Random Monday Morning Thoughts

Bridgeport won the basketball state title but not without raising eyebrows. (As reflected in that preview of the game by the Dallas Morning News.)

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• On the heels of shutting off intelligence information to Ukraine, on Friday Trump continued his pro-Putin stance on Friday afternoon.

• And then over the weekend, Ukraine paid the price for America turning its back on her:

• This needs more attention.  The lead protestor last summer at Columbia University against Israel's atrocities in Gaza  -- who has a green card making him a permanent resident alien and is married to a (pregnant) U.S. citizen  -- was snatched up by ICE on Saturday night.  Why? Simply because he was a protestor. Seriously. He took a stance the Trump Administration doesn't like, and he was taking into custody in a raid of his apartment because of it. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The State Department can't just "revoke" a green card. And being critical of Israel does not make a person a "Hamas supporter."  And even if it does, this amounts to the government taking you into custody because of the words you say.  
  
  
• This, from his lawyer, should scare you to death. And if it doesn't simply because the guy is different than you, it really should. Who amongst us is next? What subject matter is next? 
  
  
  
• Update: He was moved to Jena, Louisiana overnight. Explanation?:
  
  
  
• Front pages which treat this news a bit differently: 
  
  
  
• Let's take it one step further. 
  
  
  
• In related news, Trump sent a message that colleges and universities need to get in line by not allowing their students to say things that other students may find offensive (so long as the his Administration finds the words offensive, too.)
  
  
  
• Elon Musk spent the weekend with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, road in the limo ("The Beast") with Trump while there, then they flew back on Air Force One and Marine One last night and walked into the White House together.
  
  
  
• Kind of legal nerdy stuff but not really: An insane "open letter" from the U.S. Attorney for D.C. 

• Welcome to Orwell's 1984.  Words are being banned from the federal government. Gift link. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Measles count.
  
  
  
• The state rep from Fort Worth is so weird.
  
  
   
  
  
  
• Former UT star and current Kansas City Chief Xavier Worthy was arrested for felony assault of his girlfriend on Saturday night, but the DA rejected the case in record time. Side note: The DA graduated from UT.

• Missed this story on Friday.  (The commentary from the person taking the video is pretty funny.) 

• I may be arrested for posting this news. 
  

• The basketball court at the Big 12 women's tournament could caused seizures just by looking at it.
  
  
  
  
• There is an odd misdemeanor judge in Houston who posts clips of himself in court when he's apparently proud of himself for acting a bit like Judge Judy. Latest example here.