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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she was swatted on Christmas day. “I was just swatted. This is like the 8th time. On Christmas with my family here. My local police are the GREATEST and shouldn’t have to deal with this. I appreciate them so much and my family and I are in joyous spirits celebrating the birth of our savior Jesus Christ!” Greene commented. I was just swatted. This is like the 8th time. On Christmas with my family here. My local police are the GREATEST and shouldn’t have to deal with this. I appreciate them so much and my family and I are in joyous spirits celebrating the birth of our savior Jesus Christ! — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) December 25‚ 2023 “I was swatted this morning on Christmas Day and a few days ago – Thursday Dec 21st. we received this death threat where this man is saying I will be shot in the head and skinned to make a ‘parasol’ making a reference to Gein‚ who was a psychopath killer who would make things out of his victim’s skin. He also says he would like to smash Pres Trump’s and Brian’s heads on a curb‚” Greene later said. I was swatted this morning on Christmas Day and a few days ago – Thursday Dec 21st. we received this death threat where this man is saying I will be shot in the head and skinned to make a “parasol” making a reference to Gein‚ who was a psychopath killer who would make things out… pic.twitter.com/iW8JvOSJLa — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) December 25‚ 2023 WARNING – EXPLICIT LANGUAGE * Images from Marjorie Taylor Greene X Post * Greene commented: They have not arrested Ben McLean yet. They simply called him on the phone and Cap Police sent us this email about what he said. The outright absurdity of this email response and the fact that they have not arrested this guy is shocking‚ thankfully I’m a gun owner. But compare it to how the FBI and DOJ treats J6’ers‚ Pres Trump‚ and their political enemies. Why doesn’t the FBI just call J6’ers on the phone‚ like the man who says he wants to shoot me in the head and use my skin to make a parasol‚ and just ask them about what they said on January 6‚ 2021 instead of hunting them down and locking them up doing the bidding of the DOJ who continues to issue arrest warrants almost everyday for people who said the 2020 election was stolen. Incredible double standard. Also‚ if you read McLean’s messages he says he knows the FBI‚ names an agent‚ says he likes them‚ and says the FBI is recruiting him. Is the FBI recruiting a man who is threatening to kill a member of congress and crush the skull of President Trump? * Image from Marjorie Taylor Greene X Post * Greene said: And after today‚ I have been swatted 8 times but the FBI can’t seem to figure out who is responsible for the swatting and says the law doesn’t allow them to track them down. The FBI can do so many things‚ has even abused FISA to spy on hundreds of thousands of Americans‚ but can not figure out who wants me killed by a hail of bullets fired by a SWAT team responding to murder suicide calls supposedly coming from me. Thankfully my local police are far too smart‚ know me well‚ and know exactly what these swatting calls are. I know there are good FBI agents that are completely sick and tired of the Biden administration they work under. Swatting is extremely dangerous and people have been killed as a result from swatting calls. It’s also a waste of police time and resources and harassment. I will be introducing legislation to track down swatters. Thank you to everyone who has sent well wishes for me and my family. I will never stop fighting for what is right and I will always put America first! No matter what or who attacks me. Merry Christmas!! Christ is KING!!! And after today‚ I have been swatted 8 times but the FBI can’t seem to figure out who is responsible for the swatting and says the law doesn’t allow them to track them down. The FBI can do so many things‚ has even abused FISA to spy on hundreds of thousands of Americans‚ but can… — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) December 25‚ 2023 The Associated Press reports: A man in New York called the Georgia suicide hotline just before 11 a.m. Monday‚ claiming that he had shot his girlfriend at Greene’s home and was going to kill himself next‚ Madden said. The call was quickly transferred to police when suicide hotline responders recognized the Georgia congresswoman’s address. The department said it contacted Greene’s private security detail to confirm she was safe and that there was no emergency at her residence. The call was then determined to be a swatting attempt‚ so the police response was canceled en route‚ Madden explained. “We determined before our personnel could get to her location that there was no emergency and there was no reason to respond‚” she said. “Her security detail had it all under control‚ and there actually was nothing going on.” The congresswoman‚ who represents the cities of Rome‚ Dalton and Calhoun in northwest Georgia‚ spent her first term stripped of committee assignments by the former House Democratic majority over racist comments‚ her embrace of conspiracy theories and her past endorsement of violence against Democratic officials. She has since gained more influence under the House’s current Republican leadership and continues to be a firebrand for the far-right. Greene’s statement that she has been the target of roughly eight swatting attempts is accurate‚ Madden said. Past calls claimed that dead bodies had been found in the bath tub and in other areas of her home‚ which is located about 70 miles (113 kilometers) northwest of Atlanta. Police also responded last year to false reports of shootings outside her residence.