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.
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That Other Dude
@theotherdude.bsky.social
· Aug 26
A big welcome to all of my new followers!
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Like, follow, or share and I'll follow you back toot de suite.
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Required boilerplate when quoting DHS: “Widespread misrepresentations by Department of Homeland Security agents call into question everything they say about their activities.” presswatchers.org/2025/11/dhss...
DHS's pack of liars | Press Watch
Journalists should not believe anything the Department of Homeland Security says
presswatchers.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Required boilerplate when quoting DHS: “Widespread misrepresentations by Department of Homeland Security agents call into question everything they say about their activities.” presswatchers.org/2025/11/dhss...
Jeez, I hate it when I'm forced to agree with the WSJ editorial page.
But you can bet not as much as Trump hates it.
But you can bet not as much as Trump hates it.
Senator Kelly’s remarks in the video are “a 100% accurate representation of what the law says."
“No American citizen should have to deal with this type of preposterous investigation.”
- Professor Eugene Fidell, leading military justice expert in Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/mar...
“No American citizen should have to deal with this type of preposterous investigation.”
- Professor Eugene Fidell, leading military justice expert in Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/mar...
Pentagon Investigates Misconduct Allegations Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly
The review comes after Kelly, a retired Navy captain, appeared in a video with other lawmakers telling military members not to obey unlawful orders.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Jeez, I hate it when I'm forced to agree with the WSJ editorial page.
But you can bet not as much as Trump hates it.
But you can bet not as much as Trump hates it.
No kudos for Twitter showing the country of origin for tweets. They rewarded these foreign fake accounts by monetizing bullshit.
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
No kudos for Twitter showing the country of origin for tweets. They rewarded these foreign fake accounts by monetizing bullshit.
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
President Lying Convicted Felon claimed “UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS.”
This, of course, is total bullshit. In plain parlance, it's a lie.
Daniel Dale lists SEVENTY-EIGHT times Zelensky has thanked the US.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
This, of course, is total bullshit. In plain parlance, it's a lie.
Daniel Dale lists SEVENTY-EIGHT times Zelensky has thanked the US.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
Fact check: 78 times Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the US | CNN Politics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the United States on dozens of occasions – 78 examples are listed below – since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of his country...
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
President Lying Convicted Felon claimed “UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS.”
This, of course, is total bullshit. In plain parlance, it's a lie.
Daniel Dale lists SEVENTY-EIGHT times Zelensky has thanked the US.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
This, of course, is total bullshit. In plain parlance, it's a lie.
Daniel Dale lists SEVENTY-EIGHT times Zelensky has thanked the US.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
Rest in power, sister mother.
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Rest in power, sister mother.
She's in deep shit. Facing severe consequences.
That statute of limitations is 5 years. Trump can't save her. Except by blanket preemptive pardons in his final days.
He wouldn't do that, would he? OF COURSE he would. He's going to try to pardon himself, too, & his corrupt SCotUS will back him up.
That statute of limitations is 5 years. Trump can't save her. Except by blanket preemptive pardons in his final days.
He wouldn't do that, would he? OF COURSE he would. He's going to try to pardon himself, too, & his corrupt SCotUS will back him up.
"The Attorney General of the United States has set a new low for this committee," Whitehouse said.
Shouldn't doing what Pam Bondi is accusing James Comey of doing be a scandal that would make her have to resign? In her case it's is easily proven that she lied to the committee.
Shouldn't doing what Pam Bondi is accusing James Comey of doing be a scandal that would make her have to resign? In her case it's is easily proven that she lied to the committee.
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
She's in deep shit. Facing severe consequences.
That statute of limitations is 5 years. Trump can't save her. Except by blanket preemptive pardons in his final days.
He wouldn't do that, would he? OF COURSE he would. He's going to try to pardon himself, too, & his corrupt SCotUS will back him up.
That statute of limitations is 5 years. Trump can't save her. Except by blanket preemptive pardons in his final days.
He wouldn't do that, would he? OF COURSE he would. He's going to try to pardon himself, too, & his corrupt SCotUS will back him up.
In a flaming ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis finds Trump's ICE/SS goons lied their fascist thug asses off to justify violence and intimidation of peaceful protestors whose only crime was opposing Trump's fascism.
From PBS affiliate WTTW in Chicago...
news.wttw.com/2025/11/24/b...
From PBS affiliate WTTW in Chicago...
news.wttw.com/2025/11/24/b...
Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Federal Agents Repeatedly Lied About What They Did During Aggressive Immigration Raids: Judge
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis used a blistering 233-page ruling to painstakingly detail how agents falsely asserted in court and in official reports that they had been confronted with unrelenti...
news.wttw.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
In a flaming ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis finds Trump's ICE/SS goons lied their fascist thug asses off to justify violence and intimidation of peaceful protestors whose only crime was opposing Trump's fascism.
From PBS affiliate WTTW in Chicago...
news.wttw.com/2025/11/24/b...
From PBS affiliate WTTW in Chicago...
news.wttw.com/2025/11/24/b...
Fascist petty dictator sociopath orders drunken sycophantic buffoon to launch bogus investigation of a national hero.
Sounds totally legit.
apnews.com/article/pent...
Sounds totally legit.
apnews.com/article/pent...
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called...
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Fascist petty dictator sociopath orders drunken sycophantic buffoon to launch bogus investigation of a national hero.
Sounds totally legit.
apnews.com/article/pent...
Sounds totally legit.
apnews.com/article/pent...
"If only MAGA and DSA could come together..."
There it is, the stupidest fucking thing you'll see on the Interwebs today.
Matt Stoler is a pliable fool funded by a billionaire who furiously farts ridiculous nonsense to please his ultra-rich masters.
There it is, the stupidest fucking thing you'll see on the Interwebs today.
Matt Stoler is a pliable fool funded by a billionaire who furiously farts ridiculous nonsense to please his ultra-rich masters.
Matt Stoller: “..Trump & Mamdani defeated establishment in their own way, representing hunger of voters on the right & left who want something different. If those sides cd come together.. that would be a sea change in how we organize our political economy”.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Establishment Freaked Out Over a Mamdani-Trump Press Conference
Meta wins its antitrust case, there are now two fire truck antitrust claims, the stock market got wobbly, and Larry Summers was exiled from the establishment, at least for now.
www.thebignewsletter.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"If only MAGA and DSA could come together..."
There it is, the stupidest fucking thing you'll see on the Interwebs today.
Matt Stoler is a pliable fool funded by a billionaire who furiously farts ridiculous nonsense to please his ultra-rich masters.
There it is, the stupidest fucking thing you'll see on the Interwebs today.
Matt Stoler is a pliable fool funded by a billionaire who furiously farts ridiculous nonsense to please his ultra-rich masters.
No member of the military took an oath of loyalty to the commander in chief, and every member of the military has a duty under the UCMJ to refuse to obey illegal orders.
Following Trump down that hole will end your career and your party, Rep. Sycophant.
Following Trump down that hole will end your career and your party, Rep. Sycophant.
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
No member of the military took an oath of loyalty to the commander in chief, and every member of the military has a duty under the UCMJ to refuse to obey illegal orders.
Following Trump down that hole will end your career and your party, Rep. Sycophant.
Following Trump down that hole will end your career and your party, Rep. Sycophant.
Pundits are making a big deal out of "dismissed without prejudice." Because they live for clicks.
All indictments dismissed on procedural grounds are dismissed without prejudice. It has absolutely no meaning beyond that.
All indictments dismissed on procedural grounds are dismissed without prejudice. It has absolutely no meaning beyond that.
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Pundits are making a big deal out of "dismissed without prejudice." Because they live for clicks.
All indictments dismissed on procedural grounds are dismissed without prejudice. It has absolutely no meaning beyond that.
All indictments dismissed on procedural grounds are dismissed without prejudice. It has absolutely no meaning beyond that.
There is no bottom.
A draft dodging sociopath conman orders a white nationalist misogynist drunk to threaten a national hero, who also happens to be a sitting senator.
These truly are the worst people in the world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
A draft dodging sociopath conman orders a white nationalist misogynist drunk to threaten a national hero, who also happens to be a sitting senator.
These truly are the worst people in the world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Hegseth Threatens Senator Mark Kelly With Inquiry for ‘Seditious’ Video
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
There is no bottom.
A draft dodging sociopath conman orders a white nationalist misogynist drunk to threaten a national hero, who also happens to be a sitting senator.
These truly are the worst people in the world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
A draft dodging sociopath conman orders a white nationalist misogynist drunk to threaten a national hero, who also happens to be a sitting senator.
