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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: dentcartoons.blogspot.com

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is a big f’ing deal. Story at the newsletter right now, and full explainer coming soon (so make sure you’re subscribed to AED) Three anti-abortion states are asking the Supreme Court to allow them to extradite abortion providers from pro-choice states.
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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton
The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Ken Paxton is a massive piece of shit who worked with anti-abortion activists to find abusive men willing to sue over their ex’s abortions. I guess that’s my way of saying: if Ken Paxton got you pregnant, hit me up at tips@abortioneveryday.com
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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 19h
For all the discussion about Ken Paxton and his corruption, I’m really disappointed how little people have talked about the horrifically cruel policies that he pursued when he was Texas Attorney General. Particularly around women’s healthcare and voting rights.
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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It really is pitch perfect that voters are furious about inflation, prices, the Iran War, and other stuff and Trumps response is "ah, I see the problem. I havent bullshitted you enough yet. Got it."
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Republicans would definitely run Patrick Bateman.
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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 20h
What a fucking stupid asshole
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump loves campaigning when he is talking about how great he is. He hates it when it means having to say anything nice about any other politician (international strongmen excluded.) Midterms are brutal on him.
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Everyone involved with this, except a dozen or so already very wealthy people, will lose.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This group makes the Dr. Strangelove war room look competent.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
OPERATION: ALBATROSS is off to a roaring start.
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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You think things are bad? You don’t know the half of it. Despite Pete Hegseth’s bizarre braggadocio, our armed forces have never been weaker nor our adversaries more emboldened. It’s grim out there. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/time-to-re...
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Time to Resume the Fetal Position
Need to Know by David Rothkopf is a reader-supported publication.
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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 02/10/2026
They're not building Skynet but the important point is that they seem to believe they are building Skynet and somehow that doesn't stop them from continuing to attempt to build it.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 22h
Perhaps instilling morality in tech bros would be a better first step... (rather than trying to strip mine morality from "brand name" sources like it was just more ones and zeroes to Hoover up like all the rest of their bots' "knowledge.")
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The future of the military is one computer shooting missiles at whoever it wants and thousands of soldiers who stand around looking sexy
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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 22h
🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23h
Listening to Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit wave away the sexual assault charges against DeShaun Watson — even saying “winning is the best deodorant” — was pretty jarring, especially this week.
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Snitty 🎃 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 23h
When people talk about rape culture this is exactly what they mean: Michaels and Herbstreit minimizing and dismissing the allegations of dozens of women.
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Slate @slate.com · 02/10/2026
Trump’s mental state just got put on full display. It’s not pretty. slate.trib.al/VCHJRGO
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Is Trump All There? A New Interview Gives Us Five Serious Reasons to Wonder.
We just got an unfettered view into the mind of the world’s most powerful person. It’s alarming, to say the least.
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lesley-risinger.bsky.social @lesley-risinger.bsky.social · 23h
How about the mental state of reporters who let his lies slip by for the thousandth time and move on to the next question.
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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On the bright side, it’s almost impossible to imagine that these ads help Republicans!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
HAHAHAHA
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
👏👇
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don’t go high when they go low. I get LOUD. Because the soul and humanity of this country are at stake. /end
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wanting lower property insurance and healthcare for everyday families isn't un-American; it’s what working people deserve. They can take their tech-bro cash and their weird, intrusive agenda somewhere else, because I'm not going any damn place. /3
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while he & Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here/2
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
More evidence worms are good for you! 😂 Very cool study. #Immunosky www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
Type 2 immune history trains lung macrophages for viral disease tolerance - Nature
Type 2 inflammation trains nerve- and airway-associated macrophages to confer disease tolerance against lethal influenza by limiting immunopathology and promoting tissue repair without enhancing viral...
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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you ever feel like some days really are shorter or longer than normal, it might be true, because it depends on the position of earth's core! 😉 (the length of time difference is typically in the milliseconds) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gravitational forces inside Earth drag some decades out — and make others fly by
Variations in day length that occur on multidecadal timescales are caused by gravitational coupling between Earth’s inner core and its solid mantle.
