Martin Pinnau
@martinpinnau.bsky.social
Enthusiast of photography, geography, technology, motorsports, politics, and game shows. Opinions are my own.
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A few years ago, the IRS got additional funding. What happened? More audits of wealthy tax cheats and better customer service for everyone else.
Fast forward to now and the IRS is so understaffed and underfunded that it’s using HR employees to process tax returns.
Trump delivers for the oligarchs.
Fast forward to now and the IRS is so understaffed and underfunded that it’s using HR employees to process tax returns.
Trump delivers for the oligarchs.
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
A few years ago, the IRS got additional funding. What happened? More audits of wealthy tax cheats and better customer service for everyone else.
Fast forward to now and the IRS is so understaffed and underfunded that it’s using HR employees to process tax returns.
Trump delivers for the oligarchs.
Fast forward to now and the IRS is so understaffed and underfunded that it’s using HR employees to process tax returns.
Trump delivers for the oligarchs.
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"Imagine if we actually followed the Constitution."
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
"Imagine if we actually followed the Constitution."
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Palantir reported $1.5 billion in losses from 2020-2024.
That allowed them to pay $0 in federal income taxes.
So how did they spend $64 million on stock buybacks and pay their CEO $3.3 billion over roughly the same period?
This tax code is a complete joke.
That allowed them to pay $0 in federal income taxes.
So how did they spend $64 million on stock buybacks and pay their CEO $3.3 billion over roughly the same period?
This tax code is a complete joke.
February 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Palantir reported $1.5 billion in losses from 2020-2024.
That allowed them to pay $0 in federal income taxes.
So how did they spend $64 million on stock buybacks and pay their CEO $3.3 billion over roughly the same period?
This tax code is a complete joke.
That allowed them to pay $0 in federal income taxes.
So how did they spend $64 million on stock buybacks and pay their CEO $3.3 billion over roughly the same period?
This tax code is a complete joke.
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How big is the Boeing 777X?
(humans for scale)
(humans for scale)
February 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
How big is the Boeing 777X?
(humans for scale)
(humans for scale)
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People who look up to billionaires have never met billionaires.
February 2, 2026 at 4:54 AM
People who look up to billionaires have never met billionaires.
If race strategy goes tits-up, will they blame “Claude?”
Ah yes, god forbid Williams leads anyone to believe it does any thinking on its own
February 2, 2026 at 8:51 PM
If race strategy goes tits-up, will they blame “Claude?”
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Must be exhausting to be this thin-skinned.
February 2, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Must be exhausting to be this thin-skinned.
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while anthropic secretly buys and destroys millions of books in hidden warehouses, let it be known that human staff at @archive.org carefully scan physical media by hand as always and there's literally a daily livestream because the process is so wonderful to watch!!!
February 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
while anthropic secretly buys and destroys millions of books in hidden warehouses, let it be known that human staff at @archive.org carefully scan physical media by hand as always and there's literally a daily livestream because the process is so wonderful to watch!!!
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ICE is now claiming it can arrest people without a warrant.
This comes after another internal memo asserting ICE agents can forcibly enter homes without a judicial warrant.
Hello? Democrats cannot let these blatantly unconstitutional actions continue. Not another penny for ICE.
This comes after another internal memo asserting ICE agents can forcibly enter homes without a judicial warrant.
Hello? Democrats cannot let these blatantly unconstitutional actions continue. Not another penny for ICE.
February 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
ICE is now claiming it can arrest people without a warrant.
This comes after another internal memo asserting ICE agents can forcibly enter homes without a judicial warrant.
Hello? Democrats cannot let these blatantly unconstitutional actions continue. Not another penny for ICE.
This comes after another internal memo asserting ICE agents can forcibly enter homes without a judicial warrant.
Hello? Democrats cannot let these blatantly unconstitutional actions continue. Not another penny for ICE.
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Feb. 2 is the last day to register to vote and to submit an address change for Texas' midterm primaries.
Here's what you need to know about checking your registration, registering to vote and submitting a name or address change. 🧵
Here's what you need to know about checking your registration, registering to vote and submitting a name or address change. 🧵
February 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Feb. 2 is the last day to register to vote and to submit an address change for Texas' midterm primaries.
Here's what you need to know about checking your registration, registering to vote and submitting a name or address change. 🧵
Here's what you need to know about checking your registration, registering to vote and submitting a name or address change. 🧵
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Polymarket, the gambling app that lets users bet on just about anything, was being investigated for violating money laundering laws.
Then Trump became president. The DOJ dropped its probe. And Don Jr. (who was an investor) got hired as an advisor to the company.
Funny how that works, huh?
Then Trump became president. The DOJ dropped its probe. And Don Jr. (who was an investor) got hired as an advisor to the company.
Funny how that works, huh?
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Polymarket, the gambling app that lets users bet on just about anything, was being investigated for violating money laundering laws.
Then Trump became president. The DOJ dropped its probe. And Don Jr. (who was an investor) got hired as an advisor to the company.
Funny how that works, huh?
Then Trump became president. The DOJ dropped its probe. And Don Jr. (who was an investor) got hired as an advisor to the company.
Funny how that works, huh?
