oh my god. Trump is the kind of guy that would tell everyone where to look just to show how great they are. They were under your nose and you didn't even know it.
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Last year, while needling the Biden administration for what he said was a weak response to Russia's war on Ukraine, Trump said that if he were still president, he would make sure Russia understood that the United States is "a greater nuclear power" with "the greatest submarines in the world."
"[They are] the most powerful machines ever built, and nobody knows where they are," Trump said on the Fox Business network.
Trump drops his lawsuit against Michael Cohen. Who knows why he dropped it, but perhaps its because a) he's a little cash poor, b) he realizes he will be deposed, which puts him in legal jeopardy in this and other cases, c) he never "surrenders"
On this day in 1945 in Memorial Stadium the Golden Bears defeated Washington 27-14. The game had been tied at 14 through three quarters before the Bears pulled away with a pair of 4th quarter TDS and a stout defense. It was the first of four wins in Buck Shaw’s only year as Cal head coach. The favored Huskies had entered the game undefeated. One of Cal’s heroes on the day was fullback Billy Agnew a former navigator who had been shot down over Vienna a year earlier and imprisoned by the Nazis. (Also on this day General Dwight Eisenhower told a Dutch newspaper that he believed Adolph Hitler might still be alive.)
DBD celebrates 100 years of football in Strawberry Canyon with this daily feature appearing throughout the football season.
It was Utah. It's always the PhD that F things up.
Randall had a doctorate in business, worked for years as a well-regarded professor, ran the university’s business school and previously served as a consultant for companies such as General Motors and DuPont.
BERKELEY – For the second consecutive season, California is hosting the ITA Northwest Regional Championships at the Hellman Tennis Complex and the Channing Tennis Courts, with the tournament running from Friday through Sunday. The event is one of two sets of northwest regionals taking place this week, with Washington hosting a tournament in Seattle as well. Seven Bears – Alex Aney, Jonathan Irwanto, John Kim, Lucas Magnaudet, Ethan Schiffman, Tim Stepanov and Mikey Wright – will compete with players from the region for singles and doubles titles, with the doubles champs and singles finalists qualifying for the ITA Northwest Super Regional Championships.
Football may be synonymous with physicality, but the ability to hone one's physical attributes is not the only important trait necessary to find success on the field. A player's mental makeup – from his willingness to prepare to his general passion for the game – is arguably just as important.
For California linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr, a strong balance between these two approaches are to thank for what is turning into a breakout redshirt sophomore season.
BERKELEY – California's 2023-24 men's basketball regular-season schedule was finalized as the Pac-12 Conference announced specific game dates, tipoff times and television network designations Thursday.
The Golden Bears will be primarily featured on the Pac-12 Network, with 22 of their 31 regular-season contests set to air on the conference's flagship network. FOX will broadcast a matinee matchup between Cal and UCLA – the final Pac-12 regular-season meeting between the two rivals – on Feb. 10 in Berkeley, while the Bears' visit to Butler (Dec. 9) and a clash with Stanford at Haas Pavilion (Jan. 26) will both be shown on FS1. Cal will appear on ESPN2/U twice during conference play when it hosts Colorado (Jan. 10) and visits the Cardinal on the Farm (March 7).
CARY, N.C. – California women's tennis junior Jessica Alsola won in the singles main draw on Thursday at the ITA All-American Championships to move within one victory of qualifying for the ITA National Fall Championships.
Alsola, ranked 47th, posted an impressive 6-2, 6-2 win over Stanford's 14th-ranked Angelica Blake in the round of 16 at Cary Tennis Park. Since the four singles semifinalists from the ITA All-American qualify for the fall championships, a win in the quarterfinal round would give Alsola a ticket to San Diego, which is hosting the national tournament from Nov. 1-5 at the Barnes Tennis Center.
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. – Coming off a historic week which saw it win back-to-back tournaments, the California women's golf team returns to the road this weekend for the Ron Moore Intercollegiate. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will be played on Friday through Sunday at the University of Denver Golf Club.
