Daily Archives: April 5, 2020

Weekend link dump for April 5

“Aspects of America’s identity may need rethinking after COVID-19. Many of the country’s values have seemed to work against it during the pandemic. Its individualism, exceptionalism, and tendency to equate doing whatever you want with an act of resistance meant … Continue reading

Posted in Blog stuff | Tagged | 3 Comments

Another obstacle to releasing inmates

One step forward, one step back. As fear and COVID-19 crept though the Harris County Jail, felony judges halted the release of low-risk inmates on Friday, blocking the county chief executive’s order to free them to await trial. Sheriff Ed … Continue reading

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Is it finally going to be Infrastructure Week?

I have three things to say about this: Lawmakers have been talking about striking a deal to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure for years. It might take a pandemic to finally get them to do it, and Texas officials are already … Continue reading

Posted in National news, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Congratulations, Rudy T!

Long overdue. 2-Time NBA Champion First place medal Gold Medalist Medium star 5-Time NBA All Star A HALL OF FAMER! — Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) 11:37 AM – 04 April 2020 At last, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame no longer … Continue reading

Posted in Other sports | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments