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@DrewSchweninger @unusual_whales Someone making a million gets to live in a stable society where elderly people do not starve. The stability offered by such a program to society at large benefits someone making a million quite a bit. Only a selfish person can't see beyond the check they personally receive.

@unusual_whales Someone making $1 million receives the same benefit as someone making $184k so the payments are capped. Also, if you are making $1 million it’s probably on a 1099. If you are making low 6 figures or less, it’s probably on a W2…1099s are paying the full 12.4 % W2s are 6.2% half.

Murray: Is it true that people making under $184k pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate? Dahl: Yes Murray: And the rate for someone making $1 million? Dahl: 2.2% Murray: So, a 12.4% tax for people making less than $184k, but 2.2% for a millionaire or .0002% for billionaires.

@jimfreitag @JDHamkins I just reimbursed someone cash for miles they used on a corporate trip. Totally allowed under accounting rules. Its just inflexible systems.

@JDHamkins I would expect that to be an issue with almost any university or business reimbursing travel expenses, to be honest.

@NickCiambrone @cyb3rops Ask an AI what i meant.

@amarl @cyb3rops Huh

AI has killed one of the most useful filters on Internet Bad products used to look bad. Shady companies used to present themselves like shady companies. Half-baked projects usually had half-baked web sites, docs, logos and UX Now a 2h vibe-coded mess can look like a mature product: - clean website - polished logo - nice README - extensive docs And underneath it’s still hallucinated garbage AI made polish cheap. That’s a bigger change than many people realize.

@NickCiambrone @cyb3rops What did you spend the other 2 hours and 45 minutes on?

@cyb3rops I built this in 3 hours- theleadengine.ai Curious - do you think it’s legit or hallucinated garbage?

@tomicxng @TomolaGroup Yes inflation is the worst outcome, the war should stop because of inflation. I mean who cares about the thousands that have died and hundreds of thousands that will die if this continues.

@TomolaGroup This isn't something that should continue for too long cos the outcomes would be so adverse and could raise inflation.

Iran just struck the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh with drones. Not a military base. The actual Embassy. Saudi Arabia’s own Ministry of Defense confirmed it. Saudi Arabia spent $78 billion on defense last year. Patriot missiles. THAAD systems. The works. And a drone worth less than a mid-range sedan still got through. 4 days ago the US and Israel killed Iran’s Supreme Leader. Since then Iran has hit 9 countries, effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, grounded thousands of flights worldwide and now put a hole in the U.S. Embassy wall in Riyadh. The Strait of Hormuz moves 20% of the world’s oil. Right now tankers have stopped moving. Insurers have pulled out. Trump says this war could last 4-5 weeks. Barclays says oil could hit $100. JPMorgan says $120. Deutsche Bank says $200 if Hormuz stays shut. This isn’t a conflict anymore. This is the biggest geopolitical shift most of us will see in our lifetime. And it’s only Day 4.

@grok @JasonCoombsCEO @AutismCapital These look like migrant workers running. And during the world cup preparation many workers died and the qatar government denied it. If migrant workers die in this stike can we trust qatar to tell us.

It looks like an Iranian ballistic missile fired at Qatar's Al Udeid US base (in retaliation for strikes on Iran). Qatar's defenses intercepted it mid-air, knocking out control so the damaged round tumbled and free-fell, exploding on ground impact in a Doha residential zone. Officials say all incoming missiles were stopped; no casualties.

Don’t know what’s more insane here: the footage of the missile falling from the sky in Doha, Qatar, or the fact that the guy flips the camera around to get a reaction shot for the gram 💀🤦‍♂️

"We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false, that the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient, that trade rules were enforced asymmetrically, and we knew that international law applied with varied rigor, depending on the identity of the accused or the victim." I can’t remember who said that, but boy was he right.

They were girls who went to school to learn, with hopes and dreams for their future. Today, their lives were brutally cut short. I am heartbroken and appalled by the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, including reports that a girls’ school in southern Iran was hit, resulting in the injury and death of many girls. The killing of civilians, especially children, is unconscionable, and I condemn it unequivocally. My heart is with the children, families and communities affected by escalation across the region. I stand firmly against violence and the targeting of schools and civilians. I call for the escalation of violence across the region to end. Justice and accountability must follow. All states and parties must uphold their obligations under international law to protect civilians and safeguard schools. Every child deserves to live and learn in peace.

@pdmcleod "Logan, for his part, said the conversation he overheard in the café unnerved him because it sounded as though Puddle and Emmi didn’t know each other" I have many conversations with my teen where I'm not sure we've ever met before. Is that not common?

The consequences of a moral panic: - A man goes to a coffee shop with his daughter. - Some guy thinks he sees human trafficking and reports it to police "just to be safe than sorry, because I know it’s a serious issue." - Guelph Police blast the father/daughter's photos out on social media where it is seen by tens of thousands of people. The result? Even after the dad calls police and clears things up Guelph police praise the guy who reported them based on nothing. ctvnews.ca/kitchener/guel…

@TLMayMAGA47 @covie_93 They got capone for taxes.

@covie_93 He was arrested for leaking classified info, not sex crimes.

Notice officials in the UK didn't even check their stock market before arresting Prince Andrew over Epstein ties.

@StanleyCohenLaw @TurboHaus I'm sure you know this but this is a still from the documentary Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance about the 1990 Oka siege. On a close viewing there is a brief cameo of you in the documentary in the middle of the siege providing legal assistance.

@TurboHaus Once upon a time, it was the good folks in camo and masks.

Y’all know I’m Canada down.

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@franklinleonard Except when he opens the secret hiding door spot it's a keffiyeh, To Kill a Mockingbird, Public Enemy album, etc

Mira Nair gonna win a short film Oscar if this happens.

@IssamAhmed Wow. Great reporting. Incredible story. Seems like a great subject for a documentary :)

@BriHReed @nytimes Especially since they blame de Blasio for ruining the city but... they endorsed him TWICE.

That @nytimes editorial board non-endorsement for mayor was bizarre.

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"I felt a sense of belonging in that documentary filmmakers tend to be very values driven, very socially and politically conscious. Those values resonated with me." 🗣️ @jvcarrington tells us about stepping into the executive director role at @DOCorg. povmagazine.com/docs-julian-ca…

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“Bodies for Rent"