8.02.2024

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

I'm sorry that there is an "automatically play next video" feature now on Twitter. Blame Elon.
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Random Friday Morning Thoughts




I'm not finding that any criminal case was ever filed in court against the guy. His bond was "released" on 12/17/15 which would happen if a decision was made to decline the case for prosecution or if no-billed by the grand jury. 

  • Gold.





  • Oh, my! Simone Biles from the top rope!

  • Bad lawyer. "The Texas attorney who was arrested on charges of attempting to buy the unborn children of Tarrant County inmates led an adoption agency whose accreditation for international services was canceled in 2019. Jody Hall, 68 — a Texas-based family and immigration attorney — was booked into" jail on a Tarrant County warrant.

  • Legally, this is pretty wild. The trial judge who just finished presiding over the case decided (PDF) that he shouldn't have let an expert witness on damages testify and decided that the jury's award was calculated because they relied soley on his testimony.  (Here's a great thread explaining it.)

  • This story dropped a few moments ago by the Washington Post. It's pretty wild.

  • MAGA darling Kyle Rittenhouse announces his presidential choice and it is not Trump.


  • My love of newspaper front pages takes another body blow.


  • The Business Second™. This confused because I figured Austin was booming. But it looks like Southwest is cutting into their business.


  • Flashback: 30 years ago this week.

  • 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: 5 years and 28 days.



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8.01.2024

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts




This was nutty because a McDonald's in College Station was sued for wrongful death after a couple was attacked by third parties in its parking lot. But the woman (and maybe even the man) weren't killed there. Instead they were pronounced dead after a wreck that occurred while a friend was driving them to the hospital. The case was settled three years later for an undisclosed amount while on appeal.  

  • So Trump thought it would be a good idea to appear before a convention of black journalists?

    • It started off with a bang after a long initial question. Video.



    • The big news is that for some reason he decided to go with the "She ain't black" campaign platform. It took him 10 whole days to get there. Keep playing that card and see how it works out for you. Video.

    • He actually said that illegal immigrants were taking "black jobs" Again! And there of all places! Video.
    • He said he would pardon those who were convicted of beating peace officers on January 6th.  He's a full blown Insurrectionist.  This stuff drives me off a cliff more than anything else. 

    • So after it was over, how he think he did?

    • Kamala'a response: "The American people deserve better." 

    • Drudge's take this morning: 

  • After decades in prison at Guantanamo without a trial, this guy finally pleads guilty. He avoids the death penalty with a life without parole deal. 


  • We've got a couple of people out of a Russian jail this morning. And this might be more than just these two -- possibly a "massive" prisoner swap is going on.

     

  • More fallout at Gateway church.

  • This occurred at the currency printing plant off of 287. She was a "disgruntled employee." 


  • High schools in Keller ISD generally let seniors paint their parking spots. They'll let this one stay. And there's really no reason they shouldn't. It would be a dicey constitutional proposition to limit anything a kid does based upon its content. Plus, this isn't even remotely objectionable.


  • Random weirdness: A post by Skip Bayless last night.

  • Olympic photo of the day. Turkey sent a 51 year old guy with no specialized lenses, eye cover or ear protection, and he got the silver medal

  • The Wise County jail has about 50 people more than normal this morning. It might be housing inmates from other counties for a fee.
  • Messenger - Above the Fold

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7.31.2024

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts




(From Random Thoughts on 8/1/14.) I just knew there was was something about that guy. And I was right. In 2021, he would be sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for scamming people in the oil and gas industry.

  • Two big stories out of the Middle East that make you want to hold your breath.
    • Israel pulls off an assassination inside Iran. 

    • Israel pulls off a rocket strike of Beirut.


  • We've got a dog assassination by a security guard inside the Kenneth Copeland compound close to the Wise County line. "According to Sylvia Clark, a family member of the owners, the dogs were shot by a security guard on the property of Eagle Mountain International Church. Both dogs were wearing their collars, and it should’ve been obvious they were pets, Clark said told the Star-Telegram . . . ."


  • Crime quick hits:
    • The Derby Desperado bandit has been identified and arrested. 


    • A car theft ring, centered in Grapevine and targeting luxury vehicles, was broken up. When of the guy's homes was raided, they found a Corvette and Lamborghini in his garage. 


    • Some guy either mentally unstable, high, or drunk destroyed a bunch of potted plants in downtown Fort Worth. Video.


  • Kamala hit the road and pulled no punches against Trump. Megan Thee Stallion served as the warm-up act in the rally in Atlanta. The campaign has changed dramatically in just one week.  (Video of the crowd.)
     



    • Trump seems a little worried.

  • The Fifth Circuit is absolutely insane. It was an en banc opinion yesterday evening and a 9-2-7 vote.

  • I don't believe his claim at all. 


  • There's something ironic about America, of all places, not being able to win an Olympic shooting contest. 

  • It took a while to get here, but it has arrived.

  • England is torn up over a mass stabbing, but there have been riots in the last 24 hours "fueled by misinformation" . . . 


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