a twitter thread that actually killed me
keep seeing Temu ads on here so just to share cause idk if people are widely aware
Opinion by Catherine Rampell and graphics by Youyou Zhou
The White House and Congress recently agreed to claw back more than $20 billion earmarked for the Internal Revenue Service. This deal was, ostensibly, part of a grand bargain to reduce budget deficits.
Unfortunately, it’s likely to have the opposite effect. Every dollar available for auditing taxpayers generates many times that amount for government coffers — and the rate of return is especially astonishing for audits of the wealthiest Americans, according to new research shared exclusively with The Post.
A team of researchers at Harvard University, the University of Sydney and the Treasury Department examined internal IRS data for approximately 710,000 in-person audits from 2010 to 2014. Here’s what they found:
Gift link: https://wapo.st/3NtUKDH
#irs#taxes pay for goods and services#federal budget#budget deficit#refusing to collect money from the richest americans but make poor people jump through hoops for pennies#is just the dumbest most futile exercise#beyond being shitty to poor people just because you can and it makes you feel good#which of course is why it's GOP policy
Ellen Ripley & Corporal Dwayne Hicks ALIENS (1986) dir. James Cameron
An obsidian mirror found at Catalhoyuk, 8,000 years old
fantasy characters: “Geez”
me: who the fuck spread Christianity there
this two-years-old shitpost just gained a hundred notes who the snickerdoodles dug it up
W H A T
In moments like this I always fall back on the fact that they also aren’t speaking English because they don’t have England or the many languages and conquering peoples that contributed to the creation of the English language and therefore the work musr be a translation into recognizable terms in our world’s terms. Call that Tolkien Brainrot.
Definitely funnier if you make fantasy explanations though,
Champagne is a wizard who sells bubbly alcohol.
It’s called English because of the original Lish people, all languages start with En here.
French fries are not potatoes they’re roots of the french plant.
Goodbye is now short for ‘good be your eye’ wishing you luck seeing the path ahead.
Jesus Christ is a long dead lich who used to cause everyone problems and we haven’t stopped saying her name when things go wrong.
And that’s the Pratchett approach
VIOLA DAVIS for Harper’s BAZAAR UK, December 2022/January 2023 Issue
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dear goddess, this woman is so beautiful and powerful and I love her.
i hope you buy things that bring you joy. i hope you wear clothes that make you feel good. i hope you decorate your home however you like. i hope you don’t wake up dreading going to work. i hope you meet people that make your heart sing. i hope you discover hobbies that fulfill you. i hope you go on fantastic adventures that give you unforgettable memories. i hope you do things just because you want to, and i hope you don’t feel like you have to justify your decisions to anybody. i hope you find happiness. i hope you cultivate a life you love.
Early morning on North Douglas
Juneau, Alaska
Trying something new! A bit more relaxed comic-y style, only Joel Miller sketches for now.
