"Axios: 'The NYT reported in Aug that Bessent owns as much as $25 million worth of North Dakota corn and soybean farmland, which he rents out for more than $1 million a year in income. Bessent has delayed divesting his farm holdings, required under an ethics agreement in place since he took office, though he has said he will do so by the end of the year.'β
Back when they invented the DHS after 9/11, many of us in the US said "Dept of Homeland Security? That sounds like some dystopian Nazi-ass shit"
And all the Voices of Reason were like "stop catastrophizing, we need to come together in these trying times"
Flash forward two decades and
https://gizmodo.com/dhs-little-dark-age-nazi-video-2000676359
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.