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OUR UNSTABLE WORLD

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Houthis reportedly shoot down an American Reaper Drone. Measured response in 3, 2, ...

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SOMETHING GERMAN

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German chocolate cake—actually isn’t. Named after a US chocolate brand. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_chocolate_cake

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And Black Forest Cake might be German

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest_gateau

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This is the most German thing you'll see all week

https://twitter.com/Shaihuluddedune/status/1758629963081691485

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Reminds me of the segment David Letterman used to do where he would have the local deli guy, Rupert, attempt to put exactly 1 lb of meat on the scale.

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I play a game where I try to purposely underestimate my deli order so that after they inevitably go "oops, it's a little over... is this amount okay" that it's actually for the amount that I really wanted.

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DOLLAR

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MUTUAL OF DBD's WILD KINGDOM

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OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY

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From Reddit over the weekend: "Trump is the first to have fewer buildings named after him after a Presidency"

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Apropos: The NYT reports that Trump condos have the Trump logo on it underperformed the overall Manhattan property market by 25%. Those that removed his named outpaced it by 8%.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/realestate/trump-condos-prices-nyc.html

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Sen. Lindsey Graham flips, goes back to opposing foreign aid bill in order to bury his nose in a diapered butt

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4476241-grahams-u-turns-have-senate-colleagues-fed-up-annoying-tiresome/

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Trump reportedly hawks 1,000 pairs of $400 of Air Trumps, which are designed a little too on the nose brand-wise.

https://www.axios.com/2024/02/18/trump-sneakers-never-surrender-launch

They're sold out, but you can buy them on the secondary market. Hey, free shipping.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235436390941

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Trump just pimping his name with no money invested. Curious how much he gets out of it.

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If he gets elected, he will be so financially compromised that he's going to sell anything that isn't nailed down

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This "No Labels" party effort has to be a vehicle for extortion/grift, no?

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/18/no-labels-joe-manchin-campaign-00142069

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SHE BLINDED ME WITH...

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CAL

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[BASE] Bears Rally Falls Short

https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/18/baseball-bears-rally-falls-short.aspx

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Boston College scored five runs early and the California baseball team spent Sunday afternoon attempting to catch up. The Golden Bears had the tying run aboard several times but could not score the equalizer, falling to the Eagles 12-10 in the finale of the 2024 Desert Invitational.

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I was doing laundry Friday night and turned on the TV while waiting for the wash. Cal-KState was on the MLB channel and I got to see the last few innings. I hadn’t realized it was going to be on.

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That 1st inning was brutal for the starter; 2 hits,, 3 walks, 3 runs, and 2 mound visits before getting yanked after 2/3 inning. Relief came in and got the last out on 3 straight strikes. I’m hoping Neu has a better handle on pitching this year bc in the past he would have let the starter finish the inning and possibly start the second.

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[WGOLF] Bears Travel To Hawaii For Pac-12 Preview

https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/18/womens-golf-bears-travel-to-hawaii-for-pac-12-preview.aspx

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii – The No. 19 California women's golf team is set for its second competition of the spring season this week at the Pac-12 Preview.

The three-day, Stanford-hosted tournament – which typically takes place during the final week of the fall season – consists of a 12-team field that includes nine schools from the Pac-12. The field was expanded this year with the additions of Mountain West schools San Diego State and San Jose State.

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[WTEN] No. 14 Cal Beats SDSU 5-2

https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/18/womens-tennis-no-14-cal-beats-sdsu-5-2.aspx

SAN DIEGO – The 14th-ranked California women's tennis team defeated host San Diego State, 5-2, on Sunday at the Aztec Tennis Center, with Cal junior Lan Mi clinching the victory at court-five singles.

The Golden Bears improved to 4-2. SDSU is 5-2.

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[MTEN] Cal Falls To No. 18 USD 4-1

https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/18/mens-tennis-cal-falls-to-no-18-usd-4-1.aspx

BERKELEY – California men's tennis senior Ryder Jackson upset the nation's third-ranked singles player Sunday at the Hellman Tennis Complex, but the Golden Bears lost to 18th-ranked San Diego, 4-1.

