SF Giants down 3-1 to the Phillies in the bottom of the ninth. Phils bullpen is shaky all night and the Gigantes get two on with one out, Patrick Bailey at bat.
DHS: "The allegations against Alligator Alcatraz of no running water, lights on 24/7, torture, maggots in the food, and withholding medications are untrue. And we're a temporary facility, so we're not required to do differently anyway."
The incident has inspired me to sign up for CERTS, a civil emergency response team. You have to get trained, but the gist is that if the crap hits the fan, you'll be helping. It's 21 hours of training, plus I've done about 12 hours of FEMA training. It's modular, so if I want to expand it further, I can be Search and Rescue. Go Google "CERTS near me" for more information.
In related news, the lawfirm that my kid is interning at is quite sad because one of the partners lost his twin daughters in the flood and another has a daughter who is missing and presumed dead.
I don't think it was covered here, but wanted to comment on the decommit from Cal football of Tommy Tofi, who was Cal highest rated recruit since the Tedford era. Hey Justin.....while you were basking in the glow of snaring Tofi and pumping up the so-called Poly Pipeline, you knew he would not come off a future planned trip to Oregon, right? Next time maybe you will realize that kids who won't cancel planned trips to places like Oregon that can easily double any financial offer you can make are not truly committed. Or maybe you won't.....sigh.
DBD Street Journal
Who does your oldest look like?
their mother. good thing too!
Overall? My eldest (son) looks most like my wife's father.
My youngest (daughter) looks a lot like my sister.
My only looks more like a couple of grandparents than to the two of us.
CeeJay looks like a carbon copy of me at his age. It's kind of scary.
Now, DoubleD looks more like Mrs Slug. It's actually kind of weird how it worked out that way.
BABE
_ I'm Gonna Leave You
a good one by Led Zeppelin .. too hard to say it is a "favorite" because there are so many good ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX_wwlIZ6ko
, I got you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BERd61bDY7k
"That'll do, Pig. That'll do."
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Pbv9PbabVJM
PRO
SF Giants down 3-1 to the Phillies in the bottom of the ninth. Phils bullpen is shaky all night and the Gigantes get two on with one out, Patrick Bailey at bat.
https://x.com/KNBR/status/1942810515287536000
Oracle Park, the only way a catcher can get an inside-the-park home run.
https://x.com/Brewers/status/1942372461053374918
is it strange that Edwin Diaz is an NL All-star?
i like him (even have a Mets jersey w/ his name on it) but it seems that there are many more closers w/ more saves.
https://www.mlb.com/stats/pitching/saves
Mr. Glass gets a little treatment from Safelite
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45695866/sources-mavs-anthony-davis-had-surgery-detached-retina
If you're Sarumon, you might as well camp at Sauron's Tower
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/08/fifa-trump-tower-office-new-york-city-world-cup
CAL
Last Chance U coach Miles Williams
https://x.com/laneycollegefb/status/1942719159399506379?s=46
https://x.com/murphsturph/status/1942674746996343232?s=46
Apparently, Nike wants to bring back the Roth Unis this season
POLITICS
If you were John Brennan or James Comey, wouldn't you flee to a country with no extradition simply because you know you that Justice is dead?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-launches-probes-into-former-fbi-director-ex-cia-director-fox-news-reports-2025-07-08/
DHS: "The allegations against Alligator Alcatraz of no running water, lights on 24/7, torture, maggots in the food, and withholding medications are untrue. And we're a temporary facility, so we're not required to do differently anyway."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/everglades-immigration-detention-conditions_n_686debd1e4b07e11dd99a514
TIL: It's actually called Alligator Alcatraz, which goes to show that cruelty is part of the mission.
DeSantis wants to bring in National Guard JAG to act as a Kangaroo Court to speed up deportations
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/florida-desantis-trump-national-guard-military-lawyers-jags-immigration-judges-legal/
Bro - Miami, Ft Lauderdale, and Orlando are about to get some brown shirts marching through there soon.
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic's emergency plan just two days before the flood.
https://apnews.com/article/camp-mystic-floods-state-inspection-ef17d51dc7868fa9cc5c3076c31ed98a
The incident has inspired me to sign up for CERTS, a civil emergency response team. You have to get trained, but the gist is that if the crap hits the fan, you'll be helping. It's 21 hours of training, plus I've done about 12 hours of FEMA training. It's modular, so if I want to expand it further, I can be Search and Rescue. Go Google "CERTS near me" for more information.
In related news, the lawfirm that my kid is interning at is quite sad because one of the partners lost his twin daughters in the flood and another has a daughter who is missing and presumed dead.
that hits pretty close to home.
i have a child who is currently a camp counselor, albeit very far away in NH
😔
Oy.
Trump talks about taking over DC and NYC. It's probably off-the-dome stupid stuff, but you never know with this particular stupid person
https://dailyboulder.com/trump-plans-to-take-over-washington-d-c-floats-seizing-new-york-as-well/
DBD AV CLUB
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
At Indiana high schools in 2027, Who will be safer
https://www.14news.com/2025/07/08/double-first-base-soon-be-required-ind-high-school-baseball
Why do Americans drink so much when they golf?
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/editors-letter-why-american-golfers-drink-more
The way most Americans golf, and bet, there is nothing else to do but blur the memory with plenty to drink.
They also get to be the author of their early demise, exercise or not walking the course.
I don't think it was covered here, but wanted to comment on the decommit from Cal football of Tommy Tofi, who was Cal highest rated recruit since the Tedford era. Hey Justin.....while you were basking in the glow of snaring Tofi and pumping up the so-called Poly Pipeline, you knew he would not come off a future planned trip to Oregon, right? Next time maybe you will realize that kids who won't cancel planned trips to places like Oregon that can easily double any financial offer you can make are not truly committed. Or maybe you won't.....sigh.