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The Fifth Dentist

@fifthdentist.bsky.social

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Frederick, MD. Retiree. Proudly and fiercely anti-authoritarian. Regular guy with no fancy media credentials. Orioles and Ravens fan. Elvis enthusiast. Member of Bluesky Samizdat since December 4, 2024. I post occasional music videos to keep us all sane.

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · Jan 8

The Rwanda genocide of the early 1990s was fueled by misinformation on talk radio.

Just something to keep in mind as the trump crowd consolidates media control.

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 1m

Most of all Americans.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 19m

This is the usual North Korean Invincible Leader crap.

Notice they didn't say anything about his brain. That's much harder to fake.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 1h

Blasphemy laws are the criminalization of logical arguments against religion.

A religion that fears logical arguments doesn't have much of a leg to stand on.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 1h

"Director Of Hitting Strategy" is a title I was previously unaware of.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 2h

This guy.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10h

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 2h

He takes self-debasement to a level no one has ever attained before.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 3h

Johnson and Thune assumed they could pin this on the dems, and that hasn't worked, thanks to the dems actually standing firm for a change. They don't seem to have a Plan B, so here we are.

But Argentina got its 20 billion.

Sam Ulmschneider @samulmschneider.bsky.social · 8h

Bouncing paychecks for uniformed military, even temporarily, is one of the danger zones that national governments shouldn't even play with. The shutdown is not - hasn't ever been - good, but unpaid troops are sort of thing that underlay the problems which we had a little convention in 1787 about.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 4h

We had to deal with a week and a half of fawning over him. Worth it to never having to hear from him amymore.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 4h

This regime seriously overestimates its popularity.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 4h

I was momentarily excited to see Peter Thiel trending.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 5h

It's not going to pop itself.

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 5h

Air traffic control will be the key. If that degrades enough, it will drive the government to reopen. Rich white people will not be inconvenienced.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 5h

You'd think they'd latch on and exploit the fact that she's said nice things about trump, but no, trump's ego uber alles.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 5h

I can tell that's a parody, but just barely.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 5h

Platner looks appealing... a little TOO appealing. After being burned by Fetterman, i think a contested primary would do a lot to test both candidates' genuineness.

PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 6h

Janet Mills is terrific but why run at 78, and why get in the way of Graham Platner?

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 5h

So has shithead emerged from Walter Reed yet? Is there hope?

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 6h

This is guy who responded to Anne Coulter's racism towards her by essentially saying "thank you ma'am can I have some more".

Self-debasement is a requirement for a magat, but this guy takes it to a new level.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 7h

Is the Nobel the first time someone has said "no" to trump?

I can't imagine him handling it well.

And given his health...

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 7h

It "fell short" the way hurricanes fall short of Iceland.

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 8h

I think they should get on planes. Every day. Especially these days.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 8h

They'll get over it. They always do.

Tread on us some more, Daddy.

Melon Collie Mollie-Slava Ukraini @re4mdrepublican.bsky.social · 8h

'Never felt more betrayed': MAGA rebels over Trump's 'treasonous' Qatar base in Idaho

MAGA when are you going to stop taking it in the ass for Trump? Is it that hard to admit you made a mistake? Or are you just going to keep grabbing your ankles and asking for more
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'Never felt more betrayed': MAGA rebels over Trump's 'treasonous' Qatar base in Idaho

After years of advocating "America First," President Donald Trump's administration, the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday, "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acce...

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 8h

I'd like to see Johnson physically separated from his House seat.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 8h

When the ATC system is compromised enough, the government will reopen. Rich white people will be at risk.

So he's using threats to keep them at their (unpaid) jobs.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 8h

Putting up with a week and a half of hero worship of this loser was absolutely worth never hearing from him again.