Scott Edwards
@scotchua.bsky.social
CPA in Battle Ground, WA (also Ketchikan, AK). Nerd. Movie Lover.
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Scott Edwards
@scotchua.bsky.social
· Sep 25
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #58,097!
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So this IL Hospital Association memo describes an incident where ICE detained a US citizen, gave them HEART PROBLEMS, took them to a hospital where the fought with medical personnel, then left when they realized they detained a CITIZEN.
October 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
So this IL Hospital Association memo describes an incident where ICE detained a US citizen, gave them HEART PROBLEMS, took them to a hospital where the fought with medical personnel, then left when they realized they detained a CITIZEN.
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"You see, Charlie looked at politics as an on-ramp to Jesus. He knew if he'd get all of you rowing in the streams of liberty, you'd come to its source, and that's the Lord."
--Rob McCoy, Kirk's pastor
Sooo... what exactly does that mean? If we follow Kirk's politics we'll become Christians?
--Rob McCoy, Kirk's pastor
Sooo... what exactly does that mean? If we follow Kirk's politics we'll become Christians?
September 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"You see, Charlie looked at politics as an on-ramp to Jesus. He knew if he'd get all of you rowing in the streams of liberty, you'd come to its source, and that's the Lord."
--Rob McCoy, Kirk's pastor
Sooo... what exactly does that mean? If we follow Kirk's politics we'll become Christians?
--Rob McCoy, Kirk's pastor
Sooo... what exactly does that mean? If we follow Kirk's politics we'll become Christians?
See you all there
Sure, #TaxRetreat is the anti-conference… but we couldn’t pass up the chance to sip some tax tea with Lemons and Erb. ☕🍋 Hosted by Gail Perry, CPA, featuring Kelly Phillips Erb and Terry Lemons. This is the kind of tea we definitely show up for. #TaxTea 😉
July 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
See you all there
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So many 2848s are being returned for missing signatures when they are signed, or missing SSNs when it's clearly on the form.
Last week, IRS sent a notice that my 8821 was rejected (I didn't send a 8821).
And IRS assigned a new CAF for no reason.
Anyone else seeing craziness in the CAF unit?
#TaxSky
Last week, IRS sent a notice that my 8821 was rejected (I didn't send a 8821).
And IRS assigned a new CAF for no reason.
Anyone else seeing craziness in the CAF unit?
#TaxSky
May 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
So many 2848s are being returned for missing signatures when they are signed, or missing SSNs when it's clearly on the form.
Last week, IRS sent a notice that my 8821 was rejected (I didn't send a 8821).
And IRS assigned a new CAF for no reason.
Anyone else seeing craziness in the CAF unit?
#TaxSky
Last week, IRS sent a notice that my 8821 was rejected (I didn't send a 8821).
And IRS assigned a new CAF for no reason.
Anyone else seeing craziness in the CAF unit?
#TaxSky
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Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.
May 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.
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Been waiting for these results.
That’s 36 in a single city. Extrapolating out to the rest of the country is . . . overwhelming.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
That’s 36 in a single city. Extrapolating out to the rest of the country is . . . overwhelming.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
Audit: 36 police-custody deaths should have been ruled a homicide
The yearslong audit cited racial and pro-police bias in the work of the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Been waiting for these results.
That’s 36 in a single city. Extrapolating out to the rest of the country is . . . overwhelming.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
That’s 36 in a single city. Extrapolating out to the rest of the country is . . . overwhelming.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
This is a good issue to have unanimous agreement on from the justices.
First and only SCOTUS decision of the day does away with the 4th Cir.'s "moment-of-threat" rule, which limits consideration of circumstances when determining whether an officer uses reasonable force.
Unanimous, by Justice Kagan.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Unanimous, by Justice Kagan.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
May 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is a good issue to have unanimous agreement on from the justices.
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The thrust of Justice Sotomayor's questions and observations are that under DOJ's theory, not even SCOTUS would be able to issue a nationwide injunction, meaning individuals would have to all file individual cases to enforce SCOTUS precedents.
May 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The thrust of Justice Sotomayor's questions and observations are that under DOJ's theory, not even SCOTUS would be able to issue a nationwide injunction, meaning individuals would have to all file individual cases to enforce SCOTUS precedents.
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The part where a $400,000,0000 asset held by the Department of Defense would be transferred to an ex-president's personal foundation for free is the part that's supposed to make the deal *less* unethical
"Bondi's legal analysis also says it does not run afoul of the Constitution's prohibition on foreign gifts because the plane is not being given to an individual, but rather to the United States Air Force and, eventually, to the presidential library foundation, the sources said."
insane how this article just takes all of trump's bullshit legal justifications for this bribery at face value
May 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The part where a $400,000,0000 asset held by the Department of Defense would be transferred to an ex-president's personal foundation for free is the part that's supposed to make the deal *less* unethical
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The film Idiocracy was a documentary apparently.
May 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The film Idiocracy was a documentary apparently.
We live in the dumbest timeline
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.
RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We live in the dumbest timeline
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We did over a year of coverage on the dangers of photorealistic AI image editing and the most powerful man in the world thinks labels poorly applied in Microsoft Word are the real deal
This exchange is so very telling.