The Bears, who suffered their first home loss of the season and saw their three-match winning streak snapped, have a 3-4 record. USD improved to 6-1.

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[MGYM] Cal Tops Tribe In Virtual Clash

https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/18/mens-gymnastics-cal-tops-tribe-in-virtual-clash.aspx

BERKELEY – California men's gymnastics closed out four straight weeks of competition with a return to Haas Pavilion on Sunday, taking on William & Mary in a virtual showdown that featured both teams broadcasting from their home gyms. The Golden Bears took five out of six events, including individual event crowns on all six rotations, to finish with a team score of 393.150 to the Tribe's 376.900.

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Interesting to have a virtual competition where each team performs at home.

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Way to save on travel expenses.

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[SB] Weekend Sweep

https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/18/softball-weekend-sweep.aspx

PHOENIX – The California softball team racked up 10 hits on the way to a 9-4 victory over Memphis on Sunday at the GCU Softball Stadium to close out an undefeated weekend at the Littlewood Classic.

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[MGOLF] Bears Place Second At Burns Intercollegiate

https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/17/mens-golf-bears-finish-second-after-late-charge-at-burns-intercollegiate.aspx

LIHUE, Hawaii – The California men's golf team went on a tear in the final round of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate on Saturday, carding a 17-under par 271 to climb out of seventh place and finish second at Ocean Course Hokuala.

The Golden Bears entered the final round at even-par but ended up finishing just three strokes off the lead. Arizona won the tournament at 20-under par. It was Cal's fifth top-three finish in six tournaments played in the 2023-24 campaign.

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[WGYM] No. 2 Bears Take Second At Metroplex Challenge

https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/17/womens-gymnastics-no-2-bears-take-second-at-metroplex-challenge.aspx

FORT WORTH, Texas - Junior Mya Lauzon tied for the victory in the floor exercise for her 16th event title this season and the No. 2 California women's gymnastics team finished in second place only to No. 1 Oklahoma at the Metroplex Challenge on Saturday night.

Lauzon registered a 9.95 to match four other gymnasts and record her fourth win on floor this season. The Golden Bears finished with 197.400 points as a team, second to the Sooners' final team score of 198.300. Cal also defeated N. 16 Arkansas (196.800) and Washington (196.450).

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Those are insanely good scores. Everyone is so talented.

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[WPOLO] Bears Earn Another Win Over Aggies

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https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/17/womens-water-polo-bears-earn-another-win-over-aggies.aspx

DAVIS – After a week off from competition, the No. 5 California picked things back up with its third early-season win over No. 18 UC Davis downing the Aggies 11-5 Saturday on the road.

Senior Maryn Dempsey recorded her first three-goal game of the year to lead the Golden Bears (6-1) on offense. Goalkeeper Isabel Williams finished with 10 saves, reaching double figures for the sixth time in seven outings.

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[RUGBY] Bears Roll Past Wildcats In Tucson

https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/17/rugby-bears-roll-past-wildcats-in-tucson.aspx

TUCSON, Ariz. – California rugby rolled past Arizona 85-10 in Tucson to stay undefeated in PAC conference play and improve to 7-1 on the season. The Golden Bears scored 13 tries by 10 different players and Kealan O'Connell went 10-for-13 on the extras to tally up Cal's points.

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[WSWIM] No. 7 Bears Knock Off No. 5 Stanford On Senior Day

https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/17/womens-swimming-diving-no-7-bears-knock-off-no-5-stanford-on-senior-day.aspx

BERKELEY - On a rainy Senior Day in Berkeley, the No. 7 California women's swimming & diving team showed it's ready to shine in the postseason.

The Golden Bears set four pool records, reshaped the program's all-time top-10 list and reeled off some of the fastest times in the nation this season in a 155.5-144.5 victory over No. 5 Stanford at the final Pac-12 dual meet at Spieker Aquatics Complex.

