Is jetsam even a thing anymore? I've been in situations on a dive boat with two people literally sitting on the front of a boat looking for rocks with polarized sunglasses on. Even if going dead slow in a boat with clear water, you literally have seconds before you can actually see a rock to reverse the engines. On a ship that big enough to have cargo on it, you shouldn't be in a place where you have a risk of running aground. And if you were, you're in trouble and would have zero chance to lighten your load in time to reduce your draft so that you can make it over rocks/reef. Seems like something left over from the golden age of sail.
Andrew Johnson was born only a few blocks from my work office. His birth/childhood home is preserved. Unlike the Confederates in the nearby cemetery, this former Confederate is not celebrated by the City of Raleigh
HR 1395 is filed by Rep Tenney to make Donald Trump's birthday and Flag Day as Federal holidays. Its passage is not guaranteed. But it's guaranteed that I'm going to celebrate the anniversary of Trump's death every year afterward. I have nice champagne on ice for the occasion.
My wife and I are thinking that MAGA may be deeply entrenched in the judicial system and we're now seriously considering our third stint as expatriates with a goal to emigrate to Europe. We've already contacted lawyers and started the process of leaving. A case in point...
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I have a trans-daughter and knew for years that she was trans as a minor. Executive Order 14187 seeks to prosecute parents who support their transgender kids, including taking kids away from parents and criminally prosecuting the parents as sexual offenders through the DOJ. Clause 8d talks about a lengthy statute of limitations. The EO states that it is for under 19, but has been applied to include 19 year olds. And since this administration is not keen on actual laws and due process, the concern is that the EO will be applied retroactively.
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Contingency planning also involves unlikely risk - planning for things if they really go sideways. And by "unlikely", I mean the exact thing that Donald Trump and Project 2025 laid out and are executing. We have Plan B and Plan C. Plan B involves leaving before things get bad via plane. Plan C involves leaving by land through one of the many neighborhood backroads in Canada now that all major US airports and major outbound checkpoints now have US Clear facial recognition that I never signed up for but nonetheless know who I am. There is a non-zero chance I'll have to von Trapp my way to safety.
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I think this is an over-reaction but I'm too close to retirement to go to jail, the downside of the remote chance they go after me is enormous, and it just may be worth just retiring early and getting the fuck out of MAGAtown to live someplace sane with the idea that "normal" may not be in the US for decades and I don't want to live out my days in a society like this.
my brother and I were just talking about this. We don't have the "enemy of the state" risk that you and your daughter have, but there's a real sense that things could go much worse. The thing is that our obvious choice, the UK, has some genuine downsides and it's kind of a "burn the boats" move, I don't think either of us could come back, and especially for him (2 daughters in elementary school), it would probably mean fewer opportunities in life. But what price those opportunities?
I can fully relate. Having dual Finnish and US citizenship I have a Finnish passport, as Finland is in the EU this gives us lots of options. I've been pushing for move for many years. My wife has resisted because she wants to be near our daughters. That may change. I'm close to full retirement too and would rather not, as you put it "live out my days in a society like this." Things are going to get much worse before they get at all better.
We're hearing through the grapevine from acquaintances who used to work for the Federal government and were offered compensation/benefits through September 30, 2025 if they responded "resign" on that wacko "Fork in the Road" email from Elon Musk. They were kicked out of their job and got stiffed and are receiving no pay or benefits.
As someone who works with a lot of federal agencies and federal employees, I know one person who took that offer. He is still working for the federal agency but believes his last day will be February 28th. I just spoke to him last week as we are trying to tie up some projects before he leaves.
It’s only fitting that resident Golden State Warriors superstar and de facto host of the 2025 All-Star Game in the Bay Area gets to win it.
After leading Shaquille O’Neal’s OG Team to victory over Charles Barkley’s Global Stars in the Finals of the All-Star Tournament, in which he scored 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting on threes, Curry was awarded his second Kobe Bryant All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award. He previously won the award in 2022.
I saw a car in the parking lot at Roosevelt Island this morning with a Cal license plate holder and the plate read GOBEARS. Part of me wanted to wait around and meet this person but I'd worked up a sweat and it was in the low 30s and windy so I didn’t want to hang out.
BERKELEY – California rugby's explosive attack, led by Max Threlkeld's hat trick, and stout defensive performance lifted the Golden Bears to a triumphant 49-24 World Cup victory over University of British Columbia Sunday afternoon in Strawberry Canyon. In the 100th year of the series, Cal tallied up its points by way of seven tries and a pair of penalty kick conversions, while the Bears' defense held the Thunderbirds to four tries and stopped a few more in the red zone to clinch the win.
BERKELEY – The No. 4 California women's water polo team continued its winning ways in Saturday's return to Spieker Aquatics Complex, defeating No. 9 UC Davis 18-10 for its eighth straight victory to begin the year.
BERKELEY – After winning each of the first two games of the series in dominating fashion, the California baseball team (2-1) had the tables turned on it Sunday when Nevada (1-2) posted a 10-1 victory over the Golden Bears at Stu Gordon Stadium.
BERKELEY – In a game that featured 13 ties and lead changes and with neither team leading by more than six points, the California women's basketball team earned a gutsy 75-69 win over Syracuse at Haas Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. Up just three points with 1:16 left in the fourth quarter, Kayla Williams drove the lane for a layup that helped ice the game at the end. Williams finished with a team-high 21 points (7-of-13) to go along with five assists. Marta Suárez also posted an efficient line going 6-for-10 to finish with 16 points and six rebounds.
MARKHAM, Ont. – The California men's gymnastics team's two Canadian stars will be flying back to Berkeley with several medals in their possession after a successful final day in the men's artistic gymnastics portion of Elite Canada, earning five total gold medals and one silver medal between them at the Markham Pan-Am Center.
LONG BEACH – The California softball team (6-2) earned its third-straight victory after defeating Iowa State (4-5), 4-1, to conclude the Wilson Invitational on Sunday at LBSU Softball Complex in Long Beach, Calif.
LONG BEACH – The California softball team (5-2) defeated Kansas (2-5), 2-1, in walk-off fashion, to win its second straight game during the Wilson Invitational at LSBU Softball Complex in Long Beach, Calif.
LIHUE, Hawaii – Three Golden Bears shot even-par 70 in the third round of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate on Saturday, but the California men's golf team was unable to make up ground on the field in a 13th-place finish at Ocean Course Hokuala.
Cal (+17) shot 7-over-par 287 in round three and finished with an 857 in the three-day. 54-hole tournament. Utah and UNLV shared title honors at 22-under-par (818).
SEATTLE – One day after posting the fourth-best distance medley relay time in program history at the Husky Classic, four California track & field men found themselves moving up the individual top-10 lists Saturday with a quartet of outstanding performances at the Dempsey to close out the indoor regular season.
BERKELEY – The 23rd-ranked California men's tennis team kept its season perfect by routing UC Davis 7-0 on Saturday at the Hellman Tennis Complex, with Bernardo Munk Mesa clinching the victory thanks to a straight-set singles win.
The Golden Bears improved their record to 7-0 after a match that took a relatively quick two hours and 15 minutes to complete. The Aggies are 3-3.
It’s time once again for Oski Disciple’s Question of the Day.
Why is flotsam always linked with jetsam? Why can’t one of them be on its own?
Is jetsam even a thing anymore? I've been in situations on a dive boat with two people literally sitting on the front of a boat looking for rocks with polarized sunglasses on. Even if going dead slow in a boat with clear water, you literally have seconds before you can actually see a rock to reverse the engines. On a ship that big enough to have cargo on it, you shouldn't be in a place where you have a risk of running aground. And if you were, you're in trouble and would have zero chance to lighten your load in time to reduce your draft so that you can make it over rocks/reef. Seems like something left over from the golden age of sail.
FAVORITE PRESIDENT
Not this one.
He's making Andrew Johnson look like a paragon.
Andrew Johnson was born only a few blocks from my work office. His birth/childhood home is preserved. Unlike the Confederates in the nearby cemetery, this former Confederate is not celebrated by the City of Raleigh
https://www.ncpedia.org/andrew-johnson-birthplace
Taking Washington and Lincoln out of the question:
1. FDR
2. Ike
3. Teddy
Fuck FDR. He jailed my family who were American citizens.
Teddy. Had the vision to understand that National Parks and Forests and wild life reserves and preservation were ideas worth getting into.
Yep and Ike also built our modern highway system.
DBD AV CLUB
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
POLITICS
HR 1395 is filed by Rep Tenney to make Donald Trump's birthday and Flag Day as Federal holidays. Its passage is not guaranteed. But it's guaranteed that I'm going to celebrate the anniversary of Trump's death every year afterward. I have nice champagne on ice for the occasion.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1395/all-info
How do people with such little shame make it to Congress?
Another plane crash. Fox News has not yet reported whether the pilot was a woman, a person of color, a violent illegal immigrant, or LGBTQ.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/americas/toronto-airport-delta-plane-intl-latam/index.html
But we have a plane upside down with a wing ripped off in any event. How there are no fatalities initially is a miracle.
