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More than a dozen prospective candidates seeking office in Michigan have been kicked out of primary contention because of oversights made in their filings. Mellissa Carone is one of those candidates. You may remember she testified before state House and Senate committees as Rudy Giuliani's so-called “elections expert” in Michigan, and was subsequently lampooned on Saturday Night Live. Carone was running for state Senate in Macomb County. But her campaign finance issues were not made right, and she signed an affidavit attesting otherwise. Barb Byrum, Ingham County Clerk joined Stateside to explain a bit about how candidates find themselves on the wrong side of ballot contention. Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in today's episode by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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After someone dies with Bitcoin, among all the other chaos, are questions about taxes. How do you pay capital gains from during the decedent's life? Or if he was a long-term holder, how much capital gains tax will the heirs owe? What about estate tax? Final year capital gains tax from trading If decedent was not a true holder, and was buying/selling, there are probably realized gains. You have to sell something to owe capital gains tax. But how does an executor sort through to find the basis, the sales prices? It's still complicated, because at least for now, cryptocurrency is not a well-established industry and is constantly evolving. First, check the decedent's devices for apps that track basis. There isn't a main app out there right now, so Google “cryptocurrency tax tracking” to see which apps are popular at the time. If you find an app, it's somewhat good news. The downside is that some of these apps don't work very well. Next, check the exchange that the decedent was using (Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, etc.) Some of the exchange platforms do basis tracking, but again it's not that good yet. Even traditional stock exchanges don't always track the basis. So, it's a bit unrealistic to expect the crypto exchanges to do as good a job of tracking basis. When someone is alive, it's easier for them to track their own basis. But, like any other estate, things become a bit messier when you're doing it for someone who has passed away. It takes work to reconstruct the portfolio to find the values. What happens if you don't find the basis? You can't wait around forever; at some point the executor must take a position on the basis. Then the executor files the 5495 with the final 1040, holds his breath and waits to see what the IRS says. Obviously, this is what the executor does after LOTS of legwork to come up with the best guess for the basis. Filing with the IRS should not be the first step, and you should have a very strong argument supporting your guess. Long-term Bitcoin gets stepped-up basis Like all other capital-appreciated assets (homes, stock, etc.), Bitcoin will get stepped-up basis. As a quick review, the basis is your adjusted purchase price. If you bought a house twenty years ago, your purchase price is your basis. Same with stock. If you bought stock for $50 a share ten years ago and now it's worth $500 a share, you made a ten-fold increase. Capital gains are calculated by what the asset is worth now (when you sell) vs. what you paid for it (when you bought it). When a person passes away, there is a very rare freebie from the IRS called the “stepped-up basis.” If you bought Bitcoin for $1 and it's currently trading at $100,001, your gain is $100,000. You'd owe a lot of tax on that. But, if you pass away and your heirs get it, their stepped-up basis becomes $100,001. If the heirs sell it the next day for $100,002, their capital gain is $1. Long-term Bitcoin holders may have SIGNIFICANT gains, so passing it on to the heirs could be a huge tax benefit. Estate tax on Bitcoin Is there estate tax on Bitcoin? Yes, it is an asset, just like anything else. Estate tax is a tax of your net worth upon your passing. Your executor or heirs need to put together a balance sheet or list of all your assets, minus liabilities, and present it to the IRS. The good news! Most people do not need to worry about estate tax because, currently in 2022, the tax only applies to estates over $12mm (and $24mm married). However, there are probably some Bitcoin holders that are very close to being over the exclusion amount. Earlier, we discussed the stepped-up basis to avoid the capital gains tax. But, if your gains have gone up so much that you've shot past the estate tax threshold, you're trading capital gains tax for estate tax. If your estate is worth that much, you should consult with an attorney or an accountant. This topic was based on a question from one of our listeners. Thank you and please keep the questions coming! If you want to learn more about probate in general, please check out my book, “How Probate Works.” I don't have a Bitcoin chapter yet, but you will get a sense of how the probate process applies to your situation. Request your free consultation  

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Sleep Divorce… it sounds serious. But for some, it's the only way to stay in a relationship. Studies show that when one partner's snoring or tossing and turning keeps the other person up, the relationship suffers. But breaking up the marital or couples bed can be seen as taboo, and scary. Because, after all, couples are supposed to sleep together and enjoy it, right? But what if sleeping separately is the key to a happy relationship? Before you run for the spare bedroom, listen in to our sleep expert.  Learn more and submit your own sleep questions at www.vox.com/areyousleeping And, let us know what you think of the show at www.vox.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It is a SUPER deep dive into the Sussmann case today, where we talk about the most recent filings and what it all means. Then, we move on to an absolutely chilling interview with a parent who just moved to a new school district, and what is really going on in Ukraine? If you want […] The post Dark To Light: An Interesting Sussmann Filing appeared first on Radio Influence.

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Class is in session! Filing your own trademark is not impossible, but when paperwork comes around, you have to know which class you are registering your mark as. What is a class? What qualifies as a good? What qualifies as a service? You need to know! If you don't, you could end up limiting how you can use your mark and have to redo the entire trademarking process. Want to save your time? Listen to Attorney LaConya Murray explain what a trademark class is and why it is important to be aware of how you classify your trademark on the application. Let's continue the conversation over in the Genius Lounge. Let me know what you thought of the episode and any questions you have. Visit the Genius Lounge. Before you head over there make sure to share this episode with three people. Want to schedule a time to speak with Attorney Murray? Do that here. Not registered in the Protect Your Brand Startup Guide Mini-Course? Register here

