I fear that people might be getting sick of hearing my views on the world. So this time, an open thread for econ faculty to grade this submission on the meaning of a trade deficit.

Okay, this is just straight-up racist. Republicans should demand that Victor Marx step down so they can run a candidate without so much baggage. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Resurfaced Audio Catches Republican Candidate Calling Himself ‘Brown on the Inside, White on the Outside’

Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx described himself as “brown on the inside, white on the outside."

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www.adamkinzinger.com/p/the-racist...

The Racists Saw a Travesty. I Saw America.

A picture from a college football game incensed the online racists. They finally gave up hiding what they are really after.

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These Afghan girls are risking their safety to be educated. "I do not want anyone else to live my dreams for me. I only want the chance to fight for them myself." www.cbsnews.com/projects/202...

Afghan girls who study in secret want you to read their "letters to the world"

21 Afghan girls bravely defying the Taliban by continuing to study handed CBS News letters containing their stifled, often humble dreams "for an ordinary life."

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Here's my 2026 Colorado ballot guide: Vote D across the board except for Jena Griswold and Melat Kiros; vote no on all the ballot measures. (If you wish you can think of it as the "Fuck All Y'All Paradigm.")

Food producers around Colorado giving agrivoltaics a try. My new piece for Complete: completecolorado.com/2026/09/15/f...

Food producers around Colorado giving agrivoltaics a try - Complete Colorado

The film offers insights into various agricultural enterprises in Colorado, whatever you think of the solar angle.

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NEW: In a new audio recording, GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx suggests that his campaign filed someone else's large contribution under Marx's name to avoid campaign finance limits.

Here are my reading notes for The Kite Runner, one of the novels suppressed by the Elizabeth School District: ariarmstrong.com/elizabeth-ki... (More to come!)

"Cowboy diplomacy" would be far too kind to describe Trump's Iran quagmire. "Dipshit Diplomacy" is more on point.

I love AI (unlike many people), but when I saw an ad trying to get me to give ChatGPT my financial info my immediate reaction was "oh hell no."

Okay this is funny: "Trump Pledges That If Voters Defeat Socialism In November, They Will Each Get An Equal Redistribution Of Wealth From The Government": babylonbee.com/news/trump-p...

Trump Pledges That If Voters Defeat Socialism In November, They Will Each Get An Equal Redistribution Of Wealth From The Government

DALLAS, TX — In his keynote speech at the 2026 RNC Midterm Convention, President Donald Trump pledged that if voters defeat socialism in November, they will each get an equal redistribution of wealth ...

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Alliance Defending Freedom Sends Misleading, Alarmist Letter Over Roaring Fork CO Sex Ed. My latest at @coloradotimesrecorder.com: coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/alli...

Alliance Defending Freedom Sends Misleading, Alarmist Letter Over Roaring Fork Sex Ed

On the farm, where kids see bulls "servicing" cows and the like and witness animals being born, sex ed from a young age is a natural part of life. My...

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I saw an ad from OpenAI claiming that ChatGPT now is better at image creation. So I figured I'd give it a quick try. Yep.

I keep hearing from my leftist friends about how Republicans are just making stuff up about the Communist left, but then I see a bunch of a literal Communists at a rally of high-school students. This is how you get more Trumpism: youtu.be/TzcHyGPieuY

Communists incite violence in Denver park

YouTube video by WaynesWord

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If only someone, anyone, could have predicted that Trump would "govern" as mean-spirited, petty, destructive, short-sighted, narcissistic asshole. I mean, it's such a shocker.

Can you imagine ANY other US president posting fucked up violent shit against one of our best long-time allies? Ever? He's an international embarrassment doing irreparable harm to this country every fucking day. Congress, do your fucking job and remove him from office.

FED UP!@val.sheshed.rocks · last wk.

I’m sick of this shit! I’m sick of his incompetence. Congress better act now! This idiot has access nuclear codes and is not fit to be President…never has been. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, we are #FedUp and need to remove him from office in January. Period! #SheShed #Pinks

My new roundup on immigration and more: ariarmstrong.com/roundup-75.h... Colorado: ariarmstrong.com/miner-151.html

That's okay; I'm going to start calling it Mar-a-Trump Is a Narcissistic Asshole.

Stop making fun of Trump’s hair or else there will be hell toupée.

NEW: Colorado’s Elections Division is seeking a potential record fine of $51,427 against GOP Gov candidate Victor Marx for “unprecedented” violations. Marx says he’s now following the law, dismissing 9NEWS’ campaign finance qiestions as “stalking” by a “psycho trans person.”

The wonderfully talented Marsh Family has a new parody of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic." This will piss off Crybaby Caligula yugely. Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅

Btw there are side-by-side translations of Odyssey. odyssey.shreevatsa.net This doesn't include Wilson, obviously. It would be nice of publishers allowed buyers to feed works into AIs for such tasks!

Too many conservatives are so caught up in culture-war bullshit that they don't pay attention to the fact that we have a dysfunctional national government and a record-high debt.

Requiring ballot titles to be at or below an eighth-grade reading level is not as straightforward as it may first appear! My latest on Init. 234: completecolorado.com/2026/09/01/i...

Initiative 234: The trouble with defining 8th-grade reading level - Complete Colorado

The four-syllable word with which Initiative 234 will be most associated, if it passes, is 'litigation.'

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NEW: Victor Marx's campaign won't say where supporters' money goes when they buy campaign merch or $1300 meetings with Marx himself. Our investigation linked the online shop to an out-of-state company with hidden owners. Then we found a document revealing the owner: Victor Marx.

Free speech and AI deepfakes, Trump targets Colorado, Marx's reptiles, gender shirts, and more. My new Colorado News Miner: ariarmstrong.com/miner-150.html

Immigration watch, education updates, Odysseus, Rush, Jon Ronson on the culture wars, and more. My new Roundup: ariarmstrong.com/roundup-74.h...

Actor Tim Curry has died at 80, TMZ reports

Actor Tim Curry Dead at 80

Tim Curry -- the legendary film and TV actor best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

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Breunlin: CO's educational glass is partly full. coloradosun.com/2026/08/23/c... Me: Yeah but it's largely empty! completecolorado.com/2026/08/25/s...

Standardized test results make Colorado schools look bad. There’s more to the story.

Plenty of longtime educators and experts are skeptical about whether the tests are useful or even accurate

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I'm glad to see that the Trump Administration is laser-focused on the Great Enemy of the United States, that being (checks notes) Canada.