5.08.2026

Random Friday Morning Thoughts





Big man Bartolo Colon, at 42 years old, hits his only home run in his career.


  • The New York Post still going hard on the case today. 

  • From yesterday evening. We still haven't heard what the "chemical" was or how this went down.  

  •  In addition to the fatal police shooting in an apartment next to the Tanger Outlet Mall, we've had three others this week. 
    • Yesterday.

    • Yesterday. The man died later in the day. 


    • Two days ago. 

  • Following the Supreme Court ruling last week,  Tennessee redrew its congressional maps yesterday to eliminate the only blue and minority district the state had. 


    • It probably is the best explanation of it: 
  • The War is still a mess that Trump can't get out of.  



  • Autocrats do things like this simply because they can.


  • The Business Second™. 

  • The would-be assassin from the Correspondents Dinner a couple of weeks ago wants the whole U.S. Justice Department disqualified because the head of it, and more, were at the event and therefore constitute witnesses. 

  • For Wise County civil lawyers: Yesterday a petition for  "Pre-Suit Depositions Under Rule 202" was filed. Have you guys ever seen that before?  (Cause no. CV26-05-384)
  • Lauren Whitener Clock: 6 years and 309 days.