Dinosaur Bob
@dinosaurbob.bsky.social
Here’s where I convince you that I’m legit. I am, indeed, legit. Shitlib. Misanthrope. Obscure 1990’s movie criminal. Dark Brandon acolyte. Blocked by David Klion, David Sirota, Hunter Walker, and Helen Lewis.
Pinned
Dinosaur Bob
@dinosaurbob.bsky.social
· Oct 10
WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.
DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.
DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.
I wonder if MAGA realizes how many “normies” are turning ACAB after seeing shit like this day after day?
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John Mearsheimer, Oct. 3 2024: "I think that Biden's basic instincts are those of a warmonger, and I think that's not true of Trump. I think Trump is not that interested in fighting wars."
January 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
John Mearsheimer, Oct. 3 2024: "I think that Biden's basic instincts are those of a warmonger, and I think that's not true of Trump. I think Trump is not that interested in fighting wars."
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OK, crash course in oil. Oil has two main gradings, viscosity (light or heavy) and sulfur (sweet or sour). A light (low viscosity) and sweet (low sulfur) oil is easier to process into gasoline and other products than a heavy and sour one, so the light & sweet oil commands a premium price.
I know several oil barons, I’ve had the oil and gas industry as clients in a past life: none of them want the Venezuelan oil, it’s dog shit quality and getting the PDVSA fields up to modern standards would take 20 years! It’s just trump being stuck in 1987
At this point the oil barons hardly even care (they can pivot to renewables too). It’s just gender and internal combustion brain
January 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
OK, crash course in oil. Oil has two main gradings, viscosity (light or heavy) and sulfur (sweet or sour). A light (low viscosity) and sweet (low sulfur) oil is easier to process into gasoline and other products than a heavy and sour one, so the light & sweet oil commands a premium price.
Not only is Oz a world class journalist, his shitposting skills are remarkable too!
January 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Not only is Oz a world class journalist, his shitposting skills are remarkable too!
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Turns out the party built around the idea of being Bolivarian revolutionaries determined to resist the US empire did not simply roll over and give up with Maduro being kidnapped.
How it's going.
January 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Turns out the party built around the idea of being Bolivarian revolutionaries determined to resist the US empire did not simply roll over and give up with Maduro being kidnapped.
OPSEC using drape, and piping.
With randomTwitter accounts open..
MAL “operation room”
MAL “operation room”
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
OPSEC using drape, and piping.
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Sweeping prediction.
The Tr*mp regime, with the help of the Russian propaganda machine, is going to take J6 global in 2026.
They're going to claim that the only legitimate results of elections in Europe are the ones where the far-right wins.
The Tr*mp regime, with the help of the Russian propaganda machine, is going to take J6 global in 2026.
They're going to claim that the only legitimate results of elections in Europe are the ones where the far-right wins.
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Sweeping prediction.
The Tr*mp regime, with the help of the Russian propaganda machine, is going to take J6 global in 2026.
They're going to claim that the only legitimate results of elections in Europe are the ones where the far-right wins.
The Tr*mp regime, with the help of the Russian propaganda machine, is going to take J6 global in 2026.
They're going to claim that the only legitimate results of elections in Europe are the ones where the far-right wins.
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Started / Going
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Started / Going
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It's a fool's game to guess at immediate public opinion reactions, but we do know a couple of things. One is that not all military conflicts produce rally effects (president's approval rises temporarily); sometimes they produce nothing or even negative rallies. The other...
January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
It's a fool's game to guess at immediate public opinion reactions, but we do know a couple of things. One is that not all military conflicts produce rally effects (president's approval rises temporarily); sometimes they produce nothing or even negative rallies. The other...
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"many of us will do all we can to make sure they lose"
So you finally admit you're actively working to help Republicans win elections, Karl, thanks for saying the quiet part out loud!
So you finally admit you're actively working to help Republicans win elections, Karl, thanks for saying the quiet part out loud!
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
"many of us will do all we can to make sure they lose"
So you finally admit you're actively working to help Republicans win elections, Karl, thanks for saying the quiet part out loud!
So you finally admit you're actively working to help Republicans win elections, Karl, thanks for saying the quiet part out loud!
In a shock to exactly 1 person…
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
In a shock to exactly 1 person…
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Damn Reuters embarrassed itself and you so fast
January 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Damn Reuters embarrassed itself and you so fast
A lot of US voters are gullible fucks.
January 3, 2026 at 6:43 PM
A lot of US voters are gullible fucks.
Sardarizadeh covers disinfo for the BBC, and is a worthwhile follow.
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Sardarizadeh covers disinfo for the BBC, and is a worthwhile follow.
