#confirmation

[slaaverin]

First of all when I said my delulu theory I didn't believe it at first because people kept pestering me it was about songs

But no guys I think I was actually right for once 😭

He's squinting to make sure it's her and then asking her directly and laughing at the end like this interaction is so wholesome it makes me wanna cry

This is healing something in me you don't understand 😭😭😭😭

I am feeling things I haven't felt in a long time

THANK YOU BLACKNWHITE-NIM 😭😭😭 WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE HER

I hope she can go to more concerts 😌👉🏻👈🏻

[vintage-sweden]

Confirmation photo, 1932, Sweden.

[saywhat-politics]

Senate Republicans disregard Billy Long’s record, confirm him as the next IRS commissioner

“Republicans want to put a tax fraudster in charge of the IRS — and I wish that was just a figure of speech,” Sen. Chuck Schumer said.

“Republicans want to put a tax fraudster in charge of the IRS — and I wish that was just a figure of speech,” Sen. Chuck Schumer said.

June 12, 2025, 11:16 AM MST

By Steve Benen

Among the many issues that have plagued the Internal Revenue Service in recent months is the revolving door at the commissioner’s office: Over the last five months, the tax agency has had five different chiefs.

As it happens, the sixth is likely to be the worst. CNBC reported:

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Billy Long as the next IRS Commissioner, which could mark a shift for taxpayers amid sweeping agency cuts. Picked by President Donald Trump, the former Missouri Congressman’s nomination received mixed support from Washington and the tax community. But Senate Republicans confirmed Long via a party-line vote.

The Missouri Republican was ultimately confirmed on a 53-44 vote. While three Senate Democrats missed the vote, their absences did not affect the outcome. Support for Long among GOP senators, including alleged “moderates,” was unanimous.

Given his record, that’s a tough dynamic to defend.

Before we dig in, it’s important to pause and note that Trump shouldn’t have chosen anyone to lead the IRS. When the president returned to power, the then-incumbent commissioner, Danny Werfel, had been appointed to a five-year term in 2022, and by all accounts, he wanted to keep his position — traditionally a “relatively nonpartisan management job” — until his term ended. Werfel was pushed out in an unprecedented move.

Complicating matters further, Trump nominated Long despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that the former congressman repeatedly sponsored legislation to eliminate the agency that he’ll now lead.

What’s more, The New York Times reported late last year that Long has a problematic record of peddling a pandemic-era tax credit that the IRS has warned was “a magnet for fraud.” Long’s record was so controversial that Senate Democrats suggested that he should face a criminal investigation.

[blackexcellence]

CONFIRMED 🎉👩🏾‍⚖️

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will become the 116th Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court and the FIRST Black woman to sit in the highest court.

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[socialbutterfly19]

Smile and let them wonder

[themattress]

Just realized that this was drawn by Yusuke Kamata.

The guy who directed Episode 7.

Which means that the vibes people got from this:

...was purely intentional!

Also, I found this one by Mizuki Yoshida:

Celeste's line is "Oh, a tea leaf has stood up. It looks like good things will happen this New Years.", while the caption below reads "If Celeste had survived, this would be a good New Years Day for the Yasuhiro family", implying that Chihiro is now a part of that family too.

@danganronpa-shipping-galore: The top 2 Celeste ships have quasi-canon representation!

[rissezcupz]

The goal, and purpose.