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Trump’s problem is that so many Americans — including his MAGA base — believed that he’d expose a powerful global elite.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump is part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump is part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
February 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Trump’s problem is that so many Americans — including his MAGA base — believed that he’d expose a powerful global elite.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump is part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump is part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
Purple/red onions are the only onions people should use raw. White ones are too strong in terms of smell and taste.
February 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Purple/red onions are the only onions people should use raw. White ones are too strong in terms of smell and taste.
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It's always about the messenger and never about the message with them. It's why they hate Obamacare but love the ACA.
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It's always about the messenger and never about the message with them. It's why they hate Obamacare but love the ACA.
There needs to be a day of reckoning in the automobile industry. I saw some posts in a FB group for an SUV. Very minor crash damage to the trunk costs $10k-15k to fix. A crease in a fender was $8400. Automakers need to style & design vehicles to be cheaper & easier to fix. Too many swoops & curves.
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
There needs to be a day of reckoning in the automobile industry. I saw some posts in a FB group for an SUV. Very minor crash damage to the trunk costs $10k-15k to fix. A crease in a fender was $8400. Automakers need to style & design vehicles to be cheaper & easier to fix. Too many swoops & curves.
Kind of silly how so many people rushed to get REAL IDs today. Did they think today was the last day to get one, and you can't get one after today? It's just the TSA deadline coming up.
February 1, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Kind of silly how so many people rushed to get REAL IDs today. Did they think today was the last day to get one, and you can't get one after today? It's just the TSA deadline coming up.
There was nothing wrong with regular door handles. People just want stuff to work. Give us the buttons, knobs, and handles that worked reliably for decades. Car manufacturers trying to be cute and techy has already killed people.
MiL just called me because she was stuck inside her Lexus NX. The battery died so the electronic door handle is useless. She's never had to use the emergency release (pull twice instead of push once). Imagine if it was in a real emergency instead of calmly sitting at home.
January 30, 2026 at 9:07 PM
There was nothing wrong with regular door handles. People just want stuff to work. Give us the buttons, knobs, and handles that worked reliably for decades. Car manufacturers trying to be cute and techy has already killed people.
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MiL just called me because she was stuck inside her Lexus NX. The battery died so the electronic door handle is useless. She's never had to use the emergency release (pull twice instead of push once). Imagine if it was in a real emergency instead of calmly sitting at home.
January 30, 2026 at 5:17 PM
MiL just called me because she was stuck inside her Lexus NX. The battery died so the electronic door handle is useless. She's never had to use the emergency release (pull twice instead of push once). Imagine if it was in a real emergency instead of calmly sitting at home.
Xennials will remember her as the mom from Home Alone. abcnews.go.com/culture/stor...
Actress Catherine O'Hara dies at 71
O'Hara, known for iconic films like "Beetlejuice" and "Home Alone," has died.
abcnews.go.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Xennials will remember her as the mom from Home Alone. abcnews.go.com/culture/stor...
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
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We should find the final car and see if our fingers will fit through the panel gaps. They only had 20 years to perfect the process.
January 29, 2026 at 12:36 AM
We should find the final car and see if our fingers will fit through the panel gaps. They only had 20 years to perfect the process.
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I mean, I know plenty of people have already pointed this out, but it needs to be hammered home that this is how fascism works. It demands you accept lies as truth, even when we’ve all seen who has actually been demanding violence (Trump and his goons).
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I mean, I know plenty of people have already pointed this out, but it needs to be hammered home that this is how fascism works. It demands you accept lies as truth, even when we’ve all seen who has actually been demanding violence (Trump and his goons).
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Trump's FBI raided an election office in Georgia, a state central to his baseless 2020 voter fraud conspiracy theories.
Meanwhile, he's continuing to let actual fraudsters and politically-connected crooks off the hook.
This is what weaponizing government looks like.
Meanwhile, he's continuing to let actual fraudsters and politically-connected crooks off the hook.
This is what weaponizing government looks like.
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Trump's FBI raided an election office in Georgia, a state central to his baseless 2020 voter fraud conspiracy theories.
Meanwhile, he's continuing to let actual fraudsters and politically-connected crooks off the hook.
This is what weaponizing government looks like.
Meanwhile, he's continuing to let actual fraudsters and politically-connected crooks off the hook.
This is what weaponizing government looks like.
So if Kristi Noem gets canned, will her commercials still be on TV?
January 29, 2026 at 12:28 AM
So if Kristi Noem gets canned, will her commercials still be on TV?
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Dear DHS: You need to implement an immediate operational stand down of ICE and Border Patrol interior operations so your agents can learn basic stuff, like the fact that the First Lady of the United States is an American citizen even though she has an accent.
CNN airs unearthed footage of a Border Patrol agent harassing a ride share driver:
"If you were from this country, you would know I'm an immigration officer... I can hear you don't have the same accent as me."
"If you were from this country, you would know I'm an immigration officer... I can hear you don't have the same accent as me."
January 28, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Dear DHS: You need to implement an immediate operational stand down of ICE and Border Patrol interior operations so your agents can learn basic stuff, like the fact that the First Lady of the United States is an American citizen even though she has an accent.