I KNOW, RIGHT??

Can changes in party affiliation be a factor here? Like, are more Democrats declaring themselves independent than Republicans? Or would you expect the Dem numbers to soften in that case?

He's not wrong, to be honest. The thing that surprised me was how slow the pacing of the jokes was, especially given how McFarlane rolls on Family Guy.

Pretty sure I just watched this episode of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

From what I've read, there actually is an extra charge? Like, physical rebranding of things that will cost taxpayers an indecent chunk of change.

My wife does this and I get it, but it seems antithetical to convenient meal preparation

Still doesn't quite solve the "getting games on TVs in bars" problem, although the F1 deal might help with adoption in commercial spaces.

I tried signing up for one of those "correct stupid AI responses" jobs and apparently didn't pass the assessment. Should have had AI write my answers, I guess?

It could be the dam breaking on a changing of the Dem guard during what is hopefully still a juiced-up blue wave in the midterms. Or the straw that broke American democracy for good. If you say you unequivocally know how this plays out, you're lying.

For what it's worth I think the knock-on effects of all of this are unknowable at this point. Like, Trump may be emboldened but then that last House rep gets seated and the Epstein files get released, then 🤷‍♂️. Or the January line in the sand builds on this.

Yeah, it's weak sauce, but at least trying to soften the landing with the base with some outreach rather than antagonizing them outright seems like it would count for something? The media hits are making it all worse.

I see commercials for it on WGN all the time and I'm moderately curious, despite not watching any of the other Laws & Order, just on principle.

I had closed-captioning on, which made SM-33 much more obvious.

My guess is that they've done it live once and then retrofit the fake real time interactions.

This was also kinda the missed opportunity of Solo, which could have been a straight-up Kessel Run heist movie, but Star Wars.