Govt, ZNBS Launch “Bondi Yanga” Housing #Finance Ca -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Lusaka

#Homeland #Security, #IRS, police conduct investigation -
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#Law change to unveil corporate ownership -
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Human rights commissioner concerned that #Poland’s “temporary” -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#Poland

The last-minute call to #Trump that exposed a stunning -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#4

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🚨 "Public Citizen Sues DOJ to Challenge Trump’s Slush Fund"

#trump #uspol #politics #news #trump #doj #irs #j6

https://www.citizen.org/news/public-citizen-sues-doj-to-challenge-trumps-slush-fund/

Free, Easy, Dead: The Difficult Birth And Predictable Death Of #IRS #DirectFile | Defector

via @wallabag

https://defector.com/free-easy-dead-the-difficult-birth-and-predictable-death-of-irs-direct-file

Slate Magazine | Did Todd Blanche Try to Bribe the Senate? by Mary Harris

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In the May 27, 2026 episode of Slate’s “What Next,” host Mary Harris examines the controversy surrounding Todd Blanche’s alleged attempt to bribe the Senate and discusses President Trump’s efforts to secure money for alleged past crimes while seeking immunity from current and future investigations, including a proposed $1.8 billion slush fund. The episode notes that Congress chose to distance itself rather than defend Trump’s financial arrangements or protect him from IRS inquiries, and features former U.S. Department of Justice pardon attorney Liz Oyer as a guest to provide legal perspective.

Read more: https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2026/05/is-irs-immunity-is-trumps-most-corrupt-ploy-yet

#ToddBlanche #MaryHarris #DonaldTrump #LizOyer #IRS

qwant news | Oligarchs are robbing America blind, and the IRS is powerless to stop them

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The article argues that the United States is increasingly dominated by a small class of ultra‑wealthy oligarchs who shape politics and evade taxes with near‑impunity, thanks to a combination of massive, often “dark” campaign contributions, a weakened IRS, and a powerful Wealth Defense industry that engineers opaque legal structures and aggressive litigation tactics; landmark moments such as the Citizens United decision, record‑breaking spending by figures like Elon Musk and the late Sheldon Adelson, and high‑profile evasion cases involving the Wyly brothers and Robert F. Smith illustrate how these elites exploit loopholes and intimidation while the tax‑gap swells to hundreds of billions of dollars, leaving ordinary taxpayers shouldering the burden and eroding public faith in democratic institutions.

Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/oligarchy-tax-evasion-avoidance-irs-powerless-enforcement-books-blind-spot-excerpt-jeffrey-winters/

#ElonMusk #IRS #DOJ #SupremeCourt #CitizensUnited #SheldonAdelson #RobertFSmith

Mother Jones | Tax Me If You Can by Jeffrey Winters

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Democracy in the United States has long tolerated a quiet oligarchy, but recent decades have seen that influence explode into the open: Supreme Court rulings such as Citizens United unleashed “dark money” and allowed a handful of ultra‑rich individuals—Elon Musk, the late Sheldon Adelson’s family, Timothy Mellon, among others—to funnel billions into elections, accounting for nearly half of 2024’s presidential‑contest spending. At the same time the IRS has been progressively crippled—first by the 1970s sabotage of investigator Dick Jaffe, later by drastic budget cuts that slashed enforcement capacity by more than 90 percent—leaving a colossal tax gap (estimated at $700 billion‑plus in 2022) that the government cannot close. Wealthy Americans evade taxes through intricate offshore structures and a powerful “Wealth Defense Industry” of former tax agents, prosecutors, and elite law firms that neutralize investigations, turn audits into costly, drawn‑out battles, and often settle for fractions of the owed sums while keeping the details private. High‑profile cases such as the Wyly brothers’ $3.2 billion claim reduced to $300 million, and the Smith–Brockman scheme that ended in non‑prosecution agreements and lavish philanthropy, illustrate how oligarchs routinely sidestep accountability. This combination of unchecked campaign spending, weakened tax enforcement, and sophisticated legal defenses has cemented an environment where the super‑rich can act with near‑impunity, eroding democratic accountability and reinforcing oligarchic dominance over American politics.

Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/oligarchy-tax-evasion-avoidance-irs-powerless-enforcement-books-blind-spot-excerpt-jeffrey-winters/

#CitizensUnited #IRS #oligarchy #politics #taxes #SheldonAdelson #ElonMusk #DonaldAlexander #RobertFSmith

#Indonesia bans Polymarket following bets on Prabowo -
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#Newtown centre home for Letterkenny tourist offic -
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Rep Tom Suozzi calls #Trump's settlement with the #IRS -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/business.html#52

North Mankato #Police ID 17-year-old killed in shoo -
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Galgotias #University Hosts 10th Convocation -
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#Democracy, for most of its existence:🚨managed to coexist with #oligarchy, but only on the cond: #oligarchs exert their influence quietly. Cits, incl Ams: gen willing to tolerate: super-rich, but🚨breaks down when a sm grp -perceived to be distorting & impairing democracy for their own gain.

Ame’s oligarchs: historically➡️kept their end of the bargain. But their⬆️wealth share:🚨spawned a growing sense of entitlement & omnipotence +untouchability➡️esp with Trump's #IRS‼️
#USPol
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/oligarchy-tax-evasion-avoidance-irs-powerless-enforcement-books-blind-spot-excerpt-jeffrey-winters/

Salon.com | Trump’s big beautiful income tax dodge by Heather Digby Parton

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The column explains how Donald Trump’s tax returns, revealed after a 2018‑2020 IRS contractor leak, showed he paid little or no income tax for years despite reporting millions in revenue, employing aggressive legal avoidance that dwarfed even the wealthiest 0.001 % of filers. After repeatedly refusing to disclose his returns and battling congressional and state demands, Trump sued the IRS in January 2026 for $10 billion over the leak, while also pursuing claims against the Justice Department. The government soon announced a settlement that created a $1.776 billion “Anti‑Weaponization Fund” and, crucially, included language waiving any current or future claims—effectively shielding Trump and his family from IRS audits and other tax-related actions, despite the agency’s belief he owes over $100 million. The piece argues that this deal, framed as protection from “lawfare,” essentially grants Trump unprecedented immunity from tax scrutiny.

Read more: https://www.salon.com/2026/05/25/trumps-big-beautiful-income-tax-dodge/

#DonaldTrump #IRS #TrumpOrganization #ToddBlanche #politicalcorruption #HillaryClinton