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New piece at the Globe! Property tax deferral and exemption programs get more generous every year, and a growing movement is pushing for a full exemption for seniors. But...
If homeowning seniors pay less property tax, who will pick up the bill?
theglobeandmail.com/investinā¦
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1. Forgive me for screenshotting a paywalled newsletter, but canāt resist sharing Matt Yglesiasās take on Democrats, affirmative action, and the Moderation that Dare Not Speak Its Name.
Does this mean doubling down on too-clever-by-half government by executive action that gets reversed on day 1 of an Ossoff administration?
The thing about Trump is he can actually make deals if he wants to. If anybody could strike an insane grand bargain with Dems, Trump could.
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States all having state-level elections on the same day keeps things simple, but it leads to people always voting based on national vibes. Last month BC had an election and it was a whole thing with its own, strange story. The parties arenāt even the same as the federal ones.
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Proud of church members who closed ranks in Idaho to defeat a popular but extreme abortion ballot measure.
Bit of a touchy subject, but I think members should take this seriously. The church has made a point of bringing it up repeatedly. Elder Cook has been beating this drum since 2012. Yesterday's video is here: newsroom.churchofjesuschristā¦
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Elder Cook notes that the mob that tarred and feathered Joseph Smith covered their faces with soot, but also that JS still recognized some of them the next day. Often anonymity leads someone to do something regrettable but then doesn't even protect them in the end. 7/
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BREAKING: Utah has filed felony and misdemeanor criminal charges against prediction-market platform Kalshi and two of its top executives, Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara. abc4.com/news/local-news/utaā¦
As much as I donāt want people to yell hateful stuff at us, I also donāt love this crackdown on it. When youāre an unpopular minority group I think you take it on the chin. If you spend your leverage punishing people for it they just hate you more.
News: The Big 12 has fined UCF $100,000 for anti-LDS chants during the BYU game.
The conference has also updated its policy on discriminatory conduct, including:
"A second confirmed incident during the same game will result in an in-game competitive penalty."
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My god. āI just was in full panic, like, āNo, thereās children, thereās babies in there.āā opb.org/article/2026/10/23/bā¦
The churchās official account just ratioād a sportsbro?? This and flying cars in the same week
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe both books can help you draw closer to Jesus Christ and learn more about His gospel.
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Spots in heavily subsidized systems are always scarce because paying providers enough to keep enough of them in the system to meet demand would cost way too much.
The system only serves people with 9-5 schedules and favors those with the wherewithal to navigate it.
Just now, David Eby confirms that he has his kids in $10/day taxpayer-subsidized daycare.
Approx. only 10% of BC daycare spots offer $10/day daycare. Most families who want in can't get a spot.
As Premier, Eby earns $227k/year. Eby's wife is a doctor. Their household income is likely well over half a million dollars per year.
We don't resent British Columbians who are successful (we want more people to succeed).
But where there are wait lists, surely a wealthy family like Eby's shouldn't be taking advantage of $10/day daycare. Think about a working single mother? David Eby deserves the spot more than her?
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