Trump’s only financial success, independent of his father, came from him being paid to appear on a TV show. It is extremely unlikely that he has ever personally been a billionaire.
Pain in the Neck
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
The Winter Solstice is here with a major cold snap, but that doesn’t mean global warming isn’t real. I have my own theory on the cause.
Braking the Banks
Trump has non-binding criminal referrals against him, and Sam Bankman-Fried is under actual criminal indictment. While all of that is in play, I will enjoy re-watching this Frontline documentary. I’m a sucker for stories about the 2008 Financial Crisis. This one focuses on Bank of America.
The Man That Fell to Earth
Joseph Kittinger has died.
There’s more about Kittinger in this video that I first used back in August.
Positively Negative
Three weeks seems to be the time it takes after Covid to return to normal. Whatever normal is after 9/11, after the Financial Crisis, after January 6, and after the pandemic’s arrival. I continue to test negative for Covid, and today I returned to the library, sitting “where the old people sit,” as I once heard a high school kid say to a friend.


