[LINK:] JPMorgan Chase executives finally appear before Senate committee to answer for staggering losses. GOP lawmakers immediately attack the blatant irresponsibility, recklessness, and rampant unprofessionalism of ... federal regulators??? (oh, and BTW, JP's losses are now up to $7.7-billion, not $2.2-billion)...
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Posting this for my ability to call these back without bookmarking them on my job-provided laptop…(yeah, NOT SFW ( Read more... )

These things are not actually that cool -- but it's cool when someone actually explains it to you (learning!): Cracking The Credit Card Code ( Read more... )

[LINK:] We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years, and never have we seen them this dysfunctional. In our past writings, we have criticized both parties when we believed it was warranted. Today, however, we have no choice but to acknowledge that the core of the problem lies with the Republican Party. // But the ( Read more... )

Jailed for $280: The Return of Debtors' Prisons
Technically, it is illegal to be jailed for not paying outstanding debts. But with some legal trickery, debt collectors can now make it so you obligated to pay legal fines, which, if you can't do, leaves you in contempt of court -- THEN they haul you to prison.
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The LA Times reports that Santa Monica police are today "trying to sort out" who used pepper-spray on the peacefully assembled students. Reports I heard last night indicated that the person or persons responsible were campus police, not Santa Monica police, who were called in later to secure the site. Among the injured: a child, who looks to be ( Read more... )

Speaking as a guy who has a shaved head, and has been in a few fights, and has bounced off the curb a few times -- I can honestly say that's the cleanest head I've ever seen after it supposedly was bashed on the curb a few times: "George Zimmerman on Police Surveillance -- Tapes show neighborhood watchman on night of Trayvon Martin killing ( Read more... )

Okay… wow… One person is chalking this up to "confusion" and believes more training is needed. Either way… ladies -- time for you to all become pharmacists and just replace the old guys as quickly as you can: 1 in 5 Pharmacies Hinders Teens' Access to 'Morning-After' Pill: StudyRead more... )

FaceBook has decided their copyright trolls will go after any website with the words "Face" or "Book" in the title. However! FaceBook has claimed it will also sue any employer attempting to break FB's privacy to spy on employees. So… there's your moral conflict for today ( Read more... )