Tara McCann is a menstrual health coach. Her mission is to help women use the power of their menstrual cycles to tune into what their bodies need. Tara guides women to identify patterns in their menstrual cycles and helps them find ways to support their health. Her goal is for women to live in the flow of their hormones and to stop fighting with the natural functions of their bodies. Learn more about Tara. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.   FULL TRANSCRIPT: Passionistas: Hi, and welcome to The Passionistas Project Podcast, where we talk with women who are following their passions to inspire you to do the same. We're Amy and Nancy Harrington and today we're talking with Tara McCann, a menstrual health coach who helps women use the power of their menstrual cycles to tune into what their bodies need. Tara guides women to identify patterns in their menstrual cycles, and find ways to support their health so they live in the flow of their hormones and stop fighting with their bodies. So please welcome to the show, Tara McCann. This is such an important topic that no one ever talks about. And we're so grateful that you are joining us today to educate us a little bit and to help us spread the word about something that's so important for women. Tara: It is, and it really isn't talked about very much. And that's one of the things when I do speak on this, women come up to me and I'm like, "why was I never taught this as a child? Why have I, you know, I'm 45 years old and no one ever told me this was happening in my body." And so I think it is valuable information. I think it's been missing from our growth and development and education, and I am on a mission to teach people all of the things. Passionistas: So what's the one thing you're most passionate about? Tara: You know, I think the biggest thing that I'm passionate about is women shifting from just enduring their menstrual cycle to really understanding and knowing themselves in a very different way through their menstrual cycle. It's the space where we tap into our intuition. It's where we are powerful in our wisdom. It's our creative force and power in the world. And for so many of us, we are taught the exact opposite of that. And so really, what I'm passionate about, is telling women about this and watching their growth as they start to understand that. I love women coming through my programs and be like, "oh my God, look what I just did!" And, "I understand this. I understand why I've done this for years." And then they can give themselves grace. They can give themselves understanding, and then they just start to move through the world differently. They're not fighting with themselves anymore. And so I just love supporting women through that transition. Passionistas: So, what was your childhood like? And was this something that you were comfortable talking about with your parents at a young age? Tara: No, not at all. So I probably had a very similar experience to you. Like I think it was fifth grade that they separated the boys and the girls. And the girls went with the nurse and the boys went, I don't know who they went with, but you know, the nurse basically explained, "you're going to have your period, and you're going to bleed and then it's going to hurt. And here's a pad and here's a pamphlet from this, you know, maker of products that is going to tell you all about it." And then that's basically it. And I don't remember having conversations with my mom about it. Definitely not my dad, like that was, you know, not going to talk to him about it for sure. But I don't remember having conversations with my mother about it, like other than, "Hey, I need more tampons" or "Hey, can you go get me some more medicine to take care of my period pain." But there wasn't a lot of conversation about what was going on in my body, how things changed through the month, how it was going to feel. And I think part of it is she was never taught. It wasn't something she was taught. So it was not something she taught me. It was not a conversation we had. And so I had that one experience in school. For me, like my first period, I was so excited. I was like, "oh my God, I'm a woman." And I just had this feeling of belonging to something bigger than myself and that finally I was part of the club or something. It was... and I remember feeling that. But then, as it progressed, it was like, "oh, you're not supposed to feel that way. It's painful." And you know, all the magazines I read as a kid were like, "take this medicine because it's so painful and here's your perfect pad for the blue liquid we pour on it." And you know, all of this messaging from around me and, you know, people teasing you about, "well, what are you on the rag?" And so you want to hide it and the shame and just all those things started piling on. So that initial power and excitement and that feeling I had was just kind of piled on. And it went away and it was hidden for a really long time because I didn't want to talk about it. I was like, "oh no, we don't talk about this. Okay. I can do that." So yeah, that was my early experience with this. And I think that's true for a lot of women in the world. Passionistas: So, you said you didn't start to understand some of the stuff until you were in your forties. So then what was your early career or were you a full-time mom back then? Or what was your earlier years like between, you know, high school and the time you started working with fertility information? Tara: So, you know, I, had my cycle and it was fine. And it was like, I take the Advil for the pain and, and then I just have my cycle and no, I don't like it. And it's a mess. And, you know, just kind of those general feelings of it's something I have to put up with. I didn't have the experience of having really horrific period pain or really heavy flow. It was just... it was there for me. And, you know, it was kind of a nuisance, but not really a nuisance. I didn't have super strong feelings about. But what really started me on this path was my husband and I started having a family, you know, decided to have a family. And in my experience with my cycle, I had always been really regular. And I was healthy. My husband was healthy. I'm like, "oh, we're going to get pregnant, you know, we'll be pregnant in months. You know, just a few months and we'll be pregnant." And months turned into a year, turned into two years, turned into two and a half years and reproductive medicine. But during that time I found menstrual cycle tracking through a book called "Taking Charge of Your Fertility." And so I started paying really close attention to my cycle in the aspect of fertility. Like when am I going to ovulate? And when is the best time that we could get pregnant and just riding that rollercoaster of, okay, "we got to get geared up, you know, I'm going to ovulate soon." And so " we had to go have sex and we gotta be prepared for this." And then that two week wait of just sitting there, like, "am I pregnant? What does that twinge." Or "wait, wait, I don't know what that is." And then that devastating crash when your period comes, like just that utter crash. That like, "oh my gosh, what is wrong with me? Why am I broken? Why can everyone else in the world get pregnant and I cannot?" You know, what's going on? But also having to switch gears really fast, cause guess what? You're going to ovulate again really soon and you've got to get going again. And so it's just this up and down and up and down. And, so that was really challenging. But through that, and through my tracking, I really came to understand my cycle well. And I'm a scientist by nature, and I'm trained as an occupational therapist, so I had worked in occupational therapy for a really long time. So I have a science background and have always been fascinated by the human body and the amazing things that the human body can do. And so I really dug into this. Learning about my cycle and learning what was going on for my body. I knew I didn't have enough progesterone in my cycle, basically. And I had worked with acupuncturists and I had changed what I was eating all through this fertility journey. And we were in reproductive medicine and we were doing intrauterine insemination. And we had come to the last one we were going to do. The next time we tried something, it was going to be IVF. And so in that moment, you know, you're sitting there on the crinkly seat, waiting for your insemination, with the freezing cold room. I don't know why the rooms can't be warmer, you know, shivering in your little thing that doesn't cover your back. And I asked for progesterone. In my mind, I was like, "this is our last chance to try this." And I know this is what my body needs. And so the tracking for me really became that supportive piece that I could advocate for myself. I knew my body and I trusted what I knew about my body. I trusted what the tracking had taught me about my body. And so I said, "can we add progesterone to my regimen this cycle?" And my doctor was like, well, he had already shoved off my charts before. He's like, "I don't need those. I don't need to look at those." Which in his world, he doesn't because he's controlling the situation, right? And that's what that reproductive medicine specialty is about. He's like, "well, I don't think it's going to hurt, but I don't think it's going to help either." He wasn't, "no, you can't do that." But I didn't feel like he was like completely on board with it. But I asked. And I got the progesterone and I got pregnant and we had a baby 10 months later. So, you know, that was what I needed. And so that was really what started this journey with tracking for me. And then my two girls were born pretty close together. And so I had been pregnant or breastfeeding or trying to be pregnant for four or five years. And my health was not great after all of that. And so I went to a health coach and found a health coach for my own health and was like, this is really what I wanted. I wanted this support when I was trying to get pregnant. Like I wanted somebody there every week who I could talk to about what was going on in my own body and who was going to help me. Because I knew my body could do more, but I didn't know what to do at the time. And so I was just trying to Google everything and throw all of it at it. Not hardly having tons of guidance. So I went to coaching school and my first jump into coaching was fertility coaching and helping preconception coaching, you know, people getting ready for pregnancy. And then a couple of years ago, I started talking in the mom-owned business networking group. I started talking about cycles and how you can use your menstrual cycle to be more productive in your business. And women just started coming to me and like," why did I never hear this information before?" And so that really spurred me to broaden my message to menstrual cycles in all ways. And not just fertility though, I still do fertility work and it's very near and dear to my heart. But just also talking in the broader realm of menstrual cycle. Passionistas: Talk more about that concept that tracking your cycles can help you with productivity. Tara: In our menstrual cycles, our hormones shift and change every single day. So there's this, you know, big ups and downs that are happening. And we have grown up in a society where we think we get up in the morning, we go to work, we work all day long and you know, do all our work. We come home, we go to sleep, get up the next morning, rinse and repeat over and over again. Every day should be the same. Our bodies don't work like that. Because we may get up one day and have all of the energy. And then the next day we're like, "where did all that energy go? It's gone." And that's... our hormones are shifting in our bodies and that's shifting what we can do. So, when we're thinking about our periods and the time that we're having our bleed, our hormones are really low. And so that's really kind of a time for quiet and for rest and for that introspection that I talked about. Because the way that our hormones are balanced during that time, it's a great time to evaluate, see what's working and what's not working, and think about what are my intentions for this next month? So it's not that nothing is happening during that time. It's not that you're not being productive. You're being productive in a different way. And then moving through the cycle, the next part of the cycle is after your bleeding, but before your egg is released. And during that time, your estrogen is rising. And during that time, your hormones are supporting you to do things like writing. Or to do things like planning and thinking of big ideas and outlining things. And it's also a really creative time, so brainstorming is really good. And thinking about all the different ways to do something can feel like essence of ease during that time. And then ovulation is that time when you're putting yourself out in the world. And so things like presentations can be really good, or if you have to have a hard conversation with someone. Because of the way your hormones are balanced, you are very open and receptive and your verbal skills are really good. And so if you want to go ask for a raise or if you need to talk to a coworker or a parent or a partner, you know, this is a really great time to kind of plan for those conversations because of the way that you are hormonally supported during that time. And then after ovulation: our luteal phase. So that's the time from ovulation to our next period. That's really a time when we're kind of getting things done, like checking things off the list, detail oriented type things. And so, cleaning out your closet or cleaning out the pantry or. Filing your taxes or doing data entry and things like that can be something that's really supported. So when you start to move through over a longer timeframe, you're getting all the things done, but you're not fighting with yourself to get those things done. And so that's one of the really powerful pieces of understanding how you move through your cycle, understanding what's true for you and what feels like ease and what feels a little harder during different times in your cycle, so that you can think ahead and plan ahead and decide, "oh, you know, I'd really love to record a podcast during my ovulatory time so that I'm speaking and my words are flowing" and things like that. So it really helps you to plan ahead so don't spend so much time fighting with yourself and like, "why can't I get this done today?" I was like, "well, today not may not be the day." But what about in a week from now? You could batch four of your newsletters or whatever that might be. So just thinking about it in a longer, cyclical way that ease is going to come back again. Passionistas: So what is the actual tracking? Is it as simple as "this is the day my period started" and going from there? Or are there other things that you track as well? Tara: When I'm teaching people to track, we start by tracking just two or three things, because there's a lot that you can track depending on what information you are wanting. So you can track your energy levels. You can track your sleep, you can track how does exercise feel? How does your movement practice feel? Do you have food cravings? Are there sometimes you're really hungry or not so hungry? Do you have certain days that you have headaches? So there's a lot of different things, depending on what's happening in your body. One of the places we often start is energy. So what does your energy feel like? How is your energy today? What kind of