Lafayette Ket
@lafayette-ket.bsky.social
Taxes and Crab cakes 🦀- That’s what Maryland Does. #BeatLehigh
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Instead of chasing quixotic wealth taxes, those who want the rich to pay their fair should focus on this: low capital gains rates under-tax a huge portion of income for the highest-earning Americans.
cc: @taxfoundation.bsky.social
cc: @taxfoundation.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Instead of chasing quixotic wealth taxes, those who want the rich to pay their fair should focus on this: low capital gains rates under-tax a huge portion of income for the highest-earning Americans.
cc: @taxfoundation.bsky.social
cc: @taxfoundation.bsky.social
MinnesotaStrong 💪
January 29, 2026 at 1:13 AM
MinnesotaStrong 💪
MinnesotaStrong 💪
January 29, 2026 at 1:12 AM
MinnesotaStrong 💪
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The White House is failing to control the narrative. People who barely talk about politics are pissed
January 25, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The White House is failing to control the narrative. People who barely talk about politics are pissed
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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"We're hearing people (of color) being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally."
In other words #KavanaughStops
In other words #KavanaughStops
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 6:14 PM
"We're hearing people (of color) being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally."
In other words #KavanaughStops
In other words #KavanaughStops
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Here’s the thing about the US economy that donald will never acknowledge: the immigrant community 💵 drives a lot of Main Street growth #econsky
January 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Here’s the thing about the US economy that donald will never acknowledge: the immigrant community 💵 drives a lot of Main Street growth #econsky
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If government agents can murder us just b/c we are observing their actions by boxing in our car, surrounding us while drawing their guns and killing us as we try to drive away, then what is the meaning of the 4th Amendment? This was the logical conclusion of the Kavanaugh Stop. None of us are safe.
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
If government agents can murder us just b/c we are observing their actions by boxing in our car, surrounding us while drawing their guns and killing us as we try to drive away, then what is the meaning of the 4th Amendment? This was the logical conclusion of the Kavanaugh Stop. None of us are safe.
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Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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Someone should go there and show them the clips of Trump's Great Gatsby party. I bet they'd be so happy to know he's having fun.
This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Someone should go there and show them the clips of Trump's Great Gatsby party. I bet they'd be so happy to know he's having fun.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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The Kavanaugh Stop
In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look'
The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.
chicago.suntimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The Kavanaugh Stop
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Video below: “I am American. I am American.” A man pleads, “Ayúdame, ayúdame. Help me!”
Meanwhile, an ICE officer pulls a gun on innocent bystanders — in Hyattsville, MD. This is happening in America. Right now.
What are we doing about this? It MUST stop. @SenateDems @HouseDemocrats
Meanwhile, an ICE officer pulls a gun on innocent bystanders — in Hyattsville, MD. This is happening in America. Right now.
What are we doing about this? It MUST stop. @SenateDems @HouseDemocrats
September 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Video below: “I am American. I am American.” A man pleads, “Ayúdame, ayúdame. Help me!”
Meanwhile, an ICE officer pulls a gun on innocent bystanders — in Hyattsville, MD. This is happening in America. Right now.
What are we doing about this? It MUST stop. @SenateDems @HouseDemocrats
Meanwhile, an ICE officer pulls a gun on innocent bystanders — in Hyattsville, MD. This is happening in America. Right now.
What are we doing about this? It MUST stop. @SenateDems @HouseDemocrats
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her name couldn’t really be WILL OBEY
September 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
her name couldn’t really be WILL OBEY
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🧵: Let's show DC and Pink Polo we have their backs.
It's time for another fundraiser.
For every:
- repost of this post
- new follower I get
- dollar you give to the Capital Area Food Bank
- dollar you give to @washlegalclinic.bsky.social
(links in 🧵)
I will donate $1 to CAFB
AND
$1 to WLCH.
It's time for another fundraiser.
For every:
- repost of this post
- new follower I get
- dollar you give to the Capital Area Food Bank
- dollar you give to @washlegalclinic.bsky.social
(links in 🧵)
I will donate $1 to CAFB
AND
$1 to WLCH.
