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Jaja Ding Dong!
Dad of three daughters and one black goldendoodle, husband to a legal warrior, recovering academic, data scientist for the environment, sociologist by training, Marylander for 20+ years, Iowan by heart (Go Hawks!).
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Jaja Ding Dong!
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Slugs are the ultimate pranksters. No one suspects them. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Of course they aren't. They are bought and paid for by right-wing donors. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Cooper Lund (@cooperlund.online) reposted
Ohhhhhhh so that’s what this was about
SandyC (@sandyceee.bsky.social) reposted
Put your hand up if you’re surprised.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
You could have effectively put a stop to this after January 6 and you chose not to....you big turd. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Peter Thiel's grip on the country will be even tighter.
Chris⚖️Justice (@chrisjustice01.bsky.social) reposted
#EpsteinFiles #Coverup #Trump #SexCrimes Trump sex parties w/ underage girls, cocaine & alcohol
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
It's about fucking time, since Congress was happy to bend over and take it in the ass. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Andrew Freedman (@afreedma.bsky.social) reposted
I spoke with some of the top experts on how climate change is affecting Atlantic hurricanes, specifically when it comes to rapid intensification. It was... unsettling. Here's the story that resulted: www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/c...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
The National Guardners at work....that Warrior Ethos is breathtaking to behold!
Jennifer (@princessjennifer.bsky.social) reposted
Are we no longer talking about the EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? Are we?
Pavithra Suryanarayan (@pavisuri.bsky.social) reposted
“In the end, however, those who empower an autocrat often surrender not only their democracy but also the very influence they once hoped to preserve.”
Sorrowscopes (@sorrowscopes.bsky.social) reposted
Libra: Astrology is now the only kind of science funded in the U.S. Bad news: Your sign will be eliminated for Wokeness.
Ann 🦋 📎 (@annokla.bsky.social) reposted
Thank you Governor 👏💙
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Classic FAFO.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
it would have to be a special order to accomodate his short fingers.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
I've heard many people say that Trump is a satanist.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
“Terrible video. So weak, so sad. Everyone’s saying it — nobody plays with puppies worse than this guy. Puppies love me, they really do, more than anyone. If I were in that video, the puppies would be stronger, happier, more loyal — the best puppies you’ve ever seen. Total disaster otherwise!”
KIM F-M (@kimf-m.bsky.social) reposted
Share If You Care.
butterflygirl24 (@butterflygirl24.bsky.social) reposted
Truth Art! #arresttrump #art
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Snoop is a corporate sellout...and apparently a snowflake.
Inquisitive Ursa (@inquisitiveursa.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Some of the consideration for the share purchase is money already provided to INTC under the Chips Act. Issuing shares in exchange for that portion of the money is questionable enough to support a lawsuit.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
I'm really interested to see how the Maxwell interview plays with the MAGA crowd. It is patently ridiculous, and an obvious ploy for a pardon, but the MAGA folks are in a cult and don't necessarily think clearly.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
However, the best fudge does indeed come from Uranus (Uranus Fudge Factory in Indiana).
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh great, now I'll have to deal with the gaudy masquerade of wealth that confuses glitter for grandeur in my workplace.
KIM F-M (@kimf-m.bsky.social) reposted
Another day of the Trump Administration hoax. youtube.com/shorts/GihMD...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
This is how children become libertarians. 😜
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
It'll probably look something like this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvgB...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
they wouldn't let him do coke in the bathroom anymore?
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
[Dua Lipa voice] Dance the night corn!
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
I'm shocked, shocked I tells ya. archive.ph/8QTbh
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Fun fact: There are 9 micronations in the U.S. 10, if you include the Kingdom of EnenKio in the Marshall Islands. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Two years away from being a sexagenarian. Really looking forward to four more arms and alot of sex!
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
PSA: Don’t forget to “ask yourselves this question daily”
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Did this tidbit get lost in the news cycle? Folks should be reminded AD NAUSEAM that they all were peddling lies. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
The MSM has been successful in defining progressives as socialist bogeyman, aligning with the right-wing. Progressives need to reclaim that definition and highlight their pro-worker policies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
First, fuck WaPO. Second, that's it.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Note to Alaskan citizens: start learning Russian.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Tapper
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
If a thrown sandwich becomes the rallying symbol to resist Donold and his henchmen, I'm cool with that.
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
Reupping my piece on Gavin Newsom's great counter-troll game, from over 50 days ago, for all of you who were too busy whining to notice. www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/20/g...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
I wonder how much money GOP and White House insiders made on this "speculation". www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 (@liz.sheshed.rocks) reposted
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to Trump calling him incompetent. “The president has always been intimidated by the intellectual prowess of Black men, so of course he would speak in those petite and puerile terms. Because he’s small.”
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
I haven't either and my fellow Gen X'ers find this appalling. In turn, I am shocked at the number of Gen Goonie who have made a pilgrimage to Astoria Oregon to see filming locations.
