Doc Rickert

Wouldn't it be nice if the only time you had to track crypto transactions for tax purposes is when fiat money went into an exchange and when fiat came off of an exchange. I put $20k in and take $28k out, my gain is $8k. So much easier than tracking basis and all exchanges.

@ClassyXoge Someone needs to invent a hologram that projects at those so all they get pics of are either psychedelic fractals or porn.

Gee that thing looks so easy to damage.

@BethanyForTruth Someone needs to invent a hologram that projects at those so all they get pics of are either psychedelic fractals or porn.

🚨 “Crotch Cams” are already live in multiple states. AI traffic cameras mounted so low they’re literally photographing drivers’ crotches to catch phone use and seatbelt violations. These creepy systems are now active or in heavy use in Minnesota, Georgia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana, Connecticut, and expanding FAST!! The government can’t secure the border, can’t stop crime, and can’t balance a budget… amongst a lot of other BULLSHIT,…but they’ve got UNLIMITED money to install Big Brother cameras zooming in on your junk???? 🤯🤬 This is straight-up dystopian. Privacy is dead. Who else finds this absolutely insane? 👇

@JamieMetzl Diversity is NOT strength. Unity is strength. Unity in Diversity is really, really difficult.

I am a Democrat and a lifelong human rights activist. I strongly believe in multiculturalism and that diversity is our strength. But let me be clear: Zohran Mamdani poses a fundamental threat to the Jewish community of New York City. His active misinformation and incitement, if left unchecked, will almost certainly lead to violence and otherwise avoidable deaths.

@PeteButtigieg You saying you would NOT follow the determination of the SCOTUS or are you using that just to score political hit points even though your brave ass would also follow the ruling? Dems have insanely gerrymandered the country using the Voting Rights Act as the cudgel. No more.

Instead of trying to earn more votes, Republican officials across the South are executing a systematic effort to dismantle Black political representation in Congress through gerrymandering. It's time for broad reforms to end this kind of gerrymandering for good.

@Devon_Eriksen_ @Justinjpearson 😳 So true!

@Justinjpearson No one cries louder than a race grifter who has just been judged by the content of his character.

Speaker of the TN House Cameron Sexton just removed me and every Democrat — and therefore every Black elected official in the state legislature from any committee we served on. This move strips nearly 2 million Tennesseans from the representation they deserve in TN state leg.

@Justinjpearson Seems pretty appropriate given your lack of decorum and respect for the office you hold.

@historyinmemes Ok the whole "sealed hull construction" as anticipatory of "modern underwater warfare principles" isn't really remarkable... Has anyone EVER thought that open-hull would work for underwater warfare? (Yes, I realize SDVs are open-hull but they are in full SCUBA gear).

Russia’s first submarine was constructed in Saint Petersburg in 1724 and underwent testing before Peter the Great himself. In the early 1720s, during the reign of Peter the Great, self-taught inventor Yefim Nikonov introduced the concept of a “secret vessel” designed to travel underwater and strike enemy ships. Fascinated by naval advancement, Peter personally supported the ambitious project. Nikonov’s design was a wooden, barrel-shaped submersible strengthened with metal bands and sealed using leather and pitch to resist water intrusion. Built for stealth and combat, the vessel was even envisioned to deploy primitive explosive or flame-based weapons. A prototype was constructed and tested on the Neva River, where it demonstrated potential but also revealed major issues, including leaks, structural instability, and poor depth control. Following Peter’s death in 1725, official support quickly vanished, and Nikonov’s groundbreaking submarine project was ultimately abandoned. Though it disappeared long before practical submarines became reality, his invention anticipated many modern underwater warfare principles, including sealed hull construction, buoyancy control, and submerged navigation—more than a century ahead of its time.

@LevarStoney @ElaineLuria @ShannonTaylorVA @tomperriello An unconstitutional vote cannot be the will of the people, wouldn't you think? Regardless of how you want to couch it for political gain...

A split court overturned the will of the people. Virginians are rightfully pissed. 😡 Now channel that energy into a check on this President. 🤡 Must send @ElaineLuria , @ShannonTaylorVA & @tomperriello to Congress. Make them pay!

