12.06.2024

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

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Random Friday Morning Thoughts




It was a quick verdict in the wild killing of the Kaufman County DA and his wife. 

  • Insurance executive killer update: I'm stunned he's not been identified once this pic came out yesterday. I bet the cops do know his name but are just trying to quickly nab him near his home base. If they can't find him, then they'll release it. Just a wild guess.

    • But there is more proof to my "they know his name" theory: They know when he was on a particular bus? 


  • So long as Trump supports Hegseth for defense secretary, I think he'll ride out this storm and get confirmed. Plus, he's throwing out a Jesus force field:



    • Edit: Trump just reaffirmed his support on Truth Social this morning. He'll get confirmed. The Senate will bow the knee to MAGA.

  • It gets worse: "His 20-year-old son was identified by KYTX and KHOU as Mark Howard, who the outlets reported had Down syndrome."

    • Found his profile and office.

       

  • Rep. Pat Fallon embarrassed himself yesterday.  The crazy video can be seen in two parts. 


  • Kind of legal nerdy stuff. Texas Supreme Court judge Nathan Hecht is receiving all sorts of accolades as he is being forced into retirement because of his age. 

    • I called him out in 2007 for almost getting lawmakers to force the taxpayer to pay his private $300,000 lawyer bill to fight an alleged ethics violation. 

  • The Weather Second™.

  • The Business Second™.  This is on Highway 114 and in the Northwest ISD. And you just thought traffic was bad now. 

     

  • This was building yesterday and just became official. MAGA can claim a new victim. 

  • Incredibly nerdy legal stuff I learned yesterday: There's a death penalty offense in our state which is not in the Texas Penal Code but which also gives the jury the option to sentence a person to just two years in prison after conviction.
  • 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 155 days.


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12.05.2024

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts




Lot's of "Oh, the humanity" jokes about this at the time.

  • The shooting of the healthcare insurance CEO in Manhattan is one of the wilder things you'll see. Here's the full video which most networks won't play. We often hear about failed "murder for hire" cases, this feels like one a successful one. And, notably, "three bullets at the scene where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot reportedly had the words 'deny,' 'defend,' and 'depose' written onto them."  That's absolutely a civil litigation reference. 


  • From around midnight:

  • Looks like one of the many murder cases on the docket for Wise County will be tried next week: State v. McKinley Mantrell Bradford, cause no. CR24230. It involves allegations that he killed 51-year-old Chico resident John Freeman.

  • We are the dumbest state. Story.  And as things like schools being hamstrung by budget cuts abound, he considers THC -- in any amount -- a "priority".


  • Fort Worth: Maybe the death penalty is making a comeback. 

  • What's going on with North Richland Hills? It was the scene of the very recent drive-by shooting at the "wrong" house, and there are these two headlines over the last 24 hours:
    • Here's a video of the guys running away:


    • At International Leadership of Texas North Richland Hills K-8:
  • The Business Second™.

  • Random college football note. 

  • Messenger - Above the Fold


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12.04.2024

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts




Fear the wrong way driver.

  • New:

  • Fox News host Pete Hegseth's nomination by Trump for Secretary of Defendant might be in trouble:
    • This seemed to cause momentum to build in getting it sidetracked a few days ago:

    • This late yesterday:

    • And this stunner from the Wall Street Journal is the first time I believed he might not make it:

    • Hegseth's momma went to the welcoming arms of Fox and Friends this morning to defend him.

  • The declaration of martial law in South Korea was insane. It sounds like their president just hauled off and did it on national TV at 11:00 p.m. at night with no warning to anyone.  The country then revolted, and he withdrew the declaration hours later.  He may now be done as president. 


  • She was seen on video clearly and freely walking across the Mexico border. But I completely missed that her dad searching for her committed suicide during the period she went missing: "Her father, Ryan Kobayashi, who had been in the search party along with volunteers, was found dead by apparent suicide on Sunday, Nov. 24, in a parking lot near LA International Airport."


  • A couple of stories from the "Oh, my!" category.
  • I see the Tarrant County Sheriff is still doing a bang up job.  That's the eighth person to die this year. 

  • Legal nerdy stuff: The federal judge in Hunter Biden's tax case dismissed the case yesterday in light of the pardon, but he was a little snarky about it. PDF 
  • Very legal nerdy stuff in for Texas DWI cases: If someone passes the field sobriety tests, does that give the trial court enough to grant a Motion to Suppress based upon no probable cause to arrest and no probable cause to support a search warrant for blood? This appellate court said "no" yesterday and remanded the case back for trial. Incredible. 

  • Random observation: If you regularly use the words "deep state" and "patriot", I'm incredibly suspicious of you. 

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