OK, banks have decided they need to suck more for customers who just do simple stuff like have checking and saving accounts and a debit card. I know it's getting worse everywhere -- they reform one area of banks, so apparently they have to screw us in other areas.


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OK, here's my dream job -- help make videos like these:

• Bouygues Telecom presents Kittens Telecom (English Version)
• Les Chatons Telecom - BONUS
• Les Chatons Telecom - Le making of

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OK, when I was a li'l kid, going to church felt like a sentence to me... but this is beyond crazy and obviously unconstitutional: Story: Serve Time In Jail...Or In Church?
Pointed to here.
Wow. How do they even think they can get away with this??
UPDATE: Apparently the ACLU is already moving on this.

OK, y'all know I'm a big fan of Al Franken. So, I love it that the email request I got from him today is about his DOMA repeal petition (yes, he's also working on the debt ceiling crap, of course). Meanwhile:

MPR News reports: "DOMA is an injustice," Franken said. "It is an immoral and discriminatory law. Our nation was founded on the premise ( Read more... )

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A few days ago I got a call from a LA City rep to work as a Poll Inspector for the upcoming election on Tuesday May 17th. This time they called me; I didn't have to call them. I'm happy to have yet another nice μjob -- yay! I just deposited the $175 paycheck yesterday from the last election (they take 4-6 weeks to arrive). Another of those nice ( Read more... )

Found on the internet: Tashirojima, Japan's "Cat Island" Survived Quake Tashirojima, otherwise known as Japan's "Cat Island" due to its numerous feline inhabitants, is intact after the recent devastating 9-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami, according to Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support. However, like so many others devastated by ( Read more... )