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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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_fool
Netherlands678 Posts
On August 19 2022 08:02 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: And they identify as Nationalist Christians, so if we could just convince them to abbreviate it to "Nat-C", we'd be done. US politics is no laughing matter, but one has to appreciate this joke ^^. | ||
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NrG.Bamboo
United States2756 Posts
On August 19 2022 03:07 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Apparently, the Republicans have been creating a new conspiracy that Biden's new IRS agents are going to be armed with AR-15s and shooting up entire communities? Not sure what/who you're referring to, but the 87,000 new IRS agents made a couple people antsy. A lot of folks like to point to the fact that part of the job description is to hold a firearm and be willing to use deadly force to facilitate their job: however, this has always been a part of how the IRS operates. Weird dudes showing up to talk about taxes but also having a gat ready. It doesn't have to make sense. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44605 Posts
On August 20 2022 14:18 NrG.Bamboo wrote: Not sure what/who you're referring to, but the 87,000 new IRS agents made a couple people antsy. A lot of folks like to point to the fact that part of the job description is to hold a firearm and be willing to use deadly force to facilitate their job: however, this has always been a part of how the IRS operates. Weird dudes showing up to talk about taxes but also having a gat ready. It doesn't have to make sense. Chuck Grassley on Fox & Friends, for example. Really dangerous fearmongering. There's a difference between seeing the IRS as an annoyance, and as a newly weaponized Biden army about to kill Republican families. | ||
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farvacola
United States18832 Posts
On August 20 2022 14:18 NrG.Bamboo wrote: Not sure what/who you're referring to, but the 87,000 new IRS agents made a couple people antsy. A lot of folks like to point to the fact that part of the job description is to hold a firearm and be willing to use deadly force to facilitate their job: however, this has always been a part of how the IRS operates. Weird dudes showing up to talk about taxes but also having a gat ready. It doesn't have to make sense. Only criminal investigation special agents carry weapons, and they make a up a tiny portion of revenue agents. The vast majority are CPAs who do not carry a weapon. In case it isn’t incredibly obvious, the IRS isn’t hiring 87k CI special agents lol | ||
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StasisField
United States1086 Posts
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KwarK
United States42974 Posts
On August 20 2022 19:13 farvacola wrote: Only criminal investigation special agents carry weapons, and they make a up a tiny portion of revenue agents. The vast majority are CPAs who do not carry a weapon. In case it isn’t incredibly obvious, the IRS isn’t hiring 87k CI special agents lol I routinely see those job listings as a CPA. IRS agents do need to be able to carry weapons and accompany raids, though in practice you’re right, that never happens. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44605 Posts
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Gorsameth
Netherlands21797 Posts
On August 24 2022 03:04 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Appears to have been some filing difficulties which lead to him having to initially file without lawyers. They are being added to the case tho.I've been reading some rumors that Trump has had so much trouble finding a lawyer, that he might actually end up representing himself in court. Any substance to this rumor? | ||
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StasisField
United States1086 Posts
On August 24 2022 03:04 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I've been reading some rumors that Trump has had so much trouble finding a lawyer, that he might actually end up representing himself in court. Any substance to this rumor? Trump has had difficulty finding experienced criminal defense attorneys. The rumor that he's representing himself in court comes from some court filing difficulties he faced recently, but he still has 3 lawyers representing him. From what I understand, all 3 have very little to no experience in criminal defense. If these are the 3 he's stuck with when/if he gets charged, then I expect a very bad result for him at trial. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18050 Posts
On August 24 2022 03:15 Gorsameth wrote: Appears to have been some filing difficulties which lead to him having to initially file without lawyers. They are being added to the case tho. https://twitter.com/TristanSnell/status/1562116113999302656 Doesn't this rumor pop up every time Trump runs into legal trouble? So far he has found at least somewhat competent representation every time. I really don't think this will suddenly be the time he gets stuck without a lawyer. But hey, cry wolf another few times and I'm sure eventually there'll be one, right? | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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StasisField
