I found funny tax jokes to soothe the irritation of this day…I hope!
Trying to date women is a lot like paying taxes in the U.S.
They both know what needs to be done and could tell you but instead you’re the one who needs to figure it out.
Do you know how you can tell Monopoly’s an old game?
It has a luxury tax, and rich people can actually go to jail.
Why are Sherlock Holmes’ taxes so low?
He’s a master of deduction.
Did you hear that the government denied tax exemption for a church that believes Jesus spoke with a lisp?
It was a real slap in the faith.
Has anyone realized “The IRS”.
Spells “theirs”?!
A gambler gets a notice from the IRS that he’s being audited.
The gambler calls his tax attorney and they go to see the IRS agent. As they are waiting in the office, the agent looks over his paperwork and says:
“The reason for your audit is that you live such a lavish lifestyle, yet not much income to justify it. Can you tell me what you do for a living?”
The gambler says, “I’m a professional gambler.”
“A gambler?” asks the agent.
“Yes, I make money from bets. Let me demonstrate. I bet you $1,000 that I can bite my eye.”
“You have a bet!” the agent has a smug smile on his face. But it vanishes when the gambler takes out his glass eye and bites it. The agent did not see that coming, but he did agree to $1,000 in front of the gambler’s attorney.
“Fine, that wasn’t fair,” says the gambler. “I’ll give you a chance to win your money back by betting another $1,000 that I can bite my other eye.”
The agent looks through the guy’s paperwork and sees he’s not legally blind, so he takes the bet. To his horror, the gambler takes out his dentures and bites his other eye. Now he’s on the hook for $2,000.
“You know what,” says the gambler, “Double or nothing; I’ll stand on the edge of your desk, close my eyes, piss into the garbage can on the other side of the room without spilling a drop. What do you say?”
Perplexed but desperate, the agent agrees. The gambler stands on the desk, unzips his pants, closes his eyes, then pisses all over the agent’s desk.
“YES!!!” exclaims the agent, glad he won’t owe the gambler anything.
“Ah, shit.” sighs the attorney.
“What’s the matter?” asks the agent.
“Well… He bet me $20,000 that he’d come into your office today, piss all over your desk, and you’d be happy about it.”
Did you hear that the atheists are trying to get tax-exempt status now?
They are a non-prophet organization.
How do stoner couples file their taxes?
Jointly!
At the end of the tax year, the Taxation Office sent an inspector to audit the books of a local hospital. While the agent was checking the books, he turned to the executive of the hospital and said, “I notice you buy a lot of bandages. What do you do with the end of the roll when there’s too little left to be of any use?”
“Good question,” noted the executive. “We save them up and send them back to the bandage company, and every once in a while, they send us a free roll.”
“Oh,” replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer.
But on he went, in his obnoxious way. ”What about all these plaster purchases? What do you do with what’s left over after setting a cast on a patient?”
“Ah, yes,” replied the executive, realizing that the inspector was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. “We save it and send it back to the manufacturer and every so often they send us a free bag of plaster.”
“I see,” replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all executive. “Well, what do you do with all the remains from the circumcision surgeries?”
“Here, too, we do not waste,” answered the executive. “What we do is save all the little foreskins and send them to the tax office, and about once a year they send us a complete prick.”
A teen boy is buying a pack of condoms for the first time…
He sees the price is $10, but when he goes to pay it the register rings it up as $10.65.
“What’s this 65 cents about?” He asks. The cashier says, “It’s for the tax.”
“Ah. I was wondering how you keep these things on.”
Don’t get in line behind Lucifer at the tax office!
The devil takes many forms.
A woman walks into an accountant’s office and tells him that she needs to file her taxes.
The accountant says, “Before we begin, I’ll need to ask you a few questions.”
He gets her name, address, social security number, etc. and then asks, “What’s your occupation?”
“I’m a prostitute,” she says.
The accountant is somewhat taken aback and says, ” Let’s try to rephrase that.”
The woman says, “OK, I’m a high-end call girl”.
“No, that still won’t work. Try again.”
They both think for a minute; then the woman says, “I’m an elite chicken farmer.”
The accountant asks, “What does chicken farming have to do with being a prostitute?”
“Well, I raised a thousand cocks last year.”
“Chicken Farmer it is.”
Sure hope these helped!
Sew Colorful 
Good Morning All!
rainy and thunder this morning, but temp is 60*…sigh.
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Good Morning!
