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Lad Decker

@laddecker.bsky.social
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Artist. Painter. Intellectual punk. Human conflict, social identity and power. Gritty. Slow burn. Social commentary. Based Seattle & US West Coast. LadDecker.com

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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Artists be busy. You’re welcome.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Got a bit busy right after this episode of #dogshirttv with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @lageneralista.ca . Thanks for the invite to talk about GirlSecurity.org. More to come. Stay tuned!
girlsecurity.org
Girl Security
We're reshaping national security by advancing girls and women. Through education, mentorship, research, and technology, we’re developing the talent and tools to build a new paradigm.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Our diversity and disobedience is our strength. Stay curious. Keep asking questions. Keep reorganizing.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Everyone watched silently as the ship glowed with flames and wondered what was next.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
The rolling shambles continues. And the painting continues. Defiance.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Broken things by careless people.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Snapshot of the ongoing apocalypse.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Peace requires effort. Peace is not the default state. Peace comes from collaboration, negotiation, and understanding.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Damn straight. Artists will save us from the crazy and the stupid ✊
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Hang in there Canada 🇨🇦 Pardon our mess. ✊🪧
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
We’re here, Seattle 🪧🤘 #indivisible
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Going full Ted Lasso with my protest sign. 🪧🤘⚡️ Believe in citizen-centered government. Believe in participation. Believe in collaboration. #Seattle #indivisible #NationalSecurity
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Every one of my paintings is a protest sign. “Flight Plan” #internationalrelations #nationalsecurity
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
It’s time, Seattle! See you at the Space Needle.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Helicopter for your weekend. #nationalsecurity #signalgate
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Just another WTF day in America. Painting about human folly continues. #signalgate #natsec
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Or not. LOL.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
When everyday is like WTF. Bring it on.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Every Democratic Governor should issue and sign an Executive Order making it illegal to pay anyone to sign a petition, and likewise illegal to accept any form of payment to sign petition. They should do this before they go to sleep tonight.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Portrait of a civilization floating on the river of fire. Hostile Witness project.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
On the artist’s palette gathers the shit of the world to paint a portrait of us.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Imagination. Emancipation. Resistance.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Painting human folly and power up close in America. Hostile Witness.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Pursue the complexity or it will pursue you.
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𝖢𝖠𝖳 𝖡𝖴𝖳𝖫𝖤𝖱 𝖲𝗋. @catbutlersr.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Smells Like Team Spirit
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Congratulations on publishing this work. Great conversation on @lawfare.bsky.social .
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Pursue the complexity or it will pursue you.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Hello, Salty.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Human tragedy. Human folly. Hot mess.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Partially hoping for a good Chicken Kyiv recipe from episode one with the Cold War intrigue. Thank you and congratulations @goatrodeo.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.bsky.social from a fan and Lawfare supporter. NatSec Nerd Power.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Watched paint dry this week. Because that’s what painters do. You’re welcome.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Go, Anna! ✊
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Many are asking what should we do now? “We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’” -fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
The BBC’s “Yes, Minister” is more on point and aged better than The West Wing.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Panopticon ready for the weekend. US 2025.
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Making a free cycling game @dfeldman.org · 18/02/2025
Hostile Government Takeover It's a bop
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Asking again for a friend.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Devil's advocate. I listen to your show while doing those things so it's a good use of time afterall.
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Terry Filicko @terryfilicko.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
#SpecialMilitaryOperation from @benjaminwittes.bsky.social in advance of the Saudi "summit" #SlavaUkraini
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
After a friend enquired about the protests happening in Seattle I genuinely responded that our top news story was the Orca Whales 🐳 frolicking in the sound. Sorry not sorry. Scroll cleanser. westseattleblog.com/2025/02/phot...
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PHOTOS: Holiday orca sighting from West Seattle
11:24 AM: Thanks to Steven Rice for the photos! Transient orcas are back in our area on this holiday Monday. He photographed these whales around 9:30 am from Constellation Park (along the
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Only a few who can afford to pay for their news and pay attention. Tragic situation.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Drawing matters. Appreciate you @mluckovich.bsky.social existing. ✌️✊
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Congratulations Brady!
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Proud Patreon supporter of @lawfare.bsky.social BTW.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Listening to @lawfare.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.bsky.social break down the litigation in progress while flipping through Judge Dredd is my coping strategy. Prefer the Brian Bolland drawings most. Artists are the canaries in the coal mine yet again.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Art is power. ✊
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” (Orwell.) This is where we are. The only antidote is telling the truth no matter the cost.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
For my national security nerds, here’s my painting inspired by Munich. #MSC2025 “Civilization WTF”. #natsec Follow for more slow burn painting social commentary.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Does every day have to be the first day of the aftermath? Asking for a friend. “First day of the aftermath” painting.
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Lad Decker @laddecker.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Feeling doubtful that this is on their list of priorities.
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