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UPDATE:
Where's “No Tax on Social Security?
I found out.
Congress CAN NOT alter Social Security through budget reconciliation (the Big Beautiful Bill) because of The Byrd Rule.
It simply isn't allowed.
The Byrd Rule in the Senate prohibits provisions in budget reconciliation bills (which require only a simple majority to pass) from directly altering Social Security. This rule classifies changes to Social Security, such as eliminating taxes on benefits, as "extraneous" to budgetary reform unless they are incidental to the budget process.
To eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits, Congress would need to pass a standalone bill, which requires 60 Senate votes to overcome a potential filibuster. With a closely divided Senate, securing bipartisan support for such a measure is difficult, especially if Democrats oppose it due to fiscal concerns.
@meredithllee
Scoop - GOP leaders discussed $40k SALT cap w/ megabill holdouts overnight
$80k cap for couples filing jointly
Leaders also warned rapidly moving up IRA credit phase out didn’t have votes
Talks continuing after Budget vote failed
https://x.com/meredithllee/status/1923425728814522632
Eyal Yakoby
@EYakoby
BREAKING: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed:
"For the war to end, Hamas must release hostages and leave Gaza."
11:37 AM · May 16, 2025
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https://x.com/EYakoby/status/1923402429845930229
Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee
SCOTUS extends deportation block
Do seven of our nine justices really want to Make Aliens Terrorists Welcome Again?
Do American voters get no say in this?
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https://onemileatatime.com/qatari-royal-family-747-sale/
The Qatari royals have quite a fleet of private jets, known as “Qatar Amiri Flight.” This fleet of over a dozen jets is owned by the government of Qatar, and is managed by Qatar Airways. These plans are exclusively used by the royal family, and other VIP government staff.
Well, if you have a few hundred millions dollars burning a hole in your pocket, here’s a cool way to potentially spend it.
Qatari 747-8 business jet for sale
One of the Qatar Amiri 747-8s, with the registration code A7-HBJ, is for sale. The “HBJ” in the registration code has some significance, as that’s commonly how people refer to Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani.
You can find all the pictures and specifications of the plane here. This plane has been a frequent visitor to shopping capitals around the world, from Los Angeles to London (I’ve seen this particular plane parked several times at LAX).
The jet was delivered back in 2012, and in the past eight years has just 1,069 hours and 279 cycles on it. It’s pretty crazy to think that over the course of eight years the plane flew just over 1,000 hours, which is an average of ~130 hours per year. That’s an average of just over two hours of flying per week.
The lavish plane has seating for just 89 guests plus room for 14 crew members.
“[T]he Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process oflaw in the context of removal proceedings.” Trump v.J. G. G., 604 U. S. , (2025) (per curiam) (slip op., at3) (internal quotation marks omitted). “Procedural due pro-cess rules are meant to protect” against “the mistaken orunjustified deprivation of life, liberty, or property.” Careyv. Piphus, 435 U. S. 247, 259 (1978). We have long held that“no person shall be” removed from the United States “with-out opportunity, at some time, to be heard.” The JapaneseImmigrant Case, 189 U. S. 86, 101 (1903). Due process re-quires notice that is “reasonably calculated,
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25944902-24a1007-order/
SCOTUS does not care about American citizens who have died at the hands of terrorists in this country. Its always about what they are entitled to. Granting aliens access to the 5th amendment.