After following up their record-breaking performance as co-hosts and co-winners of the Molly Invitational with a 4-3 win in the Big Match over Stanford last Thursday, the Golden Bears enter their fourth competition of the season with their highest national ranking yet at No. 22 (Golfweek). Among the 14 teams that will be competing in Highlands Ranch this weekend, that ranking is second only to No. 11 Vanderbilt.
TULSA, Okla. – Carl Emil Overbeck advanced in the consolation draw via a walkover, and the California men's tennis junior will next play in the round of 16 on Friday at the ITA All-American Championships.
The Golden Bear had been scheduled to play Utah's 21st-ranked Geronimo Espin Busleiman in Thursday's round of 32 qualifying match, but the latter withdrew with an injury.
California volleyball will be back on the road this weekend to play a pair of highly talented teams, starting with the formidable No. 4 Washington State Cougars on Friday at 7 p.m. PT and following up with a match against the Washington Huskies on Sunday at noon.
The Golden Bears (12-3, 1-3 Pac-12) earned their first Pac-12 win in three years last week, defeating Arizona in four sets two days before taking now-No. 23 Arizona State to five in a close battle. Cal's defense is holding opponents to a combined .143 this season, fifth best in the nation, while also ranking 35th in the NCAA with 12.64 assists per set, 36th with 13.59 kills per set and 42nd with 1.82 service aces per set.
Not really surprising, right? When you reduce the number of Power conference teams available as OOC opponents through realignment it forces more in conference games. That or more games with G5 or FCS schools are needed.
The Arizona Coyotes may not have a home stadium and are forced to play at ASU's hockey arena - but now they might not have a broadcaster two weeks before the hockey season starts. This is fine.
Bears get first win of the season by dominating the Commanders on the road. Washington did not have much of a rushing game. DJ Moore - from Maryland - had quite a homecoming as he had 8 receptions for 230 yards and 3 TDs.
Their OL was physically dominated by the worst D in the NFL. Game was over at half. Bienemy is a fraud.
I played Brian Robinson in an Antonio Gibson-game where they were chasing points for 45 minutes. Plus of course my opponent had DJ Moore. Fun stuff! ;-)
Local fans ready to get rid of defensive coordinator Jack del Rio. Some also ready to get rid of Rivera. No word from the new primary owner but Magic Johnson went to X to comment.
Wilcox will probably manage to win multiple ACC games (looking forward to see the actual schedule), and if he keeps or reclaims the axe too, will be set until nearly the end of the decade.
I am impressed how Mel Gibson was able to change his accent from 1979 to the early 80s. His broad Aussie accent in the original Mad Max was amazing. Also, it struck me as odd that Mel said "guzzoleen" when he should have just said "petrol"
The office mascot of MIT for many years, as it’s Nature’s Engineer. Still appears on class ring. But some years back they started saying MIT Engineers instead.
Those little automatons go nuts and start building like crazy if they hear the sound of running water (nevermind if it's a pool aerator, an artificial waterfall, or even sound coming through a speaker).
I'll be doing better once the heat wave afflicting the Bay Area is over but overall quite well. Looking forward to going to Memorial Stadium tomorrow night. Hoping for a momentous upset.
I'm hoping Sun remains clear since I'm going to watch the Blue Angels. Sat looks like the perfect day for it. I'm not sure I can make it from the Blue Angels to the tailgate in time. Probably can make it in time if we do Sat. They're usually done around 4. 35 min walk back to BART. Might be able to get to the tailgate sometime around 515. That's doable.
If you watch from around aquatic park, you can take the F line back to Embarcadero in about 10 minutes. Pick it up at the end of the line at Jones and Beach.
Oh that's a good idea. I was going to go by Molinari and Sons on the way back to get some salami and pizza flour. I guess I could always get it on the way there and take the F line back.
Hopefully the line to get onto the F line won't be too long.
