Golden Nuggets: Twitter Hijinks, Memory Loss, and Rankings
Welcome to the Golden Nugget Summer.
Hello and welcome to Golden Nuggets! In this weekly write up, we try our best to cover all things Cal, Berkeley, Bearkeley, UC Berkeley, University of Cal Berkeley, University of Berkeley at Cal, BerkeleyInspire, and California Berkeley University that happened more or less in the last week! Let’s dig in!
Exploring Bear Territory (The Whole Damn World): The Twitterverse
This past week, the Calgorithm was shaken to it’s core following the temporary suspension of a key poster, Cheesecake Factory influencer, and sometimes Write For California contributor. Rex Volcano, Twitter Correspondent is here to bring the story to you.
12 Hours in the Darkness: the “@TwistNH7” Suspension
Written by Rex Volcano
On Thursday, June 19, keen observers in the international intelligence-gathering/OpSec community noticed that “the Calgorithm” (also known as the military/propaganda wing of the California Golden Bears fanbase) was uncharacteristically quiet. On further inspection, it was discovered that only one individual - a single, incredibly prolific account - was impacted.
Currently operating as “TwistNH7” after a name change brought on by an incomprehensible misunderstanding with one of Cal’s most famous players (I honestly don’t know more backstory and it feels weird to pry), this individual is notable as a key figure in Cal’s complex tailgating ecosystem, single-handedly supports the most profitable Cheesecake Factory location in the western hemisphere, and is possibly the “omega shitposter” connecting dozens of significant Cal underworld figures through means unknown.
The reason behind his 12-hour Twitter ban was one of his high-volume posts about professional wrestling, used to encode secret messages to Calgorithm agents and sleeper cells all over the world. A routine post believed to signal SEC troop movements included wording about a certain pro wrestler getting his tires slashed/possibly light mentions of stabbing that triggered an automatic moderation event.
The 12-hour deafening silence that followed drew reactions reflecting the diverse range of perspectives on this individual’s more controversial tactics and culinary views. One poll on whether he should be freed or continue to stay imprisoned currently sits at 51/49 as of this writing.
Communicating through a proxy, he shared one statement during his exile that reflected his resilience in the face of adversity:
The masses yearning for his content as well as the thousands of undercover operatives in need of direction were relieved to see his absence from posting lasted only the 12 hours of his ban plus a few seconds, but this communications breakdown raises alarming concerns. Thankfully, his estimated 367 posts and replies since the ban ended signal a commitment to making up for lost time, and we can be sure valuable lessons were learned by all parties involved in this significant world news event.
There’s No Place Like Home
Now bear with me here. Normally, I’m not one to share content from the Junior University down the Bay, but some times they make some good quality posts! This past Monday, the official Stanford Athletics account, in the midst of a sports drought, decided to take to social media to talk about how there was “no place like home”.
It’s a simple enough innocuous post. Give the fans something to like and retweet or share and haul in the engagements by the bucket. Quick. Easy. Social Post. But wait. Computer enhance.
Ahhhhh yes. No place like home at California Memorial Stadium where as we all know, Stanford lost this past year 24-21. This lead to a number of Cal Fans engaging with the post and quoting how good it was to be home down on The Farm as well, or as some call it, California Memorial Stadium South. Shortly after, the Stanford Twitter Admin deleted the tweet, but Golden Nuggets never forgets.
Hot Links
Surprising no one really, UC Berkeley was ranked the nation’s top public university by US News & World Report Rankings. No word on where Cal or Cal-Berkeley are. But UCLA definitely to 3rd. Womp womp now pay up.
UC Berkeley Astronomers found a hidden black hole roaming the galaxy’s core
Sunset Magazine wrote a feature about Primitives Biodesign, a design company based out of Berkeley using invasive sea urchins to make tile (and restoring kelp forest systems off the coast)
A UC Berkeley team took the top prize at a national affordable housing competition
The UC System News channel profiled Allison Harvey, a UC Berkeley Professor of Psychology on her research to improve human’s faulty memories and bad habits (wait didn’t I mention this already.)
Golden Bear Honors
Charlie Walsh (Rugby) was named May’s Gatorade Student-Athlete of the Month
Charlie Berridge (Golf) was also named to the Academic At-Large Men’s Team
Mary-Ambre Moluh and Lilou Ressencourt will represent France at the World Aquatics Championships
Clint Evans (Baseball Coach 1930-1954) was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame
Cal Athletics Round Up
Cal Pros Round Up
NFL
PGA
NWSL
Important question: Where do I get the swag that Gruden received? The bobbleheads are super cool. How can a superfan like me get one? Cal alums, let me know!