Good IRS jokes 😁 And I totally agree about the term “beauty sleep” lol
Very heavy thunderstorms last night, and they continue today.
As they say “Cloudy with a chance of drama”!
God Bless, take care 🙏
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Good Morning Gina!
the line of thunderstorms has moved thru already. over the past week, we’ve seen tremendous improvement in the size of the weeds in the garden! LOL
May God Bless you too!
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Good morning! Cloudy and rainy here, while the sun is shining in the east thru the dark clouds. 50 and still no sign of Wheezer.
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Good Morning Filly!
the storms are passed for now.
still cloudy skies here though.
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Wall Street Apes:
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Charlotte99
April 15, 2026 1:49 am
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U.S. BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN:
“I’m a lifelong Catholic. I wish they’d STAY OUT of immigration, they don’t know what they’re talking about.” “Because if they wore my shoes for 40 years, and talked to a 9-year-old girl that got r*ped multiple times, or stood in the back of a tractor trailer with 19 dead aliens at my feet, including a 5-year-old boy that baked to death, if they understood the atrocities that happened on the open border, I think their opinion would change!”
“And I welcome discussion with any of them, because they don’t understand illegal immigration is not a victimless crime.” “Where President Trump had the most secure border in the lifetime of this nation, right now, lives are being saved.
He’s saving thousands of lives a year because he has a secure border!” “Human traffickers are out of business, right? The cartels are going bankrupt because of that secure border. I wish they’d understand that.” “Because if they did, I think they’d have a different opinion.”
https://nitter.poast.org/MOSSADil/status/2044229349595910632#m
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Charlotte99
April 15, 2026 1:51 am
U.S. President Donald Trump:
“Will someone please tell Pope Leo that Iran has killed at least 42,000 innocent, completely unarmed, protesters in the last two months, and that for Iran to have a Nuclear Bomb is absolutely unacceptable. Thank you for your attention to this matter. AMERICA IS BACK!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
https://nitter.poast.org/Osint613/status/2044259218438365455#m
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so this “free” grocery store in NYC is a SHAM. The $30 Million price tag is for building a NEW building (instead of purchasing one of two currently available at $15 Million. So who is getting the kicbacks to build this new place??) AND the groceries will not be FREE as he said, but at controlled prices subsidized by the city. AND the new store won’t be ready and open until 2029.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/14/us-news/zohran-mamdanis-city-owned-grocery-stores-will-only-guarantee-lower-prices-for-a-core-basket-of-goods/
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Pandering, pure and simple! Anyone with an ounce of brain knew this was a sham!
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Hose Dems file 5 article of impeachment against Hegseth
FTA
https://americafirstreport.com/democrats-file-five-articles-of-impeachment-against-pete-hegseth/
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No, they’re not in office – it just wasn’t announced publicly:
Just The News: “The House of Representatives confirmed Tuesday afternoon that California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has officially resigned his post and that Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales’ resignation will take effect at midnight.
Both men announced they would be resigning from the lower chamber on Monday after facing sexual misconduct allegations.
“I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell said Monday. “I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make.”
Swalwell’s resignation went into effect at 2 p.m. Eastern, according to the House Press Gallery.
The Democrat’s resignation means there are currently 431 lawmakers in the lower chamber, consisting of 217 Republicans, 213 Democrats and one independent. There are also four vacancies.”
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she’s bad news all the way round.
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Oh yeah!
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there is no doubt that congress is FULL of these types…but you notice how now there’s more repubs being called out, than dems? they want to gain a majority in the House to impeach the president…any way they can.
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True – I’m rapidly getting to the point where I almost don’t even care any more. I’m getting worn out with this crap!
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that’s the purpose…wear us down.
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The above Tweets and this were from Rodney last night.
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Hmmm – his post isn’t on his TS thread…”an unexpected error occurred” – maybe he took it down?
Just The News: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday that China has agreed not to send weapons to Iran. Trump made the announcement in a post on Truth Social, and he said that he is “permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz.”
“President Xi will give me a big, fat, hug when I get there in a few weeks. We are working together smartly, and very well! Doesn’t that beat fighting???” the president said. He added that the U.S. is “far better than anyone else” at fighting.”
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Ya’ know, I still can’t understand why these women didn’t step forward and make these accusations at the time of the rape. Yet they want to come forward now and jump on the band wagon? That’s just wrong anyway you look at it!
