We rarely ate out but when we did it was usually an all you can eat buffet. There was one on MacArthur in Fruitvale called George's that had a lot of Chinese food. Another in San Leandro but I can't remember the name.
Sam's Hofbrau, Sacramento. Back in the day there two or three in the area. Understand the one on Watt burned up in Feb. also understand it had gone down hill.
Round Table Pizza on Mt. Diablo Blvd. Pizza, rootbeer from those translucent red plastic cups, croutons you can steal from the salad bar, and video games. I mean, what more does a kid need?
Which one of you goobers came up to me at the TCU game all starstruck asking if it was really me. You have no idea what a compliment that was and how much I treasure that moment.
was thinking of living in DC for 3 wks this summer near Chinatown while daughter is away at camp. i was told that the Metro stops can be sketchy, even in the mornings
>> oh dude chinatown station is kinda sketchy lately. i saw a few folks get robbed in my early morning commute
I have to admit that I have not been paying attention to local crime stats for the metro but I guess I’d be surprised if it was that high. Mind you pre pandemic there was almost no fare jumping so anything’s possible I guess
If you live on Oakland's MacArthur Blvd and you're fed up with the noise of traffic, do you a) plug your ears, b) move, or c) plug them with hot lead. Until Cugel proves that he's not in jail, I'll assume it was him.
Yup, MacArthur runs miles and miles through Oakland. It's a conglomeration of streets that were previously named something else in honor of General Douglas MacArthur. You know, the guy sometimes (sneeringly) referred to as American Caesar, who (in)famously said, "I shall return."
I absolutely respect your knowledge, C. I'm just not a fan of Mac. Patently disobeying orders and trying to start WWIII was a bad look. While he definitely did some good things in his career, IMO all in all he's just an incredibly overrated historical figure that, like Grant, achieved much of his military success by sacrificing massive numbers of his own men. Plus, he made a mess of the Philippines as well.
Whoa, whoa, whoa - Grant was fucking great as a general, won EVERYTHING the absolute right way from starting Tennessee then an amazing fight in Mississippi where defeated the same size forces with such amazing clever leading - then won in Georgia- you know this guy?
Sure leading the Potomac after nobody could was by comparison a mess and no fun, but he generally led it forward and wouldn't stop and won the good damn war with his plans - but the details were run by the several generals in the actual field - different than all his other battles, not a weakness.
There are some serious issues with Mac, and some great victories.
Much like Larry Scott with Tom Hansen, Grant benefited from simply succeeding a bafflingly disappointing predecessor (McClellan). Yes, Grant did a lot of things fucking great, but he caught plenty of breaks from Lee, as well. And I was referring mostly to Grant incurring just massive casualties in “winning” the Overland Campaign, specifically Wilderness.
But the smaller wars were he commanded a lot less guys, but a lot more closely, he did great (for the most part) - You got the read about Mississippi in Spring 1863
Maniac shoots up a Poughkeepsie hotel lobby and kills a man. His legal defense is [checks notes] that, while he definitely shot up the lobby, there's no way he killed him because he was shooting so furiously that he would have hit him with more bullets than one. No really. That's his defense.
I saw an update from Yosemite a few weeks ago that estimated that there were nearly 800 inches of snow on Tioga Road and that the likeliest opening date is...early August.
Really crappy last week. Two days where it rained all day last weekend followed by three days of cool, cloudy, windy days where it didn't reach sixty degrees. Transition back to low sixties today followed by a steady warm-up.
El Niños are usually associated with heavy rains too, though. Maybe we'll have two successive wet years, which would be amazing for the groundwater supply and less so for my mental health.
The first winter that we lived in CA was an El Niño winter and coming from the Netherlands I didn't see the big deal. Ten years later, the first winter I spent in Providence I was like jfc enough with the constant rain - this poster is not entirely an exaggeration https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/54/126653395_e8b2b7591e_b.jpg
Game two with the A.L. West rivals kicked off an hour and five minutes late thanks to a day of rain in the bay area. After a longer than usual wait, A’s lefty J.P. Sears started for the A’s against righty Logan Gilbert for the Mariners. There is always a concern with weather delays that pitchers may have warmed up early cooled down and then ramped up the heat again, but both pitchers were sharp in their first innings.
In the top of the third, Mariners Shortstop J.P. Crawford reached on a Tony Kemp error. Jose Caballero singled, driving Crawford to third and taking second on the throw. Sears blew a fastball past Julio Rodriguez for the first out. Then did it again against Ty France for the second out of the inning. A fly out to right field got Sears out of his first jam of the night.
