Not enough Whisky for this Tango Foxtrot
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LOL! That took me a moment...
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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RoseMorninStar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 2:40 am I wouldn't think a person would be able to designate all 520 acres of a business as tax-free for one grave. But I am not a lawyer and know nothing.
Harrington later tweeted the full New Jersey tax code for cemetery land. While there is no stipulation for the amount of human remains necessary in order to qualify for the break, sales of wreaths, larger evergreen arrangements, flowers and other similar items are taxable.
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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But surely there are requirements that it be the *primary use of the property*!Sunsilver wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:12 amRoseMorninStar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 2:40 am I wouldn't think a person would be able to designate all 520 acres of a business as tax-free for one grave. But I am not a lawyer and know nothing.Harrington later tweeted the full New Jersey tax code for cemetery land. While there is no stipulation for the amount of human remains necessary in order to qualify for the break, sales of wreaths, larger evergreen arrangements, flowers and other similar items are taxable.
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It will be interesting to see what comes of it. I briefly looked over a small portion of the rules & regulations regarding cemeteries in New Jersey and there cannot be more than 5 in a municipality (there are already 5 in the area). A cemetery cannot be more than 250 acres. A permit has to be granted to qualify as a cemetery, etc.. etc..
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On further consideration, this is a good thing. I can't even begin to imagine if he thought he had a quota to fillSunsilver wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:12 amHarrington later tweeted the full New Jersey tax code for cemetery land. While there is no stipulation for the amount of human remains necessary in order to qualify for the break, sales of wreaths, larger evergreen arrangements, flowers and other similar items are taxable.
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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I wonder if this is in accordance with what Ivana and her children wanted.
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Meanwhile, the Florida man was asked to endorse a candidate in the Missouri Republican primary, the choices being Eric Greitens or Eric Schmitt. TFG endorsed “ERIC.”
Both Erics expressed their gratitude for the endorsement.
Both Erics expressed their gratitude for the endorsement.
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I'd think her next of kin would have had to sign off on it, no? Presumably that's her children? Which is not to say I think Donald Jr, Ivanka, and Eric are above underhanded tax evasion gambits. But who knows, maybe she really did want to be buried on her ex-husband's golf course!RoseMorninStar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 5:20 amI wonder if this is in accordance with what Ivana and her children wanted.
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Cross-post with Frelga.
This is some galaxy brain political strategy right here. Truly, Trump has been playing eight-dimensional Hungry Hungry Hippos the whole time.
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I don't know enough about Hungry Hippos to get the reference, Eldy, but I DO know he will do just about anything to get votes!
Here's an example from his campaign in 2016. I'm sure we ALL know how 'friendly' he turned out to be to the LBGT community!
Here's an example from his campaign in 2016. I'm sure we ALL know how 'friendly' he turned out to be to the LBGT community!
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When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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N.E. Brigand wrote: ↑Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:36 am Last week, someone anonymously gave $1 million in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin to conservative fringe media personality Alex Jones. In 2021, Jones received another $266,000 in cryptocurrency from an apparently different but also anonymous donor.
I post in this thread because Jones played a prominent role in the events of January 6th.
Jones has also been in the news lately because of lawsuits filed by families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, in which twenty young children and six teachers were shot to death at a school in Connecticut. Jones alleged repeatedly that the whole thing was a fiction and that the grieving parents were actors. Last fall, two different judges entered default judgements against Jones, who they determined had engaged in various chicanery to undermine the legal process. Recently, the plaintiffs have alleged that Jones has been hiding his assets and/or moving them to shell corporations in order to avoid paying them.
The trial in some Sandy Hook parents' defamation lawsuit against the conspiracy theorist and vitamin-hawking talk show host Alex Jones is currently underway. Today some of those parents testified. Having previously claimed that he would be in attendance for this testimony, Jones wasn't present this morning, and one of the parents said that Jones's absence showed that he was a coward. Where was Jones? He was broadcasting his live television/radio program.
On today's program, Jones discussed the trial and the very witness who was then testifying, saying that parent "is being manipulated ... is slow [and] ... is on the spectrum."
So during a different parent's testimony early this afternoon, the parents' lawyers played a clip from the show Jones broadcast today. I'm not sure if they played the part where Jones today said the judge in the case is "demonically possessed." Jones's attorney tried to prevent the clip from being shown on the grounds that the defense hadn't received advance notice, but the judge overruled his objection, saying that there was no way to provide notice of statements about the case that Jones literally broadcast that day.
Jones did arrive at court later today, because he is himself testifying. As today's proceeding's concluded, the judge warned Jones to stop making side comments directed to the jury. Jones will be cross-examined tomorrow.
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There are few people in this world that I dislike as much as Alex Jones. I think what he has done is even crueler than what Trump has done. It has certainly extended over a longer period of time.
I hope they lock him up and throw away the key!!
I hope they lock him up and throw away the key!!
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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This is not a criminal case.
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[sigh] More's the pity... Apparently the parents of the children are still getting threats. https://apnews.com/article/health-shoot ... 03f8fa5832
And one conspiracy theorist did get prison time for her death threats against the parents: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sa ... st-n769276Mark Bankston, attorney for Heslin and Lewis, said the family has gone into isolation under a “large and professional security team” because of an incident that happened since the trial began. He did not provide details of what happened.
“They are in isolation and they are going to stay that way, and all I can tell you is they are terrified right now,” Bankston said.
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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Sorry to backtrack, and pull the discussion away from the Jones trial but just saw this:Eldy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 5:45 amI'd think her next of kin would have had to sign off on it, no? Presumably that's her children? Which is not to say I think Donald Jr, Ivanka, and Eric are above underhanded tax evasion gambits. But who knows, maybe she really did want to be buried on her ex-husband's golf course!RoseMorninStar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 5:20 amI wonder if this is in accordance with what Ivana and her children wanted.
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So, this leaves no doubt in my mind he had her buried there to avoid taxes.New Jersey tax code exempts cemetery land from all taxes, rates, and assessments. By burying his ex-wife on his golf course, Trump now has yet another way of avoiding taxes on the 520-acre property. Or at least on the approximately 10-acres around where Ivana is buried.
He already gets a deep discount by growing hay and raising a small herd of goats on the land, which allows him to claim the estate is used for “agriculture”, thus qualifying it as “farmland”, which reduces his tax bill from $80,000 to less than $1,000.
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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It's due to things like that which make the rich get richer & the poor get poorer (footing the bill for wealthy tax grifters).
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Ah, but if you are not careful, then this happens.Voronwë the Faithful wrote:There seems to have been an epidemic of text-wiping!
Thread continues hereWow. Sandy Hook parents' lawyer is revealing that Alex Jones' lawyers sent him the contents of Jones' phone BY MISTAKE.
"12 days ago, your attorneys messed up and sent me a digital copy of every text" Jones has sent for years.
"You know what perjury is?" the lawyer asks.
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PS followed by this exchange. Slack is a writer for Law and Order, among other shows.
PS2 and now his ex-wife wants to subpoena the phone to prove that Jones should be paying more for child support.
May be the TANJ* principle will fail just this once.
* there ain't no justice
PS2 and now his ex-wife wants to subpoena the phone to prove that Jones should be paying more for child support.
May be the TANJ* principle will fail just this once.
* there ain't no justice
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