6.10.2025

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts




From the barrel roll by the cop to pulling out his gun, the 2015 McKinney Pool Party incident has its own Wikipedia page.  And here's video of it all. 


  • Overall, it was all calm in Los Angeles last night as Trump ramped up a federal response for some reason.

    • . . . . Unless you consider "heckling" to be the equivalent of an insurrection. 

  • The governor of California continues to fire back at Trump. 

  • Wise County's state rep Andy Hopper got a not-so-friendly review yesterday in Texas Monthly as it reviewed the legislature's performance. 


  • Wise County's congressman, Brandon Gill, was throwing out some "it was better when the country seemed all white" vibes yesterday.

    • By the way, his father-in-law was born in Mumbai and came to the United States as an exchange student.

  • A weird case which will be the responsibility of the Tarrant County D.A.'s office. 

    • Although I would hope there is more evidence than this . . . 

  • A shooting on the Las Vegas strip on Sunday night was caught on video

  • Just a couple of hours ago: School shooting in Austria. Another report puts the death toll at 10. 

     

  • Trouble brewing. Instead of searching and clicking on a link to get an answer, now a search just gives you an answer in text at the top of the page.

  • The Southern Baptist Convention is meeting in Dallas this week. 

  • A faithful reader caught this very strange sight in the hallway outside of a Wise County courtroom in Decatur yesterday. 


  • I'm still beginning to believe that Gov. Abbott will veto the THC Ban bill.  But he has a deadline of June 22nd to do so or it will automatically become law.