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@therealjdm.bsky.social
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Venture builder. I help startups turn uncertainty into evidence—and evidence into growth. Co-founder @ Traction Lab.

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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
10 years on, I'm still disappointed we didn't settle on "cahoots"
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Apropos of nothing, where does the FSB come down on beastiality?
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Say the word out loud. Search your feelings. You will know the truth
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Millions of Americans literally bet their life that RFK Jr, a complete crackpot, knew science better than the CDC and Jonas Salk and just about every living doctor
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Now we know why they tried to swallow him with a sinkhole
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You're probably right! She likes those Napa fruit-forward pinots, but not the Burgundian ones with leather, forest floor, and herbs. I'll have to give it a try
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My wife loves the light, fruity reds so I bought her a Beaujolais for date night, thinking a light little gamay would be perfect. But I made the mistake of buying a Cru Beaujolais, and it was a whole different beast, and she was not a fan. But I discovered a new wine style to love. Cheers 🍷
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
45 vs 47 in a nutshell: Ratcliffe is the normal one now
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
There are, in fact, passages that support the physical, male form of God in the Hebrew Bible. And there are passages that support a non-binary version. As with most issues, one can bring their own dogmas to the book
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Breaking: Apple follows 7 years after competition
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This drives me NUTS. Why do so many Dems think A) they can get away with being like Trumpists B) that we'd want them to? What are we even fighting for? I'm not saying we have to go full high road, but, fellas, there's a limit...
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Old men struggle to sell property
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My tribute to Tim Curry: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Absolute Pleasure of Tim Curry
His magic was to be outrageous without being self-conscious.
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is what makes CdP so fun! But also hard to shop for.
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Mike Feinberg killed MLK before he was born, brought to you by the people who know Chavez posthumously hacked voting machines
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I see what you did there
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Many, many mistakes were made in the production of A View to a Kill
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I would like to have seen Montana
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.” (Lincoln) Cheers to 250 🥂
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/06/2026
NEW: Former Louisiana death row inmate Jimmie “Chris” Duncan, convicted based in part on forensic evidence now widely regarded as junk science, is officially a free man. “I am flooded with relief,” one of his lawyers said.
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Louisiana Supreme Court Frees Death Row Prisoner, Calling Evidence Against Him “Scientifically Indefensible”
The decision affirms a lower court’s ruling nullifying Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s 1998 first-degree murder conviction. Duncan was convicted based in part on forensic evidence that is now widely regarded ...
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Ernie Tedeschi
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HOW CONVENIENT THAT THE LATE POINTS
FAVORED THE KNICKS.
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With 8 minutes left in the game, the Spurs had a huge lead and a 99.5% chance of winning, according to ESPN analytics.
The Knicks had just a 0.5% chance of winni...
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
One of the many reasons @lawfaremedia.org is an indispensable resource for legal news and analysis
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Unforgiven was one of the best westerns ever—and since. And it's in no small part because the film was largely a repudiation of the Eastwood canon up to that point.
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I knew you were going somewhere, but I didn't expect 14 words
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
It is a virtue to provide material support to Lawfare
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I'm not going to yuck on anyone's yum, but I drank a 2016 Rioja Gran Reserva while I listened, and it was a good decision. But I was surprised. I thought for sure your reaction would have been closer to the Meiomi
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Goose! *runs away*
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
No, the agreement is only retroactive. Future criming not included
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Wait, is this not the consensus opinion?
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 29/04/2026
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The greatest opening to any song ever is Janis Joplin's Cry Baby. Come at me bro
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
You can't leave. Once you choose the OPEC life, it's OPEC for life.
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
If a massive firestorm can create a local tornado, then why can't some servers? Checkmate, "scientists"!
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Why. Is. This. So. Hard. For. People. To. Get.
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
It's been way too long since I've seen Cancer Man. THEY have been hiding him well
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Now you're just sounding paranoid
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
What timing — I'm drinking a 2022 Trimbach Alsatian Riseling right now! Gasoline, sure, but also lemongrass, honeydew, and sheep's milk funk. And on the palate, that Meyer lemon with the implication of off-dry without any actual sweetness.
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
They made an intentional choice to commute rather than pardon, only to not oppose dismissal against the commutees 15 months later? Why rip off two PR bandaids?
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I was lowkey hoping for Snake Paddington
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Yeah, it's getting old, but did you see the rest of the menu? Their take on barbecue was simply criminal. But hey — a Texas Dolcetto happens to pair just fine with TACO Tuesday 🍷
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I've only been married for 5 years. When do I acquire this skill?
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 22/03/2026
The Air War College asked Kori Schake not to give a scheduled lecture on civil-military relations—a subject that she writes is “extremely relevant” in the current political climate. Here’s what she would have said:
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The Lecture I Couldn’t Give
Now more than ever, our armed forces need to understand the history of civil-military relations.
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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scooby doo is giving a high five to a ghost in a hood .
ALT: scooby doo is giving a high five to a ghost in a hood .
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
“Bitch, what?”
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
How would YOU open the Strait of Hormuz? Wrong answers only
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a man is giving a thumbs up while holding a piece of paper that says therapy .
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Look, anyone can predict these things in hindsight
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
How I arrived on Bluesky
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Pre-traction founders get rejected by VCs, then spend months trying to fix their pitch. Wrong diagnosis. VCs want retention curves, payback periods, growth rates you don't have yet. You're not unfundable. You're pitching to the wrong room.
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jdm @therealjdm.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
tractionthinking.substack.com/p/pitching-t...
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🔀 pitching to the wrong investors
This week in The Pivot: founders using delegation to avoid the things they fear, like hiring a sales rep before you know what sells.
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