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@donnieb303 @DudespostingWs You’ve never been near a house fire and it shows.

@DudespostingWs Saved the dog that was outside under a trampoline, not inside where the fire was the dog was outside and the cop saved it. SMH…

The first deputy on scene at a Colorado house fire kicked the door open in one shot after a bystander said, “That thing won’t open.” He then found a dog hiding under a trampoline in the backyard and saved it.

@UserError2525 @DudespostingWs

@DudespostingWs Hope he pays for the door he broke

Because we get asked a lot. The Technological Republic, in brief. 1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation. 2. We must rebel against the tyranny of the apps. Is the iPhone our greatest creative if not crowning achievement as a civilization? The object has changed our lives, but it may also now be limiting and constraining our sense of the possible. 3. Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public. 4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software. 5. The question is not whether A.I. weapons will be built; it is who will build them and for what purpose. Our adversaries will not pause to indulge in theatrical debates about the merits of developing technologies with critical military and national security applications. They will proceed. 6. National service should be a universal duty. We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force and only fight the next war if everyone shares in the risk and the cost. 7. If a U.S. Marine asks for a better rifle, we should build it; and the same goes for software. We should as a country be capable of continuing a debate about the appropriateness of military action abroad while remaining unflinching in our commitment to those we have asked to step into harm’s way. 8. Public servants need not be our priests. Any business that compensated its employees in the way that the federal government compensates public servants would struggle to survive. 9. We should show far more grace towards those who have subjected themselves to public life. The eradication of any space for forgiveness—a jettisoning of any tolerance for the complexities and contradictions of the human psyche—may leave us with a cast of characters at the helm we will grow to regret. 10. The psychologization of modern politics is leading us astray. Those who look to the political arena to nourish their soul and sense of self, who rely too heavily on their internal life finding expression in people they may never meet, will be left disappointed. 11. Our society has grown too eager to hasten, and is often gleeful at, the demise of its enemies. The vanquishing of an opponent is a moment to pause, not rejoice. 12. The atomic age is ending. One age of deterrence, the atomic age, is ending, and a new era of deterrence built on A.I. is set to begin. 13. No other country in the history of the world has advanced progressive values more than this one. The United States is far from perfect. But it is easy to forget how much more opportunity exists in this country for those who are not hereditary elites than in any other nation on the planet. 14. American power has made possible an extraordinarily long peace. Too many have forgotten or perhaps take for granted that nearly a century of some version of peace has prevailed in the world without a great power military conflict. At least three generations — billions of people and their children and now grandchildren — have never known a world war. 15. The postwar neutering of Germany and Japan must be undone. The defanging of Germany was an overcorrection for which Europe is now paying a heavy price. A similar and highly theatrical commitment to Japanese pacifism will, if maintained, also threaten to shift the balance of power in Asia. 16. We should applaud those who attempt to build where the market has failed to act. The culture almost snickers at Musk’s interest in grand narrative, as if billionaires ought to simply stay in their lane of enriching themselves . . . . Any curiosity or genuine interest in the value of what he has created is essentially dismissed, or perhaps lurks from beneath a thinly veiled scorn. 17. Silicon Valley must play a role in addressing violent crime. Many politicians across the United States have essentially shrugged when it comes to violent crime, abandoning any serious efforts to address the problem or take on any risk with their constituencies or donors in coming up with solutions and experiments in what should be a desperate bid to save lives. 18. The ruthless exposure of the private lives of public figures drives far too much talent away from government service. The public arena—and the shallow and petty assaults against those who dare to do something other than enrich themselves—has become so unforgiving that the republic is left with a significant roster of ineffectual, empty vessels whose ambition one would forgive if there were any genuine belief structure lurking within. 19. The caution in public life that we unwittingly encourage is corrosive. Those who say nothing wrong often say nothing much at all. 20. The pervasive intolerance of religious belief in certain circles must be resisted. The elite’s intolerance of religious belief is perhaps one of the most telling signs that its political project constitutes a less open intellectual movement than many within it would claim. 21. Some cultures have produced vital advances; others remain dysfunctional and regressive. All cultures are now equal. Criticism and value judgments are forbidden. Yet this new dogma glosses over the fact that certain cultures and indeed subcultures . . . have produced wonders. Others have proven middling, and worse, regressive and harmful. 22. We must resist the shallow temptation of a vacant and hollow pluralism. We, in America and more broadly the West, have for the past half century resisted defining national cultures in the name of inclusivity. But inclusion into what? Excerpts from the #1 New York Times Bestseller The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West, by Alexander C. Karp & Nicholas W. Zamiska techrepublicbook.com

@SentinelColo I’m sure Aurora’s city council will be up in arms about this. denvergazette.com/2026/04/09/aur…

Black man shot dead by police in Aurora after attacking officer with knife 'This was not something light. This is a large butcher knife that was repeatedly thrust into the head of our police officer' sbee.link/7cy6nerdmg #AuroraCO #NoPaywall

@nikkiglyn @CBSNewsColorado Colorado ranks 48th for roads and 25th for public education. Not quite the flex you intended.

