- You know who was president the last time stocks dropped so much in one year? Herbert Hoover. [Associated Press]
- Obama is just like us! The power went out, in Hawaii, at this $9 million beachfront compound he's renting for the holidays. [MSNBC]
- Israel is bombing the hell out of Gaza, including the university in Gaza, because why not? [BBC World News]
- On the bright side, civilian deaths from bombings are down quite a bit in Iraq. [TIME]
- America's new houses will be small and sad, or possibly carved out of abandoned McMansions, which is even sadder. [Washington Post]
- If you needed a State Law to tell you not to type text messages on your cell phone while driving, then California has a special retard gift for you on January 1. [SF Gate]