These truly are the worst people in the world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
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The current European counter proposal on Ukraine:
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The current European counter proposal on Ukraine:
The walls are closing in on Trump, which means he'll be ever more unhinged, and more dangerous, than ever.
JD Vance — begs folks to be patient with an economy he admits is bad. Trump — brags it’s the greatest ever.
I’ve said it so many times, Republicans stay synced and on message even when the message is a lie, but this slip tells a story.
There’s chaos behind the scenes and the wheels are coming off.
I’ve said it so many times, Republicans stay synced and on message even when the message is a lie, but this slip tells a story.
There’s chaos behind the scenes and the wheels are coming off.
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The walls are closing in on Trump, which means he'll be ever more unhinged, and more dangerous, than ever.
He's already backing down from his ultimatum, which was met with scathing criticism from our allies and pretty much everyone else.
According to Marco Rubio, Trump's plan isn't Trump's plan. It's a Russian wish list put forth with the help of Jared Kushner.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
According to Marco Rubio, Trump's plan isn't Trump's plan. It's a Russian wish list put forth with the help of Jared Kushner.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
WATCH: Trump says U.S. peace plan not his final offer to Ukraine's Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s Western allies rallied around the war-torn country on Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of its neighbor. Speaking to re...
www.pbs.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
He's already backing down from his ultimatum, which was met with scathing criticism from our allies and pretty much everyone else.
According to Marco Rubio, Trump's plan isn't Trump's plan. It's a Russian wish list put forth with the help of Jared Kushner.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
According to Marco Rubio, Trump's plan isn't Trump's plan. It's a Russian wish list put forth with the help of Jared Kushner.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
I'm sure everyone will be surprised to learn that Jared Kushner and a former Russian spy sanctioned by the US were instrumental in drafting this ridiculous plan.
Why? Because money. It's always about the money.
Why? Because money. It's always about the money.
Trump is pushing a Ukraine peace plan favorable to Russia. But whose plan is it? Sen. Angus King says Secretary of State Marco Rubio told senators the plan was a “wish list of the Russians.” Sen. Mike Rounds says the plan “looked more like it was written in Russian to begin with.”
US senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia's 'wish list'
U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war say they spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv ...
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I'm sure everyone will be surprised to learn that Jared Kushner and a former Russian spy sanctioned by the US were instrumental in drafting this ridiculous plan.
Why? Because money. It's always about the money.
Why? Because money. It's always about the money.
If it bleeds, it leads. Disgraceful.
Chicago ranks well below many other large US cities ranked by violent crime rate, and the trend continues to be down.
People think Chicago is a dangerous city. This misconception is entirely fueled by stories like this.
abcnews.go.com/US/7-injured...
Chicago ranks well below many other large US cities ranked by violent crime rate, and the trend continues to be down.
People think Chicago is a dangerous city. This misconception is entirely fueled by stories like this.
abcnews.go.com/US/7-injured...
14-year-old killed, 8 injured in shootings during holiday festivities in downtown Chicago
A 14-year-old is dead and 8 others were injured in a pair of shootings in downtown Chicago on Friday night, police said.
abcnews.go.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
If it bleeds, it leads. Disgraceful.
Chicago ranks well below many other large US cities ranked by violent crime rate, and the trend continues to be down.
People think Chicago is a dangerous city. This misconception is entirely fueled by stories like this.
abcnews.go.com/US/7-injured...
Chicago ranks well below many other large US cities ranked by violent crime rate, and the trend continues to be down.
People think Chicago is a dangerous city. This misconception is entirely fueled by stories like this.
abcnews.go.com/US/7-injured...
Lots of bots out there looking to follow-farm users and engagement. Always vet an account before following or following back.
One method of vetting is to look at an account's responses. If they add little or no comment to posts they share, it's a bot.
An AI generated profile pic is another.
One method of vetting is to look at an account's responses. If they add little or no comment to posts they share, it's a bot.
An AI generated profile pic is another.
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Lots of bots out there looking to follow-farm users and engagement. Always vet an account before following or following back.
One method of vetting is to look at an account's responses. If they add little or no comment to posts they share, it's a bot.
An AI generated profile pic is another.
One method of vetting is to look at an account's responses. If they add little or no comment to posts they share, it's a bot.
An AI generated profile pic is another.
Social media loves the meemaw in Charlotte who chased ICE off of her property with a shotgun.
One small problem: It's not true.
