@ghostofjohnbrown.bsky.social
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With Trump reportedly planning to end the IRS Direct File program, there's no better time to remember how 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
April 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
With Trump reportedly planning to end the IRS Direct File program, there's no better time to remember how 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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“A lot of us went there, I went there, because they killed us and now we’re going to kill them...
And I found out that we’re not only killing them – we’re killing them, we’re killing their wives, their children, their cats, their dogs. We’re destroying their houses and pissing on their graves."
And I found out that we’re not only killing them – we’re killing them, we’re killing their wives, their children, their cats, their dogs. We’re destroying their houses and pissing on their graves."
Israel military razed Gaza perimeter land to create ‘kill zone’, soldiers say
Combatants’ testimonies describe how areas were destroyed to create ‘a death zone of enormous proportions’
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“A lot of us went there, I went there, because they killed us and now we’re going to kill them...
And I found out that we’re not only killing them – we’re killing them, we’re killing their wives, their children, their cats, their dogs. We’re destroying their houses and pissing on their graves."
And I found out that we’re not only killing them – we’re killing them, we’re killing their wives, their children, their cats, their dogs. We’re destroying their houses and pissing on their graves."
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Following the release of Volume I of the special counsel's report on his investigation of Trump, @qjurecic.bsky.social and @rparloff.bsky.social outline “the major points Smith makes that he had not already made elsewhere. Some are broad in scope, some exceedingly narrow."
Notes on the Smith Report, Vol. 1
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the Jan. 6 prosecution of Donald Trump is live. What does it say that’s new?
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Following the release of Volume I of the special counsel's report on his investigation of Trump, @qjurecic.bsky.social and @rparloff.bsky.social outline “the major points Smith makes that he had not already made elsewhere. Some are broad in scope, some exceedingly narrow."
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Smith dropped the investigation after Trump’s election victory, citing DOJ’s longstanding policy against prosecuting sitting presidents. Still, the full report nonetheless offers the most comprehensive view yet into the overwhelming evidence of Trump’s alleged election subversion crimes.
Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 Report Sheds Light on Crimes Trump Dodged
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Smith dropped the investigation after Trump’s election victory, citing DOJ’s longstanding policy against prosecuting sitting presidents. Still, the full report nonetheless offers the most comprehensive view yet into the overwhelming evidence of Trump’s alleged election subversion crimes.
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We could be a real country. It’s an option.
Sheinbaum: “We will not return to the neoliberal model. We will not return to the regime of privileges and corruption... We say: For the good of all, first the poor."
Video is below
Video is below
January 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
We could be a real country. It’s an option.
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Donald Trump says it is an “absolute necessity” for the United States to annex Greenland.
“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”
“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”
December 23, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Donald Trump says it is an “absolute necessity” for the United States to annex Greenland.
“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”
“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”
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A deep dive into the digital footprint of Luigi Mangione, a man radicalized by pain.
shatterzone.substack.com/p/alleged-ce...
shatterzone.substack.com/p/alleged-ce...
Alleged CEO Shooter Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized by Pain
A journey through his online footprint and influences
shatterzone.substack.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:54 AM
A deep dive into the digital footprint of Luigi Mangione, a man radicalized by pain.
shatterzone.substack.com/p/alleged-ce...
shatterzone.substack.com/p/alleged-ce...
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
December 10, 2024 at 12:54 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
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NEW: For the first time, a president will be the majority owner of a publicly traded company. Former SEC officials are concerned that Trump could try to use the agency to go after the foes of his company, which accounts for more than half his fortune.
Donald Trump Controls a Publicly Traded Company. Now He Will Pick Its Regulator.
There have been internal concerns that Trump Media could be misleading investors, a source said. But with its largest shareholder about to be president, experts doubt the SEC is up to the job of…
propub.li
December 10, 2024 at 12:00 PM
NEW: For the first time, a president will be the majority owner of a publicly traded company. Former SEC officials are concerned that Trump could try to use the agency to go after the foes of his company, which accounts for more than half his fortune.
December 10, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
November 28, 2024 at 12:38 PM
"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
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Holy shit, what the fuck? This is so fucking vile.
November 28, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Holy shit, what the fuck? This is so fucking vile.
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There are two Bellingcat workshops coming up! We have a course focused on verification and social media & individual-focused research, taking place on December 10-13, 2024, 9am-1pm EST / 3-7pm CET
www.bellingcat.com/workshops/de...
www.bellingcat.com/workshops/de...
December 10-13, 2024: Bellingcat Online Workshop (16-hour) [New York: 9am-1pm (EST) / Amsterdam: 3-7 pm CET] - bellingcat
Register here This workshop is a verification course and course in social media & individual-focused research, taking place on December 10-13, 2024, 9am-1pm EST (New York)/ 3-7pm CET (Amsterdam), cove...
www.bellingcat.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:11 AM
There are two Bellingcat workshops coming up! We have a course focused on verification and social media & individual-focused research, taking place on December 10-13, 2024, 9am-1pm EST / 3-7pm CET
www.bellingcat.com/workshops/de...
www.bellingcat.com/workshops/de...
With H5N1 on the horizon, I figured I'd use my first post here to remind people that the new head of HHS claims that the H1N1 swine flu pandemic never happened, despite the fact that it killed almost 285,000 people in 2009-2010, and that the new head of the CDC is anti-vax
November 26, 2024 at 4:56 PM
With H5N1 on the horizon, I figured I'd use my first post here to remind people that the new head of HHS claims that the H1N1 swine flu pandemic never happened, despite the fact that it killed almost 285,000 people in 2009-2010, and that the new head of the CDC is anti-vax
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Starting a phony transgender bathroom debate and hiding behind the guise of “protecting women” to distract from your attempts to push through the confirmations of alleged rapists, sex traffickers, and fraudsters at the highest levels of government is peak Republican Party.
November 21, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Starting a phony transgender bathroom debate and hiding behind the guise of “protecting women” to distract from your attempts to push through the confirmations of alleged rapists, sex traffickers, and fraudsters at the highest levels of government is peak Republican Party.
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What is fascism? At this moment in history, this is crucial to understand. We cannot fight it, if we are not able to understand it. And to be clear, fascism is not everything the left dislikes. Neoliberalism, for example, is not fascism.
www.openculture.com/2024/11/umbe...
www.openculture.com/2024/11/umbe...
Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism
Creative Commons image by Rob Bogaerts, via the National Archives in Holland
One of the key questions facing both journalists and loyal oppositions these days is how do we stay honest as euphemisms an...
www.openculture.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM
What is fascism? At this moment in history, this is crucial to understand. We cannot fight it, if we are not able to understand it. And to be clear, fascism is not everything the left dislikes. Neoliberalism, for example, is not fascism.
www.openculture.com/2024/11/umbe...
www.openculture.com/2024/11/umbe...