Malvey

Malvey

@mooseaka.bsky.social

f/k/a Critical Bob Ross Theory on that other site

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Circ
@tinyicecat.bsky.social

This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going.

Hope For The Planet@h4tp.bsky.social

We now have rigorous pooled data showing that even without active restoration efforts, cleared rainforest can rebound to 75% of their former species composition and 90% of species diversity within just thirty years. #goodnews

optimistdaily.comRainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist DailyA major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.
Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

Amazing writing from a brave man, who wanted nothing from society when he came out except to be treated exactly the same way he had been for the first 34 years of his life. RIP.

Julia Poe@juliapoe.bsky.social

Rest in peace to Jason Collins, an unthinkably brave person and incredible leader for the LGBT community. Over a decade later and his coming out column is still an astonishing piece of writing. Wish the sport had caught up more and that he could have lived to see it.

si.comWhy NBA center Jason Collins is coming out nowThis story appears in the May 6, 2013, issue of Sports Illustrated. I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay. I didn't set out to be the first

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Crab Man
@crabman.bsky.social

CYPHER: I know this steak doesn't exist... Ignorance is bliss... NEO (BEEN TAKING SPANISH ON DUOLINGO FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS): carne asada...

Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

I would take this seriously. This guy did also design the North Haverbrook monorail.

The Register@theregister.com

ServiceNow boss warns AI could push grad unemployment past 30%

dlvr.itServiceNow boss warns AI could push grad unemployment past 30%McDermott argues digital workers will handle much of the grunt work once used to train junior staff Unemployment rates among recent graduates could climb above 30 percent because so many early career routine tasks will be performed by AI agents, ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott has said.…

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king
@raxkingisdead.bsky.social

Replying to @raxkingisdead.bsky.social

SAURON: build me an army worthy of mordor SARUMAN: so a buncha big beefcakes SAURON: well no that’s not wh SARUMAN: drop everything, boys! we’re buildin beefcakes! SAURON: SARUMAN: massive damp guys comin right up! beefy dudes!

Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

Reminder: the Trump nightmare began a few days after the Cubs won the World Series. A Bears Super Bowl win would close the portal to hell.

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@mooseaka.bsky.social

Replying to @treblaw.bsky.social

Reporter: How do you feel after that collision in the 4th quarter? VJ [in most monotonous voice imaginable]: I don’t need to worry about collisions any more Report #2: What do you mean? VJ: Thanks to my coverage with Cure auto insurance, all collisions are covered [Awkward laughter]

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Zito
@zeets.bsky.social

Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.

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@mooseaka.bsky.social

Replying to @colindickey.com

The original definition of "factoid" was "a piece of information that becomes accepted as a fact even though it is not actually true" but it is most commonly used to refer to a piece of trivial information. Thus the currently accepted definition of factoid is, in itself, a factoid.

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Dave Jorgenson
@davejorgenson.bsky.social

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

The Trump administration is obviously making a lot of stupid financial decisions these days, but the collaboration between the IRS and ICE is one that is going to going to cost the US billions in tax revenue for many years to come. Why is this a problem? (1/x)

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Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

The reality is that countless migrants who come to the US to contribute to the workforce attempt to navigate our complicated and onerous immigration system and often fall through the cracks. But now the IRS is punishing those who made good faith efforts to pay taxes.

Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

Now, the nearly $100B in tax revenue we collected annually will dry up permanently. No undocumented immigrant would ever willingly pay taxes knowing that the current or future administration could use this information to hunt them down and deport them.

Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

The Trump administration is obviously making a lot of stupid financial decisions these days, but the collaboration between the IRS and ICE is one that is going to going to cost the US billions in tax revenue for many years to come. Why is this a problem? (1/x)

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Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

Moreover, it will have a profound chilling effect on future undocumented workers who now know that if they trying to do the right thing any pay their income tax they are exposing themselves to future deportation. No undocumented worker in their right mind will ever pay taxes again.

Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

So this raises the philosophical question of "Well, should they have been working here in the first place?" I will not debate that here, except to say that countless industries have relied on, and/or exploited undocumented labor for over 100 years, and will continue to do so.

Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

The Trump administration is obviously making a lot of stupid financial decisions these days, but the collaboration between the IRS and ICE is one that is going to going to cost the US billions in tax revenue for many years to come. Why is this a problem? (1/x)

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Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

Likewise, undocumented immigrants will often pay at a higher rate because they are barred from getting certain tax credits – like the Child Tax Credit or Earned Income Tax Credit. So unlike our billionaire overlords, undocumented immigrants on average pay a HIGHER tax rate!

Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

So why is this IRS/ICE collaboration idiotic? Well, the IRS is now punishing the millions of undocumented employees nationwide who tried to do the right thing by paying taxes on income that they were technically not supposed to be paid. This will have an immediate effect of cutting off tax revenue

Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

The Trump administration is obviously making a lot of stupid financial decisions these days, but the collaboration between the IRS and ICE is one that is going to going to cost the US billions in tax revenue for many years to come. Why is this a problem? (1/x)

Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

First some data. Many undocumented immigrants pay taxes. Billions of dollars in taxes! According to the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, in 2022 undocumented immigrants paid: -$96.7 billion in federal, state and local taxes -An average of $8,889 per undocumented immigrant

itep.orgTax Payments by Undocumented ImmigrantsUndocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. Providing access to work authorization for undocumented immigrants would increase their tax contributions both be...
Malvey
@mooseaka.bsky.social

More than a third of these tax dollars go towards benefits that undocumented immigrants don't have access to. Undocumented immigrants paid $25.7 billion in Social Security taxes, $6.4 billion to Medicare , and $1.8 billion to unemployment insurance in 2022, but cannot receive any of these!

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