- That's a pic of the security lines at Jerry World's Super Bowl.
- Holy crap, this is in Fort Worth this morning. I think that's I-35 at NE 28th Street. (Video in link)
- Edit: Found another photo . . .
- Edit: Here's a Facebook video of it happening. Incredible. Language warning.
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- You cannot have watched yesterday's impeachment trial, be a patriot, and not think Donald Trump should be convicted. And even though Republican Senators will probably just sit idly by and allow this Trump led carnage to go unpunished, yesterday's proceedings created a historical record for all future generations to see just how close Democracy came to falling that day. They will read it, watch it, and study it in horror.
- We learned for the first time yesterday that the Trump Insurrectionists were on the verge of killing Mitt Romney had he not been directed away from where he was walking -- which was right into them.
- Trump's failure to stop the riot once it began cannot be understated. He loved it. He wanted it. He wanted to see the country burn all because he couldn't handled forever being labeled a "loser." And this moment yesterday from a Texas representative wasn't hyperbole.
- But the biggest news about January 6th occurred after the trial. Politico reported this morning that new Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville, a Trump loyalist, inadvertently revealed late yesterday that he spoke directly to Trump during the riot and told him that VP Mike Pence was in danger and had just been evacuated. Shockingly, that was the same time that Trump tweeted out to the mob that Pence had failed him. Pence was evacuated at 2:15 p.m. Trump tweeted about Pence at 2:24 p.m. Trump was basically trying to get Pence killed.
- Sorry, girl, I don't believe you for one single second. Welcome to the world of personal responsibility and consequences.
- And another one from North Texas was arrested yesterday.
- <Record scratch sound>
- News that Bruce Springsteen was arrested for DWI broke yesterday, but there's lots of odd aspects to it: (1) It happened back in November, (2) His blood-alcohol concentration was only 0.02, and (3) it's a "federal charge" because it happened in a national park.
- Larry Flynt of Hustler fame has died. He gave us a great Supreme Court First Amendment case which held that Jerry Falwell couldn't recover money damages just because Flynt hurt his feelings and was mean to him. And he also brought us a fantastic movie starring Woody Harrelson where Flynt got to play a small part in as a trial judge.
- On of my favorite movie lines occurred in that film when Flynt's lawyer threatened to quit since he was such a difficult client. "You don't want to quit me," Flynt's character said, "I'm your dream client: I'm the most fun, I'm rich, and I'm always in trouble."
- Mark Cuban caved in record time yesterday once the NBA slapped him down about not playing the National Anthem. That whole episode was weird. Pick a fight, run your mouth, and then cower down all within 24 hours. Why do that?
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, always looking for publicity when he's not committing crimes, proposed a law yesterday that the Dallas Mavericks shall play the National Anthem since the AAC was built with public funds. Why stop there? Why not force every game attendee to kneel, bow, and and worship the government if they drove on a public road to get there? Moron.
- I'm a little late to this: The daughter of a former backup Cowboys quarterback who has something to do with Star Wars is in hot water because she compared something to the Holocaust?
- Missed on that one.
- The impeachment trial of Donald Trump started off with a haymaker of 12 minute video. Every American should watch it. And after reminding us of the horrors, it ended with what should be a knock out blow:
- The caption has a typo, but that's actually Miami, Texas this morning (brought to you by the ABC affiliate in Amarillo.)
- If I hadn't fired my weather staff, I would tell you if Wise County schools and county offices will be closed tomorrow. It's looking dicey, but that's just my natural weather instincts kicking in.
- Yes, the Texas Cat Lawyer video is everything that it has been acclaimed to be. Watch it. Enjoy it.
- Some people are more upset about this than the Trump Insurrectionists attempting the coup on January 6th.
- Jerry Jones is preparing for bad weather -- spotted buying wine in a convenience store in Prosper.
- This headline is a little harsh.
- This story is a little wild. Throw in that his law firm has split up, a private jet has been repossessed, and the firm was sued in Tarrant County for $344,000 for unpaid marketing invoices, and things aren't going well. (By "opioid lawyer", the headline means his firm was retained by Bexar County to sue opioid manufacturers and retain a hefty a fee if successful -- a contract which raises its own questions.)
