DLincourt
@damonl.bsky.social
60ish cisgender, lovingly married and devoted to parenting good adults. Dark chocolate, coffee, and bourbon. Fixes some things, makes up a lot.
Wow. An astonishing show of the power of forgiveness. Few could do this, but those who did live their faiths.
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A woman hugs the man who fatally shot her brother and 22 more in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart
In an El Paso courthouse not far from where a gunman killed 23 people at a Walmart in a 2019 attack targeting Hispanic shoppers, victims’ family members and survivors got their last chance to address ...
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April 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Wow. An astonishing show of the power of forgiveness. Few could do this, but those who did live their faiths.
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Who was it that decided TV detectives - if make - have to have three day's growth of beard to be considered relevant?
February 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Who was it that decided TV detectives - if make - have to have three day's growth of beard to be considered relevant?
I wonder if he was wearing his cloak and carrying his scythe at the time?
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Live updates: Musk joins Trump's first White House cabinet meeting
The billionaire adviser to the president is sitting in on the meeting with the heads of agencies such as the state department and Pentagon.
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February 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I wonder if he was wearing his cloak and carrying his scythe at the time?
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The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's war against Ukraine in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
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February 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Well done, Adm. Franchetti, advising her staff to focus on their mission and "get s--- done."
With Pentagon purge, Trump thrusts military into uncharted territory
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With Pentagon purge, Trump thrusts military into uncharted territory
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With Pentagon purge, Trump thrusts military into uncharted territory
The removal of Gen. C.Q. Brown and other top officers has deepened concern among Trump’s critics who fear he intends to impose his politics on the institution.
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February 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Well done, Adm. Franchetti, advising her staff to focus on their mission and "get s--- done."
With Pentagon purge, Trump thrusts military into uncharted territory
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With Pentagon purge, Trump thrusts military into uncharted territory
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Ladies and gentlemen, I commend the governor of Maine, Janet Mills, for the following exchange with DT over transgender athletes:
Trump: “You’d better comply because otherwise you’re not going to get any federal funding,” he said.
Mills answered: “We’ll see you in court.”
Trump: “You’d better comply because otherwise you’re not going to get any federal funding,” he said.
Mills answered: “We’ll see you in court.”
February 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, I commend the governor of Maine, Janet Mills, for the following exchange with DT over transgender athletes:
Trump: “You’d better comply because otherwise you’re not going to get any federal funding,” he said.
Mills answered: “We’ll see you in court.”
Trump: “You’d better comply because otherwise you’re not going to get any federal funding,” he said.
Mills answered: “We’ll see you in court.”
Another thing to love about Canada (if we needed another) - they're not all crazy about soccer (which is basically just hockey without the challenge of skating).
February 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Another thing to love about Canada (if we needed another) - they're not all crazy about soccer (which is basically just hockey without the challenge of skating).
From the 1440 Daily Digest: "The US and Russia have agreed to work toward ending the three-year war in Ukraine following high-level talks in Saudi Arabia yesterday."
Shades of the Munich Pact, handing Czechoslovakia to Hitler in 1938. Craven cowardice.
Shades of the Munich Pact, handing Czechoslovakia to Hitler in 1938. Craven cowardice.
February 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
From the 1440 Daily Digest: "The US and Russia have agreed to work toward ending the three-year war in Ukraine following high-level talks in Saudi Arabia yesterday."
Shades of the Munich Pact, handing Czechoslovakia to Hitler in 1938. Craven cowardice.
Shades of the Munich Pact, handing Czechoslovakia to Hitler in 1938. Craven cowardice.
OK, everybody. Let's all say it at once:
"No standing to bring a suit!"
Missouri AG sues Starbucks, says workforce is ‘more female and less white’
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"No standing to bring a suit!"
Missouri AG sues Starbucks, says workforce is ‘more female and less white’
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Missouri AG sues Starbucks, says workforce is ‘more female and less white’
Attorney General Andrew Bailey takes aim at the coffee giant’s diversity policies, accusing the company of racist and discriminatory hiring practices.
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February 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
OK, everybody. Let's all say it at once:
"No standing to bring a suit!"
Missouri AG sues Starbucks, says workforce is ‘more female and less white’
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"No standing to bring a suit!"
Missouri AG sues Starbucks, says workforce is ‘more female and less white’
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
I hereby declare the true name of the Gulf of Maine to be the Gulf of Canada. I have full authority to make this change because I printed a declaration on bond paper and signed it with a Sharpie - bold, black, and permanent. Heed me and make this change or else I will be pissy.
February 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I hereby declare the true name of the Gulf of Maine to be the Gulf of Canada. I have full authority to make this change because I printed a declaration on bond paper and signed it with a Sharpie - bold, black, and permanent. Heed me and make this change or else I will be pissy.
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The Harry Potter spells we REALLY want:
"Accio cane."
"Accio cane."
January 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Harry Potter spells we REALLY want:
"Accio cane."
"Accio cane."
Over 7 million unemployed and finding it difficult to get even an interview, let alone hired. Count me as 7 million and 1 - the white collar/manufacturing job rut hollows out the middle class.
In the ‘Great Stay’ economy, Americans feel stuck
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In the ‘Great Stay’ economy, Americans feel stuck
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Opinion | In the ‘Great Stay’ economy, Americans feel stuck
Hiring is anemic in most industries and, with mortgage rates high, people aren’t moving.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Over 7 million unemployed and finding it difficult to get even an interview, let alone hired. Count me as 7 million and 1 - the white collar/manufacturing job rut hollows out the middle class.