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Just The News: “The federal government launched its official Freedom 250 website Tuesday as the nation prepares to celebrate it’s monumental 250th birthday in July.
The federal website features the major celebrations that will take place throughout the year to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, and includes resources about the United States’ history.
“As the country looks ahead to its 250th birthday, the launch of this platform marks a defining step in bringing that vision to life,” Freedom 250 CEO Keith Krach said in a statement. “It establishes a single, inspiring destination where Americans can come together to reflect on our past, celebrate our present, and build toward the next 250 years of freedom and opportunity.”
Some of the major celebrations that will take place in Washington, D.C., this year include a “National Jubilee of Prayer” on May 17, the Great American State Fair on June 25 and the IndyCar Street Race on Aug. 21.
A full list can be found here.”
https://250.gov/
https://250.gov/celebration
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I’m betting that’s a big, fat YES!!! They were waiting for a US President who would back them up and now they’ve got one!!! Yay!!!
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i agree. they are stepping up to do their part now I believe.
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Just The News: “House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday indicated that he expected the House would determine that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., should be removed from Congress.
“I do think certainly on Cherfilus-McCormick, the Ethics Committee has gone through all of its processes, and they found some alarming facts,” he said on Tuesday. “I think the facts are indisputable at this point, and so I believe it’ll be the consensus of this body that she should be expelled. I mean, that certainly rises to the level that’s needed.”
McCormick has faced allegations of embezzling $5 million in disaster aid, including a federal indictment on the matter. The House Ethics Committee in late March announced it had found “clear and convincing” evidence that McCormick was guilty. McCormick faces growing calls to resign or face expulsion from the chamber.
Johnson’s comments follow Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, announcing plans to resign amid their own, unrelated scandals. Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., has also faced calls to step down.”
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Good!
Just The News: “Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that an executive order that requires banks to collect citizenship information about its customers is expected to come later this year.
The executive order was first teased earlier this year as a way to crack down on illegal immigration and is expected to require banks to request additional identification documents from customers to prove citizenship. REAL ID will not count.
Bessent told Semafor that he does not believe the new order would be unreasonable and that the owners of his home in the United Kingdom need to know every person who lives in the building.
“It’s in process. And I don’t think it’s unreasonable,” Bessent said. “Why don’t we have information on who’s in our banking system? I have a place in the UK; they want to know who lives in every apartment. How do we know that it’s not part of a foreign terrorist organization?”
The secretary did not indicate when the order would come out, but it comes after Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton asked the Trump administration to look into current rules that allow illegal migrants to obtain access to U.S. banking systems.
“Access to the American banking system is a privilege that should be reserved for those who respect our laws and sovereignty,” Cotton wrote last year. “When individuals are allowed to open accounts without verifying legal status, we are permitting illegal aliens to establish financial roots and integrate economically, all while bypassing the legal channels that millions use properly.”
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i agree.
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“Study: Trump Cut Bloated Legal Immigration By Bigger Numbers Than Illegal Crossings”
The Federalist, By: Brianna Lyman, April 15, 2026
ENTIRE ARTICLE: “A new report from the Cato Institute shows Trump has not only delivered on illegal immigration — he’s delivering on legal immigration too. “The cut to legal entries was 2.5 times as large” as the cut to illegal entries, David J. Bier wrote in his report, noting that illegal entries have also fallen under Trump. But “cuts in legal immigration broke the trend of rising legal immigration from 2021 to 2024.”
While the report counts asylum claims processed at official ports of entry as part of “legal” immigration and therefore inflates the “legal” category, the data still shows a sharp decline in traditional pathways used in mass migration.
The report shows that refugee admissions have dropped roughly 90 percent, with roughly 12,500 refugees having been admitted in late 2024 compared to just 1,300 admitted by March of 2026. Notably, the Trump administration has adopted a refugee admission policy that balances sustainability and cultural cohesion. Trump also capped refugee admissions to 7,500 per year, meaning only about 500 refugees can be admitted each month.
Asylum claims at legal ports of entry fell a whopping 99.9 percent after the president scrapped the CBP One App, according to the report. Put another way, there were around 40,000 asylum claims made in December of 2024, and just 26 made in February of 2025. Bier notes other aliens trying to enter at legal ports of entry (known as “inadmissible”) “also fell in 2025.”
The Trump administration has also cracked down on green cards, restricting targeted countries and paused the Diversity Visa lottery, according to Bier. As a result, permanent immigrant visas are down “by about half.” Bier estimates that the Trump administration’s decision to end immigrant visas for 40 different countries resulted in “one in five immigrant visa applicants” being denied.