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)‚ the watchdog that oversees the IRS‚ released a report disclosing the amount of tax revenue the agency collected in 2022. In the last fiscal year‚ the IRS reeled in a record-breaking $4.9 trillion from Americans. According to The Epoch Times‚ the record-high tax revenue largely resulted from “automated collections processes and aggressive audits that saw taxpayers hit with billions in additional taxes after examination.” IRS Rakes In Record $4.9 Trillion In Taxes From Americans Amid Enforcement Crackdown https://t.co/pQKAf8chQs — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 25‚ 2023 “During FY 2022‚ U.S. taxpayers filed more than 161 million individual and 12 million business income tax returns. Return filings resulted in about $4.9 trillion of total tax revenue collected during FY 2022‚ which is about $790 billion more tax revenue than FY 2021‚ and the most revenue ever collected by the IRS‚” the TIGTA report read. “Trends in overall tax revenue impact trends in enforcement revenue. The IRS collected $72 billion in enforcement revenue in FY 2022‚ an increase of 26 percent compared to $58 billion collected in FY 2019. Enforcement revenue collected reached a historic high of nearly $75 billion in FY 2021‚ while from FY 2013 to FY 2020‚ enforcement revenue was just over $59 billion‚” the report continued. “The IRS budget increased approximately 11 percent‚ from $11.3 billion in FY 2019 to $12.6 billion in FY 2022. The IRS ended FY 2022 with 72‚648 full-time equivalent employees‚ a slight decrease from the number of full-time equivalent employees in FY 2019. The revenue collection was driven substantially by automated collection processes. About 74 percent of FY 2022’s enforcement revenue was collected within the Collection notice stream and Automated Collection System (ACS). The ACS‚ which was responsible for $10.6 billion revenue in FY 2019 and $11.5 billion in revenue in FY 2022‚ collected approximately $3.8 million per full-time equivalent in FY 2022‚ while revenue officers within Field Collection collected on average $2.7 million each‚” the report read. The TIGTA report cited the Inflation Reduction Act for boosting the IRS’ budget for enforcement personnel. “The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law in August 2022 and increased funding for IRS operations by nearly $80 billion over 10 years. The IRS has stated in its Inflation Reduction Act Strategic Operating Plan that it plans transformational change for taxpayers‚ including rebuilding its workforce‚ modernizing its information technology systems‚ and addressing the growing Tax Gap. This law specifically provides the IRS with nearly $46 billion for enforcement activities‚ which could be used for hiring more enforcement personnel‚ and $3 billion for taxpayer services‚” the report read. You can't pay the bills but the IRS has record haul. Something has to give. https://t.co/8bXlaW0Ogh — Matt Locke (@MattLockeRadio) December 25‚ 2023 “While the IRS is poised to continue increasing its reliance on automated systems to squeeze more tax dollars from taxpayers‚ it’s also looking to hire another 3‚700 tax enforcers as it spends an extra $46 billion of the recent $80 billion (later reduced to $60 billion via debt ceiling negotiations) funding boost on enforcement‚” The Epoch Times noted. The outlet discussed the hotly-contested debate of issuing more audits for those earning under $400‚000 per year. From The Epoch Times: The question of whether the IRS will use some of the $60 billion or so funding boost to increase tax enforcement of people making less than $400‚000 has been a contentious issue. IRS and Treasury Department officials have pledged not to increase audit rates for this group of Americans‚ while Republicans and others have argued that this pledge is either false or wishful thinking. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has directed the IRS not to raise audit rates above historical levels for this group of taxpayers‚ while IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel has repeatedly made the same pledge. But the IRS watchdog recently cast doubt on this promise‚ warning that Americans making less than $400‚000 could inadvertently get caught in an enforcement dragnet because the IRS doesn’t clearly define “high-income” and its enforcers use an outdated $200‚000 high-income threshold as their default. During recent testimony on Capitol Hill‚ Mr. Werfel appeared to acknowledge the possibility that audit rates could rise for Americans making less than $400‚000 per year. During an Oct. 24 hearing‚ Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) pressed the IRS chief to explicitly guarantee that the IRS wouldn’t raise audits on Americans making less than $400‚000. Read the full TIGTA report HERE.

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