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carovee's avatar

MN is killing it. If you want to know what a liberal government hellscape actually looks like. Go to MN and see all the amazing things they are doing.

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Dina's avatar

Woo-hoo, my beloved homeland of Minnesota and its governor Tim Walz remain a shining example of how it should be done to try to actually help people instead of oppress them! I always hope that things like this will overshadow the likes of Kevin Sorbo and Mike Lindell.

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Madeleine's avatar

And in Texas, AG Paxton sues Houston for providing $500 guaranteed income for babies. Situation normal.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Dok. I appreciate your gifting us with Nice Times.

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Ryan Denniston's avatar

I'm sorry, I can't get over the copper polisher Trump smeared over his face before his latest video. Who thinks that's a good idea? Does he have no advisors?

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GoldStar's avatar

I’m reminded of that time he went all the way from the White House to Air Force 1 with toilet paper on his shoe.

My theory: His staff hates him almost as much as normal people do.

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"M"'s avatar

They're afraid to tell him the truth

You heard that Liz Cheney was denied an award in Michigan because a whole board was afraid of what Donald might do to them if he was fauxlected again

Cowards

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Biff52, Safe from TX floods's avatar

Well, he's consulted with John Miller, John Barron, and David Dennison in the past...

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You Should Ice That Burn's avatar

Big strong guys with tears in their eyes and less bronzer.

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Wilson Dizard's avatar

More people here in DC than two states (Vermont & Wyoming). We child-proofed our home but they got in anyway.

Keep Child Care Affordable Tax Credit Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the Keep Child Care Affordable Tax Credit?

The District of Columbia Keep Child Care Affordable Tax Credit (formerly known as the “Early Learning Credit”) is a refundable income tax credit for money paid toward eligible child care expenses that are provided by a qualified child development facility.

The credit is based on the amount of eligible child care expenses paid by the taxpayer per eligible child. For tax year 2023, the amount of the Keep Child Care Affordable Tax Credit is capped at $1,115 per eligible child.

The credit was enacted in the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Act of 2019, effective September 11, 2019 (D.C. Law 23-0016) and is codified in D.C. Official Code § 47-1806.15.

2. Who qualifies as an “eligible child?”

An eligible child must have been born between October 1, 2019 and December 31, 2023 and be claimed as a dependent of the taxpayer. (A child who reached the age of 4 between January 1 and September 30, 2023 is not an “eligible child”).

3. Are all payments for the child care of an “eligible child” considered to be an “eligible child care expense?”

No. The payments must be made to a qualified child development facility for services provided during the following time periods:

For children born between October 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019: Payments must be for child care services provided from January 1-August 31, 2023. (Payments for child care services provided from September 1-December 31, 2023 are not eligible child care expenses.)

For children born between January 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020: Payments must be for child care services provided from January 1-August 31, 2023. (Payments for child care services provided from September 1-December 31, 2023 are not eligible child care expenses.)

4. What are “eligible child care expenses?”

Eligible child care expenses are payments that you make to a qualified child development facility for child care services provided to an eligible child during the time periods shown in the table below:

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John_atx's avatar

I figure that if you look at the US state-by-state and use the 2020 presidential election results as a guide, somewhere between 35 and 65 percent of a state’s voters are assholes (I am assuming that anyone who voted for Trump in 2020 is an asshole). No state is asshole free.

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Thesaurus Wrecks's avatar

Growing up we were told to to eat our vegetables because kids in foreign countries were starving.

It’s weird hearing the same people who taught you that complain that the government is helping to feed starving kids.

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Ryan Denniston's avatar

It's funny. It's like we could eat our vegetables, but Congress won't fund vegetables instead of foreign aid. If they'd fund vegetables, the argument would make sense.

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ReSister For Life Callyson's avatar

It's a start...

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Trux Mint In Box's avatar

Trump media stock dropped 9.5 percent but ended only down 8.92 percent. Or as the NYT will probably say- Investors optimistic after “sharp uptick” near the end of trading

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Rooster Cogburn's avatar

Dead cat bounce

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Brando's avatar

Can you afford to NOT buy some Truth Social stock?

SEC should be investigating that gang, my guess is they're up to some major illegal shit.

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meh's avatar

Short the crap out of it if buying...I'm pretty sure someone - probably affiliated with DJT - has already done so and has pulled a bunch of cash out already.

As you note, major illegal shit.

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

"Where is this Oo-tah, anyway?"

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William Donnell's avatar

Between the Rocky mountains and a lifeless alkali plane with a dead inland ocean.

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Brando's avatar

The tribe indigenous to there (and CO) are the Utes, which I choose to pronounce "yoots" like Cousin Vinny.

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Antifa Commander's avatar

Of which, I hasten to add, there are more than two.

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Rooster Cogburn's avatar

Do they listen to that goldanged Rap music?

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Spotts1701's avatar

Wander around in the high desert until you find a place completely incompatible with human life. Then sit down and have a three-two beer.

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

In magic underwear.

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Trux Mint In Box's avatar

Republicans - “Let the states decide. Republicans don’t really want a total ban.”

