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RFK Jr. gets green light to challenge Biden on censorship after supreme court declines to rule
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RFK Jr. gets green light to challenge Biden on censorship after supreme court declines to rule

By KAELAN DEESE | Washington Examiner A Louisiana district court ruled this week that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his charity Children’s Health Defense have the legal right to sue the Biden administration for allegedly pressuring tech giants to censor their social media posts. The decision marks the latest major development in anti-censorship litigation, following the June Supreme Court ruling in Murthy v. Missouri, where a 6-3 majority struck down a similar injunction against the Biden administration, saying that the plaintiffs lacked standing due to insufficient evidence of direct injury caused by the government’s actions. “The Court finds that Kennedy is likely to succeed on his claim that suppression of contentposted was caused by actions of Governm...
Berger: Democrats Can’t Turn Kamala Harris into the Next Obama
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Berger: Democrats Can’t Turn Kamala Harris into the Next Obama

By BRIAN HAWKINS, Commentary | National Review Dear Weekend Jolter, When John Edwards exited the 2008 primary race to let Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle for the nomination while he tended to his, um, home life, he memorably declared he was stepping aside “so that history can blaze its path.” Democrats, judging by this week’s convention, are really working to recapture that feeling, to convince the electorate that gathering behind Kamala Harris’s sudden candidacy is the full force of History. READ MORE AT NATIONAL REVIEW Editor's note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the management of the Rocky Mountain Voice, but even so we support the constitutional right of the author to express tho...
Founder of Democrat ‘Dark Money’ Network Seeks to Identify Conservative Donors for a Specific Purpose
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Founder of Democrat ‘Dark Money’ Network Seeks to Identify Conservative Donors for a Specific Purpose

By BRIAN HAWKINS | The Federalist In recent years, the activist left has built a network of left-leaning nonprofits to help tilt elections and ballot initiatives in favor of realizing far-left policy outcomes on abortion, gender identity, and DEI, among others. Politico highlighted the Arabella network’s role in the 2018 midterms, describing “an unprecedented gusher of secret money” that was “fueled by massive anonymous donations.” The New York Times noted how, in 2020, left-of-center nonprofits outspent “groups aligned with Republicans” $514 million to $200 million. This surge in spending has brought scrutiny from Republicans in Congress and in the states, particularly around the role of foreign donors to candidate and ballot issue campaigns. Conservative media n...
Sonnenberg: It is ‘a great day for all’ in Logan County
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Sonnenberg: It is ‘a great day for all’ in Logan County

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice High winds and a daily summer storm hit the Eastern Plains again Friday, a common weather feature for this time of the year, but Josh Sonnenberg is hopeful to avoid it just once, on Saturday. The chairman of the Logan County Republican Party is hosting the organization's annual scramble golf tournament and dinner at Riverview Golf Course. "Every year, we host this tournament and it is a great day for all of us to join together and enjoy each other's company," he said. "Win or lose, at the end of the day, we have all celebrated together and are excited and rejuvenated to finish out this election cycle." He sent a "last call" email Friday morning to Logan County Republicans that tournament and dinner sports were still available. Contact Sonn...
RFK, Jr., says, Dems are party of ‘censorship and corruption’, before he endorses Trump
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RFK, Jr., says, Dems are party of ‘censorship and corruption’, before he endorses Trump

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is the son of Bobby Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, this week watched his former political party nominate a President without a single primary vote or without publishing her policy. He had attempted to run in that primary, but claims to have been frozen out by the party. The Democratic National Convention arrived a month after Kennedy watched his former political party -- a party in which both his father, uncle and other Kennedy family members had served -- oust a sitting president of the United States, one they elected. "In an honest system, I believe that I would have won the election," Kennedy said Friday in a press conference. "The kind of system my uncle and father thrived in -- a syste...
Caldara: Denver’s record high homeless entirely predictable
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Caldara: Denver’s record high homeless entirely predictable

By Jon Caldara | Commentary, Complete Colorado Cyril Northcote Parkinson was a famed British naval historian (I mean really, just try to make up a snootier British name) who died in 1993. He is most noted for predicting, with complete accuracy, that in 2024 the Denver metro area would have more homeless than ever. Well, he might have used slightly different words, but lo and behold, the latest data release proved him right. In 1955, after a career of watching governmental inefficiency, he published a satirical essay in The Economist magazine and introduced the world to “Parkinson’s Law.” You instinctively know and understand it. READ THE FULL STORY AT COMPLETE COLORADO Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessaril...
Secret Service places agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt
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Secret Service places agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt

By Rachel Schilke | Washington Examiner The Secret Service placed multiple personnel on leave following the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The agency placed five people on leave, a source familiar told news outlets on Friday: one person from Trump’s personal protective team and four from the Pittsburgh field office, including the special agent in charge. RealClearPolitics reported details of the disciplinary steps on Thursday. The Secret Service declined to comment on the reports but said it “holds our personnel to the highest professional standards” in a statement to the Washington Examiner. “The U.S. Secret Service is committed to investigating the decisions and ...
Boulder weighing minimum wage bump to $16.58 in 2025, another $1 in 2026, 2027
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Boulder weighing minimum wage bump to $16.58 in 2025, another $1 in 2026, 2027

By John Herrick | Boulder Reporting Lab The Boulder City Council is considering raising the city’s minimum wage to between $15.57 per hour and $16.58 per hour starting next year, with additional increases of over a dollar in each of the following two years. A final decision is expected later this year.  If approved, the wage hike would impact thousands of workers currently earning the state minimum wage of $14.42 per hour. Labor advocates want the city council to raise the minimum wage to $25 per hour by 2030, but councilmembers were noncommittal during a meeting on Thursday, Aug. 22. They said they were concerned about the impact on small businesses facing higher labor costs, even as they agreed the increase is necessary to help workers afford to live in Boulder. READ THE F...
Hillman: For Trump to win, he must be disciplined
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Hillman: For Trump to win, he must be disciplined

By Mark Hillman | Commentary, MarkHillman.com In a close election, everything matters.  Just ask Hillary Clinton about taking Wisconsin and Michigan for granted in 2016. This election looks like another close one because some voters will enthusiastically vote for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, but many others will again be voting against the candidate they dislike most. Based on recent polling, Trump has a base support of about 42%.  He can likely count on those voters no matter what.  Biden’s lowest numbers were similar, so Harris probably starts in the same or slightly better position depending on how long her media honeymoon lasts.  Support for third-party candidates has collapsed to 5% or less. A mere 10% of voters appear truly undecided.  If they v...
Colorado delegate witnesses 3 a.m. shooting inside Southside restaurant near DNC
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Colorado delegate witnesses 3 a.m. shooting inside Southside restaurant near DNC

By Marisa Rodriguez, Erik Runge | Fox 31 News One person was shot and injured after someone opened fire at a South Loop diner where Democratic National Convention delegates from Colorado were eating. The shooting happened just before 3 a.m. Friday at the White Palace Grill, located at 1159 South Canal St. Police said a 42-year-old man was inside the diner and as he was walking out, another man fired gunshots. The victim was shot multiple times and the offender fled the scene. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS