Mike O'Donnell

Legally naturalized U.S. citizen, economist & entrepreneurial ecosystem builder. Watching Colorado dig itself into a hole ...

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

With thirty-two years of establishment age and survival data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is possible to observe that Colorado startup firms experience overall lower average survival rates than typical U.S. startup firms.

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

(Only) Twenty-seven states added private sector jobs in the 12 months ending March 2026 ...
https://t.co/Jb62aA5GPw

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

@pweiser @EileenforCO So you are fine with ALL the results of all the ballot initiatives too? More severe penalties for those in possession of fentanyl, no medical sex mutilations of minors, and no boys in girls sports.
Good to hear it!!

[Denver Fail @mrosazza]

Here’s the funding map for the Software Vendors that wrote the Colorado Election software. Its a very bad group of people that all lead back to George Soros. #copolitics #colorado @TheRMVoice @heidiganahl @Joeoltmann @PatriotMarkCook @BreakTheChainsM @AsheinAmerica @POTUS @CivilRights @DataRepublican @MikeBenzCyber

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

According to data recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, private sector employment increased in twenty-seven states and fell in twenty-three states plus the District of Columbia during the twelve months ending 03/31/2026.

California created the most jobs primarily because of the favorable startup culture that exists in that state. Even though 1,369,845 existing Californian firms LOST 380,531 jobs, 186,439 startup firms CREATED 528,518 new jobs.

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

Private sector employment falls in Colorado for the twelve months ending March 2026
https://t.co/riXXplmJTy

[ICE Denver @ERODenver]

WANTED: ICE issued a detainer for Diego Cano Diaz a criminal alien from Venezuela to the Denver Co. Jail. He has arrests for agg. assault w/weapn, robbery, burglary, thef. Denver did not honor the detainer and he is at large. If seen: https://t.co/L5b1uG8o8s

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

According to data recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the twelve months to 03/31/2026, 24,411 new private sector startup firms in Colorado added 78,661 new jobs, 40,317 existing firms expanded operations and added 174,929 new jobs, 46,161 existing firms downsized operations and shed 187,292 jobs, and 27,931 existing firms permanently closed, displacing 94,407 workers.

For the twelve months to 03/31/2026, the number of private sector employees in Colorado fell by 10,997.

[Patriot @_Patriot1776Q_]

🚨 ELECTION ISSUES: Colorado has more registered voters than Census adult citizens.

53 of 64 counties are over 100%.👀

San Juan County is at 150.4%.
Mineral County is at 147.4%.
Elbert County is at 126.3%.
Douglas County is at 117.8%.
El Paso County is 50,161 over.

Why are so many of these rolls over the adult-citizen count?

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

Tesla will stop making its stainless-steel Cybertruck pickup at its Texas Gigafactory by the middle of 2027, Elon Musk confirmed on X, to free up space for its driverless Cybercab robotaxi instead.

Musk didn't say whether the Cybertruck would end entirely, but the truck has struggled: Tesla has sold only about 71,000 since deliveries began in late 2023, far below its original goal of 250,000 a year.

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

Without startup firms launching and creating new private sector jobs each year, there is no economy.
State governments that throttle free market forces, risk disincentivizing local entrepreneurs and asphyxiating economic growth.

[Rep Ken deGraaf, CO HD-22 @COrepKdeGraaf]

Colorado, this election was a referendum against corruption and those obstructing the America-First agenda presented by our president. I’ve heard time and time again that the GOP is self-serving and corrupt. This election, too many voters stayed home, and we may have a big price to pay. This caucus will need a proven fighter. I encourage you to check my record on Liberty Score Card.

This election was a referendum against the status-quo obstructionists placing personal interest above our Republican values. This election we likely lost 6 or more seats, the lowest Republican representation in over 30 years. This caucus needs a new vector.

My agenda is that of our declaration of independence—to secure your certain, self-evident, Creator-endowed Rights, so you and your family can thrive, and I will need your help to do it. Tomorrow is the first step.

The incumbent has actually been censured by the full State Assembly as well as the CD7 Assembly, along with a growing list of individual counties, including his own and that of the former party chair. The resolutions of censure have been adopted by numerous individual house and senate districts as well. Alienating our party’s foot soldiers at the highest level of engagement to appease return-on-investment donors is not the way forward for the state.

The incumbent is directly connected to funding that ran attack ads against our most constitutionally rated senator, Lynda Zamora, as well as numerous other constitutionalists fighting the establishment in the primary. Dark money choosing our candidates is not the way to promote your values.

I am dedicated to promoting our founding values and raising the resources we need to elect candidates to represent YOU and to create a brighter future for Colorado.  

What can you do? Contact your reps and tell them you want a new vector, and vote for Ken DeGraaf for your next Minority Leader.

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

Without startup firms, the U.S. wouldn't have an economy, although some left leaning state governments certainly don't understand how critical startups are to the role startups play in a vibrant and vigorous local economy.
https://t.co/o03sXxLzJb

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

In the midterm elections, American voters across several counties rejected dozens of AI data center projects, passing 33 measures to restrict their development with six more leading, while only one measure in North Dakota failed.

The ballot questions ranged from permanent bans to time-limited moratoriums and size or power limits.

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

The average life expectancy of a male at birth in the U.S. is 76.5 BUT an average American male will only experience FULL HEALTH up until age 65.13, on average.

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[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

In the United States, the average person consumes about 50 kilograms of potatoes per year, a level well below Belarus at about 170 kilograms per person per year but still about 1.5 times the global average of 33 kilograms per person per year.

The shift in American habits has been away from fresh potatoes and toward frozen products such as 'french' fries, which now (sadly) supply a large part of the national diet.

The potato remains the most widely eaten vegetable in the nation.

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

@RepDianaDeGette The fourth C is apparently Communism ...

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced yesterday that on a non-seasonally-adjusted basis in September there were 5,435,000 new hires across the United States while at the same time 3,518,000 workers quit their jobs, 1,774,000 were laid off from jobs, and 311,000 workers either retired (vast majority) or died on the job.

Calendar year to date September 2026, across the nation 49,180,000 workers started new jobs, 29,248,000 quit their existing jobs, 15,409,000 Americans were laid off from jobs, and 3,075,000 workers either retired (vast majority) or died on the job.

This is the merry-go-round that is the job market each month in the U.S.

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

@redflameliberty @AmandaForCO @cologop 😢

[Mike O'Donnell @modonnell]

Hackers broke into the fridge and freezer systems at dozens of European supermarkets last night, remotely raising temperatures to 50°C (122°F) and ruining the food inside at stores across at least seven countries.
Around 40 Delhaize shops in Belgium and Luxembourg were hit, along with ICA, Coop, SuperValu, Carrefour, and Spar stores in Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia, and Finland, with one Belgian store losing €100,000 worth of food.