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Douglas Wayne Ricketts
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I do things! Sometimes music or comedy is involved. Your mileage may vary.

www.douglaswaynericketts.com
I never thought I'd be blocking anti-human people and/or bots on LInkedIn of all places but here we are.
January 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Part TWO of my reading of "Project 2025: Mandate for Leadership" is now on YouTube! This segment contains a whole lot of "conservative" assertions with no evidence or truth to back them up.

Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Project 2025 - Read by Douglas Wayne Ricketts - YouTube
Narration and Music © by Douglas Wayne Ricketts
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January 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM
My goals right now:

1) Do your work. Don't let depression over the news limit your output. You can't affect change if you're not making money.

2) Don't overwatch news. There's so much going on, the temptation is there to get sucked in for hours on end. Cap it at an hour or two daily...
January 26, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Reposted by Douglas Wayne Ricketts
My old college classmate, a part-time TikTok influencer, just openly wondered on Instagram whether something's wrong with her TikTok algorithm.

TikTok's sale to the Ellisons has been finalized. The best time to delete the app from your phones was yesterday; the second-best time to do it is now.
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.

Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.

Well, here’s a link:

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January 26, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I know there's a lot going on in the world, but that video I came across but can't seem to find again with the lady who said bacon is better if it's cooked in a pot instead of a pan because the "pops" land right back on the bacon instead of the stovetop was right. MOAR FLAVOR.
January 25, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"Geese" on SNL

Song 1: Coldplay lite

Song 2: White Stripes impersonation with a little Pixies.

I love rock music. Rock is dead.
January 25, 2026 at 5:53 AM
APPEAR to contradict?

No, New York Times. Videos clearly contradict what feds are saying. Get this shit right, you fucks.
Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident on Saturday morning. Colleagues and a senior law enforcement official identified the man who was shot as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive-care nurse. Follow live updates.
Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos of Shooting Appear to Contradict Federal Officials
An I.C.U. nurse shot by federal agents was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said. A New York Times video analysis shows he was holding a phone, not a gun.
nyti.ms
January 24, 2026 at 11:19 PM
We have three videos now. ICE executed this man for no justifiable reason.

Angle 1:
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Angle 2:
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Angle 3:
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Microsoft OneDrive
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January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Trying not to think about all the people murdered by cops throughout centuries (who authorities then lied about) before everyone started carrying video recorders.
January 24, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Keep this in mind when your favorite ICE lover posts horrible things today.

"Trump supporters report higher levels of psychopathy, manipulativeness, callousness, and narcissism"
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Douglas Wayne Ricketts (@douglaswaynericketts)
There’s something wrong with MAGA minds. And that’s not just hyperbole. A study released last year showed Trump supporters report high levels of psychopathy, manipulativeness, callousness, narcissism,...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I've seen two videos. They're sickening. Multiple ICE agents push him to the ground, they take something from him (there is a photo of him holding a cell phone in his right hand seconds prior while being confronted by an agent), and then he's executed.
January 24, 2026 at 8:30 PM
ICE needs to be abolished and their piggies need to be held accountable for their crimes against humanity.
There is a video from across the street of half a dozen or so masked federal agents wrestling a man to the ground, punching him. Then there is a shot, then several others, until he is lying completely still.
You may want to be cautious if you don't want to see the video.
Star Tribune is reporting this as well now, multiple shots in the chest.
January 24, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I use exactly one browser plugin: Shazam. If you happen to use any of these 17? There is probably malicious code on your device.

Article: lifehacker.com/tech/delete-...
January 24, 2026 at 8:54 AM
It's 2026 and I just learned you can press "F2" to rename a file in Windows. How long has that feature been there and why didn't any of you tell me about it?!
January 24, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Dramatic theme now available on Pond5! I composed "The Boxer" in 2009 and recently remastered it. Features cajon, castanets, acoustic & electric guitars, bass, solo trumpet, piano, French horns, and trombone accents. Tempo 80, key: E minor. Stems available by request for sync productions.
www.pond5.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:21 AM
This does not bode well.
January 24, 2026 at 2:30 AM
No time to read "Project 2025" for yourself? I've started reading it aloud so you don't have to. Part 01 available now!

youtu.be/oiR2BfQAy7s
"Project 2025" Mandate for Leadership - The Conservative Promise part 01
YouTube video by Douglas Ricketts
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January 24, 2026 at 1:26 AM
It's a double-provolone jalapeño turkey burger kinda day. Dough is defrosting for later. Maybe pizza, maybe breadsticks. Maybe pizza rolls!
January 23, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Because of course.
January 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Guys, I figured out why Jim Jordan never wears a coat in session. It's where he keeps his conscience.
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Built-in Windows 11 7-zip
Similar settings ("Smaller" instead of "Ultra")
Initial ETA 25 min
Actual time jumped to 35 minutes, a Windows 11 update downloaded at the same time and slowed things down. Seventeen minutes later? Compression ETA now 24 min.
January 23, 2026 at 8:18 AM
My lady calls Karoline Leavitt "LEAVE IT!" and it's so cute.
January 23, 2026 at 8:02 AM
They are pumping him full of "Star Trek" level drugs we proles won't see in our lifetimes.
January 23, 2026 at 7:57 AM
9.5 minutes for the 7-zip standalone app to create a 2 gb archive of a 7.1 gb folder.
January 23, 2026 at 7:44 AM