Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Easter!!! Frohe Ostern!!!

🚨#BREAKING: Numerous passengers were evacuated after United Airlines plane after it caught fire during takeoff 📌#Houston | #Texas A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York was evacuated after an engine fire forced the crew to abort takeoff, according to the FAA. United Flight 1382 was preparing to depart from George Bush Intercontinental Airport around 8:35 a.m. on Sunday when the issue was reported. Some passengers had to evacuate using emergency slides, while others exited through the jet bridge, according to the Houston Fire Department. Video footage shows passengers standing on the tarmac as emergency crews responded. No injuries were reported.

I understand the whole idea of playing Chicken is knowing when to flinch, but I think we should try to cool things down a bit. People who lived it or know their history, know how upset the United States was when the Soviets put missiles in Cuba, 90 miles from Florida, and was going to station troops there. Ukraine is directly on the Russian border in an area that has throughout the history of Russia been a weak point and Russia had always made it a point to have "Buffer states" along their western Borders. Why? Because of Geography, the Western Bprders of Russia are mostly open plains and flat land on the Great European Plain. Napoleon wasn't defeated until he reached the far interiors of Russia and dealt with the harsh winter conditions, same is shown by the German invasion in 1941 and their success from June of '41 until the winter of '41-'42. It may be unpopular but there are some geopolitical realities in regards to what are absolutes and what may be able to be compromised through negotiations. Absolutes: 1. Russia is never going to surrender Crimea to Ukraine in any peace agreement. Why? Again, Geography. The port of Sevastopol is the only Naturally protected Port the Russians have in the Black Sea and has long been the HQ of their Black Sea Fleet for Centuries. Crimea was not considered Ukrainian until Kruschev put it under the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as a way to apologize for how Stalin had treated the Ukrainians as part of his Destalinization campaign. 2. Russia is never going to accept Ukraine being part of NATO same as we would never accept Cuba having Russian missiles. Ukraine has to be left as it was intended by the Protocols established when Ukraine gained its independence and remain militarily neutral between The West and Russia.

Downtown and K9 are assisting Pct. 6 Constables searching for an evading suspect 300 Walker. Three in custody searching for one more. 202

Hey Democrat voters - Remember when Democrat elites cancelled any semblance of a primary Then waited until Joe Biden had it locked in Then they pushed him out so they could replace him with their chosen candidate? Does that feel like “democracy” to you?

The Supreme Court rejects former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference. on.nbcdfw.com/UBbv4TO

Hi! At Tarleton State University, where I’m at, a long time faculty member in History and veteran of Iraq was fired because he spoke up about parking fees. It’s a travesty. I know the Chronicle’s paywall is a pain, but could you spread this far and wide? chronicle.com/article/a-hist…

They never halted or slowed deliveries to Ukraine to audit

#Slovakia's parliament has approved the government led by Robert Fico and supported his program of cutting off military aid to Ukraine.

Breaking: Regulators seize First Republic Bank to prevent chaotic collapse, JPMorgan acquires majority of operations. $92B in deposits & $173B in loans assumed; FDIC to share losses & provide $50B financing. Recent banking crisis continues with 3 of 4 largest US bank failures occurring in past 2 months under @JoeBiden. #BankingCrisis #FirstRepublic #JPMorgan

Since everyone is talking about how no one is above the law. When can we arrest members of Congress and other Government officials for insider trading, corruption, and other crimes they commit using their public office to enrich themselves and their families?

Understand what’s happening at FDIC: They’re taking the insurance premiums that were paid in to protect depositors under $250,000 (little guys) and using it to cover deposits of the very rich. They argue it benefits everyone to go “all in” on the first few banks.

Hmm? Wonder how much this will spread

This is what happens when you run our economy into the ground, end our Energy Independence and hike up rates to extortion levels

Last week SVB Collapsed Today, crypto-focused Signature Bank based in New York has collapsed. Does this trend continue? How bad does the situation?

Crypto bank BlockFi had $227 million in Silicon Valley Bank, which has now collapsed.