English
John Smith
684 posts
Luka Dončić’s ex is filing for child support in California—despite living in Slovenia—which Luka claims is an attempt to secure a bigger payout, per @tmz
Luka is asking the court to dismiss the case, arguing neither he nor the children live in California and that the matter should be handled in Slovenia, where he already filed.
(Via tmz.com/2026/03/20/luk…)
English
@Nubz_26 @raynnegan @LieOnMyHill @grok @WaidyLag @TheDunkCentral @TMZ So he flys to Slovenia after every game and practice. Got it
English
@polticsonly @raynnegan @LieOnMyHill @grok @WaidyLag @TheDunkCentral @TMZ I mean there’s just no way you can’t see this quote and not understand what it means.
English
@Nubz_26 @raynnegan @LieOnMyHill @grok @WaidyLag @TheDunkCentral @TMZ He’s a part time resident of CA. You think he flys back and forth from Slovenia in between laker games?
English
@raynnegan @LieOnMyHill @grok @WaidyLag @TheDunkCentral @TMZ “He nor the children live in California”. Is it that hard or just to comprehend?
English
English
@polticsonly @3Sentinel4 @MichaelEWebber In California, if you can afford the house, the property taxes are reasonable and very predictable over time.
But you probably cannot afford the house.
taxfoundation.org/data/all/state…
English
I love Texas---Texas-born and Texas-proud--but when I moved from CA to TX my taxes went up.
0% income tax is real. But property taxes are brutal.
Codie Sanchez@Codie_Sanchez
Why I’d live in Austin over SF any day: - Cost of living: 30-50% lower than SF, NY, LA - State income tax: 0% - A household earning $200k keeps $15-20k more per year in Texas - Oracle, Tesla, Apple, Google all moved or expanded here SF still leads in AI. But if you want to buy something, own something, and build wealth without giving it back to Uncle Sam… Austin is the most rational financial decision on the map right now. *Also fewer socialists so that’s a win.
English
@3Sentinel4 @MichaelEWebber @530BruceRoss Point is thou it’s not average 3-4x higher you can find outliers but property values are absolutely higher in CA.
English
English
@codyupcraft @danpfeiffer @gtconway3d Iran wanted sanction relief. US wanted Irans missle capacity greatly diminished. Looks like both got what they wanted
English
@danpfeiffer @gtconway3d You can’t convince me he’s not trying to destroy America🤷♂️
English
Iran has wanted sanctions relief for years and all it took was the US ham-handedly starting a war against them
Yashar Ali 🐘@yashar
BREAKING The Trump administration has granted a temporary sanctions waiver allowing the Islamic Republic of Iran to sell oil. The authorization applies to shipments that were already loaded onto tankers before March 20, 2026, and gives a deadline of April 19 to complete them. The regime may not sell oil to North Korea, Cuba, or any part of Ukraine under Russian control.
English
@3Sentinel4 @MichaelEWebber @530BruceRoss No way it’s 3-4x but property taxes in both states are likely comparable due to difference in property values
English
@MichaelEWebber @530BruceRoss The typical middle class home costs 3-4x more in California, so you will pay more taxes there despite the tax rate being half.
Then literally every other tax is higher.
English
@circle_tak3792 @MichaelSLinden Ok so they’ll just sell more units of a superior product for the same price to make up for the lost after tax income. So simple
English
@polticsonly @MichaelSLinden Lower margins made up for by higher volume. Higher volume comes from competition (better product, more features). Publicly-traded companies rely on intrinsic value for LoC and SE anyways.
English
Did the Massachusetts millionaire tax prompt "tax flight"? Sure doesn't look like it to me.
In fact, outmigration rates for high-income tax returns were LOWER than they were for everyone else.
English
@circle_tak3792 @MichaelSLinden If prices don’t rise and jobs aren’t lost, where is costing cutting coming from?
English
@polticsonly @MichaelSLinden Taxes are calculated on net profit. All research points to corps finding ways to be more efficient in reaction. Meaning job losses don’t spike and prices levels stay consistent.
English
@circle_tak3792 @MichaelSLinden With increased corp tax rates, they’d either need increase prices or cut costs unless they are content making less
English
@MichaelSLinden This is up there with increasing corporate tax rates will result in job loss.
English
@DrAngieMitchell @mat3oosh @RadioFreeTom @RpsAgainstTrump My income taxes did not go up. I can choose to buy less things I can choose to pay less income tax
English
English
We could argue that Trump 1 was a one-off, a freak occurrence. But electing him *twice*? Raises reasonable questions about what kind of electorate would do that.
Ramez Naam@ramez
The drop in global perceptions of the US is 100% because of Donald Trump. Clear as day.
English
@mild_opinions @MindofMunitions @aterkel @Petereporter Fair but counterpoint have you heard all families deny they said this?
English
@MindofMunitions @aterkel @Petereporter No, but I haven’t yet heard anyone say they did say that, so our only confirmation is against Hegseth.
I think the bigger issue is we can’t trust Hegseth to be honest about anything. His judgement is proving to be extremely questionable.
English
EXCLUSIVE - Hegseth said today that “family after family” of the service members killed in the Iran war told him: “Finish this. Honor their sacrifice. Do not waver. Do not stop until the job is done.”
But a father who met with Hegseth tells @Petereporter he never said that
English
English
@alanthefisher @BorntregerLevi 300/year is an exaggeration, but you're right that it's way more than it should be because of cheaping out. There should be zero level crossings with HSR. Since Brightline has been in operation, more people have died on that one line than in *the entire U.S. airline industry.*
English
there are so many astroturfed conservatives against CAHSR because the second that there is a working train between 2 cities in the US that can hit 200mph it is fundamentally over for the argument of "that doesn't work here"
The oil lobby will do everything possible to stop that
Central Valley Politics@CV__Politics
just learned there are actual living humans who believe the california high speed rail project will ever be completed LMFAOOO
English
@alanthefisher @yFactr CA put those regs in place. Don’t hate the player hate the game
English
@yFactr well sorta, California had a bunch of environmental regs that groups used maliciously to slow down its progress for years
English
@mat3oosh @RadioFreeTom @RpsAgainstTrump My taxes would have gone up if trump wasn’t elected. That’s meaningful for me a middle class taxpayer
English
English
English
@RadioFreeTom @RpsAgainstTrump Reason is simple: fellow Americans are mostly like Trump. Sad but true.
English
@RoaringAllNight @torohaha @GovPressOffice This is the bridge to nowhere people are referring to which was recently built
Rooster Cogburn@Jeff_Miller_CO
@GovPressOffice California Bridge to Nowhere. 🙄
English
How is Florida a real place?
How is Texas a real place?
See, we can do it too…
Dustin Grage@GrageDustin
How is California even a real place?
English
@Hologram_9 @gary_weiss Never really thought of this but if rent control is allowed why can’t that be applied to other things like gas prices
English
@gary_weiss NYC rent control is never going to SCOTUS.
English
If Mamdani rams through a rent freeze for rent-stabilized apartments, tenants will have no reason to rejoice.
Most older buildings are heated by No. 2 heating oil, and oil prices are going through the roof. Forcing landlords to operate at a loss will tee up a SCOTUS decision ending rent controls in NYC and everywhere.
That is what happens when you elect a 34-year-old Marxist who has less work experience than most baristas.
English