Nice ICE Story
Well, not really. I am not talking about the thugs from the out-of-control ICE. Commentary is a Texas Monthly subscriber. My August magazine landed in my mailbox this past weekend. Please see the featured photo. The cover story is about ice. It is a history of ice in these parts and the impact ice has on our everyday lives. Reddy Ice, one of the biggest players in the bagged ice business, gets a lot of run in the article. I found the piece educational and informative. There is an ICE angle. The folks at Reddy Ice said they took a dip in ice sales last year when the ICE raids started because the Latino community curtailed events where Latinos gathered.
Go check out the article on our world of ice, the good kind, a nice ice story.
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This is MAGA at what MAGA does. See this sick sh_t from AP:
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said his former son-in-law, U.S Rep. Max Miller, should not be serving in the House and should “seek professional help” as Miller defended himself against allegations of domestic abuse in a live video on X Sunday.
Moreno, who has been publicly restrained in recent months as the bitter custody dispute has played out between Miller and his daughter Emily, said in a lengthy post: “If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them. He should not serve in the House of Representatives.”
Moreno wrote that Miller “needs serious psychological help. He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter.”
Miller said Sunday that he will remain in his race for reelection before a Wednesday deadline to replace him. Democrats have seen a new opportunity in the northeast Ohio congressional seat as the Republican incumbent has faced mounting pressure over the domestic abuse allegations in a bitter and drawn-out custody battle with his ex wife.
“I’m not dropping out of this race and I’ll win in November,” said Miller, who denied abusing his former wife and his daughter.
Accusations against Miller, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump and was a White House adviser during Trump’s first term, have been public for years but have recently drawn increased scrutiny as back and forth in the case has escalated.
Emily Moreno has said that Miller scalded, hit and threatened her while they were married. Miller denied those allegations in the video, as he has in the past.
“It’s incredibly upsetting,” Miller said, as he went through a list of the allegations.
Miller also said he had nothing to do with a broken collarbone on their 2-year-old daughter that led Emily Moreno to contact authorities. The pair, who were married in 2022 and finalized their divorce last year, have presented different theories about how the injury occurred, according to court filings and police reports detailed in an article in the magazine Mother Jones that first revealed the child’s injury.
Miller accompanied his announcement with the release of a voluminous cache of investigative and court documents related to the custody dispute.
A spokesperson for Emily Moreno, Stefan Mychajliw, said Sunday that the video was “shameful.”
“No loving parent would have ever used their daughter as a PR pawn to save their own political career,” Mychajliw said. “Miller can lie and spin on X, but he cannot do so under oath in a court of law. We are confident that justice will prevail in court.”
Sen. Bernie Moreno’s statement on Sunday came after he had declined to comment on the specific allegations for months. Last week, a spokeswoman issued a statement saying the senator “will not litigate these matters in the media or respond to baseless public attacks.”
“Senator Moreno’s top priority is the safety and well-being of his daughter and granddaughter,” said the spokeswoman, Reagan McCarthy.
Disgusting. Like I said this is MAGA at what MAGA does. Disgusting.
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Election Day is three months from today. We are getting there.
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Today is my renewal day for 2027 Astros season tickets. I will get invoiced this afternoon.
Today at 5 pm is the trade deadline in MLB. Teams are making moves. I will be checking to see if the Astros make a deal or deals.
49 games remain on the regular season schedule. We have a 2 ½ game lead in the AL West. We just swept the Rangers. We have won 6 in a row and 11 out of the last 12 games. Not bad at all.
One game at a time. The next 3 games are with the Blue Jays at Daikin Park starting this evening.