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 Disappointment follows – just the usual WSF’s wandering mind

Wyoming Cattle Barons today

The West has seen a wave of Eastern and European “investors” since the indigenous tribes were subdued and forced on reservations. Many were broken by the Great Depressions, sheep men, and homesteaders. Others were taxed unto fleeing (Japanese investors in Steamboat Springs, for instance). Still they persist as outlined by this very long article about an effort to create a new Jackson Hole.

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Whose ox is being gored? Artificial intelligence and elections

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This is a problem when done by conservatives. OK by others, for our own good, since we aren’t smart enough to make our own informed choices.

Responsible  LGBTQ

There are many people who identify in this subset who are just that, people. I’ve known several, worked with several, hired and promoted ‘gay people’ over the years. I found this interesting, someone telling the truth and getting smacked down for it.

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Wokeism, DEI, youth violence and 18,000,000 Illegals

Please bear with me as I try to connect some dots. We have a coalition of race hustlers with mail order divinity degrees, people with no marketable skills who are intelligent, and cynical opportunists that have weakened this country. The nexus? Obama.

Youth violence is being encouraged, and glorified, by evil rap music, IMO. (Music is used very loosely here)

What will happen when those 18,000,000 million illegals get cut off from the government tit? Gangs on a scale we have never envisioned.

The government tit? The country is going broke and our currency worthless. If you use gold as a baseline, and currently trading around $2,270+/-,  a dollar is really worth $.22 (look, I’m not a math major so correct me if I’m wrong).

Trivial Pet Peeve – Man vs Woman

Pathways. Left to their own devices, women arrange furniture in a way that allows easy passage for them. We men are broader of beam and need more room. Too often I find my body at a 45° angle while navigating female arranged spaces. Add a 80 lb lab on a leash if you want a challenge.

Law Enforcement where I live

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 Weld County Sheriff's Office

  · We enforce the laws, what will you do?

The suspect had an active felony warrant out of Adams County that he failed to appear in court on. Despite this, no one could stop, or predict what he would do next that would disrupt the peace in several northern Colorado communities.

To give you a brief background, the person’s actions we are talking about here have warranted WCSO SWAT to be activated to assist other Northern Colorado law enforcement agencies, twice in the past. For more context, this same person was on parole from May of 2022 to March 4, 2024. Now that you have some background, lets take a look at the most recent criminal event this same individual was recently arrested in.

In late March of this year, just shortly after he discharged his parole sentence, he allegedly fired a handgun into an occupied building located in the Town of Windsor. The suspect’s vehicle description was reported to law enforcement in this incident.

A short while later, two citizens approached a WCSO deputy and reported traveling near Intersand America Corp. in the Town of Windsor, and a male in a similar pickup truck allegedly pointed a gun at them. The motorists provided the vehicle tag number of the suspect to law enforcement. Based on the description of the vehicle in the first incident, the suspect’s vehicle tag, and nearby security camera footage, the suspect vehicle was identified by law enforcement.

Other WCSO deputies responded to assist the town of Windsor, along with the Eaton, Ault, and Severance Police Departments. The suspect vehicle was later located, and several police departments followed, and eventually pursued the suspect’s vehicle. The pursuit lasted for nearly an hour, and ended in unincorporated Weld County when the suspect surrendered and was taken into custody by the Severance Police Department.

The suspect’s bond was later set at $5 million cash/surety for the charges that took place in the Windsor Police Department’s jurisdiction, and $3 million cash/surety for the charges that took place in the Severance Police Department’s jurisdiction.

Thankfully, in this most recent incident, no one was injured, but the building the suspect fired into, and several surrounding vehicles did incur minor damage. It is worth noting, several law enforcement vehicles that engaged in the pursuit were damaged. Also, Windsor residents had an approximate two-hour shelter-in-place around the immediate area surrounding the building where the shooting took place.

If we haven’t explicitly communicated it in the past through social media posts like these, we will make it clear now, law enforcement and the communities they serve are deeply connected. You cannot separate one from the other, and what effects one effects the other. The person discussed in this post exemplifies the failures in our justice system that need to be addressed and cannot be solved by law enforcement alone. Remember, we enforce the laws, we do not write them. We enforce the laws; we do not determine a suspect’s bond. We enforce the laws; we do not determine if someone gets paroled; or if the courts entrust them to appear for a court date at a later time which they fail to appear for. We enforce the laws, so what will the people who live in our communities that are affected by crimes like this do to legally address problems such as these to keep our communities safe? In a society where there are less penalties for criminal offenders, more permissive drug laws, concerns about vigilante justice, and the state is restricting the rights of gun owners; it is important to get engaged with the legislative process and make your voice heard. So, what will YOU do to fix our broken justice system?

