That Other Dude
@theotherdude.bsky.social
This Dude Stands with Ukraine on that other platform. Writer, cybersecurity/OSINT, slayer of trolls, susser of bots, chef, Cubs fan, member of the first work 'til you die generation, watching this shit with disbelief.
Also, I know things about stuff.
Also, I know things about stuff.
'“There was no crowd control or pepper spray deployed in a Sam’s Club parking lot,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement sent to the Associated Press Monday.'
Do not believe that thing we all saw with our own eyes.
Do not believe that thing we all saw with our own eyes.
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
'“There was no crowd control or pepper spray deployed in a Sam’s Club parking lot,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement sent to the Associated Press Monday.'
Do not believe that thing we all saw with our own eyes.
Do not believe that thing we all saw with our own eyes.
BTW, there's one person who did face federal charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Only one.
You get one guess.
Donald J. Trump faced federal charges, but DoJ dropped the charges after the 2024 election, citing a long-standing policy of not prosecuting sitting presidents.
You get one guess.
Donald J. Trump faced federal charges, but DoJ dropped the charges after the 2024 election, citing a long-standing policy of not prosecuting sitting presidents.
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
BTW, there's one person who did face federal charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Only one.
You get one guess.
Donald J. Trump faced federal charges, but DoJ dropped the charges after the 2024 election, citing a long-standing policy of not prosecuting sitting presidents.
You get one guess.
Donald J. Trump faced federal charges, but DoJ dropped the charges after the 2024 election, citing a long-standing policy of not prosecuting sitting presidents.
This is the product of his obsession to re-write history. Things are going to shit, and we're heading for a recession, and he's laser focused on his 2020 election loss.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This is the product of his obsession to re-write history. Things are going to shit, and we're heading for a recession, and he's laser focused on his 2020 election loss.
When I worked in Stockholm there were murmurations of starlings in the skies above the city every day in Spring and Summer. Quite a sight.
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
When I worked in Stockholm there were murmurations of starlings in the skies above the city every day in Spring and Summer. Quite a sight.
Who cares? The important part is they were denied. Whatever they spent on this was wasted.
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Who cares? The important part is they were denied. Whatever they spent on this was wasted.
No, he fucking well did not, which is why you can't cite any such thing, especially as a vote hasn't even happened yet.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
No, he fucking well did not, which is why you can't cite any such thing, especially as a vote hasn't even happened yet.
What deal? There is no deal.
Do the fucking math, FFS. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does NOT add up to 60 votes.
There is no deal. There never was.
Do the fucking math, FFS. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does NOT add up to 60 votes.
There is no deal. There never was.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
What deal? There is no deal.
Do the fucking math, FFS. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does NOT add up to 60 votes.
There is no deal. There never was.
Do the fucking math, FFS. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does NOT add up to 60 votes.
There is no deal. There never was.
By voting no? You do know all but 5 Dems are no votes, yes?
5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does NOT add up to 60 votes.
It's math, and math doesn't get much easier than this.
5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does NOT add up to 60 votes.
It's math, and math doesn't get much easier than this.
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
By voting no? You do know all but 5 Dems are no votes, yes?
5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does NOT add up to 60 votes.
It's math, and math doesn't get much easier than this.
5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does NOT add up to 60 votes.
It's math, and math doesn't get much easier than this.
Exactly. All but 5 Dems are voting no. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does NOT add up to 60 votes.
People are freaking the fuck out over nothing, all because apparently they can't add.
People are freaking the fuck out over nothing, all because apparently they can't add.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Exactly. All but 5 Dems are voting no. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does NOT add up to 60 votes.
People are freaking the fuck out over nothing, all because apparently they can't add.
People are freaking the fuck out over nothing, all because apparently they can't add.
What other Dems? Only 5 Dems support a deal. Last time I checked, 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does not, repeat, NOT add up to 60 votes.
Y'all need to work on remedial arithmetic. You're freaking the fuck out over nothing. There is no deal. There never was.
Y'all need to work on remedial arithmetic. You're freaking the fuck out over nothing. There is no deal. There never was.
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
What other Dems? Only 5 Dems support a deal. Last time I checked, 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does not, repeat, NOT add up to 60 votes.
Y'all need to work on remedial arithmetic. You're freaking the fuck out over nothing. There is no deal. There never was.
Y'all need to work on remedial arithmetic. You're freaking the fuck out over nothing. There is no deal. There never was.
WTF failure are you talking about? Schumer made no deal. Schumer supports no deal.
Y'all need to learn to count. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does not, repeat, NOT add up to 60 votes.
There is no deal. There never was. Y'all are losing your minds over nothing.
Y'all need to learn to count. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does not, repeat, NOT add up to 60 votes.
There is no deal. There never was. Y'all are losing your minds over nothing.
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
WTF failure are you talking about? Schumer made no deal. Schumer supports no deal.
Y'all need to learn to count. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does not, repeat, NOT add up to 60 votes.
There is no deal. There never was. Y'all are losing your minds over nothing.
Y'all need to learn to count. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does not, repeat, NOT add up to 60 votes.
There is no deal. There never was. Y'all are losing your minds over nothing.
Um, 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does not, repeat, NOT add up to 60 votes.
Y'all are losing your minds over nothing.
I get it. It's frustrating, maddening, and should never have happened to begin with, but without 60 votes, and there aren't 60 votes, there is no deal.
Y'all are losing your minds over nothing.
I get it. It's frustrating, maddening, and should never have happened to begin with, but without 60 votes, and there aren't 60 votes, there is no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Um, 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does not, repeat, NOT add up to 60 votes.
Y'all are losing your minds over nothing.
I get it. It's frustrating, maddening, and should never have happened to begin with, but without 60 votes, and there aren't 60 votes, there is no deal.
Y'all are losing your minds over nothing.
I get it. It's frustrating, maddening, and should never have happened to begin with, but without 60 votes, and there aren't 60 votes, there is no deal.
It may also interest you to know that calling a vote isn't up to Dems. It's up to Thune, and nobody else.
And, in point of fact, Thune has already called more than a dozen votes.
And, in point of fact, Thune has already called more than a dozen votes.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
It may also interest you to know that calling a vote isn't up to Dems. It's up to Thune, and nobody else.
And, in point of fact, Thune has already called more than a dozen votes.
And, in point of fact, Thune has already called more than a dozen votes.
Once again, and I'll type more slowly...
THERE. IS. NO. DEAL. PERIOD.
THERE. IS. NO. DEAL. PERIOD.
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Once again, and I'll type more slowly...
THERE. IS. NO. DEAL. PERIOD.
THERE. IS. NO. DEAL. PERIOD.