Daniel
@propterhocprophet.bsky.social
Diametrically-related to Noonien Soong. Allegedly.
Line-item is there strictly politically.
Not only is it a bad idea, & likely unconstitutional, but it never gets through.
And. It. Shouldn't.
Not only is it a bad idea, & likely unconstitutional, but it never gets through.
And. It. Shouldn't.
RI Governor McKee’s proposed budget calls for millionaires tax and line-item veto. McKee is proposing a budget of $14.9b, an increase of $522.6m, as the state grapples with Trump administration funding cuts and policy changes. -- With @stephmachado.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/m...
R.I. Governor McKee’s proposed budget calls for millionaires tax and line-item veto - The Boston Globe
McKee is proposing a budget of $14.9 billion, an increase of $522.6 million, as the state grapples with Trump administration funding cuts and policy changes.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Line-item is there strictly politically.
Not only is it a bad idea, & likely unconstitutional, but it never gets through.
And. It. Shouldn't.
Not only is it a bad idea, & likely unconstitutional, but it never gets through.
And. It. Shouldn't.
If the house finance chairman isn't available today, how was the budget legislation being introduced?
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
If the house finance chairman isn't available today, how was the budget legislation being introduced?
Would be a major win for Amore.
Legislation introduced by state Rep. Joe McNamara would move RI's presidential preference primary to be the first Tuesday of March as opposed to April's final Tuesday.
@rihouseofreps.bsky.social Speaker @joeshekarchi.bsky.social is a cosponsor
webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/Bil...
@rihouseofreps.bsky.social Speaker @joeshekarchi.bsky.social is a cosponsor
webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/Bil...
webserver.rilegislature.gov
January 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Would be a major win for Amore.
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Will be curious to see how aggressively Democrats advocate for this; glad to see my paper with Mark Shepard and Tim Layton cited.
Democrats make pitch to keep no-premium Obamacare plans
While Republicans believe the plans encourage fraud, Democrats worry that raising premiums will prompt lower-income enrollees to drop coverage.
www.politico.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Will be curious to see how aggressively Democrats advocate for this; glad to see my paper with Mark Shepard and Tim Layton cited.
While I don't believe it, I do appreciate @rhodeislandcurrent.com depicting Shekarchi looming in the background.
January 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
While I don't believe it, I do appreciate @rhodeislandcurrent.com depicting Shekarchi looming in the background.
Sounds like a new bracket. Curious how it interfaces with the pass-through deduction.
New details on the McKee millionaire's tax proposal.
Speaker Shekarchi says the budget proposal is to raise tax rate on income >$1M from 6% to 9%
It is estimated to raise $63 million in the first year
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
Speaker Shekarchi says the budget proposal is to raise tax rate on income >$1M from 6% to 9%
It is estimated to raise $63 million in the first year
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
McKee delivers State of the State speech. Here are the takeaways.
Gov. Dan McKee gave his best pitch on Tuesday night for why he should become the state's longest serving governor since the colonial era.
www.providencejournal.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Sounds like a new bracket. Curious how it interfaces with the pass-through deduction.
How many tax offsets?
January 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM
How many tax offsets?
100%
I don't think the second part (make his case to Dem primary voters) is actually true. The number of undecided Democratic primary voters watching tonight is negligible.
Really, he has to convince political analysts that he has made a decent case to be the Democratic nominee, so they can tell voters.
Really, he has to convince political analysts that he has made a decent case to be the Democratic nominee, so they can tell voters.
From Rhode Map: Tonight is an opportunity for Governor Dan McKee to present a more compelling vision for the state.
January 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
100%
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Keep an ear out for ideas on tax relief and measures to lower energy bills and health insurance costs during @govdanmckee.bsky.social's State of the State tonight. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/12/w...
What’s McKee’s State of the State game plan? Score points with cash-strapped Rhode Islanders. • Rhode Island Current
Gov. Dan McKee will emphasize affordability in his 2026 State of the State address on Tuesday night. The annual event sets the tone for the policy and funding debates that will play out over the rest ...
rhodeislandcurrent.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Keep an ear out for ideas on tax relief and measures to lower energy bills and health insurance costs during @govdanmckee.bsky.social's State of the State tonight. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/12/w...
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As evil as Skynet was, it never, to my knowledge, created deepfake nonconsensual revenge porn
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
As evil as Skynet was, it never, to my knowledge, created deepfake nonconsensual revenge porn
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Prosecuting policy
The US administration has launched a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve. Markets seem unhappy about this.
www.ubs.com/global/en/we...
#EconSky
The US administration has launched a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve. Markets seem unhappy about this.
www.ubs.com/global/en/we...
#EconSky
Prosecuting policy
The US Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve and Fed Chair Powell. In an unusually explicit statement, Powell suggested that this was because of the Fed’s re...
www.ubs.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Prosecuting policy
The US administration has launched a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve. Markets seem unhappy about this.
www.ubs.com/global/en/we...
#EconSky
The US administration has launched a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve. Markets seem unhappy about this.
www.ubs.com/global/en/we...
#EconSky
It seems a terrible timing coincidence that we don't know the fate of Centurion until the day the budget recommendation drops.
If Centurion doesn't get it done, that's an instant hole in the proposed plan on day 1.
If Centurion doesn't get it done, that's an instant hole in the proposed plan on day 1.
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
It seems a terrible timing coincidence that we don't know the fate of Centurion until the day the budget recommendation drops.
If Centurion doesn't get it done, that's an instant hole in the proposed plan on day 1.
If Centurion doesn't get it done, that's an instant hole in the proposed plan on day 1.
Because it made all the difference in the world at Brown.
For those curious, URI
has been doing this since 2014.
Background from when I covered this issue for the RIC school paper back in my collegiate days - www.anchorweb.org/post/lawmake...
has been doing this since 2014.
Background from when I covered this issue for the RIC school paper back in my collegiate days - www.anchorweb.org/post/lawmake...
January 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Because it made all the difference in the world at Brown.
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Arrest ICE now! Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons
January 9, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Arrest ICE now! Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons
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Stumbled upon a column I wrote quoting former
@providencejournal.bsky.social editor Tom Heslin: "To dismiss the issue of access as the narrow concern of reporters is, to me, akin to dismissing airline safety as the narrow concern of pilots. I assure you, we are all passengers on this democracy."
@providencejournal.bsky.social editor Tom Heslin: "To dismiss the issue of access as the narrow concern of reporters is, to me, akin to dismissing airline safety as the narrow concern of pilots. I assure you, we are all passengers on this democracy."
January 9, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Stumbled upon a column I wrote quoting former
@providencejournal.bsky.social editor Tom Heslin: "To dismiss the issue of access as the narrow concern of reporters is, to me, akin to dismissing airline safety as the narrow concern of pilots. I assure you, we are all passengers on this democracy."
@providencejournal.bsky.social editor Tom Heslin: "To dismiss the issue of access as the narrow concern of reporters is, to me, akin to dismissing airline safety as the narrow concern of pilots. I assure you, we are all passengers on this democracy."
Next week the governor's budget comes out.
The following week we start getting contextual/antagonistic analyses.
It's an election year, so the wants will pop first, but I can't wait to see the holes.
The following week we start getting contextual/antagonistic analyses.
It's an election year, so the wants will pop first, but I can't wait to see the holes.
January 8, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Next week the governor's budget comes out.
The following week we start getting contextual/antagonistic analyses.
It's an election year, so the wants will pop first, but I can't wait to see the holes.
The following week we start getting contextual/antagonistic analyses.
It's an election year, so the wants will pop first, but I can't wait to see the holes.
Are we sure this guy lives in the ward? The address on his campaign reports appears to be his son-in-law's house.
This is like that Angel Connell guy for Senate whose address looks like his sister's.
How come none of the old guy candidates appear invested in the city?
This is like that Angel Connell guy for Senate whose address looks like his sister's.
How come none of the old guy candidates appear invested in the city?
Just had someone from Ward 5 ask me who Simon was... I legitimately thought it was his last name again and inadvertently provided that misinformation.
I got the Ward seat & former cop stuff right... but if that guy can't run his own campaign, not sure I'm hurting him.
I got the Ward seat & former cop stuff right... but if that guy can't run his own campaign, not sure I'm hurting him.
Oh. I assume you’re referring to Simon Sarkisian. Former Providence cop running for the open Ward 5 seat as a Democrat.
January 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Are we sure this guy lives in the ward? The address on his campaign reports appears to be his son-in-law's house.
This is like that Angel Connell guy for Senate whose address looks like his sister's.
How come none of the old guy candidates appear invested in the city?
This is like that Angel Connell guy for Senate whose address looks like his sister's.
How come none of the old guy candidates appear invested in the city?
Just had someone from Ward 5 ask me who Simon was... I legitimately thought it was his last name again and inadvertently provided that misinformation.
I got the Ward seat & former cop stuff right... but if that guy can't run his own campaign, not sure I'm hurting him.
I got the Ward seat & former cop stuff right... but if that guy can't run his own campaign, not sure I'm hurting him.
Oh. I assume you’re referring to Simon Sarkisian. Former Providence cop running for the open Ward 5 seat as a Democrat.
January 4, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Just had someone from Ward 5 ask me who Simon was... I legitimately thought it was his last name again and inadvertently provided that misinformation.
I got the Ward seat & former cop stuff right... but if that guy can't run his own campaign, not sure I'm hurting him.
I got the Ward seat & former cop stuff right... but if that guy can't run his own campaign, not sure I'm hurting him.
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Weird for the world to fixate on a statement by the American president that has deep international importance
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Weird for the world to fixate on a statement by the American president that has deep international importance
It's a .jpg.
He wants to operate an organization with a nearly $625 million budget, but can't figure out how to provide a .pdf?
I get, maybe, trying to provide for an older constituency uncomfortable or lower skilled w/ technology... but does it print well?
The lack of self-awareness is comical.
He wants to operate an organization with a nearly $625 million budget, but can't figure out how to provide a .pdf?
I get, maybe, trying to provide for an older constituency uncomfortable or lower skilled w/ technology... but does it print well?
The lack of self-awareness is comical.
January 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
It's a .jpg.
He wants to operate an organization with a nearly $625 million budget, but can't figure out how to provide a .pdf?
I get, maybe, trying to provide for an older constituency uncomfortable or lower skilled w/ technology... but does it print well?
The lack of self-awareness is comical.
He wants to operate an organization with a nearly $625 million budget, but can't figure out how to provide a .pdf?
I get, maybe, trying to provide for an older constituency uncomfortable or lower skilled w/ technology... but does it print well?
The lack of self-awareness is comical.
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The fact that someone calculated that a $25,000,000 political donation in a six month period was a rational business decision says a lot about how precarious the people pushing AI think the fate of the technology is.
In the last half of 2025, the President of OpenAI donated $25 million to the SuperPAC MAGA, Inc — the single largest contributor
January 3, 2026 at 2:29 AM
The fact that someone calculated that a $25,000,000 political donation in a six month period was a rational business decision says a lot about how precarious the people pushing AI think the fate of the technology is.
During the shooting of Something About Mary, I inadvertently told Ben Stiller he looked exactly like Ben Stiller.
The word, "uncanny," may have even been used.
The word, "uncanny," may have even been used.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
During the shooting of Something About Mary, I inadvertently told Ben Stiller he looked exactly like Ben Stiller.
The word, "uncanny," may have even been used.
The word, "uncanny," may have even been used.
The E2000 TSA being revoked tonight was proposed as affordable housing development in 2019.
State plows $1/4 billion into the policy area & a project w/ TSA in a permissible planned muni still can't get done in an area near projects, w/ low incomes, near a grocery & schools?
What gives?
State plows $1/4 billion into the policy area & a project w/ TSA in a permissible planned muni still can't get done in an area near projects, w/ low incomes, near a grocery & schools?
What gives?
December 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The E2000 TSA being revoked tonight was proposed as affordable housing development in 2019.
State plows $1/4 billion into the policy area & a project w/ TSA in a permissible planned muni still can't get done in an area near projects, w/ low incomes, near a grocery & schools?
What gives?
State plows $1/4 billion into the policy area & a project w/ TSA in a permissible planned muni still can't get done in an area near projects, w/ low incomes, near a grocery & schools?
What gives?