How it's done, right here

 

Yep, it'd work on me

Police wrangle loose donkey with mints

"He's a cheeky one and had escaped from his field before. He was causing a nuisance on the roads for motorists so my officers had to find him and take him back to his field. He loves mints and once he had chomped down on one he was braying for more and was happy to come back with us," Beards said.

There'll always be an England. 

When it hits the fan…

DOGE staffer, 'Big Balls', provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show

WILMINGTON, Delaware, March 26 (Reuters) - The best-known member of Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters.

…things get…messy. Fast.

And who is this guy?

"He [Coristine] is now working at Musk’s behest inside DOGE and we looked into his background, and so we found, you know, several notable things, Erin. One of which is that this individual has founded multiple companies, including one with another unfortunate name, uh, “Tesla Dot Sexy LLC,” which he established in 2021. He would have been around 16 years old," the reporter said.

[He's 19 now.] 

The escalating cost of dumb

Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired federal workers, research shows

Asked about the research, three intelligence analysts told Reuters the network appeared to be a prime example of how foreign-linked entities are trying to gather intelligence from staff fired or forced into retirement by President Donald Trump and billionaire tech tycoon Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

 Hey, they said they wanted transparency. 

A singular moment

 

This is our national security apparatus looking like two children who just got caught stealing cookies.

Great news!

The Space Station Is Too Clean, and It’s Making Astronauts Sick

Well, not for them. But I am canceling my spring cleaning project. 

Maybe next year.

No more bikes, you mopes

States push to shift road funds to transit and bike projects as Trump threatens cuts

CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of bicycle advocates were at an annual summit this month in Washington, D.C., when their cellphones lit up over breakfast with an urgent email warning that President Donald Trump’s transportation department had just halted federal grant funding for bike lanes.

Start your engines.

It's a scientific fact that oxygen causes rust. Stop breathing so much of it.

When is a president like a fiddle?

Putin gifted a portrait of Trump to the US president

The gift was first mentioned last week by [Trump special envoy Steve] Witkoff in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Witkoff told Carlson that Trump “was clearly touched” by the portrait, which he described as “beautiful.”

When Putin plays it. 

[As opposed to whoever did that Colorado thing.]

The clown car gets a little too crowded

Top Trump Officials Debated War Plans on Unclassified Chat Shared With Journalist

Senior Trump administration national-security officials held detailed discussions of highly classified U.S. plans to launch airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi militants using a commercial messaging service and mistakenly included a journalist in the conversation, U.S. officials said Monday.

Brian Hughes, spokescritter for the National Security Council, said — and I am not making this up — “The thread is a demonstration of the deep and thoughtful policy coordination between senior officials."

The classified, thoughtful policy discussion continued over the course of two days.

Next time they should put it on pay-per-view. At least make a buck. 

Well, you paid for it

Genetic testing company 23andMe declares bankruptcy

At stake is the fate of genetic data from the company's 15 million customers. The company has secured enough funding to continue operations while a buyer is found, and even though US law limits how genetic data can be used, the pending sale has raised significant privacy concerns.

Wait. You paid for it?

The way things are going it might not be long before the government does it for free. Think of it as just another benefit. 

Then, of course, the privacy concerns might be more than merely "significant."

Gotta love the headline

Universities Sprint from ‘We Will Not Cower’ to Appeasing Trump

Next, the Chick-fil-A White House Easter Egg Roll

White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter Egg Roll: Report

Sponsorships range from $75,000 to $200,000, with the promise of logo and branding opportunities, a report viewed by CNN found.

 Make America Ridiculous Again.

Don't try this at home — just yet

A Piece of Glass Thinner Than a Credit Card Could Solve America’s $25 Billion Energy Problem

Despite being lighter, these new doors can pass the most stringent hurricane testing in the country: Miami Dade’s building codes for hurricane resistance. This involves withstanding ​​air pressure equivalent to a major hurricane, and a two-by-four fired from a cannon at 34 miles an hour…twice.

Unless you live in Miami. Maybe.

But, wherever you live, it might be worth noticing this one observation:

Historically, the biggest reason that energy-efficient technologies get adopted is that building codes require them…. Without explicit regulations that enforce minimum standards, builders often seek deals on materials so that they can maximize profits, and businesses and individuals who rent out properties often have little incentive to reduce tenants’ month-to-month energy bills.

Regulations aren't all bad. Some are very good. For most of us.