All Hat No Cattle

That happened on Friday and the bank was closed for a holiday. Their customer service phone never answered all weekend. So, I was chauffeured to the bank, an hour away, this morning. When I arrived there were two lines totaling around 75 people. My daughter, the chauffeur, explained the situation to the entrance guard and used my status as an elder to bypass the 75 people and enter the bank. Dear God, there was another 75 inside the bank, seated. At this point I wanted to cry, but didn't.

The guard led me to a row of seats with 5 people ahead of me. 45 minutes later I saw the teller and told her what happened. She verified me, then, she grabbed a stack of of around 50 debit cards and started looking through them. She looked again and again. My card wasn't there. I didn't become a Karen. I thanked her and left, misty eyed.

I found my daughter outside with Taco (I couldn't leave him home alone with the cone) and she said that the bank has removed all, I repeat all, the ATMs at the bank. There were 7 ATMs there on Friday.

The good news is we went to Burger King and ate whoppers. No misty eyes there.

The ATMs are not good down here. I have had over a dozen problems in a decade. Overcharges, double charges, several card grabs, etc. If you visit here it's better to not use the ATMs. Charges at stores, hotels, etc...are fine but their ATMs are not reliable.

My bank is sending me a new card and cancelled the eaten one.

That whole ordeal was around 6 hours in horrible heat, so today's edition will be some memes for you to peruse.

Mea culpa. Naw, the bank needs to give me and you a mea culpa.

Well, lookee here, there's Elon, his son and his mother using Marine One to land at the White House.

That full length chinchilla coat is to die for and some of us very well might.

Giant Sequoias in California. They look like giant animal paws. Thanks, Mother Nature.

Peace.

Trump Shouts at Zelenskyy as He and Vance Berate Ukrainian Leader as 'Disrespectful'

President Donald Trump shouted at Ukraine's leader on Friday during an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office, berating President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for “gambling with millions of lives” and suggesting his actions could trigger World War III.

The last 10 minutes of the nearly 45-minute engagement devolved into a tense back and forth between Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Zelenskyy — who had urged skepticism about Russia’s commitment to diplomacy, citing Moscow’s years of broken commitments on the global stage.

I'd bet the ranch that Trump and JD rehearsed these bullying tactics. That tag team taunting they did, didn't work. Zelenskyy held firm. They even kicked him out of the White House. Now this gives Trump an excuse to arm Russia.

ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?

VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

"I gotta be honest with you, I don't really care what happens to Ukraine one way or another.”
— JD Vance (February 2022)

It's All Just Reality TV To This Camera Hog

President Trump predicted that his Oval Office spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will make for good entertainment after the two leaders went off on each other in front of reporters and cameras.

Trump to Zelenskyy: "Don't tell us what we're gonna feel. You're in no position to dictate that. You're in no position to dictate what we're gonna feel. We're gonna feel very good and very strong. You're right now not in a very good position. You're gambling with World War 3."

Republican Shenanigans

Actual question from reporter: "Why don't you wear a suit?"

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: "I will wear costume after this war will finish."

I Hope Someone At The DOJ Made Copies of the Original Documents
A meltdown among the MAGA faithful over this week’s Jeffrey Epstein document dump “nothingburger” has left many disenfranchised right-wing figures demanding Attorney General Pam Bondi’s resignation.

Republicans to Hold All Town Halls at Undisclosed Locations in Underground Bunkers. - Andy Borowitz

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Rock The Voter News

Trump: The European Union was formed in order to screw the United States. That’s the purpose of it.

Oh, Look, CNN Is Continuing Their Bash the Democrats Tour: Decade 3

Monica Lewinsky is revisiting the events involving Bill Clinton that first put her in the media spotlight over 25 years ago, saying that the former president should have resigned from office at the time.

REMINDER: Jeff Bezos knows nothing about journalism and paid way more for his yacht than the Washington Post.

To him, they are both toys - Judd Legum

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Business/Tech News

RFK Jr. Named Man of the Year by Measles Monthly. - Andy Borowitz

Someone Needs To Be Arrested. I Know, I'm A Cockeyed Optimist!
A federal judge struck down a memo sent by the Office of Personnel Management directing other federal agencies to conduct mass firings, saying that the memo was “illegal” and should be “rescinded” because OPM did not have the power to control hiring and firing in other agencies.

The older you get,

the uglier you're willing

to go out in public.

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Taco Update

On top of his injury, castration, his gastritis started acting up today. He's sleeping right now. When he doesn't feel well, his normally curled tail is limp, and it's limp. I sure would have a stomach ache, if I'd been through what he has been through. 🫂

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