10.28.2026

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."


  • 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.