I'm not angry with the Orioles;
I'm sad for them.
I wanted this year's core to win it together just as much as I wanted last year's core to win it together.
I hope that next year isn't like 1998, and that those core players get another chance.
Adley Rutschman represented something bigger than himself.
Mike Elias trading him to Boston is probably the biggest "go fuck yourself, Orioles fans" statement that he could ever make.
Fuck Mike Elias.
Fuck the entire Orioles front office.
Many people believe the legal threshold for self-defense is lower for government officers than for ordinary citizens. It’s not.
There’s one simple test for evaluating whether an officer’s use of force was unlawful or justified as self-defense.
Ask yourself: If you, an ordinary citizen, did the same thing the officer did, how would your actions be assessed?
If someone were obstructing a street in your neighborhood, and you demanded they move, and everyone were in the same physical positions and took the same actions, would you be justified in shooting the driver of the vehicle?
I can say, unequivocally, that if you did the same thing the ICE officer in Minneapolis did, you would be found guilty of a crime, and your claim of self-defense would be rejected outright.
Follow the Constitution.
Read the bills.
Stop governing by emergency.
End the forever war.
Cut taxes & spending.
Stop borrowing trillions.
No CBDC.
Protect free speech.
Repeal the Patriot Act & FISA 702.
No qualified immunity for government officials.
End civil asset forfeiture.
How’s this for Orioles Magic?
Jackson Holliday’s HR was the 4th time in the expansion era (1961) that the Orioles broke up a no-hit bid of 8 2/3 IP or more (@EliasSports)
The 1st of those 4? 6/7/68, on a hit by Davey Johnson, who passed away today
What a way to honor him 🫶
JD “I don’t give a shit” Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the “highest and best use of the military.”
Did he ever read To Kill a Mockingbird?
Did he ever wonder what might happen if the accused were immediately executed without trial or representation??
What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial.