Trump isn't just suing the IRS. He's waging a war on it.
His regime has...
-Shut down the IRS's Direct File program, a huge gift to the tax prep industry
-Gutted IRS staff, leaving fewer employees to assist taxpayers
-Deprioritized federal tax prosecutions, letting tax cheats off the hook
Hi! Itβs been a while since Iβve popped over here. Iβve changed my focus to helping folks grow food, no matter the size of their space. You can learn more at hearthandhollow.org.οΏΌ
"You know Bovino leaving won't st..." Yes I fucking know. I shipped 800 whistles across the country today. I'll ship another 500 tomorrow. I will not stop until they are stopped and also I will take the fucking W when one of their top fash fucks gets the boot.
Gave a new talk yesterday, and Iβm still a little bit in shock at how well it was received. (Does getting told youβre inspiring ever feel less weird?) Canβt wait to share it with you!
Fresh words on the blog open.substack.com/pub/dustiara...
Massive encroachment by Jeff Bezos into The Washington Postβs opinion section today - makes clear dissenting views will not be published or tolerated there I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side of coverage, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
Brave to @jeffstein.bsky.social, WaPo's chief economics correspondent, for not wasting any time in stating what must be stated. Hopefully the first of many.
Delighted with with our group in Referral Worthy. We've planted some strong seeds, and I can't wait to see where everyone lands in 10 weeks. No matter what you think, "Oh man, I've gotta get that handled this quarter/year/etc" - there's 100% another biz owner feeling the same thing.
Yesterday was the first time since the inauguration that I found myself caught in a very particular kind of indecisionβthe kind that doesnβt just hum in the background but takes up residence in your chest. The kind that divides you clean in two.
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I was nine the first time I signed a permission slip for my mom.
She was a bartender. Nights, weekends. By the time she got home, the forms were crumpled at the bottom of my backpack, and the decision was already made: forge the signature or miss out.
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We gotcher Muskovites here (whatβs it called when you coin something simultaneously with others?).
We have more and going to update. Send us more names.
This is the most important story in the United States right now.
www.wired.com/story/treasu...
Hold the fuck on β the Department of Government Efficiency, the entity which claims its mission is to end βwasteful spendingβ, was given SEVEN MILLION TAXPAYER DOLLARS to cover its βexpensesβ in the span of a single week?!?!
Are you fucking kidding me?!?
JUST IN: USDA Confirms Detection of Bird Flu Genotype D1.1 in Nevada Dairy Cows.
This marks the first detection of this virus genotype in dairy cattle.
Previously, all detections in dairy cattle have been linked to HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype B3.13.
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasuryβs payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. βLock him up,β everyone yells.
This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!
www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...
I am very much having one of those weeks where I am seeing how the work Iβve been doing for years is all adding up.
I see more criticism here of Democrats in Congress than I do condemnation of Republicans.
And yet it is the GOP who are enabling Trump.
It tells me a lot when I see you regularly bash our side but say nothing, ever, about the other.
Reflect on your choices. You may be helping the fascists.
Yesterdayβs live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
Got caught saying nice things behind my colleagues back. GUILTY! It's gonna happen again. I'm a repeat offender.
Nothing reminds you what a dweeb you are faster than video editing and having to see all the dumb faces you make on repeat.
Anyone who thinks content creators don't have a real job should be forced to sit in front of a camera and try not to look/sound like an asshat for an entire hour.
Anyway, if you were smart, you'd sign up for my list, snag my emails, and ask your favorite AI tool to tell you why it works and make you a template for it in your voice because ya girl is literally delivering a masterclass.
www.thereinvention.co/booked-solid-bootcamp
Ngl, the emails I written for my list that go out over the next 10 days? Top tier. Easily some of my best work ever.
One of them I've been dying to share for the last month. (It is hilarious, and yes, I will share it here because everyone deserves the story that's in it.)
DOECHII
You're not overwhelmed. You're under attack.
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
Easy action item: make sure all DOJ folks know about this new org. thejusticeconnection.org
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
