Like Tears in Rain
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Shouting into the followerless void about politics, Los Angeles, law, the greatest TV show ever (DS9), cinema, college sports, and other stuff. Grew up in Florida (one of the reddest counties in America), live in LA, been to a few other places as well.
Is ESPN going to tell us whether Bain was offsides or are they just going to pretend not to notice why Sayin had to rush to get that pass out blind?
January 1, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Is ESPN going to tell us whether Bain was offsides or are they just going to pretend not to notice why Sayin had to rush to get that pass out blind?
Notre Dame could play this in a way that got the public on its side. Instead they are acting like babies and trying to bully a league that isn't even the one Notre Dame has any ground to complain about.
Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua to DP Show on the ACC: "We were mystified by the actions of the conference to attack their biggest partner really in football...They have certainly done permanent damage to the relationship between the conference and Notre Dame."
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Notre Dame could play this in a way that got the public on its side. Instead they are acting like babies and trying to bully a league that isn't even the one Notre Dame has any ground to complain about.
Duke winning tonight is pretty much exactly what you should expect out of the ACC. The conference loves nothing more than coming up with results that involve shooting itself in the foot. It's a cursed league.
December 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Duke winning tonight is pretty much exactly what you should expect out of the ACC. The conference loves nothing more than coming up with results that involve shooting itself in the foot. It's a cursed league.
With Wisconsin and Maryland, they had a credible argument that spending resources for the coach could change things. Problem for FSU is they're already outspending a majority of the schedule. They didn't lose to UVA, Pitt, Stanford, and NC State because of resources or talent.
Florida State is bringing Mike Norvell back for next season, sources confirm to @theathletic.com
FSU, Baylor, Wisconsin, Maryland all bringing back their maligned coaches, in part due to high buyouts and a difficult market. Norvell's was almost $60 million (w/ offset)
FSU, Baylor, Wisconsin, Maryland all bringing back their maligned coaches, in part due to high buyouts and a difficult market. Norvell's was almost $60 million (w/ offset)
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
With Wisconsin and Maryland, they had a credible argument that spending resources for the coach could change things. Problem for FSU is they're already outspending a majority of the schedule. They didn't lose to UVA, Pitt, Stanford, and NC State because of resources or talent.
As much as he deserves to get fired, I can understand that it's a fiscally irresponsible thing to do - for any program, but especially one that is hamstrung by a bad TV deal. The part that really pisses me off is this should have been said weeks ago if this was how it was going to go.
Mike Norvell officially staying.
FSU president: "He continues to demonstrate an unwavering belief in this program’s future, and so do we. This decision reflects a unified commitment to competing in the rapidly evolving landscape of CFB, while maintaining continuity…"
FSU president: "He continues to demonstrate an unwavering belief in this program’s future, and so do we. This decision reflects a unified commitment to competing in the rapidly evolving landscape of CFB, while maintaining continuity…"
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As much as he deserves to get fired, I can understand that it's a fiscally irresponsible thing to do - for any program, but especially one that is hamstrung by a bad TV deal. The part that really pisses me off is this should have been said weeks ago if this was how it was going to go.
They should have said this after Stanford if this is what they were going to do no matter what. Postponing it for weeks was just a dumb move.
Florida State is bringing Mike Norvell back for next season, sources confirm to @theathletic.com
FSU, Baylor, Wisconsin, Maryland all bringing back their maligned coaches, in part due to high buyouts and a difficult market. Norvell's was almost $60 million (w/ offset)
FSU, Baylor, Wisconsin, Maryland all bringing back their maligned coaches, in part due to high buyouts and a difficult market. Norvell's was almost $60 million (w/ offset)
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
They should have said this after Stanford if this is what they were going to do no matter what. Postponing it for weeks was just a dumb move.
So many people I have talked to over the years when they bitch about insider politicians and say they want big changes immediately revert to this kind of crap when asked about voting for the outsider or change candidate - especially when it's a minority candidate.
Women voting for Andrew Cuomo while their husbands vote for Zohran. What a time to be alive.
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
So many people I have talked to over the years when they bitch about insider politicians and say they want big changes immediately revert to this kind of crap when asked about voting for the outsider or change candidate - especially when it's a minority candidate.
It is amazing to me that I encounter so many people clueless about okra and what it looks like. This is not an exotic ingredient, folks.
October 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
It is amazing to me that I encounter so many people clueless about okra and what it looks like. This is not an exotic ingredient, folks.
Lost some respect for Kirby Smart tonight.