things did you get done? What felt easy? And then as you move through the cycle, like, okay, where are you in your cycle? Those hormones that shifted and move, what's underlying that. So how do you support your body to flow through that cycle, and to support your body to be able to move through fluidly without forcing things. Passionistas: We're Amy and Nancy Harrington and you're listening to The Passionistas Project Podcast and our interview with Tara McCann. To learn more about tracking your menstrual cycle and to download the free cycle tracker, visit taramccannwellness.com. If you're enjoying this interview and would like to help us to continue creating inspiring content, please consider becoming a patron by visiting thepassionistasproject.com/podcast and clicking on the patron button. Even $5 a month can help us continue our mission of inspiring women to follow their passions. Now here's more of our interview with Tara. How does what is learned during your work apply to women who are in menopause or post-menopause? Is there still work that they can do? Tara: There is actually. One of the programs I do is actually using the moon as that cyclical rhythm. Because if a woman is post-menopausal or perimenopausal, when their cycle is maybe not consistent anymore, or post-menopausal when they no longer have a cycle. Some women who are on hormonal birth control don't have cycles. You can use that rhythm of the moon to plan and to create that flow of energy and the different tasks that might feel easy so that you're really prioritizing that rest and prioritizing the different types of like creative work or speaking work, or just getting things done. Because as women even if we're not cycling, we have this imprint of the cycle. We have this just knowing of the cycle because we are cyclical beings and we have been, and we've always been. And so tapping back into that cyclical rhythm, you can do that even without having that indicator of having a physical bleed. Like even if you've had a hysterectomy, but you still have your ovaries, you're probably still cycling. You just might not know it because you don't have that indicator. So you can also track with the moon until you figure out what your body's signals are of those different parts of your cycle. That's the other way that I talk about and use tracking. Passionistas: So the best way to get started is to sort of start keeping a journal then of your energy levels, your hunger, your cravings... things like that.? Tara: Yeah, you can. I created just a paper tracker with a paper and pencil because I'm a paper and pencil gal. I like to be able to see that... I like to be able to compare one to the other, right, side-by-side. Because then you can say, oh, look on day 10 of my cycle, this happens. On day 22 of my cycle, this happens. And so you can compare month to month. There's lots of, you know, online trackers out there as well. So if you are a, you know, you want to do it on an app, there's lots of apps out there. Or I've had lots of women create spreadsheets. Sometimes that can get a little expansive because they'll start with like two things. And then they're like, "oh, I wonder about this and this." And suddenly they've got like 15 things that they're tracking every day. And so that's why I recommend, you know, honing in, or what are the most important things that you're wanting to understand about your body in this time and space? And some of the things you can track simultaneously. Like if you're having period pain, that's only going to be on a certain number of days. So you could track period pain with how heavy your flow is, and also your energy level and your sleep, like your sleep patterns and see if that changes. So there's ways to kind of incorporate more than one, cause they may not be on every day. And then once you have like a really good understanding and a really good knowledge of, "oh, my body typically does this around this time," then you can add another layer. Then you can add in, okay how does movement feel? How does it feel when I do a really strenuous exercise during the time that I'm bleeding? Like, does that feel good or does that not feel good? Does that feel supportive or not supportive? And so you can start to understand that too, and plan your movement or other things during the timeframe or during your cycle. Passionistas: Do you have like one or two success stories from the women that you've worked with, where you've seen, like, just this major transformation? Tara: Yeah, there's a couple. So I had one woman who tracked... there's many, but we'll go with a couple. So there was one woman who tracked with me last spring and she had had heavy periods and really debilitating period pain for years and years and years. And she just assumed it was normal... assumed that it was what happened. And so she started tracking with me and shortly into our time together, she had her period. And she got into a situation where she was taking Advil and then she couldn't get the period pain to stop and then was taking more Advil. And just her body got more and more pain. And then she didn't feel good. Got sick. Had to go to the emergency room... was, you know, all of these things. And she had just moved to a new space. So she didn't have an established practice with a doctor. So she couldn't get more pain medication to help alleviate what was going on for her. So, it was that situation that she was kind of stuck with. But she realized in the group setting we were in-- we were in a group of four women-- and another woman in that space had been an ovarian cancer survivor. And so both of us were talking about, you know what, this much pain is not normal. Like there is pain involved. There can be pain involved, but there's a lot you can do to less en that. But this much is a lot and you need to go find someone who will listen to you. And so what tracking did for her, was it really allowed her to advocate for herself. She found a doctor. She found a space where... you know, cause she was within that 30 day period that we were checking together. She's like, "I'm going to have another period. And what am I going to do then? Cause I'm still not established with a doctor." So, you know, she was creating a plan for, "okay, can I talk to my old doctor?" And "how do I take care of myself?" And then she was able to find a really good doctor and get in with them, even though they were further away because she got a recommendation from someone else in the group and was really able to establish care with someone who would listen to her. And so I think that was a really big transformation for her... being able to know what's going on. And, you know, she had gotten some pain medication and then she was like, "oh my gosh, is this what it's supposed to feel like? Is this what it feels like to not be in such excruciating pain? Is this what typically, you know, people experience during a flow? Cause I've never had this little pain before." Passionistas: So aside from the pain, what are some of the other myths about menstruation that really need to be debunked? Tara: So pain is one of them. That's one of the biggest ones that you have to endure your cycle and that it's painful. You know, the other big myths are the shame around it, that it's something you shouldn't talk about. It's something that should be hidden. And one of the women in one of my communities was... her transition over the 30 days with it, she realized that it was just this natural process that her body went through and such forgiveness for her body and understanding that this is something that is natural and wonderful that's happening to her. But she had also had a lot of pain in her cycles as well. And so coming to a different space with what your body feels like. So, you know, shame and the myth of that and wanting to hide it. I think one of the things that I experienced going through my fertility journey was, I think at the beginning we talked about, you know, when you first get your period and you're fearful of pregnancy and like, you don't want to get pregnant and all of that fear that surrounds that. And so, you know, there's birth control and there's ways to prevent pregnancy. And we live in this kind of like, "oh my God, you know, did I have... we had a pregnancy scare" or "I think I might be pregnant even though we're on birth control." And so there's like this holding that happens. And then when we go to get pregnant and we're like, "oh, I stopped the birth control. It'll be fine. I'll just get pregnant right away." Because there's this fear that we could get pregnant at any moment. And then when we stop, we're like, "of course I'll get pregnant right away because I can get pregnant at any moment." And then our bodies have changed, or sometimes we go on... women go on birth control at a very young age because they're having difficulties in their flow or difficulties with pain or heavy periods or things like that. And instead of looking at the underlying cause of what's going on, they're just put on medication, which just kind of masks it. And then when they come off of the medicine to get pregnant, that underlying whatever it was is still there. And their body has to adjust to coming off the birth control and then it takes a long time to get pregnant. And then there's that feeling of "what is wrong with me and what's wrong with my body and why can't I get pregnant?" And so it just kind of piles on top of each other. Passionistas: So how can people work with you? How can women that want to get in touch with you do that? And what services do you offer specifically? Tara: My signature program is called Tracking With Friends, and it's a 30 day program where we track our menstrual cycles together. And we get on together every day, and I give you a little video and a little meditation for you to check in. And then each person gets to do an individual check-in. So we create this sense of community around talking about our periods. Because for so many of us, we don't have a space. There's no space where we can go and talk about it. And so this small community of women-- it's usually three to five women tracking together-- is that community where nothing is TMI. You know, we talk about all the things and it's just this amazing container that happens. And women get to know each other so well and so quickly in this space. And so as we track together, I'm going through with each person, like this is where you are in your cycle. This is what might be going on underlying in the hormones. So this is something you might want to keep track of moving forward. So there's the accountability piece to it. And then once a week, we get together, live on Zoom and talk about, you know, "okay, here's what's going on in your hormones." And I do a little bit of teaching, but it's also just a lot of sharing of all of the things that are happening in cycles. And then I also do one-on-one coaching. So women who really want to dive in and support their hormones and figure out what's going on. So when I talk about, you know, that period pain is really common, but it's not normal. Like we shouldn't be in so much pain. There's a lot we can do to support our bodies with nutrition and the foods we eat and taking care of our gut and taking care of inflammation and sleep and movement and all of those things that I can help women to create and help them understand what's going on. First of all, understanding their own bodies and then making those small shifts that are going to have really big impacts in the way that their cycles flow. Passionistas: You mentioned that you're a member of MOB Nation. So can you talk a little bit about that organization and what it's meant to you? Tara: Yeah. The Mom Owned Business, MOB Nation. And so it's a group of mom owned business owners, entrepreneurs who... it's a supportive network of women. So it's networking, but it's so much more than networking because yes, there is... there's incredible support for your business and, you know, MOB economy. Because you know, the tagline is that "There's a mob for that." Because there is. There's another mom owned business that you can buy from for just about everything. And so our directors have created a directory of mom owned businesses, and so you can find someone to buy from. And so we've created this whole economy where we buy from each other and support each other's businesses. And then even beyond that business support, it really is support for your whole life and your whole being and who you are. And the MOB Alliance, which is the paid version of the MOB Nation is really this close knit group of women who... you know, you can hop on at two in the morning and be like, "this is going wrong and this is going wrong and I can't," you know, "I need somebody." There will probably be another MOB on that can hop on and support you and supporting women through, you know, their grief or closing their business. Or, you know, in this pandemic, it's been an incredible lifeline for staying connected with other business owners, you know, because we've gone virtual and been able to support each other in that way. And so it is a networking group and it is a, you know, supportive life group as well, I would say. So, so much more than just networking. Passionistas: Is there anything else you want women to know that we haven't asked you about? Tara: I think one of the things that we touched on a little bit, but not too much, is the fact that there is this physical piece, there is this hormonal piece to the way that our bodies move and flow. But there's also this energetic, spiritual piece, this connection to our wisdom, that we flow through and that our cycles can be, I don't want to say a tool because that's, you know, tool feels very like masculine. You know, like this is a tool. It's not. It's a process and it's a journey and we can use the, you know, the life and death and rebirth that happens with a cycle, right? Every month our uterine lining sheds, we grow an egg and mature an egg, and then that egg and the lining gets shut again. And then we are reborn again. And so it can be a really supportive process for our growth and expansion in the world. And so not just with that physical cycle, but that creative process that I was talking about. That creation in the world and staying in alignment with the world. And then using that time when things are getting broken down, using our cycle as that supportive, grounding space that we know that even as things break down, you're going to be reborn into what's next. And that the cycle just continues and goes on and that you are always supported by it and with it. And it's that constant companion grounding force for ourselves. Passionistas: Thanks for listening to our interview with Tara McCann. To learn more about tracking your menstrual cycle and to download the free cycle tracker visit taramccannwellness.com. Please visit thepassionistasproject.com to learn more about our podcast and subscription box, filled with products made by women owned businesses and female artisans to inspire you to follow your passions. This quarter's box is a collaboration with the MOB Nation and features products from mom owned businesses. It's the perfect Mother's Day gift for the mother in your life, or a treat for yourself. 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Johnny Depp channels his best Picasso in court and Chuey Martinez dishes with 'American Song Contest' hosts Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg! Erica Ash is in the studio co-hosting with us, so tune in to today's Dish Nation for some HOT celebrity dish! 

