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Darren du Nord
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Round-earther, curious technophile on the #Minnesota - #NorthDakota border. Fan of Democracy.

#MNUFC, #sunsets, outdoors, #lakelife, #UpNorth #fishing, #traveler, #iceFishing […]

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Why yes, actually! It IS as delicious and flavorful as it sounds. Drink it if you can find it.

#icewindbrewing #beer #beersofmastodon #northdakota #Microbrewery
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
RE: https://flipboard.com/@chicagotribune/opinion-4000ddriz/-/a-eVAsdCHOQem6-qL-h0aNvA%3Aa%3A56578555-%2F0

Gallup poll says young American women don't feel valued in their country, would leave if they could.
flipboard.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Elon Musk and X are once again proving why institutions should never rely on corporate-owned, centrally-controlled social media platforms to reach their people.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0589g0dqq7o
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The snow keeps coming down, and I'm reminded of the song Snow Days by Trip Shakespeare, a talented #minnesota band I fanned back in the day.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TUeDGBtQNkE

#MNastodon #SnowDays #tripshakespeare #musicvideos
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I don't know for certain this a good sign, but in the YMCA locker room today, I overheard one of the naked conservative guys say, There's No Way he's voting for Trump again. Hurray?
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Three shaded windows in early morning December sunrise.

#fensterfriday #Fensterfreitag #WindowFriday
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
eldritch.cafe
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Happy Thanksgiving from #Minnesota.

#mnastodon #lakelife
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"By turning childhood into a thing that can be measured, adults have managed to impose their greatest fears of failure onto the youngest among us. Each child who strays from our standards becomes a potential medical mystery to be solved, with more tests to take, more […]

[Original post on c.im]
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Got in my final 5 mile outdoor run of 2025 yesterday. It was a beautiful, calm, sunny, 50 F day in late #November. Now, it's the treadmill until May for me.
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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US Border Patrol's abuses long predate the Trump regime, but are increasing by orders of magnitude now. Here's some excellent AP reporting on just one way the government spits on civil liberties […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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El Sueño (La Cama)— The Dream (The Bed)— Frida Kahlo. 1940.

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings. 19/20

#blueskyartchallenge […]

[Original post on c.im]
October 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The view from my daughter's box seats at the Trail Blazer's game tonight.
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/115554962309269198

I'm just gonna leave this little knowledge drop right where I found it...
mastodon.social
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Some pretty aurora pics for you tonight, from just moments ago.

#MNastodon #minnesota #aurora
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Today I discovered Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945), an amazing German artist whose power anti war work spanned the turbulence and dangers of two wars.

In July 1936, she was visited by the Gestapo and threatene with arrest and deportation to a Nazi concentration camp. She […]

[Original post on c.im]
November 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Reposted by Darren du Nord
Aaron Swartz should have been 39 years old today
#aaronswartzday
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Remember, remember the fifth of #november.

#MNastodon #bonfires #lakelife
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trump got thumped last night. Well done.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

#tyfyattm #fucktrump
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Omfg. Free Press reporters are now incorporated into #cbsnews Tv election coverage.

#politics
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Someone close to me in #northdakota with a disability who is insured thru #obamacare just got a letter from Sanford, their #healthinsurance company. If this person loses their federal insurance subsidy, their health insurance costs will RISE 10 TIMES!! 10X !! It becomes completely unaffordable […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
8 weeks ago I removed the #amazon app from my phone. The goal was to move farther away from #mag7 companies, and end my bad habit of ordering addictive crap I don't really need. It's working. And what little crap I do need and can't source locally or directly from an online seller, I buy through […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Reposted by Darren du Nord
75 years ago today, European nations signed this Convention, so the Holocaust could not be repeated. Beware those who want this to end.
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM