Mister Keith
@keithmo.bsky.social
Black computer geek. Loves mysteries, fantasy, SF, space exploration, world traveller, State Dept brat. Worked for NASA a long time ago. Studied astronomy and science journalism even longer ago. (Photo: Bogota, Colombia 1968)
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With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
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The full quote: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”—Frank Wilhoit
In-groups who the law protects, out-groups who it binds…
January 25, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The full quote: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”—Frank Wilhoit
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Call your reps. Let them know that if they vote for ICE funding, you will not vote for them ever again.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Call your reps. Let them know that if they vote for ICE funding, you will not vote for them ever again.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
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Even a doomed-to-fail impeachment effort offers Democrats some advantages. Remember: Democrats are in a content-creation war with the Trump regime.
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/u9y8XVy
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/u9y8XVy
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Even a doomed-to-fail impeachment effort offers Democrats some advantages. Remember: Democrats are in a content-creation war with the Trump regime.
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/u9y8XVy
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/u9y8XVy
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Sen. Warren is right that her party's too beholden to the donor class: It was a Democratic Congress that rejected Biden’s proposed minimum wage increase from $7.25 to $15. It was a Democratic Congress that killed Biden’s attempt to eliminate the carried interest loophole. trib.al/SDVUfxA
January 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Sen. Warren is right that her party's too beholden to the donor class: It was a Democratic Congress that rejected Biden’s proposed minimum wage increase from $7.25 to $15. It was a Democratic Congress that killed Biden’s attempt to eliminate the carried interest loophole. trib.al/SDVUfxA
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WaPo readers hate Jeff Bezos for screwing up their paper. www.thedailybeast.com/washington-p...
Washington Post Readers Rip Bezos as He Stays Silent on Raid
The newspaper’s audience is seemingly full of hate-readers.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
WaPo readers hate Jeff Bezos for screwing up their paper. www.thedailybeast.com/washington-p...
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Today, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of @wikipedia.org, which for a quarter of a century has been collaboratively built by unpaid strangers on the internet.
Wikipedia’s 25th birthday proves the power of free speech
If the global encyclopedia is going to thrive for the next 25 years, we must maintain and expand First Amendment protections
freedom.press
January 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Today, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of @wikipedia.org, which for a quarter of a century has been collaboratively built by unpaid strangers on the internet.
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Absolutely despicable.
There seemingly is no limit to the depths of depravity the administration will go to cover for their propaganda machine.
We need to arrest and prosecute the federal agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good. And we need trials for those involved.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
There seemingly is no limit to the depths of depravity the administration will go to cover for their propaganda machine.
We need to arrest and prosecute the federal agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good. And we need trials for those involved.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Absolutely despicable.
There seemingly is no limit to the depths of depravity the administration will go to cover for their propaganda machine.
We need to arrest and prosecute the federal agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good. And we need trials for those involved.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
There seemingly is no limit to the depths of depravity the administration will go to cover for their propaganda machine.
We need to arrest and prosecute the federal agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good. And we need trials for those involved.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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CALL TO ACTION: DOJ won’t investigate Renee Good’s killer, but they ARE investigating her widow. This is horrifyingly wrong. Make your voice heard by calling DOJ’s civil rights office at (202) 514-3847. Together, we can make a difference. #justiceforrenee #begood youtube.com/shorts/Ef4p9...
DOJ investigating Renee Good’s widow
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
CALL TO ACTION: DOJ won’t investigate Renee Good’s killer, but they ARE investigating her widow. This is horrifyingly wrong. Make your voice heard by calling DOJ’s civil rights office at (202) 514-3847. Together, we can make a difference. #justiceforrenee #begood youtube.com/shorts/Ef4p9...
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Note to Jonathan Ross and the rest of ICE/Border Patrol:
There is no statute of limitations on murder.
That is all.
There is no statute of limitations on murder.
That is all.
Leaked documents about ICE deployment to Minneapolis suggests they're more worried about the backlash to Renee Good's death than they're letting on:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
Immigration Agents Terrified by ICE Backlash
Leaked documents show Border Patrol needs volunteers for Minneapolis surge
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Note to Jonathan Ross and the rest of ICE/Border Patrol:
There is no statute of limitations on murder.
That is all.
There is no statute of limitations on murder.
That is all.
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Niemöller's Razor.
Early 2025: Trump admin tries to illegally shut down the CFPB, the newest member of the Federal Reserve system. Jay Powell says nothing.
Summer 2025: Trump admin tries to illegally fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook. Powell says nothing.
2026: Trump admin comes for Powell. He finally finds his voice.
Summer 2025: Trump admin tries to illegally fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook. Powell says nothing.
2026: Trump admin comes for Powell. He finally finds his voice.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Niemöller's Razor.
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The cops call it "Testilying." Look up "police perjury" on Wikipedia.
Wow at this 2019 @radleybalko.bsky.social piece. The NYPD tried to use the "vehicle was a deadly weapon" excuse for excessive force
The video showed the officer was never in danger. Not only was the victim ruled innocent--the officer got convicted of perjury
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/201...