Logan Webb couldn’t quite pull off Disco’s 8 inning shut-out performance from last night, but he came close.
Tête-à-tête with Houston Astros starter Framber Valdez for 7 innings, Webb took the mound in the 8th against the bottom of the order and started to fray at the seams. The San Francisco Giants starter nearly skated free before his old foe, bad-breathed and foul Late-Game Homer, took the form of Alex Bregman and lifted a 2-out 2-run homer to put Houston within one run.
For a Dodgers fan base which endured numerous squandered opportunities by Craig Kimbrel to properly fulfill the closer role in 2022, it was poetic to wrap up a series sweep against the Phillies, with a Max Muncy walk-off grand slam against the right-hander.
Wednesday’s win was hard fought, as the Phillies scored the first five runs of the game, but hard work by the bullpen, and the offense one through nine was just enough, to drive this 10-6 win, ending a perfect homeland.
Seven Kings Must Die…a little under 2-hour Netflix film to complete The Last Kingdom series on Uhtred of Bebbenburg, SON of Uhtred…tells the story of the fight for the unification of various factions in Britain and the birth of England.
Loved the series…found the movie to be somewhat lame…a disappointing conclusion to a solid Netflix show.
The parent company of Pornhub - ironically called Ethical Capital Partners - has pulled out... of Utah. Utahans will need to verify their age/identity or... you know... just get a VPN.
The GOP installed a Tulsi Gabbard-like mole in my state's senate. Recently, she ripped off her proverbial mask and switched parties to the GOP. The GOP was only one seat away from a super-majority to overturn our Democratic governor's veto and now they have it. The irony is that the mole was from a super deep blue area, so she'll almost certainly be recalled. But before the DEMs can organize that, the GOP is ramming through every vile piece of legislation they can now. Ban abortion. No permits for concealed carry. And they just passed a bill that will make it illegal for minors to have any gender-affirming care - including hormone blockers. While the law will go into effect on Oct 1, after my kid turns 18, it will make what I did a criminal act. 80% of trans kids have thought about suicide and 42% have attempted it. My kid child had dark thoughts when he was a boy. My kid as a trans person is super well adjusted, happy, and optimistic. To those who want to force their interpretation of some iron-age scrolls on us to create a white Christian nation - GO FUCK YOURSELF - YOU'RE GOING TO GET A BUNCH OF US KILLED, YOU HEARTLESS SUPERSTITIOUS MOTHERFUCKERS.
Four members of the Proud Boys, including their former leader Enrique Tarrio, were convicted on Thursday of seditious conspiracy for plotting to keep President Donald J. Trump in power after his election defeat by leading a violent mob in attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The jurors in the case failed to reach a decision on the sedition charge for one of the defendants, Dominic Pezzola, although he was convicted of other serious felonies.
The verdicts, coming after seven days of deliberations in Federal District Court in Washington, were a major blow against one of the country’s most notorious far-right groups and another milestone in the Justice Department’s vast investigation of the Capitol attack.
SCOTUS ethics problems expand as former justice Scalia's behavior is now under scrutiny too. It's almost as if there was a trend here with all the justices who have been implicated, but I want to stay conservative and not say what that trend is.
TIL: Clarence Thomas was the legal guardian for his grandson. He raised him like a son, except he didn't. Harlan Crow paid for everything. Clarence, you corrupt and morally bankrupt MFer.
Tomorrow's fascists on your college campus, TODAY!
EDIT: The press release is surreal, almost like a parody. While I agree with condemning activities intended to propagate fear and hate, the way in which this condemnation is expressed reads like something from the 1980s. It's like throwing the rhetorical kitchen sink at activities that don't deserve any sort of dignity by even mentioning them. And yet, here we are.
CB Marcus Scott announces commit. Transfer from Missouri. REALLY good player with 4 years to play. Cal could have a HUGE weekend with more transfer commits this weekend. Cal might actually be good in '23, yo.
Just curious - maybe I missed this. Did that task force overseeing the Cal/UC Berkeley brand evaluation ever come up with something? Wasn't it supposed to report out recommendations sometime soon?
BERKELEY – The California lacrosse team had its season come to an end Wednesday with a 7-5 loss to Arizona State (6-12) in a Pac-12 Championship quarterfinal matchup at California Memorial Stadium.
The Sun Devils held a critical edge in free position shots, making three of their six while Cal had twice as many attempts but was only 2-of-12. The other team stats were nearly identical with Cal holding slim advantages in shots (30-28), ground balls (22-17) and draw controls (9-7), while Arizona State just edged the Bears in shots on goal (17-16), caused turnovers (7-6) and saves (11-10). Both teams committed 14 turnovers.