@timkaine In our American system the 51% cannot do whatsoever it will to the 49%. You may not know, but we are a Constitutional Republic, not democracy. So the voters voice is NOT the final say. You know this, you just hate it unless it serves your designs.

Unlike GOP-led states that redrew their congressional maps in backroom deals, Virginia let the people decide. But the Virginia Supreme Court has blocked the people’s choice. So we have to campaign and win on their maps. We can do it!

@AndrewCFollett @GlennYoungkin @HarmeetKDhillon Maryland only didn't Maryland itself because of the President of the Maryland Senate, Bill Ferguson, a Democrat who saw if for the unjust power grab it was.

@GlennYoungkin @HarmeetKDhillon They can't Maryland our Virginia!

Justice has been served. From the beginning, this was the most obvious violation of Virginia’s Constitution. Abigail Spanberger and Democrats in Richmond knowingly violated our constitution to disenfranchise millions of Virginians. The Constitution prevailed, and Virginians will never forget this unlawful attempt to rob them of their voice in Congress.

@MissJilianne Veterans get free access to all National Parks. nps.gov/planyourvisit/…

I think it’s disgusting the United States charges $100 per person visiting our country to enter a National Park. Embarrassing too!

@devorydarkins Wasn't this already dealt with in CA by a court ruling?

The Democratic Governor of Connecticut just signed a bill to FORCE ICE agents to take off their masks. Liberals in Connecticut will now DOX and HARASS ICE agents even MORE because they will be able to identify and stalk every single one. Not only that, but agents can be CHARGED for not complying and continuing to wear masks. Pure clown lunacy from the Dems.

@GovernorVA You are the worst Virginian ever. You are making parts of Virginia want to cede to WV. Trump gonna take Arlington and Alexandria back into DC because of your stupid ass. You sure are leaving a legacy. #makeDCsquareagain

There is so much more that unites us as Virginians and as Americans than divides us.

@BarackObama Don't you think that over focussing on race is as racist as under focussing?

Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach. The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.

🚨EXPLAINER: VA SUPREME COURT HEARING ON REDISTRICTING REFERENDUM Virginia’s Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Scott v. McDougle — the case that decides whether Democrats’ redistricting gerrymander lives or dies. I want to tell you what happened, what it means, and what I think comes next. 🧵1/10

@JamesWalkinshaw I really hope that the Feds take back Arlington and Alexandria into DC since the retrocession in the 1840s (to appease slaveholders in VA) was illegal.

Virginia voters had their say on Trump’s push to rig maps ahead of the midterm elections. They rejected it decisively. For the Virginia Supreme Court to overturn the will of the voters would be shocking.

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VIRGINIA UPDATE Since I posted the data on votes going backwards in Virginia yesterday, there were a few more... quite a few. I have decided to post the following list, sorted by total number of votes taken away, and not list anything 10 votes or less (I am allowing for some legitimate clerk errors or issues with provisional votes). Again, all data is from the New York Times data site, which my software polls every minute and saves the numbers given at that point. For those of you who are interested and can decode json files, the current numbers are always at static01.nyt.com/elections-asse… I am strongly considering making my software which polls this data on election day public so that other researchers can also retrieve the real-time data. If anyone would be interested in that let me know. What to take from this? It is another proof that the current election system is unreliable and non-transparent. Why hasn't the GOP in Virginia already contacted these election offices? One party apparatchik said yesterday that WE should be doing it, which is embarrassing and unfathomable. But you see, if any Virginia Republican asks any questions about the elections, they won't be invited to the good parties anymore, and we know the Democrats, for all their flaws, tend to throw the best parties.

@tedlieu @WhiteHouse I'm simply an American. My ancestry comes from places, but America is an idea, not a racial/ethnic group. So are you an American or something else?

Dear @WhiteHouse: I’m Chinese American. I read donald trump’s racist post below. Please tell donald trump I said fuck you. See you in November.

@ltgovhashmi Ok, take care of us, but don't let us have a say at the voter box, I see.

🧵 (1/2) Despite what Senate Republicans stated during Session today, rural Virginia is not forgotten by Democrats. I have been fighting for economic development, education opportunities, healthcare access, and natural resource protection.