“These bans affected half of all legal immigrants coming from abroad, including half of all spouses and minor children of US citizens,” Bier reported, noting that visa issuances for people from non-banned countries also did not increase.
H-1B visas are also down by roughly a quarter compared to 2024 levels. Notably, the president instituted a $100,000 fee, potentially deterring petitions. As Bier reports, the State Department has indicated that the new fee “led to an 87 percent decline in petitions for workers outside the United States.”
In addition, international student visas plunged by 40 percent in peak summer months year-over-year. When it comes to mass illegal migration, the president closed the southern border down and effectively ended releases into the interior, the report noted. “Gotaways” have also plummeted.
None of this is to say that more work can’t be done when it comes to immigration, with more deportations of illegal aliens being concern No. 1. But these numbers would have been unfathomable just two years ago — and completely impossible with a Democrat in office.”
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Breitbart News reports:
The anti-Trump group ‘The Lincoln Project’ also contributed.”
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the President (Executive) seems to be the only one that others investigate–who investigates the judiciary? congress is too busy (yeah right). who investigates congress? no one but themselves–hardly seems like 3 equal branches.
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Exactly!
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“Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 – June 4, 2004) was an American USAF veteran, welder and automobile repair shop owner who demolished numerous buildings, in an act of revenge, with a modified bulldozer in Granby, Colorado, in June 2004. Heemeyer’s machine was posthumously labeled by some members of the media and later adopted by some of Heemeyer’s supporters as the “Killdozer.”
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LAMO!!!!RICELESS!!!!!
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“But I saw it on the internet, so it must be true, right?”
“They even made memes about it, so it must be true, right?
“The Dark Side of the Moon,” the 1973 album by Pink Floyd, varies in length depending on the source and format (LP, CD, digital, etc.) of the album, but all range from 42:49 to 42:56. On Spotify, it clocks in at 42:52. They’re close enough to 42:50 that the post’s claim about the album’s runtime is essentially accurate.
However, the running time of the album doesn’t match up with NASA’s official numbers for the Artemis II mission. Lauren Low, a public affairs specialist at the space agency, said in an April 14, 2026, email that there are a couple of ways to count the time when the Orion capsule was on the dark side of the Moon. Neither one of them matches the length of the album: The loss of signal lasted 40 minutes. The actual transit around the far side was close to 50 minutes.“
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but THEY decide what’s necessary don’t they?
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Exactly!
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“Republican Iowa Senator Joni Ernst recently alleged that Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar attempted to secure an earmark exceeding $1 million for a questionable “substance abuse clinic” located within a Somali-owned restaurant. During a January 8 interview on “Varney and Company,” which resurfaced on social media, Ernst pointed out numerous red flags regarding the clinic’s legitimacy and connected it to previous fraud cases involving Somali daycares in Minnesota. She described the earmark request as being from “members of Congress,” implying a trend of misuse of public funds.
·Ernst explained that the earmark was intended for a so-called substance abuse clinic but was associated with IRS documentation that listed three individuals sharing a residential address. Following her concerns, the earmark was withdrawn from the spending bill, highlighting a concerning pattern of financial irregularities “flowing to bad actors in Minnesota,” according to Ernst.”
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Working on taxes!
If you have to have a new Governor, at least get one that can dance…
“After bombshell sexual assault allegations blew up Eric Swalwell’s campaign for California governor, voters are scrutinizing which Democrats could be the next likely winner — including Tom Steyer and his dance moves. Multiple clips have resurfaced on social media in the past few days, as users mocked him for his shapes on the stage.
One video shows the progressive billionaire, one of two leading Democrats in the race, dancing next to rapper Juvenile to his hit song “Back That Azz Up.”
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“The 18-mile trip from Manhattan to the East Rutherford, NJ, stadium, including a stop at Secaucus station, typically runs $12.90 – which in itself is a rip-off – but the state’s largest transit provider plans to charge an egregious 775% premium for tickets during the World Cup. The New York Times first reported the news, citing sources familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Leftie Gov. Mikie Sherrill said at a press conference, “We are not going to be paying for moving the people who are viewing the World Cup on the back of New Jersey taxpayers and New Jersey commuters.”
The astronomical ticket prices will reportedly apply across the board, even on tickets for seniors, children and disabled passengers, which are typically discounted.”
