Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch
@karlfisch.bsky.social
I teach students. Learner: http://bit.ly/thefischbowl; Financial: Colorado Educators http://bit.ly/fischfinancial, Classes http://bit.ly/fischlearning, Books http://bit.ly/fischtldr
1/2 Colorado Folks: Initiative 195 (graduated state income tax) has made the ballot. I'm in favor of this (although open to arguments against it). This story has a nice calculator that tells you your effective tax rate based on your income so you can see if your state taxes would go up or down.
Kiva is an easy way to make a real difference in someone's life. Will you join me in helping Eiman in Ajloun to pursue their dream? www.kiva.org/invitedby/ka...
Can you help Karl Fisch support Eiman?
Kiva is a loan, not a donation. With Kiva you can lend as little as $25 and make a big change in someone's life.
kiva.org
There is no safe dose of football.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last wk.At least 1 in 4 former NFL players who died recently had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head impacts, according to the largest-ever study of deceased NFL players’ brains.
I just hit command-Z to undo something and had a brief flash remembering when "undo" was a brand new thing. It's somewhat mind boggling what we've just gotten used to.
It's swollen because of all the *ss kissing from his cabinet.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoSeriously, what is going on with Trump’s rear end here? It looks like he has some sort of contraption back there
I think Minnesota voters should sideline her...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agolol. Republican US Senate candidate for … [checks notes] … Minnesota
I've decided to become a food influencer. Lunch. Consider yourself influenced.
www.denverpost.com/2026/08/14/c...
‘Smoking gun’ email shows White House summoned agencies to Colorado-focused meeting amid Tina Peters furor
A Trump assistant asked officials from five agencies to join a call “prepared to discuss immediate actions that your department or agency can take with respect to Colorado.”
denverpost.com
1. Mitch McConnell suffered a fall on June 14 and has not been in the Senate for two months. But he's continued to get paid his salary of 174K/year. Since he entered the Senate in 1985, McConnell has voted against creating or expanding medical leave — paid and unpaid — at least 23 times.
My freshman year at MIT was P/F. It's a good idea (although the logical extension - that will never happen - is to get rid of grades altogether).
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3w agoThe University of Michigan recently announced plans to mask first-semester grades for students in its liberal arts college starting fall 2027. The school plans to simply list classes as “P” for pass or “NC” for no credit on official transcripts.
Today's unpopular opinion: we shouldn't have polling in political races.
The KIA EV3 is here: electrek.co/2026/08/11/k... (Colorado folks: You can get $750 tax credit on any trim, and an additional $2,500 on the Light and Wind trims)
Kia EV3 is now on sale for under $30,000, and now we know its EPA range
Kia’s affordable electric SUV is now on sale in the US, starting at $29,890. The 2027 Kia EV3 also now...
electrek.co
Colorado drill test finds clean energy pay dirt — 1,000 feet under high school football field
Colorado drill test finds clean energy pay dirt — 1,000 feet under high school football field
Colorado officials hope a 1,000 foot bore hold for geothermal energy at Aspen School District will show the way for a clean energy boom.
coloradosun.com
New Post: Five Fall Financial Moves for Educators (Zoom Presentation) fischfinancial.org/2026/08/10/f...
Five Fall Financial Moves for Educators (Zoom Presentation)
I will be offering a free presentation (via Zoom) on Tuesday, September 15th from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Mountain Time. I will present five financial “moves” that every educator can ma…
fischfinancial.org
Your periodic reminder that every $100 a month you can cut in spending results in over $110,000 (real dollars) in 30 years. (And that's $110k *after adjusting for inflation*, which means $110,000 real dollars in terms of purchasing power.)
Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch@karlfisch.bsky.social · 3w agoYes, if you are *replacing* your home internet service, then it often makes sense. But so many people have unlimited data "just because" and are paying a ton just because they are on autopilot. We pay $50 a month total for 5 phones. I know many folks paying 5x that amount.
It's kinda fun stalking @jonbecker.bsky.social
That football has continued to gain in popularity despite the concussion crisis will never not astonish me
San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle.com · 3w agoFormer San Francisco 49ers running back Roger Craig said in his taped Hall of Fame acceptance speech that he has vascular dementia partly caused by concussions.
New Post: My Financial Literacy Reading List fischfinancial.org/2026/08/06/m...
My Financial Literacy Reading List
I sometimes get asked something along the lines of, “What book(s) should I read to learn more about financial topics?” Mainly to make my life easier by being able to send them this (but…
fischfinancial.org
Do you live to work or work to live?
Adam Sawyer@adamjst.bsky.social · 4w agoThe takeaway chart for me.
today in "headlines you'd see on a background TV in a disaster movie" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Rhine Falls to Lowest Since 1880, Disrupting European Trade
The Rhine River’s water levels dropped to the lowest in nearly 150 years as hot, dry weather grips Europe, threatening to disrupt a crucial route for transporting coal, fuel and industrial commodities...
bloomberg.com
I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
@jonbecker.bsky.social As my resident AI in education guru, I was interested in your thoughts on this graphic that was shared with me.
