Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Well that certainly answers the whole “Are they really that dumb or are they just playing dumb” debate 0130
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I do not believe there is a benefit. Either there’s a vacancy until Barr is sworn in in January, and Republicans are down 1 vote until then, or we have a special election to give them their 1 vote back earlier. 000
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 05/12/2025I suppose the silver lining is that it’s going to be remarkably easy for the next administration to fire every federal employee hired on or after 1/20/25. 010
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 11/11/2025And that’s why the gift tax is not applicable here, so there really isn’t such a thing as a gift tax when it comes to charitable giving. 100
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Since he's making the gift to a private foundation, 26 USC 2522 would likely make that a gift tax free transfer. 130
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 03/04/2025People used to say the word “depression”. No one has talked about that since the 1930s. Now everyone is using the word “depression” again. 000
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Corruption aside, this would appear to introduce additional risk since foreign adversaries already have the capability to disable and destroy satellites. 010
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 26/02/2025America's version of the French Revolution is going to be so fun, though. 000
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025"Ah no, you don't understand. It's very complicated. It's, uh, it's aggregate, so I'm talking about fractions of a penny here. And over time they add up to a lot." - Musk hackers when we find out they're skimming from the US Treasury, probably. 020
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 31/01/2025And as sloppy as they are, what are the odds sensitive systems (such as Dept. of Treasury who has most of our account and routing numbers for tax payments and refunds) will soon be compromised by adversaries and hackers? 010
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Same guy that's been predicting a recession every year for the last 4 years. www.npr.org/sections/cor...npr.orgJamie Dimon Warns 'A Bad Recession' Is ComingIn a letter to shareholders, the JPMorgan Chase CEO applauds the government and the Fed for quick work, but says the pandemic will have devastating consequences for the global economy. 142
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 15/11/2024She definitely printed directions to the conference from MapQuest 020
Nick Volk @nickvolk.bsky.social · 27/11/2023I’d pay to drive through a Kruse Thru - beer and history on tap. Like Drunk History in the flesh. 010
