#in both ny and san francisco

[devourcr]

i do feel like a pumpkin head really fits him.

[theamazingmaddyas]

Can we talk about Matthew and Bobby Chase please?

Like, do we think they feel guilty about Annabeth running away (Especially as they get older)? Because while it is their parents fault, the reason behind Annabeth's ostracization from the family was under the guise of "protecting" them.

Do we think they're jealous of Annabeth in a way? We can infer that as they get older, they learn that Annabeth is a demigod, and while we know that's not all sunshine and rainbows there is an appeal. I mean, doesn't the whole fandom wish they were demigods? Like, I don't think they envy her in the sense that she ran away at seven, but just the idea that she's half-god.

How about as they age? Do we think they can mend their relationship with Annabeth? Because their mother absolutely tried to cut them off, but Annabeth spends some time with them from 12 to 16ish on and off, before she goes to school in NY, which would put Bobby and Matthew at like 7 to 11ish. And Annabeth and Percy attend college in San Francisco, which is near where they live.

And Magnus! Do you think they find out about him? Were they at his funeral? Do they find out he's a demigod too? Do they see him after he's alive? Because I doubt they remember him from their childhood because they were toddlers.

And is there some jealousy in that (not in Magnus being dead and all, but like the concept)? Or does their jealousy of Annabeth and Magnus run deep because both of them are demigods.

Can they see through the mist? Because I lean towards yes.

So, can we all please talk about them?

[damnhotmsimmons]

The BAU Characters and their birthplace/hometown

Not sure why I made this but it could be used for reference at some point

David Rossi: Born in Commack, Long Island, NY

Elle Greenaway: Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY (mentioned in 2x02)

Derek Morgan: Born in Chicago, Illinois

Spencer Reid: Born in Las Vegas, Nevada

Jennifer Jareau: Born and raised in East Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Penelope Garcia: Born in San Francisco, California

Luke Alvez: Born and raised in the Bronx, NY (mentioned in 12x01)

Matt Simmons: Born in Carson City, Michigan (mentioned in 13x03)

Alex Blake: Born in Kansas City, Missouri (mentioned in 9x11)

Ashley Seaver: unspecified but implied to be somewhere in North Dakota, as her father was The Redmond Ripper

There's no specific birth place revealed for Emily and Tara though we know that they spent both most of their childhoods traveling a lot, the former due to her mother being a Diplomat and the latter due to her father serving in the U.S. Army.

I couldn't find anything specific on Hotch, other than his mother being born in Manassas, Virginia. Ditto for Gideon

Fun fact, Reid and Matt share the same birthplace as their actors. Elle, Garcia and Luke share the same state as their actors but different cities

I don't know how accurate this is. Feel free to add anything to this post incase I missed anything

[mapsontheweb]

McDonald's Restaurants by Magnitude of Mountain Backdrop / Rut

by u/Gigitoe

Eating a Big Mac® while gazing at Big Mountains is an experience that millions of Americans can relate to. But little do we ask ourselves, which McDonald's restaurants have the biggest, baddest mountain backdrop?

So I set out to answer this question, using rut, a topographic metric that does particularly well at identifying cities with badass mountain backdrops. (For more info, check out this Mercury News article by John Metcalfe, or my research paper)

Roughly speaking, this is how rut works:

The higher the mountains rise above a restaurant, the more impressive they appear, and the greater the rut.

The more steeply the mountains rise above a restaurant, the more impressive they appear, and the greater the rut.

Here's a tier list that shows the rut of the ruttiest McDonald's restaurant in various cities. The cutoffs are rather arbitrary, so please don't poison me with a Grimace Shake if your city doesn't get the tier you like :)

S tier - rut > 400 m (i'm lovin' it. would visit just for mountain views)

Palm Springs, CA (647 m) | Weed, CA (624 m) | Springville, UT (609 m) | Lone Pine, CA (521 m) | Rancho Cucamonga, CA (503 m) | Kailua Kona, HI (432 m) | Salt Lake City, UT (404 m)

A tier - rut between 200 to 400 m (impressive, but probably wouldn't visit just for mountain views)

Colorado Springs, CO (383 m) | Gatlinburg, TN (273 m) | Tacoma, WA (267 m) | Tucson, AZ (246 m) | Juneau, AK (223 m) | Tucson, AZ (209 m) | Albuquerque, NM (215 m) | Las Vegas, NV (209 m)

B tier - rut between 100 and 200 m (mountains nearby, or distant big mountains, or very distant huge mountains)

Anchorage, AK (192 m) | Seattle, WA (185 m) | Manchester, VT (166 m) | El Paso, TX (160 m) | Los Angeles, CA (153 m) | Portland, OR (144 m) | Denver, CO (126 m) | Boise, ID (106 m)

C tier - rut between 50 and 100 m (big hills nearby, or distant mountains, or very distant big mountains)

Rutland, VT (99 m) | San Diego, CA (84 m) | Asheville, NC (75 m) | Middlesboro, KY (70 m) | Phoenix, AZ (67 m) | Roanoke, VA (46 m)

D tier - rut between 25 and 50 m (hills nearby, or distant big hills, or very distant mountains)

Billings, MT (40 m) | Rapid City, SD (37 m) | Dalton, GA (38 m) | Hot Springs, AR (37 m) | Pittsburgh, PA (33 m) | San Francisco, CA (30 m) | Portsmouth, OH (26 m) | Greenville, SC (26 m) | Huntsville, AL (25 m)

E tier - rut between 10 and 25 m (small hills nearby, or hills in the distance, or very distant big hills)

Syracuse, NY (21 m) | Concord, NH (20 m) | Duluth, MN (20 m) | New Haven, CT (14 m) | Cincinnati, OH (13 m) | Wausau, WI (13 m) | Portland, ME (10 m)

F tier - rut between 0 and 10 m (flatter than a patty)

Nashville, TN (8.5 m) | New York City (4.3 m) | Kansas City (2.8 m) | Miami, FL (1.7 m) | Houston (1.6 m), TX | Chicago, IL (0.6 m)

For more locations, here's a spreadsheet with the rut of every McDonald's on this map.

