Something lighter: It's a big TV night. Breaking Bad, Weeds, the Bachelorette Finale, Big Brother, and the Next Food Network Star.

Our local ABC network has pre-empted the Bachelorette finale for a live prayer vigil in Aurora. NBC and CBS are not pre-empting their shows.

Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

Roundup from a combination of our local news channels:

70 people were shot, 12 have died in last night's shooting at the Aurora, CO movie theater. 10 died at the scene, 2 died in hospitals.

James Holmes is in the Arapahoe County Jail. His first court appearance will be Monday. He stopped talking to cops shortly after his arrest and asked for a lawyer. He will be represented by the public defender.

Holmes passed both an FBI and CBI background check when he bought the guns (he only has a traffic ticket on his record.) The AR 15 is a semi-automatic firearm. It's legal under both federal and Colorado law. (It was subject to the federal assault weapons ban until 2004 when the ban was repealed.) [More....]

Jesse LaGreca, the Ministry of Truth, and I, will be on Daily Kos Radio today at 11 a.m. Listen here.

Topics: 1. Update on Colorado bombing/shooting. - Link 2. President's appearance at Century Village Florida – first attacks on Ryan Plan and ending Medicare as we know it - Link 3. Peggy Noonan Underpants Gnome Theory of why Romney will not release tax returns. - Link 4. The Talibanish attack on a women's right to contraceptives and how it increases the number of abortions – the nation of Georgia's case study - Link 5. Romney example of not needing government help is destroyed by admission that in fact he received government help - Link

President Obama to speak on tragedy at 11:20 am.

Open Thread.

Jesse LaGreca, the Ministry of Truth, and I, will be on Daily Kos Radio today at 11 a.m. Listen here.

We'll be discussing Elizabeth Warren and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and one of it first big results - a $210 million settlement agreement with Capital One for consumer fraud. Also, the GOP's latest attack on contraception, Mitt Romney's ad bragging about his Mexican roots (not a joke) and Justice Scalia's renewed admonition that we get over it on Bush v. Gore. The podcast:

Here is link to a story covering the Lackland Air Base sexual assault scandal that Military Tracy discussed with us this morning on Daily Kos Radio.

Open Thread.

Jesse LaGreca, the Ministry of Truth, and I, will be on Daily Kos Radio today at 11 a.m. Listen here.

Today one issue we will discuss is Sheldon Adelson - his alleged corrupt foreign practices and his astounding threat to sue the DCCC for libel:

In a scathing letter to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Sheldon Adelson's lawyer accused the organization of "maliciously branding Mr. Adelson as a pimp" and demanded the DCCC either retract and apologize or be sued.

A credible threat? I wish. We'll talk about it on The Ministry of Truth.

Open Thread.

Another beautiful day in Telluride:

Romney appears close to naming his running mate.

I've downloaded the 145 jail calls in Zimmerman to my iPhone and will listen to them tomorrow on the 6 1/2 hour drive back to Denver. [More...]

I'm on Daily Kos Radio with Jesse LaGreca at 11. Listen here.

Podcast here:

Open Thread.

Just Zimmerman here.

Update: Please familiarize yourself with TalkLeft's commenting rules on this case before commenting.

Update: (Jeralyn): I extended my trip for a few days. I'm now in Telluride and have not been online -- not even to read email. This morning I opened my e-mail and there was one from the State's Attorney saying the Witness 9 calls and jail calls were available and additional money had to be in their office by Weds. Since I was not expecting another payment so soon, I did not bring either my fedex account info or a business check with me. Nonetheless, I made it to a bank to get a money order (they don't take personal checks) and to Fedex.

I listened to 2 minutes of the cousin's calls (added: and having previously heard her 2/28 interview) didn't believe a word she said. She was tentative and her tears sounded phoney. That of course, is just my opinion. I'm pretty surprised Judge Lester ordered their release.[More]

I'm doing Daily Kos Radio with Jesse LaGreca at 11. You can listen here.

No Zimmerman please. I'll post separate Open Thread for that.

Open Thread.

Your turn.

Open Thread.

I'm off to Aspen for a 75th birthday party for Hunter Thompson. (Not the live reading of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas going on at the Hotel Jerome. George McGovern and Hunter's son Juan will be among the readers.)

I'll be checking in but not blogging much if at all for the next few days. Maybe BTD will check in, you never know. BTD - Something tomorrow. Promise.

(Thanks to Fishcamp for the photo.)

Enjoy your weekend, whatever you are doing, and this is an open thread, all topics welcome.

Will Mitt Romney pick Condoleezza Rice as his running mate?

It's a jail day for me, which means an open thread for you. All topics welcome.