@MattGlassman312 @AlanMCole @asymmetricinfo One caveat...it was cold that day. My school was canceled due to snow/ice so I was home to watch it live.
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Jason Roberts
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Jason Roberts
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I am a political science professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Tweets are my opinions only.
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The problem is that it’s highly unlikely any TV on a cart could be connected to cable—what schools had cable in every room? And since it wasn’t broadcast live on networks except for a few stations in Florida, the school had to have either cable or satellite to see it. The estimate is that 2.5 million kids saw it live, out of 50 million in K-12 in 1986. Some people definitely did, but it was like 5% of students. Everyone else just remembers the wall-to-wall network coverage that began immediately after.
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My best reverse-engineering of this situation:
People who were 14, remember the teacher and the TV cart in school and all that, and then having to re-adjust, did see it live.
Other people more likely than not saw a replay on the news.
Dave W Plummer@davepl1968
99.9% of people who "experienced" the Challenger disaster saw it on replay and now remember it as live. Almost NO ONE was watching. Everyone thinks they were. It's a fascinating collective false memory.
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@dieworkwear @thomaschattwill Would the button down collar be considered too casual?
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Robert Mueller was one of the last well-dressed men in Washington. Soft shouldered suits with white button-down collar and foulard ties. Wore his watch on the underside of his wrist, as a holdover from his military training. One of the last to carry that classic American look.
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@benryanwriter @mattyglesias @nytopinion There is no "structural reason" insuring that Democrats are not popular in sparsely populated states.
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Jason Roberts retweeté
Dear Transplants & Developers:
These trees emit a foul odor to attract flies, their primary pollinators.
Do not plant these stankin’ a$$ things in North Carolina.
The proper way to deal with the Bradford Pear is not to plant them. It’s to chop them down and burn them with fire.
Thank you,
The Locals
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@NeilWeinberg44 maybe just extend the deadline when something like this happens? easier than putting people in jail
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I think something like a $50 million fine for withdrawing less than a full day before the deadline, with the ability to have it waived if you can show some new exigent circumstances that you couldn’t have known earlier.
Neil Weinberg@NeilWeinberg44
I’m not sure exactly how you would draft it, but we need a law that presumes a withdrawal this close to the deadline is illegitimate and the person doing it should face heavy civil or criminal sanctions.
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Jason Roberts retweeté
It’s a legendary holiday for Alabama fans worldwide.
Happy 2nd & 26 for those who celebrate!
Best/first game ‘date’ with my gf (now my wife of almost 7 years).
BOL members sharing memories:
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What’s yours?
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Not so long ago, smart commentators on here were wondering if this Congress could get it together to pass spending bills in FY26 (as they failed to do in FY25).
They did it, and it's a big deal.
Kudos to the appropriators for putting their heads down and getting the work done.
Craig Caplan@CraigCaplan
217-214: House narrowly passed the $1.2T government spending package to end the partial shutdown now on Day Four. 21 Democrats voted Yes and 21 Republicans voted No. Senate passed the bill 71-29, which now heads to President Trump who plans to sign it. The bill funds 78% of the federal government including the Defense, Education, HHS, Housing, Labor, State, Transportation & Treasury Depts. through Sept. 30 and the Homeland Security Dept. through Feb. 13.
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Jason Roberts retweeté
From our August Issue: Interpersonal Relationships, Bipartisanship, and January 6th by JAMES M. CURRY and JASON M. ROBERTS. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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@_NickKelly Definitely needed change of some kind. Status quo was unacceptable.
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Near a complete rest for Alabama offensive line. OL coach leaving, and six of seven players who started in 2025 are gone.
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@GabrielSterling @SpeakerJohnson Yes. It is progress, but I wish we were not grading on such a curve. .
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@ProfJRoberts @SpeakerJohnson It’s been the first time in a while…
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Congratulations to @SpeakerJohnson & the House. They have passed all of the appropriations bills in regular order. Given the small margins this is a feat, doing so should be the norm. Congress should continue to exert its legal authority & not do Continuing Resolutions or Omnibus Bills.
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Jaeden Roberts checks in at right guard with 14:45 to go. Wilkin Formby moves back out to right tackle.
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Loving that @AndyStaples talked Jason Isbell during today’s show. #outfit
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Wow, Alabama fell to No. 10, notably behind Notre Dame. Would be the last one in right now.
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@rollbamaroll It was the stumble bum play the Lions ran. It is featured in Quarterback on Netflix.
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Someone has to ask DeBoer after the game whether that slip was indeed intentional.
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Jason Roberts retweeté
Alabama football takes down Tennessee | Roll 'Bama Roll rollbamaroll.com/alabama-crimso…
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