Divemedic

Here it Comes

The New Hampshire Secretary of State, a Republican, is exploring the idea that Trump can be kept off of the ballot due to the 14th Amendment. Remember when I said that was coming? The only thing I got wrong was in assuming that it would be the Democrats that did it. Holy shit, the Republicans are even more pussified than I thought.

Here it comes.

I don’t think it matters, because we all know that the fix is in, but they are all wrong. For starters, I remember all of the birthers who sued to block Obama and their lawsuits were all dismissed for lack of standing. I wonder if these lawsuits will be handled the same way.

Still, as I said, it doesn’t matter. The people who are taking over the government (or who already have) are making the move to make sure Trump doesn’t get into office. They are all singing the same song.

Removing a candidate from the ballot in order to save democracy is like raping all of the women in a town in order to protect virginity.

By Divemedic, ago

Show Trials

One of the Trump supporters indicted for questioning the elections in Georgia, Harrison Floyd, is still in jail and denied bond. Not only that, but he has been denied a public defender because he makes $50k a year, which they claim is too much money for him to be eligible. When he pointed out that he can’t afford the $40,000 retainer for a private attorney, the judge told him that he could always represent himself pro se.

Remember when democrats said bail is racist? Where are the bail reformers now? Where in the hell are all of those damn liberal democrats screaming bail is systemic racism? He meets their criteria. He’s black, and he’s in jail on non violent charges.

These charges are part of a system of show trials, that are designed to keep blacks on the plantation and away from supporting any Republican, but Trump in particular. Keep a list of local Republicans that support Trump. We are getting closer to mass arrests every day. When those begin, it’s time to take steps to not be where you can be disappeared.

By Divemedic, ago

Lawyers: Expensive, but Worth It

There is an old saying: a person who is acting as their own attorney has a fool for a client and an incompetent attorney. In this case, we are talking about real estate taxes. We are in the midst of buying a new home. There are a lot of expenses to consider with a move, and taxes are one of them, especially in Florida. Understanding how Florida computes real estate taxes is important, if you want to pay as little in taxes as possible.

This paragraph is specific to how Florida computes real estate taxes. If you aren’t interested in the mechanics of that, you can skip to the next paragraph. When you own real estate in Florida, the county property appraiser assigns your property a “market value” each year. If you live in your home, you can claim it as your homestead, and every year after the first year that you own it, the value can only increase by 3% for taxing purposes, and this amount is called your “assessed value.” The difference between the market and assessed value is called your “Save Our Homes” credit. You subtract your Save Our Homes credit from your market value to arrive at the assessed value, then your homestead exemption ($50,000) from your assessed value, and that is your “taxable value.” The taxing authority where the real estate is located then taxes you on that value, and the amount of tax you own varies by taxing district. (I know that this sounds complicated and it is, but the end result is that there are only 9 states in the US that have a lower tax burden than Florida (we are tied with Louisiana), so there is that.) The reason that I explain this is because the “Save Our Homes” credit is portable, and this is important when moving.

What’s important here is that, when you are moving, you want your old house to be valued as high as possible, and your new house to be valued as low as possible. This will minimize your property taxes going forward. Since we are preparing to move, I got our current home appraised and sent a copy of that appraisal to the county property appraiser’s office. Each August, the appraiser’s office sends every homeowner a copy of the proposed numbers, and you have until September 15 to appeal these numbers. The appraisal that we got from the county was almost $100k less than what the our private appraiser says it is worth. Since this is how our tax credits are calculated, I need to get this fixed, because allowing this to stand will increase our property taxes on the new house by about $2,200 a year for the entire time we own the place.

To do that, you need to apply to the Value Adjustment Board. It’s a sort of tax court that is run by a county magistrate. It’s a legal process, and I think that it is worth our money to hire a real estate tax attorney to handle the process. My wife wants to just do it ourselves because she says lawyers are expensive. My point to her is that we only get one chance to get this right, and screwing it up will cost us more than $22,000 over the next ten years in taxes that we otherwise wouldn’t have to pay. If it costs a grand or two now, a lawyer is well worth the cost going into the future.

By Divemedic, ago

Unbiased Polling

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The company that did the poll? Let’s look at their about page.

Navigator is a trusted resource for developing and distributing winning progressive messages and polling on the most pressing issues of the moment.

