hark! a hellcat
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Direct File may be dead but Free File is still an option for the time being. However you file your taxes, it's worth remembering that TurboTax screwed millions of people over for years with its deceptive tactics.
The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at 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
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Direct File may be dead but Free File is still an option for the time being. However you file your taxes, it's worth remembering that TurboTax screwed millions of people over for years with its deceptive tactics.
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NEW YEAR, NEW BINGO CARD!!! 🥳
✍️fill it with your creative goals
🥇for every bingo you get you're entitled to a treat
🏆for scoring all fields you're entitled to a big treat!
🌻BONUS: a little phone wallpaper for personal use!🌻
#artbingo2026 #bingo #art #wallpaper
✍️fill it with your creative goals
🥇for every bingo you get you're entitled to a treat
🏆for scoring all fields you're entitled to a big treat!
🌻BONUS: a little phone wallpaper for personal use!🌻
#artbingo2026 #bingo #art #wallpaper
December 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
NEW YEAR, NEW BINGO CARD!!! 🥳
✍️fill it with your creative goals
🥇for every bingo you get you're entitled to a treat
🏆for scoring all fields you're entitled to a big treat!
🌻BONUS: a little phone wallpaper for personal use!🌻
#artbingo2026 #bingo #art #wallpaper
✍️fill it with your creative goals
🥇for every bingo you get you're entitled to a treat
🏆for scoring all fields you're entitled to a big treat!
🌻BONUS: a little phone wallpaper for personal use!🌻
#artbingo2026 #bingo #art #wallpaper
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if you could do anything with your life without the worry of cost, obligations, limitations, what would you do?
October 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
if you could do anything with your life without the worry of cost, obligations, limitations, what would you do?
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Researchers are testing a retinal implant made of lab-grown stem cells designed to replace the eye’s damaged retinal pigment cells, which are essential for maintaining sharp, central vision.
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Researchers are testing a retinal implant made of lab-grown stem cells designed to replace the eye’s damaged retinal pigment cells, which are essential for maintaining sharp, central vision.
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I get to help grow and guide our newish associate's degree starting this summer as the Associate Dean of the college. I'll still be librarian & professor & be in the classroom too.
January 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I get to help grow and guide our newish associate's degree starting this summer as the Associate Dean of the college. I'll still be librarian & professor & be in the classroom too.
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Light hearted television shows.
Bobs Burgers, New Girl, and I’m considering adding Scrubs to the rotation of rewatching.
Maybe this is just zoning out but not sure what else to do.
Bobs Burgers, New Girl, and I’m considering adding Scrubs to the rotation of rewatching.
Maybe this is just zoning out but not sure what else to do.
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Light hearted television shows.
Bobs Burgers, New Girl, and I’m considering adding Scrubs to the rotation of rewatching.
Maybe this is just zoning out but not sure what else to do.
Bobs Burgers, New Girl, and I’m considering adding Scrubs to the rotation of rewatching.
Maybe this is just zoning out but not sure what else to do.
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I've been catching up on Steve Burns' Alive podcast and it is such an intriguing and thought-provoking break in my day.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I've been catching up on Steve Burns' Alive podcast and it is such an intriguing and thought-provoking break in my day.
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The Kid and I got up early this morning to watch the new episode of The Pitt. Much joy, both from the show and spending time with her. She's a fucking delight.
Uplift post: Tell me friends, what is bringing you joy right now? It can be something new or something familiar, something small or something momentous. What is lighting you up right now?
January 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The Kid and I got up early this morning to watch the new episode of The Pitt. Much joy, both from the show and spending time with her. She's a fucking delight.
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Radical fuckin idea but maybe we let ppl find enjoyment however they can because everything sucks
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Radical fuckin idea but maybe we let ppl find enjoyment however they can because everything sucks
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Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs. Dell is now shifting it focus this year away from being "all about the AI PC," because consumers aren't interested. A surprisingly honest admission from one of Microsoft's biggest PC partners. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/857723/...
Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs
Dell is now shifting it focus this year away from being ‘all about the AI PC.’
www.theverge.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs. Dell is now shifting it focus this year away from being "all about the AI PC," because consumers aren't interested. A surprisingly honest admission from one of Microsoft's biggest PC partners. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/857723/...
for some reason I always think bowie days are jan 9-11
wearing (one pair of) my socks today ⚡
wearing (one pair of) my socks today ⚡
Happy Birthday David Bowie, born this day in 1947.
His 26th and final album "Blackstar" (★) was released on this day in 2016.
David Bowie would pass away just a couple of days later. Rest in Peace.
His 26th and final album "Blackstar" (★) was released on this day in 2016.
David Bowie would pass away just a couple of days later. Rest in Peace.
January 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
for some reason I always think bowie days are jan 9-11
wearing (one pair of) my socks today ⚡
wearing (one pair of) my socks today ⚡
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I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
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Join @dgraham.bsky.social tomorrow on Reddit, where he’ll answer questions about Project 2025: what has and hasn’t been accomplished so far in Donald Trump’s second term, and what we might expect moving forward. Ask him anything!
January 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Join @dgraham.bsky.social tomorrow on Reddit, where he’ll answer questions about Project 2025: what has and hasn’t been accomplished so far in Donald Trump’s second term, and what we might expect moving forward. Ask him anything!
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If the U.S. wants people to eat healthier the things that would probably help most are a living wage and affordable housing.
January 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
If the U.S. wants people to eat healthier the things that would probably help most are a living wage and affordable housing.
So I'm working with an internal training team on some professional development sessions and we have requests for AI as a topic (because of course we do). We still have to define the scope of the training and I'm recommending it not be patron focused but instead something like 1/
January 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
So I'm working with an internal training team on some professional development sessions and we have requests for AI as a topic (because of course we do). We still have to define the scope of the training and I'm recommending it not be patron focused but instead something like 1/
Uplift post: Tell me friends, what is bringing you joy right now? It can be something new or something familiar, something small or something momentous. What is lighting you up right now?
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Uplift post: Tell me friends, what is bringing you joy right now? It can be something new or something familiar, something small or something momentous. What is lighting you up right now?
Love yourself above all else, you're a goddamned delight
January 8, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Love yourself above all else, you're a goddamned delight
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States can create citizen militias independent of the National Guard. I’d like to see governors and state legislators think creatively about that power when it comes to monitoring federal agents operating in their state, particularly if they don’t trust police forces to do so.
January 8, 2026 at 4:19 AM
States can create citizen militias independent of the National Guard. I’d like to see governors and state legislators think creatively about that power when it comes to monitoring federal agents operating in their state, particularly if they don’t trust police forces to do so.
I do want to just say thank you to everyone in my feed for not posting or sharing video of the event, it was hard enough reading the rundown
January 8, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I do want to just say thank you to everyone in my feed for not posting or sharing video of the event, it was hard enough reading the rundown
I almost used my I Am a Goddamned Delight mug this morning and I'm glad I didn't because I feel like I am going to need that affirmation tomorrow
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 AM
I almost used my I Am a Goddamned Delight mug this morning and I'm glad I didn't because I feel like I am going to need that affirmation tomorrow
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“Sorry, you met me at a weird time in my life." -Me meeting anyone at any time in my life
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 AM
“Sorry, you met me at a weird time in my life." -Me meeting anyone at any time in my life
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I don’t need to be “wealthy”, per se. I just want to have enough money to buy my own castle on the Scottish coast so that I can never be seen again.
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I don’t need to be “wealthy”, per se. I just want to have enough money to buy my own castle on the Scottish coast so that I can never be seen again.
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over