Also Republicans-

“Arizona Republicans Thwart Attempts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban

Democrats in both houses of the Legislature were blocked from advancing bills to roll back a reinstated 160-year-old ban on nearly all abortions in the state.”

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Brando's avatar

It's hard to say to your extremist base "we will end all abortions, ha ha" while also trying to say to moderates "dont' worry, we are lying to our extremist base".

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

Who Would Jesus Starve?

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Thesaurus Wrecks's avatar

The Republican reply when you bring that up is always something like, “that should be a personal decision! It shouldn’t be up to the government!”

Oh really? That sounds an awful lot like separation of church and state.

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belfryo's avatar

nice!~I am SO using that if the opportunity arises

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Thesaurus Wrecks's avatar

Then if you really want to see them twist themselves into knots ask them if this separation applies to government and abortion.

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mvario's avatar

Witches?

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Mr Canoehead/M Tête-Canoë's avatar

Loaves, fishes...

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

Wine. Not a bad lunch, that.

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Trux Mint In Box's avatar

Funny how when job numbers are good and inflations goes down it’s off the front page of the NYT in three hours never to be heard from again but when it goes from a predicted 3.7 to *gasp* 3.8!!!! it not only stays at the top for two straight days but they just keep adding more and more bad news for Biden headlines. The latest.

“A Hot Inflation Report Is a Blow to President Biden

The president’s approval ratings have been hurt by rapid inflation and rising interest rates.”

Jeez, dramatic enough??? And I like how NYT has zero idea if the Arizona decision hurts Republicans but they immediately know this is a “blow to Biden”

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belfryo's avatar

And approval ratings aren't news since they are BARELY even data...far too fuzzy and subjective to be treated like 'facts'...But that's the way the legacy media wants us to treat polls

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Brando's avatar

"Hot inflation" report? It's 0.3% higher than last month, and under 4% for the past year.

The Times needs to stop writing RNC press releases.

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SkeptiKC's avatar

The NYT has become little else than the sensationalist headlines distributor.

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Trux Mint In Box's avatar

Yep. The headlines are actually ruining the paper. Most of the articles, most of them, are pretty decent.

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Rooster Cogburn's avatar

For now

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belfryo's avatar

That makes it even MORE insidious...Its a kind of Trojan Horse maneuver...ENOUGH of the writing and reporting is very good so you can't dismiss the whole rag altogether...But they drop the ball and misdirect where its MOST important..NOTHING is more important than reporting accurately and honestly on the threat that the republican party and RW extremism poses to our democracy. NOTHING is more important than making the CLEAR CONNECTION between domestic terrorism and republican RW ideology... Being coy and opaque on such existential issues in such a precarious time is deeply immoral and journalistic malpractice

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Brando's avatar

It's completely absurd. You look at the numbers, they're pretty amazing when you consider unemployement has been this low for this long, and GDP growth has been higher than normal as well. That's an economy that is running hot, so inflation under 4% is something every POTUS from Truman through Bush Sr. would have killed for. But hey, that doesn't suit the pro-Trump narrative!

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Trux Mint In Box's avatar

Sad part is the article is fine. It’s a measured piece about Biden being optimistic and saying the Fed should still lower rates. None of the article supports the headline. None of it.

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Brando's avatar

Editors want their clickbait.

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WomanInThePersistence's avatar

Feeding children is just a basic level of decency. I genuinely do not understand people who are against this.

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"M"'s avatar

Racism overrides humanitarian instincts.

Sometimes it even overrides self-interest.

The reason the United States doesn't have universal healthcare when it COULD have had it right after the Civil War is that *White people didn't want Black people to have it*.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/universal-health-care-racism.html

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Antifa Commander's avatar

Maybe with enough boob augmentation, one floats like a zeppelin, and that's what they're looking up at?

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meh's avatar

Somebody HUNGRY....

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

Perhaps they're admiring the view of the Grand Tetons.

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

(Yes, I know they're in Wyoming - it's a *distant* view.)

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PrimerGray's avatar

I think it’s an altered image. That outfit does not offer breast augmentation.

https://gatewaylasercenter.com/providers/

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NatalyaResists's avatar

Ha ha!

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Mr Canoehead/M Tête-Canoë's avatar

I suspect Photoshop

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Rooster Cogburn's avatar

Always thought Joseph Smith was more of a leg man

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William Donnell's avatar

Technically bewtocks, butt yeah.

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William Donnell's avatar

Getting daughter a leg up among the polygamists?

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jltympanum's avatar

I should clarify what the mystery is: why is this happening in Utah, of all places?

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NatalyaResists's avatar

LOL! Lots of babies there - maybe they need to earn their keep by modeling? Who the heck knows!

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SkeptiKC's avatar

That's just twisted and weird.

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NatalyaResists's avatar

Those babies are thirsty!

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William Donnell's avatar

noice.

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Chemical's avatar

Maybe the babies are looking up at nice boobs because they are hungry? In my experience, hungry babies are fussy and cry a lot. More likely they are looking at something shiny.

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Uncle Milburn's avatar

After raising sextuplets, a bit of restoration may be in order.

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Teen Laqueefa's avatar

The men would be interested in those.

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wobbly's avatar

They're looking up at those boobs.

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Uncle Milburn's avatar

mucha leche

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