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Post by teatime on Dec 27, 2017 13:34:50 GMT -6
Also I’m listening to prince harry interview Obama and I’m sad.
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Post by mb3 on Dec 27, 2017 13:47:52 GMT -6
MY KNEE GETS FIXED FRIDAY!!!
Now let me catch up on the news since I've basically spent the last 30 hours trying to make arrangements for everything related to that.
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Post by coconutbacon on Dec 27, 2017 13:52:45 GMT -6
Food stamps?! It makes me sick how cruel they are. I just increased my monthly donation to my local food pantry in response to this, but I know that’s not enough.
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Post by shadesofgold on Dec 27, 2017 15:10:34 GMT -6
Local friends: anyone up to go see The Post one evening this week? Can you please stop having fun without me? Kthnx. After a 5 hour flight yesterday with a toddler and every item we own, we're on leg 2 - a 3.5 hour drive! Apparently there is already family drama brewing before we even arrive. Can't wait. At least we're all crazy liberals and I don't ever worry about political disagreements.
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Post by shadesofgold on Dec 27, 2017 15:17:37 GMT -6
S/O how things went on Christmas, my mom and aunt started talking about all the women coming forward with sexual allegations and why didn't they come out sooner and just wanting attention and blah blah blah. It was very hard not to blow my top, but I had a few stern things to say. Last year when the Stanford rape case was in the headlines my "feminist" MIL started a conversation in a public place with "well, honestly, if these girls didn't get so drunk, this might not be a problem. I mean, how are these guys supposed to know?" I let her know what I thought of that. It was not a comfortable lunch. I've been wondering if we'd have anything similar over this visit in response to #metoo etc. Hopefully if something like that happened again MH would do a better job of piping up than he did then. BC I let him know he would need to. And I think the message has been made loud and clear these last months how men need to step up and not leave women to handle it alone. ETA: lol to my comment above that I never have to worry about political disagreements with the liberals in my fam.
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Post by cmb on Dec 27, 2017 17:11:15 GMT -6
I was talking to my republican grandmother today and asked if she knew the governor mandated that property taxes can be paid this week for next year to deduct on the 2017 taxes. She goes “why would we do that? We won’t be able to deduct it next year!” Um... are you kidding me? Have you not paid any attention at all to what is going on?
She’s one of the “it’s not affecting me so head in sand it is” people
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Post by coconutbacon on Dec 27, 2017 17:43:10 GMT -6
WTAF? I'm just glad to see the blowback they are getting for this. Wow. This is so incredibly sexist. Have they asked McCain or Mittens to take up knitting post their failed presidential bids?
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Post by bubblehape on Dec 27, 2017 17:54:01 GMT -6
I was talking to my republican grandmother today and asked if she knew the governor mandated that property taxes can be paid this week for next year to deduct on the 2017 taxes. She goes “why would we do that? We won’t be able to deduct it next year!” Um... are you kidding me? Have you not paid any attention at all to what is going on? She’s one of the “it’s not affecting me so head in sand it is” people Yeah I misread this new thing at first about the 10k cap (didn't think it was inclusive of property taxes). That really screws us bc we itemize and would still be over the new standard deduction. Looking now at adjusting our withholding to pay the least possible state taxes since we usually end up with a refund. I'd rather owe a small amount than pay way more than we can end up deducting. Fuck the new tax bill.
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Post by greykitty on Dec 27, 2017 18:50:30 GMT -6
IRS just issued guidance on prepayment of property taxes....the circumstances are limited. People may want to read up. This is an administrative mess for a lot of state/county assessors, I think.
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Post by jkjacq on Dec 27, 2017 19:10:21 GMT -6
Have we talked about purging the fbi yet? What the fuck kind of totalitarian reality are we living in?
Of course FBI agents have opinions and political leanings. Just like judges lawyers cops and fast food workers.
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Post by bubblehape on Dec 27, 2017 20:09:08 GMT -6
IRS just issued guidance on prepayment of property taxes....the circumstances are limited. People may want to read up. This is an administrative mess for a lot of state/county assessors, I think. Thanks - I was trying to read up on this earlier today but as of then there wasn't guidance. I didn't want to deal with the hassle of my escrow/mortgage company and be out the cash only to find out it's not deductible for 2017. What a mess. And there are probably a lot of people that have no idea what is coming and think they're going to get a tax break. Esp in high tax states like NY.
