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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu Jul 31, 2025, 05:48 AM Jul 2025

Senate Confirms Conspiracy Theorist To Lead National Counterterrorism Center

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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

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

Joe Kent is an embarrassment to humanity.

Exactly the kind of nominee befitting this administration.

( apnews.com/article/2022... )

Mathew Helman (@mathelman.bsky.social) 2025-07-31T01:13:42.461Z
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Senate Confirms Conspiracy Theorist To Lead National Counterterrorism Center (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 OP
fugly (R) BoRaGard Jul 2025 #1
I once read headlines like this and would be sure it was The Onion. Passages Jul 2025 #2
I hate these people. yellow dahlia Jul 2025 #3
So, he's notnazi, just extremely nazi adjacent? LudwigPastorius Jul 2025 #4

BoRaGard

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Thu Jul 31, 2025, 07:00 AM
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doubleplusungood

another hate and fear driven republicon fascist.

He will make heap but trouble for Americans.

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2. I once read headlines like this and would be sure it was The Onion.
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 07:47 AM
Jul 2025

We're going to put them out of the satire business.

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