A full slate of games last night brought us the following winners: Atlanta, the MINNESOOOOODA TWIIIIINS!!!!!, Tampa Bay, Philly, New York (AL), Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Seattle, San Diego, Arizona, Los Angeles and Oakland. The playoff pictures are pretty firm with ten games or so to go for everyone. But let’s see if anything weird can happen.

Is Jeep really that big in Italy?

UCL winners were: Ajax, Bayern, Lyon (over a listless Man City), Real and Man United. A couple of the games ended in a tie. And the entire soccer world lost (even though Juventus won) when Ronaldo was sent off for the most absurd bullshit I may have ever seen.  Seriously, that was insane. I only hope UEFA can see the penalty rescinded and not have him suspended. But knowing how corrupt they are, its gonna come down top who hands them a bag with the most cash in it. Europe League games today…have fun if your team is stuck in that competition.

Writer and scourge of high school juniors Upton Sinclair was born on this date. As were NBA legend Red Auerbach, comedian “Slappy” White, actress Sophia Loren, fat writer George R.R. Martin, Liverpool FC and Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, the ageless Guy Lafleur, rocker Chuck Panozzo, comedic actor Gary Cole, rock xylophone player/vocalist Alannah Currie, whack-job Asia Argento, and driver Juan Pablo Montoya.

“Watch the show…or I’ll rape you.”
-Bill

Its also the day Saladin began his siege of Jerusalem, Magellan set off on his expedition, the Battle of the Alma kicked the Crimean War into gear, the electric range was patented, The Italian Army captured Rome and unified Italy, Boss Tweed was accused of robbing the New York treasury, Chase Bank opened for business, Chester A Arthur was sworn in as president, Francis Ouimet won the US Open (and if you haven’t seen “The Greatest Game Ever Played”, you’re missing out on a fine movie), Bugs Moran put out a (failed) hit on Al Capone, Gandhi began a hunger strike, the first FORTRAN program was run, JFK proposed a joint US-USSR mission to the moon (because we used to try to engage our enemies without the media going into an apoplectic rage of partisanship. Unfortunately it failed because Russia had adopted the metric system. And no nation using the metric system has ever made it to the moon), Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs (and he settles a few outstanding debts according to rumor), the “Cosby Show” premiered, and a suicide car bomb kills 23 at the US embassy in Beruit.

The birthdays sucked, but a few big events there.  Anyway, on to…the links!

As Democrat leaders say that inviting Christine Ford to testify (publicly or privately, in official hearings on meetings) is an attempt to silence her, Trump adds pressure by saying he could dump Kavanaugh if she showed up and proved to be credible. And I can assume that is also pressuring her to silence somehow, according to Team Blue.  What a shitshow.

Sure would be nice if the media reported on this man allegedly beating the shit out of women.

And in a story that has miraculously evaded the mainstream media, a woman comes forward with medical documentation showing a fear of more physical abuse against a major player in one of the two political parties. I’m sure this lack of coverage is due to their staffs being spread so thin what with the hurricane, the Kavanaugh story and other shit.  Sure.

Chevy Chase makes a bold statement. I mean, that’s one way to announce your (effective) retirement (read: blackballing) from acting.

When you’re too crazy for Wesley Crusher, you got issues.

Judge partly throws out lawsuit alleging a career was derailed when sex was refused. Alt headline from Salon/Huffpo/Slate: Shitlord white hispanic mansplains law to defenseless woman.

Now this is the kind of protest I can fully support. Sorry coppers, but people have a right to record you in public. And the fact that you’re mistreating someone when they are filming you is no excuse for throwing them in the slammer.  “Liberal, tolerant San Francisco”, my ass.

Chicago government finds another group to takedown for money. And they’re claiming its for “health reasons.”  Sure thing, dumbasses. Sure thing.

What a bunch of “look at meeeeeee!!!”, thin-skinned pussies.  Let the man have his day, for chrissakes.

Christ, what a Masshole. Man stabs tow truck driver five times after he hits and kills a woman.

You want to know how old people roll in Texas? This is how old people roll in Texas. Do something!

Here you go, friends.

Go have a hell of a day. I’ll try to do the same.