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True. A lot of heads explode when I also point out that defense has been the *slowest-growing* major federal spending category (excluding interest) since 2000 (and even that 2000 base year was following 10 years of post-cold war cuts).

British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher famously once said, “Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.” Nearly all European nations trace their beginning to a common ethnic kinship or a cultural characteristic, but America was created by exiles united in

I think Colorado (especially Colorado Springs) could really win with this messaging.

Montana will allow duplexes, by-right, on most land in Montana cities larger than 5,000 people. 🏠 The bill is intended to spur more infill housing density while protecting Montana’s vast wilderness. 🏔️ The Governor has said he will sign the bill.

Club Q announced Thursday that they have partnered with Colorado Springs-based architecture and planning firm HB&A.

and today we're flying a 25' historic rainbow flag from City Hall. Lots of work to do, but as my newly elected CO House rep @VigilForHD16 said today at the flag ceremony in front of a crowd of at least a thousand people, "This is who we really are." 2/2

I understand where the easy narrative (evangelical, conservative, monotonously intolerant) about Colorado Springs comes from, but we are also a city whose many affirming churches held vigils for thousands of mourners this weekend, 1/2

Ask not what your president can do to bring down the price of gas. Ask what your mayor can do to make it possible to get around without a car.

Whoa

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Yeah, this wave is not messing around. This is probably a huge undercount too, given that so much testing is happening at home right now and not getting reported anywhere.

Now you know Percent full vaccinated and COVID-19 death rate in the last 90 days: US counties, by 2020 election winner

Happy "Guys standing outside Terra Verde" Day, everyone.

Wow. We are well into a wave almost as big as last winter's, but it's focused in the 40% of our population that isn't vaccinated.

One of the best texts a dad can get.

We are seeing case and hospitalization rates that are at or above where we were last year at this time. Last year, that led to a huge spike in November and December. And it's largely (but not completely) among the unvaxxed.

Across CO, more than 75% of adults are now vaccinated against COVID-19. Inside UCHealth hospitals, they're seeing that the 25% of Coloradans who are unvaccinated are making up the vast majority of their patients with COVID-19.

Wow

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