Imagine thinking taxing #Americans more at #Walmart will let them pay less to the #IRS.
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Other govt #databases contain secret #whistleblower data. At the Dept of #Veterans Affairs, you’ll find granular #MentalHealth info on fmr service members, including notes from #therapy sessions, details about #medication, & accounts of substance abuse. Govt agencies including the #IRS, #FBI, #DHS, & Dept of #Defense have all purchased #cellphone-#location data, & possibly collected them, via secretive groups such as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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The federal govt is a veritable cosmos of #information, made up of constellations of #databases: The #IRS gathers comprehensive #financial & #employment info from every taxpayer; the Dept of Labor maintains the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) system, which collects the #personal info of many workers; #DHS amasses #data about the movements of every person who travels by air commercially or crosses the nation’s borders; the #DEA tracks license plates scanned on American roads.
Electronic Frontier Foundation · IRS-ICE Immigrant Data Sharing Agreement Betrays Data Privacy and Taxpayers’ TrustWeaponizing government data vital to the functioning and funding of public goods and services by repurposing it for law enforcement and surveillance is an affront to a democratic society. In addition to the human rights abuses this data-sharing agreement empowers, this move threatens to erode trust in public institutions in ways that could bear consequences for decades.
The TRUTH about the Trump student debt news
Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material
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The request, spelled out in an email obtained by ProPublica, comes amid concerns that DOGE has overstepped its bounds in seeking highly restricted private information about taxpayers, public employees or federal agencies.
ProPublicaInspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material
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Popular Mechanics · Uh-Oh, a Class-Action Lawsuit Claims Tesla Is Speeding Up Odometers to Avoid Warranties
The Vancouver Island University campus where I work is located on former Department of National Defense lands, indeed up until just a few years ago a few classes were still being held in “huts” built in the 1940s! Those are all gone now, but there is still DND land (Army Reserve - Canadian Scottish Regiment - Princess Mary’s) just to the south of the campus, across 5th Street. I can see it from my office.
It is famously a location of a “Diefenbunker”.
It is infamously also the location of the former Nanaimo Indian Hospital.
Snuneymuxw now has most of this land as part of its reserve. Ceremonies were held last week. It's a good thing.
"“My auntie went to this hospital, and they starved her,” said Snuneymuxw member Mikiala Morgan.
Others in the community spoke of healing and reclamation. One Snuneymuxw member described the land’s return as “a full circle moment,” signifying not only a legal victory but a cultural and spiritual restoration. "
The intention is likely to create housing, and there may even be a partnership with VIU for student housing on the lands. We'll see what the Snuneymuxw First Nation decides. It is their land and their future.
https://www.hashilthsa.com/news/2025-04-22/snuneymuxw-hosts-land-blessing-former-nanaimo-indian-hospital-site
#Indigenous #IRS #IndianHospital #Nanaimo #Snuneymuxw #VIU
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｢ Deductible expenses can include therapy, specialized education, and other autism-related care. Keeping detailed records of these expenses is critical.
Families may also qualify for the Disabled Access Credit if they’ve made home modifications to accommodate a family member with autism. This credit helps offset costs for changes that improve accessibility, such as sensory-friendly alterations or communication aids ｣
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｢ The IRS evaluates the impact of autism on daily life on a case-by-case basis. If the impairment is determined not to substantially limit major life activities, even with a diagnosis, the individual may not meet the IRS’s disability criteria. This subjective assessment can lead to inconsistencies in benefit eligibility ｣
BREAKING: Legendary #Maddow: "[President] #DonaldTrump nominee to lead the #IRS is...Just this week, two Democratic Senators on the finance committee, wrote to the IRS asking the agency to open a CRIMINAL investigation into a handful of companies that they say, have been selling tax credits that don't actually exist...Trump's choice to run the IRS has DIRECT financial ties to some of the companies implicated in this alleged scheme..."
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This is chilling! #DOGE tracking immigrant data without clear oversight isn’t just a privacy issue - it’s a blueprint for surveillance creep. If this gate opens, it won’t stop at immigrants. We should all be concerned. #Surveillance #Privacy #Immigration #Ethics #Accountability #USPol #DHS #IRS #SSA
DOGE Is Building a Master Data...
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Bessent replaces acting IRS commissioner in power struggle with Musk https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/19/world/politics/bessent-irs-commissioner-musk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #taxes #irs #us #donaldtrump
The Japan Times · Bessent replaces acting IRS commissioner in power struggle with Musk
#DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track #immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a #surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
#dhs #ssa #irs #privacy #security
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-collecting-immigrant-data-surveil-track/
WIRED · DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
https://www.europesays.com/2007143/ Hunter Biden whistleblower out as IRS commissioner after 2 days, amid struggle involving Elon Musk #ElonMusk #InternalRevenueService #irs #Musk #TrumpAdministration
Next step: Outlawing Universities that foster Critical Thinking?
"The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of retaliation as the Trump administration seeks to turn up pressure on the university that has defied its demands to change its hiring and other practices.
A final decision on rescinding the university’s tax exemption is expected soon, the sources said.
The administration already has blocked more than $2 billion in funding from the nation’s oldest university, which is fighting the White House’s policy demands, citing the constitutional right of private universities to determine their own teaching practices.
President Donald Trump in recent days raised the idea of punishing the Ivy League university for not complying with what the administration has sought to portray as a campaign to fight antisemitism.
“Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political, ideological, and terrorist inspired/supporting ‘Sickness?’ Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent on acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST!” Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday."
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/irs-harvard-tax-exempt-status/index.html
CNN · IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status
LOL. 40% of a Scaramucci!
The New IRS Head Was Just Sworn In. He's Already Out Of The Job.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-irs-head-just-sworn-in-fired_n_68029d31e4b01dc12d4bdea9
HuffPost · The New IRS Head Was Just Sworn In. He's Already Out Of The Job.
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The NYT’s report added that the next acting #IRS chief is expected to be the dpty secy of the #Treasury, Michael Faulkender. If that proves true, he’ll be the 5th person to serve as the IRS’ leader in the last 3 months. #Chaos
In Jan, then-IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, who was nominated by #Biden, resigned on Inauguration Day as #Trump prepared to replace him. Werfel was followed by Doug O’Donnell, a longtime IRS ofcl, who stepped down 1 month later.