Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

Ken Bone. For no real reason, this guy had his 15 minutes of fame because of an appearance at a Hillary/Trump at a "town hall" debate. (And probably the last town hall presidential debate we'll ever see.)

---

• It was 54-year-old Chad Edward Fikes of Garland.  That's all we know. 
  
  
  
  
  
• The headline is all we know.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• That anti-drag show law has it's first victim -- in a high school play. I saw this gal interviewed on Fox 4 last night, and she was fantastic. Smart. Articulate. And she just wants to act.  Plus, this wasn't the first time she has played male roles in plays at the school. 
  

  

  
  
  
  
• This is a pretty detailed article about the evidence presented yesterday. Even very old social media posts can come back to haunt you. Side note: You might not want to name your dog "Tequila." Gift link. 
  

  

  
  
• Someone needs to tell new Texas Comptroller Don Huffines -- who I have always thought is very strange -- that he is not the legislative branch of government. 
  
  
  
• Her first "press conference" was a train wreck. She's not going to make it. (And it would help if she would learn to read. Or at least prepare.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
• And there's another problem. She has held herself out on TV many times as a lawyer, but it looks like she never passed any bar exam in any state. 
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Gone Girl.  And it it were not for the investigative reporting of the Wall Street Journal, she'd still be there.  
  
  
  
  
• Sir, they were engaged.
  

  

  
  
• In case you think all is quiet in the Strait of Hormuz, it is not. 
  
  
  
• This is weird enough  . . .
  
   
• . . .  but this is even weirder.  Here's that post and video. He's insane. 
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
• I'm aware that www.wisecounty.com is currently down. (It went offline at 4:31 a.m. per my logs.). I'm working on it.  Edit: It's back up.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

That didn't last long. 

---

• The Wise County Commissioners meet today. AI is on the agenda. (It's probably nothing, but you never know.)
  
  
  
• Sunday evening: "A preliminary investigation showed that Gary Higginbotham was riding a 1999 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic westbound on U.S. 380 when he entered U.S. 281 and failed to yield the right-of-way to a northbound 2012 Nissan Xterra, troopers said. The SUV then struck the motorcycle.The driver of the Nissan, an 80-year-old male, and his passenger, a 76-year-old female, both of Montague, were wearing seatbelts and were not injured in the crash."
  
  

  
• Her blood alcohol concentration was 0.294. The punishment phase of the trial continues today. Defense attorneys are George Milner and Scott Palmer.
  
  
  
• Authorities believe he had been in the water for 48 hours.  No missing person reports had been made.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The souvenir photos of guests on the ride which are automatically displayed on a screen afterwards for purchase actually captured the beginning of the man falling from the ride. Someone snapped a picture of the display at the park. 
  
  
  
• From Cruel Intentions fame: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The Wall Street Journal obtained video of the event for its story.  The fact that his girlfriend was with him is notable since he was still married at the time. His wife would file for divorce six months later.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The Authoritarian State: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Social media involving politicians and a country music singer produced a doozy yesterday: 
  
  
  
• Trumpisms:
• Last night. Video
  
  
  
• Yesterday. Video. 
  
  
  
• Notable death.
  

  
• A reporter was in the courtroom and created this thread as the hearing unfolded. It was wild.  If someone's name came up at the hearing who factored into the decision to cut down the trees, the judge was ordering the government to go get them and bring them to hearing. 
  
   
• Correction from yesterday: The new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, will have her first press conference today. 

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

The AG's office would actually push the case to trial in Wise County's district court.  -- where they lost, and he was acquitted. 

---

• This thing went over the Runaway Bay bridge, through Bridgeport and into Decatur and beyond on Saturday.
  
  
  
• Boyd's own, the far right wing former radio host of The Ticket and The Fan, Greg Williams, is concerned after he learned someone from his hometown is being deported by ICE.  
  
  
  
• Didn't I just say we are seeing more and more of these family shootings? Over the weekend: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• My favorite pastor posted about his  pro-life position. Wait, I've got that wrong. And since he's quoting from the Old Testament, I suppose we need to round up all adulterers for the firing line, too.   
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Trump is using the Justice Department again as a weapon. Welcome to the Authoritarian State. It is here.  
  
• Side note: Crazy Laura Loomer suggested this exact thing back in September! 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• It’s about time to stop fooling ourselves. Russia invaded Ukraine, but the first country to surrender was the United States with its support of Russia.  
  
  
  
• If you make a deal with Russia to get diesel prices down before the election, what would you call that? Russian collusion?
  
  
  
  
• He couldn't be more of a Russian operative if he tried. 
  
  
  
• Immediately after the Russian diesel deal, Zelinsky announced Russia made a vicious hit killing twelve, including three children. 
  
  
  
• Trump's new press secretary will give her first news conference this morning. 
  

  

  
  
• I'm beginning to see a pattern with that job. 
  
  
  
• She'll fit right in. 
  
  
  
  
• Trumpisms:
• Trump had a meltdown over not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
  
  
  
• Over the weekend, he continued to lie about the Reflecting Pool. By the way, it remains drained and under repair. 
• 
  
  
•  He really said it. And then the people behind him clapped.   
  
  
  
• The Business Second™.  At least it's not off Bonds Ranch Road for once.  
  
  
  
• Look at the headline below and then realize the story contains this sentence: "The shocking discovery was made in the area of what was Bismarck’s first cemetery from 1873 to 1877 . . . ."  
  
• Legal stuff: If you want to watch a wild lawyer in action, check out the attorney for Kim Mathers (Eminem's ex-wfe) during a bond hearing.