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Alexander Dent

@follicular.bsky.social

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Immunologist. Dad jokester. Struggling Pianist. Opinions are personal. I tend to post a lot of political stuff. I used to draw cartoons: https://dentcartoons.blogspot.com/

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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 21d

Please

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h

Collect a claim from one side, collect a claim from the other, present them both to the reader with an awkward shrug and a "who can say?"

And the photo choice -- Noem's looking down ... on what? The reverse angle showed a small crowd and a quiet street. But can't show that, it's biased to one side!

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 12h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 5h

One great aspect of iconic inflatable costumes (aside from how they instantly undermine propaganda about war zones) is that it's useless to arrest the person wearing one. Cuffing a frog would make law enforcement look pathetic. And carting one off just guarantees that more will show up the next day.

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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 57m

A woman whose husband worships the guy who abducted those children and who has repeatedly ignored the issue when asked about it.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

Children that were kidnapped by invading Russian barbarians, not displaced.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 59m

I’m sure the DOJ will be right on that. 😕

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Imagine that

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 7h

I totally missed this last week. Trump offers Qatar, which gave him a fancy plane, a NATO-like security guarantee. WTF!
Without bothering to go through Congress, the president signed an executive order this week vowing to defend Qatar in the event of a foreign attack.

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5h

This follows the "Security Guarantee" Trump issued to Qatar which is unconstitutional because such guarantees require the advice and consent of the Senate to be valid—something Trump is not even seeking.

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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 2h

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

RFKJr decides that he shutdown provides perfect cover to simply put the CDC out of business, permanently. Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs, starting with disease detectives.

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

The most striking thing in the Marc Benioff NYT interview is the long string of whoppers he told, which NYT saw no point in correcting or footnoting. Because we're in the age of the techbros, and a firehose of lies is the name of the game.

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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 2h

Insanity

@Cali-Candace.bsky.social @cali-candace.bsky.social · 4h

Qatar gets U.S. security guarantee with conditions similar to NATO's Article 5;
an unprecedented security agreement between the U.S. and an Arab country. The U.S. will treat any "armed attack" on the country "as a threat to the peace and security of the United States" and will respond.
WTF???!!!

DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 5h

www.axios.com/2025/10/10/q...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 2h

Idaho? No, you da ho, Pete!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 2h

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA's responding well to Hegseth and Trump 'giving Idaho to the Muslims'

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TreSiCharming @tresicharming.bsky.social · 21h

I gotta say that if we are going to choose a state to welcome a Muslim military base, Idaho is a great choice. I mean think of the reputation the state has for welcoming diversity. Plus Idaho lawmakers are already thirsty for sharia law. Seems like a good fit. #Idahoqatar