2024-05-02: Taking down the protestors' encampment at UT-Dallas involved officers from UT-D, Richardson, Allen (SWAT), Collin County Sheriff, and Texas Rangers. That shows impressive coordination...and maybe needless risk, as coordination on that scale doesn't come easily.
2024-05-02: Maybe they all have experience taking down homeless encampments. If so, you'd think any one of them was probably up to the task at hand. From reports, everything was peaceful before (and during and after) the police move.
2024-05-22: "UK general election: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets election day for July 4 ." -- AP News
That makes July 4 Independence Day in Britain, too, for British voters wanting to be done with Conservative rule.
apnews.com/article/uk-election...
2024-05-23: Richardson Mayor Bob Dubey: "Do I have a second? Mr Sham...[unintelligible]...whatever your name is."
He might try asking him. I did. Arefin told me he doesn't mind Shamsul, but prefers Arefin, used as either a first name or a last name.
2024-05-27: Watching the first six or so countries on Eurovision 2024, I'm left wondering what genre of noise it is.
2024-05-27: "A boy was taken into custody early Sunday in connection with the fatal shooting of another child last week in Plano, police said." -- DMN
Maybe all children should carry guns. Would that help solve our gun problem?
dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024...
2024-05-29: Headline: "Indonesia's President Jokowi orders government officials to stop developing new mobile apps, integrate 27,000 existing ones instead."
Jokowi gets my vote.
channelnewsasia.com/asia/jokow...
2024-05-30: Final score:
Justice 34, Hubris 0.
2024-05-31: The Richardson City Hall and Library plaza lost a lot of mature trees in the recent storm, but ironically it looks like the grand old pecan tree by the fountain emerged unscathed. And to think the City argued that it was too old and weak to be left in peace as part of the construction of the new Civic Center grounds.
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Re: Richardson Mayor Bob Dubey: "Do I have a second? Mr Sham...[unintelligible]...whatever your name is."
He might try asking him. I did. Arefin told me he doesn't mind Shamsul, but prefers Arefin, used as either a first name or a last name."
Names are important and this is disrespectful. I'm sure our mayor would be insulted if someone referred to him as Coach Doobie while inhaling. ;-)
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