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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 6h

in Picard S3 he's president of the Federation and considering how dire everything is in that show we have to assume that he's like 150+ and Biden-ing out hard

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 6h

crabs is bugs too

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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 1d

Gay Porn Morpheus: “you think that’s dick you’re sucking?”

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 2d

this is a hell of a thing to say about Diane Keaton

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d

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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Sarah @sarahsmile.bsky.social · 20d

The Salvation Army’s “work therapy” programs force unhoused & recovering people to labor 40+ hrs/wk in thrift stores for $1–$30, while generating $500M+ in sales. Exploitation. Workers deserve wages, not poverty disguised as “charity.” #PayThem onlabor.org/work-therapy...

Work Therapy or Wage Theft? ✦ OnLabor

The Salvation Army runs “180-day residential work-therapy programs” that allegedly “provide[] spiritual, social, and emotional assistance to people who have lost the ability to cope with their problem...

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 5d

the names Nunzio, Papo Nunzio

smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 6d

two men sitting in front of a sign that says it 's a bold strategy

ALT: two men sitting in front of a sign that says it 's a bold strategy

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 6d

someone just needs to go and adapt the stories from the NOW & Dark Horse comics, they're all just sitting there

smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 7d

so that DirecTV commercial is implying that Kumail & Mac are fucking right?

smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 7d

they should make a movie about Tom Brady and get that guy from Dexter to play him, and its basically just the same thing as Dexter but football themed

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 8d

4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 8d

I enjoy the first one and didn't think the second one was half bad but I'm not coming within spitting distance of this turkey

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 8d

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 8d

the only thing I could ever want from AI would be to have it remove laugh tracks from this and like Monty Python

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 8d

blew my little brain when I found out thats Bill Paxton

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 8d

I'll probably break down and pirate it at some point

smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 9d

you're right, sex in the city left a lot to be desired

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 9d

m.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCj...

smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 9d

smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 11d

Adam Friedman is immortal, this proves it

Zach Wilson @televisionaryzw.bsky.social · 11d

🚨🚨First time streaming alert 🚨🚨 Now streaming for what I believe is the first time in the US, all three seasons of Parker Lewis Can't Lose are on Plex!

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 11d

Sphere rocks in book form

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smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 14d

I only buy car insurance from the company that puts out the stupidest commercials

smokedlenses.bsky.social @smokedlenses.bsky.social · 14d

does Jeff Bridges really need the money that bad? what the fuck

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14d

I wrote about the ascendance of Bari Weiss from a hack columnist to media royalty, and what it means for the future of CBS News.

Bari Weiss Takes Her Grift Mainstream

Journalism's biggest fraud takes the reins at CBS

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