8.14.2025

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts






A teen was damaging cars in an auto dealership when he he was shot and killed by police. This was a big deal in the metroplex and even made national news. But a grand jury would ultimately no bill the officer. The City of Arlington settled a civil case for $850,000.


  •  Leander ISD. Forty kids were on board.


  • My super secret sources tell me that there were multiple witnesses to the shooting of a homeless man in broad daylight on Saturday in Denton.  And a medical examiner's report yesterday said the man died from "multiple" gun shot wounds.  I bet this gets messy.

  • Police finally release a photo of the guy who shot up the CDC offices in Georgia last week that left one officer dead. "Patrick Joseph White fired nearly 500 rounds during the shooting,"

  • Putin and Trump will meet tomorrow in Alaska.  But here's some big news this morning: "The Kremlin says Trump and Putin will hold a joint press conference after their meeting in Alaska." And the White House just confirmed it.  The last time that happened was in Helsinki in 2016, and it did not go well. 

  • The guy named chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to report numbers that Trump likes was hanging out in a crowd of Insurrectionists on January 6th.


  • Uh, oh. This news this morning might get someone else fired. 

  • Last night in Washington D.C.:


  • The sandwich heard 'round the world. Video.


  • Good news for you. 

  • I'm always suspect of these numbers, but they are probably close.

  • The great Steve Martin turns 80 today.
  • Messenger - Above the Fold