My wife and I are thinking that MAGA may be deeply entrenched in the judicial system and we're now seriously considering our third stint as expatriates with a goal to emigrate to Europe. We've already contacted lawyers and started the process of leaving. A case in point...
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I have a trans-daughter and knew for years that she was trans as a minor. Executive Order 14187 seeks to prosecute parents who support their transgender kids, including taking kids away from parents and criminally prosecuting the parents as sexual offenders through the DOJ. Clause 8d talks about a lengthy statute of limitations. The EO states that it is for under 19, but has been applied to include 19 year olds. And since this administration is not keen on actual laws and due process, the concern is that the EO will be applied retroactively.
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Contingency planning also involves unlikely risk - planning for things if they really go sideways. And by "unlikely", I mean the exact thing that Donald Trump and Project 2025 laid out and are executing. We have Plan B and Plan C. Plan B involves leaving before things get bad via plane. Plan C involves leaving by land through one of the many neighborhood backroads in Canada now that all major US airports and major outbound checkpoints now have US Clear facial recognition that I never signed up for but nonetheless know who I am. There is a non-zero chance I'll have to von Trapp my way to safety.
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I think this is an over-reaction but I'm too close to retirement to go to jail, the downside of the remote chance they go after me is enormous, and it just may be worth just retiring early and getting the fuck out of MAGAtown to live someplace sane with the idea that "normal" may not be in the US for decades and I don't want to live out my days in a society like this.
my brother and I were just talking about this. We don't have the "enemy of the state" risk that you and your daughter have, but there's a real sense that things could go much worse. The thing is that our obvious choice, the UK, has some genuine downsides and it's kind of a "burn the boats" move, I don't think either of us could come back, and especially for him (2 daughters in elementary school), it would probably mean fewer opportunities in life. But what price those opportunities?
I can fully relate. Having dual Finnish and US citizenship I have a Finnish passport, as Finland is in the EU this gives us lots of options. I've been pushing for move for many years. My wife has resisted because she wants to be near our daughters. That may change. I'm close to full retirement too and would rather not, as you put it "live out my days in a society like this." Things are going to get much worse before they get at all better.
These last 28 days were the longest years of my life so far.
Heavy heart here, thinking of these horrible impacts on you & your families, and families like yours.
We're hearing through the grapevine from acquaintances who used to work for the Federal government and were offered compensation/benefits through September 30, 2025 if they responded "resign" on that wacko "Fork in the Road" email from Elon Musk. They were kicked out of their job and got stiffed and are receiving no pay or benefits.
https://www.opm.gov/fork/original-email-to-employees/
As someone who works with a lot of federal agencies and federal employees, I know one person who took that offer. He is still working for the federal agency but believes his last day will be February 28th. I just spoke to him last week as we are trying to tie up some projects before he leaves.
PRO
Steph Curry wins his second All-Star Game MVP
https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2025/2/16/24367101/nba-all-star-game-2025-warrors-steph-curry-kobe-bryant-all-star-game-mvp
It’s only fitting that resident Golden State Warriors superstar and de facto host of the 2025 All-Star Game in the Bay Area gets to win it.
After leading Shaquille O’Neal’s OG Team to victory over Charles Barkley’s Global Stars in the Finals of the All-Star Tournament, in which he scored 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting on threes, Curry was awarded his second Kobe Bryant All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award. He previously won the award in 2022.
CAL
Go Bears!!!
I saw a car in the parking lot at Roosevelt Island this morning with a Cal license plate holder and the plate read GOBEARS. Part of me wanted to wait around and meet this person but I'd worked up a sweat and it was in the low 30s and windy so I didn’t want to hang out.
[RUGBY] Bears Topple Thunderbirds, 49-24
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/16/rugby-bears-topple-thunderbirds-49-24.aspx
BERKELEY – California rugby's explosive attack, led by Max Threlkeld's hat trick, and stout defensive performance lifted the Golden Bears to a triumphant 49-24 World Cup victory over University of British Columbia Sunday afternoon in Strawberry Canyon. In the 100th year of the series, Cal tallied up its points by way of seven tries and a pair of penalty kick conversions, while the Bears' defense held the Thunderbirds to four tries and stopped a few more in the red zone to clinch the win.
[WPOLO] Bears Fly Past Davis
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/15/womens-water-polo-bears-fly-past-davis.aspx
BERKELEY – The No. 4 California women's water polo team continued its winning ways in Saturday's return to Spieker Aquatics Complex, defeating No. 9 UC Davis 18-10 for its eighth straight victory to begin the year.