BERKELEY – The 26th-ranked California women's tennis team begins play in the NCAA Championship first round on Friday at 11 a.m. CDT/9 a.m. PDT in Austin, Texas, where the 12-9 Golden Bears face 30th-ranked San Diego (12-10) for the second time this season.
This marks the Bears' 40th appearance in the NCAA Championship.
BERKELEY – The eighth-seeded California beach volleyball team is set for the 2023 NCAA Championship from May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The Golden Bears will face ninth-seeded Long Beach State in the first round on Friday at 8 a.m. PT.
Making their second-straight appearance in the tournament, the Bears enter the weekend following their highest Pac-12 Championship finish in school history. After sweeping Arizona State, Cal earned its record-breaking 27th win of the season, upsetting No. 3 USC 3-2 to move on to the semifinals. A rivalry match with No. 8 Stanford awaited the Bears there, and they did not waver in sweeping the Cardinal for the first time this season to advance to their first Pac-12 Championship final. The incredible run came to an end with a 3-0 loss to No. 1 UCLA in the last round.
BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team announced the signing of senior transfer McKayla Williams from Gonzaga University to its roster for the 2023-24 season.
A 6-foot-1 guard from Los Angeles, Williams appeared in 88 games for the Zags with 34 starts over her three-year career.
BERKELEY – The California softball team travels to the desert for the final Pac-12 Conference series of the season on Friday-Sunday at Arizona.
The Golden Bears and Wildcats are set for a 7 p.m. PT first pitch at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium on Friday. Saturday's game begins at 6 p.m. and the series finale gets underway at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Friday and Saturday's matchups will air on the Pac-12 Networks with Sunday's contest carried on Pac-12 Arizona.
BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team announced the signing of incoming freshman Anastasia Drosouni from Thessaloniki, Greece, to its roster for the 2023-24 season.
"We're thrilled to welcome Anastasia to the team," Cal head coach Charmin Smith said. "She will be part of a foundation that will help us build not only for next year, but also the future. Anastasia is a quick and athletic guard who brings versatility on the offensive side of the ball and size and aggressiveness on the defensive side. She is a great addition to our circle."
BERKELEY – The California baseball team travels to Southern California this weekend for a Pac-12 showdown with UCLA. The three-game series between the Golden Bears and the Bruins will begin Friday at 6 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Stadium. All three games will be streamed on the UCLA Live Stream and fans can also follow along via live stats at Stabroadcast.com.
Cal (18-23, 6-15 Pac-12) is coming off a loss at Santa Clara on Tuesday night. The Bears are currently in 11th in the Pac-12 standings but are just a game back of leapfrogging Utah and Washington State for a spot in the top nine for the Pac-12 Championships. UCLA (24-16-1, 10-9-1 Pac-12) is currently in sixth in the Pac-12 standings. The Bruins are coming off a 12-3 loss at the hands of UC Irvine on Tuesday night and have gone 3-7 over their last 10 contests.
BERKELEY – Senior right fielder Kade Kretzschmar has been named the Dick Howser Trophy Player of the Month by the National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Kretzschmar had a blistering month of April in which he slashed .462/.488/.885. He pounded out 16 extra-base hits including seven doubles, a triple and eight home runs. He scored 19 runs and drove in 23. In 19 games played in April, he had a Pac-12 Conference-leading 12 multi-hit games - including seven games with three or more hits. Against lefties, he hit .474, against righties he hit .458. With runners on base, he hit .425 (17-for-40).
BERKELEY – California will make its first NCAA Men's Golf Regional appearance since 2019 as it earned an at-large bid to the Morgan Hill Regional on Wednesday. The Golden Bears will be the 10th seed in the 13-team, 54-hole regional, hosted by San Jose State on May 15-17 at The Institute Golf Club, just 70 miles away from Berkeley.
The top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team from at each NCAA Regional site will advance to a field of 30 teams and six additional individuals that will play in the NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona on May 26-31.
What was your favorite restaurant when you were a child?
We rarely ate out but when we did it was usually an all you can eat buffet. There was one on MacArthur in Fruitvale called George's that had a lot of Chinese food. Another in San Leandro but I can't remember the name.
The San Leandro buffet - Pipers. Loved that place!
Sigh, 6-7 McDonald's - we didn't really eat much out (at least with the kids - I think my parents might have gone out without us).
Sam's Hofbrau, Sacramento. Back in the day there two or three in the area. Understand the one on Watt burned up in Feb. also understand it had gone down hill.
The one by the Coliseum was a family favorite.