Are you ready to file your tax return? If you've made transactions with your cryptocurrency how will you be taxed? In this video we discuss: How Is Your Crypto Taxed? (Know This BEFORE Filing Your Taxes!) Do you have questions about cryptocurrency taxes? Let me know your questions in the comments below ⬇️ If you liked this video, make sure to like, comment, and subscribe so we can continue bringing you more videos like these!

In this episode I simplify how Copyrights Work and I help remove some of the guilt and fear around not filing! Earning money from art again and again is possible when you own the copyrights. I talk about how we sold a small painting for $450 in 2001 and since then licensed and sold reproductions that earned $250,000 from that very same painting! Filing copyrights can be done in the USA online at copyright.gov. I share a little about this as well. If you enjoyed this, please leave me a REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! To take your art biz further, read ART MONEY SUCCESS the Book: http://bit.ly/mariabrophy Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariabrophy/ Read my biz articles for creatives: https://mariabrophy.com/ SIGN UP for my 11 week FREE e-course that helps artists increase their income beyond $100,000/year: https://bit.ly/3zvzLHa

Kali Dayton (NP) is dedicated to helping ICU's utilize the researched based practices to help patients who are intubated and sedated. Through her personal experience in a walking ICU and then seeing how the majority of hospitals work, she is doing everything in her power to collaborate with clinicians in ICU's AND educate families on what they can do if their family member is in the ICU. Connect with Kali! https://daytonicuconsulting.com/ Instagram: @walkinghomefromtheicu Walking Home From the ICU Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walking-home-from-the-icu/id1497431005 

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April Nonprofit news summary. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Faces Scrutiny Over Spending & Transparency Questions have arisen over how the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) has spent and reported on charitable contributions, as reported by New York magazine. The organization, which serves as an umbrella organization for some local BLM organizations (though not all organizations with BLM in their name) faces criticism for the purchase of a $6 million dollar home in California, as well as the appearance of lack of transparency stemming not submitting a form 990, as required by their tax exempt status granted in 2020. While right-wing and far-right news outlets are seizing on this story as an angle of political attack, Candid co-founder and former CEO of GuideStar Jacob Harold is quoted as responding to the reporting as a “very legitimate critique.” Read more ➝   Interior Dept. To Open Up New Onshore Land To Drilling Leases In a reversal of a previous Biden administration moratorium, the Interior Department is opening up 144,000 acres of onshore land to new leases for oil drilling, as reported by Mother Jones. While the announcement comes as bad news to environmentalists, surging oil and gas prices have put the Biden administration between a rock and a hard place as supply chain issues and disruptions stemming from the Russia Ukraine war have continued to increase prices globally. The Interior Department has responded by saying that the new leases only open up 20% of what the oil industry asked for, and the royalties that the oil companies will have to pay the government will go up from 12.5 percent to 18.75 percent, the first increase in a century. Read more ➝ Summary Nonprofit aims to plug 68 orphan oil and gas wells in Montan | Independent Record Google Earth Timelapse: How to Use to See Your Hometown | Thrillist  Majority of Nonprofit Health Systems Don't Pay Their Tax Breaks Forward | HealthLeaders The RNC is severing ties with the nonprofit that runs presidential debates | NPR How this nonprofit in Westwood is avoiding being gentrified out of the area | Denverite        

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This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Right Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the election season officially getting underway with hundreds of candidates filing for political office this week, a Republican candidate for State Superintendent criticizing Stillwater Public Schools for its bathroom policy and a new organization calling on candidates to sign an anti-corruption pledge. The trio also discusses the governor signing legislation to criminalize abortion in the state of Oklahoma and a new poll showing support for not changing clocks every fall and spring.

Elon Musk has put his money where his mouth is, purchasing a substantial portion of Twitter's outstanding stock. But with his third amended filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now public, all the cards on the table. Will the board approve the sale of all of Twitter, or set the stage for one of the most public hostile takeovers in US history? You just know he laughed as he added that twenty cents...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/EG3iFoLQIIE #ElonMusk #Twitter #Takeover *** SUPPORTING THE CHANNEL UTREON - https://utreon.com/c/hoeglaw/ PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store BITCAST (11AM Eastern) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgHBXONMT06nX_8RZ5r32UA *** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:43 History - The Williams Act 08:56 Elon Makes His Bid 26:52 Board Defenses and Hostile Takeovers 39:18 Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: PLAYLIST AND PRIOR VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy_O52bErVCYZfVYMgVgu3nX https://youtu.be/OPi60M-UZ1M https://youtu.be/I-rYQiNasmU TWEETS "I made an offer..." Elon Musk (April 14, 2022) https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1514564966564651008 "Elon has decided not to join our board..." Parag Agrawal (April 10, 2022) https://twitter.com/paraga/status/1513354622466867201 "I read somewhere that the Twitter CEO/board pretty much has to accept" Daniel Sampaio (April 14, 2022) https://twitter.com/DanXcel/status/1514602107491348480 LAWS AND LEGAL ANALYSIS "What is the Williams Act?" Corporate Finance Institute Webpage https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/finance/williams-act/ 15 U.S. Code § 78m - Periodical and other reports https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/78m 17 CFR § 240.13d-1 - Filing of Schedules 13D and 13G https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/17/240.13d-1 DGCL 203. Business combinations with interested stockholders. https://delcode.delaware.gov/title8/c001/sc06/index.html ARTICLES/PRESS RELEASES "Elon Musk faces shareholder lawsuit over delay in disclosing Twitter stake" Fox Business (April 13, 2022) https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/elon-musk-sued-by-shareholders-over-delay-in-disclosing-twitter-stake "Twitter Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited, Non-Binding Proposal from Elon Musk" Twitter (April 14, 2022) https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/twitter-confirms-receipt-of-unsolicited-non-binding-proposal-from-elon-musk-301525749.html "Delaware's Antitakeover Statute Continues to Give Hostile Bidders a Meaningful Opportunity for Success" Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (July 29, 2010) https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2010/06/29/delawares-antitakeover-statute-continues-to-give-hostile-bidders-a-meaningful-opportunity-for-success/ "Why Is a Shareholder Rights Plan Called a "Poison Pill?"" Investopedia Website (As Updated April 13, 2022) https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/042015/why-shareholder-rights-plan-called-poison-pill.asp *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL.

How many agents did the Feds have onsite at the J6 protests? A defense motion filed by #J6 Defendant Thomas Caldwell provides new details on the government's investigation. In this video, criminal defense lawyer Robert Gouveia reacts to Thomas Caldwell's motion to dismiss the indictment.More: https://linktr.ee/robertgouveia #J6 #ThomasCaldwell #FBI #ATF

Sonoma County District Attorney joins Pat Thurston to discuss winning a case against PG&E. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this episode of The Kasabian Lavoe Show . Todays show is dark warning . Ok ok I know I said I wouldn't talk about it any more but who saw Ti bomb . See ya , why is Wiz Khalifa and Gillie Da Kid beefing . Lets talk about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson . Would you want to see a video of the ( crtl alt delete ) of your family member . Filing squad or electric chair your pick . Student attacks a teacher during school and was arrested for attempted . All this and more let talk about it . #kasabianlavoe #podcast #news #ti #wizkhalifa #gillie #kenajibrownjackson

On this episode of The Kasabian Lavoe Show . Todays show is dark warning . Ok ok I know I said I wouldn't talk about it any more but who saw Ti bomb . See ya , why is Wiz Khalifa and Gillie Da Kid beefing . Lets talk about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson . Would you want to see a video of the ( crtl alt delete ) of your family member . Filing squad or electric chair your pick . Student attacks a teacher during school and was arrested for attempted . All this and more let talk about it . #kasabianlavoe #podcast #news #ti #wizkhalifa #gillie #kenajibrownjackson

"The Hash" team discusses today's top stories, including Elon Musk reversing his decision to join Twitter's board of directors, Coinbase suspending 'buy' orders in India, and the Luna Foundation Guard's bitcoin buying spree. This episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our theme song is Neon Beach. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we are joined by Steven Miller, vice president of pharmacy services at 340B Health. April 1 was the third anniversary of the federal 340B ceiling price website's launch. Steve discusses how this database has become an invaluable tool for 340B drug pricing transparency. Before the interview, our news update shares how HRSA escalated enforcement actions against one of the companies restricting 340B discounts. The update also notes the release of 340B Health's 2021 annual survey report on how hospitals are using their savings.  How the Ceiling Price Website OperatesThe drug price database requires drug companies to submit pricing information to HRSA that is then used to calculate 340B ceiling prices for each eligible drug. This makes the website the source of truth. Steve explains who can access the website, the data elements that drug companies submit to HRSA, and the timeline for this process. He also shares the types of analysis that hospitals can do using the ceiling price information. What to Do When Your Hospital Is OverchargedSteve recommends how often an authorized official or primary contact at a hospital should check the ceiling price website and what to do if they believe the hospital has been overcharged. Filing overcharge reports are critical to keeping drug companies accountable. The Impact of the Ceiling Price Website In its three years, the ceiling price website has increased 340B drug pricing transparency. Steve recaps the trends in recent years' overcharge reports and HRSA audits of drug companies, estimates how much covered entities are overcharged, and shares examples of how the database has become essential for drug manufacturer accountability and the protection of covered entities' 340B savings.Check out all of our episodes on the 340B Insight podcast website. You also can stay updated on all 340B Health news and information by visiting our homepage. If you have any questions you'd like us to cover in this podcast, email us at podcast@340bhealth.org.Resources  Boehringer Ingelheim Referred for Penalties for Continued Violations of Federal Law of 340B Pricing 340B Health Member Survey Report 2021   340B Transparency Efforts Uncovering More Drug Company Overcharges

