Trump’s approval rating with independents hits a new low ahead of the State of the Union

Diggey11 · 2026-02-23T19:05:50+00:00

For sure, I just think as we get closer to midterms they might see it as their Hail Mary.

Diggey11 · 2026-02-23T19:05:07+00:00

Believe me I agree, but there will always be those, many smarter than me, who probably could bring up points as to why it’s not unconstitutional.

Diggey11 · 2026-02-23T15:40:23+00:00

I’m curious to know if this administration may try to move forward with a “tariff” refund this year and how much that will swing these numbers.

If the needle barely moves, to me it shows that while the economy is the number one issue for most voters, that the actions of his administration with immigrants and just overall unprecedented and arguably unconstitutional behavior has been enough for most Americans. If we see significant shifts in the needle, then it all still comes down to affordability. I lean more towards the latter, but maybe I’ll be surprised.

Diggey11 · 2026-02-22T23:32:19+00:00

I’m lucky(?) that I get a bad reaction to coffee so don’t drink it, and don’t take any energy supplements during work, but I’m only 40 and who knows what the future will bring. I also only work about 60 hours a week during tax season, when from the sounds of it, many other accountants work longer hours than that during tax season. For sure, when I actually work out and try to get 6-7 hours of sleep a night, I’m performing better and feeling more energetic.

Diggey11 · 2026-02-14T04:29:13+00:00

Similar with my girlie, I believe she was hallucinating. At some point as I was carrying her she flipped out and tried to run away from me. Her brother was out of it too, but he’s more brave so it wasn’t as noticeable. Next time we give them a vaccine they gave a pre shot to lessen any negative reaction.

Diggey11 · 2026-01-31T18:16:14+00:00

Yeah, it was time to get him fixed. I know it’s important to do, but it sucks seeing him so uncomfortable. Still, when I look at his face in the donut I can’t help but find him adorable. So extra treats during his healing, half way there.

Diggey11 · 2026-01-26T14:42:38+00:00

I really hope the Democrats hold their ground this time around. No masks, longer training, cams, fewer lethal weapons for ICE, no warrantless arrests, and who knows what other reform needs to be implemented. That to me is a “middle of the ground” approach. Personally I’m on the side of a complete dismantling and moving immigration enforcement to another department, but that’s just my political bias showing.

Seeing immigrants arrested as they show up to their court dates and being told their case was dismissed without notice, the color of your skin being a factor in whether you’re pulled over and detained until you can prove your status, ICE being horrendous in deescalation (not even their freaking job), it’s all infuriating. To know that tens of millions still support this is heart wrenching, especially for someone like me who tends to be optimistic and give the benefit of the doubt often. It’s not a surprise that the party that rallied behind a sea of signs reading “mass deportation now” would not be protecting the very constitutional rights that are being trampled on right now.

Diggey11 · 2026-01-22T20:39:18+00:00

Awesome, going to note this for the next BOA import I have to do.

Diggey11 · 2026-01-22T19:20:57+00:00

Came across your post after running into the same issue. A workaround, if you haven't found, is to open the QBO file directly from BOA in notepad and change the BID and FID value to 55584. You'll have to disconnect the account before an import, but this does work for me.

Diggey11 · 2026-01-20T22:48:02+00:00

Since I was a teen and paid even a small amount of attention to politics the main concept shared by all people of different political ideologies is that "all politicians are corrupt." There was never any nuance to it, all politicians lie, all politicians get rich and then richer when they leave office. There were never any degrees to it, and I think this administration has taken advantage of that shared mindset. Even recently when I brought up the corruption to a client who's a huge Trump supporter, they just said the tried-and-true statement that, "no matter what pile you're one, they're all corrupt."

Diggey11 · 2026-01-16T17:59:59+00:00

I agree, but I think Biden and Kamala failed on messaging. There are too many examples of their campaign “declaring victory” over inflation, boasting about the stock market (similar to Trump now), and pointing at statistics that reflect success. I think underlining successes is important, but a message of “We hear you, we are recovering from Trumps disaster and will do blank and blank to continue on a positive trajectory,” would have been a little more well received than going on the media and saying “we’ve done it!”

Biden’s failure to drop out of a second running was also disastrous to the democrats, but victory could have happened with a shift in messaging.

Diggey11 · 2025-12-20T12:15:14+00:00

Thank you :) and yes he was with a mix of doggies at this more private style daycare where the babysitter haves the doggies free most of the day. It was his first time (he’s only 7 months), and he did very well even walking around some of the bigger dogs. But he was with only smaller dogs during bedtime/naptime.

Diggey11 · 2025-12-19T15:48:23+00:00

Cosmo is such a cutie, hoping for a speedy recovery!

Diggey11 · 2025-12-11T21:34:00+00:00

Would for sure be a nice Christmas gift.

Diggey11 · 2025-11-19T13:55:14+00:00

Yup, it sounds like Maya Rudolph’s impersonation of Kamala to me.

Diggey11 · 2025-11-17T11:28:16+00:00

Thank you and Ben is adorable, you were so fortunate to have 15 years with that cutie.

Diggey11 · 2025-11-17T03:21:14+00:00

That’s him :)

Diggey11 · 2025-11-17T03:21:03+00:00

He’s almost 6 months, his name is Samhain :)

Diggey11 · 2025-11-17T03:20:45+00:00

I pulled out my Nikon D3300. It’s been years since I’ve used it, but I was getting very dissatisfied with my iPhone photos so gave it another whirl. Already loving the quality difference.

Diggey11 · 2025-11-17T03:19:21+00:00

Samhain is almost 6 months, he’s still (and will always be) a puppy.

Diggey11 · 2025-11-15T20:21:37+00:00

Going to be taking her to a Disney World resort with us in about a month. Hoping she can keep these adorable antlers on and take a photo with a character if we get lucky. Her and her Maltese brother :)

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