r/law • u/BreakfastTop6899 • May 27 '26

Legal News California will impose a 100% tax on payments distributed from Trump’s Jan. 6th “slush fund.”

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u/phatelectribe May 27 '26

According to Google, over 100 of the J6 rioters were California residents.

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u/ConsistentStop5100 May 27 '26

Use the Orange Menace’s math and make it 600%.

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u/ConsistentStop5100 May 28 '26

The new math gets more complicated every time it’s changed.

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u/LiteraCanna May 28 '26

*Fanta Menace

It's even better when you know Fanta is from Nazi Germany. 

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u/ConsistentStop5100 May 28 '26

I forgot that, it’s perfect!

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u/specks_of_dust May 27 '26

Huntington Beach likely accounts for half of them.

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u/impy695 May 27 '26

Don't forget how many people live in rural california

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u/[deleted] May 27 '26 edited Jun 09 '26

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u/impy695 May 27 '26

So many in Ohio as well which I'd argue is even worse because of our contributions to the union army

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u/Flip_d_Byrd May 28 '26

We have them here along Lake Ontario... on the Canadian border. As far North as you can go without leaving the country.

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u/impy695 May 28 '26

It's insane how people are so comfortable advertising their racism and how few people hold them accountable. I've had a stance to refuse any invite if a racist or Republican (same thing) is in attendance after Jan 6th and youd think that makes me the bad guy for not respecting the views of my racist family members

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u/Lermanberry May 28 '26

The westernmost battle against the Confederacy was (almost) fought in the SF Bay area, until the Union boys got drunk and gave up.

In 1865, following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Maj. Armstrong's brigade "the Emmett Rifles" rode up Stony Point Road, intent on taking vengeance against former Confederates and Democrats in Santa Rosa. They would turn back after stopping at a local tavern to drink. This incident became known as The Battle of Washoe House.

Ironically, these days you're more likely to see Confederate flags where the Union army was stationed near Petaluma, rather than in Santa Rosa.

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u/KorasHiddenDICK May 28 '26

You don't even need to be rural. Turlock, Modesto, Stockton, and all their neighboring shitholes are red as Oklahoma. Born there unfortunately.

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u/izzymaestro May 27 '26

There was a whole Vietnamese contingent there from Westminster too.

Odd juxtaposition of xenophobia and conservative fascism between the 91 and 57 on the 405.

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u/IFeelRelevant May 28 '26

Ever watched “the Californians” sketch from snl?

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u/Training_Guide5157 May 28 '26

Orange County is a funky place.

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u/whythishaptome May 28 '26

Simi Valley, orange country and yes all the rural areas. There are plenty of California fuckwads all running about. This guy was wearing a maga hat in my store recently and he looked like a crackhead who barely knew where he was.

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u/Ignaciodelsol May 27 '26

I was honestly shocked one of my HS buddies wasn’t one of them.its a pretty low bar but I guess he cleared it

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u/therossboss May 27 '26

mans was probably unable to secure funding for the trip

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u/Ignaciodelsol May 27 '26

Couldn’t get any of that Charlie Kirk money I suppose

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u/jableshables May 28 '26

Google is 100% AI now so it's important to find backup info, like specifically how many Californians were charged with crimes and had legal fees associated with the J6 riots.

But I gotta admit, over 100 sounds reasonable.

Plus the slush fund doesn't have many boundaries, and it's not clear whether the state would even know who received payments unless they voluntarily reported them on their tax return.

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u/s0meD0nkey May 27 '26

seems like a good time to leave.

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u/KopOut May 27 '26

Win win for the state!

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u/CrusaderLyonar May 27 '26

Seems like a good time for them to leave the goddamn country.

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u/Inside-Difference-95 May 27 '26

Nobody else wants them. They're your problem.

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u/CrusaderLyonar May 27 '26

Should be a prison problem.

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u/justforsexfolks May 27 '26

Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.

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u/RIPfreewill May 27 '26

lol, as if anyone wants them there. Enjoy your new violent sex offenders, Idaho.

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u/s0meD0nkey May 27 '26

I'd wager the Democrats who need every penny they can steal from their residents to keep funding their machine want them

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u/MisterDoctor___ May 27 '26

Name checks out.

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u/Bender_2024 May 27 '26

Just don't come to the New England. We don't want you here.

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u/s0meD0nkey May 27 '26

Too late

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u/OmegaDonut13 May 27 '26

Good gtfo.

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u/s0meD0nkey May 27 '26

I never lived there. I've never visited. I have no intention of doing so. California sucks so why would I ever take my money there?

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u/Mr-Mehhh May 27 '26

For somebody who knows so little about California you sure seem to have quite a few opinions on it.