The tax man is coming and there's nowhere to run or hide...BUT there's no need to overpay. You still have time to do something to set you up for a better tax situation before the filing deadline. What You'll Get In This Episode: Why everything you get is taxable and nothing is deductible Key deductions you can still take now How to make sure that the tax code is working for you instead of against you What should you be doing now ★ RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU ★ If you liked this video, you'll love these ones: What To Do With Your Cash - https://youtu.be/voMnEcuFxIY Getting Out of Debt The Affluence Way - https://youtu.be/WkBJzAnVIZg Overcome Your Money Stories - https://youtu.be/QOPFrUtUaGo ★ OTHER RESOURCES ★ 7 Day Money Plan Workshop: https://www.TheMoneyPlanWorkshop.com My website https://melabraham.com/ Book: Mel H. Abraham - The Entrepreneur's Solution: The Modern Millionaire's Path to More Profit, Fans and Freedom https://www.melabraham.com/book/ Find me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/melhabraham/ Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/melabraham9/ Find me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melhabraham/ Find me on Twitter https://twitter.com/MelHAb Find me on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/MelHAbraham 

Courage, calmness, and faith under fire are the characteristics that Capt. Ritter — and his wife — displayed through the more than an hour detention by the MPs in spite of Attorney Willson confirming that there were no lawful grounds on which to take Capt. Ritter into custody. Command continued to order them to take Capt. Ritter into custody...

Courage, calmness, and faith under fire are the characteristics that Capt. Ritter — and his wife — displayed through the more than an hour detention by the MPs in spite of Attorney Willson confirming that there were no lawful grounds on which to take Capt. Ritter into custody. Command continued to order them to take Capt. Ritter into custody...

We've got Candy Crush divorces, noise-canceling air purifier headphones, and modem sounds this week. How can you not tech better with topics like that? Plus so much more, enjoy! Followup:  World Backup Day - OneBackUpIsNoneBackup.com (00:40) Candy Crush causes a lot of divorces in Egypt (05:15) Facebook paid to malign TikTok (07:35) People aren't happy with Wyze (09:15) Stalking with Apple Watch (13:35) Filing taxes could be free (15:45) Dave's Pro Tip of the Week:  iCloud switches after updates (17:45) Takes:  Dyson Zone noise-canceling, air-purifying headphones (20:55) Apple launches Business Essentials (23:50) Not News: Windows 11 may not be as popular as Microsoft had hoped (27:25) Security and Privacy - Fake emergency search warrants draw scrutiny (29:00) Bonus Odd Take: http://savethesounds.info/ (30:50) Picks of the Week:  Dave: Coda, Apple TV+ (34:45) Nate: GasBuddy, GetUpside (36:05) Find us elsewhere: https://www.notnerd.com https://www.youtube.com/c/Notnerd https://ratethispodcast.com/notnerd https://www.tiktok.com/@notnerdpod https://www.twitter.com/n0tnerd/ https://www.instagram.com/n0tnerd https://www.facebook.com/n0tnerd/ info@Notnerd.com Call or text 608.618.NERD(6373) If you would like to help support Notnerd financially, mentally, or physically, please contact us via any of the methods above. Consider any product/app links to be affiliate links.

Live from the No Panic Zone—I'm Steve Gruber—I am America's Voice—God Bless America this is the Steve Gruber Show— speaking truth to stolen power—and delivering the stone cold truth—every day—   Here are three big things you need to know right now—   ONE— Its Day 42— The war in Ukraine— continues with devastating results—and cries of war crimes and calls for Vladimir Putin to be tried for those crimes—   TWO— The Republicans have turned things around when it comes to fighting unfair gerrymandering—this is big news because for a long time—it looked like the Dems were winning this battle big—   THREE— John Durham—has unveiled yet another bombshell in his latest court filing—and he has outlined an organized conspiracy—facilitated by Hillary Clinton's campaign to target Donald Trump as a candidate—BUT even worse—the Clintonistas—continued to attack after the election—with the sole purpose of weakening the Presidency of Donald Trump—   This means Hillary Clinton orchestrated an entire smear campaign—that was based entirely of fake stories—made up events—phony sources—everything—the fake Russian dossier was built by Hillary and her co-conspirators—   In fact John Durham—wrote it this way—the Clinton Campaign—her researchers—and others formed a “joint venture or conspiracy”—and that is a damning indictment in and of itself—   Couple that with the growing dumpster fire that is the Hunter Biden Scandal—and all of sudden it seems those chickens are coming home to roost—   Democrats are fighting problems on all fronts—the economy—failed energy policy—foreign policy failures—and now the scandals—

Nobody likes doing them, but when Joselyn and Lauren file their taxes there's a little extra irritation that's always waiting for them: Misogyny. Also, TurboTax (Intuit) is a garbage company and the reason taxes aren't free and easy: https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free https://www.nbcnews.com/business/taxes/turbotax-h-r-block-spend-millions-lobbying-us-keep-doing-n736386 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-03-29/the-ftc-sues-turbotax-over-its-efforts-to-keep-you-from-filing-taxes-for-free https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/03/intuit-spends-millions-lobbying-amid-accusations-of-deceptive-turbotax-advertising/

While Patrica Navarro is not an attorney, as an Army Veteran, she is a fierce advocate for Veterans by helping them navigate the VA claims process. Ms. Navarro has been working with Mr. Barry Allen, a VA Disability Law Attorney for 9 years where she specializes in Veterans' Benefits Claim Appeals--helping Veterans get the benefits they deserve! http://www.yourvaadvocate.com/ Links to the sites Patricia discussed during the Podcast https://www.va.gov/find-forms/ Search for VA forms by number or keyword https://www.va.gov/health-care/get-medical-records/ Request medical records from VA medical centers and clinics online https://www.va.gov/find-forms/about-form-10-5345/ Request medical records from VA medical centers and clinics via mail https://www.va.gov/find-forms/about-form-3288/ Request information from VBA, including Claims file https://www.va.gov/records/get-military-service-records/ Request service/military records through the VA online https://www.archives.gov/veterans National Personnel Records Center to request military records online https://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/documents/docs/standard_form_180.pdf Standard Form 180 to request entire military file, with instructions on where to send the request based on your service, via mail https://www.va.gov/health-care/how-to-apply/ How to apply for VA Healthcare online https://www.va.gov/disability/file-disability-claim-form-21-526ez/introduction How to apply for Disability benefits online --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ferah-ozbek/message

Filing taxes can be a complex process involving different rules and stipulations for American citizens living outside of the United States. What do Americans citizens living abroad need to know about US taxes? On today's episode of the Taxgirl podcast, Kelly is joined by Nathalie Goldstein to talk about expat taxes for Americans living outside the United States. Nathalie is the founder and CEO of MyExpatTaxes. As an IRS Enrolled Agent, she specializes in US expat taxes, helping the 9 million Americans like herself living abroad required to file US taxes based on citizenship-based taxation. Listen to Kelly and Nathalie discuss the expat tax journey:Nathalie speaks about her own experience becoming an expat and learning how to process expat taxes. What exactly do Americans living abroad need to know? How are taxes different for expats? Kelly and Nathalie talk about foreign accounts, claiming Expat Tax benefits, and avoiding becoming double-taxed on foreign income. What do expats need to know about other tax returns, F bar requirements, and other disclosures? What tax complexities are involved with forming a business abroad and incorporating it? What penalties can be associated with these complex tax filings? Kelly and Nathalie share their thoughts on controversy and compliance issues for expats and international clients. Additionally, they provide insights and advice to those influenced by fear-mongering regarding tax compliance. Nathalie discusses the IRS services for international taxpayers, including complications with processing mailed tax returns and accessing their online accounts. To subscribe to the podcast (it's free!) using Apple, Spotify, or your favorite listening app,https://www.taxgirl.com/taxgirl-podcast/podcast-subscription/ ( click here). Links mentioned:Kelly's Website:http://www.taxgirl.com/ ( Taxgirl) MyExpatTaxes Website: https://www.myexpattaxes.com/ (MyExpatTaxes) MyExpatTaxes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myexpattaxes/ (@MyExpatTaxes) MyExpatTaxes TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myexpattaxes?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc (MyExpatTaxes) MyExpatTaxes Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE16g75aLMmUJZjv9MERfAQ (MyExpatTaxes) MyExpatTaxes Twitter: https://twitter.com/myexpattaxes (@MyExpatTaxes) MyExpatTaxes Linkedin: https://at.linkedin.com/company/my-expat-taxes?trk=public_profile_topcard-current-company (MyExpatTaxes)

