Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
Houston, Texas.
Brayden Smith, 17, boards a Houston METRO bus where he immediately spots gang rival Patrick Scott, 18.
Smith is out on "juvenile" probation for attempting to commit aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Scott is out on reduced bond for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Neither man may legally posses a firearm.
Both men, of course, are carrying firearms, and immediately begin a gunfight inside the public bus.
Brayden Smith fires first, and Patrick Scott returns fire. Neither man is hit, however, Smith manages to shoot an unnamed 16-year-old bystander in the leg, wounding him, and shoots White 25-year-old Caitlin Stup in the head, killing her.
Smith has been charged with the murder of Caitlin Stup, but faces no charges for shooting the unnamed 16-year-old. Scott faces only a misdemeanor charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon.
Caitlin, originally from Iowa, was quietly riding the bus to her job at a nearby restaurant when her life was suddenly taken from her. She leaves behind her family, her boyfriend, and her passion for photography, cooking, and cats.
Even when White people aren't the target, proximity to Diversity™ still costs them their lives.
Today I learned that in Finland they used to have about 4,000 reindeer/ car accidents a year so they paint their antlers with reflective paint and this is vaguely terrifying
This is not a common practice in Finland though, It was attempted in 2014 but the practice was not proven useful.
Antisemitic NY shrink blasted for her nasty tirade at Jewish woman: ‘Germans should have ended your kind’ #Hamas#UN#Illegalimmigration
https://t.co/jTjym176d3
While watching fireworks on the 4th of July, I realized that ALS had taken this experience from my family! @Neuralink gave me that back!
It is hotter than Satan’s armpit in Arizona for the 4th, even at night. We didn’t bother going to fireworks when it was 105F at night.
In Murray UT, right next to our hotel, it was 75F and pleasant! We enjoyed the fireworks together as a family.
We were close enough to hear the mortars launch, the thump of PVC pipes and a sudden vacuum.
Abigail squealed with delight with each explosion of color, “so big!”
Edison said he had never seen a show like that. He was 3 when I was diagnosed and 5 when I got the tracheostomy. So he hasn’t.
I have been in Washington DC for the 4th and inauguration fireworks. They were both spectacular!
Independence Day 2025 was better, sweeter, more important.
Thank you Neuralink!
Fact Check: Here's how Obama dropped more than 26K bombs on 7 countries without congressional approval in 2016 #BarackObama#Congress#U.S.Air #Iran
https://t.co/UAWeWNTSFm