All charges are merely accusations, and a defendant is presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty in a court of law. #staysafeweldcounty

 Grease is cheaper than machinery

Tomorrow the Taurus goes into the shop for an oil change and look over. Likely the bill will be $100 or so. I can’t do my own work anymore. The mechanic (not the ‘technician’) I use is as grouchy and grumpy as I am so we get along. Everything is from NAPA and all synthetic lubes. Some things I don’t go cheap on.

I didn’t know my car had a cabin air filter. Simple job to replace and Sisty’s renter helped me. We found the one in the car was the original, circa 1992. Gross doesn’t begin to describe it.

The car is gray, devoid of any stickers and completely anonymous. That is useful in my work. A local chain of car washes offer unlimited washes for $18 a month so the car is kept clean. Other than having a handicapped license plate, there is nothing calling attention or likely to stick in anyone’s memory.

AARP

An organization I loathe but used to help prepare my tax returns. No, not because the service was free. Rather, camouflage. The Colorado revenuers and I have been battling for decades. My hope is they see that AARP preparer stamp and won’t look further.

Some may call it selling out and I won’t argue.

As always, YMMV

 

Might Lean Republican

Excerpt from the November ballot. Despite being the home to the University of Northern Colorado (Teacher’s College) you might conclude the county is “conservative”.

The only county resident holding a state office is David Young, the State Treasurer.

With the addition of a new Congressional seat (census) the county as a whole is now split between the old 7^th Congressional District and the new 8^th Congressional District.

The contrast between the GOP candidate and the Democrat candidate are stark.

Yadira Caraveo (D), Barbara Kirkmeyer (R), Richard Ward (L), and Tim Long (Colorado Center Party) are running in the general election for Colorado's 8th Congressional District on November 8, 2022.

Caraveo is a pediatrician and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, first elected in 2018. Caraveo, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico, said, "Colorado families need a powerful partner fighting for them in Congress — not divisiveness and extremism. I am fighting so that our kids can achieve the same American Dream I was able to."^[1][2]

Kirkmeyer is a member of the Colorado State Senate, first elected in 2020. Before entering the Senate, Kirkmeyer was a Weld County Commissioner from 1993 to 2000 and 2009 to 2020. Kirkmeyer said she will "lower the cost of living, restore order to the border, bring back energy independence, and stand up for law enforcement."^[3]

The 8^th now includes my address and the home of the 7^th District congressman, Ken Buck (R).

My sense of the political mood is Colorado may well go from being deep Blue to faint Purple. Inflation, bad roads, and crime are on people’s minds. Colorado is #1 in the country for car theft.

For the record, I am registered as an Independent. I’ve voted in every single election since achieving my majority and rarely voted any straight party line.

Interesting Times

 

This is a Northern Colorado specific blog posting. You may want to skip it.

Article in the local rag is, IMO, cause for alarm. Inbound migration to Weld County from the Peoples Republic of Boulder may skew future elections from Red to Purple or even Blue.

https://www.greeleytribune.com/2021/05/18/census-estimates-boulder-growth-slows-as-families-flock-to-weld/

Outside of District 50, that contains a large portion of the county seat (Greeley), most of the county votes conservative, as in 70% for President Trump. District 50 encompasses the Teachers College, excuse me, University of Northern Colorado. Recent elections have seen (P)regressive gains along the western and south western areas.

Weld County is home to 50%+ of Colorado’s oil and natural gas production. Emperor Polis and co-conspirators are already having a negative impact on the industry. In addition to evil petroleum, the (P)regressives foam at historic balanced budgets and, IMO, one of the best Sheriff department and traditional courts. Serious crimes do not get slaps on the wrist or plea bargained to minor misdemeanors.

Surrounding South and West side counties have a population in excess of 1,256,000 to Weld County at 314,000. Add nearby Denver County with 716,000 and it gets bleaker.