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RIDICULOUS!
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IKR? SMDH – look at the money they will make on other items, like hotels, restaurants, shops, etc., etc.
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how is this not price gouging?
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That’s exactly what it is!
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Why would they want to live in Maine anyway???? FFS
LEWISTON — As Masjidu Salaam Mosque leaders work through the city planning and permitting process to enlarge a parking area at the 240 Bartlett St. building, complaints about building occupancy and parking violations at worship times continue to mount.
Tensions between the mosque and Mid Valley Motors/Leonard Heavy Duty Towing, which sits directly across the street, culminated March 27 in the mosque alleging ‘targeted harassment and racist behavior’ from the company and the city.
“The Lewiston Police Department conducted numerous unnecessary and targeted parking enforcement sweeps near the mosque on Friday, ignoring their responsibility to keep the community safe to instead focus on a right-wing grievance,” the mosque said in a statement sent to the newspaper. “Lewiston Code Enforcement, meanwhile, recently took time to see if too many people were attending religious services at the mosque.”
Matthew Theriault, who is the general manager of Mid Valley Motors, started blaring songs out of speakers during Muslim worship. Among the songs blasted out at high volume were the Star-Spangled Banner, Who Let The Dogs Out, I’m a Little Teapot and What Does the Fox Say?
This is a classic example of how these people just don’t give a fuck about the American people and our laws. They break the laws and then scream some bullshit about enforcement being ‘racist’.
It ain’t about race, you camel jockey motherfuckers, ’cause you’re an adherent to a religion that, for some of them, hates America – you’re not a ‘race.’ Learn the difference. Why the fuck would they want to be there in the first place? Juss’ sayin’ – you’d think they’d prefer Nevada ’cause that’s where the desert is…”
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bwahahahahahaahahahahahahahah
I’M LOVIN’ IT!
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Tee-hee! I love the music he’s blasting!
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oh me too…might I add…
honkey tonk bedonkadonk…
RED, WHITE & BLUE
God Bless the USA!
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whatever happened to Freedom of the Press?
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He doesn’t work for the “official” press that can be bought!
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true.
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yeah, sure…trust the senate /sarc
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/1f6a8.svg JUST NOW: Speaker Johnson goes WAR MODE on the traitorous Democrats and announces he’s DONE negotiating with them on Homeland Security funding
LFG! HARDBALL MODE! https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/1f525.svg
“They don’t want to have any part of funding YOUR SAFETY anymore, as SHOCKING as that is!”
“Republicans have to do it ON OUR OWN, for the first time in HISTORY.”
“Shamefully, the Democrats do not wanna participate in taking care of those functions of government.”
“So we’re gonna have to do a skinny reconciliation package, as it’s called here, in the halls. And it’s gonna come from the Senate. They’re working that very aggressively.”
“We expect to have that in our hands, sent over to the House, probably by middle to the end of next week.
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Hungarians are going to regret this!!!!
EXCERPT: “Péter Magyar made his first appearance on Hungary’s state broadcaster channels as prime minister-elect on Wednesday, giving back-to-back interviews on Kossuth Rádió and M1 television. In both, he said that suspending the operations of the news outlets would be among his government’s first acts once in office.
“It’s not about revenge,” Magyar said, arguing that Hungarians “deserve public media that shows reality.” He framed the election result as a political earthquake, telling the radio host that “a revolution has taken place” and accusing the broadcaster of spreading falsehoods.
Magyar clashed repeatedly with the presenters, accused the broadcasters of propaganda, and refused to engage with several questions. At one point, he claimed suggestions from the broadcaster that his plans were unlawful were akin to “a thief in a store starting to yell at the policeman.”
Alongside the media crackdown, Magyar outlined plans to reclaim assets transferred under the previous government. He singled out the Matthias Corvinus Collegium, which had received major shareholdings in Hungarian companies such as MOL and Gedeon Richter. Magyar said these stakes, along with other assets allocated to politically linked organizations, would be taken back by the state — raising questions over the legality of reversing transfers that were approved under prior legislation…..”
https://rmx.news/article/tusks-poland-2-0-magyar-tells-hungarys-public-broadcaster-live-on-air-hes-shutting-it-down-refuses-to-recognize-head-of-state-and-tells-president-to-resign/
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yup…the first step is a bad one.
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It’s gonna bite!
Falling down the wall
Trouble in Nebraska
Hahaha!
