10.13.2025

Random Monday Morning Thoughts





This was so disturbing. Near White Rock Lake, a jogger was attacked and killed with a machete by a former Aggie receiver who had a permanent mental breakdown. After initially being mentally incompetent, he was later cleared to stand trial and received life in prison. 

  • The 20 living hostages held by Hamas were released overnight. Trump is in Israel taking a victory lap and, for once, it's a legitimate one. 


  • This happened yesterday afternoon just north of Saginaw and very close to Highway 287.  Video from one of the businesses that captured the moment of impact.

  • A dramatic helicopter crash in Florida on Saturday afternoon. There were no deaths despite even a child on the ground being pinned underneath is. Video

  • I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. 

  • Otherwise, it was a normal weekend in America:
    • Mississippi.

    • South Carolina.


  • On Friday, an explosion at a munitions plant killed 16 people. They, and the plant they were working in, are just gone. 

  • Trump quotes: 
    • Before leaving for Israel, Trump had to throw out a couple of serious lies as he continues to rewrite history into a fiction of his own.  First, the 274 agents were sent to the Capitol after the riots began (and even FBI Director Kash Patel said so just a couple of weeks ago.) Second, whose FBI was it on January 6th?

    • After saying he will impose 100% tariffs on China on Friday (causing a mysterious $160 million crypto profit for someone), Trump said on Sunday, "Nevermind":
    • He's not good at geography as he spoke on Air Force One yesterday. Audio

  • Checking in on Fox News and Gov. Abbott:

  • Texas Tech is having a heck of a year, but resorting to chemical warfare between the third and fourth quarters seems over the top. 

  • It's Columbus Day, and I remain THWMISB™.

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10.10.2025

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

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Random Friday Morning Thoughts




All the press that the Dallas DA was getting over her mental health probably didn't do much to help her mental health. This D Magazine story is still available. 

  • "A prosecutor handpicked by President Trump secured an indictment of New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, on bank fraud and false statement charges in the Eastern District of Virginia on Thursday after the president publicly demanded Ms. James be charged."  

    • Trump, as he directed in social media post meant as a DM, has now achieved the indictment of two of the three people he targeted. Oh, and the lawyer with no experience he told AG Pam Bondi to appoint to do this dirty work, has now been on the job for less than three weeks. 


    • And there's more coming. Retribution is here.  It's over. 
  • And new this morning, the Nobel Peace Prize goes to . . .  not Trump.  (Stolen! Rigged!)

  • Oh my. The final score in Decatur v. Diamond Hill Jarvis last night was 91-8. And that was with  the second half being designated as two 10-minute quarters with a rolling clock.

  • Last night.  Always assume that the guy in the next car is crazy because they probably are.  

  • I haven't looked into this story ,but it certainly sounds wonky. 

  • All he does is watch the news and then issue a press release.

  • "On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial."  Many comments made reference to Albert Speer, and I had to look him up. 

  • Highlights of Trump's cabinet meeting yesterday:
    • Kristi Noem is either a liar or dumb or both. 

    • Is there no one in his life to tell him to stop saying this? 

  • It came down via parachute, but still quite the sight. 


  • A playoff series ended on this play last night. Video.

  • Very, very nerdy legal stuff. Yesterday, the Court of Criminal Appeals granted a PDR brought by a pro se defendant. The complete point of error and argument taken from his petition is below. (The State Prosecuting Attorney summarizes what the issue is here.). And you know what? I think he'll win.

  • Lauren Whitener Clock: 6 years and 98 days.

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10.09.2025

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts




I was hot and heavy on the Silk Road article in Wired. It had been operated by the guy who was pardoned by Trump earlier this year.

  • Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd tap the brakes on this deal before declaring it the greatest thing since sliced bread.  The first step is for Hamas to release all of the hostages which is expected to happen Monday. If that doesn't happen, everything falls apart. 

    • Case in point: Part of the agreement is for Israel to release some Palestinian prisoners, too.  We are seeing cracks in the deal already this morning:

    • Trump was giddy about announcing the deal yesterday afternoon after Marco Rubio handed him a note that he needed to hurry up and approve the Truth Social post about it. 

    • What's the hurry? Oh:  

  • Ugh.

  • Story.
    • I googled the guy's name and came up with this from June: 
  • Northwest ISD shows a little backbone.

  • Does he think walking on one turns you gay? 


  • It failed by a vote of 48-51 last night.  Congress might as well not exist. 


  • We are witnessing a made-up campaign against the Boogeyman of "Antifa" which the Trump Administration will use to declare all sorts of emergencies in order to do whatever they want -- from sending troops to American cities to controlling elections. Video.

    • Girlfriend? Of a "founder"? Please.  And by "eliminate," does she mean "kill"? 

    • Yes. Yes, she does. 

  • The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump's insane social media post telling Pam Bondi to indict his enemies, including former FBI Director James Comey, was meant as a private personal message. 


  • Under the radar news: The White House announced last night that  "On Friday morning, President Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center for a planned meeting and remarks with the troops. While there, President Trump will stop by for his routine yearly check up."  But he already had his yearly check-up in April.
  • Legal nerdy stuff:  We had an appellate court opinion on Tuesday overturning the civil forfeiture of $41,680.00 found in a vehicle during a traffic stop. No criminal charges were ever filed. 
  • Messenger - Above the Fold

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