Josh G. Starin
@pfizzy.bsky.social
Dad of twins and a teen
Nonprofit Lawyer (https://schellbray.com/practice-areas/philanthropy-and-tax-exempt-organizations/)
Tax Nerd
Former IRS Attorney
Lover of dogs, UNC, the 49ers, Blanton's bourbon, and having fun in general
Nonprofit Lawyer (https://schellbray.com/practice-areas/philanthropy-and-tax-exempt-organizations/)
Tax Nerd
Former IRS Attorney
Lover of dogs, UNC, the 49ers, Blanton's bourbon, and having fun in general
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Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
www.npr.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Paul Weiss: We are pathetic.
Skadden: Hold our beer.
Skadden: Hold our beer.
March 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Paul Weiss: We are pathetic.
Skadden: Hold our beer.
Skadden: Hold our beer.
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March 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Even more is that Donald Trump was, the first time, impeached for quid pro quo requirements for congressionally appropriate support for Ukraine. This was not secret, he is requiring that Ukraine deal with him to keep what was already promised.
March 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Even more is that Donald Trump was, the first time, impeached for quid pro quo requirements for congressionally appropriate support for Ukraine. This was not secret, he is requiring that Ukraine deal with him to keep what was already promised.
But remember, he said he wouldn’t touch your social security.
The Social Security Administration is cutting 7,000 jobs and closing half of its regional offices. It's no coincidence that Elon Musk called Social Security a "ponzi scheme." They're gutting the program YOU'VE PAID INTO to make room for more billionaire tax cuts.
Now is the time to speak up.
Now is the time to speak up.
March 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
But remember, he said he wouldn’t touch your social security.
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Harassment and terrorizing federal employees is the whole plan.
This morning, HUD instituted a policy of searching bags and putting everyone through a metal detector. By 8 a.m., employees had already been waiting in line for an hour, a HUD source says.
March 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Harassment and terrorizing federal employees is the whole plan.
Agree with Mr. Stancil, also want to point out that the core of American liberties is political protest. The Boston Tea Party was illegal.
At some point the opposition needs to say what is happening here: Donald Trump is a tyrant in the full sense of the term, an American fascist dictator who believes the law flows directly from his command. And he is also a deeply unwell, unfit, and criminal man with nonsensical whims
March 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Agree with Mr. Stancil, also want to point out that the core of American liberties is political protest. The Boston Tea Party was illegal.
@fahrenthold.bsky.social has helped author a truly well done article and also voiced these same concerns on The Daily this morning. If you’re not familiar, The Daily is a podcast from the NYTimes that I believe everyone should be listening to.
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers.
Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings
For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
@fahrenthold.bsky.social has helped author a truly well done article and also voiced these same concerns on The Daily this morning. If you’re not familiar, The Daily is a podcast from the NYTimes that I believe everyone should be listening to.
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NYU Professor is leading the charge in demonstrating DOGE methods violate federal laws including 26 USC 6103 (IRC 6103 for my fellow tax nerds).
NYU Professor is leading the charge in demonstrating DOGE methods violate federal laws including 26 USC 6103 (IRC 6103 for my fellow tax nerds).
bsky.app
March 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
bsky.app/profile/lily...
NYU Professor is leading the charge in demonstrating DOGE methods violate federal laws including 26 USC 6103 (IRC 6103 for my fellow tax nerds).
NYU Professor is leading the charge in demonstrating DOGE methods violate federal laws including 26 USC 6103 (IRC 6103 for my fellow tax nerds).
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This is going to end badly.
Trump announces strategic crypto reserve including bitcoin, Solana, XRP and more
Cryptocurrencies rallied on Sunday after President Donald Trump announced the creation of a U.S. strategic crypto reserve.
www.cnbc.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is going to end badly.
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Federal employees have received a second email from the Office of Personnel Management asking them what they did last week.
Federal workers get a new email demanding their accomplishments
Federal employees have received a second email from the Office of Personnel Management asking them what they did last week.
www.npr.org
March 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Federal employees have received a second email from the Office of Personnel Management asking them what they did last week.
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Agree. He has an audience as well. His countrymen don’t want to see their President groveling before a Putin lackey. Their determination is grounded in their national pride. Zelensky powerfully vindicated that today. To see your President stand up to the two greatest powers in the world? Priceless.
February 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Agree. He has an audience as well. His countrymen don’t want to see their President groveling before a Putin lackey. Their determination is grounded in their national pride. Zelensky powerfully vindicated that today. To see your President stand up to the two greatest powers in the world? Priceless.
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I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.
February 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.
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Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
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Here are 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that has radically upended federal agencies. nyti.ms/4br8OIv
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Here are 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that has radically upended federal agencies. nyti.ms/4br8OIv
“This is going to be great television,” Donald J. Trump after berating the leader of an ally nation being invaded by Russia.
apnews.com/article/zele...
apnews.com/article/zele...
Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up
Zelenskyy's delegation is expected to sign a landmark economic agreement with the U.S. in Washington, aimed at financing the reconstruction of war-damaged Ukraine
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“This is going to be great television,” Donald J. Trump after berating the leader of an ally nation being invaded by Russia.
apnews.com/article/zele...
apnews.com/article/zele...
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More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened by measles. The outbreak started in a county with a vaccination rate around 80%.
Child dies in Texas measles outbreak
More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened by measles. The outbreak started in a county with a vaccination rate around 80%.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened by measles. The outbreak started in a county with a vaccination rate around 80%.
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You don’t impeach judges because you disagree with their decisions; you appeal the decisions.
February 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
You don’t impeach judges because you disagree with their decisions; you appeal the decisions.
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Within the span of 90 minutes on Tuesday morning, two airplanes, at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and at Chicago’s Midway International Airport, were forced to abort landings to avoid collisions, federal aviation officials said.
Two Planes, in Washington and Chicago, Abort Landings to Avoid Collisions
The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet last month that killed 67 people.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Within the span of 90 minutes on Tuesday morning, two airplanes, at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and at Chicago’s Midway International Airport, were forced to abort landings to avoid collisions, federal aviation officials said.