Yesterday I ran my errands and tried to rest, but the heat was excessive. I have this and one other article, but will be unable to distribute links before leaving for volunteer work in prison. I need to try to get some sleep, before the heat of the day. I shall catch up on comments when I can. Tomorrow is a recovery day, and I’ll probably be too tired to do much.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Yesterday’s took me 4:51 (average 5:02). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From MoveOn: Here’s How A Bunch Of Naked Dudes Put The War On Women Into Perspective.
Dang! Those Republicans better keep their slimy Mitt off my kitty keister!
From The Ed Show: As we reported earlier, Ed [Schultz] has been off TV and radio for the past week dealing with a major health issue that has struck his wife, Wendy.
Ed spoke about it publicly for the first time on his radio show today, confirming that she is battling ovarian cancer.
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Thoughts and prayers, please, for Wendy, Ed and their family.
From Daily Kos: The first big enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, conceived of and originally led by Elizabeth Warren, is netting $210 million from Capital One Financial Corp. for deceptive marketing of credit card “add-on” products. The settlement will "provide between $140 million and $150 million in restitution to 2 million customers." The remaining $60 million is penalties, $25 million to the CFPB and $35 million and pay an additional $60 million in penalties—$25 million to the CFPB and $35 million to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the primary regulator of banks.
Kudos to the CFPB. This is what Banksters and Republicans feared.
Cartoon:
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4:30 OK, girls. The door is open for a double win for you two…again!
Shameful, isn't it? 🙁
TC, give my regards to your guys. I think what you do is so important. Prisons, IMHO, should be places of self rehabilitation with help from others. That is hard work and requires a lot of introspection and commitment. As the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Puzzle — 4:17 What I won't do for a good look at a rock solid guy!
MoveOn — Right on!
Ed Shultz — He is doing what he needs to do and nothing else matters. TC, you don't even have to ask — done!
Daily Kos — Eeee-Haw! Well it is about time that the banks started feeling real reprecussions for their deception and lies! I wonder if the rest of them will sit up and take notice or will they just hunker down, throw more money at the Republican/Teabaggers and hope for the best. This time, their political whores couldn't help them!
Great cartoon! I didn't know that Ben Franklin was responsible for the post. I usually think of the pony express riders when I think of the early post office.
4:01 YES!
Second day in a row for the two of you. I'm getting sore.
PFFFFT! 😛 😉
If only I had been able to do so. 🙁 Thanks!
Good time!
Thanks!
Amen.
Ben was the first Postmaster General.
Moveon ~ I kept asking how men would like an penile probe prior to getting a prescription for Viagra when all these laws against women's personal choices were being introduced all over the the country.
I wish Wendy Schultz a speedy and complete recovery. Ovarian cancer is one of the worst.
Hooray for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!!!
They are not only trying to destroy the Post Office but our entire country.
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Amen.
Amen again.
Too true.