- Legal stuff: I had a bullet point the other day about a proposal to turn the fourteen Texas appellate courts into just four. I'm not saying it will be done, but check out this sneaky way of how it would come to fruition: House Bill 339 by Rep. Phil King has been filed which does nothing but cause some harmless changes. Read it. It's simple. But it would actually serve as a "placeholder bill" which would be drastically amended later on to create this massive 14 courts into 4 change.
- Call me grumpy, but I don't care about the answers of 415 strangers. Nor can I believe 415 people took the time to answer as if their answer matters to anyone but them.
- There's probably an innocent explanation.
- I've been preaching about how Tyler Technologies has made a literal fortune off of Texas government contracts for the last 20 years. Now they are expanding -- and they are paying cash:
- In the Messenger today, there's a Letter to the Editor from the founder of the new Wise County Conservatives group trying to clarify the question of the group's stance on secession. If I understand it, and I paraphrase, he says, "I don't know if Wise County Conservatives favors Texas seceding from the U.S. because we've only met once. As for my personal opinion, I wasn't asked." Fair enough. But I think the group should take a vote on the issue at its upcoming meeting and report back to us.
- Messenger: Above the Fold
- I had forgotten about my gift of autographed photo. Former Fox 4 Good Day host Megan Henderson is still in California by the way.
- This was a last second advisory at 7:20 a.m. as it began to mist this morning with freezing temperatures.
- This Britt Reid accident story is already messy, and it might get messier. The cops got a warrant for his blood after the accident, but he wasn't arrested. That's unusual. If an officer thinks he has probable cause to obtain a blood search warrant then he, by definition, has probable cause to arrest. The only time I've seen someone not arrested in this situation is if they required hospitalization, but I'm not sure that's the case here. "Britt Reid had non-life-threatening injuries, the police said, but complained of stomach pain and was also taken to a hospital after the crash."
- Lots of news about a water plant in Florida being hacked where settings were changed to release an unsafe amount of sodium hydroxide. I've been preaching it for years: We are a sitting duck for some type of cyber attack.
- That being said, I'd tap the brakes on this story. My patented Something-Ain't-Right Detector™ is going off. I don't know what it is, but something isn't adding up. But I can already tell this isn't some sophisticated attack. The "hacker" utilized the water plant's own purchased software called TeamViewer which, by design, allows employees to remotely access computers and servers. (It's like GoToMyPC for those who've used that.)
- Trump's impeachment attorneys filed a legal brief citing a conspiracy website which has been full of nutty stories for years. (And they need a proof-reader more than I do: "ani-government")
- Lots of blaming go around this morning in connection with teen or near-teen suicide.
- A trading app gets blamed.
- A social media app gets blamed when at teen dies of a drug overdose.
- I've made reference to this story out of Midland before, but it still astonishes me. An assistant DA moonlighted as the legal clerk for judges who presided over criminal cases his office was prosecuting including one which put a man on death row. Amazing.
- These paragraphs from that story struck a cord with me for the two points it makes: (1) Prosecutors are given a pass for their intentional and reckless conduct, and (2) defense lawyers are either to lazy and apathetic to call them out -- or they are just scared to do so.
- I'm even more confused by the $12,500 procedure than how this all happened in the first place. (By the way, I'm also very suspicious about all aspects of this story. Once again, something ain't right.)
- A plane was dumping (presumably) water on a small island on Lake Bridgeport on Friday afternoon in a fire fighting training exercise. It made a least 10 practice runs.
- There were already questions about the ridiculousness of freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) getting reimbursed by her campaign for $21,199.52 in "mileage" expense (which was reported in campaign filings on November 11, 2020). Now it's being revealed that she coincidentally paid off $18,999.36, in tax liens on her gun-themed restaurant on Oct. 22, 2020. Oh, and all this is completely unrelated to her tweets on the day of the Trump Insurrection Riot giving the location of Nancy Pelosi.
- Her BFF is at it again this morning: It couldn't have been Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol building. Sheesh. The Republican Party has been hi-jacked. (And I didn't even mention her press conference on Friday where she proclaimed this about Trump: “The party is his - it doesn’t belong to anybody else.”)
- Just saw that Patrick Mahomes is having foot surgery tomorrow and will be rehabbing for "several months."
- I started up House of Cards again and am now halfway through Season Five. I think it's one of my favorite TV shows of all time. It's like The West Wing on acid.
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