I always go to aquatic park so that's only a couple of blocks away. I guess we could always leave right before the final pass and get to the trains early
Going to be tough for you in the ACC when Cal's primary role (with Stanford) will be to fill the 7-7:30 west coast tv time slot, and to help fill Thursday and Friday night slots. But at least you will have games, and a tv contract. It is not at all certain that NW state schools will have either. It is also not at all certain that certain NW state school upper managements, by their lack of urgency, much less action (non-PR-grandstanding version) grasps that that will be a problem.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
For the Speaker of the House, Donald Trump endorses [checks notes]... Jim Jordan.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/06/politics/donald-trump-jim-jordan-house-chaos/index.html
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Trump revealed nuclear submarine secrets to an Australian businessman in April 2021, who in turn told a bunch of other people.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/after-white-house-trump-allegedly-discussed-potentially-sensitive/story?id=103760456
oh my god. Trump is the kind of guy that would tell everyone where to look just to show how great they are. They were under your nose and you didn't even know it.
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Last year, while needling the Biden administration for what he said was a weak response to Russia's war on Ukraine, Trump said that if he were still president, he would make sure Russia understood that the United States is "a greater nuclear power" with "the greatest submarines in the world."
"[They are] the most powerful machines ever built, and nobody knows where they are," Trump said on the Fox Business network.
Trump drops his lawsuit against Michael Cohen. Who knows why he dropped it, but perhaps its because a) he's a little cash poor, b) he realizes he will be deposed, which puts him in legal jeopardy in this and other cases, c) he never "surrenders"
https://abc7ny.com/donald-trump-michael-cohen-lawsuit-dismisses/13869217/
Not a single Nobel Prize awarded to DBD. An absolute scandal. It's all politics.
I know a few winners professionally… not everybody handles it well
Vote counting machines were tampered with!
who wants a woke Nobel Prize anyways?
CAL
Reminder: Cal is undefeated versus Clemson
🔥🔥🔥
https://twitter.com/CalBand/status/1709672850385436916
Cal Band to produce the next Berkeley campus commercial
At least the Cal band will immediately be consistently in the top 5 in the ACC.
Bears have good taste
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/caught-on-camera-black-bear-spotted-on-boat-at-florida-yacht-club/
On this day in 1945 in Memorial Stadium the Golden Bears defeated Washington 27-14. The game had been tied at 14 through three quarters before the Bears pulled away with a pair of 4th quarter TDS and a stout defense. It was the first of four wins in Buck Shaw’s only year as Cal head coach. The favored Huskies had entered the game undefeated. One of Cal’s heroes on the day was fullback Billy Agnew a former navigator who had been shot down over Vienna a year earlier and imprisoned by the Nazis. (Also on this day General Dwight Eisenhower told a Dutch newspaper that he believed Adolph Hitler might still be alive.)
DBD celebrates 100 years of football in Strawberry Canyon with this daily feature appearing throughout the football season.
Don't let this be the first "On this day..." without a single like. It's the only one you'll get featuring a reference to Hitler.
Complete and utter ineptitude. Pac-12 deserved to die with management like this.
https://www.johncanzano.com/p/canzano-truth-behind-the-pac-12s
It was Utah. It's always the PhD that F things up.
Randall had a doctorate in business, worked for years as a well-regarded professor, ran the university’s business school and previously served as a consultant for companies such as General Motors and DuPont.
[MTEN] Cal Hosts ITA NW Regional Championships
https://calbears.com/news/2023/10/5/mens-tennis-cal-hosts-ita-nw-regional-championships.aspx
BERKELEY – For the second consecutive season, California is hosting the ITA Northwest Regional Championships at the Hellman Tennis Complex and the Channing Tennis Courts, with the tournament running from Friday through Sunday. The event is one of two sets of northwest regionals taking place this week, with Washington hosting a tournament in Seattle as well. Seven Bears – Alex Aney, Jonathan Irwanto, John Kim, Lucas Magnaudet, Ethan Schiffman, Tim Stepanov and Mikey Wright – will compete with players from the region for singles and doubles titles, with the doubles champs and singles finalists qualifying for the ITA Northwest Super Regional Championships.