Potential civil war strategic position? Two of the three Interstate Highways in the state run through Weld County. Three of the five interstate railroads run through Weld County.

Should the Weld County, WY movement ever succeed, “things” could get interesting. Most of the sparsely inhabited counties to the east (which account for nearly 40% of the state’s agriculture) would welcome an opportunity to join Weld County, WY.

https://wellseasonedfool.blogspot.com/2020/07/weld-county-wyoming.html

Lots of naysayers about the chances.

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2021/02/03/jimmy-orr-weld-county-will-never-leave-colorado-for-wyoming/

I’m not so certain. Will it happen peaceable? Oh, Hell No!  That doesn’t mean it can’t happen.

I fear we are living the Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times”.

Telling It Like It Is

 Long read Facebook post by our county sheriff's department. 

Weld County Sheriff's Office

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COVID-19, Executive Orders and Law Enforcement: Part 1

Last week, we posed the question of what the word enforcement means to you with respect to a law enforcement agency’s authority over mask mandates issued in response to COVID-19.

We posed this question because we believe there’s a lot of bad information on both sides of the pandemic. And it’s only been compounded by the internet, social media, biased 24-hour news networks and some of our politicians who have placed personal agendas ahead of providing the best information available to the public.

We at the Weld County Sheriff’s Office believe public safety and public information go hand in hand. In order to have a safe public, we need to have an informed public.

In that spirit, we decided to launch a public education campaign about law enforcement’s various responsibilities in times of a health care emergency. To get started, we wanted to know as a baseline what you understand about our role in enforcing executive orders and, just importantly, what you think our role should be in enforcing mask mandates.

For this first post, we’re going to tackle the commonly held belief – according to your comments – that an executive order issued by the governor carries the same weight as a law introduced, debated and passed by the state legislature. Technically a mandate does carry the full weight of the law, but as with a lot of things in life – and certainly with this pandemic – there’s a gray area worth exploring.

Why is there a gray area? Because there are lots of types of laws. Colorado Revised Statutes encompasses 43 separate titles. The published volume is comprised of 26 books. We have water and property laws, building codes (aka laws), rules (aka laws) for judicial conduct, tax, corporate, industry and labor laws, laws governing use of agriculture, recreation and natural resources, juvenile law, the model traffic code and, of course, criminal law, to name a few.

So when our elected leaders, both here in Greeley all the way up to the governor’s office and his cabinet, offer blanket statements such as a “mandate has the full force of the law,” they’re not lying, but we have to ask ourselves what law are they talking about and who has the authority to enforce it?

If we go back to the governor’s first executive order mandating non-medical face coverings, Executive Order D 2020 039 issued on April 17, we will see on page two the governor authorized the executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to issue an agency-specific order mandating non-medical face coverings.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s order, Public Health Order 20-24, is dated April 9 and encompasses 13 pages. If we turn to the last page, there is a subhead that defines enforcement of the public health order. It states:

“This order will be enforced by any appropriate legal means. Local authorities are encouraged to determine the best course of action to encourage maximum compliance. Failure to comply with this order could result in penalties including a fine of up to one thousand (1,000) dollars and imprisonment in the county jail for up to one year, pursuant to 25-1-114, C.R.S.”

The statement that the order will be enforced “by any appropriate legal means” is vague and can be confusing, but we’d like to highlight an important point. When noting possible penalties, the Public Health Order references Title 25 of Colorado Revised Statutes.

Title 25 deals specifically with laws pertaining to Public Health and Environment in the state of Colorado. In other words, per its own order, the enforcement authority over a mask mandate is the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, as well as health departments at the county level.

Law enforcement agencies have no authority over laws stipulated in Title 25. It is intentionally outside the bounds of our authority.

Law enforcement is authorized to enforce, primarily, Title 18, the Criminal Code, and Title 42, the Traffic Code. We also have limited enforcement over certain laws in Title 19, the Juvenile Code, and Title 33, the statute defining laws for Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

That’s it.

We don’t have the authority to issue you a fine if you build a shed that’s not to local building code. We can’t arrest you if you violate the water rights of a neighbor. And we certainly can’t levy fines or take away your freedom through incarceration if you don’t wear a mask because nowhere in Title 18 does it say you are breaking a criminal law by not wearing a mask.

But confusion about the enforceability of a mask mandate isn’t the public’s fault. The blame falls to our elected leaders.

