Recent content by TangledUpInBlue06

Dealt with this in my law school clinic. IRS dinged the client for unpaid taxes on something like $80k of gambling winnings. The client didn't have half that to his name. Kind, elderly gentleman who just socialized with his buddies at the racetrack most days. He of course lost as much (probably...

Yes, I think it's as simple as that.

It's about to pass. Strap in for drive-by gloating, because some people's only joy comes from seeing liberals upset.

They don't need to hide anything. Their voters have permission to believe anything that feels good, and Rs will offer them plenty of familiar targets for their anger over any pain caused by this bill.

This is the crux. Whether or not anyone is actually eaten by alligators, the promotion and celebration of that possibility is beneath even the low bar that we hold Trump to (and I think it is unquestionably and by some margin the lowest bar set for any president). The cruelty is the point...

🤷‍♂️ São Paulo city offers Portuguese course for foreigners Classes are taught twice a week, in person. Immigrants aged 18 and older who are interested in learning Portuguese free of charge can sign up for the project Portas Abertas – Português para Imigrantes (“Open Doors – Portuguese for...

Maybe if Trump leaves the national debt unattended in a jail cell it will eliminate itself.

"Sure it hurts people, but have you seen how much it will hurt brown people!"

I'm sensitive to the possibility that government actors might receive threats. Threats are wrong. But the government should be held to certain standards in their interactions with the governed. They include transparency and accountability, and they are of particular importance when the...

He doesn't care about the parade. He cares that the parade annoys liberals.

CBO Report on the One Big Beautiful Bill distributional effects.

It's at times like these I'm thankful we have the experienced, steady hand of Fox & Friends Weekend's Pete Hegseth at the controls.