Elon Musk has put his money where his mouth is, purchasing a substantial portion of all of Twitter's outstanding stock. But what does such a move signal? What is this billionaire's motivation? And why are some probably jumping the gun just a bit in reacting to the Internet's biggest lulz wildcard? Sometimes it pays to be the wildcard...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/I-rYQiNasmU #ElonMusk #Twitter #FreeSpeech *** WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? UTREON - https://utreon.com/c/hoeglaw/ PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store BITCAST (11AM Eastern) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgHBXONMT06nX_8RZ5r32UA *** Discussed in this episode: ARTICLES "Elon Musk buys 9.2% stake in Twitter, making him the largest shareholder" - CNN.com (April 4, 2022) https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/04/investing/elon-musk-twitter-shares-stake/index.html "Elon Musk" - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk "Elon Musk accuses SEC of attacking his right to free speech" - Axios (February 17, 2022) https://www.axios.com/elon-musk-tesla-sec-free-speech-0e872e2b-bee4-4bb8-88ca-46c0576fe8a0.html "Biden to Propose 20% Tax Aimed at Billionaires, Unrealized Gains" - Bloomberg (March 26, 2022) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-26/biden-to-propose-20-tax-aimed-at-billionaires-unrealized-gains SEC FILING Schedule 13 G https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001494730/000110465922041911/tm2211482d1_sc13g.htm LAW 17 CFR § 240.13d-1 - Filing of Schedules 13D and 13G. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/17/240.13d-1 TWEETS "Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured." Tweet, Elon Musk (August 7, 2018) https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1026872652290379776 "Elon Musk is now Twitter's largest shareholder..." Tweet, Ryan Brown (April 4, 2022) https://twitter.com/Toadsanime/status/1510958984265670657 "Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square..." Tweet, Elon Musk (March 26, 2022) https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1507777261654605828 "Would you consider building a new social media platform..." Tweet, Pranay Pathole (March 26, 2022) https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1507907130124222471 "Much is made lately of unrealized gains..." Tweet, Elon Musk (November 6, 2021) https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1457064697782489088?lang=en HOEG LAW VIDEOS https://youtu.be/fyoJpKp66Mk https://youtu.be/rS8Xc3hSn2E https://youtu.be/_1PsYkqcNBw TWITTER OWNERSHIP "Twitter, Inc." CNN Business https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com

Mona, Rebecca and Mark discuss Concurrent Filings for EB-5 Investors.Have a topic or question you would like covered on a future episode of EB-5 Investment Voice? Let us know over at https://mshahlaw.com/contact-us/ or using the contact details below.Phone: 212-233-7473Email: info@mshahlaw.comTo discover the show notes on this episode as well as other topics, information, and resources; please head over to https://mshahlaw.com/Podcast/

The deadline for filing your 2021 taxes is approaching. Do you have your taxes figured out? When we say “having your taxes figured out,” we don't mean just for the past year. If you want to optimize your overall tax picture, you need to look at your total lifetime taxes. Tune in now to discover key things to keep in mind while filing your 2021 taxes and ways to minimize your total taxes in retirement.

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Clark talks taxes including why you should check your refund whether you've filed yet or not, and free filing. Also - Travel Riddle: when should you use your airline and hotel reward miles and points?  TAXES: Refunds & Free Filing: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 TRAVEL: Airline Miles & Hotel Points: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Submit a complaint | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ReportFraud-FTC.gov - Consumer Product Safety Commission FCC Complaints - Federal Communications Commission What Is a Fiduciary Financial Advisor and Do I Need One? Fidelity vs. Vanguard vs. Schwab: Which Brokerage Is Best? Best Travel Credit Cards: Top Rewards Picks for 2022 How to Avoid Romance Scams - Clark Howard Health Insurance Archives - Clark Howard Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Sandoval, CPA is a successful entrepreneur and tax mastermind, having helped business owners save $37 million in taxes. The story of his start in the tax industry goes back to the peak of the real estate market crash in 2007. He was new to the job force with one foot in the real estate industry. However, with so many people losing their homes, he was afraid he had hit a brick wall in real estate. Fortunately, the CPA at the escrow company he was employed with, shared her experience as an accountant during such a volatile time. This ignited a spark in Joel, he began talking with other CPAs which only further increased his interest in the accounting industry.  @joelsandoval.cpa   In this episode, Brad and Joel discuss what the magic is that a REAL CPA can do you for you. Tune in and save your money!   00:00 Intro 01:06 https://www.taxsaversacademy.com check it out to see how you can save money on your own 06:00 The road to entrepreneurship 08:30 Business owners who are behind on taxes 14:00 Filing your taxes on line 18:10 What you can learn from Joel's courses 20:35 What you can do to lower taxes 25:00 Gambling 27:40 What “most” CPAs do 29:20 Holding Companies 33:00 PPP money 38:00 Why there would be chaos if there was “flat tax” 43:00 The rules of the game 47:30 Your method of accounting 49:40 An audit 53:39 What is changing about taxes this year? 54:51 Bomb: CPA's can help save you as much as possible! 54:55 Follow Joel @joelsandoval.cpa 55:53 Wanna learn more? Go to https://www.go.sandovaltax.com  

