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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/11/2025
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)
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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.
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pax-nw.bsky.social @pax-nw.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
HR 1319 guts the definition of employee under the FLSA. Another assault on the American worker under the Trump Regime & a compromised Congress.
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Run for Something @runforsomething.net · 05/04/2025
March today. Run tomorrow. We'll help you get started. runforwhat.net
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Oh. www.ft.com/content/cb1c...
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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I think only nazis give the Nazi salute
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God @thegodshow.com · 21/02/2025
Reminder: Zelenskyy refused to leave Kyiv as bombs fell. Donold hid in a bunker from protesters with cardboard signs.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Damon Hininger, CEO of private prison giant Core Civic, just told investors: " I've worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods in my career ... we're anticipating .. the most significant growth in our company's history." theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...
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Private Prison CEO on Trump Deportation Surge: “One of the Most Exciting Periods in My Career”
CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger could barely contain his excitement about the Laken Riley Act and Trump’s anti-immigration executive orders.
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
“I don’t think the United States Senate should vote for a single nominee until this is over!” - @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
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Naotoshi Maeda @naotoshimaeda.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Following the CDC's removal of critical health data and the potential approval of RFK Jr. as Health Secretary, it is crucial to access accurate health information from independent sources such as the WHO, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, and peer-reviewed journals.
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Jenna McLaughlin @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Any USAID folks working on cybersecurity, infrastructure, technology projects: please feel free to reach out. How will DOGE impact the work you do? I'm on Signal at JennaMcLaughlin.54.
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Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I am writing about what is happening to federal personnel policy. One difficulty is that it's hard to observe and verify what is actually happening. I am particularly interested in information about the employment status of individuals working with/in DOGE. Anonymous tips welcome. Signal: Nbednar.46
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God @thegodshow.com · 02/02/2025
I have many regrets about Earth, but making humans in a wide range of colors, shapes, and temperaments is not one of them. Celebrate thy diversity. Love each other.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/02/2025
Breaking News: The Justice Department fired more than a dozen prosecutors who had been hired to investigate the Jan. 6 riot.
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Over a Dozen Prosecutors at U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. Are Dismissed
Those informed of their dismissals had been hired to investigate the Jan. 6 riot as the office struggled to manage what became the largest prosecution in the department’s history.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The purge.
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An Leavy @an-leavy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I haven’t lived through the collapse of a civilisation before I study history so I have read the guidebooks, but they don’t quite capture the experience of being there
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Alice the Astute @alicethelast.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Every disaster movie starts with scientists being ignored. Good thing we’re not doing that.
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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Seems like a good time to point out that you can download from the library of congress, and it would be worthwhile to download probably as much as you can while you can
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katieinatree.bsky.social @katieinatree.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Everyone Google “night of the long knives”. They are purging non-loyalists: www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
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Ellen Braaten @ellenbraaten.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I’m of the opinion that there’s not a whole lot we can do about it so we just need to use the best self regulation skills we have as we watch everything collapse. And the sooner the better.
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Logan Hamberger, MBA @loganhamberger.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Yes! And good! The people who voted for this insanity need to experience their touch-the-stove moment. 2016-2020 wasn’t enough. When folks’ bank accounts run dry, they might look in the mirror and accept some responsibility.
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God @thegodshow.com · 31/01/2025
It’s hard to keep up with the constant evil and stupidity, which is by design. It’s meant to wear us down. Fuck it.
