Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

When an alligator attacked a two year old boy at a resort within Disney World. 

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•  I'm waiting on the details on this one. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• This "and another" had serious consequences yesterday. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Watch this case. It involves Bridgeport's own Maryssa Simpson, who is representing the plaintiffs, while the case is defended by Terri Moore (a former Tarrant County felony prosecutor from back in the day) and Levi McCathern, who recently had an "interesting" representation of Michael Irvin.  Gift link. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Missed this one from late last week. 
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Dateline Senatobia, Mississippi:
  

  

  
  
• The Art of the Deal (or at least what little we know of the "deal.")
  

  

  
  
  
  
• It's not safe to rent jet skis in the Bahamas, and that news was delivered by Ambassador Herschel Walker.  Although he certainly through me off when he warned of not only accidents and deaths, but also sexual assault. 
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
• Trump's going to be so mad that he might send in the National Guard down to the reflecting pool to either clean it or shoot it. 
  
  
   
  

  

  
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Oh, my. (Video.)
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Legal stuff. Georgia lets felonies be decided by six person juries.  The Supreme Court will now finally review that practice. (Good explainer here.)
  
  
  
• It was a wild day for Tech and its embattled transfer quarterback yesterday. After the AG of Kansas and Oklahoma threatened the school, the Big 12 filed suit in federal court seeking declaratory judgement and a preliminary injunction to stop him from playing. Then the news broke last night that the QB is heading to the NFL. Tech's money man, Cody Campbell, said the player had been "stripped of his opportunity to continue."
  
  
  
• I don't hate the World Cup, but I don't exactly like it either. 

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

He "hit a curb and a street sign while making a right turn' and then found to have a blood alcohol level of 0.12. He was later named head coach in Southlake. 

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• As if skydiving wasn't dangerous enough. 
  
  
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Weird sight in Wise County yesterday on 287 at around 3:00 p.m.: One DPS trooper with with a car stopped coming out of Decatur,  then four (!) DPS vehicles out on a traffic stop between Rhome and Decatur (they were doing a search), and then another trooper on a stop near FM 407. I can't tell you the last time I saw six DPS vehicles on the road in Wise County.
• I mentioned this story when the arrest first happened but now the details are now out in the public. This story is crazy. 
  
  
  
• There was an active shooter (video) in Midland on Friday who killed one and injured ten.  As it turned out, he was already wanted after firing a gun at an officer two days before during a traffic stop. 
  
  
  
• The most disgraceful event ever held at the White House is finally over.  (And one "fighter" yelled out that Michelle Obama "was a man" to the crowd with no pushback.  Video, There wasn't an ounce of decency amongst the attendees)  
  
• Trump's name was taken off the Kennedy Center late Friday night by court order, but only after the removal was delayed hours so a tarp could be put up to hide the event from the cameras. And for some reason, the tarp is still up. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• He single-handedly changed the Supreme Court to what it is now. 
  
  
  
• And another. "The F/A-18 Hornet, which costs up to $57 million, was heard making a loud 'popping sound' before it smashed into Rimrock Lake in Washington state on Saturday."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• And there has to be dozen to hundreds of cases out there still, right? .
  
  
  
• Texas Republican Convention News:
• It opened with a video and music about how the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. (Sheesh)
• Dan Patrick showed up in an outfit worthy of a mid-life crisis,
  
  
  
• Andy Hopper's wife was soundly defeated in her attempt to become vice-chairman of the Texas Republican Party.
  
  
  
• They brought it a live elephant who promptly relieved himself on the floor. (Video.)
  
  
  
• The Business Second™. 
  
• It's actually hard to break the gun laws in Texas these days.
  
  
  
  
• Ok, that's funny. 
  
  
  
• So we have a "deal with Iran"? Not a chance. And the fact that the Trump Administration won't release the details is all you need to know. 

It's Friday -- Let's Get Out of Here

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Eyewitness footage captured the terrifying moment a young girl fell from the balcony ledge of an upper-floor apartment in London, England, as a neighbor and police officer waited to catch her below. https://t.co/4eTC1qSbJ7 pic.twitter.com/ezwYPoGFFY

— ABC News (@ABC) June 12, 2026

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You’ve heard of Hobby Horsing, now witness the new and competitive sport of Synchronized Walking. pic.twitter.com/oHDRyFftLn

— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) June 9, 2026

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Kyle Clark asked Colorado GOP candidate for governor Victor Marx whether voters should believe he’s lived "one of the most extraordinary lives in human history," or whether he’s "a liar and a fraud."

John Oliver: “That might be the first event in history won by the moderator.” pic.twitter.com/caImnswyL2

— Blue Georgia (@BlueGeorgia) June 8, 2026

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Random Friday Morning Thoughts

The Pulse nightclub shooting.

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• Looks like a heck of a wreck on I-30 near downtown Fort Worth yesterday afternoon.
  

  

  
  
• The New York Post, of all publications, is going after a WFAA reporter.
  
  
  
• I've warned about police departments going off half-cocked and accusing someone of a crime in  social media posts. Now Fort Worth PD is doing some back-tracking. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• I don't think Tech planned on this much controversy over a transfer quarterback (who might not be all that great) as they are getting. But releasing a 21 minute video yesterday (see bottom image), is not the way to go about handling it. 
  

  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• This isn't your typical "extremist group."  The Wikipedia entry on it is really good.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• I thought the 15 year old founder "founder" out of Stephenville sounded familiar. Flashback: 
  
  
  
• Looks like things are going well in Frisco.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Trump goes from "wiping out a whole civilization" to "we've got a deal to be signed in two days" as often as the rest of us check our email. 
  
  
  
• Related: Choose your nightly new program: 
  
  
  
• As the most embarrassing event in the history of the U.S. takes place this weekend at the White House, also note that commercial sponsorships on government property abound -- even those declared as "woke" if their money is green.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Whoever attempted to create "8647" on the lawn clearly didn't use Round-Up™. 
  
  
  
• This guy pled guilty in federal court this week after the federal government took the death penalty off the table in exchange for a life sentence. There are still state charges pending, but Minnesota does not have the death penalty as an option for state crimes. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The Texas Republican conviction is going on. 
• Good grief man, it's already illegal.  What else do you want to do? Bring back stoning? 
  
  
  
• In the GOP's list of priorities there is some legal stuff: 
  
  
  
• There was another Wise County criminal case decided on appeal yesterday. The opinion is here.
  
  
  
  
• There were no civil or criminal cases filed in Wise County yesterday.  
• Lauren Whitener Clock: 6 years and 343 days.