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You Can't Sell a Painting for $10M and Also Claim a $10M Tax Deduction. But Billionaires Found a Way to Do Both.
A billionaire buys a painting for $100,000, holds it five years, gets it appraised at $10 million, donates it to a museum, and claims a $10 million tax deduction — walking away with $3–4 million in tax savings on a $100,000 investment. The IRS has a word for the version they catch. For the version they don't, the word is philanthropy.
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You Can't Sell a Painting for $10M and Also Claim a $10M Tax Deduction. But Billionaires Found a Way to Do Both.
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Why Can Trans Women Take Estrogen But Menopausal Women Are Told It's Dangerous? The Answer Is Complicated — and Overdue.
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They Were Told the Glow Was Harmless. Their Bones Knew Otherwise.
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They Were Told the Glow Was Harmless. Their Bones Knew Otherwise.
They were young, well-paid, and glowing in the dark. They were also being poisoned from the inside out — and the company knew. The Radium Girls didn't just die from corporate negligence. They fought back. And because they did, every worker alive today is safer.
History·10 MIN READ
He Defied a Church to Have Her. Three Years Later, He Had Her Killed.
Henry VIII pursued Anne Boleyn for seven years, split from the Catholic Church to marry her, and had her executed three years later. History called it a love story. Psychology calls it something else.
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The Middle Child Is Going Extinct. Which Is Honestly The Most Middle Child Thing Ever.
In the 1970s, four-kid families were common. Today, nearly two-thirds of women with children only have one or two. The middle child — already the most overlooked sibling — is quietly disappearing. Nobody has noticed. Which tracks.
Health·9 MIN READ
She Let the World Mock Her So Her Children Could Eat
Mary Ann Bevan was a London nurse, a wife, a mother of four. Then a disease stole her face, her husband died, and the world refused to hire her. What she did next is one of the most quietly devastating acts of love in recorded history
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Georgia WR Colbie Young Arrested — The 7th Bulldog Booked in 2024
Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young was booked at 4:18 a.m. on charges of battery and assault on an unborn child. He is the seventh Bulldog arrested in 2024. At some point this stops being bad luck
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Nearly 500 Wars in 250 Years. Almost All Named After the Country That Got Hit.
The United States has conducted nearly 500 military interventions since 1776 — roughly one every seven months. That’s not a foreign policy. That’s a habit. And the names of the wars tell you everything about who controls the narrative.
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