I loved The Spaghetti Factory and both Westlake and Original Joe's. And Celia's in Burlingame.
El Charro in Lafayette. Loved that garlic butter dip stuff they gave with the chips
Probably Pizza Junction because they had the 2nd floor with video games.
Carnegie a440 pizza hall in Del Mar
Round Table Pizza on Mt. Diablo Blvd. Pizza, rootbeer from those translucent red plastic cups, croutons you can steal from the salad bar, and video games. I mean, what more does a kid need?
probably the same for me, but he one in the Rheem shopping center that is.
to this day i crave a King Arthur's Supreme from Round Table whenever i am in town.
also, during HS, it was the local hang out after Campo football games.
It was our go to pizza place as well, definitely went to a handful of birthday parties and youth sports team parties there
Spengers
Spenger's, at one time, was the highest volume seafood restaurant west of the Mississippi.
i miss that place. it shut down right?
Shut down and repurposed into retail.
Yeah I think that and Skates went out of business.
Oh I take it back. I think it was HS Lordships that closed down.
H's Lordships did close down. That place had been declining for decades.
There's a name that I have not heard in a long time. A long time.
A current fad that you expect will die down in less than 3 years
AI - well probably not
i think there are phases of hype that called different things.
statistics, big data, data science, machine learning, AI, chatgpt.
what's next??
taking selfies .. but maybe that is too much to ask
Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
I guess I'm kind of a DC nerd so thought of George Takei and Norm Mineta.
Bruh.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/44-americans-cant-name-living-asian-american-rcna82714
Ben Fong-Torres, Martin Yan, Amy Tan, Elaine Chao (yuck), Margaret Cho, Nathan Adrian, Scott Fujita
If Yan Can Cook, so can you! Join Again!
Tiger Woods, Michelle Kwan, Apolo Ohno, Kristi Yamaguchi, Michael Chang
More recent ones are Jeremy Lin, Collin Morikawa, Michele Wi, Kyler Murray
I had to think for a sec and then came up with Connie Chung for some reason.
My wife also said Connie Chung! Her first guess, though, was Yo Yo Ma.
I would say Eddie Huang. But he has been out of the limelight lately.
Awkwafina is more famous. Simu Liu too, but he's Canadian.
There's Obama, who is part Asian.
There's me, but I'm not even as famous as SGBear.
James Hong's face is more famous than his name. 94 years old.
Robert kiyosaki, rich Dad, poor Dad
Which one of you goobers came up to me at the TCU game all starstruck asking if it was really me. You have no idea what a compliment that was and how much I treasure that moment.
It wasn't me. But someday it will be!
Come see the famous SGBear, at Auburn next year!
If we go late 80s/90s there's Russell Wong, but I guess he wasn't that popular.
I just say SGBear whenever someone asks me this question
DBD CRIME BLOTTER
was thinking of living in DC for 3 wks this summer near Chinatown while daughter is away at camp. i was told that the Metro stops can be sketchy, even in the mornings
>> oh dude chinatown station is kinda sketchy lately. i saw a few folks get robbed in my early morning commute
I have to admit that I have not been paying attention to local crime stats for the metro but I guess I’d be surprised if it was that high. Mind you pre pandemic there was almost no fare jumping so anything’s possible I guess
If you live on Oakland's MacArthur Blvd and you're fed up with the noise of traffic, do you a) plug your ears, b) move, or c) plug them with hot lead. Until Cugel proves that he's not in jail, I'll assume it was him.
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-man-charged-with-murdering-woman-over-traffic-noise/
NOT IN JAIL - never, will except briefly on AFB in Alabama, and boy, my Dad was pissed at the stupid AF cops.
That story doesn't narrow it down much. MacArthur runs for miles. I grew up just a ways up from 35th and MacArthur.
Yup, MacArthur runs miles and miles through Oakland. It's a conglomeration of streets that were previously named something else in honor of General Douglas MacArthur. You know, the guy sometimes (sneeringly) referred to as American Caesar, who (in)famously said, "I shall return."
Arrogant and insubordinate bastard sure made a mess in Korea.
Eh, at the end - yes, but the was the stupid part, the fighting part was quite good.
I absolutely respect your knowledge, C. I'm just not a fan of Mac. Patently disobeying orders and trying to start WWIII was a bad look. While he definitely did some good things in his career, IMO all in all he's just an incredibly overrated historical figure that, like Grant, achieved much of his military success by sacrificing massive numbers of his own men. Plus, he made a mess of the Philippines as well.
Whoa, whoa, whoa - Grant was fucking great as a general, won EVERYTHING the absolute right way from starting Tennessee then an amazing fight in Mississippi where defeated the same size forces with such amazing clever leading - then won in Georgia- you know this guy?