Sam Youngman (@samyoungman.bsky.social) reposted
It’s wild to think that if sandwich guy has just run an international pedophile ring or attacked the Capitol, Trump would have coddled him instead of sending 20 cops to arrest him.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
If there's one thing I've learned in my long career, it's that you don't need to attend every meeting. If something more interesting or important pops up, I'm happy to cancel or skip meetings, especially those of a regular or redundant nature. And my current org is FULL of those types of meetings.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Denis Buckley (@wellingtonrock.bsky.social) reposted
Excellent stuff! Americans: Read the Whole Piece! 'Set out the electoral reforms you’ll fight for to prevent a dictatorship from ever again forming under our very noses. Voting rights. Civil rights. Tell us how you’ll get big money out of our politics, ... open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Probably more Russian collusion, helping Trump by trying to disappear the Epstein filings.
murderedbybluesky.bsky.social (@murderedbybluesky.bsky.social) reposted
In short, a christofascist child rape cult. Nearly the majority of Republicans apparently love child rape, support it, back it and encourage it. I bet a lot of mouth breathers are peeling the novelty "Pedo hunter license" sticker from the back of their trucks. Call me when we go to war.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
To paraphrase Sarah Palin's old joke, what's the difference between a pit bull and my wife? My wife wears lipstick. My daughter's high school administrators are learning this right now. Seriously, do they take a class in "how to be obtuse" for certification to be an administrator?
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Dude looks like a long-tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Saw 3 Ospreys (VTOLs, not the bird) heading out of DC tonight, followed about 15-20 minutes later by Air Force One landing at Andrews (coming in fast). Not entirely unusual, but also not entirely usual.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
She must have used her own "bully puppet" for her net worth to jump $21 million since she joined congress. www.newsweek.com/marjorie-tay...
Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) reposted
@allegralawhardy & I have this new piece up on the fate of the Voting Rights Act slate.com/news-and-pol...
Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) reposted
Donald Trump complaining about violent crime in DC is rich.
Jen Taub (@jennifertaub.com) reposted
We must as Americans stop arming Israel. And Israelis must bring down Netanyahu. May the memory of Anas Al Sharif and the memories of all who died on October 7 and beyond be for more than a blessing. May their memories pressure us to move beyond the horror of the present to end this war and rebuild
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
The only crime wave happening in DC is taking place at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The most recent crime? Extorting Nvidia and AMD for 15% of all sales to China.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
is it just me or does it look like he's not wearing pants? a grown man should not be wearing khaki colored jeggings.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Well if anyone would know about being "highly conflicted", it would be TACO Trump. www.cbsnews.com/news/why-is-...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
If he did nothing wrong (😉), then why not release the Epstein files?
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't think this is the flex they intended. If she saw no wrongdoing, then why not release the Epstein files? This makes withholding the files look even worse.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted reply parent
this is getting better and better 😆
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Don't look up. www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
I bet the 25th amendment will be discussed!
Greg Olear (@gregolear.bsky.social) reposted
"Melania Trump & her husband were cavorting, for years, with the two most notorious child sex traffickers in recent history, who also have deep connections to foreign intelligence services. Their relationship w/Epstein & Maxwell is not just a matter of curiosity; it’s a matter of national security."
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
It'd be a shame if this tip line was flooded with the names of Trump political appointees. www.huffpost.com/entry/laura-...
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
He's getting ready to pardon his accomplice. In Florida, she could be re-arrested on state charges. In Texas, she can flee the country. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Why is this not front page news everywhere?!? It's the clearest indication he's going to pardon her. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Song that always sticks with me, everytme I'm at a stop sign. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Tw...
Aleianjack (@aleianjack.bsky.social) reposted
'This is a good one right?' Epstein victim recalled being introduced to Trump at age 14 www.alternet.org/epstein-vict...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
roman clowns
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Suck it up, America! The billionaire class needs your tax dollars for a new yacht more than your petty concerns about disaster assitance. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Serious question: Who in the world needs corporate Democrats backed by Big Money when there's a Republican Party?
Will Stancil (@whstancil.bsky.social) reposted
The extremely simple fact is that Jeff Epstein was the most notorious child sex trafficker in history, and the President of the US was his close personal friend for decades Acting like this is complicated is absurd. The man knew what Epstein did, didn't care, and participated
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Techically, 14% higher since the average tariff rate previously was 1.2%. Sorry to be that person.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
I lived in the East Village from about 1990 to 1995. The last three years I lived on Avenue D near Houston (the building has since been demolished). Never felt scared or threatened, nor did my wife (girlfriend at the time), and she's a wee little thing. And we were both bumpkins from Iowa.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, when you can't mount any arguments against something as easy as a fascist takeover of the country, you're pretty useless. I think we need a revival of the Populist Party.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social)
Nothing like a bawdy tourist trap to bring out the nine-year old in me! The fudge is quite good, though.
datadefender.bsky.social (@datadefender.bsky.social) reply parent
Kash and Bongino (K&B) could release everything right now, just like the MLK files. Odd how they are so silent now.