Churches are automatically considered 501(c)(3) organizations by the IRS. So if a church tries to tell you how to vote (or in any way campaigns from the pulpit), you can report them here: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/irs-complaint-process-tax-exempt-organizations 2/2
05:36 PM - Jan 02, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
"Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office." (https://www.irs.
05:35 PM - Jan 02, 2024
So Elon's going straight to "boat" and bypassing "crumple zones." The Cybertruck really was designed by a 12-year-old on the front of his Trapper Keeper.
01:41 PM - Dec 20, 2023
If you have a choice and you can be either pro-Putin or anti-Putin, always be anti-Putin. (Think of Putin as the child pornography of politics...never a good idea.)
12:42 PM - Dec 20, 2023
Conservatives are so triggered by anything not white and straight that they're now calling for a boycott of Froot Loops for daring to offer kids in Canada free access to ebooks. Really.
https://www.them.us/story/froot-loops-diverse-books-library-boycott-backlash
https://www.them.us/story/froot-loops-diverse-books-library-boycott-backlash
04:47 PM - Dec 08, 2023
Oh, look. Another mass shooting in America. Why conservatives think this is a feature and not a bug I'll never understand.
03:28 PM - Dec 06, 2023
Apparently I read a lot more horror this year than usual because there are 7 different books I want to vote for in the Goodreads Choice Awards this year.
https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-horror-books-2023
https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-horror-books-2023
11:59 AM - Nov 28, 2023
The great Cory Doctorow posted about the current AI debate vs the debate we should be having.
https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/27/10-types-of-people/#taking-up-a-lot-of-space
https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/27/10-types-of-people/#taking-up-a-lot-of-space
02:46 PM - Nov 27, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
There are two problems with trying to get help from Xfinity. The first is finding their customer service phone number (it's nowhere on their site; you have to Google it). The second is getting the automated service to connect you with a living person (much more difficult than it sounds).
12:55 PM - Nov 22, 2023
If you believe there is such a thing as an "after birth abortion" you are a complete fucking idiot. Senator Tuberville is a complete fucking idiot.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tommy-tuberville-sparks-fresh-outrage-with-abortions-after-b...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tommy-tuberville-sparks-fresh-outrage-with-abortions-after-b...
03:38 PM - Nov 20, 2023
Trump is going full Nazi and the GOP is blowing him like they're Eva Braun.
https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/donald-trump-is-now-talking-about
https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/donald-trump-is-now-talking-about
01:21 PM - Nov 20, 2023
Since today is my birthday, this is appropriate.
antiquark, barf bag, black hole, gun control (wish this had caught on), hemoglobin A1C (sadly appropriate), quark, quasar, semipornographic, skinny-dip, underprepared (the word that controls my life).
antiquark, barf bag, black hole, gun control (wish this had caught on), hemoglobin A1C (sadly appropriate), quark, quasar, semipornographic, skinny-dip, underprepared (the word that controls my life).
12:26 PM - Nov 14, 2023
Looking at the Goodreads Choice Awards this year and the category I've read the most books in is (surprisingly) horror. Usually it's SF or F. Good year for horror.
https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-horror-books-2023
https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-horror-books-2023
11:59 AM - Nov 14, 2023
Cue the massive influx of "thoughts & prayers" posts, followed by a widespread do-absolutely-nothing-about-it effort.
12:10 PM - Oct 26, 2023
One of the problems with being a republican (and there are many) is that every time there is a mass shooting incident in America (and that's quite often) you have to come down on the side of the gun instead of the side of the victims. #MaineMassacre #thoughtsandprayers
12:07 PM - Oct 26, 2023
Watching boxing tonight and suddenly there's Don King. I honestly didn't know he was still alive.
01:38 AM - Oct 20, 2023
Gym Jordan (seditionist, sexual assault enabler, clown) failed his second bid for Speaker of the House with even more republicans voting against him.
01:26 PM - Oct 18, 2023
live your life in such a way that the entire world isn't excitedly holding its breath waiting for you violate the fuck out of your gag order
12:49 PM - Oct 16, 2023
The First Amendment says the gov't can't restrict your speech. What it DOESN'T say is, "You're protected from the consequences of your speech." 'Cause you aren't. Orange Adolf isn't the first person in ever to be hit with a gag order (orders?) and won't be the last. But he may well be the whiniest.
01:34 PM - Oct 16, 2023
#GiftArticle
Amazon’s Alexa has been claiming the 2020 election was stolen
The popular voice assistant says the 2020 race was stolen, even as parent company Amazon promotes the tool as a reliable election news source -- foreshadowing a new information battleground
Amazon’s Alexa has been claiming the 2020 election was stolen
The popular voice assistant says the 2020 race was stolen, even as parent company Amazon promotes the tool as a reliable election news source -- foreshadowing a new information battleground
02:06 PM - Oct 07, 2023
Norwegian writer Jon Fosse has won the Nobel Prize for Literature this year. I'm feeling a bit smug because I bought his omnibus Septology earlier this year and it's sitting in my (rather too large) To Read pile. I'll have to bump it up.
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/septology_jon-fosse_damion-sear
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/septology_jon-fosse_damion-sear
06:53 PM - Oct 05, 2023
Liberal Redneck - McCarthy Ousted
Liberal Redneck - McCarthy Ousted - YouTube
Kevin McCarthy is shocked to find that the "ruin everything" contingent of his own part has ruined everything for him. Weird.Tickets/book: www.traecrowder.com
07:38 PM - Oct 04, 2023
🔥🔥🔥🔥Thx so much for doing this San Diego! Pls echo this important info everyone 🐳🔥🔥🔥🔥
BOOKS UNBANNED
Now, teens and young adults ages 12 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. can access San Diego Public Library’s online collection of banned or restricted eBooks and eAudiobooks for FREE.
BOOKS UNBANNED
Now, teens and young adults ages 12 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. can access San Diego Public Library’s online collection of banned or restricted eBooks and eAudiobooks for FREE.
07:49 PM - Oct 04, 2023
Steven Erikson's fantastic Gardens of the Moon is just $2.99 on Nook and Kindle today. Very highly recommended.
https://www.amazon.com/Gardens-Moon-Book-Malazan-Fallen-ebook/dp/B002KYHZLQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1J2IBVW8...
https://www.amazon.com/Gardens-Moon-Book-Malazan-Fallen-ebook/dp/B002KYHZLQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1J2IBVW8...
12:36 PM - Oct 01, 2023
Watch how Democrats respond to the Menendez indictment and compare & contrast with republicans' reactions to the Trump-related indictments.
Now, which is the Law & Order party?
Now, which is the Law & Order party?
02:09 PM - Sep 22, 2023
If you have a Hulu account and you get an email saying your payment method is about to expire, *do not* click anything in the email. It's a phishing scam. And it's a VERY WELL faked scam. If you have questions, contact Hulu directly.
05:19 PM - Sep 18, 2023
Rather than telling their kid they can't read a certain book, they want to ban the book so no kids can read it and no parent can be allowed make a different decision for their own kid. (2/2)
12:41 PM - Sep 18, 2023
The thing about the right's war on education is this: they want to be able to decide what their children can & cannot read, but they want to deny every other parent that same right. (1/2)
12:40 PM - Sep 18, 2023
