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Spotted on the wall outside the White House
Coragyps atratus
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We could be in luck....
Has anyone seen the grim reaper wandering the halls of the White House ?
I guess this reply is a sort of admission of guilt. I totally faked the subject header.
The NYT also noted this -
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Changing his primary residence could carry significant tax implications for Mr. Trump, although how much is unclear without seeing his returns. But in changing his residence to Florida, he would most likely be avoiding New York State’s top tax rate of nearly 9 percent and New York City’s top rate of nearly 4 percent. Leaving New York could also save money for Mr. Trump’s heirs at the time of his death. New York imposes a top estate tax rate of 16 percent for estates larger than $10.1 million.
In an article in the Florida Bar Journal in January 2019, three lawyers with Proskauer Rose wrote about the recent wave of people moving from New York to Florida in “large part” because of the repeal of the state and local tax deduction that was a byproduct of the tax bill that Mr. Trump signed into law in 2017.
“While it may be easy enough for an individual to buy a home in Florida and move, the act of physically moving to Florida is only part of the battle,” the three wrote.
“The real challenge is proving by clear and convincing evidence that the individual is no longer a New York domiciliary and does not qualify as a New York statutory resident for New York State income tax purposes,” they said.
Changing his primary residence could carry significant tax implications for Mr. Trump, although how much is unclear without seeing his returns. But in changing his residence to Florida, he would most likely be avoiding New York State’s top tax rate of nearly 9 percent and New York City’s top rate of nearly 4 percent. Leaving New York could also save money for Mr. Trump’s heirs at the time of his death. New York imposes a top estate tax rate of 16 percent for estates larger than $10.1 million.
In an article in the Florida Bar Journal in January 2019, three lawyers with Proskauer Rose wrote about the recent wave of people moving from New York to Florida in “large part” because of the repeal of the state and local tax deduction that was a byproduct of the tax bill that Mr. Trump signed into law in 2017.
“While it may be easy enough for an individual to buy a home in Florida and move, the act of physically moving to Florida is only part of the battle,” the three wrote.
“The real challenge is proving by clear and convincing evidence that the individual is no longer a New York domiciliary and does not qualify as a New York statutory resident for New York State income tax purposes,” they said.
Of course what has now happened is that he did this back last October. And now a year later, Florida has the 3rd highest total number of COVID-19 positive cases, and I also just saw that Texas has supposedly now surpassed California for the COVID-19 death toll.
And he's missing his "fixer". He might not have a pot to piss in at some point. 
Just really, really far outside....
". . .the vultures will gather. . ."
Matthew 24:28
Sighs
But ok. Hehe
Just some vultures dumpster diving 
Comparison -
True story but I never saw any kind of vultures around here until maybe 20 years ago. I credit it to improving the urban/suburban environment (and them apparently realizing there was lots of roadkill around). As a kid, we always thought that "vultures" were only flying over deserts out west like in Arizona.
My first intro was when I saw a whole pile of turkey vultures during a work-related trip to North Jersey. They were roosting on buildings in the office park (including perching on the buildings' concrete balconies) and were congregating (and pooping) on the sidewalks. Those were some huge ugly muthas. A few were almost 3ft tall.
Now there are who knows how many circling with the Red-tailed hawks and Cooper's hawks around here.
They have plenty of run-over Canada geese (that won't leave ) and squirrels, to enjoy.
So we can hope they pay a visit to the White House for real.
Thanks for posting!
I like the Turkey Vultures we have here in northern Wisconsin. Although I wouldn't care to share a meal with them, they're kinda cool.
For years, I'd seen large birds floating on the thermals high overhead, and thought they were Hawks. But binoculars showed the red head, and black-tipped yellow beak... awesome!
When I'd sit very still on the deck for a long time reading or birding, they'd slowly drift lower and lower but would gain altitude again as soon as I got up and walked around a bit. Heck, I truly do believe they'd land on Pence.
Thanks again!