The video showed the officer was never in danger. Not only was the victim ruled innocent--the officer got convicted of perjury
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/201...
Opinion | Video completely undercuts former NYPD officer about alleged assault
A Brooklyn man faced 10 years in prison for driving his car at a police officer — but it never happened.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The cops call it "Testilying." Look up "police perjury" on Wikipedia.
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I AM FUCKING *DECEASED* LOL
Spanish equivalent of The Onion or The Beaverton announces "Denmark changes the name of Greenland to Epstein Island so that Trump will quit talking about it"
Spanish equivalent of The Onion or The Beaverton announces "Denmark changes the name of Greenland to Epstein Island so that Trump will quit talking about it"
"Seré muy clara: la Isla Epstein es nuestra", ha afirmado la primera ministra danesa esta mañana en una rueda de prensa.
Lee la noticia completa en la web:
www.elmundotoday.com/2026/01/dina...
Lee la noticia completa en la web:
www.elmundotoday.com/2026/01/dina...
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I AM FUCKING *DECEASED* LOL
Spanish equivalent of The Onion or The Beaverton announces "Denmark changes the name of Greenland to Epstein Island so that Trump will quit talking about it"
Spanish equivalent of The Onion or The Beaverton announces "Denmark changes the name of Greenland to Epstein Island so that Trump will quit talking about it"
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Note from a veteran police reporter:
NAMING law officers who use lethal force under any and every circumstance IS NOT doxxing. It is journalism. Officers who invoke lethal force are ID'd publicly as a standard -- or were when we were a republic. Asdress, no. Name, rank, posting, etc. -- yes.
NAMING law officers who use lethal force under any and every circumstance IS NOT doxxing. It is journalism. Officers who invoke lethal force are ID'd publicly as a standard -- or were when we were a republic. Asdress, no. Name, rank, posting, etc. -- yes.
January 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Note from a veteran police reporter:
NAMING law officers who use lethal force under any and every circumstance IS NOT doxxing. It is journalism. Officers who invoke lethal force are ID'd publicly as a standard -- or were when we were a republic. Asdress, no. Name, rank, posting, etc. -- yes.
NAMING law officers who use lethal force under any and every circumstance IS NOT doxxing. It is journalism. Officers who invoke lethal force are ID'd publicly as a standard -- or were when we were a republic. Asdress, no. Name, rank, posting, etc. -- yes.
These Democratic (and one independent) senators may not be worrying too much about accountability. They are either retiring, old enough to likely retire, or don't come up for re-election until 2030:
January 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
These Democratic (and one independent) senators may not be worrying too much about accountability. They are either retiring, old enough to likely retire, or don't come up for re-election until 2030:
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Democrats will continue to vote for Republican judges (like this guy, who refused to say who won the 2020 election) until Democrats are punished for voting for Republican judges
Alexander Van Hook is confirmed 53-40 to be a District Judge of Western Louisiana. According to @senatepress.bsky.social, the Dems yeas are Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Peter Welch (VT). Angus King (I-ME) was also a yea.
January 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Democrats will continue to vote for Republican judges (like this guy, who refused to say who won the 2020 election) until Democrats are punished for voting for Republican judges
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Abolishing ICE is the bare minimum.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
January 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Abolishing ICE is the bare minimum.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
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The British press on Fleet Street long ago had a saying: "1000 wogs = 100 Frogs = 1 Brit." Seems like the American press is carrying on that (racist) tradition.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The British press on Fleet Street long ago had a saying: "1000 wogs = 100 Frogs = 1 Brit." Seems like the American press is carrying on that (racist) tradition.
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“No room at the Inn” is a biblical reference about immigrants (Jesus’ parents) being turned away. Not the government. Way to go, Hilton! The 3rd Amendment protects private entities from having to house the government.
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
“No room at the Inn” is a biblical reference about immigrants (Jesus’ parents) being turned away. Not the government. Way to go, Hilton! The 3rd Amendment protects private entities from having to house the government.
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Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
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The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something
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Being a leftist means being right when it gets you yelled at, fired, or shot rather than when the forces of physics finally force everyone to admit the truth
Everyone saying this in the ramp up to the election were correct and the party loyalists still argue online for free that the Dems can do no wrong.
Autopsy Says Corporate Capture, Support for Genocide Were Key Factors in Democrats' 2024 Disaster | Common Dreams
"Harris and the Democratic Party leadership prioritized the agendas of corporate donors and gambled on a centrist path, while largely abandoning working-class, young, and progressive voters."
www.commondreams.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Being a leftist means being right when it gets you yelled at, fired, or shot rather than when the forces of physics finally force everyone to admit the truth
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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Someone needs to inform this gent that the statute of limitations on this violation of the law won't expire until well after January 20, 2029. He has a lot of time to think about that.
A brief Q&A with the guy slapping Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
www.lawdork.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Someone needs to inform this gent that the statute of limitations on this violation of the law won't expire until well after January 20, 2029. He has a lot of time to think about that.
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Kennedy family members slam move to rename Kennedy Center. share.google/CGJUnpB9dTor...
December 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Kennedy family members slam move to rename Kennedy Center. share.google/CGJUnpB9dTor...