Eric Budd
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2025 Election Voter Guide: https://bouldercoloradovoterguide.com
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Eric Budd
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· Dec 10
Seven Takeaways from Boulder's 2025 Election
Welcome to Eric Budd's post-election analysis! If you've read my election voter guides in the past, I hope you enjoy a quick follow-up with some interesting aspects of the 2025 election.
Boulder’s 20...
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I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
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Under New Jersey election law, candidates are allowed a six-word ballot slogan. Under current circumstances, it feels like someone could get pretty far with
Dismantle ICE. Restore integrity. Impeach crimes.
Dismantle ICE. Restore integrity. Impeach crimes.
January 11, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Under New Jersey election law, candidates are allowed a six-word ballot slogan. Under current circumstances, it feels like someone could get pretty far with
Dismantle ICE. Restore integrity. Impeach crimes.
Dismantle ICE. Restore integrity. Impeach crimes.
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"While Ms Bannister is stomaching her new bill, and Ms Martin is going without healthcare, others are resorting to different government programmes to get their coverage."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Americans brace to start New Year without healthcare
More than 20 million Americans are preparing for steeper healthcare costs in the New Year because of expiring subsidies.
www.bbc.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
"While Ms Bannister is stomaching her new bill, and Ms Martin is going without healthcare, others are resorting to different government programmes to get their coverage."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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Treasury's Bessent says Trump mortgage buying plan aims to offset Fed's efforts to get housing bonds off its books. Unclear if this makes any difference, since Fed roll off isn't really having any notable impact on mortgage rates right now anyway. Via Reuters
Bessent: Goal of MBS buys is to match Fed run-off
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said the goal of the Trump administration's launch of mortgage-backed securities purchases is to roughly match the rate at which those bonds are rolling...
www.reuters.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Treasury's Bessent says Trump mortgage buying plan aims to offset Fed's efforts to get housing bonds off its books. Unclear if this makes any difference, since Fed roll off isn't really having any notable impact on mortgage rates right now anyway. Via Reuters
I just keep having to use this meme
January 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
I just keep having to use this meme
what's the polling look like on invading Greenland? wild
January 11, 2026 at 2:26 AM
what's the polling look like on invading Greenland? wild
blue states should work hard on affordability and social safety nets, letting red states see the results of their cruelty
New research confirms what many of us see: there's a large internal migration of LGBTQ people in the US, especially trans people, to friendlier states & cities.
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
January 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
blue states should work hard on affordability and social safety nets, letting red states see the results of their cruelty
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New research confirms what many of us see: there's a large internal migration of LGBTQ people in the US, especially trans people, to friendlier states & cities.
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
January 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
New research confirms what many of us see: there's a large internal migration of LGBTQ people in the US, especially trans people, to friendlier states & cities.
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
breaking international law for fun and negative profit
He kidnapped the president of Venezuela for them
And oil companies are like
Meh
And oil companies are like
Meh
January 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
breaking international law for fun and negative profit
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He kidnapped the president of Venezuela for them
And oil companies are like
Meh
And oil companies are like
Meh
January 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
He kidnapped the president of Venezuela for them
And oil companies are like
Meh
And oil companies are like
Meh
MAHA is a scam? oh, how could we have guessed
i'm not saying this as anyone who knows anything about health; i'm saying it as someone who is an alleged expert in interest group politics: the American beef industry is all over MAHA, wellness, and podcast spaces.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
New federal dietary guidelines give federal approval to beef tallow, a fat that both cardiologists and the U.S. government told Americans to avoid for nearly half a century.
January 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
MAHA is a scam? oh, how could we have guessed
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i'm not saying this as anyone who knows anything about health; i'm saying it as someone who is an alleged expert in interest group politics: the American beef industry is all over MAHA, wellness, and podcast spaces.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
New federal dietary guidelines give federal approval to beef tallow, a fat that both cardiologists and the U.S. government told Americans to avoid for nearly half a century.
Beef Tallow Rises to the Top of the U.S. Food Pyramid
The new dietary guidelines give federal approval to a fat that has slowly caught on with consumers, even as doctors have warned against it.
nyti.ms
January 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
i'm not saying this as anyone who knows anything about health; i'm saying it as someone who is an alleged expert in interest group politics: the American beef industry is all over MAHA, wellness, and podcast spaces.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
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I mean it’s gonna be really hard to top this one
January 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I mean it’s gonna be really hard to top this one
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A time-honored tradition: Republicans offering buts and prayers
January 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
A time-honored tradition: Republicans offering buts and prayers
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if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
January 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
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11. Dennis Goris
January 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
11. Dennis Goris
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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Elon Musk needed three years to transform Twitter from maybe the world’s most important news source and a vital tool for real-world change into a weird right-wing AI slop machine generating on-demand bespoke nonconsensual porn. A real innovator in the space!
Why Elon Musk is laughing off Grok’s flood of deepfake AI porn
When you own the regulators, creating sexualized images of women and children isn’t a bug—it's a business model.
www.fastcompany.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Elon Musk needed three years to transform Twitter from maybe the world’s most important news source and a vital tool for real-world change into a weird right-wing AI slop machine generating on-demand bespoke nonconsensual porn. A real innovator in the space!
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Intersections with the red light cameras have reduced T-bone crashes by 65% and rear-end collisions by 49%.
NYC to quadruple intersections with red light cameras by end of year, officials say https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-to-quadruple-intersections-with-red-light-cameras-by-end-of-year-officials-say
NYC to quadruple intersections with red light cameras by end of year, officials say
Red light cameras are coming to hundreds more intersections across the city.
The expanded program is allowed thanks to a law passed by state lawmakers in 2024. [ more › ]
gothamist.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Intersections with the red light cameras have reduced T-bone crashes by 65% and rear-end collisions by 49%.
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Feds to reject a Colorado clean air plan because it aims to close coal-fired power plants www.cpr.org/2026/01/09/e... #copolitics
Feds to reject a Colorado clean air plan because it aims to close coal-fired power plants
The upcoming decision marks the latest example of the Trump administration using its authority to buoy the state’s struggling coal industry.
www.cpr.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Feds to reject a Colorado clean air plan because it aims to close coal-fired power plants www.cpr.org/2026/01/09/e... #copolitics
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“.. This is the big takeaway from NFP for me. You take out healthcare and the labour market is shedding jobs. Doesn’t scream hawkish.”
- Pepperstone FX #NFP
- Pepperstone FX #NFP
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“.. This is the big takeaway from NFP for me. You take out healthcare and the labour market is shedding jobs. Doesn’t scream hawkish.”
- Pepperstone FX #NFP
- Pepperstone FX #NFP
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A friend of mine cooked up a flag to show support for strong municipal services and this feels like the perfect emblem of the Mamdani Moment. I absolutely love it.
January 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
A friend of mine cooked up a flag to show support for strong municipal services and this feels like the perfect emblem of the Mamdani Moment. I absolutely love it.