Rays start their 2025 season in the Yankees' spring training stadium since Tropicana lost its top. Honestly, it's probably for the better. I've been to the Tropicana and it's in a terrible location. It's in the middle of a block with very little parking near the bottom of a peninsula in a city with perhaps the country's worst road/freeway system - which includes Boston.
The Giants were helped by the Red's closer Alexis Diaz being on the IL and then the Red using their better relievers to hold the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings. The Reds then turned to a 31-year old journeyman reliever who has spent most of his career being a near-zero WAR RP. He had a pretty good 2023, but lowkey sucked in 2024. Two on, two out and he goes after Flores with a steady stream of fastballs.
A fresh seeded half-baguette, cut in half, smeared half w/ Buerre D'Isgnay butter and the other half with chevre, three slices of prosciutto, and then genously topped with mixed salad and black pepper.
If you haven't had cultured French butter - it's a revelation. It tastes like it's about 5% the way toward becoming cheese - so it's got a much richer flavor to it. It costs like $7 for 250grams (about half a pound) at Whole Foods. It's what they serve at white tablecloth restaurants and it's why you'll eat the whole breadbasket worth.
Whatever my wife has waiting for me when I return home from teaching. On days I go to the gym, like today, it's often a PB&J with cut up carrots and apple.
Special US House election in Florida to elect replacements for Gaetz & Waltz. The two districts are very safely Republican (like 30 points) - but it should be interesting to see how they turn out.
Should be clear on this: it's higher in this term than at the same point in his previous term, but still steadily falling from the start of his second term.
Wife had lunch w/ immigration lawyer friend. Apparently, Immigration is looking through social media posts and seeing who protested for Gaza. They are then finding international students on visas and canceling them without telling them, which then gives them an excuse to arrest them because they are here "illegally". They are then issuing non-Judicial warrants. Because it's not signed by a judge, they *shouldn't* have the ability to enter someone's home - so they tend to be snatching people off the street and ringing doorbells to grab them when they open the door. If you or your child protested, delete your pictures and posts immediately.
That's exactly what's happening. It's probably the biggest government attack on free speech since the McCarthy Era.
All of the complaining the right wing did around having their "free speech" violated on Twitter or whatever is such bullshit. What they really wanted was to be the ones doing the censoring.
TRAMP
, Super
The Logical Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=low6Coqrw9Y
PRO
The end of the Lakers/Bulls game was off-the-charts bananas
https://bsky.app/profile/stephnoh.bsky.social/post/3llfsplikas2d
Insane. Love the excessive Sanford & Sons references on the call and dude running down the entire courtside after the first sequence of 3-steal-3.
The Chicago White Sox are undefeated
I’ll root for the Mighty Vaughns this year. Never have I shied away from supporting an underdog, all else equal.
Rays start their 2025 season in the Yankees' spring training stadium since Tropicana lost its top. Honestly, it's probably for the better. I've been to the Tropicana and it's in a terrible location. It's in the middle of a block with very little parking near the bottom of a peninsula in a city with perhaps the country's worst road/freeway system - which includes Boston.
Giants come back with four runs in the 9th inning to win on opening day.
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2025/3/27/24395426/giants-reds-opening-day-recap-wilmer-flores-patrick-bailey-heliot-ramos-logan-webb
The Giants were helped by the Red's closer Alexis Diaz being on the IL and then the Red using their better relievers to hold the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings. The Reds then turned to a 31-year old journeyman reliever who has spent most of his career being a near-zero WAR RP. He had a pretty good 2023, but lowkey sucked in 2024. Two on, two out and he goes after Flores with a steady stream of fastballs.
https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/1905388845627297798
Dodgers win home opener over Detroit, probably will never lose another game.
https://www.truebluela.com/2025/3/28/24395967/dodgers-home-opener-moments-dodger-stadium
CAL
Go Bears!!!
What's for lunch?
I went full Eurolunch.
A fresh seeded half-baguette, cut in half, smeared half w/ Buerre D'Isgnay butter and the other half with chevre, three slices of prosciutto, and then genously topped with mixed salad and black pepper.
