The Mountain Minute: 7/18/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – July 18
Colorado’s burning, the grid is weakening, and the Trump-Russia narrative just collapsed. Here’s your fast, unfiltered rundown from Team RMV.

Colorado News:
🔹 Wildfires rage across Western Colorado — Over 30,000 acres have burned in what may be the worst fire season yet. Federal land mismanagement, dry conditions, and limited resources are fueling the crisis.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/17/30000-acres-and-counting-western-colorado-faces-worst-fire-season-yet/

🔹 Christian bookstore sues over pronoun law — A Denver-based Christian shop is taking Colorado to court, saying the state’s forced-speech law violates their religious freedom and free expression.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/17/christian-bookstore-sues-colorado-over-forced-speech-on-gender-identity/

🔹 Lake Powell nears power failure threshold — Dropping water levels could halt hydropower generation for millions of Western homes. Experts warn of long-term impacts if infrastructure issues go unaddressed.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/17/lake-powell-power-crisis-hydropower-threatened-as-water-levels-plunge/

National News:
🔹 Big win for school choice in Trump’s new bill — The “One Big Beautiful Bill” includes federal tax credits for homeschool and private education—if states opt in. Will Colorado?
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/17/enos-one-big-beautiful-bill-encouraging-news-for-homeschool-freedom-and-reason-to-stay-engaged/

🔹 Trump-Russia narrative was ‘manufactured’ — Newly revealed intel documents confirm top officials manipulated assessments to push the collusion story. Critics say it was a political setup from the start.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/17/new-evidence-confirms-trump-russia-story-was-manufactured/

🔹 D.C. judges admit anti-Trump bias — A leaked memo from a closed-door judicial conference shows federal judges discussed fears Trump would ignore court orders—raising questions about impartiality in the justice system.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/17/revealed-memo-d-c-judges-admitted-bias-against-trump-agenda/

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