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Note: a rut of X doesn't mean the surrounding mountains rise a height of X above the restaurant. Instead, a rut of X means that a restaurant's mountain backdrop is as impressive as a restaurant at the base of a vertical cliff of height X. The less steeply the surrounding mountains rise above the restaurant, the lower the rut.

Also note: rut only considers rise above surroundings (relative height differences and angle of elevation). it does not consider absolute elevation, nor the "aesthetics" of a mountain, nor visibility (or lack thereof) due to weather or smog.

Attributions: Gavin Rehkemper (locations), FABDEM (elevation model), Google Earth Engine (calculations), ESRI (basemap), Kai Xu (rut metric and map)

If you like rut, you'll probably like its older brother jut even more. Jut measures how impressive, spectacular, or badass a mountain is—considering both its height above surroundings and steepness. If you want to find the most impressive mountains near you or worldwide, you may find the link above to be useful.

Let us know if you have any questions or comments—I'm happy to address them!

[garadinervi]

Emily McVarish, "Both Hopes", (broadside), 1993, produced for Emily McVarish's first solo show at de Vera in San Francisco, CA in 1993, Edition of 50 numbered and signed copies [Granary Books, New York, NY. © Emily McVarish]

[nahimjustfeelingit-writes]

Sugar Daddy Erik Face Claims:

Sienna. 26

Sienna is from Texas. She moved to San Francisco to go to nursing school. She has a bond with her Mother’s sister and her cousins. Her mom and dad passed away.

Selena. 24 (this is just an over Al picture to describe her she’s Latina) friend to Sienna. They met in college and bonded because of Nursing. Eventually they messed around. Faith has feelings for Sienna.

Carrie. 45

Carrie is best friends to Faith and she’s an Attorney.

Faith. 44

Faith is Erik’s second wife. Faith is a Therapist. Faith couldn’t have children.

Vivica. 56

Vivica is Erik’s first wife. They met each other at a party in LA when Erik was in his twenties. She was a prestigious woman born into a family with money.

Leo. 46

Leo. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington. A famous painter who eventually went to medical school in San Francisco to become an Anesthesiologist. Before that, he traveled a lot, backpacking through Australia, Ireland, Peru, and plenty of other places. Erik and himself became close when they both attended a medical fellowship together. After long nights in the ER, they would meet up for drinks at a local bar. Leo is divorced just like Erik, an estranged wife that he provides for along with his three children. All in all, Erik brought them together and they are inseparable.

Jamie. 49

Jamie is the eldest of the friend group at the age of forty-nine. He’s a famous producer from NY that decided to move to California after a falling out with his business partner. He also wanted to branch out and do his own thing so he decided to take his talents to California. He settled in Oakland and from there he made a name for himself. Erik and Jamie met back in the 90s when Erik was going to college in NY. Erik would frequent a local club that held cyphers and there is where he met Jamie. They have been friends ever since.

Toni. 40

Toni is a childhood friend of Erik’s. He’s an Intellectual Property Lawyer who was born in California to his Filipino mother and African American father. Out of all of them, Toni suffered the most hardships. Poor upbringing, alcoholic and abusive father, multiple siblings, life turned to crime to provide for his family, and out of all of that, he has two college degrees and makes 162,000 a year.

Kevin 😒

Just know he’s an Architect and he’s married to Carrie. Not much will be said about him lol

[booasaur]

There's been a lot of talk about the upcoming US elections in November, but before we get to that, the primaries are still going on. I've seen people say to research your local progressives and support them, but ANY American can donate to or even volunteer for other candidates! At the least, everyone can boost the important primary races so that potential voters might see what's going on.

The NY 16th district is safe Democrat territory and whoever wins this primary will be all but guaranteed to win the general election. It will happen in 10 days, June 25th, and today (June 15th) is the last day to register for it.

I've seen a lot of frustration and arguing on the left about Democrats and Palestine, but this actually unites both sides! Jamaal Bowman, who already holds the seat, is one of the most pro-Palestine government officials we have. George Latimer, his challenger, is funded heavily by Israel's lobby in the US:

And as the case has been these last years, pro-Israel politicians are simply less progressive.

And even if you don't care about Palestine enough to let it affect your politics, do you trust this guy to hold the line against conservative policies and to support liberal ones?

He's not just going to favor the rich, he's literally racist! He said Bowman, who is Black, won last time because of George Floyd! He compared people going after Andrew Cuomo for sexual harassment to Emmett Till (a Black 14-year-old boy who was lynched in 1955)!

This is a dig at Dearborn's high Muslim population (and bizarrely, also at the gays because of San Francisco??).

You can donate or phonebank even if you're in a different state or district. If you support Palestine AND you want to use electoral politics to push the Democrats left, supporting Bowman however you can is a no-brainer.

