Judge Juan Merchant sentences Trump - unconditionally released with no punishment. Merchant cites the office of presidency is afforded special treatment. "Nobody is above the law, except the President" becomes canon for US law. Justice is dead.
It used to be the case that, since KGO switched to a station focused on sports betting, I could turn it on even when Cal wasn’t playing and I would get some interesting breakdowns on college football games from a well informed perspective (so even though I don’t gamble it was still occasionally interesting). However now 810 AM has switched to a Trump loving, firearms selling (incredible to hear ads for this), Christian Nationalist (again, I’m referring to the ads) agenda that is so reprehensible that I think Cal needs to immediately start seeking a new radio home. “Conservative Talk Radio” doesn’t even begin to describe how bad its programming is.
Willie Mac is another Giants favorite. He cemented his status with me when he returned to the Giants for his last years of baseball. He had been with San Diego for 2 years as I recall.
The Golden State Warriors began a four-game road trip on Thursday night by visiting a red-hot Detroit Pistons team. Since the Dubs were coming off consecutive one-sided home losses in which they had about as much energy as a college kid early on Saturday morning, it was fair to wonder what type of team would show up: another lifeless one, or a spirited and inspired team.
In fairness, the first one was flagged so early that it was a known free play, when taking a shot at the endzone is warranted. Not everyone knew it at the time.
The second one was a terrible decision into coverage, and the last one was a mistake he admitted to. It can be harder than it might seem to safely throw it away even when you are trying to.
But QB decision making and accuracy at a premium level is usually what makes the difference in the biggest games.
If you're wondering why Oregon's former 4-star WR Ryan Pellum entered the transfer portal four days ago despite no expectations that he'd play as a freshman
The California men's tennis team added to its talented roster with the signing of Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutynski from Poland, Kris Kwinta – Cal's Peter Wright Director of Men's Tennis – announced Thursday.
A 6-foot-3 native of Poznan, Lechno-Wasiutynski is currently tied for 323rd in the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour rankings and sits at No. 1,566 in the ATP poll. The 19-year-old has a career-best ITF junior ranking of 123 and a career-best ATP ranking of 1,422.
California track & field redshirt junior Mykolas Alekna has been named to The Bowerman Preseason Watch List for the third consecutive year, as announced by The Bowerman Advisory Board Thursday.
The Bowerman is presented each year to the top male and female collegiate track & field athletes. Alekna, who broke the world record in the discus last season and earned a silver medal at the Olympic Games, appeared on each of the previous two preseason watch lists and was a semifinalist in 2022 and 2023 – the first Cal man to reach that status. He is one of just four men in award history to have appeared on a watch list in four different years, and is the active leader with 16 total appearances, ranking seventh all-time among men. On Wednesday, Alekna was also named the top men's discus thrower in the world by Track & Field News.
The spotlight will be on the No. 6 California women's gymnastics team this Saturday as the Golden Bears are set to compete in the nationally televised Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. It will be a near rematch of last year's NCAA Championship Final with No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 LSU and No. 4 Utah in attendance.
Terrific game. Much credit to Charmin Smith who has really grown as a coach and has put together an excellent staff of assistants. This team is miles ahead of last year's. The improvement at point guard with Kalya Williams is noticeable, the improved depth, the development of Lulu Twidale and the maturity of Michelle Onyiah. The team no longer looks lost on offense and they don't suffer constant lapses on defense. I hope more people come joins us at Haas for the games. Last night was a lot of fun. FSU comes in Sunday at 2:00.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Marta Suárez had a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds, Kayla Williams added 15 points, six assists and five rebounds, and No. 24 California held off 21st-ranked NC State 78-71 on Thursday night. The victory marked Cal's sixth this year over a team from last season's NCAA Tournament.
Winds calmed down today in the city but the western portion of the Palisades Fire area will have mild offshore winds until Sunday night when they pick back up again. Possibly back to this week's level Mon-Wed. This is super unusual, as these wind events typically blow for a day or two and then disappear for weeks before returning. What used to be 3-4 times per season now seems to be the norm for January with the usual onshore winds being the odd man out.
The world breached 1.5C of warming last year for the first time, top international agencies said, as an “extraordinary” spike in the global average temperature sparked fears that climate change was accelerating faster than expected.
Louisville got 9 inches of snow on Mon and it's supposed to be 6 today. I think the 9 on Mon is the most in one day in at least the last 30 years. I know when we were there I think we only got about 6 max.
POLITICS
Judge Juan Merchant sentences Trump - unconditionally released with no punishment. Merchant cites the office of presidency is afforded special treatment. "Nobody is above the law, except the President" becomes canon for US law. Justice is dead.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/politics/takeaways-trump-hush-money-sentencing/index.html
I was hoping there'd be jail time and ensuing overwrought cries of a constitutional crisis.
