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Valkyrie Thunderbitch @valkyrieladyk.bsky.social · 25d

I'm struggling to find work due to multiple disabilities including long covid, I'm broke, my fridge is empty, and I don't know how I'm going to pay my bills.

If you feel like making an old trans lesbian's life a little better, my Paypal/cashapp/venmo info is in my bio.

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Sparkle @serenesparkle.bsky.social · 6h

🇮🇱 Israel has killed 62 Palestinians in the first 4 days of the ceasefire. Today alone, another 9 have been killed.

Where are the so called guarantors of this deal???

ISRAEL BROKE THE CEASEFIRE EVERY SINGLE DAY

USA, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey must act now.

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Alex Wenzel @alexwenzel.bsky.social · 1h

It’s less than the bare minimum for Democrats to say that anyone everyone still employed in IRS enforcement when this starts should expect to go to prison if they take power.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

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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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1h

And who's going to prosecute? Bondi’s DOJ? Trump is immune and he can just pardon his lackeys before he leaves office. There are truly no guardrails left.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 2h

He arrived in the US at 9 months old, got wrongfully convicted of murder, spent 40+ years in prison for a crime he didn't do, and now he gets arrested by ICE and faces deportation. This is pure evil. Any admin acting like this wouldn't hesitate to destroy your life or mine.

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Lori Lou Freshwater @lorifreshwater.bsky.social · 2h

At some point the amount of war crimes and federal crimes and just all the crimes they are openly doing without restraint is going to meet that place in your mind that’s pondering how hard they’ll fight to stay in power and I hope you are sitting down for it.

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Bryn @slimewave.me · 2h

Apologies ms. fike I was not familiar with your game. I didn’t realize this is the byline pseudonym vice news uses when someone writes something so moronic the editor feels bad letting them publish under their government name

leaux @evangaylion.bsky.social · Jul 30

go to Facebook. Choose the dumbest Vice News byline you can find and click it. Ashley Fike wrote it didn’t she

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Valkyrie Thunderbitch @valkyrieladyk.bsky.social · 1h

One of many things that I appreciate about you is that you're one of the only people in our shithole community who understands that "andro-" means "male" instead of thinking it's shorthand for "androgynous."

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𝕴𝖓𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖝 𝕾𝖔𝖕𝖍𝖎𝖆 @infernatrixsophia.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah, girl... I get it.

Supergirl, exasperrated: Why do men--Why men?! I can't BELIEVE I--

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Valkyrie Thunderbitch @valkyrieladyk.bsky.social · 2h

Meanwhile, on reddit, I'm listening to a guy argue that it was surprising that his 20yo date had a "much older father".

How old was the dad?

40.

Valkyrie Thunderbitch @valkyrieladyk.bsky.social · 3h

Gamers: "If i remap my keys, the UI should change button prompts to reflect that."

90% of the games industry: "Sounds good."

Black Desert Online: "Go fuck yourself, and then go fuck yourself again. You will use the default keybinds and you will like it."

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 13h

Yeah I'm not sure why they see that as a flex...especially as Biden's own team now admits that Biden never pressured Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire.

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Zach G @meatwharf15.bsky.social · 14h

I’ve been seeing a few people talk about how Biden was responsible for the majority of freed hostages to lambast Trump’s attempts, while ignoring that Biden was also responsible for the vast majority of bombs dropped on Palestine.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 14h

As Palestinians cling to a fragile ceasefire after suffering horrific genocide, I ask those who remained silent and complicit for the last two years—was it worth it?

Was it worth it to know this is how history, your children, your descendants, will remember you?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-does-i...

How Does It Feel To Have Remained Silent?

An Open Letter to Those In Power Who Silently Watched Genocide And Said Nothing

www.qasimrashid.com

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 11h

“More than at any other time — I'm finally realizing that the world is simply divided into people that care about others, and those who don't — but don't want to be shamed for it.”

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!!!!

Tulika Bose @TulikaBose_
More than at any other time — I'm finally realizing that the world is simply divided into people that care about others, and those who don't — but don't want to be shamed for it
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 13h

Louisiana v. Callais, in one sentence:

The only way to stop discrimination against Black voters is to stop discriminating against white voters in remedying the initial violation.

This case is about appeasing white voters, and nothing else.

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Valkyrie Thunderbitch @valkyrieladyk.bsky.social · 3h

We would be in a much better place if the Dems had listened to me years ago when I proposed letting members invoke Mak'gora to challenge leadership to single combat for the right to rule.

an orc says " mak'gora " in a video game

ALT: an orc says " mak'gora " in a video game

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 4h

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Valkyrie Thunderbitch @valkyrieladyk.bsky.social · 3h

You could always do like Craig Robinson and make a big deal of publicly retiring just so you can throw all your time and effort behind a stupid AI scam gadget.

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 5h

welcome to bluesky we got:
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transsexuals (sad)
transsexuals (smart)
transsexuals (cocaine)
DNC bots
people indistinguishable from DNC bots
jerry

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

A dark batch of headlines tonight.

@wsj.com @nytimes.com @axios.com @politico.com

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⛧ Víctor J. Merino ⛧ 🏆 Technically ENNIE winner 🏆 @victor-el-dm.bsky.social · 3h

Absolutely, the key lays in section iii.b: mods will be who decide which statements "belites" while others constitute "genuine criticism".

Also, section iii.c is 100% written to ban anyone that reacts negatively to any know fascist or troll joining Bluesky.

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Valkyrie Thunderbitch @valkyrieladyk.bsky.social · 3h

Exactly.

I mean we're talking about the same people who thought me posting "lol" about Kirk was "Advocating violence."

Matt Whitehead @mjwhitehead.bsky.social · 3h

Section I is also likely to be interpreted such that replying to devs about bad calls is deemed harassing them.

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Valkyrie Thunderbitch @valkyrieladyk.bsky.social · 3h

Two things can be true at the same time:

1) Lists can be a great way to curate your Bluesky experience.

2) If you put me on a list, even if you think it's a positive list, you are forever my enemy and I will eventually find you and eat your soul.

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Rayna @queenrayna1337.bsky.social · 4h

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