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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

When the #IRS shared the addresses with #DHS, it also inadvertently disclosed private information for thousands of #taxpayers erroneously, a mistake only recently discovered, said people familiar….
The affected individuals could be entitled to financial compensation for each time their #information was improperly shared. And government officials can personally face stiff #civil & #criminal penalties for sharing #confidential #tax information.

#law #privacy #immigration #InfoSec #Trump

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Nonilex
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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Federal #courts have since blocked the data-sharing arrangement, holding that it violates #taxpayers’ rights, though the #FederalGovernment appealed those rulings.
Before the agreement was struck down, #DHS requested the addresses of 1.2 million individuals from the #IRS. The tax agency responded with data on 47,000 individuals, acc/to court records.

#law #privacy #immigration #InfoSec #Trump

Nonilex
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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

When the #IRS shared the addresses with #DHS, it also inadvertently disclosed private information for thousands of #taxpayers erroneously, a mistake only recently discovered, said people familiar….
The affected individuals could be entitled to financial compensation for each time their #information was improperly shared. And government officials can personally face stiff #civil & #criminal penalties for sharing #confidential #tax information.

#law #privacy #immigration #InfoSec #Trump

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#Federal #law mandates strict protections of the identities of #taxpayers, including sharing data within the #FederalGovernment. Undocumented #immigrants have for years paid #taxes with assurances that doing so would not result in them being targeted by #immigration enforcement.

But in a controversial decision, #Treasury, which oversees the #IRS, in April 2025 agreed to provide #DHS with the names & addresses of individuals the #Trump admin believed to be in the country illegally.

Nonilex
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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Federal #courts have since blocked the data-sharing arrangement, holding that it violates #taxpayers’ rights, though the #FederalGovernment appealed those rulings.
Before the agreement was struck down, #DHS requested the addresses of 1.2 million individuals from the #IRS. The tax agency responded with data on 47,000 individuals, acc/to court records.

#law #privacy #immigration #InfoSec #Trump

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Internal Revenue Service improperly shared confidential tax information of thousands of individuals with #immigration enforcement officials, acc/to 3 people familiar with the situation, appearing to breach a #legal #firewall intended to protect taxpayer data.
The erroneous disclosure was only recently discovered, the people said. The #IRS is working with officials from #Treasury, #DOJ & #DHS on the #Trump admin’s response.

#law #privacy #InfoSec #DOGE

Nonilex
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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#Federal #law mandates strict protections of the identities of #taxpayers, including sharing data within the #FederalGovernment. Undocumented #immigrants have for years paid #taxes with assurances that doing so would not result in them being targeted by #immigration enforcement.

But in a controversial decision, #Treasury, which oversees the #IRS, in April 2025 agreed to provide #DHS with the names & addresses of individuals the #Trump admin believed to be in the country illegally.

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

His co-worker, who Klim said also is a #US #citizen from #Poland, was arrested & taken away in the caravan of SUVs.

“I’m not [a] criminal. I’m just working,” Klim, 59, said shortly after he was released & the federal agents had driven away.

“I’m so stressed…I’m worried,” Klim said of his co-worker. “He’s got his car. He lives not so far from here, but I don’t know even [his] last name & I don’t have a phone number to his wife.”

#Trump #law #Chicago #immigration #CivilRights #fascism #Gestapo

Nonilex
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

About 5 neighbors stood nearby, shouting at the agents [ #FreeSpeech] who gave verbal warnings they would deploy #TearGas. They never did.

Klim & the other man had been working on the house for a couple weeks, acc/to Brendan Ek, a neighbor across the street. “It seemed a little ridiculous, honestly. Big waste of #taxpayers’ money, if you ask me,” Ek, 30, said.

#Trump #law #Chicago #immigration #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #fascism #Tyranny #MilitaryState #Gestapo

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@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

"When all is said and done, the White House hopes to provide $40 billion in rescue money for Argentina. …

Trump’s economic 'policy' has no real philosophy—it just involves throwing money at people he wants to help and tariffs at people he decides to punish. There’s no other rhyme or reason to it, and now even MAGA is starting to notice."

~ Andrew Egger

#Trump #Argentina #EconomicElites #taxpayers #economy #farmers #agriculture #beef
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https://www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-cry-for-me-argentina-heres-40b-trump-america-first-moo

Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina. Here’s $40B Trump’s Giving You.

Trump’s MAGA allies aren’t thrilled by the prospect of our stocking up on pesos and Argentinian beef.
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@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

"[Farmers] see that Donald Trump has to make a choice. And his choice is either: Is he going to screw over his billionaire friends in Argentina, or is he going to screw over the farmer? And he’s picking the billionaire."

~ Matt Hildreth of RuralOrganizing.org, whose family has farmed for genereations

#Trump #Argentina #EconomicElites #taxpayers #economy #farmers #agriculture #beef
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https://newrepublic.com/article/202097/trump-screwing-voters-badly-shocked-maga-farmer

The New Republic

Trump Is Screwing His Voters So Badly That It Shocked This MAGA Farmer

As Trump’s bizarre idea to control soaring prices backfires with farmers, a Democratic organizer in rural areas explains how badly Trump is hammering his own supporters—and why it gives Democrats an opening.
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@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

"Specifically, they are asking 'if Washington would plan to backstop the facility.' In other words, these banks are willing to lend Argentina money as long as they can keep the profits, while losses are shouldered by U.S. taxpayers. The Treasury Department did not dispute the Wall Street Journal’s report, saying only that talks with the banks 'remain ongoing' and details would be announced 'when these talks are complete.'”

#Trump #Argentina #EconomicElites #taxpayers #economy
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@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

"A report this week by the Wall Street Journal details what is really happening. The group of banks assembled by Bessent to help Argentina, which includes JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs, is demanding 'some type of guarantee or pledge to ensure they will get their money back.'”

#Trump #Argentina #EconomicElites #taxpayers #economy
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@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

"The cost of the Argentine bailout to United States taxpayers may grow to $40 billion. ...

Javier Milei, the President of Argentina, desperately needs an influx of dollars to prevent a rapid devaluation of the peso. Controlling the peso’s value is key to Milei’s plan to reduce inflation, which reached 200% in Argentina in 2023."

#Trump #Argentina #EconomicElites #taxpayers #economy
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https://popular.info/p/update-taxpayer-bailout-of-argentina

UPDATE: Taxpayer bailout of Argentina may grow to $40 billion

The bailout, which Trump admitted is of little benefit to Americans, keeps getting bigger.
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Nonilex
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

#Trump straight up robbing #taxpayers

Trump Demands #DOJ Pay Him $230 Million For Federal Investigations Into Him

Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for Trump & those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.

#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/politics/trump-justice-department-compensation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.nytimes.com

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases

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