Jason Pickering

saved by grace, husband, dad, Dolphins, music, movies

[Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis]

Yes. Not a hard decision.

[Breanna Morello @BreannaMorello]

I think you’re missing a lot of the key big takeaways in this case.

The defense put a witness on the stand who admitted during cross-examination that he thinks Karmelo was in the wrong and provoked the situation. This was the last witness of the day.

Earlier today, the prosecutor put several witnesses on the stand and one said Karmelo provoked them and called them all “pussies.”

You also keep mentioning in your reports that the jury doesn’t have a black juror—but it has 5 minorities and the black potential jurors admitted they couldn’t be impartial and that’s why they were not put on the jury.

These facts matter.

[Brooke Taylor @Brooketaylortv]

Biggest takeaways from the Karmelo Anthony murder trial today:

• The state rested its case after calling 21 witnesses.

• At the center of the prosecution’s case are the students who were under the team tent and witnessed the confrontation unfold. One witness testified that Metcalf asked Anthony to leave the tent about 15 times before the stabbing.

• An 18-year-old witness who knew both Anthony and Metcalf, and said he “dabbed” Anthony under the tent, took the stand. He testified that he thought it was weird Anthony was there because “teams are supposed to be at their own tent.” He said Anthony responded, “You’re not going to move me. You’re a b*tch,” and “Touch me and find out.”

• The witness described Metcalf giving Anthony a “soft shove.” He testified that Anthony then reached into his backpack, pulled out the 5-inch folding knife, and stabbed Metcalf in the chest.

• Several students were asked whether they believed the stabbing was self-defense and answered no. Many testified they did not expect violence because it was a high school track meet

[Nick Searcy, Actor/Director/Producer/Author @yesnicksearcy]

This might be the most un-shocking thing that I have ever not been shocked by.

[Jeff Gluck @jeff_gluck]

NASCAR's 50-50 Club (at least 50 wins and 50 poles) now has a seventh member:

Richard Petty
David Pearson
Jeff Gordon
Cale Yarborough
Darrell Waltrip
Bobby Allison
Denny Hamlin

[Shane Cashman @ShaneCashman]

There’s literally nothing weird about Thomas Matthew Crooks emailing a deputy from Butler, PA before the assassination attempt. It’s not weird that he practiced shooting at the same range Homeland Security used. It’s not weird that the local police and Secret Service spotted Crooks with a rangefinder, photographed him, and texted about him for over an hour and still let him climb the roof with a rifle. It’s not weird that the Secret Service wasn’t flying drones that day, but Crooks was. It’s not weird that Butler was the first Trump rally of the year with Secret Service anti-sniper agents on the roofs. It’s not weird that Crooks’ house looked like a sterile lab with no trash or silverware. And it’s not weird that his body was cremated ten days later before Congress could see it. This is like when people say the CIA was shadowing Oswald before he, and he alone, shot JFK.

[Jason Pickering @PickJason]

@AnneErickson Magic by The Cars

[Ole Miss Baseball @OleMissBSB]

NO CAPTION NEEDED‼️

[Ole Miss Baseball @OleMissBSB]

BACK TO BACK BLASTS

[Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze]

We're about a month away. You have no idea how Red Hot the takes are going to get.

[Jason Pickering @PickJason]

@GenTXer2 @icebergz99 This one is still in high rotation on classic rock and 80s stations. It maybe cheesy but it’s still a good time.

[Robbie Faulk @robbiefaulk1878]

FINAL: Georgia 13, Mississippi State 12..

Excruciating defeat for State who had a 7-0 lead, came back multiple times and couldn't hold on. Season on the line Sunday at 11 CT.

[Jason Pickering @PickJason]

@VintageRockN_85 It changes. They’re all so different. Great band.

[Jason Pickering @PickJason]

@GRCinemaTicket The Right Stuff among several others.

[Jason Pickering @PickJason]

@HairMtlMessiah Great stuff. Should’ve been bigger

[Ned Ryun @nedryun]

Almost 350,000 gone. At least another 450,000 need to go. But we’re at the lowest levels of federal employees since the 1960s. And no one really notices their absence.

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

82 years ago today. Thank you.

[DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar]

This is Sanibel Island causeway in Southwest Florida.

In 2022 Hurricane Ian wiped out the only bridge linking the Island to the mainland.

13 days later, under Governor Ron DeSantis direction, temporary repairs were completed and the bridge reopened to trucks bringing supplies to the Island.

10 days later, permanent repairs were finished and the bridge was reopened to all traffic.

FEMA estimated it was going to take over a year to repair the Bridge.

DeSantis basically told them to get out of his way.

This is what happens when you have real competent leadership.

California does not have that.

[R.C. Maxwell 🇺🇸 @RCMaxw3ll]

"The enemy assault has been repulsed. The Americans are being destroyed at the water's edge."

This is what German commanders reported in the early hours of D-Day.

By 11am, Germany got a reality check:

Scattered groups of American survivors, led by low-ranking officers and non-commissioned officers, began scaling the bluffs between the German bunkers.

When the defenders looked behind them, they realized American soldiers had bypassed their front-facing concrete pillboxes and were attacking them from the rear.

By the time German high command realized the first reports were completely wrong, Omaha Beach had been breached, and the Atlantic Wall was broken. 🇺🇸

[Meriwether Farms @MeriwetherFarms]

Clearing up some actual misinformation:

The New World Screwworm does not pose a threat to raw or cooked meat, and consumers should not worry about purchasing meat throughout this crisis

The threat is to LIVE warm blooded animals, also including wildlife, pets and humans

Here is a link to information about information, symptoms, risk factors, how it spreads and prevention: https://t.co/UyPyogfSRN