The Fifth Dentist
@fifthdentist.bsky.social
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.
I post occasional music videos to keep us all sane.
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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.
Just something to keep in mind as the trump crowd consolidates media control.
As an aside, that's why I never cared for "company cars" as some sort of employment perk. All that eggshell-walking regarding proper use is a massive pain in the ass.
David Hogg: "When my dad was in the FBI and had his bureau car, he wouldn't even drop my sister and I off at school, because the rules were so strict about personal use. Hard to believe how much has changed now that a podcaster is running the FBI."
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
As an aside, that's why I never cared for "company cars" as some sort of employment perk. All that eggshell-walking regarding proper use is a massive pain in the ass.
What is the value added of data centers to society?
I'm yet to get a coherent answer to that question.
I'm yet to get a coherent answer to that question.
December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
What is the value added of data centers to society?
I'm yet to get a coherent answer to that question.
I'm yet to get a coherent answer to that question.
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If you can’t see Trump’s racism, chances are you’re also racist.
December 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If you can’t see Trump’s racism, chances are you’re also racist.
I have never used ChatGPT.
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I have never used ChatGPT.
I don't know if Jasmine will win.
But I do know (a) she will pour her maximum effort into winning, and (b) not fall into Republican framing of issues.
Chances are this will work much better than the parade of bland centrists the dems lose with, election after election.
But I do know (a) she will pour her maximum effort into winning, and (b) not fall into Republican framing of issues.
Chances are this will work much better than the parade of bland centrists the dems lose with, election after election.
Jasmine Crockett: “If the numbers are strong that I am our best shot, then it’s bigger than my district — It’s bigger than the state of Texas — This is about the country because we know if we can change the Senate map in this country, then that’s where we start to get wins”
December 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I don't know if Jasmine will win.
But I do know (a) she will pour her maximum effort into winning, and (b) not fall into Republican framing of issues.
Chances are this will work much better than the parade of bland centrists the dems lose with, election after election.
But I do know (a) she will pour her maximum effort into winning, and (b) not fall into Republican framing of issues.
Chances are this will work much better than the parade of bland centrists the dems lose with, election after election.
This guy is Morrissey without the talent.
PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
December 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This guy is Morrissey without the talent.
There is a scene in the TV series Freaks and Geeks where the high school coach is explaining female anatomy to one of his students. The dialogue was muted, and this piece played instead. One of the most inspired music placements ever.
Love Unlimited Orchestra ~ Love's Theme 1973 Disco Purrfection Version
YouTube video by DJDiscoCat
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
There is a scene in the TV series Freaks and Geeks where the high school coach is explaining female anatomy to one of his students. The dialogue was muted, and this piece played instead. One of the most inspired music placements ever.
We've all had management that worried more about how busy we looked than how much we got done.
That's the essence of the problem here.
That's the essence of the problem here.
We need a 4-day, 32-hour work week with livable wages.
There is no reason that people need to be working this much.
People need time off to rest and spend with family and friends.
There is no reason that people need to be working this much.
People need time off to rest and spend with family and friends.
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We've all had management that worried more about how busy we looked than how much we got done.
That's the essence of the problem here.
That's the essence of the problem here.
I don't think it would have been an open question at all. The trump people lifted the slogan "America First" straight from the US Nazi sympathizers.
If Donald Trump were President during World War II, it would have been an open question as to whether he’d have sided with the Allied Powers or the Axis Powers.
December 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I don't think it would have been an open question at all. The trump people lifted the slogan "America First" straight from the US Nazi sympathizers.
Cue the "a black woman can't win a Texas statewide race" chorus from the "centrists".
Note, though, that the dems haven't exactly set the world on fire with white guy candidates.
Note, though, that the dems haven't exactly set the world on fire with white guy candidates.
December 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Cue the "a black woman can't win a Texas statewide race" chorus from the "centrists".
Note, though, that the dems haven't exactly set the world on fire with white guy candidates.
Note, though, that the dems haven't exactly set the world on fire with white guy candidates.
I checked out of the NBA years ago. I just can't trust that I'm following something legitimate, with all the kowtowing to gambling interests.
That they have something called the "emirates cup" isn't exactly an incentive for me to pay attention again.
That they have something called the "emirates cup" isn't exactly an incentive for me to pay attention again.