In the ‘Great Stay’ economy, Americans feel stuck
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In the ‘Great Stay’ economy, Americans feel stuck
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"Rapid unscheduled disassembly" as a euphemism for blown to smithereens. Let's have fun with other creative euphemisms.
A real shit show is now an "impromptu display of effluvium."
Congress is a "performative assembly eulogizing good governance."
Yours?
A real shit show is now an "impromptu display of effluvium."
Congress is a "performative assembly eulogizing good governance."
Yours?
January 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Rapid unscheduled disassembly" as a euphemism for blown to smithereens. Let's have fun with other creative euphemisms.
A real shit show is now an "impromptu display of effluvium."
Congress is a "performative assembly eulogizing good governance."
Yours?
A real shit show is now an "impromptu display of effluvium."
Congress is a "performative assembly eulogizing good governance."
Yours?
I couldn't agree more strongly that we need to reinvest and reinvigorate options such as nonprofit co-ops to create REAL competition for private insurers. Strengthen it by removing "safeguards" for insurance companies (who don't need them) and pegging incentives to results in actual health measures.
December 24, 2024 at 8:35 PM
I couldn't agree more strongly that we need to reinvest and reinvigorate options such as nonprofit co-ops to create REAL competition for private insurers. Strengthen it by removing "safeguards" for insurance companies (who don't need them) and pegging incentives to results in actual health measures.
Bloody ridiculous post facto excuse! If you want to counter China's influence, you don't do it by pissing off the country that ACTUALLY controls the canal!
Trump’s Panama Canal threats designed to scuttle China influence
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Trump’s Panama Canal threats designed to scuttle China influence
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Trump’s Panama Canal threats designed to scuttle China influence
The president-elect intends to push back on Beijing’s “growth and strategic footprint” in the Western Hemisphere, said Trump’s pick for Latin America special envoy.
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December 24, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Bloody ridiculous post facto excuse! If you want to counter China's influence, you don't do it by pissing off the country that ACTUALLY controls the canal!
Trump’s Panama Canal threats designed to scuttle China influence
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Trump’s Panama Canal threats designed to scuttle China influence
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Ron Filipkowski of MeidasNews “The owner of a car company is controlling the House of Representatives from a social media app.”"
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December 18, 2024
Yesterday, Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) released an “Interim Report on the Failures and Politicization of the January 6th Select Committee.” As the title suggests, the report seeks to rewrit...
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December 19, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Ron Filipkowski of MeidasNews “The owner of a car company is controlling the House of Representatives from a social media app.”"
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We're nearly a quarter of the way through the century. Is it too soon to nominate Anna Nalick's "Breathe (2 am)" for song of the century?
"We can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass glued to the table."
"We can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass glued to the table."
December 18, 2024 at 1:55 PM
We're nearly a quarter of the way through the century. Is it too soon to nominate Anna Nalick's "Breathe (2 am)" for song of the century?
"We can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass glued to the table."
"We can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass glued to the table."
Collectively, we are insane.
Start-up putting ammo vending machines in grocery stores plans to grow
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Start-up putting ammo vending machines in grocery stores plans to grow
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Start-up putting ammo vending machines in grocery stores plans to grow
Dallas-based American Rounds says it makes selling ammo safer and more convenient, but some public officials and health experts worry about impulse bullet buying.
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December 16, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Collectively, we are insane.
Start-up putting ammo vending machines in grocery stores plans to grow
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Start-up putting ammo vending machines in grocery stores plans to grow
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Think DT will take credit for this, too, as he is for reduced border crossings and fentanyl deaths?
Progress on inflation stalled in November as prices rose
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Progress on inflation stalled in November as prices rose
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Progress on inflation stalled in November as prices rose
Inflation has proved incredibly stubborn over the fall, the November consumer price index shows, thanks in part to insurance premiums, particularly for autos.
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December 11, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Think DT will take credit for this, too, as he is for reduced border crossings and fentanyl deaths?
Progress on inflation stalled in November as prices rose
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Progress on inflation stalled in November as prices rose
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Big shout outs will go to anyone who can show me how to search for a removable hood for a Columbia jacket - JUST the hood! I've already got the jacket minus the detachable hood. All of my searches - Google, Bezozon, Ebay - turn up hooded jackets but not hoods.
December 4, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Big shout outs will go to anyone who can show me how to search for a removable hood for a Columbia jacket - JUST the hood! I've already got the jacket minus the detachable hood. All of my searches - Google, Bezozon, Ebay - turn up hooded jackets but not hoods.
Want to save your friendships? Take a page from the Founding Fathers.
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December 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Want to save your friendships? Take a page from the Founding Fathers.
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As said by Heather Cox Richardson:
"Among other things, it illustrates that for all the claims that autocracy can react to events more quickly than democracy can, in fact autocrats are brittle. It is democracy that is determined and resilient."
"Among other things, it illustrates that for all the claims that autocracy can react to events more quickly than democracy can, in fact autocrats are brittle. It is democracy that is determined and resilient."
December 4, 2024 at 1:39 PM
As said by Heather Cox Richardson:
"Among other things, it illustrates that for all the claims that autocracy can react to events more quickly than democracy can, in fact autocrats are brittle. It is democracy that is determined and resilient."
"Among other things, it illustrates that for all the claims that autocracy can react to events more quickly than democracy can, in fact autocrats are brittle. It is democracy that is determined and resilient."