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Recently some enlightened congressmen, senators, and members of the “donor class” took decisive action. Their goal: “To awaken slumbering Americans to the dangers of climate change.” It sounded honorable and good; until the inevitable price tag showed its ugly head.

When it comes to climate change, we have had the “one way, the right way, the climate alarmists’ way.” However, there are contrary points of view. The following two paragraphs would suggest that it is a settled matter. It is not.

Nobody truly knows when it began. No doubt it was seen in Antebellum America. One could go back to Europe for a more complete picture. Many immigrated to America in hopes of escaping an aristocratic, political ruling class. AP’s Divided America “Ideology” summarized. “Climate doubters clash with believers. Bathrooms have become battlefields, borders are battlelines. Different ideologies have created deep rifts in voting blocks, often ignoring traditional party divides.”

Voter ID laws, seemingly innocuous requirements for a crucial civic duty, have become a contentious political issue. Ostensibly designed to prevent voter fraud, these laws have been criticized for their potential to disenfranchise certain segments of the population. The specter of voter impersonation, the fraud these laws aim to prevent, is as elusive as a snowflake in the Sahara.

Last November, Colorado voters passed Proposition 122, a law that decriminalizes the personal use, possession, growth, and transport of certain psychedelic plants and fungi. This was a significant victory for advocates of natural medicine, who have long argued that these substances have potential therapeutic benefits. However, by April, the law had been almost entirely rewritten by Colorado Senate President Steve Fenberg, to the surprise of Ashley Ryan, a Denver-based somatic psychedelic coach.

MSNBC called the Durham Findings “a nothing burger” and “a dud.” If you’re on board with such thinking, you’ll likely thumb your nose and move on. Most disquieting is what transpired both in 2016 and throughout President Donald Trump’s eventful, yet controversy-ridden four years as president. Like or hate Trump, the level of bias seen by the corporate media is alarming.

In the face of growing concerns about the expansion of government bureaucracies, the Office of Accessibility (OA) in Colorado Springs may stand as a prime example. The office is tasked with ensuring the city government’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities.

The Colorado River basin, Lake Powell, Lake Mead, and the Hoover Dam have a Powell obstruction and a big dam problem: water. By most of the data, long-term water supplies in Colorado, and the surrounding states are low.

With the 2024 election looming, neo-con Republicans and establishment Democrats are weighing in on providing a centrist alternative for America. It won’t be easy!

It already is happening! To date, eleven Oregon counties have voted to secede from their state in favor of their eastern neighbor. The end may ultimately include counties from Washington and California.