Weds Blogcast: Blake Burman; Duain Wolfe bowing out of CO Symphony

Just One Thing: Kamala the plagiarist?

I guess nobody’s gonna be surprised these days but since you probably haven’t seen this news anywhere I’ll share it with you. The remarkble Christopher Rufo, scourge of the left-leaning media and the politicians they protect, published multiple excerpts from Kamala Harris’s book, “Smart on Crime”, showing that whole sections have been plagiarized. I get that our expectations of politicians these days are so low that maybe nobody cares. But plagiarism doomed Joe Biden’s first run for president. And it’s not as if Harris did this when she was a student; she did this in 2009 when she was the San Francisco DA prosecuting people for other forms of theft. The plagiarism comes from articles, Wikipedia, and even the Goodwill website. By the way, Bret Baier of Fox News interviews Kamala today…oughta be interesting.

Kamala Harris 'Smart on Crime' Plagiarism Claims: Everything We Know - Newsweek

Chris Rufo refutes New York Times coverage on Kamala Harris plagiarism story: 'Lied by omission' | Fox News

Today's Guests

Blake Burman is moderator of "The Hill" and Chief Washington Correspondent for News Nation

Blake Burman (newsnationnow.com)

The Hill on NewsNation (newsnationnow.com)

Robyn Carnes is the Republican candidate for Colorado Senate District 16 (roughly eastern JeffCo and western Arapahoe Country, going from about Ken Caryl, over to roughly Quebec St, between roughly Belleview and C-470.

Robyn Carnes for Colorado Senate

Duain Wolfe is the outgoing director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. This week, he'll be directing the chorus for Verdi's Requiem...and then after Sunday's matinee show he's retiring. (My wife and I will be at one of the shows.) Duain Wolfe, Chorus Director | Colorado Symphony

Duain Wolfe’s Remarkable Legacy | Colorado Symphony

Other Stuff

Do you ever shop at drug stores? And especially do you ever shop at a drug store if you're not going to the pharmacy?

Walgreens to close 1,200 stores over the next three years (msn.com)

The disparity is not nearly as bad as I thought: Denver's a dude town, census data shows - Axios Denver

Can you imagine anything worse than a city full of hipster tech bros? Why more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in the West | AP News

I guess you’d say this is both good and bad: How much you need to earn to afford a starter home in Denver - Axios Denver

I'm putting this in the "other stuff" section but may ask Blake Burman about it: Media trust hits another historic low (axios.com)

Watch the western sky this week: Rare comet sighting in Colorado. How to spot before it disappears for 80,000 years | FOX31 Denver (kdvr.com)

Dig it...go get 'em, Danielle...but also don't demonize a non-profit until and unless you KNOW that they were doing something they knew they shouldn't have been doing. Even if you find what I think you expect to find, the blame must be on the governments who engaged the non-profits rather than the non-profits themselves unless/until we have information that shows something more: Aurora wants to audit immigrant aid in the city. Nonprofits fear 'chaos' (denver7.com)

I think this is a misleading headline. There's a difference between "not proven" and "without evidence" and that's why people ask questions: Without evidence, council member accuses governor, Denver mayor of smuggling migrants into Aurora - Sentinel Colorado

Sorry, but I'm sick of this:

It's about time Dems didn't turn TABOR into welfare: TABOR refunds are coming in 2025, Colorado. Here’s how much you can expect (denver7.com)

Why are so many antisemites so stupid...and, frankly, why are so many black people antisemitic?

Follow-up on a story from yesterday: Election 2024: Georgia judge blocks rule requiring ballots to be counted by hand | AP News

At least parts of Mexico seem to qualify as a failed state. What’s the new leftist president going to do about it? In the heartland of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, the old ways have changed and violence rages | AP News

A little historical context for the furor that Trump (unnecessarily) created (again), this time about using the military against Americans during/just after the election if there is election-related chaos from the left: How Trump could use the military against the 'radical left' - ABC News (go.com) Trump keeps saying the sorts of things you'd say if you were trying to lose. It's very odd. A few possible explanations, and it could be more than one: 1) He thinks it actually helps, especially among that part of his base that loves him because he's "strong", 2) he's kinda stupid (don't underestimate this possibility), 3) he doesn't care if he wins. I do think, at least to be fair even to a stupid comment, that it seemed specifically about maintaining order around the election. But just because I'm being "fair" doesn't mean I think the comment was reasonable.

Bret Baier is interviewing Kamala Harris today...should be 4 PM MT on Fox News. Trump and others are insulting Baier online, perhaps trying to get him to ask "harder" questions, as if 1) he won't already ask important questions and 2) he could be manipulated by trolls into changing his questions. The attacks on Baier got me frustrated this morning and I wrote this:

Headline: Germans are still German: Lufthansa Fined $4 Million for Stopping 128 Jewish Passengers From Boarding Flight - WSJ

Conkers is bonkers: Conkers controversy: World tournament investigates claims of cheating with steel chestnut | AP News

I need MUCH more information than this: Tubeworms, snails and other weird creatures found under the seafloor | AP News

The Underworld of Hydrothermal Vents - Schmidt Ocean Institute

This cannot, and therefore will not, continue: Storms Be Damned, Florida Keeps Building in High-Risk Areas - WSJ

Beware: New wave of scammers claiming to be with the Denver Sheriff's Department (kdvr.com)

That's commitment! The Sack Machine Paying Millions to Not Play for the Jets - WSJ

Today's Videos

Was thinking about how a friend made so many apparently rectangular pieces out of a round cake. Now a friend sends this. Not rectangular pieces but very cool.

You may recall about a year ago when the National Zoo (in Washington, DC) had to send its famous and beloved pandas back to China. Now two new pandas have arrived from China