Author Archive: Stephen Green

THIS IS SOME CEASEFIRE: Iran Getting Spicy Again. “It appears the IRCG regards Trump’s slow economic strangulation via blockade as a bigger threat to their tenuous hold on power than American and Israel bombs falling on them. They’re probably correct in that assumption.”

WELL, YEAH:

HOW’S THAT SAVE AMERICA ACT COMING ALONG, SENATOR THUNE?

WHEN THEY TELL YOU WHO THEY ARE…:

Related (From Ed): Judge Apologizes to Would-Be Trump Assassin, Sparks Outrage.

MAYBE IT’S TIME TO ADJUST EXPECTATIONS: A tiny world beyond Neptune has an atmosphere that shouldn’t exist. “In the cold reaches of the outer solar system lie thousands of small objects known as trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) because they lie outside the orbit of Neptune. A thin atmosphere has been observed around Pluto, the most famous TNO, but studies of other TNOs have yielded negative results. Most TNOs are so cold, and their surface gravity so weak, that they are not expected to retain atmospheres.”

LIFE IMITATES STAR WARS:

THANKS FOR NOTHING, DEMS: House bill Balances Colorado budget using taxpayer refunds.

Polis’ office suggests that, due to immediate reductions in state tax collections upon passage of the federal OBBBA, the state is entitled to recoup Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) refunds accordingly.

However, as previously explained, Legislative Council Staff believed that the request was legally dubious and could exacerbate future fiscal challenges should the governor’s office be wrong.

Regardless, four members of the Joint Budget Committee decided to pursue recouping TABOR refunds from taxpayers, and House Bill 1419 is how they plan to do it.

Assuming the governor’s suggestion is legal, the state would retain $136.1 million in overcollected revenue that would otherwise be refunded back to taxpayers under TABOR in FY2026-27 and $153 million in FY2027-28.

However, if the Polis proposal is found illegal, the state would likely be required to repay the money at 10% annual interest, as required by TABOR.

But cut spending? Never.

LITERALLY ANY BEHAVIOR IS ACCEPTABLE UNTIL IT COSTS THE DEMS POWER:

RICHARD FERNANDEZ: The Horns of Hormuz. “If Project Freedom succeeds, the Strait will essentially be controlled not by Iran, but the United States.”

THE CEASEFIRE SEEMS TO BE EFFECTIVELY OVER:

IRAN FIRES UNSUCCESSFULLY ON US NAVY SHIP, IN RESPONSE…:

Some ceasefire, eh?

FRAUD, ALL THE WAY DOWN: Daycare Fraud, Visa Fraud, Flashy Cars, And Communism. “You know, if I were a communist-connected foreign national committing welfare and H1-B visa fraud, I would think you would want to keep a low-profile and drive something like a Honda Accord, a Toyota Camry or a Ford F-150.”

I MIGHT HAVE SAID SOMETHING A BIT STRONGER THAN “OH MY GOD”:

WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A RELIABLE SOURCE: