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Mountain lion shot and killed at elementary school in Colorado
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Mountain lion shot and killed at elementary school in Colorado

By Spencer McKee | Out There Colorado A scary situation unfolded at a Colorado school on the morning of November 8 that involved a police officer shooting and killing a mountain lion. According to a report on the situation, officers initially responded to a report of a mountain lion on the grounds of Greeley's Madison K8 school. Given that the predator was in close proximity of students and families, a 'Secure Perimeter' status was issued, preventing anyone from entering or leaving the building. While the Greeley Police Department was working closely with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to manage the incident, staff of the state agency were said to have an "extended arrival time." READ THE FULL STORY AT OUT THERE COLORADO
Littleton procession honors Golden police officer who died on duty
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Littleton procession honors Golden police officer who died on duty

By Sage Kelley | Denver Gazette Countless people stood under the November sun, silently looking onto a parade of hundreds of police cars moving through Littleton. The moment was a somber celebration of the life of a Golden Police Department officer who was killed while working just a week ago. A memorial service was held Wednesday for 33-year-old Evan Dunn, who was struck and killed during a crash on Highway 58 around 5 p.m. Nov. 6.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
Four U.S. Postal Service mail carriers robbed in Denver and Aurora: “It’s shocking”
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Four U.S. Postal Service mail carriers robbed in Denver and Aurora: “It’s shocking”

By Tori Mason | CBS Colorado The United States Postal Inspection Service is looking for suspects in the recent armed robberies and attempted armed robbery of letter carriers in Denver and Aurora. Four incidents involving a postal carrier occurred between the end of September and end of October. On Sept. 25, a carrier was robbed at at1624 Chester Street in Aurora. The suspect is described as a black male wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt who showed a firearm. The suspect fled to a nearby blue four-door sedan. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
Schumann: Polis position as ‘protector of democracy’ at odds with his actions as governor
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Schumann: Polis position as ‘protector of democracy’ at odds with his actions as governor

By Jen Schumann | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has positioned himself as a defender of state autonomy. He launched the Governors Safeguarding Democracy (GSD) Coalition with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The coalition aims to fight federal overreach under a second Trump administration. Polis seeks to be seen as a champion of democracy.  "In this moment, protecting democracy has never been more relevant or important, and doing so demands strong leadership at the state level," Polis said in his press release announcing the coalition. A closer look at Polis's tenure reveals a different story. He has used his authority as governor to enforce contentious policies. Critics say these policies mirror the federal overreach he opposes. With rising crime a...
DOGE brings the establishment versus the people into focus
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DOGE brings the establishment versus the people into focus

By MIG Reports Key Takeaways: American voters are excited about the potential for a Department of Government Efficiency under Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Voters proclaim their disdain and disgust for Washington elites who they view as self-interested and wasteful. Establishment figures push back on the feasibility of DOGE, questioning the motivations and practicality of this new initiative.  President-elect Trump announced the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead, lighting a fire of discussion online. DOGE’s purpose is to root out waste and inefficiency from federal operations, with promises from Musk to enact swift change within the first year and half of the new administration. READ THE FULL STORY AT MIG REPORTS...
Thies: CNN will conduct mass firing as rampant lies fuel ratings plummet
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Thies: CNN will conduct mass firing as rampant lies fuel ratings plummet

By Breccan F. Thies | Commentary, The Federalist Members of the propaganda press were shocked when Trump was elected, proving normal Americans do not pay attention to their lying. Propaganda outlet CNN is set to fire hundreds of staff members, including major personalities, following a major election loss where it did everything it could to make sure President-Elect Donald Trump was not elected. The ratings-challenged outlet will reportedly conduct “layoffs that will impact hundreds of employees across the organization,” according to Puck News, after trailing behind MSNBC, which also saw ratings tank, and Fox News on election night. CNN already fired about 100 employees earlier this year. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT THE FEDERALIST
Davidson: We need to take a wrecking ball to the DOJ. Matt Gaetz is just the man for the job
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Davidson: We need to take a wrecking ball to the DOJ. Matt Gaetz is just the man for the job

By John Daniel Davidson, Commentary | The Federalist Gaetz isn’t ‘unqualified’ to lead the Justice Department. As a victim of the DOJ, he might be the best person to reform it. The collective pearl-clutching by the corporate press and Washington establishment on Wednesday after Trump announced he’d chosen Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general was something to behold. The swamp consensus is that the former Florida congressman is “unqualified” to lead the Justice Department. Never mind that the people making this claim are themselves deeply unqualified to hold their own positions of power. (Consider Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who dismissed Gaetz as not a “serious” pick. Murkowski is poster-child for unserious and unqualified Beltway drones. She failed the bar exam f...
Lara Trump says she would ‘love’ to be a Senator in response to speculation she could replace Marco Rubio in Florida
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Lara Trump says she would ‘love’ to be a Senator in response to speculation she could replace Marco Rubio in Florida

By Geoff Earle | Daily Mail Donald Trump daughter-in-law Lara Trump says she would 'love' to serve in the Senate after her name got floated for the powerful appointment to succeed Marco Rubio, who is Trump's choice to be the next secretary of state. 'This is my home state now and has been for three years,' she told Fox News host Sean Hannity, a friend and advisor to the president-elect, during an appearance on his prime time show.  Donald Trump made his daughter-in-law co-chair of the Republican National Committee, and she crowed about the GOP's performance during a cycle when the party captured the White House and the Senate, while holding a narrow House majority. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY MAIL
Rand Paul to target ‘COVID cover-up’ as head of Senate Homeland Security committee
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Rand Paul to target ‘COVID cover-up’ as head of Senate Homeland Security committee

By Rikki Schlott | New York Post Sen. Rand Paul will take over the chairmanship of the upper chamber’s Homeland Security Committee starting in January after two years as the panel’s top Republican — and he’s told The Post he wants to uncover the truth about the COVID-19 pandemic. “I chose to chair this committee over another because I believe that, for the health of our republic, Congress must stand up once again for its constitutional role,” Paul (R-Ky.) said in an exclusive interview Wednesday. “This committee’s mission of oversight and investigations is critical to Congress reasserting itself.” “I think we’re on the cusp of, really, the beginning of uncovering what happened with COVID,” the 61-year-old added. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST...
Trump plans to shift school funding control to local communities, has yet to pick DOE secretary
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Trump plans to shift school funding control to local communities, has yet to pick DOE secretary

By Jamie Joseph  | Fox News President-Elect Donald Trump has proposed a dramatic shakeup in American education: "disbanding" or drastically reducing the power of the Department of Education (DOE), a move that would shift control and funding of public schools back to local communities. While Trump's specific plan and choice of secretary have yet to be announced, Neal McCluskey, the director for educational freedom at libertarian think tank Cato Institute, said there's a high likelihood Trump's agenda of shuttering the DOE could be carried out through "block granting." "Block granting is a little easier for people to understand, because it takes money and it doesn't just suddenly go away from states and districts, it keeps it," McCluskey told Fox News Digital in an in...