[WSWIM] No. 6 Bears Ready For First ACC Championship
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/17/no-6-bears-ready-for-first-acc-championship.aspx
The No. 6 California women's swimming & diving team will compete in its first-ever ACC Championship this week in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The meet, scheduled for Tuesday-Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, features all 15 teams that sponsor women's swimming in the ACC.
[BASE] Cal Falls To Nevada, 10-1
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/16/baseball-cal-falls-to-nevada-10-1.aspx
BERKELEY – After winning each of the first two games of the series in dominating fashion, the California baseball team (2-1) had the tables turned on it Sunday when Nevada (1-2) posted a 10-1 victory over the Golden Bears at Stu Gordon Stadium.
[WBB] Cal Gets Tough Win Against Syracuse
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/16/womens-basketball-cal-gets-tough-win-against-syracuse.aspx
BERKELEY – In a game that featured 13 ties and lead changes and with neither team leading by more than six points, the California women's basketball team earned a gutsy 75-69 win over Syracuse at Haas Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. Up just three points with 1:16 left in the fourth quarter, Kayla Williams drove the lane for a layup that helped ice the game at the end. Williams finished with a team-high 21 points (7-of-13) to go along with five assists. Marta Suárez also posted an efficient line going 6-for-10 to finish with 16 points and six rebounds.
21 wins overall and nine in conference with four games to go in the regular season. Charmin Smith coach of the year?
[MGYM] Bardana, Li Combine For Five Titles At Elite Canada
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/16/mens-gymnastics-bardana-li-combine-for-five-titles-at-elite-canada.aspx
MARKHAM, Ont. – The California men's gymnastics team's two Canadian stars will be flying back to Berkeley with several medals in their possession after a successful final day in the men's artistic gymnastics portion of Elite Canada, earning five total gold medals and one silver medal between them at the Markham Pan-Am Center.
[SB] Cal Goes 3-0 In Wilson Invitational
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/16/softball-cal-goes-3-0-in-wilson-invitational.aspx
LONG BEACH – The California softball team (6-2) earned its third-straight victory after defeating Iowa State (4-5), 4-1, to conclude the Wilson Invitational on Sunday at LBSU Softball Complex in Long Beach, Calif.
[SB] Bears Top Jayhawks In Walk-Off Fashion
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/15/softball-bears-top-jayhawks-in-walk-off-fashion.aspx
LONG BEACH – The California softball team (5-2) defeated Kansas (2-5), 2-1, in walk-off fashion, to win its second straight game during the Wilson Invitational at LSBU Softball Complex in Long Beach, Calif.
[MGOLF] Bears Place 13th At Burns Intercollegiate
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/15/mens-golf-bears-place-13th-at-burns-intercollegiate.aspx
LIHUE, Hawaii – Three Golden Bears shot even-par 70 in the third round of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate on Saturday, but the California men's golf team was unable to make up ground on the field in a 13th-place finish at Ocean Course Hokuala.
Cal (+17) shot 7-over-par 287 in round three and finished with an 857 in the three-day. 54-hole tournament. Utah and UNLV shared title honors at 22-under-par (818).
[MBB] Cal Topped In Overtime At Georgia Tech
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/15/mens-basketball-cal-topped-in-overtime-at-georgia-tech.aspx
ATLANTA (AP) – Baye Ndongo tipped in a last-second shot from Naithan George to give Georgia Tech a 90-88 overtime win over California on Saturday.
[T&F] MacQuiddy Sets Indoor Mile School Record, Pretre Runs Sub-4
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/15/track-field-macquiddy-sets-indoor-mile-school-record-pretre-runs-sub-4.aspx
SEATTLE – One day after posting the fourth-best distance medley relay time in program history at the Husky Classic, four California track & field men found themselves moving up the individual top-10 lists Saturday with a quartet of outstanding performances at the Dempsey to close out the indoor regular season.
[MTEN] No. 23 Cal Routs UC Davis 7-0 To Go 7-0
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/15/mens-tennis-no-23-cal-routs-uc-davis-7-0-to-go-7-0.aspx
BERKELEY – The 23rd-ranked California men's tennis team kept its season perfect by routing UC Davis 7-0 on Saturday at the Hellman Tennis Complex, with Bernardo Munk Mesa clinching the victory thanks to a straight-set singles win.
The Golden Bears improved their record to 7-0 after a match that took a relatively quick two hours and 15 minutes to complete. The Aggies are 3-3.