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OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY

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Hampton VA (Newport News) Election Board chairman calls the Sec of Defense the n-word and threatens a lynching after getting angry the military excising white nationalists. He refuses to resign, so GOP kicked him out of the party and has asked a judge to remove him.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=348893373946736&set=a.268220352014039

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France - the opposite of the US with Boomers preferring liberalism and younger generations skew toward fascists.

https://twitter.com/PopulismUpdates/status/1512487469173800960

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That’s wild but I see a lot of jointer generations skewing closer to the GQP these days, especially in rural/red parts of the country.

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Sami Davis Jr gets subpeened, now cooperating with 1/6 Commission.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/ali-alexander-stop-the-steal-cooperating-doj-january-6/index.html

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Ukraine/Russia

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Apr 9, 2022·edited Apr 9, 2022Author

In Russia, landmines are nested inside of landmines. And they're all on random timers to maximize havoc.

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/land-mines-on-a-timer-scattered-over-a-ukrainian-town/

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A Saturday DBD? Are you not entertained?!

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Nice to have a weekend rant or two.

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I thought I’d be the first (here at 3am). Got up to use the loo, saw this, and thought, “WTF? I thought it was Saturday morning. Do I have to work today?!?”

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Counting to seven is hard. I set them up in batches way in advance. I guess I lost track. 🤷‍♂️

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I had the same WTF, do I have work today, moment as well.

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I was up late finishing The Dropout.

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Is that not why you are here?

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evidently, no Sunday edition.

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Evidently.

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Covid

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Things not going so good around DC. In addition to Pelosi, cabinet officials, congressmen, and the mayor it seems schools are having issues too. Glad I'm still playing it cautiously.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/04/07/georgetown-johns-hopkins-masks-covid/

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DBD Real Estate

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House goes on the market at the end of April. We'll see how much over asking price it will go for.

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I am not sure where you live or how big the house is but I’m sure it will go at least $50k over.

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4 bed 2.5 ba in Berkeley hills.

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You’re about to get a very big bag of cash. Probably $200k over asking is my guess.

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Other College

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Oregon football recruiting: Five-star OL Josh Conerly Jr. commits to Ducks over USC in 2022 class - Oregon continues to recruit well

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/oregon-football-recruiting-five-star-ol-josh-conerly-jr-commits-to-ducks-over-usc-in-2022-class/

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Cal

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Go Bears!!!

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[SB] Bears fall behind 5-0 to Utah after two innings, claw back to tie it in the fifth, win it in the top of the 8th with two runs, the last coming from pitcher Sona Halajian. Halajian pitched the bottom of the 8th for a complete game. It was arguably the shakiest game for Cal's ace pitcher, but a win is a win. The softball team is loaded with native Californians, with all but 4 being from the Golden State.

https://calbears.com/news/2022/4/8/softball-cal-erases-five-run-deficit-in-game-one-victory.aspx

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[WTEN] Visiting #9 Cal had to switch venues to indoors after high winds. Then, Cal fell behind 0-2 to Wazzu. They rallied to tie 2-2, fell behind 2-3 and then won two straight do-or-die matches.

https://calbears.com/news/2022/4/8/womens-tennis-no-9-cal-rallies-for-win-in-pullman.aspx

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[MSWIM] Dave Durden Pac-12 coach of the year. He's been named COY five straight seasons and 11 of the past 13 years.

https://twitter.com/calmenswim/status/1512543043953463298

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[BASE] Tell me if you've heard this before. Bears up by 4 going into the seventh, lose.

https://calbears.com/news/2022/4/9/baseball-bears-upended-by-huskies-in-opener.aspx

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Get a bullpen, Neu, FFS

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[WLAX] Cal gets smoked again, this time by #13 USC 20-11

https://calbears.com/news/2022/4/8/lacrosse-cal-falls-at-no-13-usc-20-11.aspx

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Pro

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QB Dwayne Haskins has died. He was the 15th overall pick in the 2019 draft. He was struck by a car. He was competing to be the Steeler's starting QB this year.

https://steelerswire.usatoday.com/2022/04/09/pittsburgh-steelers-dwayne-haskins-died-car-nfl/

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Such awful news.

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Very sad news, way too young to be gone.

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Apr 9, 2022·edited Apr 9, 2022Author

Sean Manaea was lights out. Seven innings of no hit ball and 1 BB. 7ks. Too soon?

https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401354262

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Apr 9, 2022·edited Apr 9, 2022Author

USFL joining the 21st century while the NFL still uses retirees with sticks and some chain from Home Depot

https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1512771896496070662

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A's lose 9-5 with their crowd of former minor leaguers and low profile players.

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Call 'em the Triple A's

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Didn’t watch it, but GIANTS!!! Sounds like a stressful game to have watched.

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I listened to it while making dinner. JFC. Such much drama in 2 innings.

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Who was DH yesterday? (I hate that is a valid question.)

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Apr 9, 2022·edited Apr 9, 2022Author

Ruf. I am quite confident that I'm a faster runner than him. Click on this link and then choose the video "Austin Slater's Walk-off double"

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/marlins-vs-giants/2022/04/08/662124#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=662124

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The DH didn't exist during Abbott & Costello's time.

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“How? He sits in the dugout all game, except for about 3 cumulative minutes when he has a few plate appearances”

Thanks for the setup, SGBear

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Gelatin

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Mom used to make orange jello with embedded banana slices.

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orange jello with mandarin oranges (from those little cans)!

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I prefer Black Forest gummy bears over Haribo.

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Ugh…one of the first foods that one is surprised learns isn’t vegetarian.

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