[davidshawnsown]

USA BASEBALL RPF (MODERN SETTING) 2 - Campaigns in the Ukraine (Chapter 5a)

(AN: It's been a long way since I last wrote on Tumblr. I've been doing one shots set in the war on Discord on my server there and will transcribe them here. With the situation as worse as two years ago, I have long had a writing pause to focus on Discord. But still, I did some content there, here on Tumblr, and now on Substack. I am still writing now on what the 78th BCT prepared for in the weeks and months before and after the start of their Ukrainian deployment, and expect that there will be chaptered one shots set in Ukrainian battlefields, both on the perspective of the 1st Battalion and of those individual fighters as well. I have resumed writing the RPF of the hockey boys and girls too. All these I do so that not only the world be aware of what is going on in Ukraine be known and that every effort be made to help arming the nation and financially assist its defense industry and national reconstruction, but also so that the memory of the fighting men and women of Ukraine and the many international fighters especially those who have perished will be remembered long after the end of this war. These first chapters will also serve as an introduction to the cast of characters of this series.)

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIE MAYS AND ORLANDO CEPEDA

DUKE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

Friday, January 15, 2022

1045H EST

For the first time since activation elements of A and B Companies of 1st Battalion performed their first weekly Combat Water Survival tests in preparation for their potential Ukrainian deployment. The reason why is not just as a refresher training given that all those who were called for the mobilization program already had it done, but also to prepare for scenarios of crossing the rivers and lakes of Ukraine - as well as marshlands and swamps - without any vehicle or boat support, as well as in any scenario of any type of bridge being destroyed by Russian enemy fire as well as any Russian destruction of vehicles while crossing waterways by any means. Plans are made to make this a weekly duty as the other companies of the battalion are being activated from reserve and cadre status.

However Captain Frazier's 1st Platoon under 1LT Tyler Austin - the so-called Tokyo Boys - have some more time for swimming duties and water survival outside these, as per the behest of one of its men, as MAJ Sogard and some others view the proceedings. He can hear him shout "On me, go!" as the water splashes.

"Is that Sergeant Joe Ryan leading the company staff and 1st Platoon elements?"

BG Randolph replies, "He's the one. We all saw those swim pictures and videos he frequenly sent to us in Cary via email. He's grown so much since Tokyo."

"That's one of my A Company sergeants," the major answered.

Planned to be promoted to lieutenant colonel for his work in the brigade's reactivation to active duty, MAJ Scott Brosius added, "He's definitely been training in the pool in between our combat and training operations, Sogard."

"I'm sure he has been. And is that Major Nick Swisher?"

"Affirmative. Part of the 3rd NY, and as part of our brigade's training program, he has returned here to help in mobilization efforts. Ever the natural swimmer he is."

"Has Captain Plata known of this?"

"Has his seal of approval. And he's gonna make it a near daily duty outside of the weekly combat swim survival drills because 1st Battalion needs to be the vanguard in Ukraine operations."

"All normal so far for these lads, " added 1LT Mattalino. He says that through these and the other exercises they have been kept even more fit and healthy for operations ahead.

Sergeant Joe Ryan of 2nd squad, 1st platoon of A Company had been a part of the 2021 mobilization unit and ever the swimmer he was, alongside some of that unit, he was the lead NCO whenever pool and open water swims would occur. A native of San Francisco, CA, Ryan was selected to be a part of the 98th Tampa Bay but by the time he was already in Japan as a member of the 78th Brigade's Tokyo task unit in July of 2021, he had been transferred to Minneapolis and the battalion of the 1st Minnesota based in St. Paul operationally, since he had been named a part of its 1st Battalion upon his transfer. Being the lead swimmer in such training fixtures whenever a water scenario occurs he has been a big motivator for everyone in A Company. Captain Jake Arrietta of B Company could not help but watch from the sidelines at poolside as Joe and the 1st platoon finished their individual swim drills and emerged from the pool, all wet and bodies drenched by the water, before transitioning to combat water training invidiually - this time wearing combat shorts or speedos unlike in the earlier training in full battle gear. In both cases, the servicemen would carry their M4 rifles, which they have been inspected so that they would not be damaged by exposing to the water. It has been Joe's duty to help the company adapt to their role as the assault vanguard and to help them be ready for such scenarios in inland waters or in ocean waters. In this manner and reflecting where the 78th BCT is planning to head for deployment duties, preparing to swim in the fast flowing rivers of Ukraine, its lakes and swamps would be very easy if everyone would be prepared either if the crossing would be by themselves carrying their gear and rifles, inflatable boats or by their combat vehicles. All this was Joe's proposal when the 2021 contingent got formed up, for while this would be a reminder of his swimming days out west when he was young, it would also prepare them for the hard tasks of having to cross any inland body of water without any form of vehicular support. All of these, supervised by the medical staff, lifeguards and battalion and company leadership, would continue even during their deployment as preparation for the tasks they would do there.

"Cannot believe this Dex. How cost THEY do that?" Jake asked his XO.

1LT Dexter Fowler replied, "They did this before in Japan, I was told, and right here at stateside."

SFC LaPorta added, "I'm sure Baker Company will do the same iin the future."

"Same for me here, hoping that we would do the same as they do", added SSGT Blaine Neal.

After individual and then squad level drills, Joe's group - the A Company officers and assigned NCOs and 1st platoon personnel together - would do platoon level swim duty as a group, as usual wearing speedos or shorts to simulate a platoon level river crossing without uniforms but with rifles. Everyone at poolside has been impressed by what they have done.

And then comes that part wherein the whole drill is repeated but with combat gear and bags to simulate moving these thru rivers and lakes.

After all come out of the pool and bring their bags and gear to poolside for a final inspection, Major Sogard greets them. "Well done 1st Platoon of A Company, and to you Sergeant Ryan. Your efforts will make this unit ready for what the coming weeks and months will bring."

