Liveblogging the 2020 Election

OK, it’s almost 12:30 AM, and here’s the way I see it: Georgia and Montana are gimmes for Trump. Trump will win Pennsylvania; I think he’s up some 700,000 votes, too far beyond the margin of fraud Trump will win Michigan: he’s up 280,000 votes there Trump will win North Carolina; he’s up over 100,000… Continue reading Liveblogging the 2020 Election

Wilco LivePD Pissing Match: Take Two

Dwight sent this over, and it’s certainly something: Williamson County commissioners took a step toward suing Sheriff Robert Chody when they voted Tuesday to hire lawyers for a possible lawsuit over a contract he signed for the “Live PD” television show. LivePD is sort of “NFL RedZone for Cops.” Chody did not get permission from… Continue reading Wilco LivePD Pissing Match: Take Two

Wilco Less-Than-LivePD

Since I don’t have cable, I was unaware that reality TV show LivePD had a contract with Williamson County to be one of the departments featured. (I’ve heard LivePD described as “NFL Red Zone TV for Cops.”) Now comes word that the Williamson County Commissioner’s Court just voted unanimously to terminate the LivePD contract, saying… Continue reading Wilco Less-Than-LivePD

LinkSwarm for July 20, 2018

Job interviews and book-related work have taken up the majority of my waking hours this week. Also, The Burning Time has fully arrived here in central Texas. It’s supposed to hit 108° on Monday… There are plenty of risks with President Donald Trump’s trade strategy in China, but China faces risks of its own: The… Continue reading LinkSwarm for July 20, 2018

Some Random Primary Results

Not quite as down as I was last night. There’s lots of the commentary this morning on how Donald Trump under-performed vs. expectations. Here are some random primary results and links: “So far, Trump wins open primaries and Cruz wins closed…and the calendar is starting to change toward more closed primaries.” Also: “So here’s where… Continue reading Some Random Primary Results

Texas Statewide and Williamson County Race Recommendations for 2016

I’m running out of election season! So here are some quick and dirty Republican Primary recommendations (beyond the very obvious one of Ted Cruz for President) on the last day of early voting: Statewide Races Railroad Commissioner: Wayne Christian: Christian is a solid conservative. Gary Gates, who has poured a lot of money into the… Continue reading Texas Statewide and Williamson County Race Recommendations for 2016