October 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Lost some respect for Kirby Smart tonight.
Kirby Smart just flat out lying about not calling a timeout. And getting away with it. Gotta love college refs. That's the kind of thing that replay should be able to reverse.
October 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Kirby Smart just flat out lying about not calling a timeout. And getting away with it. Gotta love college refs. That's the kind of thing that replay should be able to reverse.
For nearly a decade now, Republicans have been pulling the "haven't seen/heard it" card to avoid addressing Trump's indefensible actions. No matter how implausible, the media keeps letting them get away with it. Here Tapper (I believe that's him) even sets Johnson up for that ploy with his intro.
Ron Johnson on the racist AI video Trump posted last night: "Honestly, I haven't seen it. Don't know what you're talking about."
September 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
For nearly a decade now, Republicans have been pulling the "haven't seen/heard it" card to avoid addressing Trump's indefensible actions. No matter how implausible, the media keeps letting them get away with it. Here Tapper (I believe that's him) even sets Johnson up for that ploy with his intro.
A major reason Dem leadership/establishment is so weak in opposing the GOP/Trump is that their most important priority is defeating the left. For two reasons: (a) that's what the donors want (corrupt); and (b) they still can't get past a 90s playbook no matter how much they fail with it.
NEW: Jeffries praises Eric Adams in a statement, saying he has "served courageously and authentically for decades" and that "meaningful progress has been made" during his mayoralty.
Says he will "publicly weigh in" on the mayoral race "well before the start of early voting.”
Says he will "publicly weigh in" on the mayoral race "well before the start of early voting.”
September 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A major reason Dem leadership/establishment is so weak in opposing the GOP/Trump is that their most important priority is defeating the left. For two reasons: (a) that's what the donors want (corrupt); and (b) they still can't get past a 90s playbook no matter how much they fail with it.
True in the abstract, but in reality I think popular will and popular support mean little in a country as corrupt as this one. Corporations will act in their short-term financial interest, trusting that short memories & apathy will mostly relieve them, and political spending will paper over any gap.
Remember that every authoritarian action Trump is taking must be understood against the backdrop of his declining popularity.
He feigns strength, but the reality is that he's operating from a place of weakness.
He feigns strength, but the reality is that he's operating from a place of weakness.
September 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
True in the abstract, but in reality I think popular will and popular support mean little in a country as corrupt as this one. Corporations will act in their short-term financial interest, trusting that short memories & apathy will mostly relieve them, and political spending will paper over any gap.
UCLA football is 30 years into trying to replace Terry Donahue...trying and failing. Definitely high on my list of "Wake the F Up, it doesn't have to be like this" programs.
September 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM
UCLA football is 30 years into trying to replace Terry Donahue...trying and failing. Definitely high on my list of "Wake the F Up, it doesn't have to be like this" programs.
No, they won't. But you reported the "we're going to get tough this time" BS for the thousandth time, and when there's little to no follow-through by the GOP on their tough talk, you'll bury it, if you report it all.
RFK Jr. will face "hard questions" over CDC shakeup, according to Thune.
The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
RFK Jr. will face ‘hard questions’ over CDC shakeup, Thune says
The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
www.politico.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
No, they won't. But you reported the "we're going to get tough this time" BS for the thousandth time, and when there's little to no follow-through by the GOP on their tough talk, you'll bury it, if you report it all.
A key thing to remember about the Trumpian movement is that while they try to cast themselves as tough people they are simply the softest people around.
“Jonathan Howard, a neurologist and psychiatrist in New York City, received an email from YouTube on Friday night, which stated that Vinay Prasad, who is the FDA’s top vaccine regulator, had demanded the removal of six videos of himself from Howard’s YouTube channel.”
Top FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos in which he criticized Covid vaccines
Channel was an attempt to ‘preserve’ what Trump officials in current Trump administration said during the pandemic
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A key thing to remember about the Trumpian movement is that while they try to cast themselves as tough people they are simply the softest people around.
How SCOTUS will analyze the Lisa Cook firing:
(a) Was she appointed by a Democrat;
(b) Does she support our partisan political interests;
(c) Was it Trump that fired her; and
(d) How is this going to affect our investments/the investments of our benefactors?
They don't care about anything else.
(a) Was she appointed by a Democrat;
(b) Does she support our partisan political interests;
(c) Was it Trump that fired her; and
(d) How is this going to affect our investments/the investments of our benefactors?
They don't care about anything else.
