Gee, that sounds an awful lot like what they did with mortgage-backed securities ten years ago. Take a thousand subprime mortgages that by themselves no one would touch, and bundle them with one or two legit mortgages and claim that the whole thing is AAA grade.

But there’s an inspector general whose job is to prevent just that— Oh, wait. Trump fired him yesterday. Trump, who has a loooong history of dipping his hand in the cookie jar. (But don’t call it embezzlement. When the rich and pretend-rich do it, it’s called “self-dealing”.)

If their business model only works with tax dodges and labor exploitation (not to mention being massive polluters), then maaaaaaybe they shouldn’t be in business.

Aaaaand the NYT is reporting that Capt. Crozier has tested positive for covid-19.

In case you missed it, Kushner was also handed his security clearance by Trump over the objections of the FBI, who deemed him “unclearable” after being caught lying again and again and again on his security clearance form. Something that should have landed him in prison, by the way.

The variation of those plank rows I was taught included a pushup: down, up, row right arm; down, up, row left arm, etc. That one’s pretty brutal all around.

I think they finally got the hint after Pennsylvania revoked their goddamn permit to operate a business in the state. Locations have a big ol’ NOTICE OF CLOSURE slapped on the front door.

Apple pie with or without a slice of cheddar? New Englanders have strong opinions on the topic.

9 times out of 10, the “spinning bit” design ship will be shown having gravity throughout the ship instead of *just* in the centrifuge part, with “down” facing outwards. This even goes for “hard” sci-fi like The Martian.

Did they look in... SPACE?!

I had to laugh at the Monical’s dig. I live deep in Monical’s country, and my entire family dips their squares of pizza in the stuff.

I had to laugh at the Monical’s dig. I live deep in Monical’s country, and my entire family dips their squares of…

Obama was what would have been considered a milquetoast Republican not that long ago, but in today’s climate he was the second coming of Mao.

Bloomberg had two terms as mayor of NYC. The city had a two-term limit for elected officials. So what did he do? Obey that law? HAH! He bought off the right person and got it changed so he could run for a third term. That tells you all you need to know about him.

8,000 terabytes, huh? Wow. Also, the *USB3* spec runs at up to 5Gbps. An external hard drive will read and write at around 125megs/sec.

8,000 terabytes, huh? Wow. Also, the *USB3* spec runs at up to 5Gbps. An external hard drive will read and write at…

Oatmeal butterscotch was my preferred Grandma-made cookie as a kid. The Krusteaz brand’s oatmeal scotchie instant mix is surprisingly good, so I’ll usually keep a box or two in the pantry for when I’m feeling lazy.

Don’t forget Angel Cop, where the Big Bad of the series was eventually revealed to be the Jews.

To be honest, they *have*been doing the rice bun thing since at least the mid nineties.

I think Alabama has them beat - 

Like a lot of college-agers, I was introduced via Tiny Toons Adventures.

I’m in Illinois, and I think it was 63 here on Christmas day (though we had three inches of snow on the ground on Thanksgiving). Temps have been way above average most days this season, and it’s supposed to hit 60 today. But this is Illinois, so February and even March will probably be brutally cold out of spite.