podgress

PVP Simulation mode, playing at Platinum level, starting pitcher walks a couple early on. OK, I'm getting used to that. But in the 4th or 5th inning, he walks the bases full, however AI leaves him in. And of course, the next batter takes 4 balls again, walking in a run. But AI still leaves the starter in. What?! Any manager at any level would have pulled the pitcher before he missed the plate 16 times in four at bats.

After a few deep breaths I calm myself, remembering that the system is designed to make it difficult to win. By the end of the 8th, the starter has already walked an average of one batter per inning, but AI doesn't see this as a trigger for bringing in a reliever. Sure, we'r

As the dream begins, I'm preparing to enter a building, I'm feeling a sense of contentment. The structure is familiar to me. It's a place that I remember appreciating the architecture of in the past, as far back as when I was a child. I walk around a bit, smiling, thinking that I have to tell someone about this association to my past. So obviously, I haven't been to this area in a long time. In fact, I think it'll be my first experience actually walking through the doors. However, I had been in one of the neighboring buildings on many occasions. They're both similar in style, but I've always liked this one I'm going to today very much more.

I'm kind of looking around the interior in awe as

What a bunch of entitled assholes. I just watched the entire video that leads right up to, and includes the shooting death of Ashli Babbitt in the Capitol siege. As she lay dying on the floor of the hallway leading to the Speaker's Lobby, all any of those supposed compatriots of hers did was continue to argue with police, or continue to hold their cameras and cell phones up in the air to record the moment. One - just one - stepped in to try and save her life.

At least 15 by my count, had their cell phone or cameras out over the next several minutes trying to capture an image of the bleeding and frightened Air Force veteran's last breaths. A couple of others may have shown some modicum of c

I've been going over the timeline of events on January 6, 2021, and have come to believe that an awful lot of protesters chose the same time to attack the Capitol police, occupy positions around the building, and bust their way in. From what I've read, there were three MAGA rallies that day. I only have found information about two of them. The main one was about a mile away from the Capitol building at The Ellipse in front of the White House, where Trump, Giuliani and others spoke. Another was on the opposite side of the Capitol building, just outside its grounds.

The headliner of the big Save America rally was of course Trump, who began speaking around noon at the Ellipse, and talked for a

According to CNN:

CNN has counted at least 44 federal criminal defendants related to the January 6 insurrection. FBI Director Chris Wray said on Thursday that more than 200 people have been identified as suspects, and he sent a message to those still at large...

Great.

However I have yet to see even the most generalized estimate of how many unauthorized individuals gained access to the Capitol building during the riot. 250? 500? 1,000?

This matters because it can help provide a base from which those of us who want to see justice served on these lawbreakers can assess how thorough the investigation is. Have 80% currently been identified, or is it only 50%? 20%? 10%?

My impression is

https://www.vox.com/2021/1/6/22218031/trump-supporter-cspan-president-lied