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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 8h

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 9h

it's the magic jorts

not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 9h

current state of back

thirty something year old man wearing jorts facing away from the camera

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

The IRS is laying off people during the shutdown, even though it was rehiring staff it previously fired because it was so shorthanded.
This one stands out because firing IRS employees costs the government money, since they bring in about $6-8 for every dollar spent on tax enforcement

IRS Halts Layoff Plans, Begins Rehiring Amid Staffing Shortages
The agency is attempting to rebuild its workforce and restore public confidence.

Treasury Department: Treasury cut 1,446 employees on Friday. Two Internal Revenue Service employees confirmed layoffs were taking place at the tax agency, which has already shed more than 25,000 employees. One employee who was laid off was working Friday and exempt from shutdown furloughs.

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Devin Judge-Lord @judgelord.bsky.social · 11h

IRS layoffs are costly for the U.S., redistributing wealth to the top 1% (who lie on their taxes at jaw-dropping rates).

The bottom 99% generally pay their taxes. cepr.org/voxeu/column...

Taxes evaded as a percent of taxes owed from a study showing that the 99th wealth percentile and above evade significantly more taxes than everyone else. The richest evade 25% of the taxes they owe on average. The bottom 95% evade less than 3% of their taxes on average. While these data are from Scandinavia, similar patterns are likely in other countries, including the U.S.

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 10h

i don't recommend eating szechuan four meals in a row without extensive training 🥴🥴

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 11h

i love your work 🤗🤗 can you make it out to "big dave"

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 11h

every time i read it, i notice something new

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 1d

no one believes in me more than the dick pill company

there's absolutely no way ill use all of these, but i appreciate the vote of confidence

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 1d

ibra looking iconic with this light prism

Ten year old red nose pittie with rainbow light prism on his face

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 1d

texting the CIA: my name is hans schmidt-lopez, the son of a simple oil magnate. my people in (insert name of latin american country with left wing government) are yearning for freedom!

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 1d

the daughter of an oligarch and an obvious tool of the CIA won the nobel

the committee may as well award this shit prize to trump next - they deserve each other

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 1d

my little niece is a genius artist

four panel drawing saying 'i love cool stuff'

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 1d

and the flyers

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 1d

i stg if the eagles and the phils lose in the same night i will lose my mind

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