@CBSNewsColorado The 100 companies who have left are from 2022-pres. The net loss is around 27. Also CO has more than 187k new business filings in 2025 alone. Yes some biz are leaving for 'tax free' TX but I like a state that looks after their roads, has good schools, etc. You don't? BYE. LEAVE.

Hundreds of Colorado business leaders call for action as nearly 100 companies leave the state cbsnews.com/colorado/news/…

BREAKING-We just took the Trump Administration to court for the 64th time, standing up for our elections & mail-in voting system. The unlawful executive order threatens the right to vote for millions of Coloradans & is a clear overreach of his authority. coag.gov/press-releases…

‼️ from a father in Jeffco that attended the Chloe Castro trial. "I was in the Jefferson County Courthouse earlier this afternoon, and the world doesn’t make sense anymore. I watched a school social worker admit to sexual assault of a student and get sentenced to probation with zero prison time. I don’t spend time in court. I’m a transaction guy. People hear “lawyer” and assume I live in a courtroom, but that’s not my world. Maybe in another life I would have been good at it, but not this one. I went today for one reason, to support a local family. For most of the hearing, I was sitting behind a combat veteran, and the whole time I kept thinking he looked like the guy who didn’t belong there. He was tense in a way you can’t fake, the kind of tension you see when everything is on the line and you’re waiting for someone else to decide how your life is about to change. When he finally had a chance to speak, his voice was strong, but it caught in the parts that mattered most. If you didn’t know any better, you’d assume he was the one facing prison. He wasn’t. He was the father of the victim. His son is a special needs middle school student who had been violated by someone inside the school system. The molester was the social worker assigned to that kid, the person responsible for his IEP, someone in a position of direct authority and trust. And there was no real dispute about what happened. The conduct had been admitted, stipulated to, and pled out as Sexual Assault on a Child by One in a Position of Trust, Victim Less Than 15, under C.R.S. 18-3-405.3(1),(2)(a), a Class 3 felony. In open court, across the board, people used the same language, including grooming and sexual conduct that developed over time. The judge himself described the harm as irreparable, so there wasn’t any confusion about the seriousness of it. After the victim statements, I watched one of the most effective courtroom presentations I’ve ever seen. It was controlled, deliberate, and persuasive in a way that stands out, even if you don’t spend your life in courtrooms. It walked through the defendant’s background, the therapy she had gone through since being caught, and why she supposedly didn’t present a meaningful risk going forward. It was the kind of argument that, if you walked in halfway through, you’d assume you were listening to defense counsel doing their job at a very high level. You weren’t. That argument came from Tyra Forbes, the Chief Deputy District Attorney for Jefferson County, the person tasked with handling cases involving vulnerable victims, the one who is supposed to stand in that room and protect that 14-year-old boy. Instead, she stood up and built the strongest case in the room for the 29-year-old who admitted to abusing that position of trust in the most vile and terrible way. Judge Diego Hunt then went through the statutory factors out loud, talking about the seriousness of the harm, the risk to others, and whether imposing probation would depreciate the severity of the conduct or undermine respect for the law. He acknowledged those factors, and he even noted that he has two children in this same school district, saying that cases like this are particularly important to him. And then he imposed probation and zero time in prison. After the hearing, that father wasn’t confused. He understood this might be the outcome. What he couldn’t understand was why the prosecutor stood up and made the case for it. He called her out directly, asking why she would argue for no prison time, why remorse and therapy were being used to justify that result for someone who did this to his son. And instead of engaging, she shut it down and called deputies over. That’s what makes this hit so hard. Not just the slap on the wrist of a sentence, but hearing the prosecutor make that argument and then watching a father get that response when he asked why."