Sure leading the Potomac after nobody could was by comparison a mess and no fun, but he generally led it forward and wouldn't stop and won the good damn war with his plans - but the details were run by the several generals in the actual field - different than all his other battles, not a weakness.
There are some serious issues with Mac, and some great victories.
Much like Larry Scott with Tom Hansen, Grant benefited from simply succeeding a bafflingly disappointing predecessor (McClellan). Yes, Grant did a lot of things fucking great, but he caught plenty of breaks from Lee, as well. And I was referring mostly to Grant incurring just massive casualties in “winning” the Overland Campaign, specifically Wilderness.
Eh but, he won. And delivered massive casualties.
But the smaller wars were he commanded a lot less guys, but a lot more closely, he did great (for the most part) - You got the read about Mississippi in Spring 1863
Thoroughly fascinated by the work Grant and Andrew Foote did with the Fort Henry and Donelson victories.
Who dumps pasta, honestly?
https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2023/05/500-pounds-of-cooked-pasta-was-dumped-along-nj-stream-its-now-a-local-political-issue.html
That's just bizarre. I suppose a nearby restaurant cooked too much and dumped it (?).
Maniac shoots up a Poughkeepsie hotel lobby and kills a man. His legal defense is [checks notes] that, while he definitely shot up the lobby, there's no way he killed him because he was shooting so furiously that he would have hit him with more bullets than one. No really. That's his defense.
https://midhudsonnews.com/2023/05/03/alleged-courtyard-killer-trial-underway-claims-bullet-didnt-come-from-his-gun/
That’s deeply stupid but then so is the defendant.
So dumb
WEATHER
Lots of rain this morning
Tioga Pass has... uh... lots of snow
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrwDBOtqit-/
I saw an update from Yosemite a few weeks ago that estimated that there were nearly 800 inches of snow on Tioga Road and that the likeliest opening date is...early August.
Was up at the cabin near the Lair last week, until Sunday. It was gorgeous weather...in the 70's. Then it apparently snowed the past 2 days.
reminds me of the annual ritual of checking the plowing status of the Going To The Sun Road in Glacier National Park
https://flatheadbeacon.com/galleries/plowing-going-to-the-sun-road-2023/
one year we went in late Jun and the pass still wasnt open
Really crappy last week. Two days where it rained all day last weekend followed by three days of cool, cloudy, windy days where it didn't reach sixty degrees. Transition back to low sixties today followed by a steady warm-up.
California says goodbye to heavy rains as La Niña ends. There is a 62% chance of switching to a strong El Niño, which means fire
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml
El Niños are usually associated with heavy rains too, though. Maybe we'll have two successive wet years, which would be amazing for the groundwater supply and less so for my mental health.
The first winter that we lived in CA was an El Niño winter and coming from the Netherlands I didn't see the big deal. Ten years later, the first winter I spent in Providence I was like jfc enough with the constant rain - this poster is not entirely an exaggeration https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/54/126653395_e8b2b7591e_b.jpg
May the Fourth Be With You
NSFW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPl5MeXIM8E
https://twitter.com/CalFootball/status/1654150083204579332
Saw the film in May of 1977 at the Fox theater in mission valley in San Diego. Had popcorn and milkduds
here is the art we have in our workout room in basement
Destroy the Rebellion
https://photos.app.goo.gl/nG9ESSR513KdfhSN6
my daughter stole my Star Wars t-shirt to wear to school.
but i still got this for my morning coffee
https://photos.app.goo.gl/psmqmc5YAK4fmn8L7
happy nerd day
I'm wearing a Star Trek T-shirt!
PRO
Athletics fall to the Mariners in 10 innings 7-2
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2023/5/3/23710745/athletics-mariners-sears-gilbert-ruiz-extra-innings
Game two with the A.L. West rivals kicked off an hour and five minutes late thanks to a day of rain in the bay area. After a longer than usual wait, A’s lefty J.P. Sears started for the A’s against righty Logan Gilbert for the Mariners. There is always a concern with weather delays that pitchers may have warmed up early cooled down and then ramped up the heat again, but both pitchers were sharp in their first innings.
In the top of the third, Mariners Shortstop J.P. Crawford reached on a Tony Kemp error. Jose Caballero singled, driving Crawford to third and taking second on the throw. Sears blew a fastball past Julio Rodriguez for the first out. Then did it again against Ty France for the second out of the inning. A fly out to right field got Sears out of his first jam of the night.