If you haven't had cultured French butter - it's a revelation. It tastes like it's about 5% the way toward becoming cheese - so it's got a much richer flavor to it. It costs like $7 for 250grams (about half a pound) at Whole Foods. It's what they serve at white tablecloth restaurants and it's why you'll eat the whole breadbasket worth.
Falafel sandwich from a food truck at the Presidio.
Grilled salmon steak marinated in soy+honey, string beans, sweet potato, side salad w/garlic vinaigrette.
I'm having lunch with you.
Whatever my wife has waiting for me when I return home from teaching. On days I go to the gym, like today, it's often a PB&J with cut up carrots and apple.
POLITICS
Trump warns US automakers to not raise prices in reaction to the tariffs, which raises the possibility that he is stupid rather than evil
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/trump-tariffs-automaker-prices-warning-928bc7a9
Just want to point out stupid and evil are not mutually exclusive conditions.
Flight bookings from Canada to the US have dropped 70%. Good.
https://www.oag.com/blog/canada-us-airline-capacity-aviation-market
In Finland the government is suggesting Finns not visit the U.S. https://www.newsweek.com/denmark-issues-travel-warning-us-2048508
Now that we're deporing anyone 𝚒̶𝚕̶𝚕̶𝚎̶𝚐̶𝚊̶𝚕̶ brown &/or liberal, Florida debates filling the workforce with [checks notes]... children
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/florida-child-labor-law-sb-918-rcna198275
It's about time we put those lazy freeloading kids to work.
Usha Vance's trip to Greenland turns into a trip to visit the US base there because nobody will meet with her. She brings some asshole with her.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/politics/vances-greenland-trip-trump/index.html
Pam Bondi deflects with whatabboutism for Signalgate, citing Hillary and Biden as the real villains
https://dailyboulder.com/pam-bondi-refuses-to-investigate-signal-chat-scandal-blames-hillary-clinton-and-joe-biden-instead/
Trump signs EO to be able to fire anybody in the Federal government
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/exclusions-from-federal-labor-management-relations-programs/
Special US House election in Florida to elect replacements for Gaetz & Waltz. The two districts are very safely Republican (like 30 points) - but it should be interesting to see how they turn out.
https://apnews.com/article/florida-decision-notes-special-election-gaetz-waltz-9b771839903027dd5c079aa639729b9d
French scientist denied entry into US after immigration searched his phone and found texts/posts critical of Trump/Elon Musk
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained
Trump approval rating rises
https://news.gallup.com/poll/658661/republicans-men-push-trump-approval-higher-second-term.aspx
Should be clear on this: it's higher in this term than at the same point in his previous term, but still steadily falling from the start of his second term.
RFK Jr went on Fox News to say that measles should be fought with [checks notes]... cod liver oil.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/rfk-jr-said-cod-liver-oil-could-treat-measles-now-kids-are-turning-yellow/
Trump goes after Wilmer Hale & Jenner/Block.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/28/jenner-block-eo-lawsuit-trump-00256160
Wife had lunch w/ immigration lawyer friend. Apparently, Immigration is looking through social media posts and seeing who protested for Gaza. They are then finding international students on visas and canceling them without telling them, which then gives them an excuse to arrest them because they are here "illegally". They are then issuing non-Judicial warrants. Because it's not signed by a judge, they *shouldn't* have the ability to enter someone's home - so they tend to be snatching people off the street and ringing doorbells to grab them when they open the door. If you or your child protested, delete your pictures and posts immediately.
That's exactly what's happening. It's probably the biggest government attack on free speech since the McCarthy Era.
All of the complaining the right wing did around having their "free speech" violated on Twitter or whatever is such bullshit. What they really wanted was to be the ones doing the censoring.
DBD AV CLUB
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Stanfurd's David Bailey into the portal
https://x.com/TransferPortal_/status/1905701377743241411
U Michigan - a public university - closes its DEI office
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/university-of-michigan-dei-office-00255509
Not much madness this March, higher seeds continue to win in both the men's and women's tourneys. *Yawn.*