Lisa Busha

sinner. redeemed. justified. wife. mother. daughter of The King.

[Lisa Busha @LisaBusha]

@ACMawards Why is the televised feed so terrible? Direct vocal feeds and a huge lack of actual MUSIC! Sounds like we’re listening to a dry monitor feed.

[Ari Hoffman @thehoffather]

Washington lawsuit over foster parents being forced to go along with child sex changes goes forward

"Washington state is putting its own ideological agenda ahead of children’s needs."

https://t.co/YGcCFpPNEu

[Marc Barros @marcbarros]

After 40 years (born and raised) I left WA. Moment is leaving this month as well.

I'm not even a millionaire affected by this tax. But when you add up all the costs to run a business in WA we can't afford it. You can build a remote team and re-open in Wyoming, removing all of these costs.

WA is incredibly beautiful (especially the summers) and the people are great. Unfortunately the numbers don't lie and unless you run a super high margin software business, WA is just too expensive.

Personally...you'd never pick WA to start a company.
- Gas taxes (now some of the highest in the state)
- Sales tax (up to 10.5% in Seattle)
- Property tax (1% of your home value with a path they can take this to 3%. In total $ this tax they have increased nearly 100% over the last decade)
- Capital gains tax (new in the last three years went form 0 -> 9%. it targets business owners and not real-estate).
- Estate tax (they recently changed it to a progressive system that is up to 35% just to the state of WA)
- Housing prices are some of the highest in the country.
- Food costs are unreal, just visit a Seattle restaurant or grocery store.

Business...
- Very little capital. Great angels but almost no VC or larger funding sources.
- Super high salaries for tech talent (this has changed but amazon, microsoft, etc paid very high rates for a very long time).
- B&O Tax: paid as a % of your sales.
- Sales & Use Tax (this is the real killer)

What pushed us out was the recent change to Sales & Use Tax. It used to be you paid this tax on physical things you bought for your business, similar to sales tax. Now you pay it on 100% of the items you buy, think shopify, aws, google, etc. Even if your team is remote you pay 10% sales tax on 100% of these purchases no matter where peole are located.

But the real kicker, was they expanced this law to be a tax that applies to all digital advertising. Run FB ads in Germany? You pay WA state a 10% tax. Overnight that is a+$200K a year tax that did not exist last year. Again not even based in where your ads run or where your team is. Incorporated in WA state? You will pay this tax.

What makes this sad is all political diversity disappeared years ago. It's that debate that keeps government from taking everything. One political team has run the state for +30 years and Seattle for more than 50 years. This train has been coming for years and is now accelerating. WA government can never have enough $.

I hope there is a new generation of company builders who see this is an opportunity and can run into the burning building.

[Lisa Busha @LisaBusha]

@GovBobFerguson Hey Gov- look up “alien” in scripture. It’s there, it’s a real word and has real meaning.

[Lisa Busha @LisaBusha]

@KingpinActual @GovBobFerguson AMAZING.

[Lisa Busha @LisaBusha]

@LorenCulp @BrandiKruse Wow, @LorenCulp. Maybe tune into Brandi’s show sometime rather than be rude and make assumptions. She’s not been quiet about much so clearly you haven’t been paying attention. #kruseforgovernor

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 BREAKING: Sec. Marco Rubio just told Europe to their faces we are bound by CHRISTIAN FAITH, and must fight the climate cult and mass migration

Based Marco! This is what I voted for! 🔥

“We are bound by centuries of shared history, Christian faith, culture, heritage, language, ancestry.”

“In a pursuit of a world without borders, we opened our doors to an unprecedented wave of mass migration that threatens the cohesion of our societies, the continuity of our culture, and the future of our people.”

“To appease a climate cult, we have imposed energy policies on ourselves that are impoverishing our people.”

“We made these mistakes together. And now, together, we owe it to our people to face those facts and to move forward to rebuild.”

“This is why President Trump demands seriousness and reciprocity from our friends here in Europe.”

“We are connected spiritually and we are connected culturally…we know that the fate of Europe will never be irrelevant to our own.”

🔥🔥🔥

[Allie Beth Stuckey @conservmillen]

Man, @marcorubio is soooo good.

[NFL on ESPN @ESPNNFL]

RUN IT BACK, RICHARD 😤

(via @Seahawks, FOX)

[Lisa Busha @LisaBusha]

@CooperKupp Coooooooop

[Joe Rigney @joe_rigney]

Eleven years ago today, I helped plant Cities Church.

I served as a pastor there for 8 years.

This is a normal Baptist Church.

They worship Jesus.

They love each other.

They seek the good of their neighbors.

And the Left hates them and wants to shut them down, because one of their pastors serves his country in law enforcement, putting his life on the line to remove rapists and violent criminal illegal immigrants from our streets.

The Democrats are the party of lawlessness, of cultural decay, social disorder, and death.

It’s time for Christian boldness—for courage and clarity about Jesus and sin.

And it’s time for our governing officials to fulfill their mandate and become a terror to evil conduct. They do not bear the sword in vain.

That’s what our nation needs.

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

Democrats celebrated this precious little girl losing her daddy.

Never forget.

Gut wrenching.

Pray for the Kirk family ❤️

[Robert A. J. Gagnon @RobertAJGagnon1]

Jackie Hill Perry states that Charlie Kirk is not a "martyr." I celebrate her coming out of a lesbian life, but she remains confused about many matters. Charlie Kirk was assassinated chiefly because of his allegedly "hateful views" on transgenderism and homosexual practice (probably too abortion), which views are actually not "hateful" but Christian, godly, and loving. That makes him a martyr by any reasonable definition of the word. Disagreeing with him on other issues does not disqualify Kirk from being a martyr for the faith.

[Lisa Busha @LisaBusha]

@JonnyRoot_ Switchfoot!

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Satan: 'I've Made A Huge Mistake' https://t.co/udi3x9MfPr

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

We wept bitterly putting this together...

Charlie Kirk did not fear death. Charlie told us what his legacy would be. Charlie's greatest passion was his faith in Jesus Christ.

Just hours before he was assassinated, Charlie stood on stage, openly proclaiming his love for Jesus Christ. Unafraid, unwavering, and full of conviction. He lived every moment guided by that faith, and in the end, he was taken home by his Savior.

Charlie is a true Christian martyr.

His example is not just inspiring, it is a call to all of us. To stand firm in our beliefs, to shine light into darkness, speak truth and to live boldly in our faith. Charlie showed us what it means to live, and die, with purpose.

This is the legacy he leaves...

[comet @cometcalls]

I’ve never been a religious person because I don’t know if God is real

But I’m becoming more religious every day because I know that Evil is real, and I want to be on the other side of it

[Lisa Busha @LisaBusha]

We live in a blessed nation that we have leaders like this, in this time.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 WOW! Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spoke to the troops about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. This is amazing. Charlie was an icon. 🇺🇸 🙏

"The only assurance I can take is that I know he is with his Lord and Savior right now."

"He has heard the words 'well done, good and faithful servant...' I didn't quite know what to do after the news...but I knew what felt fitting was to come here and be with all of you."

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

Get married, have kids, and stop partying into oblivion.

Leave a legacy, be courageous.

Happy Sunday

God Bless all the parents out there

🙏

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

There is revival in the Christian church.

Churches are growing.

Young people are flocking to faith in God.

You do not want to live in a non-Christian country. Even the most hardened atheists or agnostics are blessed by the church's influence.