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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 3h

For the low, low price of just $299, it can get a whole lot dumber

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 11h

this is the dumbest shit i have ever read

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4h

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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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 4h

I love this! (I just love purple, but this is so nice)

Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 4h

Oh my god 😳

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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 4h

LOVE 🦄

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 5h

In this Ohio town, it was tradition: Latin mass, eggs and bacon at Bob Evans, and then back to the church to shoot the priest in the face with a pepper ball. But now the woke mob wants to take all that away.

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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 4h

Hahahahaha

Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 5h

This is such a relief to read.

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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 5h

yahtzee doxxers exposing the bank info of lefties. Or so I read.

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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 6h

You know I don't like waking up every day realizing I am in 50 First Dates-ass-scenario except it's the President of the United States

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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 5h

Oh! Is this the one next to Stupid Nick’s Wing Dump?

Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 6h

This is so pretty 😍

Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 6h

I’m the sucker who followed you all on my own, so joke’s on you

wait

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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 9h

So, suckin’ asterisks. For $300. What a great idea!

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 19h

Major win for our field: finally a large, replicable effect.

Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 1d

Results of the replication are in!

Chocolate is more desirable than poop:

Cohen's d_rm = 6.20, 95%CI [5.63, 6.78]

N = 486, two single item 1-7 Likert scales of desirability.

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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 2d

Make an effect size prediction!

@jamiecummins.bsky.social and I are replicating Balcetis & Dunning's (2010) "chocolate is more desirable than poop" (Cohen's d = 4.52)

Let us known in the replies what effect size you think we'll find. Details of the study in the thread below.

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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 19h

Inflatables... Assemble

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

At a press conference today, the mayor of Everett said there was a knife found in the child’s possession but *no* gun. I followed up with ICE and asked if they stand by the screenshot shared yesterday. Spokesperson said DHS was working on a response. Five hours later, still nothing.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

This is the response I received from ICE when I inquired about the 13-year-old they abducted from Everett, Mass. on Friday:

Good afternoon, Marisa.
Please see the below from DHS on the 13-year-old alien.
Please feel free to direct any questions to them.
Respectfully,
James

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio • 6h
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Here are the facts: he posed a public safety threat with an extensive rap sheet including violent assault with a dangerous weapon, battery, breaking and entering, destruction of property.
He was in possession of a firearm and 5-7 inch knife when arrested.

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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 1d

I had a similar thought while I was getting my blood pressure taken today. “Ahhh. What if entire body?”

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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 1d

I had a similar thought while I was getting my blood pressure taken today. “Ahhh. What if entire body?”

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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 1d

He’s threatened by thinking, “that looks delicious”

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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 1d

It feels like 2020 Twitter

a red teletubbies character is standing in a grassy field with his arms outstretched .

Alt: a red teletubbies character is standing in a grassy field with his arms outstretched and falling down on the ground.

media.tenor.com

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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 1d

If you elect me to receive this cash there’s gonna be one of these on every corner

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Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t be worse.

Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · 1d

I stg this is giving me déjà vu.

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"Declaring a Local Emergency ensures that the full weight of County government is aligned to support our immigrant communities who are being targeted by federal actions."

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

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