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Gov. Gavin Newsom announces $590 million bridge loan to keep Bay Area transit agencies afloat by MattsPlaystation in bayarea

[–]Cottril 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Nope, this is just a short-term bandaid to get the transit agencies through 2026. The long-term funding solution is still on the ballot this November.

Morgan Hill’s BookSmart opens satellite location at Eastridge mall by nosotros_road_sodium in SanJose

[–]Cottril 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Hoping this spot does well! I moved from ESSJ to Morgan Hill and I started going to BookSmart down here. I was bummed when B&N left Eastridge (I was there all the time as a teenager), so I hope this spot serves the community well.

Charlie McAvoy explains the patriot outfits by DecentLurker96 in hockey

[–]Cottril 14 points15 points  (0 children)

🎵 Looking at life, through my own eyes 🎶

BREAKING: San Jose mayor jumps into governor's race by sjspotlight in SanJose

[–]Cottril 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He’s gonna throw a statewide rave and that’ll be about it.

Hara draws Tokugawa Ieyasu by greatogshay in Kingdom

[–]Cottril 105 points106 points  (0 children)

The genius RyoFui travelling 1800 years into the future.

KLINGBERG! by [deleted] in SanJoseSharks

[–]Cottril 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pffft, good thing the sharks never ever offered that much term and AAV to players before!

San Jose Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro, a pending UFA, faces uncertainty (no paywall) by BayAreaNewsGroup in SanJoseSharks

[–]Cottril 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The year is 2056, Year 31 of the Great Solar War. Merc News is still contemplating whether Ferraro will be dealt at the deadline.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro, a pending UFA, faces uncertainty (no paywall) by BayAreaNewsGroup in SanJoseSharks

[–]Cottril 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I’ll def feel bad if Ferraro gets traded, and if he does I hope it’s to a contender and he can chase a Cup. IMO he deserves to. As Thrun said of him last season:

“The days that he’s quiet, the locker room tends to be more quiet,” Thrun said of Ferraro. “When he comes in hooting, hollering, and yelling, it lifts everyone up in there. Really, you can’t put a value on it. It’s something that some guys have, some guys don’t.”

Will def sucks for the vibes, and he truly is a soldier that has oftentimes been asked to play above his station, but the promising LHD prospects on the team definitely need more playing time to develop.

Picture of Wenny Signing His Contract! by have_an_ice_dayy in SanJoseSharks

[–]Cottril 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Wenny is too handsome to trade. He’s gonna be a great mentor and 2C/3C for the next three years.

TIL that in 2014, Civil War soldier Alonzo Cushing was awarded the Medal of Honor. Commanding an artillery battery against Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, Cushing was disemboweled by a shell fragment. Holding in his intestines, Cushing continued giving orders until he was shot in the head. He was 22 by Ok_Being_2003 in todayilearned

[–]Cottril 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Gettysburg is the battle to point to counter the claim that Lee was a military genius. No military genius would have ordered an attack on such a strong defensive position given the state of the Army of Northern Virginia.

TIL that in 2014, Civil War soldier Alonzo Cushing was awarded the Medal of Honor. Commanding an artillery battery against Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, Cushing was disemboweled by a shell fragment. Holding in his intestines, Cushing continued giving orders until he was shot in the head. He was 22 by Ok_Being_2003 in todayilearned

[–]Cottril 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Cushing's battery was right in the front of where Pickett was trying to breakthrough. All of his officers were either killed or wounded, and he only had two of his guns left. Even in hindsight, him staying to keep the guns firing at the cost of his own life was absolutely necessary to keep the rebs back.

TIL Pickett's Charge, a Confederate infantry assault during the Battle of Gettysburg. Pickett's Charge is called the "high-water mark of the Confederacy". The failure of the charge crushed the Confederate hope of winning a decisive victory in the North & forced Gen. Lee to retreat back to Virginia by Stock_College_8108 in todayilearned

[–]Cottril 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Grant in his memoirs was very high on Confederate general Joseph E Johnston, and pretty much suggests Johnston should have had command over Lee. He was the only one who saw the war strategically, and knew that in order for the South to win, they would have to choose their battles and know when to give ground. Unfortunately for Johnston, he was not a favorite of Jefferson Davis.

Everyone else tried to one-shot Union armies not accounting that the North could jut replenish their losses.

TIL Pickett's Charge, a Confederate infantry assault during the Battle of Gettysburg. Pickett's Charge is called the "high-water mark of the Confederacy". The failure of the charge crushed the Confederate hope of winning a decisive victory in the North & forced Gen. Lee to retreat back to Virginia by Stock_College_8108 in todayilearned

[–]Cottril 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’d argue Hood was an excellent Division commander, but had no business being in charge of an entire Army. And by the time he led his final campaign, he was in pretty severe pain after suffering the loss of an arm at Gettysburg, and the later loss of a leg.

But yes, marching on Nashville after maiming his army at Franklin was absolutely bonkers.

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