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[–] electricyarn@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What is up with that headline? Democrats may give??? Repubs got a trifecta and they have the supreme court. Democrats have little say in the matter.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You know that this term isn't over yet? Congress can still pass laws- well, for the like one or two more weeks they work this year before taking off for Thanksgiving and like three weeks for Christmas, anyway.

[–] oyo@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You know Republicans have the house, right?

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

That’s the point. Many Senators are taking their holiday leave early in defeat. Republicans could potentially begin legislating now if they have majority.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 31 points 1 week ago

Under the bill, the Treasury secretary would issue notice to a group of intent to designate it as a “terrorist-supporting organization.” Once notified, an organization would have the right to appeal within ninety days, after which it would be stripped of its 501(c)(3) status, named for the statute that confers tax exemptions on recognized nonprofit groups.

The law would not require officials to explain the reason for designating a group, nor does it require the Treasury Department to provide evidence.

"Your appeal is denied without comment."

[–] Zier@fedia.io 19 points 1 week ago

So churches will have to pay taxes now? Fuck yeah!!!

[–] FirstCircle@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 week ago
[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Biden should go full dictator, eliminate elected leadership, purge the Supreme court and suppress uprisings. Trump is already planning to do this, and a civil war is already coming might as well peel the bandaid off now and do it on our terms.

[–] karl_chungus@lemm.ee 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All Biden needs to do is declare the 2024 election invalid on the grounds that trump as a convicted felon is not eligible to be President (because he fucking isn’t) and call it an official act.

It’ll be just as legal as anything else Trump is planning to do starting January.

[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And replace Supreme court justices, and call it an official act too.

[–] karl_chungus@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Yep. Absolute immunity.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Something tells me that NONE of the actual terrorist supporters - which are entirely on the right wing by the way - will get messed with in any way, whatsoever.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nonprofits, believe it or not, include many hospitals. It’s a tax loophole for corporate. They get the money back as bonuses.

I think he’ll leave corporate America be on this.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is so ignorant and naive. Totalitarian means total control. Previous laws and regulations are moot.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Then maybe get that surgery you’ve been putting off NOW. Before January.

I’m listing each medical institution I’ve worked with and associated with in the back of my brain and the only locations that come to mind as not non-profit are university hospitals. Most hospitals work the non profit angle. I encourage you to Google your 3 closest hospital systems and see what you come up with regarding non profit status.

The university hospital issue strikes me as something we should all be considering right now, the contribution of university hospitals in practical hands on research via the educational half of their institutions. Many an experimental or top line not available elsewhere medical treatment is found at a university hospital. The other piece of university hospitals is they are magnets for degreed talent, including doctors, mid-levels, and nurses.

If anything, I see him leveraging on it, like using section 230 to make YouTube not moderate anything.

[–] fern@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lol like most people have any choice about when to have a surgery

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Depends. Knee replacement is one where you typically decide when, and it can be life changing. Gastric bypass. Shoulder replacement. Maybe that lumbar discectomy to potentially solve back pain. Movement altering lipoma removal.

[–] fern@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My experience has gone from "everything can be done in a few weeks or some months" to 1.5+year waiting lists over the last decade and what I was getting at.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Fair enough.