Karen Sprenger
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Karen Sprenger
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Cybersecurity geek, book lover, poodle mom; co-author “Ransomware and Cyber Extortion: Response and Prevention”; lifelong Montanan 💙
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A couple of my favorite signs from #nokings #missoula today. #montana
A sign with a black background and colorful balls stuck to it. The sign reads, “Free balls for members of congress who have lost theirs.” A cardboard sign that says, “Impeach the president of Puerto Rico!”
October 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Cool weather and fog didn’t stop Missoula, MT from showing up. I’m hearing 10k of us attended. #nokings #missoula #nokingsmissoula
A large crowd of protesters in winter coats and hats in Missoula, Montana. A large crowd of protesters in winter coats and hats in Missoula, Montana.
October 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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I found my people! ❤️ (I have two other locations like this not pictured. When is it considered a problem?) #booksky
Three stacks of books between 9 and 11 books tall on a bedside table.
October 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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I feel your pain…pretty much every night.
A bed with the quilt pulled down and three dogs spread across it leaving no room for the human. Two large brown standard poodles have claimed the pillows on the bed.
September 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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#MontanaSkies
Fluffy orange and blue clouds against dark mountains, with a tree in the foreground.
September 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Large brown standard poodle stands in a yard smiling at the camera.
September 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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I am America, a lifelong Montanan; German, French, Swedish, Norwegian and a proud member of the Oglala Lakota Nation. I strongly believe in healthcare for all, education, empathy, and that we are stronger when we embrace diversity in all forms. I also love books, Lego, and poodles.
#WeAreAmerica
Two large brown poodles sit on either side of a small white and tan poodle, all looking at the camera.
August 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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I’ll add mine though it’s a bit later in the day. #Montana
An orange and pink sky above a dark mountain.
August 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Not exactly what I expected to see this morning when my front doorbell announced it spotted an animal.

#Montana #Missoula #horses
A screenshot of the view from a video doorbell in a suburban neighborhood. Two horses walk casually across the front yard.
August 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Beautiful skies to the north tonight.
#missoula #montana
Pink fluffy clouds, a strip of blue sky and a bright orange cloud over a silhouetted mountain and house, and an aspen tree on the right.
July 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Beautiful skies to the south tonight.
#missoula #montana
Peach and gray clouds above a strip of blue sky, mountains in the background, and golden light over a neighborhood.
July 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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So #MT lost a $24m highway safety project in planning for 20 years because it was called the “Inflation Reduction Act’s Neighborhood Access and EQUITY Grant Program.”

Here’s our California-living MT Representative Zinke’s response: 😡#mtpol
Representative Ryan Zinke's office said in a statement to MTN that "At the end of the day, a road or a bridge isn't woke and shame on the Biden Administration for making it so that no funding moved without ideological buzzwords completely unrelated to the actual goals of the project.
July 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Larry is amazing. My 3 would love to tell him their sad tale about how sometimes I break the treats in half.
Two brown standard poodles and one white and tan miniature poodle sit on a tile floor and stare at the camera.
July 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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I understand. 😂
A small red poodle puppy stands outside a doorway with a pile of shredded toilet paper behind him.
July 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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So wait. They’re celebrating immigrants now? Very hard to keep up with their flip flopping. Also apropos of nothing, my favorite t-shirt:
A black t-shirt with a photo of 4 indigenous men in traditional clothing carrying rifles. The shirt says “Homeland Security - Fighting Terrorism Since 1492”
July 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Mellow (middle) would like to join. Sadie and Josie want to know if gentlewomen are allowed in the clubhouse.
A milk chocolate standard poodle, a white and tan miniature poodle, and a dark chocolate poodle sit nicely and look at the camera attentively. A sure sign that their mom didn’t take this photo because she can’t get the to sit still at the same time.
July 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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I don’t understand what she’s saying but Mellow appears to, and he is very invested in her story.
A white, curly dog with a tan spot is so close to the camera that only one eye is visible.
July 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Oh my gosh! I think I’m in love. 😍 Butch reminds me so much of my Gracie. She was a rescue who crossed the rainbow bridge 3 years ago. I had her for 12 wonderful years.💔
A white toy poodle stands on her hind legs and looks at the camera.
June 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Sadie and Josie are concerned would like to offer theirs temporarily.
Two brown standard poodles look at the camera from their perch on a sofa with their paws draped over the edge.
May 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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This is why I can’t get up to go to the bathroom just one more time before I go to sleep. Does this mean I’m sleeping on the couch tonight @darthbluesky.bsky.social?
A bed with the blanket pulled back and two large brown poodles and one white small poodle have taken all the room.
May 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Josie is looking forward to the long weekend.
A brown standard poodle sleeping on her side with a floppy stuffed frog toy on her neck and a gray floppy stuffed mastodon snuggled under her head.
May 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Marshmallow, a white miniature poodle with red ears and a red spot on his left eye. His right paw appears to be on the camera taking a selfie and his pink tongue is peaking out. Sadie and Josie, brown standard poodles lying in the grass at a fence looking over their shoulders at the photographer.
May 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Same but a little bigger. She thinks 60 lbs. is the perfect size for a lapdog. I tend to agree.
A large brown poodle sleeping on a person’s lap.
May 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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I think the only way is to unplug your computer, burn it, and bury it in a 20’ hole covered in concrete, but I’ll let you know if it works.
One does not simply exit vim
May 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Screenshot of a tweet from @swiftonsecurity from December 17, 2018 that says, “You are slowly realizing it has literally been years, maybe decades, since you ate any meal made without corn.”
May 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM