Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

"A federal jury in Portland, Ore., voted unanimously to acquit the seven defendants, including standoff leader Ammon Bundy, on conspiracy and other charges for their actions during the 41-day standoff in southeast Oregon that ended Feb. 11."

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• In the new issue of Texas Monthly:
  

  

  
  
• But D Magazine noticed the story yesterday as well and said, "Hey! We just did that story!"
  
  
  
  
  
  
• I'm not sure people won't be fleeing education jobs if they keep getting locked up for simply "failing to report" misconduct allegedly done by others.
  
  
  
  
• An OU student killed his son and then himself in Gainesville.
  
  
   
  
  
  
• Two high speed trains collided this morning in Spain. Edit: The death toll has risen to at least 60 people.  
  
  
  
• The Nazis used to flee to Argentina and just stay there. 
  
  
  
  
• For almost all of my life grand jury's have been rubber stamps for prosecutors.  But this year we've had one in D.C. which has stood up to the government time and time again.  Can we make them Time magazine's "Persons of the Year"? 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• A new New York Times article on Ken Paxton's current girlfriend. (Gift link.)
  
  
  
  
• Trumpisms from yesterday:
• He's really leaning into the "let them eat cake" line.
  
  
  
• He was at Lubbock last night and got his "guns up" for Texas Tech. 
  
  
  
  
• Gift link. 
  

  

  
  
• We still don't know who won the election for Prime Minister in Israel, and it doesn't appear it may be some time before we do. 

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

This was briefly national news. 

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• Truck fire in Wise County this morning. It looks like a monster truck rally. 
  
  
  
• Dez Bryant received the equivalent of a traffic ticket the hard way yesterday in Southlake. Video of the confrontation (and Dez acting crazy).  Video of Dez on the ground. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Manhunt!
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Who?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• What exactly does one do with it?  A quick Google search says that bronze will get you over $4 a pound on the scrap metal market.  
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Could today be the end for Netanyahu?
  
  
  
• He learned from Trump as yesterday Netanyahu posted a bomb blowing up Tel Aviv with the unwritten message being, "Vote for me or Iran will kill us all."
  
  
  
  
• He's going to steal the mid-terms and is prepping us for it.
  
  
  
• Irony is officially dead:
• Example #1.
  
  
  
• Example #2. 
  
  
  
  
• The Business Second™. 
  
  
  
• The Financial Times is reporting this morning that Junior went on a hunting trip with the Russian oligarch who paid for his wedding. The trip occurred three months after that wedding. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• This photo has been circulating online to show how the field that the Evil Empire has installed in Austin does not translate well to TV.
  
  
  
  
• "Millsap football coach Jacob Johnson, 45, died Friday morning after a battle with leukemia. At his family's request, the Bulldogs played their scheduled game that evening, and his son Braun rushed for 326 yards and six touchdowns in a 63–0 victory over Eastland."

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

I had completely forgotten about this.

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• The money line from the story: "In an email to Boyd City Manager William Taylor, School Board President Kyle Erwin raised concerns about Officer Cannon conducting a 21-minute news interview about the hazing investigation while on district property — questioning 'if he remained available to fulfill' his SRO duties."
  
  
  
• This news was released on Friday, but you may have missed it: 800 rounds! And we also got the photo of the deceased shooter. 
  
  
  
  
• Decatur hotels were filled to the brim this weekend and this is why: A heavy metal concert at the Texas Motor Speedway. 
  
  
  
• The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders sued the band My Chemical Romance for using their trademarked outfits in a concert. 
  
  
  
• We are getting closer to learning who is behind the weird and fake transgender mailer. The local CBS affiliate identified that the bulk mail certificate used for the mailers belonged to "Three Z Printing."  One of the owners, Matt Zerrusen, is based in Dallas and is a MAGA guy.  But he's just the printer, not the mystery money guy behind it all.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Cancer wins again. 
• A notable doctor from a notable clinic.
  
  
  
• A young football coach. 
  
  
  
  
• Maybe it's a sign.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Small towns and 287(g) agreements do not go together.  Story. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The Fifth Circuit did what the Fifth Circuit does. (PDF of opinion.)  Legal nerdy stuff: Judge Ho wrote a concurrence where he is auditioning for the Supreme Court. And another judge concurs but gives us a history lesson on habeas corpus which, honestly, is kind of interesting. 
  
  
  
• It begins. 
  

  

  
  
• And at any other time in our history, this would be a scandal of all scandals:
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Crazy Trumpism:
• The leader of the free world wrote a 1,300 post yesterday because he was mad at cable news show host Bill Maher. 
  
  
  
• From last night. This is real. 
  
  
  
• Baylor fired its football coach yesterday.  
  
• J.D. Vance is coming to Weatherford of all places on Thursday.