No crisis as far as I can see. The Constitution doesn't explicitly prohibit *any* officer of the United States from being jailed.
what a joke
that being said, any actual punishment would be seen as politically motivated, so it is really a lose-lose situation
The Grift Machine shifts back up to another gear. LIV Golf Tour books April tournament at Trump Doral.
It used to be the case that, since KGO switched to a station focused on sports betting, I could turn it on even when Cal wasn’t playing and I would get some interesting breakdowns on college football games from a well informed perspective (so even though I don’t gamble it was still occasionally interesting). However now 810 AM has switched to a Trump loving, firearms selling (incredible to hear ads for this), Christian Nationalist (again, I’m referring to the ads) agenda that is so reprehensible that I think Cal needs to immediately start seeking a new radio home. “Conservative Talk Radio” doesn’t even begin to describe how bad its programming is.
Please welcome the newest Detroit Lion
https://www.candgnews.com/news/there-is-a-new-king-in-town-at-the-detroit-zoo-7361
Looks like Goff's got a new animal to fight to be king of the lions of Detroit.
PRO
You know the saying. If a headline is in the form of a question, the answer is...
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan/09/nfl-playoff-predictions-preview-picks
Vegas does not like this Detroit Lion
https://www.mlive.com/lions/2025/01/how-one-lions-win-cost-a-sportsbook-74-million.html
NFL makes it official, Rams/Vikings will be played in Phoenix. So much for playing the whole regular season to get home field advantage.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43350951/nfl-moves-vikings-rams-playoff-matchup-arizona
Happy Willie McCovey's birthday to those who celebrate.
"hey"
Stretch!
Willie Mac is another Giants favorite. He cemented his status with me when he returned to the Giants for his last years of baseball. He had been with San Diego for 2 years as I recall.
If you want to keep watching MLB games, you can go for the ball but don't grab the player.
https://x.com/nypostsports/status/1877800611090981175
Steph Curry and Gui Santos lead Warriors to dramatic road win over Pistons
https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2025/1/9/24340286/warriors-pistons-scores-recap-steph-curry-gui-santos-draymond-green
The Golden State Warriors began a four-game road trip on Thursday night by visiting a red-hot Detroit Pistons team. Since the Dubs were coming off consecutive one-sided home losses in which they had about as much energy as a college kid early on Saturday morning, it was fair to wonder what type of team would show up: another lifeless one, or a spirited and inspired team.
DBD STREET JOURNAL
Someone at Pakistan's flagship airline has a passion for graphic design but not history
https://x.com/Official_PIA/status/1877555588533485884
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Toledo's back-up kicker runs out of eligiblity with style
https://x.com/michaeldenning9/status/1877762030024724817
Fighting 27 - Nittany 24
https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401677189/notre-dame-penn-state
Penn State blew that game. Their QB was lucky and had 2 INTs overturned by a defensive penalty. That last INT was so bad.
Penn State passes:
Completed to Notre Dame players but negated by penalty: 2
Completed to Notre Dame players: 1
Completed to WR: 0
In fairness, the first one was flagged so early that it was a known free play, when taking a shot at the endzone is warranted. Not everyone knew it at the time.
The second one was a terrible decision into coverage, and the last one was a mistake he admitted to. It can be harder than it might seem to safely throw it away even when you are trying to.
But QB decision making and accuracy at a premium level is usually what makes the difference in the biggest games.
If you're wondering why Oregon's former 4-star WR Ryan Pellum entered the transfer portal four days ago despite no expectations that he'd play as a freshman
https://x.com/_MLFootball/status/1877820018315894792
DBD AV CLUB
The return of my favorite stupid TV show: Swamp People and it's offshoot shows.
Follow gator hunters in Mississippi during the gator hunting season every Sept.
[19/19 WB] History channel.
It’s time for another edition of Oski Disciple’s Question of the Day. Do digital creators create digits?
Digital creators are themselves digital.
Sometimes it's a figurative rigid middle digit. 😉😉😉
I'll see myself out.
hmm .. good one. only 1's and 0's i think.
i wonder what quantum digital creators will create?
Cal
[MTEN] Cal Signs Lechno-Wasiutynski
https://calbears.com/news/2025/1/9/mens-tennis-cal-signs-lechno-wasiutynski.aspx
The California men's tennis team added to its talented roster with the signing of Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutynski from Poland, Kris Kwinta – Cal's Peter Wright Director of Men's Tennis – announced Thursday.
