Y’all. No.
Guess who benefits the most from the income tax cap—yup, rich white taxpayers: “The richest white taxpayers — with an average income of $760,000 — benefit the most from a lower income tax cap”
Read NC Budget & Tax Center’s recent blog here: https://ncbudget.org/tax-amendments-will-deepen-racial-inequity-in-nc/
They are having some structural issues playing out there right now…
This genuinely feels like something you would see in a political satire of what a populist politician would look like at its most absurd extreme. Like, wouldn't it be way easier not to put someone with such a big skeleton in their closet as one of the faces of their movement?
It should be funny, but these people are so close to power that it's genuinely scary.
Today, USA TODAY did mass layoffs. I was on the creative team, and all but three people were cut. They are all in on AI. In fact, they’ve openly talked about how one day they want to just “push a button” to make ads. 😂
What blows my mind is how this company bears our country as a part of its name and yet is trying to completely automate and offshore it. I don’t even know how vast the layoffs have gone, but I know in our dept. it was around 40 people — and I’m learning of more in other depts.
Some people spent a decade here. Many of us are used to surviving around two layoffs a year. No one gets raises anymore. In fact, the vast majority hired within the last 3 years have never received a raise. People were told “they don’t do that here.”
The obsession with AI has gone to another level. Nine rounds of feedback. 30+ comments on a doc. It’s no wonder we never got anything done.
And now, they’ve fired everyone because they feel so confident that they will get by on AI alone. Don’t get your news here.
We were all let go same day, no notice. No one had any idea. Just yesterday we were working to meet deadlines.
Don’t work from them. This company is callous, heartless, and not American in the slightest.
Wildfire risk: Wildfires are 4x more likely to start near roads, and roughly 90% start within half a mile of one — directly undercutting the administration's stated rationale for the rollback.
Wildlife habitat: These areas provide critical habitat for salmon, trout, elk, and other species that depend on undammed, unlogged streams and connected landscapes.
Old growth & carbon storage: Roadless areas contain vast swaths of the nation's remaining old-growth forest and store significant amounts of carbon.
Drinking water: Roadless national forests provide drinking water to 60 million Americans, since intact forests filter water naturally.
Fiscal responsibility: The existing road network already carries an $8.5+ billion maintenance backlog, and building more roads would only add to it.
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The rim cover went flying instantly. The roundabout was super wide yet it took it like my 80 yo grandpa would. What a shame. 2026 juniper