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"the plan to shrink IRS staff by up to 50% would — very conservatively — lead to a $400 billion increase in uncollected taxes over the next decade. It could easily mean more than $2 trillion in losses..."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | DOGE says it’s saving $100 billion. It’s about to lose a lot more.
Cuts to the IRS will backfire by giving tax evaders a free pass.
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March 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"the plan to shrink IRS staff by up to 50% would — very conservatively — lead to a $400 billion increase in uncollected taxes over the next decade. It could easily mean more than $2 trillion in losses..."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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Tesla’s shareholders just lost another $38,640,000,000 today — a total $TSLA loss of $600 billion since December.
Tesla’s CEO was not in the office.
In literally any other public company ever, this would be the point where the CEO gets fired.
Tesla’s CEO was not in the office.
In literally any other public company ever, this would be the point where the CEO gets fired.
February 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Tesla’s shareholders just lost another $38,640,000,000 today — a total $TSLA loss of $600 billion since December.
Tesla’s CEO was not in the office.
In literally any other public company ever, this would be the point where the CEO gets fired.
Tesla’s CEO was not in the office.
In literally any other public company ever, this would be the point where the CEO gets fired.
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Members of the military are supposed to be loyal to the Constitution, not the president. Changing that seems to have been the point of the Friday Night Massacre. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Friday Night Massacre in the Military
Friday night, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (who is black) and the Navy's top admiral (who is female) were fired, along with the most senior Judge Advocates General (JAGS) for the Army, Navy, ...
open.substack.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Members of the military are supposed to be loyal to the Constitution, not the president. Changing that seems to have been the point of the Friday Night Massacre. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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$200 million taxpayer dollars spent on “tell me I’m pretty” ads to stroke his own ego, while he fires people to “save money.”
Sociopathic.
Sociopathic.
February 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
$200 million taxpayer dollars spent on “tell me I’m pretty” ads to stroke his own ego, while he fires people to “save money.”
Sociopathic.
Sociopathic.
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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
This is the most dangerous move yet
The canary is gasping for air
open.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
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Trump keeps giving Musk directives in public for DOGE and Musk keeps issuing orders through DOGE, despite the White House's legal filing that Musk is not in charge of DOGE
February 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Trump keeps giving Musk directives in public for DOGE and Musk keeps issuing orders through DOGE, despite the White House's legal filing that Musk is not in charge of DOGE
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If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.
SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings
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February 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.
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200 million dollars of waste.
February 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
200 million dollars of waste.
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Kilmeade: “But that’s all Russia’s fault, Mr. President. Russia did the inv…”
Trump: (ignores Kilmeade’s remark)
Kilmeade: “But Mr. President, that’s all Vladimir Putin’s fault. Don’t you agree?”
Trump: (ignores Kilmeade’s question) “And then Zelenskyy complains that he’s not in a meeting…”
Trump: (ignores Kilmeade’s remark)
Kilmeade: “But Mr. President, that’s all Vladimir Putin’s fault. Don’t you agree?”
Trump: (ignores Kilmeade’s question) “And then Zelenskyy complains that he’s not in a meeting…”
February 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Kilmeade: “But that’s all Russia’s fault, Mr. President. Russia did the inv…”
Trump: (ignores Kilmeade’s remark)
Kilmeade: “But Mr. President, that’s all Vladimir Putin’s fault. Don’t you agree?”
Trump: (ignores Kilmeade’s question) “And then Zelenskyy complains that he’s not in a meeting…”
Trump: (ignores Kilmeade’s remark)
Kilmeade: “But Mr. President, that’s all Vladimir Putin’s fault. Don’t you agree?”
Trump: (ignores Kilmeade’s question) “And then Zelenskyy complains that he’s not in a meeting…”
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How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
February 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
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Years before Hitler invaded the USSR, Nazi agents planted fake disloyalty rumors about Stalin’s top generals on Vienna phone lines they knew Soviets had tapped. They convinced Stalin to purge & shoot his own best generals before the outbreak of war. Imagine Putin’s FSB planting gossip today…🤔
New on MSNBC: Pete Hegseth is considering firing a slate of military generals and flag officers as early as this week, according to two defense officials and three congressional officials.
February 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Years before Hitler invaded the USSR, Nazi agents planted fake disloyalty rumors about Stalin’s top generals on Vienna phone lines they knew Soviets had tapped. They convinced Stalin to purge & shoot his own best generals before the outbreak of war. Imagine Putin’s FSB planting gossip today…🤔
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Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded an FBI task force investigating foreign influence operations, including those targeting U.S. elections. Additionally, she restricted enforcement actions against individuals who fail to disclose lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.
February 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded an FBI task force investigating foreign influence operations, including those targeting U.S. elections. Additionally, she restricted enforcement actions against individuals who fail to disclose lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.
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This is what our Transportation Secretary was doing yesterday as planes are crashing on a near-daily basis. I cannot remember a more dangerous time to fly and yet this reality TV actor-turned-Cabinet Secretary is busy watching cars drive laps at the Daytona 500.
February 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is what our Transportation Secretary was doing yesterday as planes are crashing on a near-daily basis. I cannot remember a more dangerous time to fly and yet this reality TV actor-turned-Cabinet Secretary is busy watching cars drive laps at the Daytona 500.
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The problem is if you don’t have the requisite background knowledge to ask follow up questions or haven’t been trained to check the sources, then AI replaces human thinking
It’s like giving my 4th grader a calculator & saying “you don’t need to learn numbers & math, just use this machine”
#EduSky
It’s like giving my 4th grader a calculator & saying “you don’t need to learn numbers & math, just use this machine”
#EduSky
February 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The problem is if you don’t have the requisite background knowledge to ask follow up questions or haven’t been trained to check the sources, then AI replaces human thinking
It’s like giving my 4th grader a calculator & saying “you don’t need to learn numbers & math, just use this machine”
#EduSky
It’s like giving my 4th grader a calculator & saying “you don’t need to learn numbers & math, just use this machine”
#EduSky
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Fired Department of Labor IG Larry Turner found $191B in improper COVID unemployment payments, much of it fraud, and was hunting down $135B more when he was fired.
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February 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Fired Department of Labor IG Larry Turner found $191B in improper COVID unemployment payments, much of it fraud, and was hunting down $135B more when he was fired.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Hi, it's me, a replacement-level dogshit Atlantic writer, positing that 25% of the population voting for Trump = majority rule but this poll isn't.
February 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hi, it's me, a replacement-level dogshit Atlantic writer, positing that 25% of the population voting for Trump = majority rule but this poll isn't.
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Doge is auditing NASA today.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
February 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Doge is auditing NASA today.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
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new resignation from SDNY Hagan Scotten -- he's a John Roberts clerk -- Roberts can't be happy at that -- and a 2 times bronze medal winner for duty in Iraq.
This is the best of DOJ v the worst of the political system. The lines so clearly drawn
This is the best of DOJ v the worst of the political system. The lines so clearly drawn
February 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
new resignation from SDNY Hagan Scotten -- he's a John Roberts clerk -- Roberts can't be happy at that -- and a 2 times bronze medal winner for duty in Iraq.
This is the best of DOJ v the worst of the political system. The lines so clearly drawn
This is the best of DOJ v the worst of the political system. The lines so clearly drawn