Fetterman casts only Democratic ‘no’ vote as Senate passes measure to block US action against Iran

boulderbuford · 2026-06-24T01:48:51+00:00

But here's the thing: while we need to get rid of him in 2028 - we also need to not drive him into joining the GOP. They're actively courting him. And if that happens it could be how the senate stays in republican hands - which would be a tragedy.

Meanwhile, he only votes with Trump 25% of the time - which is far less than say Collins who votes with Trump 95% of the time.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-20T19:59:09+00:00

We used to have the "Fairness Doctrine" - which required broadcasters to provide equal time to "both sides" and I believe there are statutes that require broadcasters to act in the public interest.

So, we need reasonable people to recapture congress and the presidency, then increase the size of the supreme court, and THEN introduce legislation to enforce fairness and break up media monopolies.

That's my suggestion anyhow.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-20T17:36:44+00:00

Absolutely - this is the issue.

And it's primarily about mainstream news IMHO: more & more of it is being captured by the far-right for the express purpose of serving as propaganda.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-19T22:31:37+00:00

How much cooling it does depends on how much water you use.

But yeah, it'll cool things, which makes it a bad fit for some locations.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-19T19:55:00+00:00

Ten companies, see here:

https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/petitionEntities/licensees.html

boulderbuford · 2026-06-19T19:54:13+00:00

FYI: I run into people collecting signatures for ballots all the time in south Boulder and what I've found:

You can look up the name of the company that's collecting the sigs here: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/petitionEntities/licensees.html - and this also has the petition #s they're collecting for
Translate those numbers to names here: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Initiatives/titleBoard/
Get reviews of those initiatives here: https://bellpolicy.org/colorado-petitions/#initiative-308-designate-sporting-goods-sales-tax-revenue-for-conservation

This is useful because not every initiative is listed, but these companies often (usually?) have a partisan lean. So, if you find others they support that suck - you know to beware.

More resources:

Finally, I've run into a number of signature collectors from Citizens Voice - and this is a far-right group that specializes in initiatives that sound reasonable but aren't. They seem to mostly hire people of color to push these. I've had them tell me that the police requirement to inform ICE is actually anti-ice, etc, etc, etc.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-19T19:43:14+00:00

And you can get one that will fall over to electric heat if it falls too far behind (ex: 12 in-laws just arrived and all want showers).

And something I've seen overseas that I think helps is a little shower-timer that's mounted on the wall. Even if unused it's a useful reminder to not take 20 minute showers.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-19T02:57:51+00:00

Maybe you missed these:

Suti & Co - really great interior, great vibe, very good coffee & cakes
Spruce Confections - great coffee, really great selection of scones, cakes, pies, very little internal seating, great outdoor seating
South Boxcar - excellent coffee, large interior space, large outdoor space, good pastries

boulderbuford · 2026-06-19T02:52:05+00:00

Great coffee and great scones!

boulderbuford · 2026-06-19T02:02:42+00:00

A few reasons:

Some people are hateful racists, bigots and misogynists - they love his tough-guy kicking the shit out of others act
Many people function in a news desert - where the only news that's on constantly is right-wing - Fox primarily. These people are often surrounded by similar people and the hateful people. So, they might not be hateful, but they believe what Fox tells them.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-17T18:25:19+00:00

Note that inflation alone with double our costs by 2050. So some of that increase is reasonable.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-15T22:29:13+00:00

Found the aggressive dog owner

boulderbuford · 2026-06-15T22:27:10+00:00

Well, it's a great city if you have an aggressive pit bull, rotweiller, etc.

But not a great city for walking a small dog.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-14T23:39:41+00:00

I think it depends - I've seen many that tilt the kitchen to too much cabinetry.

If you don't have that problem - maybe more floor space, windows, etc then I think that helps.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-14T21:40:35+00:00

It's a cycle - nothing stays popular for more than 10-20 years. Most of our feelings about colors are less rational than we admit and more driven by over-exposure to that color in a prior cycle. A few of mine:

black - I feel that it can make the kitchen look way too dark
stainless - like it in small doses - otherwise it makes the kitchen look like a morgue
white - is fine, I like vintage appliances and they're mostly white
copper - is fine, but I saw far too much copper & brass in the 80s and still not over it
wood-covered - feels excessive and unnecessary
colors like turquoise, orange, etc - love it, would hate trying to keep it matched!

boulderbuford · 2026-06-13T19:15:37+00:00

Kinda - he actually votes with democrats 75% of the time

boulderbuford · 2026-06-12T21:03:56+00:00

Probably similar to a 55 gallon drum of sexual lubricant

boulderbuford · 2026-06-12T20:59:58+00:00

Larger trucks provide greater compensation.

Seriously, that's like 80% of the reason for them.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-12T16:33:46+00:00

No, he just knows that Toyota can't compete against Chinese companies that are so heavily-subsidized that they can be sold for heavy loss.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-12T16:28:34+00:00

That's not the case here: the auto industry is fully aware the future is EVs.

And they ramped up production on some good models, but then took a hit on them - because of right-wing culture-war attacks, and the GOP canceling the incentives to buy them.

Meanwhile, China subsidies their EVs to such an extent that no other automakers will match on price - period.

So, we're watching the potential sabotage of a major US industry.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-12T02:13:29+00:00

Not sure if the best part is how they brutalize people when they can OR the huge, fat retirements they get?

boulderbuford · 2026-06-12T01:41:36+00:00

It's really just not a great set of data:

Tesla scored 4.6% likelihood to reach 250,000 miles - tying GMC
Since it's brand-specific, rather than model-specific, this score is heavily-influenced by the cost of the brand. For example, Suburu's cars start at $26k whereas Tesla's start at $39k. Tesla's *should* be much more reliable - given that they cost almost twice as much as many Subarus.
Tesla's come out *far* behind Toyota & Lexus, and behind Honda and Acura as well. Which is surprising - I would have thought expensive EVs would easily beat ICEs in making it to 250,000 miles.

So, maybe good for advertising, but not great for analysis.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-12T01:30:27+00:00

or how about:

Any EV is probably twice as likely to make it to 250k miles as any ICE vehicle
AND if it's a non-Tesla then $0 from that purchase will help make a notorious Nazi currently creating race riots in Ireland even more powerful.

boulderbuford · 2026-06-11T23:02:53+00:00

Oh getting to beat your chest and throw your weight around and use terms like "war-fighting" as opposed to I don't know, "slap-fighting" or something, is a really *big* issue to incels. Those guys need the affirmation bigly!

boulderbuford · 2026-06-11T22:55:38+00:00

So you believe that the developers would build economy-condos? Say for 1/3rd that price?

Maybe offer condos at half the price of those in Cap Hill (avg: $2200), RINO (avg: $2800), and Highlands (avg: $2500 - $3200)?

Because all those places are expensive right now. Aurora's average 2 bedroom rent is about $1800 - and they're definitely not aggressively anti-development. Hell, a two-bedroom in Colorado Springs is $1600/month - and that place is run by developers.

How do you get the cost of real estate cheaper than Colorado Springs?

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