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Probably the telephonic backup audio feed, then. Standard broadcast procedure is to have your announcer audio coming back via your regular signal chain but also via telephone in case there's a problem
January 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Probably the telephonic backup audio feed, then. Standard broadcast procedure is to have your announcer audio coming back via your regular signal chain but also via telephone in case there's a problem
But that would cost American businesses money, we couldn't possibly do that here
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 AM
But that would cost American businesses money, we couldn't possibly do that here
It's OK If You're A Republican
January 14, 2026 at 2:15 AM
It's OK If You're A Republican
And governed by the Democratic VP candidate from 2024
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 AM
And governed by the Democratic VP candidate from 2024
You can eat potatoes at every meal now as long as they're cooked in beef tallow and served with the meat of an animal you tied to the roof of your car
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 AM
You can eat potatoes at every meal now as long as they're cooked in beef tallow and served with the meat of an animal you tied to the roof of your car
At those temperatures your nose hairs freeze just breathing while standing still, you couldn't get me to try to run in that for any distance
January 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
At those temperatures your nose hairs freeze just breathing while standing still, you couldn't get me to try to run in that for any distance
OK but not all of us have a private plane
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
OK but not all of us have a private plane
The casting is what's critical to it
January 14, 2026 at 2:08 AM
The casting is what's critical to it
That would be preferable, at least in that scenario there's a chance to build functional institutions to replace what previously existed
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 AM
That would be preferable, at least in that scenario there's a chance to build functional institutions to replace what previously existed
Didn't we just do mass firings of federal employees? Do you think for a hot second they wouldn't just fire that machine back up if the SSA or the USDA walked off the job?
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Didn't we just do mass firings of federal employees? Do you think for a hot second they wouldn't just fire that machine back up if the SSA or the USDA walked off the job?
I mean, from a purely geographic sense, about 13 hours if I absolutely book it, accounting for gas and bathroom stops
From a logistical sense, days
From a logistical sense, days
January 14, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I mean, from a purely geographic sense, about 13 hours if I absolutely book it, accounting for gas and bathroom stops
From a logistical sense, days
From a logistical sense, days
Typically no, that would be a wildcat strike like when the union guys at the tire plant at home would engage in some light "industrial action" for the first day of deer season
January 14, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Typically no, that would be a wildcat strike like when the union guys at the tire plant at home would engage in some light "industrial action" for the first day of deer season
There's also, as we were discussing on here yesterday, the issue of scale because we don't have the population density of a France where so many people live within a couple hours of Paris. You could have 30 million people striking in the U.S. and probably not notice
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
There's also, as we were discussing on here yesterday, the issue of scale because we don't have the population density of a France where so many people live within a couple hours of Paris. You could have 30 million people striking in the U.S. and probably not notice
It’s a concept that only works in countries with strong labor protections and universal health care
January 14, 2026 at 1:48 AM
It’s a concept that only works in countries with strong labor protections and universal health care
As a Kentucky fan… was he? I mostly saw him collecting an NIL check for nothing and bragging about it on social media
January 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM
As a Kentucky fan… was he? I mostly saw him collecting an NIL check for nothing and bragging about it on social media
She was in Elio but Pixar hasn’t had a big hit in a while
January 14, 2026 at 1:13 AM
She was in Elio but Pixar hasn’t had a big hit in a while
CBS Evening News with Cody Rhodes
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 AM
CBS Evening News with Cody Rhodes
I mean, this time of year you can’t be too careful because you can’t trust ice
January 14, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I mean, this time of year you can’t be too careful because you can’t trust ice
Every restaurant now is the same Sysco frozen shit, it’s awful
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Every restaurant now is the same Sysco frozen shit, it’s awful
This is basically what happened to my sister so she quit Bellarmine, moved home and Dad set her up at the bus garage
She’s a driver trainer now and owns her own home, and I have two degrees, a fuckton of student loan debt and I’ll never own a house
She’s a driver trainer now and owns her own home, and I have two degrees, a fuckton of student loan debt and I’ll never own a house
January 14, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This is basically what happened to my sister so she quit Bellarmine, moved home and Dad set her up at the bus garage
She’s a driver trainer now and owns her own home, and I have two degrees, a fuckton of student loan debt and I’ll never own a house
She’s a driver trainer now and owns her own home, and I have two degrees, a fuckton of student loan debt and I’ll never own a house
The antipope of Dayton, Ohio
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The antipope of Dayton, Ohio
Bari Weiss: “People can get the news anywhere, ok? They come to CBS for the atmosphere and the attitude. That’s what the flair’s about. It’s about fun.”
January 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Bari Weiss: “People can get the news anywhere, ok? They come to CBS for the atmosphere and the attitude. That’s what the flair’s about. It’s about fun.”
“Welcome to the CBS Evening News, I’m Tony Doukopil, can I get you started with some pizza shooters, shrimp poppers or extreme fajitas?”
January 13, 2026 at 11:47 PM
“Welcome to the CBS Evening News, I’m Tony Doukopil, can I get you started with some pizza shooters, shrimp poppers or extreme fajitas?”