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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 · 8h

Turang struck out on a ball up in his eyes. Grrr.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 10h

Freddie f@#$ing Freeman.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 10h

The Brewers' defense is saving their butts tonight.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 10h

Max Muncy just homered into a double play.

I've never seen such a thing before.

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 11h

That's not Canada's problem.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 11h

I worked in the intel community and had to deal with them. They're there to provide the illusion of "security".

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 11h

There are 12 teams in the playoffs.

Eleven of them will not win the World Series. That's a mathematical certainty.

Nobody's "choking".

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 12h

I remember during the ACA debate the Republicans would argue "the ACA is bad because government can't do anything right" and "Obamacare will get too popular and we won't be able to get rid of it". Both at the same time, by the same people.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

Let us translate Mike Johnson's comments about Obamacare for you www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 13h

I know it's Raleigh, but seriously John, you're issuing an intentional walk with a man on second and nobody out? And the middle of the order coming up? Oooookay.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 14h

So if a couple more republicans defect, the House will have the votes to repeal and replace Johnson.

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 14h

Polygraph tests are notoriously ineffective with pathological liars, because lying is completely natural to them and they don't mentally react.

Mike Johnson would sail through any polygraph test with flying colors.

Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 15h

Mike Johnson on the GOP shutdown:

“Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock every day to fix healthcare.”

And he said it with a straight face!
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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 15h

You've gotta love all the free publicity the regime has given No Kings Day.

Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 15h

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Scott Bessent and JD Vance say the government can't reopen because of No Kings Day.

YouTube video by Texas Paul

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 16h

"We'll go back to work when congress goes back to work" sounds like an effective walkout slogan to me.

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18h

Ah yes, air traffic controllers must show up for work without pay, but Congress can take the day off. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he’ll be making “necessary cuts” to the department, because nothing fixes staffing shortages quite like firing more people.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 16h

If it bothers you that indigenous people are being honored today, why?

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 18h

John Smoltz never disappoints. 😁

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 18h

The sports media doesn't really understand how random baseball can be, especially in small-sample postseason series. The Mariners' win last night is being treated like a freakish occurrence on the scale of JD Vance uttering a true statement.

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

"Enlightened centrists" equate trans people fighting for respect and visibility with violent government crackdowns on peaceful pro-democracy protesters.

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

The whole right-wing squawking about "cancel culture" is that the unwashed masses were doing it to elites. That's all the complaining was about.

They're all for it when it's in the other direction.

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 20h

If cops don't like a candidate, that's a huge endorsement for him as far as I'm concerned.

But I'm one of those weird small-government types. Pay me no heed.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 21h

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

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Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 20h

And in another earth-shattering revelation, several investment bankers are worried about Mamdani as well!

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 20h

"The Muslims want to execute LGBT people. We only want to marginalize them and deny them full rights" is one impregnable argument for the greatness of Christianity, I must say.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 20h

I had a friend who used to develop and sell some small-business software. He was fairly successful and developed a solid client base.

He would tell me that evangelicals were the worst at paying their bills.

The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 20h

Yes, it's the Protestant saved-by-faith-alone thing, which has never been more than an excuse to be an ass.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 23h

Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 23h

I've been waiting for my check for decades now. Soros is just as bad as the rest.