Road Rage 101: Cha Ching!!!

Colokum Craft CoffeeUse the Promo Code [WSMG10] For 10% of any purchase through FebruaryBoomer Bunker DischordBecome a Bunker Dweller493 Road Rage 101: Cha Ching!!!NATIONAL DAY: NATIONAL CABBAGE/CAULIFLOWER DAYBIRTHDAYs: Daniel Lawrence Whitney (aka Larry the Cable Guy) 1963-Still living.THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Oregon becomes the second state to enact the minimum wage law. Massachusetts was the first state to pass a minimum wage law on June 4th 1912---LOGAN PAUL CASHES INLogan Paul shattered trading-card records after selling his 1998 Japanese Pikachu Illustrator — graded PSA Gem Mint 10 — for over $16.4 million. It is the only copy of its kind to receive a PSA 10, with 52 others graded lower. Beckett graded five similar cards, none higher than Mint 9. 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Dual Logoman Jordan/Kobe 1/1 — $12.93M (2025)1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 (SGC 9.5) $12.6M (2022)1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner $7.25M (2022)1914 Babe Ruth Rookie (SGC 3) $7.2M (2023)2009-10 Stephen Curry Logoman 1/1 ~$5.9M---X LEAVES THOUSANDS STRANDEDOn Feb. 16, 2026, X went down for thousands of users across the U.S. and U.K., with issues beginning around 8 a.m. EST. Downdetector showed nearly 43,000 reports, over 40,000 from the U.S., with 53% citing app-related problems.This marks the third outage of the year following disruptions on Jan. 13 and Jan. 16. Cloudflare activity spiked during the outage and later stated the issue had been identified and a fix implemented. Service largely returned within about an hour.The disruption continues a pattern of instability since Elon Musk’s takeover, including prior claims of cyberattacks and infrastructure-related interruptions.---CHINA OPENS ITS DOORS TO CANADABeginning Feb. 17, 2026, China will allow British and Canadian citizens to enter visa-free for up to 30 days, expanding its unilateral exemption program to 79 countries.The move follows diplomatic outreach by Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Mark Carney and is part of China’s broader post-COVID reopening strategy. The exemption covers tourism, business, exchanges, and family visits.China has steadily expanded visa-free access since November 2023, reporting over 30 million visa-free entries in 2025, nearly a 50% increase from 2024. However, the policy is currently time-limited and does not extend full visa-free access to U.S. nationals.---SHOW CREDITS:Thank you to my co-host, Ken Madden of MaddK StudioAudio credits and Producer Jason Radosevich Horrible DesignsCast: Kate the Duchess of NJ and John Jamingo of theBoomer BunkerAaron of I had to Say itBoomer Bob of the Boomer Bob ShowLorenzo from Misanthrope Radio 2.0Cody the Beard as the Last Word.Supporters:Steve McShane of the Razor Wire NewsJosh Roberts from New Hampshireand you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]