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Happy Monday, campers. First: Yes, last week actually happened. Second: Yes, you actually survived it. Third: You’re going to make it. Stay strong, stay informed and brace yourself for what is bound to be a very bumpy several years. Life, as it is known to do, will continue and we’ll be here to write about it, so let’s dig right into it. (And don’t worry, I’ve wrangled all my Trump-related content into a new segment below so you can skip right to it — or over it completely — at your leisure.)
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: , people (but apparently later this week).
+ Today’s Editorial: “”
Quick Hits
+ It’s not just Colorado: .
+ Road and bridge repairs are generally paid for by taxes on gasoline. But as more and more cars that use those roads don’t use gas at all, where is that money going to come from? Based on this CDOT experiment, .
+ .
+ Westminster is discovering .
+ After besting yet another challenger, ?
By The Numbers
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In the 15,620 games played in NFL history, is only , mostly because it’s really hard to score exactly 25 points in football. One surefire way to do it, though, is to give up a touchdown drive to Drew Brees then . While you’re basking in the glow of an improbable win , check out .
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Quick Hits
+ My Albanian doppleganger won the MLS goal of the year and .
+ Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz’s has won praise, even as the city paid out $2.6 million.
+ Employers in Colorado and around the country .
+ There are before a .
+ .
+ The CU Buffs are sniffing at the top 10 in the AP College Football rankings .
+ Godspeed, .
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Trump Watch
Welcome to a new segment of the Roundup, where we collect some of the digital ink spilled on the president elect, his government and cultural impact. Collected in one place so you can easily skip over it if you just can’t handle it on any given day.
+ Meet Steve Bannon, , , owner of and now
+ Around the country, sprouted to life all last week. Even in liberal Boulder County, stories of aggressive misogynist and racist behavior inspired by Trump’s victory are rolling in: Armed men walking the streets chanting about taking the country back, kids making jokes about concentration camps to their Jewish classmates, a female college student being groped by a man who said “there’s nothing she can do about it now.” And what’s the advice of a Trump advisor when asked about the incidents? “Relax. Take a vacation.” .
+ Meanwhile, Trump said the incidents are “ on .
107,000
+ That’s the number of votes, out of 120 million cast, that actually decided the election. The Washington Post’s.
+ These two men are the self-proclaimed “champions of the working class” in America and the UK and as Rebecca Nicholson writes, at any other time, .
+ and makes a ridiculous amount of good points, from why working class = middle class and why the working class resents the poor.
What We’re Reading
+ Mark Zuckerberg for deciding , even as the evidence mounts that the platform is a major player in the world’s consumption of news.
+ (or ).
+ .
+ On the long list of Things Not To Say To Police “” is right near the top. Oh, Aspen. Never change.
+ GoPro is having a hard time getting into the world of drones, and this is only 59 seconds long and worth every one of them.
+ With , and Colorado’s law to (eventually) allow full-strength beer in grocery stores .
+ In today’s Sign That Even Millenials Are Getting Older, I present “Now That’s What I Call Music! “?! I wonder if this one like Volume 1 did.
Song of the Day
Song: “”
Artist: Leonard Cohen
RIP: I know Joe already chose a Leonard Cohen song last Friday, but I had to get one in there too (especially ). Leonard was probably my favorite songwriter of all time because of his ability to stare directly into the abyss . He made it OK to be a joyful nihilist and I’ll always be grateful for that.
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Hat Tips & Corrections
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