August 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
How SCOTUS will analyze the Lisa Cook firing:
(a) Was she appointed by a Democrat;
(b) Does she support our partisan political interests;
(c) Was it Trump that fired her; and
(d) How is this going to affect our investments/the investments of our benefactors?
They don't care about anything else.
(a) Was she appointed by a Democrat;
(b) Does she support our partisan political interests;
(c) Was it Trump that fired her; and
(d) How is this going to affect our investments/the investments of our benefactors?
They don't care about anything else.
People that complain nationalized healthcare will lead to waiting lists ought to be ashamed of themselves. Average citizens already have to wait to see specialists absent an emergency. If you have, say, a heart problem or potential skin cancer, good luck to you getting an appt before it's too late.
August 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
People that complain nationalized healthcare will lead to waiting lists ought to be ashamed of themselves. Average citizens already have to wait to see specialists absent an emergency. If you have, say, a heart problem or potential skin cancer, good luck to you getting an appt before it's too late.
Any media members that claim they "can't know what's in his head" should keep in mind that every day juries render verdicts on fraudulent intent on less exhaustive evidence than the media has. "But he says so many false things" or "we'll be denied access" are not valid excuses for true journalists.
Hello. The president's continued insistence that the BLS numbers are rigged, political, or otherwise manipulated is a lie. Please stop saying 'baseless claim.' Thank you.
August 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Any media members that claim they "can't know what's in his head" should keep in mind that every day juries render verdicts on fraudulent intent on less exhaustive evidence than the media has. "But he says so many false things" or "we'll be denied access" are not valid excuses for true journalists.
Some of most renowned episodes in Star Trek history - TV history - would not likely have happened with 10 episode seasons. DS9 added to that with some of the best "non-main cast" character development in TV history. Yet a lot of these 10 episode seasons in serialized shows in modern TV still drag.
i am always blown away by just how far ahead of its time DS9 was. really some of the most remarkable feats of writing in TV history. and the kind of show that could only have worked with 30+ episode seasons
July 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Some of most renowned episodes in Star Trek history - TV history - would not likely have happened with 10 episode seasons. DS9 added to that with some of the best "non-main cast" character development in TV history. Yet a lot of these 10 episode seasons in serialized shows in modern TV still drag.
Stranger Things: Thirtysomething Edition.
July 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Stranger Things: Thirtysomething Edition.
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WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
July 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Editing trick. Picard spent 30 mins at start of every meeting rambling about obscure archeology issues. Riker always browbeating the "team" about their logs. LaForge notorious for impromptu engineering meetings at 16:30 on Fridays. And, hey, Deanna, not every meeting requires a chocolate cake break!
July 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Editing trick. Picard spent 30 mins at start of every meeting rambling about obscure archeology issues. Riker always browbeating the "team" about their logs. LaForge notorious for impromptu engineering meetings at 16:30 on Fridays. And, hey, Deanna, not every meeting requires a chocolate cake break!
In another universe, Obama responded to Shelby Cty by declaring it ultra vires, a legislative decision the Court has no power to make, and directing his branch to continue enforcing the law. Either we're going to have major court reform or a constitutional crisis (or both). This SCOTUS is daring us.
this is accurate. Saying the court is corrupt isn’t just a slogan or rallying cry. It’s a critical statement, marker-setting of where we are. A court acting in this fashion has no legitimacy. Acting under its dictates is a purely pragmatic and contingent decision.
For those of us who believe the Supreme Court is, at least in part, a political institution, its saving grace is that it moves the law only in increments, is reactive rather than proactive, and must give its reasons and be judged on them. A Court that doesn't do those things isn't worth having.
July 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In another universe, Obama responded to Shelby Cty by declaring it ultra vires, a legislative decision the Court has no power to make, and directing his branch to continue enforcing the law. Either we're going to have major court reform or a constitutional crisis (or both). This SCOTUS is daring us.
But at least we can go to the courts and get injunctions to protect everyone from blatantly unconstitutional abuse.
Oh....never mind.
Oh....never mind.
There will now be 10,000 new ICE agents & 100,000 new detention beds--and few safeguards protecting people from constitutional violations by the feds.
Time for states to pass laws allowing people to sue fed agents. Read about it these "converse-1983" statutes here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Time for states to pass laws allowing people to sue fed agents. Read about it these "converse-1983" statutes here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
July 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
But at least we can go to the courts and get injunctions to protect everyone from blatantly unconstitutional abuse.
Oh....never mind.
Oh....never mind.