[WSOC] Bears Log 1-1 Tie At Utah
https://calbears.com/news/2023/10/5/womens-soccer-bears-log-1-1-tie-at-utah.aspxSALT LAKE CITY- The California women's soccer team saw its second-straight 1-1 tie Thursday night drawing with host Utah.
Cal now holds a 5-3-4 overall record and remains undefeated in Pac-12 play at 2-0-2. Utah stands at 5-3-5, 1-1-2.
[FB] Patience, Passion, Production
https://calbears.com/news/2023/10/5/football-patience-passion-and-production.aspx
Football may be synonymous with physicality, but the ability to hone one's physical attributes is not the only important trait necessary to find success on the field. A player's mental makeup – from his willingness to prepare to his general passion for the game – is arguably just as important.
For California linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr, a strong balance between these two approaches are to thank for what is turning into a breakout redshirt sophomore season.
Saw Guns N Roses Sunday in SD at the old Jack Murphy…they didn’t play Patience. Surprising.
[MBB] Tip Times, TV Details Revealed For 2023-24 Slate
https://calbears.com/news/2023/10/5/mens-basketball-tip-times-tv-details-revealed-for-2023-24-slate.aspx
BERKELEY – California's 2023-24 men's basketball regular-season schedule was finalized as the Pac-12 Conference announced specific game dates, tipoff times and television network designations Thursday.
The Golden Bears will be primarily featured on the Pac-12 Network, with 22 of their 31 regular-season contests set to air on the conference's flagship network. FOX will broadcast a matinee matchup between Cal and UCLA – the final Pac-12 regular-season meeting between the two rivals – on Feb. 10 in Berkeley, while the Bears' visit to Butler (Dec. 9) and a clash with Stanford at Haas Pavilion (Jan. 26) will both be shown on FS1. Cal will appear on ESPN2/U twice during conference play when it hosts Colorado (Jan. 10) and visits the Cardinal on the Farm (March 7).
[WTEN] Alsola Surges To Quarterfinals At ITA All-American
https://calbears.com/news/2023/10/5/womens-tennis-alsola-surges-to-quarterfinals-at-ita-all-american.aspx
CARY, N.C. – California women's tennis junior Jessica Alsola won in the singles main draw on Thursday at the ITA All-American Championships to move within one victory of qualifying for the ITA National Fall Championships.
Alsola, ranked 47th, posted an impressive 6-2, 6-2 win over Stanford's 14th-ranked Angelica Blake in the round of 16 at Cary Tennis Park. Since the four singles semifinalists from the ITA All-American qualify for the fall championships, a win in the quarterfinal round would give Alsola a ticket to San Diego, which is hosting the national tournament from Nov. 1-5 at the Barnes Tennis Center.
I couldn't watch this match because I had to go into the office. Boo.
[WGOLF] Bears In Colorado For Ron Moore Intercollegiate
https://calbears.com/news/2023/10/5/womens-golf-bears-in-colorado-for-ron-moore-intercollegiate.aspx
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. – Coming off a historic week which saw it win back-to-back tournaments, the California women's golf team returns to the road this weekend for the Ron Moore Intercollegiate. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will be played on Friday through Sunday at the University of Denver Golf Club.
After following up their record-breaking performance as co-hosts and co-winners of the Molly Invitational with a 4-3 win in the Big Match over Stanford last Thursday, the Golden Bears enter their fourth competition of the season with their highest national ranking yet at No. 22 (Golfweek). Among the 14 teams that will be competing in Highlands Ranch this weekend, that ranking is second only to No. 11 Vanderbilt.
[MTEN] Overbeck Reaches Consolation Round Of 16 In Tulsa
https://calbears.com/news/2023/10/5/mens-tennis-overbeck-reaches-consolation-round-of-16-in-tulsa.aspx
TULSA, Okla. – Carl Emil Overbeck advanced in the consolation draw via a walkover, and the California men's tennis junior will next play in the round of 16 on Friday at the ITA All-American Championships.
