Accountability

 Interesting day today; lots of little things at work, lots to catch up on after taking Monday off, all sorts of things read (cleaning out the email box always useful), even got some stuff put away.  (Not enough, of course.)  Need to do more; I can just look around here and see more to do... alas.  Oi.

Is it me, or is Bobby Bradley actually hitting? If I can see this, why didn't the Tribe front office?   They sent Miller down and called up Clement, though I think it is more about Miller needing an "adjustmnet" than anything.  Clement seems to be more of a traditional infielder -- good field no hit, if you will -- and given that Cesar Hernandez probably will not be here next year, it might be a good idea to see what these guys can do.  Eli Morgan gets a second chance, and given the "opportunity" that exists, let's hope he takes it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-media-called-the-lab-leak-story-a-conspiracy-theory-now-its-prompted-corrections-%E2%80%94-and-serious-new-reporting/ar-AAKUz7E?li=BBnb7Kz

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/06/12/local-news-demand-493495

I don't know...this could be me, but the first article is the reason why the second is happening -- and many people, including me, say "good riddance."  Some of this, of course, is simply reflexive Trump-hate, but let's face it, the few people who had the temerity to even question this were of course tarred with everything under the sun (anti-Asian hate, xenophobia, etc.,).  Now, while some of that is valid, the unquestioning assumption of the origins of the virus...isn't that what journalists do, question authority, check things, verifty?  Abdicating that responsibility only means that someone else will assume it.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/george-packer-four-americas/619012/

Interesting.  Not sure I agree with it, but I always like these sorts of analyses...