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

A screenshot of an email I received from the Social Security Administration. It is a propaganda piece that expresses adoration for Donald Trump, and clearly violates the Hatch Act.
Picture I took of a delicious croissant infused with rose oil and candied rosebud tidbits.
A picture of Alex Pretti, a registered nurse and U.S. citizen who was just murdered by ICE agents.
A flower with its stem bent into the shape of the word "fuck."
A perfectly visible basketball.
A screenshot of the DOJ showing an entire year's worth of gains are gone.
A meme that looks like a sports team logo, with a cartoon leopard. Above the leopard are the words "The Leopards Eating People's Faces Party." Below the leopard, in bold, are the words "Proud Member." Below that, a quote that reads, "It's not like they're going to eat MY face."
An image showing the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 40,752.45, a drop of 1,472.87 points from the previous day.
The flag of Canada.
A fun "certificate" proving I crossed the huge suspension bridge and jokingly granting me two years of bragging rights.
People walking across a very long suspension foot bridge into a wooded area, over a deep ravine.
A red tee-shirt with a white maple leaf on it. Overlaying the maple leaf is the name "Canada." Below and to the right, a stylized stamp reads "NOT FOR SALE."
A graph showing the Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost all the gains it made over the last six months and is actually down 687.86 points from where it was six months ago.
A screenshot of today's changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average showing that it has lost 865.04 points so far today.
A school playground with snow falling all around it.
John Candy in Uncle Buck, holding a hatchet and smiling maniacally.
William Riker meets his transporter clone in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
I have COVID.
Duo me dit que je suis dans le top 1%.
Sunbeams from a lovely sunrise shining dramatically through clouds.
A conversation from Nextdoor in which someone who fundamentally misunderstands tariffs asks if it makes sense to wait for a large purchase until after tariffs go into effect, under the belief that they'll cause prices to drop.
Me and my oldest, circa 2007 when he was just a baby.