Read the bios of the people who work for the company:

  • Margie Omero is a Principal at GBAO Strategies, with over 20 years of experience working for Democratic candidates, progressive causes, and corporations.
  • Bryan Bennett is the Senior Director of Polling & Analytics at The Hub Project, overseeing research to strategically inform progressive campaigns.
  • Prior to joining the Hub, Rachael worked in targeting and data analytics for the National Domestic Workers Alliance 
  • Christina Reynolds is the Vice President of Communications at EMILY’s List. She was most recently the Senior Vice President at Global Strategy Group and served as Deputy Communications Director at Hillary for America. Previously, she served as the White House Director of Media Affairs, Director of Rapid Response at Obama for America,
  • Jesse Ferguson is a veteran Democratic Strategist. Most recently, he served as Deputy National Press Secretary and Senior Spokesperson at Hillary for America.
  • Jessica Floyd is the Executive Director of The Hub Project. Prior to that, she was most recently President of American Bridge 21st Century. Following several successful campaigns in New York and New Jersey, she managed Congressman Ron Barber’s winning congressional campaign and served as Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ political director. During the 2014 and 2016 cycles, she worked for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s Independent Expenditure
  • Joel Payne is the Chief Communications Officer at MoveOn. Previously Joel served as the Managing Director, Communications at The Hub Project, was the Director of African-American Paid Media & Advertising for the 2016 Hillary for America campaign
  • Melanie Roussell Newman is the Senior Vice President of Communications and Culture at Planned Parenthood Federation of America
  • Mike Podhorzer is the Political Director of the AFL-CIO
  • Most recently, Nayak served as the Director of Opinion Research for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign,
By Divemedic, ago

Chicago Shooting

A woman at a Chicago White Sox game was hit by a stray bullet. In a theme familiar from a Bracken novel, a woman watching a baseball game was hit, and police don’t know if the bullet came from inside of or outside of the stadium. The woman shot is visible in the red circle above the “State Farm” sign:

So now that you know where to look, here is the video:

By Divemedic, ago

Election Shenanigans

One of the things that the Trump team is being charged with in Georgia is complaining that Georgia’s election was not properly conducted.

Did you know that hundreds of attorneys from the ACLU were permitted to decide which absentee ballots would count, and which would not? New FOIA records reveal Fulton election officials in 2020 deputized 100s of anti-Trump Dems from ACLU, gave them power to process absentee ballot apps through an online portal. The ACLU attorneys were given iPads that had the ability to cancel absentee ballots without county supervision. Don’t think it’s true? Read the evidence from the ACLU themselves.

The ACLU of Georgia is recruiting lawyers to volunteer as Fulton County Deputy Registrars on November 3, 2020…On Election Day, when a Fulton voter who has requested an absentee ballot arrives at a polling location intending to vote in person, it will be the responsibility of the Fulton County Deputy Registrar stationed at each Fulton polling location to cancel that absentee ballot directly through the county election software.

You get that? The Georgia election officials allowed volunteers from the ACLU to have access to the election computer system, where they had the power and ability to delete the ballots of voters that they, in their sole discretion, decided were there to vote in person after casting an absentee ballot. It’s OK though, because they were trained and screened:

Attorneys carry strict ethical obligations and procedural training, which will help engender confidence in Fulton voters in this new process. Volunteers will be sworn in as a Deputy Registrar and tasked with efficiently managing the absentee ballot cancellation process at their assigned polling location.

We can all rest easy knowing that this election was the most secure and fair election ever. Why? Because we all know how ethical and honest lawyers are. After all, lawyers are among the most lived and trusted occupations in the country. On top of that, we all know how even handed and nonpartisan the ACLU is.

I want you to keep a few facts in mind:

To those who keep telling me that I am black pilled or that I am a doomer- when was the last time someone was prosecuted for saying that there were shenanigans in an election? When were the courts stepping in to fix it?

By Divemedic, ago

Unarmed= At the Mercy of Others

The people in Maui were prohibited by the police from leaving the area. The ones who were forced to stay, died.

More than 1,000 people are missing or dead- many of them children- after police would not allow them to flee the advancing flames. If the people would have been capable of armed resistance, would the results have been the same?

People get the government that they vote for. That’s why I don’t feel sorry for the residents of Hawaii. They voted for a Democrat governor, Senators, Representatives, and have voted for Democrat Presidents for decades. Hawaiians: This is YOUR fault. Remember that on election day, assuming that it isn’t too late for your votes to matter.

By Divemedic, ago