December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I checked out of the NBA years ago. I just can't trust that I'm following something legitimate, with all the kowtowing to gambling interests.
That they have something called the "emirates cup" isn't exactly an incentive for me to pay attention again.
That they have something called the "emirates cup" isn't exactly an incentive for me to pay attention again.
Maybe Reagan should have outlawed Russia after all.
December 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Maybe Reagan should have outlawed Russia after all.
The Democrats ALWAYS tumble into Republican framing. Every time. It's what controlled opposition does.
Hey, Democrats quit using the corrupt regime’s term for the victims of their extrajudicial killings as “narco-terrorists”.
You are validating the Nazis by doing this.
You are validating the Nazis by doing this.
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Democrats ALWAYS tumble into Republican framing. Every time. It's what controlled opposition does.
If you're an American who's thinking about emigrating (very understandable), you might want to consider that moving to western Europe might necessitate another move soon after.
December 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If you're an American who's thinking about emigrating (very understandable), you might want to consider that moving to western Europe might necessitate another move soon after.
"Trump isn't a Russian asset. That's silly."
So if he were a Russian asset, what would he be doing differently?
So if he were a Russian asset, what would he be doing differently?
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Trump isn't a Russian asset. That's silly."
So if he were a Russian asset, what would he be doing differently?
So if he were a Russian asset, what would he be doing differently?
Procol Harum was much more than Whiter Shade Of Pale. This is a majestic early-prog work.
A Christmas Camel (2009 Remaster)
YouTube video by Procol Harum - Topic
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Procol Harum was much more than Whiter Shade Of Pale. This is a majestic early-prog work.
The pipe-bomber story pretty much disappeared as soon as it came out that the suspect was a trumper.
December 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The pipe-bomber story pretty much disappeared as soon as it came out that the suspect was a trumper.
Ilhan Omar gets to the heart of the matter easier and more unequivocally than 90% of Democrats.
Ilhan Omar: "It's completely disgusting. These are Americans that he is calling garbage ... it's also really important for us to remember that this kind of hateful rhetoric and this level of dehumanizing can lead to dangerous actions by people who listen to the president."
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ilhan Omar gets to the heart of the matter easier and more unequivocally than 90% of Democrats.
I say "have a nice holiday" to those I randomly interact with.
If they act triggered by that, I know to avoid them in the future.
If they act triggered by that, I know to avoid them in the future.
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I say "have a nice holiday" to those I randomly interact with.
If they act triggered by that, I know to avoid them in the future.
If they act triggered by that, I know to avoid them in the future.
Russia is an enormously ethnically diverse country. Somehow that's not a problem there, because they're already a dictatorship.
This is racism, of course, but it's just being used as a means for ultimate totalitarianism.
This is racism, of course, but it's just being used as a means for ultimate totalitarianism.
This is insanity, and the Republicans know it. Republicans can and should join Democrats to impeach, convict and remove Trump and his entire administration to save our country and the world from this madman. @ec.europa.eu #Insanity
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Russia is an enormously ethnically diverse country. Somehow that's not a problem there, because they're already a dictatorship.
This is racism, of course, but it's just being used as a means for ultimate totalitarianism.
This is racism, of course, but it's just being used as a means for ultimate totalitarianism.
I would be a lot less pessimistic about the future of the US if we had a functioning opposition party, as opposed to the half-hearted glob of appeasing mush that is the Democrats.
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I would be a lot less pessimistic about the future of the US if we had a functioning opposition party, as opposed to the half-hearted glob of appeasing mush that is the Democrats.
Why do social conservatives from socially conservative countries emigrate to socially liberal ones? What do they find unsatisfactory about their paradises?
December 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Why do social conservatives from socially conservative countries emigrate to socially liberal ones? What do they find unsatisfactory about their paradises?
Grungy maximum attitude in a bottle.
Liz Phair - "Never Said" (Remastered Video & Audio)
YouTube video by Matador Records
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Grungy maximum attitude in a bottle.
Do overtly religious political leaders act like they're at all concerned about going to hell?
December 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Do overtly religious political leaders act like they're at all concerned about going to hell?
If your masculinity isn't self-evident enough to the point where you have to regularly beat your chest about what an alpha male you are, I don't know what to tell you.
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
If your masculinity isn't self-evident enough to the point where you have to regularly beat your chest about what an alpha male you are, I don't know what to tell you.