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Damon Kaswell

@dekoding.bsky.social

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Writer, software developer, and dedicated gadfly. Pronouns: He/him Likes: Tabletop role-playing games, comics, social justice, cartoons, science fiction, science fact, Lord of the Rings, Typescript, French, protecting the environment, fantasy, reality

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 13h

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 1d

My oldest is currently studying at UBC, and he's been joking about Canada having just a touch of monarchy too.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 1d

"Maybe a little bit of kings, just for fun."

"Kings added to enhance flavor."

"Trace amounts of kings may be present."

"Kings are for entertainment purposes only. Not to be given real political power."

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 1d

During a conversation with my family about #NoKings, the fact that the UK supports it came up as a bit of irony, as they technically do have a monarchy - specifically the one the United States fought to escape.

The jokes wrote themselves.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 1d

During the run-up to #NoKings, apologists for Trump tried to claim he's not a king or trying to be one, so the protests were pointless.

Guys, if he behaves like one and embraces the imagery of one, at a certain point you should really start asking yourselves if he might be one after all.

Trump posts AI video of himself bombing protesters with brown liquid

The president’s video comes after weeks of Republican complaints about violent political rhetoric on the left

www.independent.co.uk

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 2d

I love that there have been frogs in basically every #NoKings post I've seen.

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 2d

I love that my entire feed is #NoKings right now. As the reports of MILLIONS taking the streets pour in, I'm feeling hopeful.

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 2d

Eugene may be comparatively small, but we SHOW UP.

#nokings

Thousands turn out for No Kings rally in Eugene Oct. 18

Thousands of people attend a No Kings rally in Eugene on Oct. 18

www.registerguard.com

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 3d

Now, thanks to the Young Republicans chat and the swastika in Dave Taylor's congressional office, it's time to stop taking pretend-indignant Republicans who are pretend-offended at being called Nazis seriously.

When will Democrats take their party back from the ignorant far left radicals?

Damon Kaswell's answer: I have a deal for you. One-time offer, and it won’t last, so get it while the getting’s good. Here’s how it works: Y’all stop being Nazis. All of you. Just stop. Stop being Na...

www.quora.com

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you. Pretty sure just spending some time watching these on loop lowered my blood pressure.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 10d

I don't see two buckaroos there... I see two goddamn NATIONAL TREASURES!

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 18d

If you're an atheist, a non-Christian theist, or a Christian with the "wrong" theological perspective, this should worry you:

Trump administration brands critics of Christian nationalism as security threats

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is denouncing a new presidential memorandum for dangerously equating dissent and nonbelief with terrorism.

ffrf.org

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 20d

What can I possibly say to Americans who accept this? And even *want* this?

What is wrong with them?

Trump calls for using US cities as a 'training ground' for military in unusual speech to generals

President Donald Trump is proposing using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces. He's suggesting U.S. military might be deployed against what he describes as the “invasion from with...

apnews.com

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · 26d

Any time you want to remind the Republicans in your life what a stupid, petty, vindictive piece of shit Trump is, remind them that he uses an autopen too.

Trump hangs autopen image instead of Biden portrait in presidential portrait gallery

Trump has long criticized Biden's use of the autopen.

abcnews.go.com

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · Sep 19

If they follow through with it, then this is the time, everyone. This is early 1930's Germany, and the Jewish people most likely to survive are the ones who leave the country before the ovens start up.

If you're trans and have a means to escape, at this point I would recommend against staying.

The FBI Is Coming for Trans People

According to a new report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is planning on labeling all trans people “violent extremists.”

newrepublic.com

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · Sep 19

If you have Disney+... cancel. If you watch ABC... don't watch ABC anymore. If you like Marvel movies... abstain. If you like Star Wars... find other science fiction and fantasy.

The freedom of speech is under direct assault. Don't reward those who bend the knee.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · Sep 15

OK, so I've always considered myself a technophile. I love building computers, I love building software, I just... love tech.

And I fucking *hate* those things. When I'm walking around, I want to see what's actually around me. I don't want an ad platform sitting on my face mediating the real world.

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · Sep 15

Glad to see our neighbors to the North seem to be mostly maintaining sanity, even as we here in the (dis)united states descend further into madness.

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · Sep 14

I will now damn shingles with the faintest of praises: It isn't as bad as COVID-19.

That is all.

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · Sep 13

Wow, that's engaging in debate on hard mode!

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · Sep 13

People don't watch Fox to enjoy it. They watch it to feed their hatred and bigotry. If not kept constantly fed, they tend to wither.

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Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · Sep 13

Ce n'est pas une surprise. Tout ce que dit l'extrême droite est une projection. Et ils ont imputé la violence à gauche politique ici.

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · Sep 13

Joke time: Guy goes to see his doctor, who tells him he's got shingles.

"But Doctor, I'm pretty sure I've got aluminum siding!"

Eh? Eh? Get it?

In other news, I've got shingles. Blah.

Damon Kaswell @dekoding.bsky.social · Sep 5

Dear Republicans,

Do you remember during the campaign when you insisted Donald Trump was the anti-war candidate, and would broker worldwide peace? Given today's news, I'd like to cordially invite all of you to go fuck yourselves. With a pineapple. Sideways.

Trump seeks to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War.

apnews.com