Mike’s Blog Round-up

Douglas County’s three commissioners adopted a resolution Tuesday that gives full backing to incoming President Donald Trump’s plans to deport immigrants living illegally in the country. The measure, one of the first items voted on by newly seated Commissioner Kevin Van Winkle, echoes one that the Castle Rock City Council passed last month.

Colorado Senate Republicans on Tuesday named more than a dozen state laws they hoped to repeal as part of a package of reforms that they said would bolster affordability in the state. The targeted laws include renter protections — which they say drive up costs for landlords that are then passed on to tenants — and limits on greenhouse gas emissions during construction.

On this day in 1972, Led Zeppelin's “Black Dog” made its debut on the U. S. singles chart. Mock Paper Scissors: TL;DR: Summary of the Jan 6 Report. No More Mister Nice Blog: Trump Won After January 6 Because Much of the Country Thinks the Government Is Brian Thompson. Progress Pond: The Republicans Are Waddling Into the Threshing Blades. Attention space nerds!

What will it take for MSNBC to finally fire Joe Scarborough?? He’s spent forever using his morning show as his little fiefdom. But, here he outdid himself, twisting reality into pretzels to get Trump's blubbery back. It’s like watching a guy juggle flaming bowling pins while shouting, “Look at how balanced I am!” Spoiler alert: You’re not.

This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. People weren’t the only ones fleeing fast-moving flames and hot embers as deadly wildfires burned down entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles beginning on Tuesday night and ongoing as of publication. Footage from NBC LA showed a fawn with singed fur running down the middle of a deserted street in Altadena with no doe in sight as the Eaton Fire burned.

So the peso is falling and that's never good, unless you are a tourist and going to Cancun.