In the original TikTok video, the woman, Reba, explains that she had had her "safety weapon" with her, by which she meant her phone.
www.tiktok.com/@mayaeaglin/...
One small problem: It's not true.
In the original TikTok video, the woman, Reba, explains that she had had her "safety weapon" with her, by which she meant her phone.
www.tiktok.com/@mayaeaglin/...
Rheba shared video of Customs and Border Patrol Officers interrogating workers in her yard this morning in #Charlotte. We reached out to #DHS for more information about this but didn’t hear back. #ICE...
TikTok video by Maya Eaglin
www.tiktok.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Social media loves the meemaw in Charlotte who chased ICE off of her property with a shotgun.
One small problem: It's not true.
In the original TikTok video, the woman, Reba, explains that she had had her "safety weapon" with her, by which she meant her phone.
www.tiktok.com/@mayaeaglin/...
One small problem: It's not true.
In the original TikTok video, the woman, Reba, explains that she had had her "safety weapon" with her, by which she meant her phone.
www.tiktok.com/@mayaeaglin/...
MTG is eyeing a Senate run. She's also giving the finger to Trump and the GOP by reducing the GOP's advantage in the House to a razor thin 5 seats heading into the midterms.
More MAGA defections are likely. By embracing Trump, the GOP has sealed its doom.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
More MAGA defections are likely. By embracing Trump, the GOP has sealed its doom.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
For Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Rough Education in MAGA Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM
MTG is eyeing a Senate run. She's also giving the finger to Trump and the GOP by reducing the GOP's advantage in the House to a razor thin 5 seats heading into the midterms.
More MAGA defections are likely. By embracing Trump, the GOP has sealed its doom.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
More MAGA defections are likely. By embracing Trump, the GOP has sealed its doom.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
The GOP, where stupidity and incompetence are honored, and fuck science.
The CDC was the most respected public health organization on the planet. Now, under RFK, Jr, it's become a bad joke.
"Studies haven't ruled out the possibility" is insanely stupid "logic."
www.livescience.com/health/i-don...
The CDC was the most respected public health organization on the planet. Now, under RFK, Jr, it's become a bad joke.
"Studies haven't ruled out the possibility" is insanely stupid "logic."
www.livescience.com/health/i-don...
'I don't know if CDC will survive, to be quite frank': Former CDC officials describe the disintegration of the agency under RFK
Three former CDC officials share their experiences at the agency leading up to their resignations.
www.livescience.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The GOP, where stupidity and incompetence are honored, and fuck science.
The CDC was the most respected public health organization on the planet. Now, under RFK, Jr, it's become a bad joke.
"Studies haven't ruled out the possibility" is insanely stupid "logic."
www.livescience.com/health/i-don...
The CDC was the most respected public health organization on the planet. Now, under RFK, Jr, it's become a bad joke.
"Studies haven't ruled out the possibility" is insanely stupid "logic."
www.livescience.com/health/i-don...
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Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Minutes after the corrupt MAGA thugs in Texas asked the Supreme Court to save them from a ruling that their gerrymandered redistricting scheme was racist and unconstitutional, Trump's bought-and-paid-for SCotUS did just that.
Alito signed the order, of course.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Alito signed the order, of course.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that thwarted Texas' redistricting plan
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan likely discriminates on the basis of race.
www.latimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Minutes after the corrupt MAGA thugs in Texas asked the Supreme Court to save them from a ruling that their gerrymandered redistricting scheme was racist and unconstitutional, Trump's bought-and-paid-for SCotUS did just that.
Alito signed the order, of course.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Alito signed the order, of course.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Hey, dumbass chicken-shit cowardly sycophantic Reps, guess what? Trump just threw all of your dumb asses under the bus by effusively praising Mamdani in an Oval Office press availability.
When will these stupid fucks realize Trump has no shits to give for them?
www.politico.com/live-updates...
When will these stupid fucks realize Trump has no shits to give for them?
www.politico.com/live-updates...
House votes to denounce ‘horrors’ of socialism ahead of Mamdani-Trump meeting
The incoming New York mayor will meet with the president at the White House this afternoon.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hey, dumbass chicken-shit cowardly sycophantic Reps, guess what? Trump just threw all of your dumb asses under the bus by effusively praising Mamdani in an Oval Office press availability.
When will these stupid fucks realize Trump has no shits to give for them?
www.politico.com/live-updates...
When will these stupid fucks realize Trump has no shits to give for them?
www.politico.com/live-updates...