@CBSNewsColorado Good

Denver jury finds police critic guilty of doxing cop, DA says she crossed the line cbsnews.com/colorado/news/…

@GovofCO Yet you’re going to defund CATPA? Make it make sense

This data shows that what we are doing is working, and we are not stopping here. I'm thrilled that in 2025, auto theft has plummeted, decreasing by 34%, representing a 56% decrease since 2021. We are making smart data-driven investments to support law enforcement and prevent crime, and the results speak for themselves. I urge the legislature to protect funding to build on this important work to make Colorado one of the Top Ten safest states and reduce auto theft even more. denverpost.com/2026/03/29/col…

@DenverDave5280 @KDVR Lives in your mind rent free

@KDVR This is NOT the work of T. Ronald Dump, for those wondering. #NOKINGS

Report: Auto thefts down 34% in Colorado kdvr.com/news/local/rep…

@ThoughtCrimes80 Don’t buy alcohol at king soopers. Support your local liquor stores!

A Colorado Springs woman filmed these King Soopers employees after she tried to use a passport to buy alcohol. The cashier had never been presented with a U.S. passport as an ID, so he rejected it and accused her of trying to buy alcohol for a minor (She’s 21). She then asked for a manager, who proceeded to call her boyfriend, “that Mexican over there.” Apparently he’s Colombian. 😂😭 I’m only posting this because it’s the most Colorado Springs interaction of all time and I’m laughing picturing this going down. 😆😂🤣

@gabes95x @AuroraPD

Nearly $13K in losses and he’s already back out on the streets… Since mid-February, our suspect, 37-year-old Alfred Jones, has gone on a rampage of retail theft, targeting stores like Target, Ulta, Kohl’s and Barnes & Noble. He had racked just shy of $13K in stolen merchandise. Unbelievable. D2 officers found and arrested him last Thursday. Jones is facing four counts of theft and one count of robbery, but it doesn’t end there… He was released on a PR bond Friday. For those who need a refresher, that means a $0 bond. Jones also has a long criminal history dating back to 2009 for you guessed it: theft. You know what wasn’t $0? The nearly $13K stolen from Aurora businesses. And guess what? He was back at his favorite Target store Saturday morning, ready to do it again. Thankfully, loss prevention recognized him as he walked in and escorted him out. Some may say, “This is the cost of doing business.” We believe that’s unacceptable. Total losses for larceny in 2024 exceeded $1.8 million. ⬇️We cut that down to $870K in 2025. And that’s still too much. Jones is one of dozens of offenders who have been arrested, released, and then reoffend. We, like so many of you, want the cycle to slow and stop. That’s why we’re continuing to focus on these cases and working with our partners across the justice system to highlight the organized nature and impact of these crimes. If you see something, say something. And if this concerns you, make your voice heard with community leaders. Our businesses and our community deserve better. [Media Description: Booking photo of suspect.]

@rhynoinco @AuroraPD

@AuroraPD What exactly are you advocating for, life in prison for $13k shoplifting? Be police, not politicians. No one cares about your political opinion. Follow the laws uphold the laws as they are presented to you. That’s the extent of your job.

@619Fail @ArvadaPolice

@ArvadaPolice @ArvadaPolice time to start checking your illegal street racer you host and condone. They don’t care about public safety just like you don’t either.

Arvada Police Officers were trying to contact three juvenile suspects in reference to auto theft. The suspect fled the scene near 60 th Ave and Yarrow Ln. Suspects are reported to have swerved at officers who were on foot, and then drove into a Patrol vehicle. After a brief pursuit, officers have arrested two suspects, and are looking g for a third.

@heath140 @jeffhunt Yup, lost points with this one.

@jeffhunt Have to be honest Jeff, I lost a little respect for you with this post, lol

I order my steak medium well. Today, a restaurant mistakenly brought me a medium-rare steak. Took one bite. What is wrong with people that eat steak like that? Beef bubble gum? I swear that cow was alive 5 minutes before I took a bite. Ain't nothing right about that!!! Just a little bit of pink - best steak!

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@ChrisMurphyCT When was the last time Congress made a war declaration?

The most sacred clause in the Constitution may be the war making clause. Our founding fathers are turning in their grave watching this Republican Congress allow one man lead us into a disastrous, incompetently run war.

@KDVR Proofreading is important.

Driver arrested after fleeing traffic stop and crashing in Aurora: APD kdvr.com/news/driver-ar…

@jeremyjojola “Journalism” hp.taboola.com/tegna-kusa/log…

Support local journalism.

@SenatorBennet “Gold standard” coloradonewsline.com/2024/10/30/ele…

Colorado sets the gold standard for election security in the nation. We don't need federal overreach that will only succeed in making it harder for Coloradans and those across the country to register and cast their ballot. The SAVE America Act is a radical piece of legislation that the Senate must reject.