Pitching reigns
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2023/5/3/23710460/mlb-scores-san-francisco-giants-houston-astros-final-logan-webb-framber-valdez-mauricio-dubon
Logan Webb couldn’t quite pull off Disco’s 8 inning shut-out performance from last night, but he came close.
Tête-à-tête with Houston Astros starter Framber Valdez for 7 innings, Webb took the mound in the 8th against the bottom of the order and started to fray at the seams. The San Francisco Giants starter nearly skated free before his old foe, bad-breathed and foul Late-Game Homer, took the form of Alex Bregman and lifted a 2-out 2-run homer to put Houston within one run.
Max Muncy’s walk-off grand slam beats Craig Kimbrel, sweeps Phillies
https://www.truebluela.com/2023/5/3/23710395/max-muncy-walk-off-grand-slam-dodgers-phillies-craig-kimbrel
For a Dodgers fan base which endured numerous squandered opportunities by Craig Kimbrel to properly fulfill the closer role in 2022, it was poetic to wrap up a series sweep against the Phillies, with a Max Muncy walk-off grand slam against the right-hander.
Wednesday’s win was hard fought, as the Phillies scored the first five runs of the game, but hard work by the bullpen, and the offense one through nine was just enough, to drive this 10-6 win, ending a perfect homeland.
The start was delayed 65 minutes by rain, contributing to a paltry crowd of 2,685 one night after the A's drew 2,583.
looks like the rain delay helped!!
More time to drink beer?
Parisians upset at Messi's exit from PSG
https://twitter.com/GFFN/status/1653806000338767877
EVERY DAY IS LEG DAY
https://twitter.com/Cut4/status/1653091604767424522
DBD AV CLUB
In case you weren't convinced, Nick Cage is a space cadet
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/05/03/nicolas-cage-first-memory-was-inside-mother-womb/70181675007/
Seven Kings Must Die…a little under 2-hour Netflix film to complete The Last Kingdom series on Uhtred of Bebbenburg, SON of Uhtred…tells the story of the fight for the unification of various factions in Britain and the birth of England.
Loved the series…found the movie to be somewhat lame…a disappointing conclusion to a solid Netflix show.
The parent company of Pornhub - ironically called Ethical Capital Partners - has pulled out... of Utah. Utahans will need to verify their age/identity or... you know... just get a VPN.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3mnqx/utah-age-verification-pornhub-xhamster-laws
Dune 2: Nov 3, 2023
https://twitter.com/dunemovie/status/1653791529142743041
Gus Fring found in the wild
https://twitter.com/quiethandfilms/status/1653780846271434752
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
The GOP installed a Tulsi Gabbard-like mole in my state's senate. Recently, she ripped off her proverbial mask and switched parties to the GOP. The GOP was only one seat away from a super-majority to overturn our Democratic governor's veto and now they have it. The irony is that the mole was from a super deep blue area, so she'll almost certainly be recalled. But before the DEMs can organize that, the GOP is ramming through every vile piece of legislation they can now. Ban abortion. No permits for concealed carry. And they just passed a bill that will make it illegal for minors to have any gender-affirming care - including hormone blockers. While the law will go into effect on Oct 1, after my kid turns 18, it will make what I did a criminal act. 80% of trans kids have thought about suicide and 42% have attempted it. My kid child had dark thoughts when he was a boy. My kid as a trans person is super well adjusted, happy, and optimistic. To those who want to force their interpretation of some iron-age scrolls on us to create a white Christian nation - GO FUCK YOURSELF - YOU'RE GOING TO GET A BUNCH OF US KILLED, YOU HEARTLESS SUPERSTITIOUS MOTHERFUCKERS.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32345113/
it's so fucking awful :(
Proud Boy Lose
Four members of the Proud Boys, including their former leader Enrique Tarrio, were convicted on Thursday of seditious conspiracy for plotting to keep President Donald J. Trump in power after his election defeat by leading a violent mob in attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The jurors in the case failed to reach a decision on the sedition charge for one of the defendants, Dominic Pezzola, although he was convicted of other serious felonies.
The verdicts, coming after seven days of deliberations in Federal District Court in Washington, were a major blow against one of the country’s most notorious far-right groups and another milestone in the Justice Department’s vast investigation of the Capitol attack.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/us/politics/jan-6-proud-boys-sedition.html
SCOTUS ethics problems expand as former justice Scalia's behavior is now under scrutiny too. It's almost as if there was a trend here with all the justices who have been implicated, but I want to stay conservative and not say what that trend is.
https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2023/05/watch-dem-senators-viral-video-reveals-scalia-accepted-over-70-undisclosed-gifts-of-vacations-like-clarence-thomas/
ISWYDT
Also, this:
https://twitter.com/SenWhitehouse/status/1653520218294034432
Trump's defense team will call no witnesses for his defense in the E. Jean Carroll case.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/nyregion/e-jean-carroll-trump-rape-trial.html
Because there is no defense.
