Darren du Nord
@darren.c.im.ap.brid.gy
Round-earther, curious technophile on the #Minnesota - #NorthDakota border. Fan of Democracy.
#MNUFC, #sunsets, outdoors, #lakelife, #UpNorth #fishing, #traveler, #iceFishing […]
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#MNUFC, #sunsets, outdoors, #lakelife, #UpNorth #fishing, #traveler, #iceFishing […]
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“Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is not the response of a patriot who must answer to the public about the security of the United States and its people in uniform. It is not the response of a secretary of defense who values the advice of the officers who report to him. It is […]
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mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
“Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is not the response of a patriot who must answer to the public about the security of the United States and its people in uniform. It is not the response of a secretary of defense who values the advice of the officers who report to him. It is […]
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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]
[Original post on c.im]
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"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]
[Original post on c.im]
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
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.
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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
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 […]
Reposted by Darren du Nord
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]
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
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]
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]
The view from my daughter's box seats at the Trail Blazer's game tonight.
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The view from my daughter's box seats at the Trail Blazer's game tonight.
Thanks to #trump and #republicans, the #airlines will be even less accountable to you.
#airlines #Travel #giftarticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/travel/trump-biden-delayed-flights-payments.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1U8.-rl5.MJ9o1KSetrzU&smid=mastodon
#airlines #Travel #giftarticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/travel/trump-biden-delayed-flights-payments.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1U8.-rl5.MJ9o1KSetrzU&smid=mastodon
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Thanks to #trump and #republicans, the #airlines will be even less accountable to you.
#airlines #Travel #giftarticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/travel/trump-biden-delayed-flights-payments.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1U8.-rl5.MJ9o1KSetrzU&smid=mastodon
#airlines #Travel #giftarticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/travel/trump-biden-delayed-flights-payments.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1U8.-rl5.MJ9o1KSetrzU&smid=mastodon
RE: https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/115554962309269198
I'm just gonna leave this little knowledge drop right where I found it...
I'm just gonna leave this little knowledge drop right where I found it...
mastodon.social
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/115554962309269198
I'm just gonna leave this little knowledge drop right where I found it...
I'm just gonna leave this little knowledge drop right where I found it...
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]
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
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]
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]
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Aaron Swartz should have been 39 years old today
#aaronswartzday
#aaronswartzday
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Aaron Swartz should have been 39 years old today
#aaronswartzday
#aaronswartzday
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trump got thumped last night. Well done.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
#tyfyattm #fucktrump
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
#tyfyattm #fucktrump
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Trump got thumped last night. Well done.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
#tyfyattm #fucktrump
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
#tyfyattm #fucktrump
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Reposted by Darren du Nord
Trump's IRS kills program that let Americans file taxes for free - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-irs-2674265147/
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-irs-2674265147/
Trump's IRS kills program that let Americans file taxes for free
President Donald Trump's allies in the IRS killed a popular tax filing program this week, which had been piloted under former President Joe Biden's administration, according to a new report. Washington Post White House and economics reporter Jacob Bogage posted on Bluesky on Tuesday that the IRS had...
www.rawstory.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Trump's IRS kills program that let Americans file taxes for free - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-irs-2674265147/
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-irs-2674265147/
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 […]
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c.im
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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 […]
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 […]
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c.im
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 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 […]
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
75 years ago today, European nations signed this Convention, so the Holocaust could not be repeated. Beware those who want this to end.
Trump’s tariffs have caused inflation to soar on everything from electricity to groceries, and according to the Tax Foundation, the tariffs amount to an average tax increase per American household of $1,200 in 2025.
In 2026, it is predicted to be up to at least $1,600 per household […]
In 2026, it is predicted to be up to at least $1,600 per household […]
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c.im
November 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Trump’s tariffs have caused inflation to soar on everything from electricity to groceries, and according to the Tax Foundation, the tariffs amount to an average tax increase per American household of $1,200 in 2025.
In 2026, it is predicted to be up to at least $1,600 per household […]
In 2026, it is predicted to be up to at least $1,600 per household […]
“Power must not be allowed to triumph all the time. It mustn’t be forgiven no matter what it does, because it’s beautiful, because it’s famous, because it’s powerful.”
--Maria Riva
--Maria Riva
November 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“Power must not be allowed to triumph all the time. It mustn’t be forgiven no matter what it does, because it’s beautiful, because it’s famous, because it’s powerful.”
--Maria Riva
--Maria Riva
November 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just watched the very first Halloween movie, with Jamie Lee Curtis. This movie that horrified me in my teens now seems quaint and silly. Maybe would have been better on the big screen.
#halloween
#halloween
November 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Just watched the very first Halloween movie, with Jamie Lee Curtis. This movie that horrified me in my teens now seems quaint and silly. Maybe would have been better on the big screen.
#halloween
#halloween
Can you take 4 minutes to help me out? A musician friend I have Friday drinks with doesn't think we can earn him 10 cents in streaming residuals from his old punk band.
Just say to Alexa or Siri, "Play Disappear by the Cass County Uglies."
I'll let you know how it goes.
#music #fedimusic […]
Just say to Alexa or Siri, "Play Disappear by the Cass County Uglies."
I'll let you know how it goes.
#music #fedimusic […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
October 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Can you take 4 minutes to help me out? A musician friend I have Friday drinks with doesn't think we can earn him 10 cents in streaming residuals from his old punk band.
Just say to Alexa or Siri, "Play Disappear by the Cass County Uglies."
I'll let you know how it goes.
#music #fedimusic […]
Just say to Alexa or Siri, "Play Disappear by the Cass County Uglies."
I'll let you know how it goes.
#music #fedimusic […]