The Golden Bear had been scheduled to play Utah's 21st-ranked Geronimo Espin Busleiman in Thursday's round of 32 qualifying match, but the latter withdrew with an injury.
[VB] Bears Head North To Face No. 4 WSU, Washington
https://calbears.com/news/2023/10/4/volleyball-bears-head-north-to-face-no-4-wsu-washington.aspx
California volleyball will be back on the road this weekend to play a pair of highly talented teams, starting with the formidable No. 4 Washington State Cougars on Friday at 7 p.m. PT and following up with a match against the Washington Huskies on Sunday at noon.
The Golden Bears (12-3, 1-3 Pac-12) earned their first Pac-12 win in three years last week, defeating Arizona in four sets two days before taking now-No. 23 Arizona State to five in a close battle. Cal's defense is holding opponents to a combined .143 this season, fifth best in the nation, while also ranking 35th in the NCAA with 12.64 assists per set, 36th with 13.59 kills per set and 42nd with 1.82 service aces per set.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Big 10 announces 2024 schedule. It looks like the Big 10 is going to become the Pac-12 in its ability to lose to itself.
https://bigten.org/news/2023/10/4/big-ten-conference-announces-future-football-schedule-formats-for-2024-28.aspx
Not really surprising, right? When you reduce the number of Power conference teams available as OOC opponents through realignment it forces more in conference games. That or more games with G5 or FCS schools are needed.
Pick your poison.
Utah players get a truck for 6 months.
https://twitter.com/rossdellenger/status/1709644739287371951
Cam Rising: I didn't just hurt ACL. I blew up my entire knee.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38577335/utah-cam-rising-says-tore-multiple-ligaments-rose-bowl
He's not playing next weekend against Cal. I'd be surprised if he returns at all this season.
It will hurt their New Year’s 6 bowl chances.
It will not be a factor against Cal.
Yeah I think he has to be out for the year
PRO
RIP Dick Butkus. He was 80
https://twitter.com/ChicagoBears/status/1710063847359287777
The three fastest ball carriers in the NFL are on the Miami Dolphins
https://nextgenstats.nfl.com/stats/top-plays/fastest-ball-carriers
looks like top 5. 2 WR and 3 RB
Sean McDonough pokes fun of Ray's attendance. Official attendance was 20,198 (81%). There is no way that stadium is close to 81% full.
https://twitter.com/MLBWalk_Offs/status/1709664069836226707
The Arizona Coyotes may not have a home stadium and are forced to play at ASU's hockey arena - but now they might not have a broadcaster two weeks before the hockey season starts. This is fine.
https://arizonasports.com/story/3535555/bally-sports-arizona-asks-out-of-agreement-to-broadcast-coyotes-games/
Mets GM Epler resigns over controversy of him stashing players on the IL with fake injuries and general struggles the team had this season
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38577028/billy-eppler-quits-general-manager-new-york-mets
Let's send them Farhan.
Bears get first win of the season by dominating the Commanders on the road. Washington did not have much of a rushing game. DJ Moore - from Maryland - had quite a homecoming as he had 8 receptions for 230 yards and 3 TDs.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547457
Al Michaels does not like Tush Push
https://twitter.com/MrMatthew_CFB/status/1710104515800674626
Throw out your hands
Stick out your tush
Hands on your hips
Give it a push
you'll be surprised you're doing the French Mistake
Voila!
Al Michaels is bellyaching over nothing.
That is all.
Their OL was physically dominated by the worst D in the NFL. Game was over at half. Bienemy is a fraud.
I played Brian Robinson in an Antonio Gibson-game where they were chasing points for 45 minutes. Plus of course my opponent had DJ Moore. Fun stuff! ;-)
Local fans ready to get rid of defensive coordinator Jack del Rio. Some also ready to get rid of Rivera. No word from the new primary owner but Magic Johnson went to X to comment.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/magic-johnson-says-commanders-have-no-intensity-of-fire-terry-mclaurin-does-not-disagree/ar-AA1hMNBN
Ron should get another year. That way he'll be looking for a job around the same time Cal is looking to replace Wilcox.
