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@ radix @lemmy.world

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  • How does someone initiate a class-action lawsuit against a state employer?

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  • You can probably sue the state for things that are actively harmful, like creating dangerous roads. But a lawsuit trying to set different priorities in revenue and spending isn't going to get very far. Setting tax rates is fundamentally political. That's the entire purpose of a state legislature, so the remedy is at the ballot box.

    TBH, I wouldn't want a random selection of unelected people from my state (a jury) to be able to have the power to decide tax rates.

  • Random Fluff #146 🤖 [CustardFist]

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  • Like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.

  • Copper

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  • Oops, all heatsink

  • TIL that yesterday morning, Microsoft increased Office prices

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  • This is for commercial users, so if your company mandates MS Office, none of the free alternatives are much use.On the plus side, the prices don't really matter to those end users, so anyone outside procurement won't notice any difference.

    Raising home user prices would lead to a lot more backlash, but I wouldn't put it past MS to try it anyway. They just can't seem to get out of their own way.

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    What online sites allow free speech?

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  • Lots of people say that want total freedom for anybody to post anything, but it becomes clear almost immediately that it's completely unsustainable. Spam, CSAM, and other illegal stuff has to be moderated or users leave and the admins get in legal trouble.

    What most people mean by "free speech absolutism" is "I want to be able to say stupid, offensive shit without being held accountable." Even if that's not your intent here, that's the prevailing interpretation, so you're being judged on that.

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    Does importation of goods void sales tax?

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  • Laws will vary widely from state to state, but in most (many? some?) US states, the "sales tax" is more accurately titled "sales and use tax."

    You may be asked on your year-end tax return to list anything purchased out of state that was brought into your state for use, and to pay the appropriate tax on that.

    In my state, it's on the honor system. So almost entirely unenforceable, especially for small items. Look up the laws in your area, though.

    To sum up: technically, probably not; practically, probably so. This is not tax advice.

  • Tucker Carlson says he'll no longer support the Republican Party

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  • Sure, he says that, but until he actually endorses a bunch of good candidates, this should be taken with a few boulders of salt.

    More likely is that he still supports the same evil morons he always has, but now he prefaces it with a "you all know I'm no blind Republican supporter, BUT"...

    He's trying to backdoor a false sense of balance to fake his way into credibility.

  • Beware

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  • 4D chess: the pickpockets put up the warning signs.

  • What’s the most tone-deaf advertisement or marketing campaign you’ve ever seen?

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  • Amazon spent millions on a single Ring ad during the Super Bowl that was so poorly received it killed a multi-million dollar business deal.

    To be clear, all the companies involved are the worst of the worst, so fuck them, but all they had to do was nothing and it would have turned out better (for them, worse for the rest of us).

  • UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company

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  • Turns out getting kicked in the head for a living is associated with making other bad decisions.

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  • Covid numbers wouldn't be so bad if we stop testing, and ocean health won't get worse if we stop measuring.

    Kill that messenger!

  • Misleading thumbnails be like...

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  • Why are there seven hands in this picture?

  • TIL Rave Ramsy fired one of his employees over premarital sex

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  • Not just music! (Though that is probably the strongest example)

    It's telling how many people are nostalgic for a society that only existed before they were born. Recent History education sucks.

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  • I had one where I dreamed I was in my bedroom, and there was some bright shiny...thing?...on my floor. Like a glowing dot, too bright to make out any details. So I went over and picked it up; it was maybe the size of a marble. I could start to see through the light and make out a few details, but kept putting it closer and closer to my face to try and get a better view. Soon, it was clear that it was my bedroom, and when I had the thing almost right at my eyeballs, I realized my eyes were open and I was awake.

    So I guess I was slowly opening my eyes, but dreaming "around" the tunnel vision? Super strange experience.

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  • "Testing your faith" sounds like tricking people into not believing. Which is exactly what they accuse their devil of doing. This god sounds like kind of an asshole.

  • What's that video game boss you've never been able to beat, or took you the longest to beat?

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  • Was Bigfoot just spotted in Ohio? Reported sightings stoke a long-running hunt for answers

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  • There are reports from every state, including Hawaii.

    https://www.bigfootmap.com/

    Some obvious jokes, but somehow there are true believers across the continent.

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    Trump scam cost MAGA devotees over $4B: expert

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  • It's hard to distinguish the scammed "victims" from the people who knew the crypto was worthless but bought it anyway as a barely-disguised bribe.