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
April 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
We did over a year of coverage on the dangers of photorealistic AI image editing and the most powerful man in the world thinks labels poorly applied in Microsoft Word are the real deal
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The Trump administration's policy on designating people as "enemy aliens" was was that it could expel them without any recourse to the courts.
DOJ said that people detained under the act are "not entitled to ... judicial review of the removal order in any court of the United States."
DOJ said that people detained under the act are "not entitled to ... judicial review of the removal order in any court of the United States."
April 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Trump administration's policy on designating people as "enemy aliens" was was that it could expel them without any recourse to the courts.
DOJ said that people detained under the act are "not entitled to ... judicial review of the removal order in any court of the United States."
DOJ said that people detained under the act are "not entitled to ... judicial review of the removal order in any court of the United States."
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A 19-year old U.S. citizen was traveling from Albuquerque to Tucson. He was arrested and detained by ICE for 10 days, before his family showed a judge his identification & he was finally released. news.azpm.org/p/news-artic...
U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days
news.azpm.org
April 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A 19-year old U.S. citizen was traveling from Albuquerque to Tucson. He was arrested and detained by ICE for 10 days, before his family showed a judge his identification & he was finally released. news.azpm.org/p/news-artic...
Here is one of the rare opportunities for me to agree with Elizabeth Warren
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
April 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here is one of the rare opportunities for me to agree with Elizabeth Warren
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So, the gov't's request for an extension of time in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case got bounced bc it was filed by someone not admitted. (This is the one where they sidelined the attorney who appeared at the prior hearing.)
The 9:30am declaration remains overdue.
The 9:30am declaration remains overdue.
April 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
So, the gov't's request for an extension of time in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case got bounced bc it was filed by someone not admitted. (This is the one where they sidelined the attorney who appeared at the prior hearing.)
The 9:30am declaration remains overdue.
The 9:30am declaration remains overdue.
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His critics say he's one of the most openly bad-faith operators in national politics today, a charlatan who launders lies and reactionary propaganda through credulous media.
I turned on my recorder and sat down with him to find out more.
I turned on my recorder and sat down with him to find out more.
April 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
His critics say he's one of the most openly bad-faith operators in national politics today, a charlatan who launders lies and reactionary propaganda through credulous media.
I turned on my recorder and sat down with him to find out more.
I turned on my recorder and sat down with him to find out more.
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I can’t believe Eric Dane has been diagnosed with ALS.
Ugh.
Ugh.
April 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I can’t believe Eric Dane has been diagnosed with ALS.
Ugh.
Ugh.
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BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Judge rules Trump admin illegally arrested another Venezuelan who was almost put on the deportation flights to notorious El Salvador prison. Judge releases Adrian Gil Rojas, orders feds to buy him ticket to NY. More in POLITICO Playbook www.politico.com/newsletters/...
April 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Judge rules Trump admin illegally arrested another Venezuelan who was almost put on the deportation flights to notorious El Salvador prison. Judge releases Adrian Gil Rojas, orders feds to buy him ticket to NY. More in POLITICO Playbook www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Does he . . . does he think drug smugglers are going to pay tariffs on fentanyl?
April 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Does he . . . does he think drug smugglers are going to pay tariffs on fentanyl?
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doesn't this violate the text of the divest-or-ban bill in an incredibly direct way
Under the plan, TikTok would lease the central algorithm from ByteDance as a way to sidestep China's export ban.
But China hawks in D.C. would hate it; their desire to guard the algo from Chinese propaganda helped start all this drama in the first place wapo.st/44bUcv1
But China hawks in D.C. would hate it; their desire to guard the algo from Chinese propaganda helped start all this drama in the first place wapo.st/44bUcv1
Trump team has weighed deal to save TikTok, leaving algorithm in Chinese ownership
The White House has examined a menu of options to avert a TikTok ban deadline set for Saturday. One proposal — letting TikTok’s Chinese owner lease the algorithm to a TikTok spinoff in the U.S. — woul...
wapo.st
April 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
doesn't this violate the text of the divest-or-ban bill in an incredibly direct way
I mean, how funny is it that we have a breaking news announcement that Elon Musk is buying Elon Musk’s company from Elon Musk
BREAKING: Elon Musk said that his xAI has acquired X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter, in an all-stock transaction for $45 billion, including debt reut.rs/43Znkp9
Musk's xAI buys social media platform X for $45 billion
Elon Musk said on Friday that his xAI has acquired X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter, in an all-stock transaction for $45 billion, including debt.
reut.rs
March 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I mean, how funny is it that we have a breaking news announcement that Elon Musk is buying Elon Musk’s company from Elon Musk
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SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public
A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
www.wired.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
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I’m old enough to remember when Secretary Hegseth tried to publicly mock Judge Reyes—suggesting that she didn’t know what she was doing when it comes to protecting our national security.
It was … two days ago.
It was … two days ago.
March 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I’m old enough to remember when Secretary Hegseth tried to publicly mock Judge Reyes—suggesting that she didn’t know what she was doing when it comes to protecting our national security.
It was … two days ago.
It was … two days ago.
“We don’t have time for due process” isn’t a good excuse
Brian Kilmeade calls for the end of due process: "It's not practical to think we can do due process on 8 million people ... if we're gonna give every one of these guys a day in a court and a lawyer, we can't do it. They don't deserve it."
March 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“We don’t have time for due process” isn’t a good excuse