TurboTax and H&R Block spent $7 million lobbying the Trump administration to kill Direct File.

Both companies donated to Trump's 2024 campaign and inauguration committees.

people: the students aren't protesting and this means something because they should be and are cowards and lazy
also people:

Byyyyyyeeeeee

Higher wages, jobs still flipping. #finsky

Just goes to show that these new converts don't get Catholicism AT ALL if they think just movements within the Church could ever be started, much less led, by lay members.

This understanding by cradle Catholics is why there are so many lapsed Catholics or why they left the Church altogether.

I always tell them that, yes, states' rights were part of it. Mississippi was very much AGAINST them and was upset that northern states were allowed to resist enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.

"[The US government] has nullified the Fugitive Slave Law in almost every free State in the Union,"

It was not that long ago when conservatives had a chokehold on every branch of Wisconsin government, piles of Koch and Uline money, and seemed unstoppable. People worked FUCKING HARD to change that shit and now look at em. Change is always possible and never ever easy.

Not even econ was spared. It's weird that I might be part of the last generation of social scientists for the foreseeable future.

There is some stuff that Trump does that is unconstitutional and/or illegal for complex reasons that lawyers and judges have to hash out in court. And then there is stuff that is just like, “Uh, the NCAA is not part of the government, why is he giving it instructions, what is he talking about”

ICE Approved Environmental Review Day Before $102 Million Maryland Site Purchase Review and project approval were completed the same day. Officials now say the detention center’s scope may change and require further analysis.

"The warehouse currently has 4 toilets, 2 water fountains and an 800-gallon-per-day water allocation.

"A facility housing 1,500 people would require roughly 200,000 gallons of water per day, according to local utility estimates...

www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-approv...

"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds Experiments show large majorities uncritically accepting "faulty" AI answers.

“…the researchers argue that AI systems have given rise to a categorically different form of “cognitive surrender” in which users provide “minimal internal engagement” and accept an AI’s reasoning wholesale without oversight or verification.”

30-50 feral hogs

I can't believe Katherine Johnson used to do these sorts of calculations and simulations BY HAND. I'm flabbergasted.

This guy like "I've always wanted to be a marathoner, but I didn't want to run long distances. But now, with the help of this handy SUV, I'm crossing finish lines like there's no tomorrow! 😁"

The planet Jupiter with its cloud bands seen in shades of pink, rusty red, blue, and purple. The Great Red Spot is a deep navy blue, surrounded by bands and swirls of pink, and light blue.

Hubble's ultraviolet view of Jupiter shows the planet in hues of pink and blue.

jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

"There's got to be someone who's looking into this behavior/opinion/political situation/beliefs/economic claim!"

That's social science.

So now no one's "looking into that" bc they have no $$. Data costs $, as does keeping the lights on. Dedication to science literally doesn't pay the bills.

Key Q is if these folks fall in line or stay home in the fall. Great read on these voters in 2022 (link below), but I wonder if the 2022 comparisons are going to ignore the Dobbs decision which was handed down in June that year. centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...

Airline baggage fees were implemented to offset rising fuel costs in the early 2000s in case you were wondering if this would be temporary.

Jaw-dropping admission by DOJ to court.

DOJ admits to having repeatedly made "material mistaken" representations to judge - ICE never had authority (under 2025 Guidance) to conduct arrests at immigration courthouses!

DOJ admits court "relied on...prior misrepresentations."

DOJ blames ICE (page 2)

forgive me, i've been waiting to riff on this network map. The data is from Fall 2021 when Patriot Front leaders were coordinating hate crimes. A lot is here to unpack. For example, this pocket here, the closeness of these New England and Midwest guys shows how the middle layer of PF works.

Ikr, especially since there's a high school on the corner of Peach and Kings Canyon/Cesar Chavez. I'm fine going back to Kings Canyon/Ventura for the portion named afte Chavez. I kept forgetting to use the new name anyway!

Took California less than a day to begin the process of holding people accountable and making efforts to right wrongs. And Chavez was a revered figure! He wasn't some random finance bro pedo from NYC.

Funny how the Ivys/prestige universities and the GOP protect Epstein and his buddies at all costs

ICE has been hacked! And you can explore the data, which includes every DHS contract, in this convenient new tool

micahflee.github.io/ice-contracts

Two map graphs show the state of liberal democracy according to the V-Dem Liberal Democracy index for 2025 and 2024. The higher the score (or darker blue), the more democratic the country. Lower scores (or dark red) mean less democratic. While North and South America, Western Europe and Oceania are mostly in the blue, most parts of Asia and Africa are in the red in 2025. In comparison to the map for 2024, the map graph for 2025 shows democratic backsliding in some traditionally stable democracies in Western Europe and North America, in particular the USA, United Kingdom and Italy.

📢 Out Now! V-Dem Dataset v16 & the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2026
💾 The V-Dem Dataset: v-dem.net/data/the-v-d...
📰 The Report "Unraveling The Democratic Era?”: v-dem.net/publications...
📈 Explore the new data with the V-Dem Graphing tools: v-dem.net/graphing/gra...

#PoliSky #PoliSciSky
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No water for ICE: Utilities to planned Georgia detention center cut off Officials said water would remain off until ICE answers the city's requests.

sand in every MFing gear

you can count on one hand the number of powerful men in Hollywood who champion women artists like Ryan Coogler

you could almost count them on NO hands

Your regular reminder that Republicans in Congress - demonstrably - approve of everything he’s doing

Jesus when he comes back to Earth:

We have to be clear on this.

He’s playing fast and loose - and without care - with American lives.