"It was my idea after all, for I've been a swimmer all my life," the sergeant replied. After learning that the 78th would plan to come to the aid of Ukraine in case of the feared Russian invasion that week and indeed he and his companions were the first to be mobilized officially, he devised a plan, he said, to prepare his mates in the Tokyo contingent - the first ones of A Coy 1-78th IBCT that got mobilized - for the challenges that lay in Ukraine's rivers, lakes, marshes and swamplands and how to cross them in the absence of amphibious-ready armored vehicles and any crossable bridges in the immediate vicinity, either temporary or permanent. This would continue even after they have been deployed because such a duty would happen by order of company leadership.

"Have the rifles been checked, sarge, post-swim?"

"Yes sir, all well and in good condition."

"Well noted Ryan. Well done everyone. This is just a start for this company, right Captain Frazier?"

"Affirmative sir, " Todd replied. "We will do this again in a few days and then we will do it twice every week to prepare the boys for such scenarios."

"Same for me major," added CPT Tulowitzki.

"I hope this continues well for A Company. Dismissed."

As the major left, Todd looked to Sergeant Ryan, saying "There's more we can do to prepare for these. We have a hard task to do."

"Noted, captain. Is that the same, SFC Gose?"

The company first sergeant replied, "Yup. That's the same thing Joe."

"Hoping we're ready for the next one lads. There will be more of these that will come as we prepare to answer Ukraine's call."

78TH BRIGADE COMMAND MESS

1600H EST

"Maxwell, we now have a commander for D Company of 1st Battalion, also set to be activated from cadre status."

That was the word that LTC Dale Murphy informed BG Maxwell. The search was over, 1LT Bailey Ober can finally be appointed D Company CO by the orders of LTC Fenster.

"Who's that?" Maxwell asked.

"Assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Minnesota based out of Minneapolis. He's from Huntersville."

"Why he is being recalled?"

"Part of 2014 contingent from universities and colleges, general. The very things he learned there he now applies as a platoon XO there," Dale replied.

"That explains everything. And who chose him?"

"Major Sogard, sir. On the suggestion of no less than Sergeant Joe Ryan from A Company."

Jason then ended the talk saying, "I therefore hope he will be informed at once that he's being recalled to the active ranks. He must be ready for his first command billet. So have you guys have found a company first sergeant for these boys now that this company will be reactivated from being in the reserves?"

"Yes also. SSGT Lucas Sims, 1st Battalion 1st Cincinnati City. He too will be informed in a few days of his appointment to the role."

Then Major Sogard arrived, stunned by the decision to activate D Company.

"It now has a new commander and first sergeant? That D Company?"

"Yes Major, the one being set to be prepared for active duty," replied LTC Murphy.

"Noted gents. In a few days from now we can finally activate this. We have to hand over command to the newly selected members of the command team. Those being cadre, the last of the peacetime rifle companies, are being transferred to the battalions being activated."

"Affirmative, major. Slowly 1st Battalion is completing its mobilization phrase."

"But how about the rest of 169th Corps? Have they been informed?"

BG Maxwell replied, "Now more than ever, we have to inform them we are being mobilized given what's going on in Ukraine. They better be ready to recieve the mobilization order from USEC Manfred and his command team led by LTG Halem, who for the past years was also Corps JAG until he handed over to a new general officer this year. We must be ready to tell them now is the time to prepare the work needed for mobilization, whether Russia gears up to invade Ukraine or not."

"Noted sir. And has Swaggerty been informed of the appointment of his company XO?"

"Yes he has been called of this," Sogard replied.

"I'm sure he will be ready to be recalled to active service."

"He will be ready, Josh, to renew his commissioning oath as he prepares for this new assignment."

"And is the 4th and 5th battalions set for activation orders?"

"Yes major. They will be raised soon."

"And our tank battalion?"

"Its M60s and Abrams are being reconditioned as well. They too will have drills with us. The same goes for our field artillery battalions, soon being set to become a regiment under brigade headquarters. We have a whole lot to do to prepare for our future operations in Ukraine, even the equipment, uniforms, weapons and logistics assistance needed."

"Noted sir. Back to D Company. Are we looking on who will be filling its ranks?"

"2013-2015 collegiate, 2017 and 2018 pre-training, 2011-2015 high schools. We will notify them at home and their families. If the names called are absent due to various reasons we will be informed. If overseas by the time they are being called, we will email them to ask them to be here in Cary. Those who are overseas who are willing to wear the uniform, we will try to call them even if not named in these lists. For they too will be a part of this if they accept that mission."

@joeybosa-aaronjudge @lukeexplorer @lightninging @homerofthebraves @dilangleywritesfanfic @alekmanoah @ilovetheyankees @darkorderaf @highwaytothedangerzone502  @zackcollins

[realtapiocafan]

NFL Pookies

Arizona Cardinals

IDC

Atlanta Falcons

Jessie Bates we miss you in Cincy <3

Carolina Panthers

I saw an interview with Xavier Legette when the Panthers were in Germany and that is one thick southern accent, charmed me instantly

Chuba Hubbard's a funny name ngl

Chicago Bears

There was a bears player that made a comment on Jayson Tatum and the Olympics a couple of weeks ago, and ever since then they're 0-3 (blocked fg, OT loss, whatever today was)

I'm very petty yes

Dallas Cowboys

CeeDee deserves to be in a stadium with curtains

Let Brandon Aubrey try a 70 yd fg!

Detroit Lions

Oh I'm very very fond of Montgomery and Gibbs, 'Sonic and Knuckles' what a cute nickname, the dynamic of 'both of them are good enough to be the #1 option on a different team but they choose to work together' >>>, that Montgomery Disney celly was everything for me, absolutely adore how small running backs look compared to everyone else

Amon-Ra 🔥, headstand! wow

the story of Jake Bates 🥹

DJ Reader is doing well there, always nice to see!

