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Post by cakewench on Apr 15, 2019 7:54:02 GMT -6
It's Tax Day! Have you filed yours? Because God knows our President probably hasn't.
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Post by cakewench on Apr 15, 2019 7:57:20 GMT -6
Alaska - transgender student uses men's bathroom and posts a selfie. Boys at the school get upset, decide to storm the girl's bathroom and post a selfie as a "protest". Girl in the bathroom feels threatened, knees one boy in the crotch. Girl is expelled.
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Post by byjove on Apr 15, 2019 8:54:39 GMT -6
It's Tax Day! Have you filed yours? Because God knows our President probably hasn't. You got a chuckle from me.
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Post by kitchen on Apr 15, 2019 9:02:49 GMT -6
Bye money. I'm fine writing big huge checks to the IRS until I realize that 45 and his fam probably pay less than my family in taxes. Or maybe not really, but as a percentage for sure. Yay!
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Post by cakewench on Apr 15, 2019 9:10:41 GMT -6
Trump's lawyers are threatening legal action if accounting firm releases his tax returns in response to Congressional subpoena:
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Post by athn64 on Apr 15, 2019 9:30:47 GMT -6
Trump's lawyers are threatening legal action if accounting firm releases his tax returns in response to Congressional subpoena: Yeah, he's definitely not hiding anything. *eyeroll*
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Post by stepho on Apr 15, 2019 9:53:49 GMT -6
Aunt Becky is pleading not guilty.
This feels...unwise.
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Post by taconight on Apr 15, 2019 9:56:58 GMT -6
Trump's lawyers are threatening legal action if accounting firm releases his tax returns in response to Congressional subpoena: What kind of legal action can be taken for complying with a subpoena? Just the kind that ties you up in expensive court proceedings for no real reason?
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Post by cakewench on Apr 15, 2019 10:09:42 GMT -6
Redacted Mueller Report to be released Thursday morning: ETA: The third Thursday in April is National High Five Day. Coincidence?
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Post by maybe on Apr 15, 2019 10:15:55 GMT -6
I am arguing with someone on FB that Donald Trump's anti-Semitic utterances are more disturbing than Ilhan Omar's. I hope this doesn't suck up my whole day.
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Post by jkjacq on Apr 15, 2019 10:31:30 GMT -6
I am arguing with someone on FB that Donald Trump's anti-Semitic utterances are more disturbing than Ilhan Omar's. I hope this doesn't suck up my whole day. BECAUSE HES THE MOTHEREFFING PRESIDENT
And Presidents should act like presidents and shouldn't at ANY TIME during their service stoop to fearmongering or attacking congresspeople. HAVE SOME DECORUM
Sorry that kind of shit really irritates me. When did we stop expecting our president to behave better than a toddler?
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Post by sweetpea on Apr 15, 2019 10:46:09 GMT -6
Trump's lawyers are threatening legal action if accounting firm releases his tax returns in response to Congressional subpoena: What kind of legal action can be taken for complying with a subpoena? Just the kind that ties you up in expensive court proceedings for no real reason? PDQ Trump pulled something similar with a friend's law firm. They had a subpoena to turn over documents related to a case and he threatened them. They decided they were done dealing with him and stopped being counsel. They never got paid for the work, but the firm figured it was the cost of doing business with Trump
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Post by taconight on Apr 15, 2019 11:02:03 GMT -6
What kind of legal action can be taken for complying with a subpoena? Just the kind that ties you up in expensive court proceedings for no real reason? PDQ I remember hearing that this is his MO. To get out of paying large bills, they will tie a vendor up in legal bullshit until the vendor gives up/runs out of money to defend themselves.
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Post by cakewench on Apr 15, 2019 11:03:15 GMT -6
sweetpea - That's how he operates. Threatens a bunch of legal stuff with the intention of doing exactly what they did to your friend's firm - drown them in paperwork, intimidate with threats, etc until they withdraw. And not paying people is also something he's notorious for. One would hope Congress being involved would change things. ETA: Jinx, taconight lol
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Post by Minerva on Apr 15, 2019 11:06:26 GMT -6
Trump's lawyers are threatening legal action if accounting firm releases his tax returns in response to Congressional subpoena: What kind of legal action can be taken for complying with a subpoena? Just the kind that ties you up in expensive court proceedings for no real reason? Isn’t that Trump’s business MO? Threatening legal action that has no chance of actually winning just to intimidate others?
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Post by jkjacq on Apr 15, 2019 11:08:01 GMT -6
FTR there are 10 accountants that sit in the House, 3 Dems 7 Reps, 2 of them sit on House Ways and Means.
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Post by cakewench on Apr 15, 2019 11:08:33 GMT -6
Natasha points out the Mueller report drop on Thursday comes right before Easter, Passover, and one of Congress's longest recesses:
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Post by jkjacq on Apr 15, 2019 11:21:43 GMT -6
OH NO the Notre Dame Cathedral is on fire.
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Post by cakewench on Apr 15, 2019 11:23:06 GMT -6
Holy shit jkjacq - I hope they get it out quickly and nobody is hurt. Such a beautiful church. ETA: Someone has a periscope broadcast on Twitter going, it's huge.
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Post by cakewench on Apr 15, 2019 11:28:37 GMT -6
Short video:
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Post by jkjacq on Apr 15, 2019 11:32:35 GMT -6
cakewench, its heartbreaking, the news has mostly the front of the building. And it looks as if there is scaffolding on the roof.
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Post by Minerva on Apr 15, 2019 11:35:44 GMT -6
Holy shit. That fire is awful. 😢
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Post by cakewench on Apr 15, 2019 11:37:38 GMT -6
cakewench , its heartbreaking, the news has mostly the front of the building. And it looks as if there is scaffolding on the roof. According to a BBC article I saw, it might be connected to the renovations that were happening. Obviously too soon to know anything for certain, though. Jesus. Between the danger to people and the potential loss of all that history and art... there aren't words.
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Post by mathlete on Apr 15, 2019 11:46:48 GMT -6
This is heartbreaking. And Trump still doesn't know how to respond respectively to tragic situations.
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Post by athn64 on Apr 15, 2019 11:59:05 GMT -6
That's so sad! I have fond memories of visiting the Cathedral in High School. I hope they get it put out quickly.
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Post by oreobitsy on Apr 15, 2019 12:11:46 GMT -6
I just saw videos of the spire falling. It's so sad to see.
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Post by jkjacq on Apr 15, 2019 12:11:52 GMT -6
the spire apparently has crashed through the roof. I cant even imagine.
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Post by jaygee on Apr 15, 2019 12:24:30 GMT -6
Came here to be sad about the Cathedral Fire. It breaks my heart.
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Post by athn64 on Apr 15, 2019 12:25:51 GMT -6
Came here to be sad about the Cathedral Fire. It breaks my heart. So much beauty and history! It's more than just a building.
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Post by jaygee on Apr 15, 2019 12:35:58 GMT -6
Came here to be sad about the Cathedral Fire. It breaks my heart. So much beauty and history! It's more than just a building. I know, right? It’s a weird thing to feel so sad about a building, especially when I’m not religious. But it’s the symbol and the history and I know how much it means to Parisians. And then I think of all the opportunity I’ve had in my life to travel and see things like the Notre Dame and that makes my tear up. I swear my period is over, but gah.
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