Lad Decker
@laddecker.bsky.social
Artist. Painter. Intellectual punk. Human conflict, social identity and power. Gritty. Slow burn. Social commentary. Based Seattle & US West Coast. LadDecker.com
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Our diversity and disobedience is our strength. Stay curious. Keep asking questions. Keep reorganizing.
June 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Our diversity and disobedience is our strength. Stay curious. Keep asking questions. Keep reorganizing.
Everyone watched silently as the ship glowed with flames and wondered what was next.
Portrait of a civilization floating on the river of fire. Hostile Witness project.
May 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Everyone watched silently as the ship glowed with flames and wondered what was next.
The rolling shambles continues. And the painting continues. Defiance.
April 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The rolling shambles continues. And the painting continues. Defiance.
Broken things by careless people.
April 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Broken things by careless people.
Snapshot of the ongoing apocalypse.
April 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Snapshot of the ongoing apocalypse.
Peace requires effort. Peace is not the default state. Peace comes from collaboration, negotiation, and understanding.
April 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Peace requires effort. Peace is not the default state. Peace comes from collaboration, negotiation, and understanding.
Going full Ted Lasso with my protest sign. 🪧🤘⚡️
Believe in citizen-centered government.
Believe in participation.
Believe in collaboration.
#Seattle
#indivisible
#NationalSecurity
Believe in citizen-centered government.
Believe in participation.
Believe in collaboration.
#Seattle
#indivisible
#NationalSecurity
April 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Going full Ted Lasso with my protest sign. 🪧🤘⚡️
Believe in citizen-centered government.
Believe in participation.
Believe in collaboration.
#Seattle
#indivisible
#NationalSecurity
Believe in citizen-centered government.
Believe in participation.
Believe in collaboration.
#Seattle
#indivisible
#NationalSecurity
Every one of my paintings is a protest sign. “Flight Plan” #internationalrelations #nationalsecurity
April 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Every one of my paintings is a protest sign. “Flight Plan” #internationalrelations #nationalsecurity
It’s time, Seattle! See you at the Space Needle.
🗽🌟Day of action this Saturday! Join us and @seattleindivisible.bsky.social at Seattle Center 12-3pm on April 5.
We're coming together nationwide to tell the Trump Admin: Hands off our rights. Hands off our communities. Hands off our services!
We hope to see you out there.
We're coming together nationwide to tell the Trump Admin: Hands off our rights. Hands off our communities. Hands off our services!
We hope to see you out there.
April 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It’s time, Seattle! See you at the Space Needle.
Helicopter for your weekend. #nationalsecurity #signalgate
March 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Helicopter for your weekend. #nationalsecurity #signalgate
Just another WTF day in America. Painting about human folly continues. #signalgate #natsec
March 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Just another WTF day in America. Painting about human folly continues. #signalgate #natsec
When everyday is like WTF. Bring it on.
March 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
When everyday is like WTF. Bring it on.
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Every Democratic Governor should issue and sign an Executive Order making it illegal to pay anyone to sign a petition, and likewise illegal to accept any form of payment to sign petition. They should do this before they go to sleep tonight.
March 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Every Democratic Governor should issue and sign an Executive Order making it illegal to pay anyone to sign a petition, and likewise illegal to accept any form of payment to sign petition. They should do this before they go to sleep tonight.
Portrait of a civilization floating on the river of fire. Hostile Witness project.
March 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Portrait of a civilization floating on the river of fire. Hostile Witness project.
On the artist’s palette gathers the shit of the world to paint a portrait of us.
March 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
On the artist’s palette gathers the shit of the world to paint a portrait of us.
Imagination. Emancipation. Resistance.
March 15, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Imagination. Emancipation. Resistance.
Painting human folly and power up close in America. Hostile Witness.
March 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Painting human folly and power up close in America. Hostile Witness.
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Pursue the complexity or it will pursue you.
March 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Pursue the complexity or it will pursue you.
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Smells Like Team Spirit
March 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Smells Like Team Spirit
Pursue the complexity or it will pursue you.
March 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Pursue the complexity or it will pursue you.
Human tragedy. Human folly. Hot mess.
March 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Human tragedy. Human folly. Hot mess.
Partially hoping for a good Chicken Kyiv recipe from episode one with the Cold War intrigue. Thank you and congratulations
@goatrodeo.bsky.social
and
@benjaminwittes.bsky.social
from a fan and Lawfare supporter. NatSec Nerd Power.
@goatrodeo.bsky.social
and
@benjaminwittes.bsky.social
from a fan and Lawfare supporter. NatSec Nerd Power.
Lawfare Presents: Escalation
Coming Feb. 24
From Lawfare and @goatrodeo.bsky.social, Escalation lays bare the stakes of the Ukraine-Russia War.
Subscribe here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.goatrodeodc.com/escalation-s...
Coming Feb. 24
From Lawfare and @goatrodeo.bsky.social, Escalation lays bare the stakes of the Ukraine-Russia War.
Subscribe here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.goatrodeodc.com/escalation-s...
Lawfare Presents: Escalation Trailer
YouTube video by Lawfare
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February 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Partially hoping for a good Chicken Kyiv recipe from episode one with the Cold War intrigue. Thank you and congratulations
@goatrodeo.bsky.social
and
@benjaminwittes.bsky.social
from a fan and Lawfare supporter. NatSec Nerd Power.
@goatrodeo.bsky.social
and
@benjaminwittes.bsky.social
from a fan and Lawfare supporter. NatSec Nerd Power.
Watched paint dry this week. Because that’s what painters do. You’re welcome.
February 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Watched paint dry this week. Because that’s what painters do. You’re welcome.
Reposted by Lad Decker
Many are asking what should we do now?
“We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’”
-fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.
“We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’”
-fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.
February 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Many are asking what should we do now?
“We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’”
-fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.
“We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’”
-fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.