Random Thursday Morning News

They were released the next day. 

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• It was just a motion which was filed filed: “Mr. Horner’s autism spectrum disorder (ASD) reduces his moral blameworthiness, negates the retributive and deterrent purposes of capital punishment and exposes him to the unacceptable risk that he will be wrongfully sentenced to death,” the motion states. (The long process of jury selection will begin at the end of this month.)
  
  
  
• We've got what looks like a a big apartment fire near Ridgmar Mall this morning. 
  
  
  
• "Students must be Texas residents, a graduate of a high school in the state and come from a family with a total income of $100,000 or less. They also must be either eligible for the Pell Grant or rank in the top 25% of their high school class and have a financial need. The program will cover four years of tuition."
  
  
  
• So far, there's not any evidence either one of these people did anything wrong.  
  
  
  
  
• And this seems odd. A state legislator being judge, jury and executioner.  This is especially true when one of his close buddies in the legislature. Mitch Little, is actually suing the school district under a new law Little authored making it easier to sue school districts.
  
  
  
• Oh, my.
  
  
  
• Another shooting in Minneapolis last night. I haven't seen any video of this one, but ICE did release a statement that the agent "was in fear for his life." 
  
  
  
• New this morning. Get ready. It's over. 
  
  
  
• Three quick thoughts: (1) Is CBS just going to republish government statements now? , (2) a bruise is "internal bleeding", and (3) how does Elon even find his way to the office every morning? 
  
  
  
• This reporter is not accused of a crime. Her house was just searched, and computers seized, because the government was looking for evidence to prosecute someone else.  You never see that happen.  But, now, do you think any confidential sources within the Trump Administration will be less willing to talk to any reporter about anything?  That's the point. 
  

  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• “It’s not every day, of course . . .  you get to meet someone who was convicted of seditious conspiracy against the United States. Hasn’t happened in 30 years," Moskowitz said at yesterday's hearing.
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Flashback to less than a year ago: 
  
  
  
• The Business Second™. The ranch is near Weatherford. The purchasers are "Jason Itkin who is a partner and co-founder of the Houston law firm Arnold & Itkin LLP, and his wife, Kisha, who began her career in the oil and gas industry. The pair are also major donors to University of Texas athletics."
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Dateline Houston. A New York Post story which they thought was salacious enough to run with.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Messenger - Above the Fold

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

Cover of the Messenger.

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• They were building a high speed elevated rail line above the existing ground level tracks. 
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Video.
  
  
  
• Few details, but this appears to be family related. 
  
  
  
• The Drudge Report right now.  It feels very much like the KGB or Storm Troopers are on the streets in Minneapolis.    
  

  
  
  
• Gift link. 
  
  
  
• His wheels seemed to fall off in his later years. 
  
  
  
• Well, actually his words immediately before that were: "Next, many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go. I’m not a believer, but I have to admit, the risk/reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me. So here I go:"
  
  
  
• So the "Havana Syndrome" might be a real thing with a real weapon?
  
  
  
• "Out of frame in the video, a person can be heard yelling 'pedophile protector'.” Video. 
  

  

  

  

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Yep, he did did it. 
  
  
  
• The Business Second™.
  
  
  
  
• The Second Business Second™.  It's the parent company of Saks, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman
  
  
  
• The foreign minister of Denmark is headed to the White House today to discuss Greenland. I'm sure this will go well. 

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

Wikipedia entry.

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• Remember this one? It started in Cockrell Hill and ended up in White Settlement.   The sentence in the case ended up being 15 years. 
  
  
  
• Oh, my.
  
  
  
• Sure a lot of family related violence these days. Story.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• This guy?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• "The witness said she became uneasy after seeing guards rush out of the visitation room, leaving one female officer monitoring the area. She said she then heard loud yelling over radios and the officer warning someone not to open a door. Moments later, the officer began directing visitors to leave, the witness said. A group of inmates then forced their way into the visitation room, bloodied and armed, prompting visitors to scramble for safety."
  
  
  
• Paxton must be running out of entities to sue. Story.
  
  
  
• So the officer gets cleared by the Administration in under an hour, and now the FBI is spending its time investigating the dead woman?
  
  
  
• Get ready. 
  
  
  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Movie review. One Battle After Another:  One and a half thumbs up.  Sean Penn as Col. Lockjaw: Two thumbs way up.