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Interesting place to work
Pink Legs Dancing
Timing is everything
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no thanks on that lighthouse!!!!!
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he IS…saved countless lives!
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those men belong in HELL. deport them, they’ll come back or go somewhere else to reek havoc. douse them with pig blood, then lead ball all of them!
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Sounds good to me!
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“You Are Eating Plastic. Every Single Day: The science on microplastics is no longer fringe — and what it’s finding should concern every American who cares about their family’s health.”
Dr. Robert W. Malone, Apr 15, 2026
EXCERPT: “Something has quietly entered your body that was never meant to be there. It’s in your blood. It’s in your lungs. Scientists have now found it in human brain tissue, in the placenta, in the hearts of patients who just had strokes. It’s plastic. Microscopic plastic particles. And the emerging science suggests we should all be paying very close attention.
This is not a fringe concern or a conspiracy theory. In just the past two years, a wave of peer-reviewed research has moved microplastics from an environmental footnote to a serious public health conversation. And for those of us who have been asking hard questions about what is in our food, our water, and our environment, the findings are sobering. Not surprising, but sobering.
“Although data is still quite limited, maybe all these epidemics that we have (obesity, cardiovascular disease, everybody getting cancer) are related.” – Dr. Desiree LaBeaud, Stanford Medicine
What Are Microplastics, and Where Do They Come From?……
Where They Go in the Body……
The Health Risks: What the Science Is Finding…..
Why This Matters for the MAHA Movement…..
What You Can Do Right Now
Avoiding microplastics entirely is not realistic. But you can meaningfully reduce your family’s exposure with deliberate choices:
• Switch to glass, stainless steel, or ceramic for food storage and water bottles
• Never heat food in plastic containers, as heat accelerates plastic breakdown and particle release
• Filter your tap water (which typically has fewer microplastics than bottled water)
• Reduce packaged and processed foods; buy whole foods and cook at home
• Limit shellfish consumption if microplastic exposure is a concern for your family
• Choose natural fiber clothing (wool, cotton, linen) over synthetic fabrics
• Vacuum and ventilate your home regularly, as household dust is a significant indoor source
• For infants: use glass bottles, minimize plastic teats, and avoid plastic teething toys
The bigger fight is systemic. We need regulatory agencies that prioritize human health over industry convenience. We need transparent labeling of plastics in food-contact materials. We need independent, publicly funded research not beholden to the plastics industry. And we need policymakers willing to follow the science wherever it leads, even when it implicates ubiquitous, profitable products.
The science on microplastics is still developing. Researchers are the first to acknowledge that direct causal evidence in humans is limited because such studies are hard to conduct and take time. But the weight of evidence is building rapidly, and the precautionary principle (the idea that we should not wait for absolute proof of harm before acting when the signals are this consistent) is exactly the framework a health-conscious movement should demand.
We did not wait for the full body of evidence before removing lead from paint and gasoline. We should not wait here either.”
https://www.malone.news/p/you-are-eating-plastic-every-single
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we are doing a regular banana run this afternoon.
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Have a safe trip!
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it stopped raining and the sun is peeking out here and there, but goodness it’s so wet. we got a little river of mud coming down the driveway.
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I’m making my run to Norfolk tomorrow.
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drive safely!
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what frickin ASSHOLES!!!
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Bulgarian Beauty
Abandoned
Meanwhile, in Palm Springs….
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I like this rustic look
St. Humbertus
An Inuit family in front of their summer home, 1915
Slow flight over the garden of eden
Stretch
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I’ve seen some of those type staircases when we were looking at log homes initially. We decided NOT to do anything like that (with real logs) because the lady at the showroom said they are a bugger to keep clean.
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Of course – that makes sense….unless their varnished maybe?
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depends on the wood used i was told. and you have to be careful about bugs and termites. The logs used for the outside of the house have been treated and prepared for weather and in intense heat, they’re not supposed to split. They still do crack–on the southern exposure wall–but not to any great extent.
inner walls will also show some cracks.
if a staircase piece cracks, because it’s not as dense, it could mean someone holding onto it could snap it off.
it all seemed like a deterrent so we went with wood and wrought iron like this
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Oh, that’s gorgeous! Great choice!
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I wouldn’t do it again though. the wrought iron balusters are a bugger to dust–they snag on every type of dusting cloth i’ve tried. but i sigh and move one…LOL
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Ah! Another lesson learned!
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yup.
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Good night!
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Good Night Filly!
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Good night All!
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