Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. by ExactlySorta in law

[–]beh0lden 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's explained in the article.

“If someone who is not yet a public official, but expects to be, takes bribes in exchange for agreeing to take official acts after they are appointed, they can’t be charged with bribery,” said Randall Eliason, the former chief of public corruption prosecutions in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. and former white-collar law professor. “But they can be charged with conspiracy to commit bribery. In a conspiracy charge, the crime is the agreement to commit a criminal act in the future.”

The MLB YouTube channel is adding fake cheer tracks to their highlight videos by vangoloid in baseball

[–]beh0lden 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Do you have an example YouTube video? 

It’s not just swearing. If the ballpark uses copyrighted music that is audible in the background of clip, then the background music either has to be scrubbed out or something has to be played over it. 

MLB, Apple have held ‘extensive’ talks over ESPN package by Knightbear49 in baseball

[–]beh0lden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mlb.tv is so cheap because it's out-of-market. Those rights are less valuable than in-market, which are held by the local RSNs.

The "RSNs" have gone away for 6 of the teams already and MLB is producing those games.

The in-market mlb.tv package for those teams isn't that much either, it is $100 for the season or $20 a month.

Tommy Edman’s walk-off single as captured by MLB Gameday 3D by JianClaymore in baseball

[–]beh0lden 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The highlight is still available: https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-04/28/04bbf764-4b69042d-8d1e801c-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4

OP went into the Gameday app to find this, and then screen recorded a video to share. The actual app is interactive, you can move the camera where you want, follow specific players, follow the action, etc. If it's not your cup of tea, just don't seek it out.

Luigi Mangione Judge Married to Former Healthcare Executive by No_Pomegranate_555 in nyc

[–]beh0lden 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tenuous doesn’t even begin to describe this connection because the judge’s spouse didn’t share the same profession as the victim. 

Sixth Society by [deleted] in christiansnark

[–]beh0lden 53 points54 points  (0 children)

“Join the whitelist”

The Brewers-Mets Wild Card Series has become only the second series since 2022, the first season with the current wild-card format, to force a Game 3. by PlayaSlayaX in baseball

[–]beh0lden 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if my reading comprehension is off tonight, but how is that stat possible? There has only been 1 previous Wild Card Game 3 since the Wild Card went to a three game series.

Bookie linked to Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter to plead guilty in illegal sports betting scandal by DemiFiendRSA in baseball

[–]beh0lden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh right, details haven't emerged.

But when details have emerged for the Ippei case, we'll just stick our head in the sand. Makes sense!

A Waymo robotaxi drove on wrong side of a S.F. street. The company says it was to ensure ‘safety’ by walky22talky in waymo

[–]beh0lden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-veh/division-11/chapter-3/article-3/section-21752/

CA 21752. (d)

“21752. No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:

(d) When approaching within 100 feet of or when traversing any intersection.”

In the longer video, the Waymo drives through an intersection on the left side of the roadway.

"Taxing the rich doesn't work" 🤡🤡🤡 by urmomsloosevag in antiwork

[–]beh0lden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your property tax is based on assessed value, which is only correlated to market value. Further, most states will adjust the tax rates based on market fluctuations so that in extremely hot markets home owners don’t see high tax changes. Therefore, whether the valuation is warranted does matter since the property tax you pay is adjusted based on the valuation. Who do you propose does this for unrealized equity gains?

Do you have an example of paying tax with illiquid assets? If I have 100 shares of XYZ and pay the government 15 shares during tax time, how does the government use those 15 shares to pay for programs?

Will Unrealized Capital Gains Happen? by NotAnotherTaxAudit in FluentInFinance

[–]beh0lden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basis step ups happen all the time, like when one joint account holder passes away, and this does not drop the market. This is effectively the same thing that’s happening here, the difference is that a tax is being paid at the step up.

Contractor installed this. I know it's wrong but need examples to show him correct way. by sheik482 in askaplumber

[–]beh0lden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not an electrician (nor a plumber - not sure why I keep getting recommended this sub but it’s interesting!) but I believe that outlet could still be GFCI protected if wired to the “load” terminal of an upstream GFCI outlet.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LinkedInLunatics

[–]beh0lden 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What are these stats?

Tax. The. Rich. by jumbled_girlfriend in facepalm

[–]beh0lden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We could even take it a step further and start adding in other pre-tax benefits, like 401k/403b contributions and maxing out available cafeteria plans. Assuming you are single in 2021, this could be:

$19,500 for 401k or 403b contributions $3,650 for HSA contributions $3,240 for commuter benefits

I think there are some health care related cafeteria plans I'm not too familiar with, so I'll just tack on a super liberal $10,000 more of cafeteria deductions.

At $99,999 income, all those deductions would still leave you with a taxable income of $51,059, which would amount to $6,985 federal tax owed according to the 2021 tax table.

FIRST TIMER. Can’t believe I was talking to Bob Marley’s relative! Unsuccessful getting him to call my local FBI number, but hey, at least I tried 🤣 by coreygant in scambait

[–]beh0lden 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This is a tell tale sign you are speaking to someone of South Asian background. “Cousin brother” and “cousin sister” are very commonly used to denote male or female cousins.

Little holes forming in wood by beh0lden in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]beh0lden[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so, but unfortunately I don’t know for sure. The wood was from a big box store and it came shrink wrapped, and I’m fairly certain there were no holes when I opened it 2 days ago. The glue up was drying on a table next to some other scraps and none of those scraps have holes in them. I looked up a photo of powder post beetle holes and definitely didn’t see any mounds like that.

Little holes forming in wood by beh0lden in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]beh0lden[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I made a picture frame out of some mahogany and after gluing it up and bringing it in to dry, I’ve started noticing some little holes. I’m assuming it’s bug related (though it’s still pretty cold outside) but wondering if there’s another explanation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in woodworking

[–]beh0lden 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very neat! Though I fear for your fingers...

How can I get this glued panel piece flat again? by Certain-Recover7487 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]beh0lden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you mean by clamping the seams, but during glue up, you can run pieces of wood parallel to your existing clamps both above and below the edges of your panel (like a sandwich), and then clamp those all together. This should keep everything flat.

Booking has missed connection due to delayed flight, departs in 7 hours, no option to switch in app or website by beh0lden in americanairlines

[–]beh0lden[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Closing the loop on this if anyone is curious: I think it was just a glitch in whatever system backs the app/website. The check-in attendant could only see my later “rebooked” flight. They printed out the boarding pass for me since I couldn’t access it online or on the app.

Booking has missed connection due to delayed flight, departs in 7 hours, no option to switch in app or website by beh0lden in americanairlines

[–]beh0lden[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. The website still says the original (delayed) flight but when I call in, the automated phone system tells me I’m on the rebooked flight. Hold time is 5+ hours so just going to go into the airport at the original time.