Jennifer Bird-Pollan
@jbirdpollan.bsky.social
tax, tax, tax
finishin' my coffee
finishin' my coffee
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As outdated as it may sound, this is still my motto:
My students are not customers and I am not a service provider.
My students are not customers and I am not a service provider.
March 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
As outdated as it may sound, this is still my motto:
My students are not customers and I am not a service provider.
My students are not customers and I am not a service provider.
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The sudden arrival of Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate in Florida has alarmed women’s rights groups and women who say they have been victimized by the brothers. Here is what to know.
In U.S., Tate Brothers Are Met With a Mixed Reception
Their arrival has upset their accusers and alarmed women’s rights groups. Conservatives were divided.
nyti.ms
March 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The sudden arrival of Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate in Florida has alarmed women’s rights groups and women who say they have been victimized by the brothers. Here is what to know.
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Not to be lost in this story is the fact that undocumented immigrants apparently are paying taxes.
🚨SCOOP: DHS recently requested IRS provide home addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for suspected undocumented immigrants 🚨
IRS rejected the request on privacy grounds, but is negotiating on how to cooperate with DHS without breaking the law.
IRS rejected the request on privacy grounds, but is negotiating on how to cooperate with DHS without breaking the law.
IRS rejected request for addresses of people believed to be in U.S. illegally
Immigration enforcement officials sought home addresses for 700,000 people and also asked for skilled auditors to investigate businesses.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Not to be lost in this story is the fact that undocumented immigrants apparently are paying taxes.
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it will forever remain *wild* to me that in the US “well you’re a teacher of course you want a Department of Education” is a gotcha while “well you’re a CEO of course you want to abolish worker/consumer protections” is some wild conspiracy theory—our collective credulity about business is unmatched
February 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
it will forever remain *wild* to me that in the US “well you’re a teacher of course you want a Department of Education” is a gotcha while “well you’re a CEO of course you want to abolish worker/consumer protections” is some wild conspiracy theory—our collective credulity about business is unmatched
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Pope Francis rebuked his distortion of Catholic teaching. I'm still waiting for his Yale Law School professors to remind him of Marbury v. Madison.
newrepublic.com/article/1914... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/1914... via @newrepublic.com
Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul
The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Pope Francis rebuked his distortion of Catholic teaching. I'm still waiting for his Yale Law School professors to remind him of Marbury v. Madison.
newrepublic.com/article/1914... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/1914... via @newrepublic.com
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Hey, here’s some of what @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social did today 👋🏽
February 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Hey, here’s some of what @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social did today 👋🏽
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Attention WH reporters.
A public State Department procurement document for fiscal year 2025 listed the purchase for $400 million. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is a top White House official.
Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas
That's according to a public State Department procurement document. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a top White Ho...
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Attention WH reporters.
Headline this morning that Dept of Defense is buying $400 million of Tesla trucks. Not the parasite class?
A billionaire who has attached himself to the federal government while sucking massive amounts of money from it thinks *other* people are “parasites”
This is disgusting, especially for someone who has been given so much power over government programs.
February 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Headline this morning that Dept of Defense is buying $400 million of Tesla trucks. Not the parasite class?
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They want to destroy the universities because they believe that it's the universities that are turning kids away from far-right reactionary cultural preferences. Thus they want the universities either indoctrinating young people into far-right beliefs, or they want them gone.
February 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
They want to destroy the universities because they believe that it's the universities that are turning kids away from far-right reactionary cultural preferences. Thus they want the universities either indoctrinating young people into far-right beliefs, or they want them gone.
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Proposal: Major universities should freeze all athletics programs until funding for research and higher ed is protected.
February 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Proposal: Major universities should freeze all athletics programs until funding for research and higher ed is protected.
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They’re absolutely going for it. Doesn’t mean they’re going to be successful, and in fact I think it’s like shooting the moon, but everyone needs to understand what they are attempting.
Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.
EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.
wapo.st/3EF3aWN
wapo.st/3EF3aWN
February 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
They’re absolutely going for it. Doesn’t mean they’re going to be successful, and in fact I think it’s like shooting the moon, but everyone needs to understand what they are attempting.
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Rep. James Comer quashed a motion by Democrats in the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday to subpoena billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk to answer questions about his unprecedented role in shrinking the U.S. government.
www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
‘You’re out of order’: Rep. James Comer shuts down Democrats’ subpoena of Elon Musk
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee quashed a motion on Wednesday morning to subpoena the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, to answer questions about role U.S. government.
www.kentucky.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Rep. James Comer quashed a motion by Democrats in the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday to subpoena billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk to answer questions about his unprecedented role in shrinking the U.S. government.
www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
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USAID fought apartheid. Musk is killing it
The makings of an unelected coup
the.ink
February 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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When the history of this conditional crisis is written, it should be reflected that the best training ground for flouting laws and reneging on obligations was being an American CEO. The voters got their wish. These guys are running the country like a business.
January 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
When the history of this conditional crisis is written, it should be reflected that the best training ground for flouting laws and reneging on obligations was being an American CEO. The voters got their wish. These guys are running the country like a business.
That's....not what he looks like.
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wapo.st
January 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
That's....not what he looks like.
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Drives me crazy. If you don’t want to fight say so. Stop trying to discourage others from doing the work you’re too jaded to do.
You try 50 times and win the 51st. That’s how it works. Progress happens when you find ways to make it matter. And sometimes it’s just your persistence.
You try 50 times and win the 51st. That’s how it works. Progress happens when you find ways to make it matter. And sometimes it’s just your persistence.
January 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Drives me crazy. If you don’t want to fight say so. Stop trying to discourage others from doing the work you’re too jaded to do.
You try 50 times and win the 51st. That’s how it works. Progress happens when you find ways to make it matter. And sometimes it’s just your persistence.
You try 50 times and win the 51st. That’s how it works. Progress happens when you find ways to make it matter. And sometimes it’s just your persistence.
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like a cicada she will rise in 3 years to tell you why there’s no difference between Richard Spencer and Gretchen Whitmer
Hey, has anyone seen Jill Stein?
January 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
like a cicada she will rise in 3 years to tell you why there’s no difference between Richard Spencer and Gretchen Whitmer