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With the inability to see where all our "saved" tax dollars are going, and with money being reallocate without Congress voting, we need a legal method of escrow for our income taxes. It appears to be taxation without representation. Can any lawyers, representatives, judges comment on this?
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thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
March 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
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Is there any way to make it easier to open comments on Bluesky?
March 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Is there any way to make it easier to open comments on Bluesky?
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The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
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This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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In an unprecedented move to funnel more public tax dollars toward groups that oppose abortion, Republican lawmakers in Missouri are advancing a plan to allow residents to donate to pregnancy resource centers instead of paying any state income taxes.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
A New Missouri Bill Would Let Residents Donate to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead of Paying Any Taxes
Four months after Missouri voted to legalize abortion, Republican lawmakers are proposing a 100% tax credit — capped at $50,000 per year — for taxpayers who donate to crisis pregnancy centers.
propub.li
March 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In an unprecedented move to funnel more public tax dollars toward groups that oppose abortion, Republican lawmakers in Missouri are advancing a plan to allow residents to donate to pregnancy resource centers instead of paying any state income taxes.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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“By firing us, you’re going to cut down on how much revenue the country brings in,” said an axed IRS specialist who’d been brought in to audit complex tax returns filed by large corporations and wealthy individuals. “This was not about saving money.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social
By @andykroll.bsky.social
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would…
propub.li
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“By firing us, you’re going to cut down on how much revenue the country brings in,” said an axed IRS specialist who’d been brought in to audit complex tax returns filed by large corporations and wealthy individuals. “This was not about saving money.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social
By @andykroll.bsky.social
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Over the last three years, the head of a small charter school network that serves fewer than 1,000 students has taken home up to $870,000 annually, a startling amount that appears to be the highest for any public school superintendent in Texas.
By @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
By @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the…
propub.li
March 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Over the last three years, the head of a small charter school network that serves fewer than 1,000 students has taken home up to $870,000 annually, a startling amount that appears to be the highest for any public school superintendent in Texas.
By @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
By @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
Sign the pledge: Boycott pro-Trump corporations for Lent: This Lent, we're fasting from financially supporting the billionaires and corporations that are stoking hate and supporting Trump -- Take the pledge now >> act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/corpora...
Sign the pledge: Boycott pro-Trump corporations for Lent
This Lent, we're fasting from financially supporting the billionaires and corporations that are stoking hate and supporting Trump -- together, as a community of social-justice Christians. Take the ple...
act.faithfulamerica.org
March 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Sign the pledge: Boycott pro-Trump corporations for Lent: This Lent, we're fasting from financially supporting the billionaires and corporations that are stoking hate and supporting Trump -- Take the pledge now >> act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/corpora...
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I’m sure you’ve all heard the saying “Don’t piss on our heads and tell us it’s raining.”
That’s why I won’t be watching the reality show felon tonight.
Instead, I’m in for a nice relaxing evening of watching lint grow. It’ll definitely be more informative.
That’s why I won’t be watching the reality show felon tonight.
Instead, I’m in for a nice relaxing evening of watching lint grow. It’ll definitely be more informative.
March 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I’m sure you’ve all heard the saying “Don’t piss on our heads and tell us it’s raining.”
That’s why I won’t be watching the reality show felon tonight.
Instead, I’m in for a nice relaxing evening of watching lint grow. It’ll definitely be more informative.
That’s why I won’t be watching the reality show felon tonight.
Instead, I’m in for a nice relaxing evening of watching lint grow. It’ll definitely be more informative.
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Join us here at @altyellonatpark.org to stay up to date on protests in your area.
At this point we can't save what last few wild places remain without getting political.
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Find a protest near you
The single most important act of defiance today is visible protest.
Show your neighbors and the world we're not going to sit around and just watch our democracy be dismantled.
Do something.
Join the resistance
Stand up and march
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/
The single most important act of defiance today is visible protest.
Show your neighbors and the world we're not going to sit around and just watch our democracy be dismantled.
Do something.
Join the resistance
Stand up and march
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/
Indivisible National · Indivisible on Mobilize
We’re a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.
www.mobilize.us
March 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Join us here at @altyellonatpark.org to stay up to date on protests in your area.
At this point we can't save what last few wild places remain without getting political.
Get in this fight
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The bigger the audience, the louder our voice.
At this point we can't save what last few wild places remain without getting political.
Get in this fight
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The bigger the audience, the louder our voice.
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With the inability to see where all our "saved" tax dollars are going, and with money being reallocate without Congress voting, we need a legal method of escrow for our income taxes. It appears to be taxation without representation. Can any lawyers, representatives, judges comment on this?
March 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
With the inability to see where all our "saved" tax dollars are going, and with money being reallocate without Congress voting, we need a legal method of escrow for our income taxes. It appears to be taxation without representation. Can any lawyers, representatives, judges comment on this?
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So let's review. Over the last 24 hrs we've learned that two DOGErs embedded at IRS are finalizing a plan to share your tax data with people throughout the government; that's plainly illegal. Meanwhile Mike Johnson claims that Elon is already pouring your Social Security data into his AI and he's...
So two DOGEbros now embedded at IRS are, according to WAPO, finalizing an 'omnibus agreement' for IRS to share Americans' individual tax data with officials across the US govt, something that would appear to be plainly illegal. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
DOGE presses to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax records
Officials with Elon Musk’s group say they want to search for fraud. Privacy law bars the IRS from disclosing tax information to other parts of the government.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
So let's review. Over the last 24 hrs we've learned that two DOGErs embedded at IRS are finalizing a plan to share your tax data with people throughout the government; that's plainly illegal. Meanwhile Mike Johnson claims that Elon is already pouring your Social Security data into his AI and he's...
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Stopping cyber operations while the Russians aggressively pursue theirs is another unearned accommodation. Historically, Russia banks concessions and pushes harder. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Stopping cyber operations while the Russians aggressively pursue theirs is another unearned accommodation. Historically, Russia banks concessions and pushes harder. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
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‘America is going down’: China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says
‘America is going down’: China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says
Exclusive: Zhou Bo says harm done to US image may make Taiwanese reconsider their attitude towards Beijing but says he sees Trump as overall being ‘rather friendly’
The damage caused by Donald Trump to the United States’ reputation is creating…
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
‘America is going down’: China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says
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🚨 NEW: While world leaders work to defend democracy, Trump is on another taxpayer-funded trip to Florida—dancing with Elon Musk, who just had another child he’s ignoring.
It's all so freaking embarrassing.
It's all so freaking embarrassing.
March 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🚨 NEW: While world leaders work to defend democracy, Trump is on another taxpayer-funded trip to Florida—dancing with Elon Musk, who just had another child he’s ignoring.
It's all so freaking embarrassing.
It's all so freaking embarrassing.
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Trump on Friday transported back to Florida with him boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022. www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
Trump takes seized boxes back to Florida on Air Force One | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Friday transported back to Florida with him boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022.
www.cnn.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Trump on Friday transported back to Florida with him boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022. www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
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A lot of people are going to die from this
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A lot of people are going to die from this