2.12.2024

Random Monday Morning Thoughts




This photo became momentarily famous as Apocalypse-like as a 
snowstorm hit Raleigh, NC.

  • A woman with a rifle entered Joel Osteen's church in Houston yesterday and opened fire. Somehow she didn't hit anyone, but she was shot dead. Sad note: A 5 year old child that was with her was hit as well.


  • It was an arrest by Rhome PD so everyone might want to withhold judgment. 

  • Trump had a big weekend: 
    • On Saturday night at a rally, he said something which would have disqualified any other candidate in the past. Video. But nothing matters any more. 


    • What the heck was he talking about the night before? Video. (He also referred to 9/11 as "7/11" and made numerous other gaffes.)

    • It's not a cult. This is from Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night. And that big eagle in the background seems very familiar. 


    • Earlier in the evening, Cruz opted out of Cancun and decided to go to Florida.

  • The manslaughter case involving the hit and run of a Baylor student ended with a guilty verdict and a 10 year sentence.  The defense called some interesting witnesses:


  • Relevant to Wise County as he is trying to buy an election here, Texas Monthly newly profiles one of the men behind the West Texas Oilman PAC.

  • World record holder dead.

  • The Business Second™ from Friday.

  • Super Bowl Quick Hits:
    • Travis Kelce almost knocking over his head coach shows what a blockhead that guy is. Video.  (And did you see him loaf during the final overtime drive? Video.)

    • Oddest moment of the night: A star defensive player blowing out his Achilles while running onto field from the sideline. Video.

    • Jesus had a heck on an ad budget last night.

    • They Taylor Swift deep state conspiracy theory turned out to be true as confirmed by the President of the United States after the game.

    • Alcohol prices at the Super Bowl.

    • Flashback to 2020. "Great State of Kansas."

  • When is the last time you saw a coach of a major program (UCLA) leave to become the offensive coordinator of another school (Ohio State)? He must have expected to be fired next year. 

  • There was another big wreck south of Rhome on Friday evening. It's a death trap down there. 

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2.09.2024

It's Friday -- Let's Get Out of Here

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Random Friday Morning Thoughts




A surprise ice storm really surprised a Rhome PD officer as 
he put his car in the ditch. 

  • In a weird report by a partisan special prosecutor yesterday we learned (1) President Biden "willfully" had classified documents in his garage, but (2) at the same time, there was insufficient evidence that was true, but (3) let's take some gratuitous shots of him being elderly with a poor memory.  I remember a day where prosecutors either indicted a person if they committed a crime and, if not, they just shut up. 

    • The President was downright furious at the tone of the report, and even went so far as to hold a press conference last night to say so.  It was a wild scene. 


    • Flashback:

    • I don't think any of this matters.  Just like last time, people will crawl across glass to vote against Trump. They don't care who the alternative is. There is no greater motivated voter than the anti-Trump voter. 
  • That's a bold strategy.  He actually said, “Are you kidding me? Want me to tell you how many people have done that in the House?”


    • Hey, he dressed up as "Gay Hitler" one time. 

    • Everyone and their dog started distancing from Biedermann yesterday, including Abbott and Paxton. It is noteworthy the Biedermann has endorsed the Wise County resident who is running for the Texas House -- and endorsement which is still being promoted.

  • I want to see the bodycam of this event yesterday which shut down I-20.

  • Back to local politics. These mailers are going out in Wise County and they are oozing with Christian Nationalism. And who is behind them? It all goes back, in part, to Jonathon Stickland's Pale Horse Strategies -- the group that used to run the Texas Oilman PAC which is trying to buy the Wise County election for Dr. Lynn Stucky's opponent. That opponent has strong ties to Pale Horse and has received $155,000 (here and here) from the Oilman PAC. 


  • The Supreme Court arguments about Colorado kicking Trump off the ballot for Insurrection went about as expected. It might be a 9-0 decision to restore him to the ballot. 

  • They had one? If I was a student, I would have been very interested in that. 

  • The AI wars continue to ramp up.


  • I can't handle this.

    His statue at TCU yesterday.

     

  • Time which has passed since the Wise County Sheriff's Office, despite having a full male DNA profile, has failed to solve the murder of Lauren Whitener in her home at Lake Bridgeport: 4 years and 228 days.



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2.08.2024

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts




Depressing little anniversary. 

  • The Supreme Court hears oral arguments this morning as to whether Colorado can kick Trump off the ballot for having engaged in insurrection. I think they will ultimately side with Trump but they are going to have to make something up to get around text.  Not only did he engage in insurrection, but he dang sure "gave aid or comfort" to those storming the capitol -- and continues to do so to this day. 


    • The man has a point. 

  • It seems like old times to drop bombs on Iraq again.
     

  • This story out of Denton is a little difficult to follow because it is  unclear if the judge dismissed the case because of discovery violations (a remedy which is pretty much unheard of) or if he dismissed the case for a Speedy Trial violation. This part proved that: "The Denton County District Attorney’s Office plans to appeal the ruling, First Assistant District Attorney Jamie Beck told the Record-Chronicle. Beck said it was her understanding that the ruling had more to do with a speedy trial violation." The judge was Steve Burgess. That's a pretty bold ruling to come out of Denton. 

  • I'll sadly have to say it again: No one crashes more aircraft than the U.S. military.



  • Wild. "EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. - Law enforcement has yet to enter a crime scene in East Lansdowne more than 12 hours after officers came under fire, and a blaze erupted inside a house where officials say 6–8 people are still unaccounted for."

  • It was 24 years old Des Champs, who calls himself the “Pro-Life Spider-Man.”


  • It's behind a paywall, but the Dallas Morning News has a big feature on the former Dallas D.A. This sentence got my attention: "That first year, she never left her Lakewood home except to visit her doctor or therapist. Even after electroconvulsive therapy pulled her out of her suicidal spiral, medication failed to shake her deep depression."

  • I only saw this story because a Texas rep  referenced it on social media.  I found the original New York Times story about the statute and there's nothing "satanic" about it all. People look for things to be outraged about. 


  • It's February 8th. I'll take this every February:

  • Messenger - Above the Fold



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