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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 4h

whoever created the stupid burpees and strength training...I hope my pain is worth it to you.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 4h

a woman is saying that bread is good and jesus ate bread

ALT: a woman is saying that bread is good and jesus ate bread

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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 10h

Not Jake Tapper though!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump on Schumer: "I think he's losing IQ points with time. I think that happens. I hope it hasn't happened with me. I know if it did, you guys would let me know about it very quickly."

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 15h

Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now

chris @knightscrest.bsky.social · 15h

what even happened on the other site this time

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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 13h

miller is getting everything he wanted.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

www.nytimes.com

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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 16h

in the realm of unnecessary books: this is number 1.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 16h

100% agree. they can't even be honest enough to tell the truth that is very obvious.

Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 1d

this is why nobody likes you.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

bit.ly

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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah you’re right. They didn’t want to be public supporters but wanted him to win.

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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 2d

TBF they were very focused on the Hunter Biden laptop and then the pardons which was SUCH A HUGE CRIME because *insert excuse here*.

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CNN @cnn.com · 2d

Following the news that actor Diane Keaton died, aged 79, a clip of her at a Ralph Lauren show in 2022 resurfaced on social media.
https://cnn.it/3KOiTpF

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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 2d

Remember that Paramount didn’t have the money to keep The Tonight Show but suddenly found it to purchase The Free Press and Bari Weiss.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

The propaganda effort at CBS News has begun in full force.

There's this absurd hit piece saying his election would cause a large exodus at the NYPD.

A paused CBS News video features a close-up of a bearded man in a suit speaking outdoors. Video controls are visible over the image. The headline below reads about NYPD officers worrying about someone becoming the NYC mayor. The CBS News channel name and subscriber button appear at the bottom.

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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 2d

I’m glad that the ceasefire is taking place AND is being respected, but come on. Giving it to Trump?

Get help.

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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 2d

So Biden got a ceasefire in December, then Trump came and upped the weapons transit and allowed weapons that had been banned by Biden, 10 months of the same horrors you denounced plus Trump saying he wanted to make a resort in Gaza (and other grotesque statements), but sure…give it to Trump.

David Austin Walsh @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social · 2d

Genuinely don’t think our political discourse is capable of talking about how Donald Trump—*Donald Trump*—just halted an ongoing genocide.

Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 2d

I have strong doubts that the 'ceasefire' will hold and lead to an actual peace deal, but it seems like, maybe, somehow, Trump kinda learned a lesson here...?

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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 4d

#CaribbeanMatters: Belize celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day
www.dailykos.com/story/2025/1...

Caribbean Matters: Belize celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of ...

www.dailykos.com

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Anita @anitam86.bsky.social · 4d

wine, pasta, fantastic pastries?

it definitely was.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 7d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a powerful antibody, known as 04_A06, that is able to neutralize 98.5% of MORE THAN 300 different HIV strains AND permanently reduce HIV viral load to undetectable levels, making it one of the broadest-acting antibodies against HIV identified to date.