August 12, 2025 at 5:07 AM
🧵: Let's show DC and Pink Polo we have their backs.
It's time for another fundraiser.
For every:
- repost of this post
- new follower I get
- dollar you give to the Capital Area Food Bank
- dollar you give to @washlegalclinic.bsky.social
(links in 🧵)
I will donate $1 to CAFB
AND
$1 to WLCH.
It's time for another fundraiser.
For every:
- repost of this post
- new follower I get
- dollar you give to the Capital Area Food Bank
- dollar you give to @washlegalclinic.bsky.social
(links in 🧵)
I will donate $1 to CAFB
AND
$1 to WLCH.
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Nine years ago today:
“Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that his wife will hold a news conference ‘over the next couple of weeks’ to address reports that she violated immigration laws when she first came to the U.S.”
Still waiting.
“Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that his wife will hold a news conference ‘over the next couple of weeks’ to address reports that she violated immigration laws when she first came to the U.S.”
Still waiting.
Melania Trump will address immigration controversy, Donald Trump says | CNN Politics
Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that his wife will hold a news conference “over the next couple of weeks” to address reports that she violated immigration laws when she first came to the U.S.
www.cnn.com
August 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Nine years ago today:
“Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that his wife will hold a news conference ‘over the next couple of weeks’ to address reports that she violated immigration laws when she first came to the U.S.”
Still waiting.
“Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that his wife will hold a news conference ‘over the next couple of weeks’ to address reports that she violated immigration laws when she first came to the U.S.”
Still waiting.
he Justice Department has the Epstein files. Right now.
Everything they’re doing now is a distraction.
Just RELEASE THEM.
Everything they’re doing now is a distraction.
Just RELEASE THEM.
July 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
he Justice Department has the Epstein files. Right now.
Everything they’re doing now is a distraction.
Just RELEASE THEM.
Everything they’re doing now is a distraction.
Just RELEASE THEM.
110 of 363 Taxpayer Assistance Centers and 5 of 10 call centers are going to be shut down, per a meeting that just happened at the IRS.
During tax season.
During tax season.
February 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If you were consistently embarrassed by David Fahrenthold like Trump was it makes sense that you would pull the plug on 990 disclosure #TaxBS
So the IRS form 990 form lookup portal is down and apparently has been for days. These are disclosures tax exempt orgs have to make. And im told nothing has been uploaded for like a month. www.irs.gov/charities-no...
Form 990 series downloads | Internal Revenue Service
On this page you may download all the most recent 990 Series filings on record. The download files are organized by month. Some months may have more than one entry due to the size of the download.
www.irs.gov
February 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If you were consistently embarrassed by David Fahrenthold like Trump was it makes sense that you would pull the plug on 990 disclosure #TaxBS
@chrislhayes.bsky.social Donald Trump needs to be taunted to go to Kyiv the way Biden and Harris were taunted to go to the Border - relentlessly
February 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social Donald Trump needs to be taunted to go to Kyiv the way Biden and Harris were taunted to go to the Border - relentlessly
If you are currently under examination - Delay, Delay, Delay
🚨NEWS: Massive layoffs are about to hit the IRS -- around 10,000 employees -- potentially in the middle of filing season.
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
Layoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collections
Several people briefed on the matter said cuts to the IRS cuts numbering in the thousands. One target is tax collections.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
If you are currently under examination - Delay, Delay, Delay
The IRS is Red
It’s run amuck with DOGE
Be careful out there
Or your refund they’ll poach
#TaxBS
#TaxValentines
It’s run amuck with DOGE
Be careful out there
Or your refund they’ll poach
#TaxBS
#TaxValentines
February 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The IRS is Red
It’s run amuck with DOGE
Be careful out there
Or your refund they’ll poach
#TaxBS
#TaxValentines
It’s run amuck with DOGE
Be careful out there
Or your refund they’ll poach
#TaxBS
#TaxValentines