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Post by dc2london on Dec 27, 2017 20:34:47 GMT -6
Everybody: RUN, do not walk, and see The Post. It is incredible and so, so pertinent. I saw it in a packed theatre with a rowdy crowd and there were several moments of applause and shouting at Trump.
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Post by dc2london on Dec 27, 2017 21:04:33 GMT -6
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Post by athn64 on Dec 27, 2017 21:17:03 GMT -6
IRS just issued guidance on prepayment of property taxes....the circumstances are limited. People may want to read up. This is an administrative mess for a lot of state/county assessors, I think. Thanks - I was trying to read up on this earlier today but as of then there wasn't guidance. I didn't want to deal with the hassle of my escrow/mortgage company and be out the cash only to find out it's not deductible for 2017. What a mess. And there are probably a lot of people that have no idea what is coming and think they're going to get a tax break. Esp in high tax states like NY. This is all a mess. I hadn't even thought about prepayment for the simple fact that it's tied up in escrow and we don't have the c ash lying around to make the payment now. And our taxes are going up statewide next year as well because they raised our rates signifcantly.
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Post by dc2london on Dec 27, 2017 21:23:45 GMT -6
Thanks - I was trying to read up on this earlier today but as of then there wasn't guidance. I didn't want to deal with the hassle of my escrow/mortgage company and be out the cash only to find out it's not deductible for 2017. What a mess. And there are probably a lot of people that have no idea what is coming and think they're going to get a tax break. Esp in high tax states like NY. This is all a mess. I hadn't even thought about prepayment for the simple fact that it's tied up in escrow and we don't have the c ash lying around to make the payment now. And our taxes are going up statewide next year as well because they raised our rates signifcantly. I read that most municipalities aren't equipped to accept pre payment so this is really going to be a shitshow
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Post by mb3 on Dec 27, 2017 21:31:30 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Dec 27, 2017 21:32:18 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Dec 27, 2017 21:58:59 GMT -6
Bad Lip Reading - Trump Christmas
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Post by elle on Dec 27, 2017 22:01:00 GMT -6
Well then. Here's hoping this actually gets some traction. Come on 2018, we're ready for a good year.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2017 7:02:22 GMT -6
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Post by byjove on Dec 28, 2017 7:29:59 GMT -6
After seeing honeylemon ‘s RBG crochet doll earlier this year, I had asked my sister if she could make me one. We hadn’t talked about since so she surprised me with RBG and Amelia Earhart for Christmas. So cool!
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Post by Uncaripswife on Dec 28, 2017 7:42:46 GMT -6
I was just coming here to talk about this. Roy Moore is a clown, but he's wasting our time and our energy, and I hate him for that. He has no leg to stand on. This is a damn side show.
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Post by Uncaripswife on Dec 28, 2017 7:43:26 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Dec 28, 2017 7:53:09 GMT -6
Alabama's SoS will certify Doug Jones at 2 p.m. today
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Post by coconutbacon on Dec 28, 2017 7:58:27 GMT -6
Alabama's SoS will certify Doug Jones at 2 p.m. today Thank goodness. I’d be in panic mode if they didn’t.
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Post by dc2london on Dec 28, 2017 7:58:36 GMT -6
I'm listening to last night's Rachel Maddow show and I'm starting to suspect there's a very good reason that the GOP are panicking.
Hacked oppo research from the DCCC (by Guccifer 2.0) was used in numerous down ballot races. Early in the race, Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Paul Ryan (who has close ties to a Super PAC that was making ads using the info) asking him to stop it, or the NRCC would be guilty of cooperating with a Russian interference campaign. Paul Ryan didn't respond.
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Post by dc2london on Dec 28, 2017 8:04:43 GMT -6
I mean Darrel Issa, Fred Upton and John Faso's Sears were considered tight races. I wonder what they know.
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Post by honeylemon on Dec 28, 2017 8:25:41 GMT -6
After seeing honeylemon ‘s RBG crochet doll earlier this year, I had asked my sister if she could make me one. We hadn’t talked about since so she surprised me with RBG and Amelia Earhart for Christmas. So cool! I love them!! I’m hoping to have more energy this year to make more RBGs for friends.
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Post by dc2london on Dec 28, 2017 8:46:27 GMT -6
Guys this thread has editor's comments from Milo's manuscript and it's epic
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Post by sterling on Dec 28, 2017 9:00:46 GMT -6
Guys this thread has editor's comments from Milo's manuscript and it's epic This has made my morning.
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