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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 2h

Instead of "This is inappropriate!" Democrats - especially those who might run for president - should say right now "Anyone who participates in this should know: You are committing a crime, and in the next administration you will be prosecuted."

That will change the frame of the story.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13h

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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Lum @brokentoys.social · 3d

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 5d

My favorite part of social media is getting deeply invested in things I knew nothing about 27 minutes ago just because it is fun to experience big events with other people 😂

Micah @rincewind.run · 5d

flipped over to the following feed and basically my entire timeline is losing their minds about this game, even the people who don't normally watch sports

good job, sports bluesky, we made it

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 5d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Manny Suazo @smokyburnout.bsky.social · 5d

topical

a cartoon of a man in a frog costume talking to a woman

ALT: a cartoon of a man in a frog costume talking to a woman

media.tenor.com

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Siobhan Beeman @profbeeman.bsky.social · 5d

Just be warned, if you go to Portland and don’t also come up to Seattle, many people will be quite cross with you.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 5d

Fascism demands to be taken seriously and to be feared. That makes mockery a powerful tool. Is it how you "beat" fascism? I wouldn't go that far. But inflatable Reptar has surely poked a clearer hole in the story the White House is telling that the Democratic Party's multimillion dollar comms shops.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 6d

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing

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Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key.

Stillframe from a video of Portland protesters dancing in inflatable suits

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Siobhan Beeman @profbeeman.bsky.social · 5d

It’s right there in the name—SHEIN stands for Supreme Headquarters of the Evil Insurrectionist Network. Wake up, sheeple!

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 6d

"The Antifa frog men have produced a left wing manifesto and it is positively chilling. They ask, 'Why are there so many songs about rainbows,' which is a clear sign that they intend to deploy the woke mind virus into the water supply and make every American transgender."

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 6d

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 6d

I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 6d

My life, by Matt Tarpley

Angry frog, cartoon and four panels. The frog says I am looking my best. I am working my hardest. I am expressing myself. I am trying my best

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 6d

As someone else pointed out, notwithstanding anything else, this hero has at a stroke reclaimed amphibians for progressives from fucking Pepe.

Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 6d

’He is not the hero we deserve, but he is the one that we need right now.’

The Portland Frog, a guy in an inflatable frog costume, facing off against ICE troops in riot gear.

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Delaney (Pum)King (She/Her/Whomst) @delaneyking.bsky.social · 9d

I cannot stress how important Rebecca has been for trans gamedevs. I wouldn't be here if not for her and her wife.

Help if you can.

Old DeuTaranomy 🧶⚒️ @kindofstrange.com · 9d

Rebecca is a legend and needs some help. Consider donating if you can!

www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...?

Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman

I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer

www.gofundme.com

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Ava's Fangs @avasfangs.bsky.social · Nov 18

An image of a brown man standing on a balcony looking towards the horizon with text above him stating "I bring a sort of 'what if all characters were women's vibe to almost all media that most people really don't like" end text

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Siobhan Beeman @profbeeman.bsky.social · 6d

Typical “I got this do-nothing job because I’m the boss’s son” behavior tbh.

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Siobhan Beeman @profbeeman.bsky.social · 6d

If they give him the Nobel, I’ll just assume they‘re laying a trap to arrest him and send him to The Hague when he shows up in Oslo to accept it.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 6d

You must defer to the president’s determination that there is an armed rebellion in Chicago, argues the govt’s lawyer.

That’s the Trump admin’s stance on everything. When the law doesn’t allow it, lie about the facts until it’s something that would be legal, then insist others live inside the lie.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 6d

Perry: DOJ's definition of rebellion would mean that
"literally all nonviolent protest” could be considered evidence of rebellion. Is that your argument?
Hamilton: The president has determined there is a danger of a rebellion, and you must defer to that finding

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 7d

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress was my primer on How to Fight Fascist Fucks.

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Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔪 @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 7d

“Why isn’t anyone covering our indie games?”

1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015

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Duchess Van Hoof @duchess-van-hoof.bsky.social · 6d

To avoid confusion:

1. It is nigh impossible to get that rich ethically.
2. To hoard such wealth rather than invest in your community, and improve society, is unethical.
3. An ethical billionaire ceases to be a billionaire, by neccesity.

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 6d

It's categorically impossible to be an ethical billionaire and I will die on that hill forever.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 7d

people on here apparently need to learn a lesson most of us learn in elementary school, which is that it’s fucking rude to correct people on zero stakes things and doing so leads rightfully to social ostracism

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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 7d

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 7d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 7d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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