"Mommas don't let your babies grow up to live in Texas" is not a song old Willie Nelson wrote, but he should have.

It's now practically illegal to have an abortion in Texas. But graduating senior and Valedictorian Paxton Smith of Lake Highlands High School in Texas threw away her approved speech and gave an impassioned speech about the new Texas law and its effects on her and her sisters (womankind).

It was powerful! It's must-watch video.

In other news, an Italian artist sold an invisible sculpture to a stupid "art buyer." I'm sure it was worth every penny of the $18k it cost him.

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Derek Chauvin's attorney, Eric Nelson, actually said this:

"Chauvin's age weighs in his favor when determining a sentence. The life expectancy of police officers is generally shorter, and police officers have a significantly higher average probability of death from specific diseases than did males in the general population. He has been preliminary diagnosed with heart damage and may likely die at a younger age like many ex-law enforcement officers."

If you can't do the time, don't do the crime. Isn't that what the white folk always say?

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Bill

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🔥 PPS - Watch Paxton Smith's speech. It's 🔥