A 6-foot-3 native of Poznan, Lechno-Wasiutynski is currently tied for 323rd in the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour rankings and sits at No. 1,566 in the ATP poll. The 19-year-old has a career-best ITF junior ranking of 123 and a career-best ATP ranking of 1,422.
Kwinta is from Poznan too. The western Poland to Berkeley pipeline is confirmed.
[T&F] Alekna Lands On Third Straight Bowerman Preseason Watch List
https://calbears.com/news/2025/1/9/track-field-alekna-lands-on-third-straight-bowerman-preseason-watch-list.aspx
California track & field redshirt junior Mykolas Alekna has been named to The Bowerman Preseason Watch List for the third consecutive year, as announced by The Bowerman Advisory Board Thursday.
The Bowerman is presented each year to the top male and female collegiate track & field athletes. Alekna, who broke the world record in the discus last season and earned a silver medal at the Olympic Games, appeared on each of the previous two preseason watch lists and was a semifinalist in 2022 and 2023 – the first Cal man to reach that status. He is one of just four men in award history to have appeared on a watch list in four different years, and is the active leader with 16 total appearances, ranking seventh all-time among men. On Wednesday, Alekna was also named the top men's discus thrower in the world by Track & Field News.
[WGYM] No. 6 Cal Set For Nationally Televised Sprouts Collegiate Quad
https://calbears.com/news/2025/1/9/womens-gymnastics-no-6-cal-set-for-nationally-televised-sprouts-collegiate-quad.aspx
The spotlight will be on the No. 6 California women's gymnastics team this Saturday as the Golden Bears are set to compete in the nationally televised Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. It will be a near rematch of last year's NCAA Championship Final with No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 LSU and No. 4 Utah in attendance.
Go Bears!!!
NICE job by women's team
Suarez, Williams lead No. 24 California women past 21st-ranked NC State 78-71
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401724588
Terrific game. Much credit to Charmin Smith who has really grown as a coach and has put together an excellent staff of assistants. This team is miles ahead of last year's. The improvement at point guard with Kalya Williams is noticeable, the improved depth, the development of Lulu Twidale and the maturity of Michelle Onyiah. The team no longer looks lost on offense and they don't suffer constant lapses on defense. I hope more people come joins us at Haas for the games. Last night was a lot of fun. FSU comes in Sunday at 2:00.
[WBB] No. 24 Cal Takes Down No. 21 NC State
https://calbears.com/news/2025/1/9/womens-basketball-no-24-cal-takes-down-no-21-nc-state.aspx
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Marta Suárez had a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds, Kayla Williams added 15 points, six assists and five rebounds, and No. 24 California held off 21st-ranked NC State 78-71 on Thursday night. The victory marked Cal's sixth this year over a team from last season's NCAA Tournament.
I watched a bit if the first half. I just checked and looks like I can watch a reply of the second half of espn app.
Global warming
It's a conspiracy created by Antifa, which is controlled by a giant secret cabal that includes Mack Brown, the Stanfurd band, and Tosh Lupoi
yes, these are the most woke people there are
Never ending Santa Anas in Los Angeles!
Winds calmed down today in the city but the western portion of the Palisades Fire area will have mild offshore winds until Sunday night when they pick back up again. Possibly back to this week's level Mon-Wed. This is super unusual, as these wind events typically blow for a day or two and then disappear for weeks before returning. What used to be 3-4 times per season now seems to be the norm for January with the usual onshore winds being the odd man out.
"Here come those Santa Ana winds again...."
lyrics from Steely Dan's Babylon Sisters (Gaucho album)
This Bad Religion song is also rather apropos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxoD9zWY9Rg
Somewhere high in the desert, near a curtain of a blue
Saint Ann's skirts are billowing
But down here in the city of limelights
The fans of Santa Ana are withering
And you can't deny the living is easy
If you never look behind the scenery
It's showtime for dry climes
And bedlam is dreaming of rain
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is burning
This is not a test
Of the emergency broadcast system
Where Malibu fires and radio towers
Conspire to dance again
And I cannot believe the media Mecca
They're only trying to peddle reality
Catch it on prime time, story at nine
The whole world is going insane
breaking records .. not in a good way
The world breached 1.5C of warming last year for the first time, top international agencies said, as an “extraordinary” spike in the global average temperature sparked fears that climate change was accelerating faster than expected.
But one of the local weather guys just showed it snowing at the Braves stadium in Atlanta. That proves the contrary, right?
100%
and it is very cold RIGHT NOW in NYC area. yesterday the temps were in 20s and felt like < 10 deg F.
Louisville got 9 inches of snow on Mon and it's supposed to be 6 today. I think the 9 on Mon is the most in one day in at least the last 30 years. I know when we were there I think we only got about 6 max.
Therefore, no global warming!