August 13, 2013

Number of U.S. Citizens Renouncing Citizenship to Escape Taxes Hits a Record

August 13, 2013 Buck Banks

1,130

The number of U.S. taxpayers who renounced citizenship or permanent-resident status in the second quarter to avoid new tax laws, the Wall Street Journal reports. That is far above the previous high of 679, set in the first quarter, and more than were reported in all of 2012.

Empty Town Halls

August 13, 2013 Buck Banks

In 2012 the Republican party took quite a beating,
And ever since from their ranks voters are retreating.
While they used to go off half-cocked,
These days they’re so shell-shocked,
That GOP lawmakers won’t even hold a town hall meeting.

Twitter Is the Best Predictor of Congressional Races

August 13, 2013 Buck Banks

404 of 406

Number of House races correctly predicted by Twitter in the 2010 midterm elections, according to National Journal: “The key measure, researchers from Indiana University found, was a candidate’s ‘tweet share,’ the percentage of total tweets about a race that mention them. The more often a candidate is mentioned on Twitter relative to their opponent, the study reported, the greater their chance for victory.”

Day: August 13, 2013

Number of U.S. Citizens Renouncing Citizenship to Escape Taxes Hits a Record

1,130

The number of U.S. taxpayers who renounced citizenship or permanent-resident status in the second quarter to avoid new tax laws, the Wall Street Journal reports. That is far above the previous high of 679, set in the first quarter, and more than were reported in all of 2012.

Empty Town Halls

Twitter Is the Best Predictor of Congressional Races

404 of 406

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%