I do get weird vibes from Goff? Maybe it's just me?

Green Bay Packers

Big fan of Josh Jacobs ngl, I swear bro does not go down

I think my dad's entirely sick of Christian Watson dropping passes (he's a Packers fan yeah)

Los Angeles Rams

I love just saying Puka Nacua

Minnesota Vikings

Justin Jefferson has my heart and soul and anything else he asks for

If you follow Vikings social media they do a content called 'Tell us with Metellus', 10/10 no notes, Josh Metellus is one hilarious dude

let me introduce y'all to another Vikings safety named Camryn Bynum, he copied that one Australian breakdancer for one celly, and did the Parent Trap handshake with Metellus, I hope he wins celly of the year!

Jordan Addison what a player

Very intrigued by Sam Darnold's rise from the dead

KOC to all first round qb busts: 'i can fix him'

New Orleans Saints

... I like Chase Young ig

I also thought it was very funny that there wasn't a murder in NOLA when the Saints went 2-0 those first two weeks

New York Giants

LEEK! I saw a tweet saying Statefarm should sign Malik so they can do the 'Like a good Nabers, Statefarm is there' and I cracked up, NY media sucks, he's a kid leave him alone he's trying his best,

Philadelphia Eagles

OPOY Saquon!, that backwards hurdle was insaneee,

i find it very funny how cooper dejean is the only white cb in the league, and he's been balling!

San Francisco 49ers

Tumblr propoganda has got me hooked on Fred Warner

CMC gives me douchey white boy vibes idk

I will never root for Nick Bosa, (i know not everyone I'm listing has my political views but don't just barge in and endorse someone in the middle of your teammate's postgame interview)

Seattle Seahawks

IDC

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

I'll be honest I saw Baker take a sack ONCE and Mike Evans and Chris Godwin support him to the sideline and I was speechless for a second there

Washington Commanders

I want Jayden to have success, I believe in him I really do, doesn't look very bright rn but I have faith

Baltimore Ravens

makes me feel 🤮 to have positive emotions for a divisional rival, but lamar is really really good

Derrick Henry has also been amazing there

Buffalo Bills

my brother's a Bills fan so I root for them when I can, 13 seconds was absolutey devastating for him,

Keon Coleman's been pretty good for them

Cincinnati Bengals

My baes 😭, it's been tough

I support Ja'Marr's rights AND wrongs, he's the best idc

Joe should be protected at all costs and has never had a good o-line around him and someone on twitter said we're gonna andrew luck him and I googled andrew luck and omfg we're andrew luck-ing him

Trey carrying the entirety of the defense

Everyone else can ---I shouldn't say some things aloud

I hope someone gives Tee a BAG this offseason (probably not us unfortunately)

Cleveland Browns

Jameis Winston is one funny dude, I will remember that snow game for ages,

Teared up a little at Nick Chubb's TDs,

Denver Broncos

I'm a hater I hate

Really shallow of me, but no team led by "BO NIX" is ever winning SHIT, it goes against the world order,

Houston Texans

Guys is CJ uglier than Jayden? My brother says no, I say yes

Still a little sad over Diggs tearing his ACL

Go Joe Mix!

Indianapolis Colts

also boo

Anthony Richardson wtf you mean you tired, you can't SAY that dude, what media training did you go through

Jacksonville Jaguars

Bc most of the people i root for are LSU alumni, i do root for brain thomas jr

Not a trevor lawrence believer i'll admit

Cat team solidarity ✊

Kansas City Chiefs

Fuck 'em

Actually I like Justin Reid a lot but shhh

For my football enjoyment Xavier Worthy develop some goddamn sideline awareness, you're fast but you need to be in bounds!

I'm also a little fond of Pacheco

Las Vegas Raiders

Brock Bowers been balling!

Los Angeles Chargers

I have no goodwill for Justin Herbert in my heart

Miami Dolphins

How much is Tyreek paying in child support?

Waddle's underrated imo

Tua you got a marshmallow for a head wear the fucking guardian cap

New England Patriots

I like Drake Maye a lot

Christian Gonzalez is one of the few corners I know by name

New York Jets

Davante asked for the trade I know, but if Rodgers leaves him I'm gonna hate Rodgers even more, getting back together with your ex is ALWAYS a bad idea davante,

twitter is very steadfast on removing sauce's nickname bc he's been kinda ass, it's kinda funny

Garrett Wilson with the catch of the year!, sign him to Jordan rn!

Pittsburgh Steelers

Nobody good wears yellow and black. BUMBLEBEES

TJ did deserve DPOY last year and they'll probably give it to him this year to make up for it, but I don't really think he deserves it, also gives me douchey white boy vibes,

Kind of in awe over George Pickens?

Tennessee Titans

Is Sneed off the injury report? What happened to dude anyways?

[schraubd]

From Scarsdale To Dearborn Enough with the Dogwhistles Already

Incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) is facing a tough primary challenge from fellow Democrat George Latimer. Much of the heat in the primary has centered around Israel (Bowman is a harsh critic; Latimer has AIPAC backing), and in that context Latimer claimed in a public debate that Bowman's constituency is not the local residents of New York, but rather "Dearborn, Michigan" (and "San Francisco, California"). Dearborn is well-known for its large Arab and Muslim population, and so Bowman quickly called him out for the racist "dog-whistle". I, of course, immediately harkened back to not-so-fond memories of Antone Melton-Meaux's 2020 primary challenge to Ilhan Omar,* where Omar's campaign sent out a mailer highlighting her challenger's donor support, singling out one from the heavily Jewish suburb of "Scarsdale, New York" (all of the named donors in Omar's mailer were also Jewish). This, too, was pounced on by Omar's opponents and said to be an antisemitic dog-whistle. Latimer's defenders say he was merely highlighting Bowman's lack of local support. Omar's defenders likewise contended she was being unjustly smeared as a critic of Israel. So, is this sort of attack a dog-whistle? Quick -- everybody switch sides! In all seriousness, if you condemned the Omar campaign for its "Scarsdale mailer" you don't get to give Latimer a pass on this. And likewise, if you poo-pooed the Scarsdale mailer as a ginned up controversy over nothing you can sit right down in your high dudgeon over the Dearborn remark. (My answer: Both instances were shady and both politicians deserved to be called out on it.) * I'm bemused to rediscover that my blogpost on this controversy was titled "I Have To Talk About Omar and Melton-Meaux, Don't I?", which really captures a certain mood, doesn't it? via The Debate Link https://ift.tt/xpfobhd