Exactly that.
Too dumb to be Senator, but smart enough to grift $700k. If it's on purpose, it's corruption. If it's accidental, it's wire fraud.
https://uproxx.com/viral/herschel-walker-ripped-off-billionaire-possible-wire-fraud/
TIL: Clarence Thomas was the legal guardian for his grandson. He raised him like a son, except he didn't. Harlan Crow paid for everything. Clarence, you corrupt and morally bankrupt MFer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-school-tuition-scotus
Oklahoma defunds OETA, which broadcasts PBS throughout the state because Clifford the Red Dog obviously creates lesbians. /sarcasm
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/gop-governor-rejects-funding-for-pbs-because-clifford-the-dog-indoctrinates-kids/
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Suspect arrested in serial killings at UC Davis. He was a sophomore student there, but recently expelled for academic reasons.
https://www.davisenterprise.com/news/local/breaking-suspect-21-arrested-in-davis-serial-stabbings/
Bad, naughty Slugs
https://news.ucsc.edu/2023/04/rejecting-hate.html
Tomorrow's fascists on your college campus, TODAY!
EDIT: The press release is surreal, almost like a parody. While I agree with condemning activities intended to propagate fear and hate, the way in which this condemnation is expressed reads like something from the 1980s. It's like throwing the rhetorical kitchen sink at activities that don't deserve any sort of dignity by even mentioning them. And yet, here we are.
Ugh, indeed.
CAL
Bancroft Hotel to be converted into 15 apartments and effectively a 22-unit co-op.
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2023/05/04/berkeley-housing-bancroft-hotel-development
CB Marcus Scott announces commit. Transfer from Missouri. REALLY good player with 4 years to play. Cal could have a HUGE weekend with more transfer commits this weekend. Cal might actually be good in '23, yo.
I think we got enough DBs now. Let's get OL, LB and QB.
the rest if offense I think. Several OL, a WR or 2, maybe RB for depth and a TE if we can grab the North Texas kid
This one was a bit of a surprise. And if we land the 3 guys who we're targeting, I'm pumping sunshine so hard.
Who are the main 3 targets?
More than 3, Holmes. As many as 7 although that would be redonk and shouldn't be assumed
Just curious - maybe I missed this. Did that task force overseeing the Cal/UC Berkeley brand evaluation ever come up with something? Wasn't it supposed to report out recommendations sometime soon?
[LAX] Cal Falls To Arizona State In Pac-12 Quarterfinal
https://calbears.com/news/2023/5/3/lacrosse-cal-falls-to-arizona-state-in-pac-12-quarterfinal.aspx
BERKELEY – The California lacrosse team had its season come to an end Wednesday with a 7-5 loss to Arizona State (6-12) in a Pac-12 Championship quarterfinal matchup at California Memorial Stadium.
The Sun Devils held a critical edge in free position shots, making three of their six while Cal had twice as many attempts but was only 2-of-12. The other team stats were nearly identical with Cal holding slim advantages in shots (30-28), ground balls (22-17) and draw controls (9-7), while Arizona State just edged the Bears in shots on goal (17-16), caused turnovers (7-6) and saves (11-10). Both teams committed 14 turnovers.
[WTEN] Cal Battles USD In NCAA Opener
https://calbears.com/news/2023/5/3/womens-tennis-cal-battles-usd-in-ncaa-opener.aspx
BERKELEY – The 26th-ranked California women's tennis team begins play in the NCAA Championship first round on Friday at 11 a.m. CDT/9 a.m. PDT in Austin, Texas, where the 12-9 Golden Bears face 30th-ranked San Diego (12-10) for the second time this season.
This marks the Bears' 40th appearance in the NCAA Championship.
[BVB] Eighth-Seeded Bears Set For NCAA Championship
https://calbears.com/news/2023/5/3/beach-volleyball-eighth-seeded-bears-set-for-ncaa-championship.aspx
BERKELEY – The eighth-seeded California beach volleyball team is set for the 2023 NCAA Championship from May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The Golden Bears will face ninth-seeded Long Beach State in the first round on Friday at 8 a.m. PT.
