3.27.2024

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts




The application form was even revealed


  • Paxton's criminal case ended with a thud after almost a decade. It's a pre-trial diversion agreement with no admission of guilt (which almost all of them have.) Two systems of justice?

  • Trump selling a Bible for $60 + shipping would be the ultimate deal breaker for any Christian just a few years ago. And his video promotion of it is incredibly cringey. "Religion and Christianity are the biggest things missing from this country, and I truly believe that we need to bring them back. All Americans need a Bible in their home, and I have many. It’s my favorite book."


  • Late yesterday, the Fifth Circuit converted its denial of "administrative stay" into a denied "temporary stay" while it decides the constitutionality of S.B. 4 - the immigration bill. That means Texas can't enforce the new law
    • Amazingly, the ruling was a 2-1 decision that took 121 pages to explain. They could have just said, "We are bound by Arizona v. United States" and be done with it.  
    • But it's a great indication of how the same judges will rule on the merits, and the dissent knows it. 
  • A good look of what the cargo ship in Baltimore hit. 

    • The Baltimore harbor and its shipping business was at the heart of Season 2 of The Wire.

  • The video is behind a paywall, but I decided to take a look at it. It's bad. The cop just slammed him face first into the concrete while the guy was handcuffed. He was out cold after that.


  • DPS has a new toy, but it will not help in getting your license renewed at your local DPS office.

  • A 35-year-old Birdville ISD 7th grade math teacher decided to do a bit.

     

  • Some people are flat out weird.

  • Former Evil Empire great Vince Young goes down. Video.


  • The NFL is taking over Wednesdays.

  • Lake Bridgeport is 15.14 feet low with summer on the horizon.