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[LAX] Cal Drops 13-7 Contest At Cornell

https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/17/lacrosse-cal-drops-13-7-contest-at-cornell.aspx

ITHACA, N.Y. – The California lacrosse team fell behind early for the second straight game and never led in a 13-7 nonconference loss at Cornell on Saturday at Schoelkopf Field. The game started in a heavy snow squall and the field was blanketed with the white stuff just minutes into the contest. The Big Red jumped out to a 2-0 advantage before Kennedy Mason and Kennedy Goss answered with back-to-back goals to tie the score with 3:25 to go in the opening period. But Cornell scored the next three goals and held on to at least a two-goal lead for the remainder of the contest.

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Go Bears!!!

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From the Front Page: Bears send the Husky fans home sad thanks to Celestine's last second 3 point dagger.

https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/last-second-jalen-celestine-3-downs

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Why would you leave him that unguarded?

https://twitter.com/Pac12Network/status/1759052525506822408

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PRO

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Charles Barkley may be a bit of a fool, but he's an entertaining one

https://twitter.com/ScottKacsmar/status/1759376677438709902

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Ohtani not yet ready for Spring Training as he recovers

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39554305/shohei-ohtani-play-dodgers-spring-training-opener

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I am starting to think that they don't try very hard in all-star games

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401623259

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Theee personal fouls. Didn’t need to have refs.

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ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE

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Michigan State to pay $1.1m to NOT play the Rajun Cajuns and another $0.5m to play Prairie View A&M instead. Exhibit A in the hidden costs of having your football program implode.

https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2024/02/michigan-state-still-paying-11m-in-total-after-finding-fcs-replacement.html

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UNC Chapel Hill's campus is like a postcard without the annoying snow

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Carolina's quads, Old Well, and buildings together with Franklin St make a great college town. Hope lots of Cal people make the trek during ACC years.

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I remember the contrast of the Dook and the UNC campuses. UNC was like a colonial setting and Dook was like a gothic setting.

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Sac State outfield nearly pulled off an immaculate Scott Sterling impersonation

https://www.mlb.com/news/matt-masciangelo-hit-by-pitch-seven-times-in-college-baseball-doubleheader

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Tell the DBD about a beautiful college campus that you've seen in person

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Cambridge (the OG in England) is probably my favorite in person visit campus. So much interesting architecture everywhere. Helped that I was there on beautiful spring and summer days with everything in bloom.

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Agree. Visited there last Spring. Lovely campus.

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i was on campus recently and took some photos w/ my new camera

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CK2QjaPMcPZWAgc29

upcoming college visits this week. Pitt and Penn State

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I haven't been on campus in ages. Since when has Blondies been back?

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I think it's the same owners that bought Blondies from the original owner. They just changed new name Abe's back to Blondies. Supposedly it was the same recipe as the original Blondies.

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Blondies-pizza-to-change-name-back-16769521.php

“We thought it might be a cool thing to do after so many years,” he said. “We learned that wasn’t the right thing to do. In Berkeley, we’re going back to original name in a couple weeks. Same pizza, same name.”

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Original recipe, same grease content.

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I'm not sure I've been back since they changed. I think No 3 and I tried to go but the line before a game was so long we did something else.

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Arizona covers the spread by 26.5 points over ASU

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401607425/arizona-st-arizona

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There's a lot going on in this article. Winthrop (SC Public university) is building a powerhouse program by landing two five-star recruits.

https://kdvr.com/sports/colorado-sports-night/cornhole-scholarships-signing-day/

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I didn't know Winthrop was private. That would be another good list-- public schools that many think are private (or reverse).

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DBD AV CLUB

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Brothers Sun (Netflix, Pilot and E2). It's all right, but it seems like its half action film and half wink-and-nod to Asian-American life in San Gabriel Valley. It's fine, but I can't tell yet if I like it.

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