Wilcox will probably manage to win multiple ACC games (looking forward to see the actual schedule), and if he keeps or reclaims the axe too, will be set until nearly the end of the decade.
Beaver
Fancypants friend of my sister gave my niece a real Beaver blanket as a baby gift. I'd had NO idea how soft beaver pelt is before that.
What is Mel Gibson's worst movie?
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000154/
According to Rotten Tomatoes, his worst film is "Confidential Informant", which is sitting at 0%.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mel_gibson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MeHC7moE2M
While he seems to do okay as a director, he seems to have been relegated to aged/puffy action guy in C-grade films.
Tough to say because ever since he disclosed to the world that he was, in fact, batschitt crazy, he has made a series of B-movies that all suck.
Pre-disclosure of his insanity, I recall Paparazzi was horrid.
What is Mel Gibson's best movie?
I am impressed how Mel Gibson was able to change his accent from 1979 to the early 80s. His broad Aussie accent in the original Mad Max was amazing. Also, it struck me as odd that Mel said "guzzoleen" when he should have just said "petrol"
He did grow up in the US until he was 12, so it probably wasn't too difficult to switch between accents.
If folks haven't seen it, Gallipoli is also a really good film.
Yes, it is.
Mad Max 2 / The Road Warrior
YES!!
Lethal Weapon, Payback
UPDATED to include Maverick.
Mad Max
Braveheart comes to mind. nothing else seems to rise to that level.
excellent job w/ the Scottish accent too
Still Mad Max!
Beavers
I had no idea that beavers were so big until I saw my first one as roadkill. They're the size of a medium sized dog - like 40-50 pounds.
Hmm, didn’t see that SGB already had a beaver entry!
The office mascot of MIT for many years, as it’s Nature’s Engineer. Still appears on class ring. But some years back they started saying MIT Engineers instead.
i liked the Beavers. seems strange that they would change it since beavers are not particularly controversial ..
People who live near lakes hate beavers. They will destroy every tree, f**k up your property, and will never stop.
Those little automatons go nuts and start building like crazy if they hear the sound of running water (nevermind if it's a pool aerator, an artificial waterfall, or even sound coming through a speaker).
How ya doin, SG Bear? Looking forward to the weekend?
Good. Yup. And you?
I'll be doing better once the heat wave afflicting the Bay Area is over but overall quite well. Looking forward to going to Memorial Stadium tomorrow night. Hoping for a momentous upset.
I'm hoping Sun remains clear since I'm going to watch the Blue Angels. Sat looks like the perfect day for it. I'm not sure I can make it from the Blue Angels to the tailgate in time. Probably can make it in time if we do Sat. They're usually done around 4. 35 min walk back to BART. Might be able to get to the tailgate sometime around 515. That's doable.
If you watch from around aquatic park, you can take the F line back to Embarcadero in about 10 minutes. Pick it up at the end of the line at Jones and Beach.
Oh that's a good idea. I was going to go by Molinari and Sons on the way back to get some salami and pizza flour. I guess I could always get it on the way there and take the F line back.
Hopefully the line to get onto the F line won't be too long.
I always go to aquatic park so that's only a couple of blocks away. I guess we could always leave right before the final pass and get to the trains early
Good day for a night game
Not a fan of night games but they are welcome during heat waves.
I heartily endorse this take.
Agree 100%, and in any local.
Going to be tough for you in the ACC when Cal's primary role (with Stanford) will be to fill the 7-7:30 west coast tv time slot, and to help fill Thursday and Friday night slots. But at least you will have games, and a tv contract. It is not at all certain that NW state schools will have either. It is also not at all certain that certain NW state school upper managements, by their lack of urgency, much less action (non-PR-grandstanding version) grasps that that will be a problem.
...and how is this is different from the last 12 years?