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Jess the Gray
@jessthegray.bsky.social
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EM Risk/Fraud @Square, Xoogler via Caltech
Wife of @pyrojo.bsky.social
Yet another Seattle urbanist
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jessthegray.bsky.social
I guessed correctly. Time to log off.
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
jessthegray.bsky.social
Oh it is *definitely* both right now.
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
The IRS is a tax agency we have to interact with, and also a key means that a lot of safety net programs (EITC, CTC) are delivered.
Since Trump took over, the IRS has
*lost 3/4ths of agency leadership
*one quarter of employees
*is now on its 8th leader
New leader has no experience, also leading SSA
The stakes are high. The IRS was responsible for collecting $5 trillion in revenue in 2024. The agency received about 160 million individual income tax returns and issued around 100 million refunds, with an average refund of about $3,000. Those dollars represent essential funds for lower-income households, many of whom are already bearing the burden of higher prices and the illegal withholding of SNAP benefits this fall. If the IRS falters, millions of Americans will feel real economic pain.
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Reposted by Jess the Gray
dieworkwear.bsky.social
crazy how much this bugs me now that someone pointed it out. if i worked at the white house, i would find this ugly, but not as annoying as i do now. ignorance is really bliss bc they more you learn, the more you just walk around thinking "collar gap" and "kerning is off."
Sign at the White House says "The Presidential Walk of Fame." The "T" and "h" in the first letter are slightly off in spacing when compared to the "h" and "e."
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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cara.city
everyone's like "ah is the bubble finally bursting?" and the answer is so much funnier than that
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
jessthegray.bsky.social
I read the mean time for this man to teach any audience something new about clocks as well under 60 seconds.
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM