Yordan
The Trib has a piece on acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announcing he is quitting. Here is what Charles Kuffner had to say about Hancock:
“A mostly forgettable term for an undistinguished man. But he did set the table for Sen. Taylor Rehmet to happen, so thanks for that.”
Yep. Nice and true words from Charles.
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From the Chron:
Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for a prohibition on data center construction in rural neighborhoods amid growing backlash to the energy and water-intensive facilities, especially in heavily Republican communities.
The governor, who previously touted Texas as “the epicenter of AI development,” made the statement at a campaign event in a small town in East Texas, which has seen a surge in data center development.
And this:
In November, Abbott appeared alongside Google’s CEO to tout the company’s plans to invest $40 billion in artificial intelligence data centers in rural counties. The governor called it “a Texas-sized investment in the future of our great state.”
Abbott is a slimy weasel, but you know that. Yesterday, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa announced she had accepted an invitation from a major media group to debate Abbott in October. I am betting the weasel Abbott will find a reason to not debate. The slimeball will chicken out. He will not want to get confronted by her on his flip flop on data centers.
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There are consequences. See this online story:
Cheryl Hines, the actress married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is notably absent from the lineup of Larry David’s new HBO series marking America’s 250th birthday — and sources tell the Daily Mail that former First Lady Michelle Obama is being cited as the reason.
Insiders connected to the seven-part sketch comedy series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America, which debuted on June 26, claimed Obama, who serves as an executive producer, insisted Kennedy’s wife be kept off the cast because she is now viewed as “all-MAGA, all-the-time.”
One source went so far as to claim that the possibility of Hines appearing on the program sent Michelle “absolutely ballistic.”
According to those sources, Michelle viewed Hines’s break from her long-standing Democratic ties — along with her cordial relationship with President Donald Trump and figures in his Republican circle — as an unforgivable political shift.
Michelle and Barack Obama are executive producing David’s new project through their film and television company, Higher Ground. Barack is also set to make a guest appearance in the series.
And this:
‘Cheryl felt terribly hurt and emotionally injured because she had worked so closely with Larry for the entire 12 seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm and they had become like bosom buddies,’ the insider said.
‘Cheryl’s dream was to work with Larry again and be part of the cast of the new show. She firmly believed that the staunch anti-Trumper could put aside his negative political views about MAGA and Kennedy.
Nope. Hines is married to a dangerous idiot. She hangs with folks who ridicule the Obamas. She hangs with folks who are racists, Nope, there are consequences.
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My Beatles wall calendars for the month of July are two black and white photos from 1963 and 1969.
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The featured photo is a giveaway from a few weeks ago. Yordan is having an MVP season. He is batting .319, with 26 dingers and 60 RBIs. Plus, he hit three grand slams in June.
We sit two games behind and have today off.