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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
i can’t fix anything that’s going on right now, but i can show you some beauty that’s out there… 🌌✨
Many stars crowd the image, shining in shades of white, blue, and orange, and more closely concentrated at the center.Bright blue stars are in a cluster at the center of the image. They are surrounded by a shell of brownish and burnt orange dust and gas. The shell has ridges that reach towards the stars like teeth. Stars within the dust and gas are hidden from Hubble but visible to Webb in the infrared. A number of more distant galaxies also appear in the background.Ferocious stellar winds, likely from the bright blue star at the top of the image, are blowing through a curtain of dust. The fine dust scatters the starlight at blue wavelengths. Farther down, another bright, super-hot star shines through filaments of obscuring dust, looking like the Sun shining through scattered clouds. A diagonal string of fainter accompanying stars looks reddish because dust is filtering starlight, allowing more of the red light to get through. The bottom of the picture presents a keyhole peek deep into the dark nebula. Hubble captures the reddish glow of ionized hydrogen. It looks like a fireworks finale, with several overlapping events.Fluffy tan-colored nebula clouds, with rust-colored highlights, surround a black central area. Within that area, the focal point of the image is one large yellow star with eight long thin points. To the right of this star is a bright star cluster in an oval shape. The stars within the cluster look like tiny pale blue sparkles. The cluster is more densely packed at its core and scatters outward. Towards the bottom of the image, multiple arms appear to spiral out of a cloudy tan knob. Taken together, the structures resemble a spider or a squid. Other blue and yellow eight-pointed stars, as well as distant galaxies, are dotted throughout the image. Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team
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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Kind of sucks that we didn't at least get a Roaring Twenties before what's about to come
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The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 27/01/2025
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/01/2025
i will say that we have never experienced anything like an administration trying to essentially freeze the activities of the entire federal government while making a series of illegal power grabs. genuinely unclear to me what kind of response, if any, these guys are generating against them
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Two hundred UK companies are moving to a permanent four-day work week. The decision comes after a trial where businesses tested the model. Workers were happier and more productive, and the quality and quantity of work was unaffected or even improved. future4days.com/two-hundred-uk
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Two hundred UK companies moving to permanent four-day working week
In a major shift, 200 companies in the UK have decided to permanently switch to a four-day working week without cutting pay. This move, led by the 4 Day Week ...
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
We fought for years to make this office a reality and lives were saved because of it. Stay tuned because we’re not giving up on this. Trump might be okay with dissolving a life-saving office but the people aren’t.
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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Textbooks are gonna get real weird about how they cover WWII now, huh
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Undervalued Vagina MD (she/her)🦄 @undervaluedvagina.medsky.social · 21/01/2025
The Revolution Will Not be Televised -take more Polaroids, take pictures with film - put an actual pen to actual paper - talk to people in person - preserve banned books and science books - participate in community gardens - run for office or school board in your town
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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The thing we need to prepare for is some of the Jan 6th rioters running for congress now that they're out of prison
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/01/2025
i think the executive orders directing agencies to end energy efficiency regulations and open up more land to drilling and mining is so indicative of the character of the american right — in its view everything, whether people or our larger environment, is something to be exploited and dominated
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raeshandalias.bsky.social @raeshandalias.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Just in case you were wondering! Lock in!
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The Sassiest Semite @littlemisslizz.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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God @thegodshow.com · 20/01/2025
Remember, despite everything, the Democratic party still absolutely refuses to build its own culture or social media ecosystem. Because they wouldn’t be able to control the messaging. So we will keep losing. Thank you, our intellectual and strategical betters! (as determined by them!)
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
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God @thegodshow.com · 21/01/2025
Geriatric Democrats need to get out of the way and let AOC, a real leader, lead us.
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Mary Doria Russell @mdoriarussell.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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Beckfast of Champions @caughtuhequina.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
That's the last straw, fuck you Snoop.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
This sort of “feel good” story needs to stop.
Woman, 100, who still works at Home Depot and drives has simple tips for a long life.
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Literary Pearls @literarypearls.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin
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God @thegodshow.com · 09/01/2025
Dear Humanity, Climate change is real and it’s the fault of greedy conservative billionaires.
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Alice Winterhold @alicewinterhold.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
You know what? I like sex scenes in movies. Someone should invent a type of movie that is just sex scenes
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God @thegodshow.com · 01/01/2025
Time zones are fascinating. Australia is already in 2025, Europe is still 2024, and the USA is currently in 1939.
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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
This year is going to be nuts
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God @thegodshow.com · 25/12/2024
They promised to lower grocery prices but instead want to start war with Canada.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Over in the other place, the billionaire owner is threatening to fund ‘moderate’ (rightwing) candidates in heavily Democratic districts too. This is what oligarchy looks like. It’s the biggest threat to democracy today. Not ‘cancel culture.’ Not trans kids. Not college protesters. Oligarchy.
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God @thegodshow.com · 20/12/2024
Here's a passage from today’s post about why you should all unite against the billionaires. Read the full piece here and consider becoming a paid subscriber to support my work: www.thegodpodcast.com/p/thou-shalt...
So rise the fuck up. Stop worshiping billionaires like they’re gods and start holding them accountable. Elon Musk isn’t a genius; he’s a parasite. Trump isn’t a savior; he’s a conman. Together, these two clowns and their cronies are dismantling your future while you’re too busy arguing with your neighbors and loved ones.
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