We have some new laws! In this episode, a brief overview of the government funding law that (finally) funds the government for 2022 and provides money and weapons to Ukraine, a new law that protects drinking water, a new law that slightly reduces the corruption of Puerto Rico's financial oversight board, and a new law that guarantees you rights that corporate contracts have been taking away. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Executive Producer Recommended Congressional Dish Episode CD076: Weapons for the World Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD248: Understanding the Enemy CD244: Keeping Ukraine CD229: Target Belarus CD170: Electrifying Puerto Rico CD147: Controlling Puerto Rico CD128: Crisis in Puerto Rico Recommended Congressional Dish YouTube Videos What is the World Trade System? Revolution of Dignity or Regime Change? Ukraine 2014 Explained. Earmarks Jamie Dupree on Twitter Jamie Dupree. Mar 10, 2022. “Russian oil ban heads to Senate.” Regular Order by Jamie Dupree. Continuing Resolution Mary Ellen McIntire. Mar 9, 2022. “House Democrats' retreat upended by spending bill delays.” Roll Call. Ballotpedia. Updated February 11, 2021. “Election results, 2020: Incumbent win rates by state.” Red Hill Water Contamination Sophia McCullough. Mar 7, 2022. “Pentagon to permanently shut down leaking Red Hill fuel tank facility.” Hawai'i Public Radio. Scott Kim. Mar 4, 2022. “Tap water declared safe for 3 more Pearl Harbor neighborhood zones.” Hawai'i Public Radio. Sophia McCullough. Mar 1, 2022. “Confused about the timeline for the Red Hill fuel storage facility and contaminated water? Read this.” Hawai'i Public Radio. Associated Press, HPR News Staff. Nov 22, 2021. “Navy says 14K gallons of fuel and water leaked from a 'drain line' near the Red Hill facility.” Hawai'i Public Radio. Scott Kim and Catherine Cruz. Oct 27, 2021. “Navy says operator error was the cause of a May fuel leak from the Red Hill storage facility.” Hawai'i Public Radio. Lead Pipes Karen Pinchin. Sep 10, 2019. “The EPA Says Flint's Water is Safe — Scientists Aren't So Sure.” Frontline. Brittany Greeson. “Lead Pipes Are Widespread and Used in Every State.” Natural Resources Defense Council. Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Feb 18, 2019. “Informative Motion Regarding Publication and Filing of Final Investigative Report – McKinsey & Company, Inc.” Case: 17-03283-LTS. Forced Arbitration Matt Stoller. Mar 7, 2022. “Monopolies Take a Fifth of Your Wages.” BIG. Laws H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 House Vote Senate Vote Law Outline DIVISION C: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Title VII: General Provisions Sec. 8139: $300 million from the "Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide" account must be used for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative The money can be used for "salaries and stipends" of Ukraine's military in addition to equipment and support Sec. 8140: Prohibitions against Russia will not be lifted until "the armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on military bases" agreed upon by the Russian and Ukrainian governments. Sec. 8141: "None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide arms, training or other assistance to the Azov Battalion. DIVISION K - DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS Title VII: General Provisions Sec. 7047: "None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea or other territory in Ukraine." This will end when the Secretary of State certifies that "the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea and other territory in Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed separatists." DIVISION N: UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT Title I: Department of Agriculture $100 million for Food for Peace grants Title III: Department of Defense $195.5 million for US military personnel $213 million for Air Force procurement $5.5 billion for operations and maintenance $3.5 billion of this is for replacing weapons given to Ukraine and for "defense services" and "military eduction and training" provided to the Government of Ukraine. Title VI: Department of State Authorizes $4 billion for direct loans to Ukraine and NATO countries, along with permission to reduce or cancel their obligations to pay us back. Amount provided this way "shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country" $2.65 billion to countries housing Ukrainians refugees for emergency food and shelter $1.4 billion for refugees $1.12 billion for Ukraine and "other countries" - Poland and Hungary in particular - that are enacting IMF economic reforms and expanding the private sector $650 million for the "foreign military financing program" for Ukraine "and countries impacted by the situation" $647 million for the "Economic Support Fund" which can be transferred to fund activities "related to public engagement, messaging, and countering disinformation." Expands the emergency powers of the President in 2022 to allow him to provide $3 billion in military equipment, services and money to foreign countries and international organizations, instead of the usual limit of $100 million per year Increases the amount of weapons that are allowed to be exported from $2.05 billion to $3.1 billion $120 million for "Transition Initiatives" H.R.6617 - Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Law Outline DIVISION A - FURTHERING ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 Sec. 101: Extends government funding at 2021 levels until March 11, 2022. Allows the Department of Defense to spend their Operations and Maintenance and emergency funds to respond to the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility spill but caps the spending at $53 million. Adds $250 million to their budget for 2022 to address drinking water contamination caused by the spill. Adds $100 to their budget so they can comply with the Hawaii state order to remove the fuel from the Red Hill facility. H.R.1192 - Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2021 House vote: 429-0 Senate: Unanimous Consent Law Outline Sec 2: Disclosure by Professional Persons Seeking Approval of Compensation Under Section 316 or 317 of PROMESA Requires attorneys, accountants, appraisers, auctioneers, agents, and other professional persons to file a disclosure listing their conflicts of interest with debtors, creditors - or their attorneys and accountants - and the oversight board members, directors, and employees. Failure to file the disclosure, or an incomplete disclosure, will prevent that person from being paid. Being "not a disinterested person" or having an "adverse interest" will also disqualify that person from compensation. This will only apply to cases filed AFTER enactment of this law (January 20, 2022) H.R.4445 - Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 Committee Report House Debate Law Outline Sec. 2: Predispute Arbitration of Disputes Involving Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment. Invalidates predispute arbitration clauses in contracts if the person alleging sexual harassment or sexual assault or a representative of a class action lawsuit elects to go to court instead of use arbitration. This will apply whether the case is to be filed in Federal, Tribal, or State court. The decision over where the case will be heard will be made by a court, not by an arbitrator regardless of what is in the contract. Sec 3: Applicability Will only apply to any dispute or claim that "arises or accrues" on or after the date of enactment. Hearings and Debate House Debate on H.R. 1192: Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2021 February 23, 2022 Highlighted PDF of debate on the house floor Clips 1:19:09 Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon: Representative Velazquez and myself have proposed this bipartisan initiative in the last two congresses having achieved passage in the house during the last session Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX): In response to dire fiscal issues facing Puerto Rico at the time, Congress passed the Puerto Rico oversight management and economic stability Act, or Preska in 2016. That legislation established the financial oversight and management board with control over Puerto Rico's budget laws, financial plans and regulations and the authority to retain professionals to assist the board in executing its responsibilities. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY): The Puerto Rico recovery accuracy in disclosures act of 2021 or product eliminates a double standard currently facing Puerto Rico. On the US Code and federal bankruptcy procedure. Any conflicts of interest or even the perception of such conflict between those working on the bankruptcy and the debtor there are required to be disclosed. However, a loophole in the current law prevents this requirement from being extended to the people of Puerto Rico. Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC): Most significantly the gap in the 2016 law created a potential for undisclosed compensation terms and undiscovered conflicts of interest visa vi parties and interest for professional serving in Puerto Rico's bankruptcy. Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colon: Learning that someone was involved in businesses of one of the parties in the case only after they are named and working on the case does not create assurance of their commitment to the best interest of Puerto Rico or even managing the depth. Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC): This builds disclosure and oversight requirements increase the likelihood that conflicts of interest will be caught and timely addressed before compensation decisions are made. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY): While we can have different opinions on how effectively the oversight board is carrying out its mission, one thing should be clear. The island's residents should be entitled to the same rights and protections of any debtor on the mainland. House Debate on H.R.4445 - Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 February 7, 2022 Highlighted PDF of debate on the house floor Clips 9:21 Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN): If H.R. 4445 becomes law contracts will be far less likely to include the option to arbitrate. 10:28 Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN): Why are some in Congress so intent on taking this legislation forward today? For years, Democrats have tried to gut arbitration agreements for all kinds of different claims and plaintiffs. If Democrats had their way, everyone from consumers to civil rights plaintiffs, to those with antitrust claims, to individuals using financial service products and others would not be able to contract in advance to resolve disputes through arbitration. 47:33 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): We know that if parties can't agree in advance to arbitrate then they are unlikely to agree to arbitrate after there has been a dispute. As a result, the plaintiff may never get to arbitration. Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility: The Current Crisis, the Response, and the Way Forward House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness January 11, 2022 This hearing conducted oversight into the Navy's maintenance of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, the Navy's investigation into and response to the November 2021 release of fuel from Red Hill facility impacting drinking water, its impacts on service members and civilians, clean-up and remediation efforts, and next steps forward. Witnesses: Vice Admiral Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command Rear Admiral Blake Converse, Deputy Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet Rear Admiral John K. Korka, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Chief of Civil Engineers Rear Admiral Peter Stamatopoulos, Supply Corps, United States Navy, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command and 49th Chief of Supply Corps Captain Michael McGinnis Pacific Fleet Surgeon, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Clips 9:05 Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA): Why does Red Hill exist in the first place? Even before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States had grown concerned about the vulnerability of above ground fuel storage tanks in 1940. The construction began on the Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility, a one in a kind engineering innovation that secured the fuel from enemy aerial attack. The facility holds 250 million gallons of fuel in 20 steel lined underground tanks encased in concrete. These tanks are connected to three gravity fed pipelines, running two and a half miles to Pearl Harbor fuel appears. However, a statistic less commonly quoted by the DoD is that the facility is also 100 feet above the groundwater aquifer that provides water to the residents of Oahu. Thus, it has always been the responsibility of the military to ensure that these tanks are maintained in a manner that not only protects the wartime fuel supply, but the people have a Oahu water supply 18:45 Rear Admiral Blake Converse: I want to start by saying that the Navy caused this problem, we own it, and we're gonna fix it. 19:45 Rear Admiral Blake Converse: Beginning on November 28, residents of certain neighborhoods on our Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam here in Hawaii in military housing began recording vapors, discoloration and contamination of the water provided by the Navy. The Red Hill shaft well, which sits near the Navy's Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility was immediately suspected to be the source of this contamination as that was the source of the drinking water for those affected neighborhoods. So it was shut down that evening, November 28. And it just remained isolated since that day. Later, samples from the Red Hill shaft well would confirm the presence of petroleum contamination. 39:40 Captain Michael McGinnis: Medical teams have screened over 5900 patients during this event. The vast majority were conducted within the first two weeks of our response. patient's symptoms were consistent with an acute environmental exposure event. patient's symptoms consistent with the following nausea, vomiting, headache, diarrhea, skin or eye irritation. Once patients were removed from the water source, the symptoms rapidly resolved. 42:12 Rear Admiral Blake Converse: Our best information is that this recent spill was due to operator error. 1:31:45 Rep. Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI): Tanks number three, number four and number 11 have not been inspected for approximately 40 years. So my question to Navy Supply Systems Command is why are these tanks still in operation? And how can you assure this committee and the people of Hawaii that tanks three, four and 11, that have not even been looked at in the last 40 years, are safe to use and meet current API 653 guidelines for bulk fuel storage underground facilities. Rear Admiral Peter Stamatopoulos: Yes, sir. Thank you for the question. Yes, you are correct. There are tanks, as you mentioned, that have been out of periodicity for quite a long time. 1:41:27 Rep. Jackie Speier: Are the commanding officers and our executive officers that are assigned to Red Hill trained in petroleum management? Rear Admiral Peter Stamatopoulos: I'll take that question ma'am. The answer is no. Impact of Continuing Resolutions on the Department of Defense and Services House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense January 12, 2022 Witnesses: General David H. Berger, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations of the U.S. Navy General Joseph M. Martin, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Mike McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) General John W. Raymond, Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force Clips 29:51 Mike McCord: First, as I believe you're all aware a full year CR, we reduce our funding level below what we requested and what we believe we need. On the surface at the department level as a whole, the reduction to our accounts would appear to be about a billion dollars below our request, which would be significant. Even if that was the only impact. The actual reduction in practice will be much greater. Because we would have significant funding that's misaligned, trapped or frozen in the wrong places and unusable because we don't have the tools or flexibilities to realign funds on anything like the scam we would need to fix all the problems that the chiefs are going to describe. 