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William R Knecht, Ph.D.
@williamrknecht.bsky.social
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Married, retired cognitive/behavioral research psychologist, restoring 127 acres of OK prairie. I post shareable links to NYT, The Atlantic. Love blues music, antique tractors, trees & plants supporting wildlife. Hate Trump.
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 21d
HOW TO RECOGNIZE A BLUESKY SCAMMER
1) Very few Followers. Follows many
2) Profile picture young, attractive, opposite sex
3) Few Posts. Glamor shots w suggestive poses
4) May pose as a soldier fighting for a democratic cause
5) Upon Following them, they immediately DM you, esp w story of woe or need
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 55m
NYTimes grows a pair. Check out this Opinion piece.
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h
Spread this far & wide: Trump now controls 2 of the 3 institutions necessary to turn America into an authoritarian state: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here
The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.
www.theatlantic.com
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h
It seems quite clear that ICE agents WANT us to start trouble, or even just give the slightest appearance of it, so they can crack down hard and get away with it. Video everything!
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it's Candy Love @candylovely.bsky.social · 1d
ICE snipers on a roof, pointing their guns at peaceful protesters in Portland Oregon. (FASCISM)
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h
That UD word was me, btw.
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h
When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults!
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h
AND WE NEED MORE THAN 300 BLOODY CHARACTERS !!!
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h
They're not? Or, are you riffing on "We all came from Africa"?
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h
I miss my high-status, high-paying, easy job nailing up roofing shingles in August. Damn those immigrants!!!
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h
Globalization & robotization are root causes of MAGA. When low-skill workers could earn high wages doing relatively easy factory work, all was cool. When that dried up, they got mad.
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?t...
Urban Dictionary: Theory of Maximum Foolishness
Theory of Maximum Foolishness: The world will arrange itself to make you--personally--feel maximally foolish.
www.urbandictionary.com
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 12h
(SHAREABLE) Good-looking, loyal to Trump AND evasive during questioning.

Why, she's the Perfect Pick for AG under the Trump Administration... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
(Forget about democracy dissolving during her tenure...)
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 12h
Oh, this one's rich... WaPo reports Trump wants to jail Dem leaders for "failing to protect" ICE agents...

"I'm sorry, Sir, but we're throwing you in jail for failing to protect the masked men who broke into your house!"

I feel like we're living in Bizarro World...
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 13h
You may not like country music, but it's not monolithic. This one's anti-ICE.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuwo...
Bad News - Zach Bryan
YouTube video by Wevyner
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 1d
Do you also get like thousands of fake followers?
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 13h
I'm a newbie to Bluesky, so I don't have thousands. But, about HALF of ones Following me look like either bots or scammers. They have nearly no Followers themselves, almost no Posts, and are Following many. And, many also claim to be representing some group asking for donations...
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 13h
Umm... Seems to me I remember a little deal with Mitch McConnell refusing to vote on Obama's SCOTUS pick, but then putting his own up for a vote under the exact same conditions--which lead to a Republican supermajority in our top court, much to the destruction of democracy.
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Rep. Dave Min @congressmin.bsky.social · 1d
It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 13h
No. Might be a browser issue. I'm on the Brave browser.
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 13h
A DOJ weaponized against Trump's enemies is a sure indicator of a fascist/oligarchical leader bent on overthrowing democracy.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2d
“We believe it’s our duty to sound the alarm about this administration’s degradation of DoJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it,” according to an open letter signed by 282 former officials.

It will take years to rebuild our Justice Dept.

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...
Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm'
Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."
www.msnbc.com
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 13h
Trump... He's a Man of Constant Soros. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDE...
A real Soggy Bottom Boy...
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 13h
~0.6% of Americans work for the Federal gvt. While we don't have accurate figures, only ~1/3 of Feds normally vote Republican. So, that's only 0.2% Trump figures he might lose by firing a few hundred thousand.

File this under "Sociopathic Math," but it's probably exactly the way he operates.
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 14h
Has anyone thought to analyze Trump's DNA to see just what percentage of it is Neanderthal?

I'm guessing 89%.
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 14h
From The Hill: "Trump may try to fire huge chunks of the federal workforce even though the constitutional authority to reconfigure the federal government belongs to Congress, not the president."

More "unitary executive theory" nonsense. Authoritarianism.
thehill.com/opinion/5543...
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 14h
I can only imagine how weird it'd be if your bestie was a sex trafficker...

I reckon it'd be a bit like having a narco for BFF.
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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 14h
"The best defense is a good offense," eh?

And, she sure is offensive...