Making their second-straight appearance in the tournament, the Bears enter the weekend following their highest Pac-12 Championship finish in school history. After sweeping Arizona State, Cal earned its record-breaking 27th win of the season, upsetting No. 3 USC 3-2 to move on to the semifinals. A rivalry match with No. 8 Stanford awaited the Bears there, and they did not waver in sweeping the Cardinal for the first time this season to advance to their first Pac-12 Championship final. The incredible run came to an end with a 3-0 loss to No. 1 UCLA in the last round.
[WBB] Cal Signs McKayla Williams For 2023-24 Season
https://calbears.com/news/2023/5/3/womens-basketball-cal-signs-mckayla-williams-for-2023-24-season.aspx
BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team announced the signing of senior transfer McKayla Williams from Gonzaga University to its roster for the 2023-24 season.
A 6-foot-1 guard from Los Angeles, Williams appeared in 88 games for the Zags with 34 starts over her three-year career.
[SB] Desert Bound For Regular Season Finale
https://calbears.com/news/2023/5/3/softball-desert-bound-for-regular-season-finale.aspx
BERKELEY – The California softball team travels to the desert for the final Pac-12 Conference series of the season on Friday-Sunday at Arizona.
The Golden Bears and Wildcats are set for a 7 p.m. PT first pitch at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium on Friday. Saturday's game begins at 6 p.m. and the series finale gets underway at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Friday and Saturday's matchups will air on the Pac-12 Networks with Sunday's contest carried on Pac-12 Arizona.
[WBB] Cal Signs Anastasia Drosouni For 2023-24 Season
https://calbears.com/news/2023/5/3/womens-basketball-cal-signs-anastasia-drosouni-for-2023-24-season.aspx
BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team announced the signing of incoming freshman Anastasia Drosouni from Thessaloniki, Greece, to its roster for the 2023-24 season.
"We're thrilled to welcome Anastasia to the team," Cal head coach Charmin Smith said. "She will be part of a foundation that will help us build not only for next year, but also the future. Anastasia is a quick and athletic guard who brings versatility on the offensive side of the ball and size and aggressiveness on the defensive side. She is a great addition to our circle."
Last two singings have been nice but still need or or two bigs for next season.
[BASE] Bears Take On Bruins In SoCal
https://calbears.com/news/2023/5/3/baseball-bears-take-on-bruins-in-socal.aspx
BERKELEY – The California baseball team travels to Southern California this weekend for a Pac-12 showdown with UCLA. The three-game series between the Golden Bears and the Bruins will begin Friday at 6 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Stadium. All three games will be streamed on the UCLA Live Stream and fans can also follow along via live stats at Stabroadcast.com.
Cal (18-23, 6-15 Pac-12) is coming off a loss at Santa Clara on Tuesday night. The Bears are currently in 11th in the Pac-12 standings but are just a game back of leapfrogging Utah and Washington State for a spot in the top nine for the Pac-12 Championships. UCLA (24-16-1, 10-9-1 Pac-12) is currently in sixth in the Pac-12 standings. The Bruins are coming off a 12-3 loss at the hands of UC Irvine on Tuesday night and have gone 3-7 over their last 10 contests.
[BASE] Kade Kretzschmar Earns Player Of The Month Honors
https://calbears.com/news/2023/5/3/baseball-kade-kretzschmar-earns-player-of-the-month-honors.aspx
BERKELEY – Senior right fielder Kade Kretzschmar has been named the Dick Howser Trophy Player of the Month by the National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Kretzschmar had a blistering month of April in which he slashed .462/.488/.885. He pounded out 16 extra-base hits including seven doubles, a triple and eight home runs. He scored 19 runs and drove in 23. In 19 games played in April, he had a Pac-12 Conference-leading 12 multi-hit games - including seven games with three or more hits. Against lefties, he hit .474, against righties he hit .458. With runners on base, he hit .425 (17-for-40).
[MGOLF] Cal Earns At-Large Bid To NCAA Morgan Hill Regional
https://calbears.com/news/2023/5/3/mens-golf-cal-earns-at-large-bid-to-ncaa-morgan-hill-regional.aspx
BERKELEY – California will make its first NCAA Men's Golf Regional appearance since 2019 as it earned an at-large bid to the Morgan Hill Regional on Wednesday. The Golden Bears will be the 10th seed in the 13-team, 54-hole regional, hosted by San Jose State on May 15-17 at The Institute Golf Club, just 70 miles away from Berkeley.
The top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team from at each NCAA Regional site will advance to a field of 30 teams and six additional individuals that will play in the NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona on May 26-31.
Go Bears!!!
Takers 3.0
https://twitter.com/MarcusScottII1/status/1654151252425547778
Former 4-star recruit who went to Missouri. Took a redshirt his first year there and now has four years to play four.