his father… looking at you Jared and Ivanka

[ International ]

• Scandal erupts in stand-up comedy world as an unknown number were paid by Russia to disparage Democrats, liberal ideals. See: Russel Brand
• Israeli strike on displaced civilians in Gaza kills at least 19, likely helping create a whole new generation of conflict going forward
• Rebecca Cheptegei, 2024 Ugandan marathon runner, dies after former male partner douses her in gasoline and immolates her
• Ukraine counterattacks and invades part of Russia, shocking Putin and changing the scope of the battlefield
• Planned attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna was thwarted by authorities, the concert was canceled but thankfully no attack occurred

Debate quotes from Kamala/Trump

“He beat us by a whicker. It was a terrible thing,”
–  Trump finally admits he lost the 2020 election, although it is doubtful he even realizes what he is saying.

“If I designed the tax system, I would be tens of billions of dollars poorer than I avm. The tax system could be more progressive without significantly damaging the incentive to do fantastic things”
– Bill Gates, Billionaire.

“Concerned for his safety, he sent his a pin drop to his co-workers already descending,” 
–  Chaffee County Search & Rescue on CO man left behind by his company on high altitude hike.

“I want the war to stop. I want to save lives,” 
– Trump, when asked if he wants  Ukraine to win the war with Russia, evading a clear stance.

“If Donald Trump were president, Putin would be sitting in Kyiv right now,” 
– Harris sharply refutes, claiming Trump’s leadership would have emboldened Russia.

“She has a plan to confiscate everybody’s gun,” 
– Trump, accusing Harris of supporting widespread gun confiscation.

By the Numbers

88%

Increase in billionaire’s wealth since 2020

2/3

Elon Musk now controls the vast majority of satellites in space, most of them being starlink communication satellites

1.3 Billion

Amount recovered by Treasury Department from unpaid taxes on the wealthiest Americans in 2024

$25 Million

Harris campaign has raised so much money they are donating $25 million to down-ballot candidates

3.8%

Percent of Americans that believe we need a Civil War to straighten out the country. They are an insignificant minority that should not be given voice or power

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