James D (He/Him)
@jamesduquette.bsky.social
Asia-based Californian émigré, cyclist and aspiring triathlete. Politically enraged and engaged. Work in travel and am often on the road around the region. 🏳️🌈🌵🏊🚴🏃⚒️💅
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Zero tolerance for doomerism. Stop lazily accepting that everything is screwed forever. Stop normalising low expectations. That’s part of the problem & it’s what the bastards want. It’s also a product of privilege. People in more desperate situations don’t have the option to just sit back & shrug.
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Zero tolerance for doomerism. Stop lazily accepting that everything is screwed forever. Stop normalising low expectations. That’s part of the problem & it’s what the bastards want. It’s also a product of privilege. People in more desperate situations don’t have the option to just sit back & shrug.
New tri suit incoming!
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New tri suit incoming!
2250m swim\80km bike\20km run in 5h19m. I have been dealing with some hip issues which held me back on the run, but overall I'm very happy with this race! 4th and my age group and 11th overall. #trifactor #triathalon #triathlete
August 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
2250m swim\80km bike\20km run in 5h19m. I have been dealing with some hip issues which held me back on the run, but overall I'm very happy with this race! 4th and my age group and 11th overall. #trifactor #triathalon #triathlete
Strava peeps - let's connect.
June 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Strava peeps - let's connect.
160km/100mile ride up to Tri An Dam today. Pushing my training to new levels - I've officially got a triathalon coach!
May 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM
160km/100mile ride up to Tri An Dam today. Pushing my training to new levels - I've officially got a triathalon coach!
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How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
May 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
Happy 50th Reunification Day to Vietnam. Happy to celebrate the end of a war that killed millions.
April 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Happy 50th Reunification Day to Vietnam. Happy to celebrate the end of a war that killed millions.
Just finished an amazing ride from Phnom Penh up to Pakse with my mom. Best experience of my life.
April 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Just finished an amazing ride from Phnom Penh up to Pakse with my mom. Best experience of my life.
My Cannondale is looking pretty amazing after getting cranks and hand pump painted to match. I'm obsessed 🤩
April 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
My Cannondale is looking pretty amazing after getting cranks and hand pump painted to match. I'm obsessed 🤩
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April 2, 2025
April 2, 2025 (Wednesday)
Just five months ago, on October 19, 2024, The Economist ran a special report on America’s economy.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
April 2, 2025
Still chuffed to officially be a triathlete - and a pretty good one! Already pumped for my next race in November!
March 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Still chuffed to officially be a triathlete - and a pretty good one! Already pumped for my next race in November!
Finished my first 70.3 triathlon! 5h54m! Came in 13th out of 203 men competing. What a great day!
March 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Finished my first 70.3 triathlon! 5h54m! Came in 13th out of 203 men competing. What a great day!
Race day - 70.3. wish me luck!
March 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Race day - 70.3. wish me luck!
Amazing weekend of riding (~270km) through the Cambodian countryside to Koh Ker and Preah Vihear temples. Last push before my race - 6 days of rest before my 70.3 tri!
March 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Amazing weekend of riding (~270km) through the Cambodian countryside to Koh Ker and Preah Vihear temples. Last push before my race - 6 days of rest before my 70.3 tri!
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NEW: A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s mass firings in the lawsuit we brought.
We won’t allow the president to shred the Constitution and violate the separation of powers.
It’s time for the Senate to do the same.
apnews.com/article/mass...
We won’t allow the president to shred the Constitution and violate the separation of powers.
It’s time for the Senate to do the same.
apnews.com/article/mass...
Second judge orders Trump administration to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings
A judge in Maryland has blocked for now the mass firings of probationary federal workers and ordered thousands of fired probationary workers to be reinstated, marking the second decision of its kind i...
apnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
NEW: A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s mass firings in the lawsuit we brought.
We won’t allow the president to shred the Constitution and violate the separation of powers.
It’s time for the Senate to do the same.
apnews.com/article/mass...
We won’t allow the president to shred the Constitution and violate the separation of powers.
It’s time for the Senate to do the same.
apnews.com/article/mass...
Sunrise swim day. 8 days until race day!
March 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Sunrise swim day. 8 days until race day!
Any Americans residing in HCMC, Vietnam? I'm hosting a meeting of Democrats Abroad this Thursday. While I am keen for some venting I also want to see how others are staying involved but staying sane. Please share with anyone who might be interested. Event link: fb.me/e/2k5rkeEkj
March 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Any Americans residing in HCMC, Vietnam? I'm hosting a meeting of Democrats Abroad this Thursday. While I am keen for some venting I also want to see how others are staying involved but staying sane. Please share with anyone who might be interested. Event link: fb.me/e/2k5rkeEkj
On my ride today I saw this man on the ferry - apparently in America this is a fortune in eggs. Here in Vietnam they are going for 1$/dozen... Hope it stays that way.
March 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
On my ride today I saw this man on the ferry - apparently in America this is a fortune in eggs. Here in Vietnam they are going for 1$/dozen... Hope it stays that way.
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Putin’s lifelong dream was to somehow separate the US from NATO. But how to break up a strong alliance that stood for 80 years and continued to expand? There really was only one way to do it, he figured it out a decade ago, and played the long game. Now his guy will do it.
February 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Putin’s lifelong dream was to somehow separate the US from NATO. But how to break up a strong alliance that stood for 80 years and continued to expand? There really was only one way to do it, he figured it out a decade ago, and played the long game. Now his guy will do it.
3 weeks until 70.3 triathlon and I'm feeling powerful, but look how bad the bee sting on my inner thigh is - 8 days later and still it itches and stings. 😥
March 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
3 weeks until 70.3 triathlon and I'm feeling powerful, but look how bad the bee sting on my inner thigh is - 8 days later and still it itches and stings. 😥
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Upon this response, JK burst into a million shards and a great wind scattered her unhappy soul beneath the arc of a newly formed rainbow.
February 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Upon this response, JK burst into a million shards and a great wind scattered her unhappy soul beneath the arc of a newly formed rainbow.
Excellent brick session today with 60k/10k. Felt strong - even riding a much heavier bike because my Cannondale is getting new spokes. Exactly 4 weeks until 70.3 triathlon! #triathalon #tritraining #brick
February 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Excellent brick session today with 60k/10k. Felt strong - even riding a much heavier bike because my Cannondale is getting new spokes. Exactly 4 weeks until 70.3 triathlon! #triathalon #tritraining #brick
Brick day 55km ride + 8.5km run at threshold. Felt great but hot season doth arrive!
February 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Brick day 55km ride + 8.5km run at threshold. Felt great but hot season doth arrive!