If you are in a foreign country, seeking asylum, it is incumbent upon you to be on your best behavior. If you cannot do that--if you are, for example, going to take part in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl--you should be shipped right the fuck back to the shithole that spawned you. No ifs, ands, or buts.
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Speaking of shitholes there're more information on what Pritzker's "Fair" tax scheme will cost the middle class.
Pritzker's scheme will end up increasing taxes on people by a fair margin. It includes all kinds of crap that even the federal tax scheme doesn't do. For one thing the tax brackets are not indexed to inflation; for another, the same tax brackets apply to single and married people--so if you file jointly, your combined income puts you in a higher tax bracket.
The purpose of Pritzker's scheme is not to make taxes "more fair" but to make them higher, as high as possible, on any and all productive members of society living in the state.
I think this says it best:
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This is my shocked face, right here. The feds have charged a bunch of rich people with bribing posh schools to let their kids in.
Hollywood actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are among 50 people charged in a $25 million college entrance exam cheating scheme, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.Yeah. Oh, what a surprise this is.
The alleged scam focused on getting students admitted to elite universities as recruited athletes, regardless of their athletic abilities, and helping potential students cheat on their college exams, according to the indictment unsealed in Boston.
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Two things that are cute and fun, but I can't embed:
Petting a duck.
A dog that was raised with rabbits. Instead of, I assume, other dogs.
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Vox Day wonders why Pelosi suddenly has no stomach for "direct conflict" with President Trump.
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Well, it was almost warm today. 50. Can't complain. Then again, we're perhaps a bit more than a week from the spring equinox. Whee!