Shifting Vote Totals, Data Center Power Demands, and Reclaiming Self-Government

On June 2, 2026, Kim Monson tracks the fight to reclaim self-government from the ballot box to the classroom. Election investigator Peter Bernegger reveals shifting Colorado ballot totals behind a federal complaint against Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Daniel Turner of Power the Future argues that data centers are good customers for American energy, headmaster Priscilla Rahn updates listeners on Excalibur Classical Academy ahead of its fall opening in Centennial, and attorney Jon Boesen explains workers’ compensation rights.

A Tuition-Free Classical Academy Opens in Centennial

Start listening at 08:25 – Hour 1

Priscilla Rahn, headmaster of Excalibur Classical Academy, returned to the show days after retiring from a 32-year career in Denver Public Schools. She offered an update on Excalibur, the private classical Christian school she is opening this fall in Centennial for kindergarten through third grade, with a curriculum that pairs strong academics with phonics, math, music, and art.

Rahn argued that the teachers’ union and entrenched ideology leave even dedicated public-school teachers little room to teach, and she urged parents who can to act now rather than wait years to flip school boards. She credited Scott Anderson and his family, founders of the satellite firm SEAKR, for funding the school and underwriting full scholarships for every inaugural family this fall.

Rahn invited families to information sessions throughout June, available online and in person, and pointed parents to excaliburclassicalacademy.org to enroll. For families who want out of the public system without the cost barrier, she presented the school as an immediate, faith-centered option.

“That’s why it’s important for parents, if they can pull their kids out of public school, homeschool them, or find a really strong private school that’s going to partner with them, that’s something that you can do immediately.”

Priscilla Rahn, Headmaster, Excalibur Classical Academy

Shifting Ballot Totals and a Federal Election Complaint

Start listening at 31:23 – Hour 1

Peter Bernegger, founder of the Wisconsin Center for Election Justice, opened with news that former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters had been released from prison the day before, then turned to the Help America Vote Act complaint he filed with Mike Cahoon and Unite4Freedom’s Harry Haury against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.

The state’s own voter records, Bernegger said, show the total number of ballots cast for past elections changing across data snapshots, with one comparison since November 2020 reflecting roughly 330,000 ballots added, removed, or moved. After a Zoom hearing in which the Secretary of State’s office denied the complaint and submitted a late affidavit, he announced plans to file a federal lawsuit against Griswold and other officials within a week, echoing a recent win on the same issue in Missouri.

He also described “smurfing,” the structured laundering of money into political campaigns through small donations attributed to unwitting donors, and said his team has identified some two million victims, all elderly. Bernegger leveled an on-air allegation that Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s campaign for governor had received criminally laundered contributions, a claim he said his published research supports.

“And that violates federal law, that they’re changing the voter histories of total ballots cast.”

Peter Bernegger, Founder, Wisconsin Center for Election Justice

Protecting Your Rights After a Workplace Injury

Start listening at 63:27 – Hour 2

Jon Boesen of Boesen Law moved the conversation to workers’ compensation, returning to a topic he says matters because the right steps taken early make the difference. He explained that any employee injured on the job in Colorado has a workers’ compensation claim regardless of fault, governed by specific laws and benefits.

Boesen’s first instruction was to report the injury immediately and in writing. He warned that insurance carriers often argue an unreported injury never happened, so a follow-up email or HR notice protects the worker. He also urged injured workers to see a doctor promptly and to describe every affected body part, offering the example of a worker with neck, shoulder, and wrist injuries whose providers concentrate on the wrist, the least compensated of the three, leaving the worker undercompensated down the road.

Even an employee who caused the accident remains entitled to benefits, Boesen stressed, and he encouraged anyone hurt at work to call his office early to learn how the system works.

“But the most important thing someone that’s injured on the job needs to do as soon as something happens is report the injury.”

Jon Boesen, Boesen Law

Data Centers, Energy Costs, and the Proper Role of Government

Start listening at 72:41 – Hour 2

Daniel Turner, founder and executive director of Power the Future, warned that the organized national campaign against data centers is largely funded by environmental groups hostile to American energy, the same activists who once targeted gas-powered cars and leaf blowers. He cautioned conservatives against forming an alliance with groups that will turn on them once the data center fight is over.

Communities have every right to weigh in on local projects, Turner said, and he shares concerns about water use, electricity demand, and surveillance. He pointed to a Meta project in Ohio pairing a 1,000-megawatt natural gas plant with a data center that uses half the power and returns the rest to the community, and he praised a presidential executive order that lets technology firms build their own generation.

He tied rising utility bills to the closure of more than 100 reliable natural gas, coal, and nuclear plants during the Biden administration, calling higher electricity costs a wealth transfer away from working families. Turner closed by linking energy abundance to the show’s freedom-versus-force theme and the proper, if unglamorous, work of government.

“I see data centers as a customer base for American energy workers. We need more coal. We need more electricity. We need more natural gas.”

Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director, Power the Future