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Local Church Turns To Robo-Greeters To Combat Volunteer Shortage - Babylon Bee

At publishing time, attendance at the Cornerstone Calvary Community Congregation City Church had seen a bump in the demographic of boys age 5-13

I’m owed a refund, but the IRS tried to charge me a $7 underpayment on estimated payments penalty.

I had the data to support the annualized method, so the penalty went away.

Still, there’s a penalty for underpaying the taxes that you don’t owe?

Biden Claps In Amazement After FBI Agent Pulls Classified Document From Behind His Ear - The Onion

At press time, sources confirmed the federal officer had responded to the president’s calls for an encore by pulling a pair of handcuffs from his sleeve.

The State Wealth-Tax Alliance - WSJ Opinion

Including federal levies, this means politicians would take half of every dollar in investment earnings. You take all the risk, the politicians get half the gain. The legislators say their plans will fund social spending, but they have a specific recipient in mind. The multistate launch was coordinated by Fund Our Future, an advocacy group affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers. As usual, public unions are pushing the progressive lawmakers they fund to tap new streams of tax revenue so they can get bigger salaries and pensions.

Taxing to share expenses is one thing; taxing out of envy is quite another.

McCarthy Kicks Two Democrats Off House Intelligence Panel - WSJ

“I think it’s just another body blow to the institution of Congress that he is behaving this way, but it shows just how weak he is as a speaker that he has to give in to the most extreme elements of this conference,” Mr. Schiff said on Tuesday.

I wonder where the Speaker got this bizarre idea that he could make committee assignments for the Minority.

White House Proudly Hangs ‘1 Day Without Classified Documents Discovered At President’s House’ Sign - Babylon Bee

Sources in Washington confirmed there will be a ceremony and a few remarks by the President this evening to celebrate the occasion. The ceremony will include some classified documents cake and some classified documents origami displays followed by a special reading of the classified documents.

I will never understand people who pump gas while their car is running.

Banks Plan Payment Wallet to Compete With PayPal, Apple Pay - WSJ

Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and four other banks are working on a new product that will allow shoppers to pay at merchants’ online checkout with a wallet that will be linked to their debit and credit cards.

These banks are really good at spending money making duplicative products that are much worse and used by no one.

Amazon to Wind Down Charity-Donation Program AmazonSmile - WSJ

“After almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped,” Amazon said in an email to customers enrolled in the program.

Perhaps if they hadn’t appointed Ebenezer Scrooge to design the program, they’d have reached their goals.

Customers had to opt-in, then use the smile.amazon.com URL every single time they shopped. For this extensive effort, Amazon would generously reward the charity of choice with $0.50 per $100 spent.

Hard to believe this program made so little impact in a decade of operation.

the average donation for a charity in the U.S. last year was less than $230.

The Power of “Pre-Day” Journaling - Day One

Pre-day is the early morning before the rest of the world wakes up. It’s one of the quietest times of day, allowing your mind to breathe, think, process emotion, and prime your mental state to thrive in the coming hours. 

Man Pops Car Hood, Thus Exhausting His Knowledge Of How Cars Work - Babylon Bee

A neighbor stopped by after seeing the open car hood and offered assistance by standing next to Snodgram and staring at the clicking engine. He then went the extra mile by suggesting they close the hood and lift it again to see if that would help. It did not.

Yum.

Just opened my son’s first checking account and Roth IRA.

He’s pretty excited!

I quit Twitter five years ago because it was a joyless place.

Not sure why it’s taken everyone else this long to figure that out.

Alec Baldwin to Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting - WSJ

Prosecutors plan to charge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the movie “Rust” in New Mexico in 2021, the district attorney in Santa Fe said Thursday.

No way this team convinces 12 New Mexicans to vote guilty.

Ph.D. Students of the World, Unite - WSJ Opinion

In the private economy, unions face limits on their demands lest they bankrupt their companies and end up unemployed. Government unions, by contrast, often sit on both sides of the bargaining table since politicians who negotiate with them are usually their political allies, and taxpayers foot the bill.

Medical Residents Unionize Over Pay, Working Conditions - WSJ

“When there’s extra work, the burden falls on us,” Dr. Kaur said.

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