Opening Day 2027
This came out a couple of days ago on the ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo:
In a newly released federal search warrant affidavit, federal investigators claim that Araujo had three bags believed to contain crystal meth in his vehicle at the time.
Three small plastic bags containing a ‘white crystal-like substance in the middle of the dash between the driver and passenger side of the vehicle’, the affidavit said.
Then this came out last night on KPRC Channel 2 News:
HOUSTON – While Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is being laid to rest Thursday, his family is pushing back against allegations stemming from a recent FBI search warrant, saying the “white crystal-like substance” found inside his work van was not methamphetamine but a “homemade electrolyte” mixture used to stay hydrated while working in the Texas heat.
I was suspicious when this was first reported. Who in the heck keeps illegal drugs on their dash?
_____
Now see this from the Chron:
The new U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday afternoon released a video statement about the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in which he made new claims about what happened in the moments before the Houston migrant’s death.
In the statement, U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz said immigration agents surrounded Salgado’s work van on Canal Street and that an agent was “partially inside the van or immediately next to the van” when Salgado shifted the van into reverse, then forward again.
The immigration agent fired a single shot that hit Salgado, fatally wounding him, Reitz said.
Reitz said his office was not “drawing any final conclusions” about what happened in the encounter, which has sparked an outpouring of protests in Houston over the past week as well as calls for an independent investigation.
“Let the justice system work,” he said.
Reitz’s statement was posted on social media at about 5:15 p.m., around the same time that mourners were starting to gather at a visitation service for Salgado in the East End. A funeral service is planned for Friday.
It is the first public statement made by Reitz since he was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for Houston and the surrounding area. Reitz was named to the position last week and was made the district’s top law enforcement official by a vote of district judges this week.
The statement does not explicitly describe what Salgado did as an attack or assault of the officer. He didn’t say if an officer was injured or name the officer who fired his weapon. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, a Department of Homeland Security statement accused Salgado of “weaponizing” the van and trying to ram officers.
This is BS pure and simple. Selective release of info. Gutless and cowardly, but you already know that about these arseholes. Reitz is just another MAGA clown.
_____
From Politico:
President Donald Trump said TV networks that did not feature live coverage of his primetime address on election security should have their broadcast licenses revoked.
CNN, ABC and NBC opted against live coverage of the speech in which Trump claimed China illegally accessed millions of voter files as part of a broader effort to manipulate U.S. elections in 2018 and 2020.
Good for ABC, CNN, and NBC for doing their part to defend the integrity of our election processes.
_____
Mehdi Hasan tweeted this yesterday:
The most openly corrupt president in living memory, probably ever
Nope. Drop the “in living memory, probably”
_____
MLB released their 2027 schedule yesterday and the Astros open at home against the Rangers on Thursday, March 25, 2027. See the featured photo. The Red Sox visit Daikin Park right after the Rangers series. The Yankees visit Daikin Park on the weekend of April 23-25. The only holiday we play at Daikin Park is Memorial Day, May 31 when we host the Mariners. We are at Yankee Stadium on the Fourth of July 2027 and at St. Louis on Labor Day.
We start a weekend series at Daikin Park this evening against the Orioles.