[graymanbriefing]

Civil Unrest / Societal Collapse / Citizen Actions Brief: National Summary 》In Dearborn, MI; pro-Palestinians gathered at an "International Day of Al-Quds" (annual Palestinian event held on the last Friday of Ramadan) and chanted "death to America"... 》Nationwide on April 13th; activists associated with "Don't Mess with Our Kids" conduct rallies at all 50 state capitals. The Christian centered group, affiliated with "Her Voice Movement" and supported by "Mom's 4 Liberty", conducted prayer rallies/gatherings in the 50 cities and also called for "pro transgender ideologies" to no longer be promoted in public school systems. LGBT activists counter-protested many of the gatherings. At least one rally was attended by Proud Boys. The majority of... 》Nationwide, pro-Palestinians gathered at rallies and celebrated Iran's attack on Israel. Videos show rally leaders teaching U.S. citizens who support Palestine and Hamas, how to chant "death to America" i... 》In Chicago, IL on April 15th; pro-Palestinians blocked the roadway (I-190) entering into Terminal 1 at O'Hare Airport, for... 》In San Francisco, CA on April 15th; pro-Palestinians blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge holding signage that read "stop the world for Gaza". Both directions of travel were halted on the bridge for "multiple miles" for 4+ hours. Protestors tethered themselves to vehicles to prevent LE from removing them from the road. Debrief: U.S. Senator Cotton advised that citizens should "take matters into their own hands" to intervene when pro-Palestinians begin blocking roads. Such e... 》In NYC, NY on April 15th; mass pro-Palestinian protests (15 different protests) occurred throughout the city as the groups celebrated attacks on Israel and called for the U.S. to stop assisting Israel. Pro-Israeli groups counter-protested. Multiple roads were blocked, including Newburgh-Beacon Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge. Protestors were seen waving Hezbollah fla... 》In OR, FL, PA, TX, WA, CA, NY, and at least 12 other states on April 15th; mass pro-Palestinian protests and riots shut dow...(CLASSIFIED, get briefs in real-time unredacted by joining at www.graymanbriefing.com)

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ASK EDDIE returns Thursday, October 19, 7:00 PM PT to our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/filmnoirfoundation/live

FNF prez Eddie Muller responds to film noir fan questions fielded by the Foundation's Director of Communications Anne Hockens. In this episode, we discuss international noir, the best noir genre hybrids, why Eddie prefers a non-academic approach to writing about noir, and more. We wind up the show with our noir-stained horror movie recommendations for your Halloween viewing pleasure. On the cat front, Eddie’s answers a viewer’s questions about Tizzy’s travel habits.

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Can’t join us on Thursday? No problem! A recording will be up on our YouTube channel, @NoirCity, on Friday, October 20: https://www.youtube.com/user/NoirCitySF

Note: Eddie will not be able to answer questions posted during the livestream nor ones left on our social media accounts

THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS:

What's the deal with the short ties in mid-century movies? Some of them appear to be only 10-12 inches long.

Jay and Connie, Ann Arbor

In my opinion, the countries with the strongest cinematic noir traditions are France, Japan, the U.K., and Mexico. Do you agree?  I'd love to hear the two of you discuss each of those four noir traditions (plus others if you'd like).

Kathleen from Chicago

Have you been to the Hollywood Museum on Highland Ave. in L.A.?

Alan, San Anselmo, CA

SUMMER OF DARKNESS introduced me to Eddie Muller. Eddie, how did you get involved with this? Did you have any connection to TCM prior to that Summer?

John Weber in Tampa

Can you tell me why NOTORIOUS is no longer shown on TCM? And the wonderful film noir, SLEEP MY LOVE, will that ever be shown?

Jenene

What are your favorite noir-fusion genres and which films do you consider definitive examples of a noir Western, noir science fiction, etc.?

Brett, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

STAIGHT TIME with Dustin Hoffman and Harry Dean Stanton-noirs often glamourize criminals and heists, but this seems very realistic. What’s Eddie’s take on the film and both these actors.

Brian in Toronto

In Walter Mosley's EVERY MAN A KING, TCM gets a mention as do the following:

THE BRASHER DOUBLOON. Any thoughts on the Chandler book or the film?

A character is described as Sydney Greenstreet on steroids. If you were to name your Mount Rushmore of Sydney Greenstreet movies, which two would you add to the obvious choice?

Oliver mentions Steve McQueen's last movie, THE HUNTER. I would like to hear your opinions.

Joe from Suffolk County, NY

A few months ago, Eddie was traveling with Tizzy, which got me to thinking about the difficulties/practicalities ...Did Tizzy go on an airplane? Stay in a hotel room? (Hotel bar?)

Sue, San Francisco

How do you think it would go if James Ellroy and Hunter S. Thompson found themselves seated at a table in a small room together? 

