Denny Bent
@dennybent.bsky.social
Pragmatic optimist, science nerd, astronomy newb, LSG fiber artist, historical costumer and thorn in the side of civilized society.
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Conservatism: the irrational fear that someone, somewhere might be getting a free ride
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Conservatism: the irrational fear that someone, somewhere might be getting a free ride
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If you thought masked, unidentified federal agents grabbing people off the street were a frightening step toward dystopia, wait until it's private contractors chasing cash bonuses for rounding up human beings at scale
ICE is planning to offer private sector bounty hunters cash bonuses for quickly tracking down the home addresses of immigrants across the US, according to a DHS document I reviewed. ICE encourages potential contractors to use "all technology systems available.” theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate.
theintercept.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you thought masked, unidentified federal agents grabbing people off the street were a frightening step toward dystopia, wait until it's private contractors chasing cash bonuses for rounding up human beings at scale
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HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.
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Listen to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, not Mr. Brainworms.
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Listen to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, not Mr. Brainworms.
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new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity.
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women
"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.
www.teenvogue.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity.
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
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This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
April 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
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Students at UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, Harvard, Univ. of Michigan, UCLA, Arizona State, Cornell, Univ. of Oregon, Univ. of Texas, North Carolina State, Univ. of Colorado, Univ. of Minnesota, Minnesota State and more have all had visas revoked with NO DUE PROCESS (links below)
April 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Students at UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, Harvard, Univ. of Michigan, UCLA, Arizona State, Cornell, Univ. of Oregon, Univ. of Texas, North Carolina State, Univ. of Colorado, Univ. of Minnesota, Minnesota State and more have all had visas revoked with NO DUE PROCESS (links below)
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Barnard 68 likes C-SPAN. He just can’t understand why no one is asking cats for their opinion.
January 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Barnard 68 likes C-SPAN. He just can’t understand why no one is asking cats for their opinion.
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The Palisades Fire from a a flight landing at LAX, approaching Santa Monica, California.
January 8, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The Palisades Fire from a a flight landing at LAX, approaching Santa Monica, California.
My latest musical effort, now that I only have one physical therapy appointment left (plus one more x-ray). Not actually a folk piece from 165 years ago but, thanks in part to Ken Burns, so closely tied to the US Civil War that everyone thinks it is.
January 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
My latest musical effort, now that I only have one physical therapy appointment left (plus one more x-ray). Not actually a folk piece from 165 years ago but, thanks in part to Ken Burns, so closely tied to the US Civil War that everyone thinks it is.
When I ordered barbecue sauce online, I didn’t expect them to go above and beyond to open the bottle for me.
January 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
When I ordered barbecue sauce online, I didn’t expect them to go above and beyond to open the bottle for me.
What a fun way to spend time I should have been having my breakfast burrito, instead getting to block ELEVEN versions of the same Only Fans account. Hopefully that’s all, at least from them.
December 29, 2024 at 4:47 PM
What a fun way to spend time I should have been having my breakfast burrito, instead getting to block ELEVEN versions of the same Only Fans account. Hopefully that’s all, at least from them.
More PNW weather strolls.
December 29, 2024 at 9:42 AM
More PNW weather strolls.
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It is remarkable that there are still people who believe that the reason hundreds of thousands of people have nowhere to live is that we haven’t made having nowhere to live unpleasant enough.
December 27, 2024 at 4:58 PM
It is remarkable that there are still people who believe that the reason hundreds of thousands of people have nowhere to live is that we haven’t made having nowhere to live unpleasant enough.
Frosty morning hike.
December 2, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Frosty morning hike.
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“That hopeless hope is what sustains us in difficult moments ….” - Albert Camus, Dec. 1943, Second Letter to a German Friend
November 30, 2024 at 12:35 AM
“That hopeless hope is what sustains us in difficult moments ….” - Albert Camus, Dec. 1943, Second Letter to a German Friend
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
Back in the same concert hall as last weekend for a showing of The Manchurian Candidate (Sinatra version) and poli sci discussion after.
November 23, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Back in the same concert hall as last weekend for a showing of The Manchurian Candidate (Sinatra version) and poli sci discussion after.
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BREAKING NEWS:
Attorney General nomination is now so old that Gaetz no longer has interest in it
Attorney General nomination is now so old that Gaetz no longer has interest in it
BREAKING:
Matt Gaetz just withdrew his name to be Trump's attorney general nominee.
Matt Gaetz just withdrew his name to be Trump's attorney general nominee.
November 21, 2024 at 5:38 PM
BREAKING NEWS:
Attorney General nomination is now so old that Gaetz no longer has interest in it
Attorney General nomination is now so old that Gaetz no longer has interest in it
Great seat for the symphony this afternoon!
November 18, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Great seat for the symphony this afternoon!
Morning hike with a friend.
November 16, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Morning hike with a friend.