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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 14/04/2026

That's no lady. She is a paid operative, and has been trotted out more than once.

An older picture of the purported door dash grandma at a previous press event.

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 10/04/2026

Honestly? We are probably behind schedule on that.

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 08/03/2026

You can't accomplish a mission if you haven't got one.

President George W. Bush during the famous "Mission Accomplished" speech. The banner they then blamed on the military is seen in the background.

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 20/02/2026

My week is better than Andrew's, who looks like he took some damage.

A close-up view of a rubber double of Arnold Schwarzenegger's face in a mirror, with one eye damaged to reveal the terminator beneath.

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 17/02/2026

Some of your posts are getting moderated and hidden as "rude". This is one of them, as, sadly, was your post about Jesse Jackson.

The default view of a post by CoCo showing that the Bsky moderation service has marked it as Rude.

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 09/02/2026

It turns out that what I did have was some lemon juice in the freezer and baking soda. Mixing those leaves behind a science-fair volcanic eruption and some liquid solution that does the trick neatly. 2/2

A banner across the front of a US Navy warship reading "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED"

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 07/02/2026

Our only pets are cockatiels and a budgie. All rescues, and it saddens me that we found these marvelous little beings at a shelter or basically abandoned in a basement. The hard part is when they pass. It always hurts.

Two cockatiels and two budgies sitting on a perch over their cage

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 31/01/2026

I know well the disappointment. Here's a failure. It looks like a blind muppet.

A rather sad loaf of bread, with a score line that barely opened.

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 31/01/2026

The best part about bread is that failures are generally just ugly, but still delicious. I often use KA's "Easiest bread you'll ever make" recipe. Here's some inspiration:

A loaf with hashmark scoring on a cooling rack on a cutting board.

A close-up view of a boule which had its final rise in a banneton, leaving a swirl pattern behind.

A close-up view of a loaf of bread with a nicely-spread score.

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 31/01/2026

You're trying to release the skin, not make a deep cut into the body of the dough. Seriously, look for videos from Jack and that master baker at KA. And the best practice is making rolls, because you're doing like a dozen a batch! 9/

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 29/01/2026

Can we agree to call him Tom Homburglar?

Tom Homan wearing a burglar hat and mask

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 29/01/2026

This made me laugh, so I thought I'd share it.

A post from some social media outlet by an account called "daendeleon".
The text reads:

Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 27/01/2026

You're welcome to them, and the best part about virtual cookies is that they are free of Calories... Which the actual concoctions of butter, sugar, and flour most certainly are not. This was at Christmas. I made the dough at home and brought it with me. I use a disher for consistent size.

Sugar cookie dough balls on a sheet of parchment paper, next to a container of sugar.

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J.D. The D stands for Don't DM Dammit @jdluke.com · 27/01/2026

Jiminy Crickett! That is on a whole other level. I've grown accustomed to some of the ways of yeast and gluten, but this is on a whole different level. I can't compete with that, so here are some sugar cookies.