San Diego, CA
Attendee of the Week: Cash Branson
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Every week from now until San Diego Comic-Con, we’re celebrating you: our readers! So let’s meet this week’s Attendee of the Week:
Cash Branson
@captcash
Where are you traveling from for San Diego Comic-Con?
Pittsburgh, PA
How many years have you been attending?
Since 2013
What was your favorite panel and why?
I love attending any cosplay panel to learn what’s new in crafting and to get ideas.
What is your favorite exhibitor or artist booth and why?
I’m a Marvel junkie, so you can always find me around there in cosplay (usually as a Marvel character).
What is your favorite item you’ve ever taken home from the convention (swag, exclusive, merch, etc.)?
The coolest piece of swag I’ve ever gotten was a copy of Defenders #1 (2017) signed by the leads of The Defenders Netflix show! Netflix had an activation and invited Defenders cosplayers to show up. So I dressed as Daredevil, imagine my surprise when Charlie Cox, Mike Coulter, Kristen Ritter, and Finn Jones walked out and gave us all copies of the latest Defenders book signed by them! And where do you think I heard about the cosplay Invite? Here on the SDCC Unofficial Blog!
What was your favorite autograph session and why?
I’m a comic nerd first and foremost. At SDCC I was able to meet one of my favorite authors, Tom King, at the DC Booth. He signed my Mister Miracle (and my copy of Vision #1 despite that it was a Marvel book)!
Tell us about your most memorable celebrity encounter at the convention.
At this point there have been so many! SDCC is crazy for randomly bumping into celebs. My favorite one was probably at the premiere of The Boys in 2019. Mind you, this was the first any of the public had seen of The Boys and well before it became the hit it is. I had read the comics and knew who the production staff was so I had high enough hopes for the show that I made myself a Homelander cosplay. As the showrunner, Eric Kripke was introducing the cast and he called me out from the audience and I got the chance to hug Anthony Starr, Homelander himself!
What was your favorite offsite and why?
I love the offsites! It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I absolutely love how the Gaslamp District transforms during Comic-Con. One of my favorites was last year’s Hellfire Gala held by D23. It was effectively the Met Gala held by the X-Men in a who’s who of the Marvel Universe. I attended dressed as Doctor Doom with a retinue of Doom Bots.
Where is your favorite place to eat during the con?
That’s a tough call. I did really enjoy the Mooby’s pop-up from 2023. It was really entertaining to get View Askewinverse snacks!
What is your favorite thing about San Diego Comic-Con?
The other fans! It’s so much fun to see so many folks so passionate about their fandoms. I’ve gotten to know so many folks from all over.
What is your best tip having a good con?
Follow the SDCC Unofficial Blog! No, seriously. They are invaluable in knowing what is going on and where and how to get tickets for it! Beyond that plan it, but be open to change. Prioritize the things you HAVE to do vs. what you really want to do. You won’t be able to do everything and that’s ok! If there’s something you HAVE to do, get in line for it at least 2 hours early.
Do you tend to do the convention solo or with friends?
How would you describe SDCC to someone who has never been before?
Nerd Mecca. Everyone should go once just to see how crazy it is.
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San Diego, CA
SDSU Passing League: St. Augustine 18, Rancho Buena Vista 13
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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The new look St. Augustine Saints Football Team, led by new Head Coach Ron Caragher, take down the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns 18-13 at San Diego States Passing League.
The standouts from the game include Longhorns’ Quarterback Brayden Freitas, who threw two Touchdowns against the Saintsmen, and Saints Quarterback Vincent Smith, who threw two Touchdowns against RBV, including the game-winning pass to Paisios Polamalu (son of Troy Polamalu).
San Diego, CA
Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina
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OXFORD, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have their sights on a handful of battleground states in the White House race, and North Carolina is one of them.
Rural voters in particular will play an important role for both campaigns, but the candidates will have to overcome voter indifference, fatigue and even disgust.
Both Democrats and Republicans hope face-to-face contact will help them make their case. In places like Granville County, a swing county tucked between the Raleigh-Durham area and the Virginia state line, that has already begun.
Here are some key takeaways from an examination of the campaign less than five months before the November general election.
Spending war for North Carolina’s airwaves
When it comes to advertising spending in North Carolina, Democrats are outpacing Republicans by a nearly 4-to-1 margin, according to AdImpact data. As of June 7, Democratic groups had spent more than $4 million compared with about $1 million from Republicans in the state.
That gap widens even further when looking ahead to the fall. For reserved ad slots between June 8 and Election Day, Democrats have spent more than $5.6 million so far, compared with $25,000 reserved by one Republican political action committee. Those reservations are subject to change as races come into focus.
The Raleigh-Durham area makes up a significant portion of advertising spending in North Carolina for both parties: almost $2 million for Democrats and more than $138,000 for Republicans. The area skews heavily Democratic, but it also borders counties such as Granville and Franklin that voted for Trump in 2020.
Tuning out the election
As a rematch of 2020 takes shapes, many people in the United States are not paying much attention to the election.
About 4 in 10 Americans in a Pew Research Center poll conducted in April said they are not following news about candidates in presidential contest too closely or at all. Younger adults are less likely than older ones to be following election news.
Many people already find the election exhausting, even if they are not tuned in. About 6 in 10 U.S. adults in the poll say they are worn out by so much coverage of the campaign and candidates. Those not following closely are especially likely to say they are exhausted.
Trump’s record with North Carolina’s rural counties
In a state with the second highest rural population in the country, winning over those voters is essential. Democrats may not win outright in rural parts of North Carolina, but if they can keep the margins close, they have a better chance to take advantage of their strength in the state’s urban areas.
Previous election results show that appealing to North Carolina’s rural voters may be easier for Republican Trump than for Democrat Biden.
In 2020, 64 rural counties backed Trump while only 14 went for Biden. Compared with his 2016 campaign, Trump’s winning margin grew in most rural counties four years ago.
Possible openings for Democrats
A handful of rural counties could be more competitive. Granville County, for example, had one of the tighter margins of victory for Trump — 53% in 2020 — among rural counties. That was a jump of 3 percentage points from 2016, when he narrowly won against Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Before Trump, Granville County was considered a blue rural county. Democrat Barack Obama won it in 2008 and 2012. It’s one of six counties in North Carolina that made the pivot from Obama to Trump.
San Diego, CA
Police searching for suspect after Bay Terraces Jack in the Box robbed at gunpoint
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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego Police are searching for a suspect after a Jack in the Box fast food restaurant was robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning.
The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) reports a male suspect pointed a handgun at a cashier and took an undisclosed amount of money from the register at a Jack in the Box on Alta View Drive in the Bay Terraces neighborhood at 9:51 a.m. on Saturday.
There is currently no suspect in custody, according to SDPD. They are describing the suspect as a white man in his 30s, who is 5’11”, with a full beard and mustache. Police say he was wearing a green beanie/ski mask, khaki jacket, and brown pants.
Police confirmed no employees or customers were injured during the incident.
SDPD Robbery Unit Detectives are investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to call the SDPD non-emergency line or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
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