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Gina Hinojosa @ginafortexas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: Cook Political Report just shifted their TX-Gov rating in our favor. Texans are ready for a governor who will restore the American Dream by saving Texas schools and putting money in your pocket.
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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WTF??? Has Talarico ever said anything about children in drag? Or this is just pure evil BS gaslighting?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: judge dismisses case against reflecting pool defendant Davey Hearn WITH PREJUDICE- meaning the DoJ can’t ever bring charges against him in this matter. www.ms.now/deadline-whi...
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Judge permanently dismisses David Hearn Reflecting Pool indictment
The Trump Justice Department sought a temporary dismissal. Hearn wanted his charges tossed for good.
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The electrification of road freight is emerging as a structural force that could undermine long-term oil demand across the world." Yeah it is. gift link
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China Has an 18-Wheel Answer to Soaring Global Diesel Prices
Around a third of trucks sold in China this year will run on electricity, furthering Beijing’s goal of bolstering energy security.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
No one should lose years of their life because some healthcare CEO wants a larger 401k. That's why I support Medicare-for-All & why Floridians keep coming out to see me, regardless of party-- because it's time to fix the broken healthcare system in this country. #AngieforFlorida
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Billionaires want tax breaks to make you pay for their data centers, & they want AI to decide whether you get hired, fired, & paid. We can't take that lying down, so here's how to stop them & make sure that Florida's government is accountable to Florida's people #angieforflorida
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When a former CIA analyst stands at a podium at the Carnegie Endowment 34 days out from a midterm election and warns that the President of the United States might manufacture a "national security emergency" to seize power,
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
you don’t file it under political theater. You file it under an impending trainwreck. Speaking to a room of diplomats and foreign policy analysts on September 30, Senator Elissa Slotkin didn't
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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
DRIVES ME CRAZY!
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Mike Thompson @passwordismiket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On the one hand, conservatives deny climate change exists and oppose policies to address it. On the other hand, liberals haven’t convinced conservatives that climate change exists and haven’t offered pain-free solutions. Hence, it’s complicated.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tech industry is laser focused on solving the problem of humans enjoying each other’s company bsky.app/profile/down...
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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sounds like what happened with Republicans re: Eric Schmitt and Jack Smith
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 01/10/2026
The Trump administration has banned Christians fleeing persecution, and many people of faith don't know it. I talked with Matthew Soerens of World Relief about how it happened. Listen here: austinkocher.substack.com/p/president-... @matthewsoerens.bsky.social
Quote card. Austin Kocher, from his post President Trump Bans Christians Fleeing Persecution: “It’s not opinion or conjecture to call this a Trump ban. The president unilaterally sets the number and priority for refugee resettlement.” austinkocher.substack.com
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What I find striking about every one of these “politics are too hostile” takes, is that the emphasis is always on the people with higher standards to lower them to allow violence at the table. How come Cox isn’t telling the right to love their neighbor? Instead it’s come to the table with Trump.
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Alexander Dent @follicular.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#ITMFA
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Dollyanna @my2centsay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LOOK HOW YOUR CHRISTIAN SUPPORTED LEADER RAPED OUR TREASURY FOR HIMSELF.⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️ WE MUST SEIZE HIS ASSETS. WE MUST USE BANK EXAMINERS TO FOLLOW THIS WEB OF CORRUPTION, SEX TRAFFICKING AND MONEYLAUNDERING.
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Laalitya Acharya @acharyaforohio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We deserve a state government that is just focused on the needs of actual working people! #ohio #datacenter #cincinnati #election
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's still the Department of Defense, still the Gulf of Mexico, still Lake Ontario, still Twitter, and still AI. Fuck this guy who thinks everyone else has to follow his weird-ass made up rules about what we call things. Don't call them that now, and officially change them all back when he's gone.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is why Talarico is going to beat Paxton! We still have to vote, though. youtube.com/shorts/c86Nn...
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You need to hear James Talarico’s plan to win over Trump voters
YouTube video by James Talarico
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
77 million Americans voted for national suicide in 2024. We're seeing it unfold right now: The economy vandalized, the military weakened, politicians bribed, tech run wild, immigrants terrorized, and government goon squads committing murder. Vote against all Republicans. It could be our last chance.
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