Bill, Pleasant Hill, CA

Eddie doesn’t seem to care for in-depth academic studies of Film Noir and prefers a historical and production emphasis for such studies. If this is true, what is it about those aspects of an academic intellectual approach to Film Noir that rings hollow to you?

Conrad 

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In this extraordinary #poetry collection influenced by the moon’s silver luminosity, Abby Lynn Bogomolny elevates us with gorgeous images to “fill ourselves and fly.” Yet each boon is balanced by gravity. From her immigrant grandparents’ struggles to those of her own, she writes with heart and wit of vivid Brooklyn streets, the pine flats of Florida, and coastal California. If you thrive on words from a #female-centered perspective, one with a strong sense of place in lyrical rhythmic lines, The Lighted Pull of Dreams is a must read.

Abby Lynn Bogomolny is the editor of New to North America: Writing by US Immigrants, Their Children and Grandchildren and the author of poetry collections Nauseous in Paradise, Black of Moonlit Sea, and People Who Do Not Exist. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, she founded Burning Bush Publications and juried its poetry prize for a decade. After serving as Faculty in English with Santa Rosa Junior College for many years, she continues to write and stir the cultural soup in Northern California. www.abbypoetry.com

PRAISE FOR The Lighted Pull of Dreams by Abby Lynn Bogomolny

The Lighted Pull of Dreams spans the toughness of immigrant ancestors to personal coming-of-age, from Brooklyn streets to rural Florida to California fog, forests, and classrooms—all with quirk and grace. In this extraordinary collection, Abby Lynn Bogomolny’s poetry has come into its own—her voice both witty and spiritual, her forms traditional and experimental. She traces the labyrinths mothers and daughters walk around each other from birth until death. And at the core, an earthy spirituality of being emerges in the interstices of time and place. Open the cover and enjoy!!!

–Sharon Coleman, author of Paris Blinks and Half Circle, co-director of the Berkeley Poetry Festival, and instructor of Creative Writing at Berkeley City College.

The hovering intelligence, subtle humor, truth and trust of self-love. From free to formal verse. From New York walk-up to orange and redwood groves. Bogomolny grounds us with her tenacity mixed with vulnerability. Her herculean song shot through with light and its constant transformations and revelations. She is the poet who knows the gifts and complexities of her craft, lines lifting from all daily senses into, yes, that well-lit dream.

–Leslie Simon, author of The Divine Comic, Collisions and Transformations, and former Chair of Women’s Studies, City College of San Francisco.

The poems in Abby Lynn Bogomolny’s The Lighted Pull of Dreams offer the reader a fascinating range of voices and scenes, from a nighttime dream-flight over the redwood coast, Brooklyn brownstones along the East River, an imagined eighteenth century summer garden, orange and pecan groves beside a Florida farm house. We witness a classroom of students on their various journeys, the passing of a beloved mother, the rising of the moon on a pandemic night, filled with dark uncertainty. These are poems of mystery and longing, humor and wisdom, moments of intimacy and clarity “when we become what we came here to know.”

–Terry Ehret, author of Lucky Break and Night Sky Journey, and former Poet Laureate of Sonoma County

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Alfonso Ossorio (b.1916, Manila, Philippines – d. 1990, New York, NY) was born in the Philippines to wealthy parents of Chinese, Filipino, and Hispanic ancestry. He moved to the United States in 1930. He studied at both Harvard University and the Rhode Island School of Design and then served in the military as a medical illustrator during the World War II.

His oil painting entitled “Beachcomber” (1953) is densely patterned with non-Western visual icons and images similar to the tribal art of Oceania which Ossorio admired at the Peabody Museum while an undergraduate at Harvard. The entire canvas is filled with endless sea of abstract forms, creating horror vacui, leaving a very little emptiness for viewers.

Image 1: Front cover of “Asian|American|Modern Art

Image 2: Alfonso Ossorio, “Beachcomber,” 1953, Oil on canvas, 84”x 144”

Asian American modern art : shifting currents, 1900-1970 Daniell Cornell and Mark Dean Johnson, editors ; Gordon H. Chang ... [et al.]. San Francisco, CA : Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ; Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008. English HOLLIS number: 990117463940203941

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Cities by Impressiveness of Mountain Backdrop / Rut

by u/Gigitoe

After seeing the recent posts Cities with a better mountain backdrop than LA? ( u/odi3luck ) and This is a response to the LA mountain backdrop ( u/sam_woke ), I realized that I had the exact tools to answer a particularly niche but interesting question:

How do we quantify how impressive a city's mountain backdrop is?

To answer this question, we use rut, an indicator I developed back in the days to quantify how sharply or impressively the surroundings of a location rise above the location. (my research paper if you're interested)

Roughly speaking, rut works as follows:

The higher the mountains rise above a city, the more impressive they are, and the higher the rut.

The steeper the mountains rise above a city, the more impressive they are, and the higher the rut.

