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Jen Bendery
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Hey no big deal and all but... Senate Republicans just confirmed Joe Kent, a conspiracy theorist with alarming ties to white nationalists and far-right groups, to lead the National Counterterrorism Center.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tariffs-white-house-latest_n_686ec29fe4b09bd98fe4be7e/liveblog_688aba56e4b015c1f1ba1ca7
Senate Confirms Conspiracy Theorist To Lead National Counterterrorism Center
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July 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Hey no big deal and all but... Senate Republicans just confirmed Joe Kent, a conspiracy theorist with alarming ties to white nationalists and far-right groups, to lead the National Counterterrorism Center.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tariffs-white-house-latest_n_686ec29fe4b09bd98fe4be7e/liveblog_688aba56e4b015c1f1ba1ca7
Senate Confirms Conspiracy Theorist To Lead National Counterterrorism Center
www.huffpost.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Hey no big deal and all but... Senate Republicans just confirmed Joe Kent, a conspiracy theorist with alarming ties to white nationalists and far-right groups, to lead the National Counterterrorism Center. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
— Jen Bendery (@jbendery.bsky.social) 2025-07-31T00:46:04.838Z
Mathew Helman
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Joe Kent is an embarrassment to humanity.
Exactly the kind of nominee befitting this administration.
( https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-campaigns-race-and-ethnicity-be616cae0967ca6ee9c78ac1efee8e31 )
July 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Joe Kent is an embarrassment to humanity.
Exactly the kind of nominee befitting this administration.
( https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-campaigns-race-and-ethnicity-be616cae0967ca6ee9c78ac1efee8e31 )
July 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Joe Kent is an embarrassment to humanity.
— Mathew Helman (@mathelman.bsky.social) 2025-07-31T01:13:42.461Z
Exactly the kind of nominee befitting this administration.
( apnews.com/article/2022... )
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Senate Confirms Conspiracy Theorist To Lead National Counterterrorism Center (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 31
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BoRaGard
(7,586 posts)1. fugly (R)
doubleplusungood
another hate and fear driven republicon fascist.
He will make heap but trouble for Americans.
another hate and fear driven republicon fascist.
He will make heap but trouble for Americans.
Passages
(3,642 posts)2. I once read headlines like this and would be sure it was The Onion.
We're going to put them out of the satire business.
yellow dahlia
(3,212 posts)3. I hate these people.
My new refrain.
LudwigPastorius
(13,492 posts)4. So, he's notnazi, just extremely nazi adjacent?
I don't buy it.