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LeftInTX

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September 4, 2022

Old Enough! on Netflix...Just watch one 10 minute episode to freak out!

Old Enough! is a Japanese reality show where little kids run errands all by themselves.
In the first episode an adorable 2 years walks 1/2 mile to the grocery store by himself! He walks along a bus! He's not in a rural setting.

&ab_channel=InsideEdition

https://slate.com/business/2022/04/old-enough-netflix-do-japanese-parents-really-send-toddlers-on-errands.html
September 2, 2022

Michelle Vela, who accosted candidate at Dem Convention, guilty of tampering with records.

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/09/01/jury-finds-michelle-barrientes-vela-guilty-on-2-counts-of-tampering-with-records/?fbclid=IwAR01xmyBqeULrMZBe103yZOAUWPGqkIeNOY2-rzK2fJ6oM1e3psg3mtx2bE

Jury finds Michelle Barrientes Vela guilty on 2 counts of tampering with records
Former Precinct 2 constable could face a maximum punishment of up to 10 years in prison

SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County jury on Thursday found former Precinct 2 Constable Michelle Barrientes Vela guilty on two felony counts of tampering with records.

The jury deliberated for four hours before reaching its decision in the nearly two-week long public corruption trial.

Barrientes Vela is eligible for probation. She could face a maximum punishment of up to 10 years in prison. Barrientes Vela requested for Judge Velia Meza to decide her sentence. The court will reconvene on Sept. 12 to begin the sentencing phase. Until then, Barrientes Vela will be allowed to remain free.

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales thanked the jury for their service and for staying “focused on this complex case.”


Vela is accused of numerous abuses. In this case, she kicked out a family from a county park so that her family could have the pavilion.... She also did some weird shakedown at an auto accident even though she did not have jurisdiction because she was the constable, not law enforcement.. She wanted to do a cavity search on someone. I believe it happened in Leon Valley or San Antonio and the only authority she would have would have been a first responder until the correct unit arrived on scene to make sure everyone was safe or whatever....

https://www.ksat.com/news/2019/04/04/records-pct-2-deputies-proposed-cavity-search-on-teen-ordered-warrantless-blood-draw/LEON VALLEY, Texas – A 19-year-old San Antonio woman involved in a car crash earlier this year had her blood drawn without the arresting law enforcement agency first obtaining a search warrant and was nearly subjected to a cavity search, a sworn affidavit and EMS records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show.

The driver, identified as Madison Huizar, was taken into custody Feb. 13 by Bexar County Precinct 2 deputies following her involvement in a two-vehicle crash in the intersection of Bandera Road and Timco West, inside Leon Valley city limits.

"You want to get original? I am the constable."


Barrientes Vela accused of accosting state political candidate and community advocate in Dallas
https://www.ksat.com/news/defenders/2022/07/18/barrientes-vela-accused-of-accosting-state-political-candidate-and-community-advocate-in-dallas/

DALLAS – The lead up to the felony trial of Michelle Barrientes Vela took a bizarre turn Friday after she was accused of accosting a Texas House of Representatives candidate and a prominent community advocate who were in Dallas to attend the Texas Democratic Convention.



Good riddance. She's another Trump. She won't be bothering candidates and volunteers in November. She's a Democratic who has a vendetta against the Democratic Sheriff and DA. She demands complete loyalty and wanted BLM to back her. She was banned from political events due to what she did up in Dallas. Now she will be banned as part of her punishment. She was convicted of felonies, but will probably get probation. She's a psychopath who cares only about herself.

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August 30, 2022

His emotional support animal is an alligator. They sleep in the same bed. (Not Florida man)



https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/His-emotional-support-animal-is-an-alligator-17405394.php


Joseph Henney's emotional support animal WallyGator goes with him almost everywhere, from the grocery store to walks in the park. They hug each other and sleep in the same bed. WallyGator is an alligator.


The two watch television together on the couch, and when Henney takes him to the farmers market, WallyGator gives hugs to shoppers - as long as they are OK with being that close to a 70-pound reptile with a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth.

Henney filled out an application on the U.S. Service Animals website, and once it was approved, he received a certificate along with a harness and leash for his alligator. WallyGator is required to be certified every year, he said.

People were surprised when they learned that Henney's alligator had joined the ranks of the emotional support peacock and donkey, he said. He has been known to dress him in a tuxedo and sunglasses, and sometimes even a hat.


Fortunately, there are no plans for the alligator to fly a plan
August 25, 2022

Trainwreck: Woodstock 99 on Netflix

OK...This is something to watch if you like dumpster fires..LOL
Or if you want mindless entertainment that lowers your IQ by 50 points

I keep expecting to see Trump on stage

&ab_channel=Netflix

I didn't know beans about Woodstock 99

Heck, I still don't "get" all the hype about original...

I guess I'll watch: "FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened" next...
August 22, 2022

Ray Charles critiques Elvis Presley's dancing..Discuss

This is not a social commentary, because these are facts.

Ray Charles went blind around the age of five






What was behind those glasses???





Screenshots from a documentary LIKE A ROLLING STONE: The Life and Times of Ben Fong-Torres
On Netflix

I was ROFL when he was critiquing Elvis's dancing...

It reminded me of when he drove a bus in Blue Brothers


It was a serious social critique about appropriation of black culture, not blind culture...

Great documentary if you catch it.

August 17, 2022

Texas county's entire election staff steps down, citing death threats and stalking

The elections administrator in Gillespie County, which includes Fredericksburg, is stepping down Tuesday over death threats, stalking and understaffing that followed the 2020 election, according to the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post.

“I’m understaffed and underpaid and I’ve been asking for help for a while, and at some point, you just have to take care of yourself,” Anissa Herrera told the Standard-Radio Post.

But Herrera is not the only person to step down from the county’s elections department. Gillespie County Judge Mark Stroeher told the Standard-Radio Post that the entire staff resigned for similar reasons, leaving the county in a dire situation for the upcoming November election.

He said that the county has “some people who are pretty fanatical and radical about things” and drove out Herrera and the staff. Stroeher said that the job became more difficult than it probably should be “because of some individuals who are continuing to question how they are doing things,” according to the Standard-Radio Post.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/texas-county-election-threats-17377672.php

August 15, 2022

CBS News: The FBI does NOT have Trump's passport(s)

Norah O'Donnell 🇺🇸
@NorahODonnell
NEW: According to a DOJ official, the FBI is NOT in possession of former President Trump's passports. Trump had accused the FBI of stealing his three passports during the search of his Mar-a-Lago home.

https://mobile.twitter.com/NorahODonnell/status/1559312970173259784

How many hours did we spend on this rabbit hole?
How much time does orange blob cause us to waste?

August 13, 2022

The Sharpiegate map was there

Yep, his infamous Hurricane Dorian Sharpie map was seized

Sorry no link. On my phone. Read it earlier.

I guess it was a big souvenir for Trump

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About LeftInTX

Always a Democrat. I can't understand conservatives. I try to understand them, but I can't. They don't make sense. Our country has gone so far right since 1981. I was just an average American who took many Democratic values for granted when Reagan was elected. It was like the rug was pulled out from under our society. Reagan ruined our country.
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