It is Thursday.
Not trying to be obtuse but I just needed to see it standing alone like that, a doorman gesturing toward the weekend, to help power through the last 2/5 of the week. Oh, and thanks to everyone who shared the Roundup signup page yesterday and spread the love. Y’all are the best.
Shall we news? We shall.
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: Remember yesterday’s cold and fog? .
+ Today’s : ““
The very quick way that your pop/soda/coke could kill
From the Things I Didn’t Know To Be Afraid of File: There are about 950 carbonated drink systems are in Denver, and that number doesn’t include the carbonation systems used in marijuana grows. If something on those systems fail, all that carbon dioxide, usually enclosed in a small space, can immediately displace oxygen and kill someone (four people have died this way around the country, including an , in the last few years). That’s why the Denver Fire Department is as part of Denver’s fire code. .
More people are arrested for pot than all violent crimes combined
Human Rights Watch and the ACLU released a report documenting the “human toll” of the War on Drugs. Their findings, including the shocking statistic in the headline, show that millions of people (especially people of color) are introduced to the destructive economic cycle of prison and unemployment and debt . Alicia Wallace at The Cannabist analyzes the report, including its conclusion: (not the sale) and possession of small amounts and focus on rehab.
Hillary gets steely in Pueblo
Despite pulling ad money from Colorado, Hillary Clinton stopped in Pueblo yesterday () and went hard after two demographics: Latinos and steel workers, two groups strong in Pueblo. John Frank .
+ Over on our opinion page, they’ve published .
+ I usually try to find some balance when choosing politics stories, but to be honest, there just .
By The Numbers
6 years
That’s the sentence handed down to Linda Thompson, of Cheyenne, for bank robbery. . Thompson is a transgender woman who, after spending years in prison, didn’t want to be in the “real world” because she couldn’t get the hormone therapy she received while in jail. She robbed a bank, then handed cash to passersby and threw some in the air waiting for the police to show up. There’s a lot more to this story, and .
Ridiculously good deal: . There is literally no better deal on the internet.
Quick Hits
+ When I woke up to the news that , I literally laughed out loud. Not because he doesn’t deserve it, but because in any other year, this would be the Most Random Thing to Happen, but here in 2016 it just doesn’t stand a chance. Anyway, let’s take advantage of an excuse to listen to a legend’s music for a reason other than death. (And go , just because)
+ The FBI is trying to figure out on Tuesday.
+ Mark Kiszla, like an overbearing mother, is calling out Denver’s pro teams. ““
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+ Colorado Springs police have been hit with a civil lawsuit for racial profiling after .
+ If you can’t get to the Alamo Drafthouse to meet Bryan Cranston and talk about his new book, . Personally, I will always remember in which his character gradually becomes the leader of a pack of very dull bodybuilders.
+ No alcohol or drugs were found in the system of the Kari Chopper, the Legacy High School bus driver who died in a crash at DIA, .
+ Thailand’s Kin Bhumibol, , died at 88.
+ , because it’s 2016 and this is what we’re concerned about.
+ Ever been down Bruce Randolph Avenue in North Denver? behind the man who watched over Denver’s poor for many years.
+ No charges for one of the .
+ Scientists found .
+ This is .
+ Keep this list of the “” handy.
+ The Colorado Rapids legitimately have a shot at the Supporters’ Shield (the prize for having the most points at the end of the MLS season), but to get there, .
+ Oh yeah, .
What We’re Reading
+ Steven Talley says . But how did he get there? The Intercept looks at the bizarre series of events, including a vindictive ex-wife and a facial recognition software mismatch, that .
+ We’re all going to have to accept this as the truth: , even if our American sense of justice screams that it’s a breach of etiquette.
+ Kratom, the plant-based substance used by opiate addicts and chronic pain sufferers, .
+ FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver tweeted a couple of maps the other day: “.” Because the “if only women voted” map was strongly anti-Trump, . Super classy.
+ The Onion’s guide to “the 50 worst states in America” has .
Song of the Day
Song: ““
Artist: Nobel Prize Winner Bob Dylan
Sorry, not sorry: In honor of Bob’s Nobel Prize for his contribution to literature, here’s an instrumental song of his I love.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
Yesterday I had the wrong link to a story about the price of Denver’s office space. .
And thanks to some clunky language, some of you were shocked, thinking I was 22 after reading yesterday’s Roundup. Unfortunately for my hairline, I am actually solidly 32, and was just referencing my decade-old affinity for pretentious indie rock. But trust me, I was an insufferable know-it-all back then, too. 🙂
Remember, if you see something that doesn’t look right or just have a comment, thought or suggestion, email me at elubbers@denverpost.com or .