United States1086 Posts
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3612324-white-house-to-announce-10k-student-loan-cancellation-payment-pause-extension-wednesday/ EDIT: I'd prefer something that isn't means tested and I'd prefer more debt cancelled, but I think this is about as good as it's gonna get with Biden as President. | ||
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Zambrah
United States7341 Posts
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NewSunshine
United States5938 Posts
Basically American Democrats in a nutshell. In their myopic determination to play the center lane and offend no one, they end up pissing off just about everyone. | ||
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PhoenixVoid
Canada32742 Posts
The Democrats held the seat despite polling showing the Republican ahead by 8-10 points. The most recent House special elections after the Roe overturn showed Democrats outperforming their typical lack of interest in a midterms. NE01 - Trump +15 -> R+5 MN01 - Trump +10 -> R+4 NY23 - Trump +11 -> R+6 Election Twitter says this isn't really the kind of environment conducive to a midterms red wave, which is kinda stunning considering the lousy sentiment over the economy with inflation, Biden's approval at 40%, and the midterms almost always resulting in losses for the party of the president. | ||
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Introvert
United States4825 Posts
 They only need to flip ~5 seats anyways, so the GOP are bound to flip fewer districts this year because there are fewer districts left to flip! But that's for November. Republicans and conservatives looked good in Florida tonight, including flipping the School Board of Miami-Dade, one of the biggest dem counties (and biggest counties overall) in the state. We're watching a changing of party coalitions in real-time and it's fascinating. 1994 is arguably the last one, although if you really wanted to you could go further back than that. 1994 could be viewed more as a continuation of a trend in the South that had already been happening. ** As for Biden, can't wait to see all the people complain about president's ignoring the law really get on Biden's case! Just kidding, no one on that side even questions it's legality (it is, in fact illegal The DOE knows it, Pelosi used to know it). But we know Biden doesn't care, just like the rent moratorium, he'll do it anyways and see if the courts stop him. He's at least as bad on this stuff as Trump was. But the results tonight are only going to make dems feel like they have to pander more to these exact voters for November. We'll see if this causes a backlash from literally everyone else. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25674 Posts
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Mohdoo
United States15714 Posts
On August 24 2022 12:57 PhoenixVoid wrote: There was a special election to fill in the vacancy for the NY-19 House seat (held by a Democrat) which is a swingy seat that's went to Obama twice, Trump, and then Biden. Lot of eyes on it because it's seen as a bellwether for the midterms and the Republican candidate was a really strong pick who was outspending the Democrat significantly. Expectations were for a flip and the seat's partisan lean is R+4 The Democrats held the seat despite polling showing the Republican ahead by 8-10 points. The most recent House special elections after the Roe overturn showed Democrats outperforming their typical lack of interest in a midterms. NE01 - Trump +15 -> R+5 MN01 - Trump +10 -> R+4 NY23 - Trump +11 -> R+6 Election Twitter says this isn't really the kind of environment conducive to a midterms red wave, which is kinda stunning considering the lousy sentiment over the economy with inflation, Biden's approval at 40%, and the midterms almost always resulting in losses for the party of the president. https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1562283492171472896 Biden is getting really lucky with gas prices. We'll see how things go at the actual election though. | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15714 Posts
On August 24 2022 11:39 StasisField wrote: On Wednesday, Biden is expected to announce $10,000 in student loan forgiveness for borrowers who make less than $125,000 a year and at least a 4-month extension of the repayments pause. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3612324-white-house-to-announce-10k-student-loan-cancellation-payment-pause-extension-wednesday/ EDIT: I'd prefer something that isn't means tested and I'd prefer more debt cancelled, but I think this is about as good as it's gonna get with Biden as President. Without any changes to interest, this is not going to be a big deal. Interest is the issue. | ||
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