Thoughts on Viernes – 01182024

DOJ on Uvalde

Twenty months after the Uvalde massacre, the DOJ released their report telling us what we already knew: Law enforcement failed miserably. Also, in the aftermath, Greg Abbott and his underlings failed continuously.

Stories about the lack of priorities regarding medical procedures gave me a sick feeling, i.e., dead victims placed in ambulances, while live victims were placed on school buses to be taken to the hospital. Ultimately, families had to re-live the whole thing with not much resolved.

I was hoping that the evidence of misinformation would have included how initial reactions blamed an immigrant who bailed out on a migra stop, which was completely false. It would have pointed to the attitudes that exist in the area because of Greg Abbott and his bigoted polices.

All sorts of rumors were on social media soon after the first calls went out to law enforcement, while the lack of communication from law enforcement and those in charge (Greg Abbott) later in the day didn’t help the situation. Unfortunately, given the opportunity to get rid of Abbott and his underlings, Texas voters still kept him. That would have been a good first step.

The report does not do much of anything regarding accountability. Hell, at the very least call for the firing of the DPS director, right? One can say they will fix procedures and provide more training, but that hardly makes up for the massive loss of lives and the continued victimization of survivors by politicians who would rather keep a dangerous status quo of guns on demand. And more travel vouchers for local small town cops are just a license to party in the big city.

Greg Abbott Causes More Deaths

A reminder that Greg Abbott’s bigoted policies caused the deaths of three migrants recently. Greg Abbott and his underlings took over a park by the border, closing off access for Eagle Pass citizens, as well as to Border Patrol agents who use the land to patrol the border and launch boats into the Rio Grande. Because of this lack of access, Border Patrol agents were not able to attempt to save three migrants who were in distress. Their bodies were found by Mexican authorities. A few others were also saved from Abbott’s concertina wire by Mexican authorities because Greg Abbott’s own couldn’t be bothered.

All of these events in South Texas go hand in hand as proof that Greg Abbott has no business being in charge of anything. He seems to be content with the results of his failures, and the DOJ doesn’t seem to be trying hard enough to stop him.

The COVID Report

The viral load in the wastewater continues to increase, according to testing done by Houston Health. We are at 382%! Again, a year ago, we were pushing the 1,000% mark after that holiday surge. Still, I see all these galas, events, and crowded get-togethers with 100% unmasked attendees. My response to people complaining they “suddenly” got COVID nowadays is no longer a “concern” emoji, but a statement of, “Wow. They know what causes that.” Mask up!