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When Jordan Spieth was going to be the next big thing.
- In Wichita Falls, the former Sheriff of Knox County was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison because of a traffic accident where a 22 month old was killed. This is not a case involving drugs or alcohol.
- While you were sleeping:
- An awful helicopter crash happened in New York which was caught on video. "The Spanish CEO of one of the world’s biggest tech companies, his wife and three young children died Thursday in a helicopter crash off Manhattan. Agustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal, and their children aged 4, 5, and 11 all died when their tourist flight to see New York City plunged into the Hudson River. The 36-year-old pilot, who has not been named, was also killed."
- We had a Supreme Court ruling in the case of the man who, as everyone agrees, was sent to the El Salvadorian hell-hole of a prison because of an "error." A federal district judge told the Trump Administration to go and get him and bring him back and, astonishingly, the Administration declined and appealed saying, "Well, we think he was an MS-13 gang member anyway and, plus, it's now out of our hands because he is in El Salvador." These headlines of the Supreme Court's ruling late yesterday are grossly misleading.
- Look at what the Supreme Courts actually said. Yes, it did rule that the district court judge was absolutely right in saying that the Administration must "facilitate" in trying to get him back. But as far as the district judge ordering that Trump's government must also "effectuate" his return -- you know, that really important part of actually causing his physical return, the Supreme Court ruled that the judge may have gone a little too far. So the high court ordered the whole case sent back to the district judge so she can clarify what she meant by "effectuate" because any court must give "due . . . deference" to the power of the President to conduct "foreign affairs."
- Uh, quick side note: Is there no sense of urgency here? There is a man who is illegally sitting in that crazy and dangerous prison in El Salvador!!!
- Trump, through his personal Justice Department which does what he says, declared the Supreme Court's ruling a win.
- Then, in the middle of the night, the district court judge issued a new order and said that by "effectuate" she meant "to take all available steps to facilitate" the man's return "as soon as possible." Sheesh. That doesn't help at all. A hearing has been set for 1:00 p.m.
- So what do I think is going to happen? Trump's government lawyers are going to eventually say, "We tried the best we could, but they won't give him back. Sorry." Yes, a man who should not be there will rot or die in that prison, and your government doesn't care because he's not one of "us" - the "real" Americans.
- It's over. This is Authoritarianism. We are living it, and we are only seeing the beginning.
- Why do I rant so much about Trump these days? I wholeheartedly believe that we are in a full red alert free fall. It's something new every time I turn around that proves we have actually entered into fascism. You know, like taking over a private school you have already strong-armed by withholding federal funds:
- Or shaking down another law firm whose only sin is is representing Dominion Voting Systems in that massive lawsuit against Fox News, and represented others who are your buddies:
- And talking like this at the cabinet meeting yesterday as though these shakedowns are for his own personal benefit. Good lord.
- Or how at the same cabinet meeting they are sending every message that the Executive Brach is going to take over future elections in the U.S. and spreading false propaganda to do it:
- The Texas House passed its biggest budget ever last night but, get this, due to a constitutional spending limit, they will still have $40 billion of your tax dollars that won't be spent.
- "Fun" fact: Their session ended last night at 3:13 a.m.. It was "budget day" which is typically the longest one of any session, and this one clocked in at the third longest in the last 30 years.
- Longhorn trouble.
- Lauren Whitener Clock: 5 years and 283 days.