Although the enforcement component of Public Health Order 20-24 is cited correctly, we have yet to hear the governor or anyone else in his cabinet articulate that enforcement of a public health order falls under the authority of the CDPHE and local health departments. That’s because they know most members of the public aren’t going to read an executive order or a public health order for themselves.

Most members of the public are going to seek their information from newspapers, local TV stations, radio, by watching press conferences or scrolling through social media. That allows our leaders to be intentionally vague about the enforcement of mask orders, which is a dis-service to you, John and Jane Q. Public.

Why are our leaders being vague about the enforceability of mask mandates? Because they want the masses to comply for a perceived greater good and they think you are more likely to wear a mask if you think you might face some criminal penalty if you don’t.

And quite frankly, it’s an effective strategy. When most people hear something is a “law” they naturally assume it’s enforced by “law enforcement.” In this specific example about mask mandates however, it’s simply not the case.

But with all that said, we’d like to close with another popular comment we received last week: Lead by example. Although this doesn’t address our question about enforcement, you still make a good point because as law enforcement officers our deputies are highly visible and are often viewed as leaders in the community.

And we think we’ve recognized that since the beginning of the pandemic as well. Sheriff Steve Reams has said throughout he objects in principle to the idea of forcing the public to wear masks, but has assured the governor in print and television news and in our own news releases and social media posts that he can expect our full compliance.

What that means is our deputies know the expectation is that they are wearing face masks when they are in an indoor public place or when they are interacting with the public. Our deputies on the patrol side have also been told to encourage voluntary compliance and to educate people about the possible adverse effects of COVID-19 whenever they encounter someone not wearing a mask. On the jail side, every deputy and inmate has been issued a face mask and they are always required to wear them when in community spaces.

We continue to comply with the mask mandate even though first responders are exempt, according to a revised and updated version of the mask mandate, Executive Order D 2020 138, issued on July 16.

We would like to thank everyone once again for responding to our question last week and participating in the conversation. If you don’t agree with anything we’ve said here, feel free to chime in.

Next week we’ll tackle another topic (it won’t be as long as this post).

The man runs a clean and efficient department. He stands tall in support of his people and is swift to fire those who deserve to be fired. That is why he will most likely stay in office until he is term limited out.

I find it refreshing that he enforces only those laws he has the authority to enforce. Rare, these days.

Taxes

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Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table,

At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes

Are the rule.

Tax his work, Tax his pay, He works for peanuts anyway!

Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants,

Tax his coat.

Tax his ties, Tax his shirt, Tax his work,

Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he

Tries to think.

Tax his cigars, Tax his beers, If he cries Tax his tears.

Tax his car, Tax his gas, Find other ways

To tax his ass.

Tax all he has Then let him know

That you won't be done Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers; Then tax him some more, Tax him till He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in Which he's laid...

Put these words Upon his tomb, Taxes drove me to my doom...'

When he's gone, Do not relax, Its time to apply The inheritance tax.

-Accounts Receivable Tax

-Building Permit Tax

-CDL license Tax

-Cigarette Tax

-Corporate Income Tax

-Dog License Tax

-Excise Taxes

-Federal Income Tax

-Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

-Fishing License Tax

-Food License Tax

-Fuel Permit Tax

-Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)

-Gross Receipts Tax

-Hunting License Tax

-Inheritance Tax

-Inventory Tax

-IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

-Liquor Tax

-Luxury Taxes

-Marriage License Tax

-Medicare Tax

-Personal Property Tax

-Property Tax

-Real Estate Tax

-Service Charge Tax

-Social Security Tax

-Road Usage Tax

-Recreational Vehicle Tax

-Sales Tax

-School Tax

-State Income Tax

-State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)

-Telephone Federal Excise Tax

-Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax

-Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes

-Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax

-Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax

-Telephone State and Local Tax

-Telephone Usage Charge Tax

-Utility Taxes

-Vehicle License Registration Tax

-Vehicle Sales Tax

-Watercraft Registration Tax

-Well Permit Tax

-Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, & our nation was the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the heck happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'

I hope this goes around THE USA at least 545 times!!! YOU can help it get there!!!

GO AHEAD. . .

BE AN AMERICAN!!!

The part about prosperity, middle class, etc., ignores the economic reality of workers in heavy industries and mining, among others. Still, thought provoking.

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