The Mountain Minute: 7/8/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – July 8
We’re back from the 4th—and diving into the stories the mainstream won’t touch. Wolves are killing livestock, Polis is pushing a special session power grab, and Epstein’s “no client list” defense isn’t fooling anyone. Let’s break it down.

Colorado News:
🔹 Ranchers under siege – Wolf attacks are escalating, but the state is dragging its feet on funding for prevention and compensation.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/07/ranchers-beg-for-relief-as-colorado-wolf-attacks-mount/

🔹 Special session alert – Polis calls lawmakers back to Denver, but critics say it’s a play to revive climate and Medicaid spending.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/07/polis-plans-special-session-after-trumps-budget-bombshell-dems-see-opportunity-to-revive-agenda/

🔹 Freedom in Brush – Harvey Baker says rural America is still where liberty lives—rodeo, BBQ, and all.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/07/baker-freedom-still-rings-loud-in-brush/

🔹 Disaster prep matters – Colorado teams are on standby as Texas reels from deadly flash floods.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/07/as-texas-reels-from-deadly-floods-colorado-rescue-teams-ready-to-deploy/

🔹 COVID hypocrisy revisited – Can’t visit grandma, but mass protests? A 2020 flashback that’s fueling medical mistrust.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/07/the-covid-chronicles-june-8-15-2020-cant-visit-grandma-but-defund-the-police-protests-are-doctor-approved/

National News:
🔹 264 criminals arrested – A major DOJ raid sweeps up violent offenders, including 17 murder suspects and 2 illegals wanted for sex crimes.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/07/feds-sweep-up-murderers-rapists-and-illegals-in-massive-raid/

🔹 Student loan truth bomb – A new op-ed says Marxist ideology is behind the “free college” trap.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/07/ali-how-marxist-ideology-hijacked-student-debt-and-the-american-dream/

🔹 Immigration system in chaos – Lawmakers spotlight over 500K visa overstays in a push for overdue reform.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/07/hearing-lays-groundwork-for-gop-led-reform-after-3-year-immigration-surge-500k-visa-overstays/

🔹 Epstein “suicide” update – DOJ insists there’s no client list and no foul play. Americans aren’t buying it.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/07/doj-memo-claims-epstein-had-no-client-list-died-by-suicide/

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