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FF2 sucks so fucking much, bros

There aren't many points where that wouldn't have ended poorly for Piccolo.

"I promise the next time there's a Food Drive, I'll donate something poor people would actually enjoy eating, instead of lima beans and old pumpkin mix."

Trump is a second generation American, so they can't go that far back.
But if we look at Elon, we got a guy that was born in fucking Africa.
There will always be exceptions.

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So the wood chips go in that receptacle on top and then burn with butane. Once it starts burning and smoke floats into the glass, then put the lid against the glass on top. Leave the whole thing in place a few seconds and then remove.

"Hello, Mr... Kurns. Me bad want money now. Me sick."

"Ooh, he cards reads good."

Streets of Rage is the superior game so it's a win.

True, but only part:

The program developed during Joe Bidens presidency

Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision.

The program developed during Joe Bidens presidency was credited by users with making tax filing easy, fast and economical. But Republican lawmakers and commercial tax preparation companies complained it was a waste of taxpayer money because free filing programs already exist, although they are hard to use.

The program had been in limbo since the start of the Trump administration as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have slashed their way through the federal government. Musk posted in February on his social media site, X, that he had deleted 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as Direct File.

There was some hope that Musk, with his DOGE team of computer programmers, could take over Direct File and improve it. But the two people familiar with the decision to end Direct File said its future became clear when the IRS staff assigned to the program were told in mid-March to stop working on its development for the 2026 tax filing season.

The two people were not authorized to publicly discuss the plans and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Adam Ruben, a vice president at the liberal-leaning Economic Security Project, said the fix was in from the beginning.

It is an outrage to see everyday taxpayers play no role in this decision, he said. Cutting costs and saving money for families were just empty campaign promises.

But David Williams, president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, which describes itself as a nonpartisan organization that disseminates research and analysis on the governments effects on the economy, said Direct File was problematic from day 1, citing the programs costs and noting that many people who started the process never finished. According to the IRS 423,450 taxpayers logged into Direct File and 140,803 submitted accepted returns in 2024.

From hidden costs to taxpayer confusion, the program is riddled with issues, Williams said.

Direct File was rolled out as a pilot program in 2024 after the IRS was tasked with looking into how to create a direct file system as part of the money it received from the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by Biden in 2022. The Democratic administration spent tens of millions of dollars developing the program.

Last May, the agency announced that the program would be made permanent.

But the IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have made billions from charging people to use their software and have spent millions lobbying Congress. The average American typically spends about $140 preparing returns each year.

Derrick Plummer, a spokesman for the commercial tax preparation company Intuit,, said in a statement that Direct File is and has been a solution in search of a problem, a drain on critical IRS resources and a waste of taxpayer dollars.

The IRS accepted 140,803 returns filed by taxpayers using Direct File in the 12 states where it was available last tax season. It was expanded to include half the country this year. It is unclear how many taxpayers have used Direct File this year.

Amanda Renteria, CEO of Code for America, which worked with the IRS to create a state tax filing integration program for Direct File, said the decision was a betrayal of public trust at precisely the time government should be demonstrating its ability to deliver basic services effectively.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a proponent of building out Direct File, said in an emailed statement that Trump and Musk are going after Direct File because it stops giant tax prep companies from ripping taxpayers off for services that should be free. Americans want a free and easy way to file their taxes Trump and Musk want to take that away.

I think that was Riki-oh the story of Ricky? Fun/weird movie if so.

Man......if I lived nearby you I would totally randomly stop by, chill for a bit and then raid your fridge.