In the map shown, I measured the rut of every city with a population of over 100,000. Here's some cities in each tier and their corresponding rut values:

S tier - rut > 500 m (world-class, would visit for mountain views alone) -

Pokhara, Nepal (1358 m) | Chamonix, France (1336 m) [not on map; population too low] | Zermatt, Switzerland (904 m) [not on map] | Yosemite Valley, CA (617 m) [not on map] | Innsbruck, Austria (584 m)

A tier - rut between 200 to 500 m (impressive, but probably wouldn't visit just for mountain views)

Kathmandu, Nepal (482 m) | Almaty, Kazakhstan (478 m) | Santiago, Chile (469 m) | Provo, UT (429 m) | Tehran, Iran (349 m) | Lhasa, Tibet (325 m) | Monterrey, Mexico (268 m) | Tacoma, WA (245 m) | Kabul, Afghanistan (232 m)

B tier - rut between 100 and 200 m (mountains in close proximity, or big mountains further away)

Salt Lake City, UT (180 m) | Reno, NV (151 m) | Tucson, AZ (141 m) | Seattle, WA (137 m) | Vancouver, Canada (136 m) | Los Angeles, CA (117 m) | Milan, Italy (100 m)

C tier (glorified hills nearby, or distant mountains, or very distant big mountains) - rut between 25 and 100 m

Denver, CO (99 m; if only it had one more meter) | Tokyo, Japan (94 m) | Hong Kong (75 m) | Seoul, Korea (56 m) | Rome, Italy (48 m) | Knoxville, TN (39 m) | Beijing, China (37 m) | Sacramento, CA (30 m)

D tier (hills nearby, or glorified hills in the distance, or very distant mountains) - rut between 10 and 25 m

Istanbul, Turkey (24 m) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (23 m) | San Francisco, CA (22 m) | Quebec, Canada (17 m) | Mumbai, India (15 m) | Brisbane, Australia (12 m) | Pittsburgh, PA (10 m)

F tier (flat tier) - rut between 0 and 10 m

Syracuse, NY (7.4 m) | Birmingham, AL (5.2 m) | Dubai, UAE (5.0 m) | Columbus, OH (3.2 m) | Washington, DC (2.6 m) | Shanghai, China (2.4) | Paris, France (2.1 m) | London, UK (1.6 m) | New York City (0.7 m) | Chicago, IL (0.4 m)

So to answer the question, what cities have a better mountain backdrop than Los Angeles? Quite a lot... quite a lot.

Here's the data spreadsheet that was used to generate this map!

Edits: switched Vancouver to downtown measurement, added more cities, switched to steepness explanation instead of proximity explanation.

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Note: rut measurements only consider rise above surroundings (relative height differences and steepness). They do not consider absolute elevation, nor the "aesthetics" of a mountain, nor visibility (or lack thereof) due to weather or smog.

This visualization was made possible with Google Earth Engine, MERIT DEM, and GeoNames.

If you like rut, you'll probably like its older brother jut even more. Jut is an indicator of  how impressive, spectacular, or badass a mountain is—considering both its height above surroundings and steepness. If you want to find the most impressive mountains near you or worldwide, you may find the link above to be useful.

Let us know if you have any questions or comments—I'm happy to address them!

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Talk Hockey to Me

tagged by @giirlinterrupted 🤍💙

Tell me about:

1. The thing that got you hooked on hockey

I grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, about an hour south of Hershey, PA. My dad grew up going to watch the Hershey Bears play minor league hockey in the American Hockey League, and he continued the tradition with me (and my sister sometimes.) At first, I only really liked to go to the games for an opportunity to spend time with my dad, which was rare sometimes, but in middle school I somehow ended up being really good at floor hockey when we played it in gym class. One day I managed to score a hat trick, even though I was terrible at every other sport. (I also had a crush on one of the players on my school's hockey team at that point.) So I just kinda thought hockey was fun at that point and started enjoying the actual games more. Then I picked a favorite player from the Bears independently for the first time, and it was Mike Green. I didn't know much about him, just thought he was cool. He turned out to be really good, and when he got called up to the NHL to play for the Capitals, I started watching the Caps games on TV. (I was also lucky that we got the sports channel from Washington DC, despite not being all that close to there.)

2. Your first ever fandom friend

I'm not too established in the hockey fandom on here. I have a personal blog that I rarely use anymore that I used to post occasional Caps stuff on and follow a few Capitals people, but that's on a different account that I rarely use. I know hockey has become a lot more popular on footieblr over the years. I remember a few years back when it was more unusual for these fandoms to overlap that I sent a message or two to people who were in both fandoms that I thought it was cool that they liked both sports like I do. Basically my only hockey friend on here is @giirlinterrupted (and I'm so grateful that she doesn't put Sidney Crosby on my dash like so many other footieblr hockey fans seem to do.) IRL I have been surrounded by hockey fans most of my life though, because it's pretty big in my state in general, so the main time I felt a little more alone on that was the 2 1/2 years I was living in San Francisco. Unfortunately I am currently surrounded by Penguins fans :( as I am living in Pittsburgh. My IRL best friend is also into hockey, but she is a Sabres fan since she is from Buffalo and now lives in Rochester, NY.

3. The jersey you would most like to own

I wish I had an old Mike Green or Jay Beagle Caps jersey. Mike Green is now retired, and Jay Beagle, I don't even know.

4. YOUR player (you only get ONE so choose wisely)

I still have an unhealthy attachment to Jay Beagle even though he's been off the Caps for years. None of the current players can live up to that.

5. A pairing that deserves more fic

Don't really read fic much, but Ovi/Backstrom (I'm so out of the loop that I don't even know if they have a ship name) are adorable together, and idk how popular they are, at least outside of Caps fans.

6. Your favourite on-ice moment

6/7/18. What else? I still cry when I think about it sometimes, and I can barely listen to "I Will Wait" by Mumford and Sons without crying due to that "Worth the Wait" video the Caps put out on social media after the Cup win.

link someone else's art/fic/etc that you love & think everyone should check out

He's here on Tumblr (@mxgicdave) but I could only find my favorite pic of his on Twitter:

link something you made & are proud of & want people to see

Got nothing. I tried to write a few things about hockey in the past, but not since I was like 13. I was writing a story about a minor league hockey player whose playing got impacted by past trauma. Didn't get very far, then I was also trying to write a murder mystery featuring the Capitals, and I got even less far with that.

no pressure tagging:

I have no one to tag! :(