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US justice department ‘forever’ bars IRS from auditing Trump’s past tax returns

submitted by savvie to politics
376 points | 65 comments
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns

The justice department quietly added a provision barring the IRS from auditing Donald Trump’s tax returns on Tuesday, amending a widely criticized agreement that creates a secretive and loosely controlled $1.776bn fund to compensate allies of the…

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The future of electricity is wind and solar, new report says. Canada is lagging behind

submitted by HellsBelle to canada
135 points | 65 comments
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/solar-wind-ember-renewables-electricity-9.7170953

Renewable energy met all new demand for electricity in 2025, according to a new review of global power generation, halting the growth of fossil fuel-powered generation and highlighting the promise of clean sources like wind and solar.

The authoritative…

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Why sometimes Linux is hard to switch to

submitted by BandanaBug to linux
17 points | 65 comments

Normally I always forget why I still keep thinking about switching back to Windows. Today was a great reminder. Linux can be frustrating. This post is somewhat about awareness and partly about me learning about other peoples experiences. I updated my CachyOS as usual. There were some system packages upgraded and I got the notification to…

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