30:27 Mike McCord: I know all of you are very familiar with the fact that virtually all military construction projects in each year's budget including the FY 22 budget are new starts that cannot be executed under a CR. 34:00 Mike McCord: The six longest CRs in the history of the Defense Department have all occurred in this last 12 year period. We have turned a 12 month fiscal year into an eight month fiscal year in terms of our ability to initiate new starts and enter contracts. This should be unacceptable and not the new normal. It's hard to see this full impact because or in the inefficiency from looking from outside because the organization has of course adapted to its circumstances just as organisms do. Nobody plans to enter into contracts in the first quarter of a fiscal year now because the odds that we would actually be able to do so are so low. Therefore we in turn, have no significant contract delays to report to you when we're under a CR. 1:44:02 Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI): This is about decreasing domestic spending and increasing defense spending. 1:44:20 **Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN):**This was my effort to quash those who are talking about year long CRs. No one on the Appropriations Committee is, yet you see things in the news. And unfortunately, sir, it's usually from your side of the aisle, and I'll pull it again. And it's a December 1 quote, and I can get you the gentlemen, the person who said it. Republicans should be in favor of a CR until Biden is out of office, so they're not going to talk about a one year CR. That would be the proper Republican thing to do. And anybody saying otherwise is deeply foolish. I know you and I, sir, do not agree with that sentiment. And my my goal here is to educate other members who don't understand the appropriations process as well as you and I, and many other of our colleagues that we serve alongside with. Silenced: How Forced Arbitration Keeps Victims of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in the Shadows House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law January 16, 2019 Witnesses: Eliza Dushku, Actor/Producer & Graduate Student Myriam Gilles, Professor of Law, Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Lora Henry, Canton, OH Andowah Newton, New York, NY Sarah Parshall Perry, Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation Tatiana Spottiswoode, Law Student, Columbia Law School Anna St. John, President and General Counsel, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute Clips 30:59 Anna St. John: Instead, it's worth considering that taking away the possibility of arbitration for these victims is a top-down, heavy handed approach that denies them the advantages of arbitration as a means of adjudicating their claims. 41:04 Sarah Parshall Perry: Since the 1980s, the progressive leadership of this and the upper chamber has sought to curtail the protections of the Federal Arbitration Act through bills including the Arbitration Fairness Act, Arbitration Fairness for Students Act, Consumer Mobile Fairness Act, Fairness and Nursing Homes Act, Sonsumer Fairness Act, Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act, the Forced Arbitration Justice Repeal Act and many, many more. 47:13 Sarah Parshall Perry: arbitration agreements are not mandatory. No one, and the Supreme Court has held, is forced to sign a contract. But curtailing access to arbitration would injure, in the end, the very people that Congress has sought for nearly a century to protect. 54:50 Myriam Gilles: First, the entire regime is shrouded in secrecy. And not just because victims want to keep these issues confidential, which by the way is up to them, right? They should have the autonomy and the choice to decide. But because companies want to keep this stuff under wraps, they want to hide and shield sexual predators, and they don't want their business in the public eye. They don't want to deal with regulators or even with lawsuits. The secrecy here on its own just makes this a terrible way to deal with sexual harassment because it means that victims of sexual violence in the workplace who bravely tried to come forward are prohibited from telling their stories in a public forum. Instead, they're forced into this private process where everything is under wraps and siloed. Right, so this is the second bad thing. Victims can join together, even when their injuries stem from the same wrongdoing, even when they've occurred at the hands of the same perpetrator. Even when the company's tolerance for sexual harassment is structural and pervasive. Victims have to go it alone, never knowing about one another. They have to go into arbitration single file. I don't know where all these statistics are coming from about how great arbitration is how people win it all the time, because the truth is, no one goes into arbitration because it's siloed because it's secret because they don't know about what else is going on in the workplace. The secrecy that blankets these individualized proceedings prevents one victim from ever learning whether others right in the cubicle next to them might have experienced the same, the same tragedies, the same traumas and when vid when survivors are in the dark about cases filed by others in the workplace that makes coming forward that makes being the first person to come forward that much harder. As a corollary, and this is an important corollary, the relief that is available to the individual claimant doesn't prevent the wrongdoer from preying on other women doesn't prevent the predator from having all sorts of misconduct against other women in the workplace. The proceedings are one on one and the relief that arbitrators are allowed by contract to grant is individualized. They can't ever order any changes beyond what can help this one individual that happens to have the courage to come before them. I mean, can you imagine a worse system for dealing with toxic corporate culture because I can't. Third, and I think this is really important and all the survivors who've spoken about this forced arbitration is a system where the employers write the rules, and they pick the arbitral provider. Which means that victims of sexual harassment are shunted into a regime that stacked against them from the get go. First, because the arbitrators economic interest is to be very good to the repeat player employer so that they can be chosen for another arbitration next time. So the repeat player problem has been well documented, and I think it's alive and well in arbitration. And the secrecy protects that. And second, because the employer designs the entire arbitration process, it does so to serve its interests, not the interests of its workers, but its interests which again, are to keep discrimination and harassment under a veil of secrecy and out of the public eye. So given all of these things, given how bad this system is for victims of sexual harassment, it's no wonder that so few ever decide to go into private arbitration. I wouldn't. I think it sounds terrible. 1:04:00 Myriam Gilles: When an arbitration complaint is filed, it's filed in secret. In other words, the only entities that know that the arbitration has even been filed are the the employer, the employer, the complaining employee and the arbitration entity. The AAA or JAMS are one of these arbitration providers. Nobody else knows. Contrast that with court. I go down to the DC District Court today and I file a complaint, that complaint is on the public record. Right. And so as the defendants answer or motion to dismiss all the pleadings, their public litigation in the public court system, it has power, and the power it has is the power of signaling, not only to the defendant that I've sued, but to all similarly situated defendants that this is a wrong. This person has complained about something she's told her story, and she plans to prove it. None of that happens in arbitration from the beginning. It is private throughout the entire proceeding, which is held in a secret location, no public no press. All of it is private. Arbitrators don't write decisions. There are only three states in the union that currently require minimal disclosure of arbitrations pretty redacted and hard to read. If you're a researcher like I am about these issues. Other than that, everything that happens in arbitration is a black box. 1:32:18 Tatiana Spottiswoode: And the forced arbitration is so unfair. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA): I understand you you think forced arbitration is unfair, that's great. Most of the people on that side want to eliminate it for everything not just situations like this. Other representative: will the gentleman yield for a question? Rep. Darrell Issa: I will not. 1:49:15 Myriam Gilles: The FAA was enacted in 1925. But it was enacted so that sophisticated business people could negotiate for arbitration provisions and those provisions would be respected by courts. It was never intended to be imposed via standard form contract. And in fact, if you read the legislative history, if you read the legislation, it accepts and exempts employees. So the idea that the FAA applies to employees is something that was created by a conservative majority of the Supreme Court in 1991, in a case called Circuit City, sorry, first actually was Gilmer and then Circuit City, I can't keep all the bad cases straight. And those are the cases in which the Court interpreted, I would say misinterpreted, the FAA to apply to employees like this. So that now employers can just stick these clauses into job applications, orientation materials, even an innocuous email from HR can include a forced arbitration clause. That was not what the 1925 Congress intended they they'd be rolled, they should be rolling in their in their grades. This is not what they intended. This is what a Supreme Court intent on protecting corporations intended beginning in the 1990s. 2:39:26 Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN): You know what's happened to so many women and others in the workplace is terrible but I really am concerned that by involving the government in these contracts between adults in the area of sexual harassment and assault we're opening a door for more government involvement in other areas of contracts. 2:42:09 Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN): And I would argue that you have you sign it it is not you know even though we use the it's forced arbitration as people are saying it's not really you you have signed something that you have agreed to it. Justice Denied: Forced Arbitration and the Erosion of Our Legal System House Committee on the Judiciary November 16, 2021 Witnesses: Gretchen Carlson, Journalist and Advocate Myriam Gilles, Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Phil Goldberg, Managing Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Deepak Gupta, Founding Principal, Gupta Wessler PLLC Andrew Pincus, Partner, Mayer Brown L.L.P. Lieutenant Commander Kevin Ziober, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Reserves Clips 26:35 Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI): You'll hear a different view from me. Eliminating arbitration achieves one thing, it enriches trial attorneys. 29:11 Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI): The AAJ, or American Association for Justice, is the nice sounding name of the plaintiffs attorneys lobbying organization. It also happens to be a huge donor to Democratic candidates, contributing millions of dollars each cycle to their campaigns. 29:52 Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD): Mr. Chairman, point of order. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) What is your point of order? Rep. Jamie Raskin: My question is just can we impute the policy positions that members of the committee take to campaign contributions? Because if so, I think I'd be doing it a lot more frequently. I thought that's something that we don't do. Rep. David Cicilline: It's an excellent point of order, I'm sure Mr. Sensenbrenner didn't intend to communicate that in that way. Rep. Jamie Raskin: We're gonna be hearing a lot more of that in our committee if that's permissible, but I'm just curious. Maybe we can have some research done. Rep. James Sensenbrenner: Will the gentleman yield? Rep. David Cicilline: I think we don't need to engage with you. I this is an important issue with strongly held beliefs on both sides. [crosstalk] 36:00 Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY): We used to have a concept in law. When I went to law school they still taught it called contracts of adhesion where a contract was unenforceable if one party had no choice in entering into it. All of these arbitration clauses almost are contracts of adhesion. You try when you want to get a credit card, try crossing out the fine print if you can find it without the magnifying glass that that says that you will settle all all disputes in arbitration, cross it out, see if you get the credit card. See if you get the bank loans if you get the mortgage. You have no see if you get the car loan, you have no choice. 1:42:00 Gretchen Carlson: arbitration means that you have no way of knowing that anyone else is facing the same thing within the confines of the workplace structure. There's no way to know because the whole process is secret. And as I described during my testimony, if you do muster up the courage to go and complain, and you have an arbitration clause, that's a good day for the company, because no one will ever know anything about your story. The worst ramification of all of this is that the perpetrator gets to stay in the job. And I think one of the reasons that we've seen this cultural revolution that we're experiencing right now is because the American public was actually so angry about hearing about these stories, and they were wondering, why didn't we know about this? And the reason they didn't know about it, is because of forced arbitration. 2:00:30 Deepak Gupta: I've gone back and looked at the history of the act from 1925. People weren't blind to the possibility of abuse. They raised these concerns before this, this committee, in fact, and the and the architects of the legislation were clear, this is about letting businesses have equal bargaining power that want to resolve their disputes out of court, letting them do that, and I have no objection to that. That makes perfect sense. But but the the drafters were clear this is not about foisting this on people who don't consent through, take it or leave it contracts. And in fact, Congress put in a provision section one of the Federal Arbitration Act that says this shall not apply to any class of workers. Remarkably, the Supreme Court has read that language to mean precisely the opposite. And now it can apply to any class of workers. And so so we have just we've strayed so far away from what Congress intended in 1925. And that's why only this body Congress can set things right. 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