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Trump promised no “new stupid wars,” yet he’s starting one with Venezuela without congressional approval.
People can’t afford groceries and millions are losing healthcare, but this is where his focus is.
This is unconstitutional and not what the American people asked for.
People can’t afford groceries and millions are losing healthcare, but this is where his focus is.
This is unconstitutional and not what the American people asked for.
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Trump promised no “new stupid wars,” yet he’s starting one with Venezuela without congressional approval.
People can’t afford groceries and millions are losing healthcare, but this is where his focus is.
This is unconstitutional and not what the American people asked for.
People can’t afford groceries and millions are losing healthcare, but this is where his focus is.
This is unconstitutional and not what the American people asked for.
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mike lee's saying the "kinetic strikes" were authorized by the constitution to protect the u.s. personnel who happened to be kidnapping a foreign leader, which is apparently self-evidently constitutional, to mike lee
How does launching air strikes and a commando raid fall under the remit of self defense for an arrest operation
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
mike lee's saying the "kinetic strikes" were authorized by the constitution to protect the u.s. personnel who happened to be kidnapping a foreign leader, which is apparently self-evidently constitutional, to mike lee
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Trump: "They emptied out, if you think about it, they emptied out all of their mental institutions into our country." (Trump doesn't understand the difference between insane asylums and political asylum claims.)
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Trump: "They emptied out, if you think about it, they emptied out all of their mental institutions into our country." (Trump doesn't understand the difference between insane asylums and political asylum claims.)
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…Really undermines the sanctity of the FIFA Peace Prize, doesn’t it?
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
…Really undermines the sanctity of the FIFA Peace Prize, doesn’t it?
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three days into 2026 and our authoritarian government has already launched a violent racist propaganda campaign against taxpayer funded childcare (with the help of our garbage press) and illegally invaded a foreign country (with the help of our garbage press)
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
three days into 2026 and our authoritarian government has already launched a violent racist propaganda campaign against taxpayer funded childcare (with the help of our garbage press) and illegally invaded a foreign country (with the help of our garbage press)
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Which brings us to what happens next. Safe bet there's no plan for that. Plus, Trump has gutted US state capacity, including diplomatic and military, while extending the military at home and abroad and making threats in all directions. Many pointed at Russian-backed targets. How mad is Putin? 4/
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Which brings us to what happens next. Safe bet there's no plan for that. Plus, Trump has gutted US state capacity, including diplomatic and military, while extending the military at home and abroad and making threats in all directions. Many pointed at Russian-backed targets. How mad is Putin? 4/
So far this looks like whats happened. Trump has created a power vacuum, and just assumes the opposition will slide right in. If that doesn’t happen then we’ll see about Donald the Dove.
I mean, FWIW, they appear not to tried to change the regime, they just killed some people and abducted the guy and dragged him back here for a show trial. Better, and worse!
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
So far this looks like whats happened. Trump has created a power vacuum, and just assumes the opposition will slide right in. If that doesn’t happen then we’ll see about Donald the Dove.
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A deluge of work on regime change after the 2003 invasion of Iraq yielded strong (and rare) agreement in IR: it doesn't work & has terrible consequences. @profdownes.bsky.social's book Catastrophic Success lays it out, but it's right there in the title. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
A deluge of work on regime change after the 2003 invasion of Iraq yielded strong (and rare) agreement in IR: it doesn't work & has terrible consequences. @profdownes.bsky.social's book Catastrophic Success lays it out, but it's right there in the title. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Trump’s coup takes place 37 years, to the day, since Manuel Noriega was captured in 1989. In case you were wondering if the Commander in Chief is fixated on the past.
January 3, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Trump’s coup takes place 37 years, to the day, since Manuel Noriega was captured in 1989. In case you were wondering if the Commander in Chief is fixated on the past.
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Wait bears are cats???
this is blowing my mind
“bears can squeeze into some pretty tiny spaces b/c they don’t have collarbones. All they need is an opening big enough for their heads to fit [...] we routinely receive reports of large, adult bears accessing crawlspaces through standard 8 by 16 inch foundation vents" WHAT
“bears can squeeze into some pretty tiny spaces b/c they don’t have collarbones. All they need is an opening big enough for their heads to fit [...] we routinely receive reports of large, adult bears accessing crawlspaces through standard 8 by 16 inch foundation vents" WHAT
They less abandoned him, and more
that this is how places handle this.
When I lived in the N.C. mountains, there was a ton of messaging to bear proof your property for the winter, and it always ended with “And if you don’t, leave the bear alone until spring.”
that this is how places handle this.
When I lived in the N.C. mountains, there was a ton of messaging to bear proof your property for the winter, and it always ended with “And if you don’t, leave the bear alone until spring.”
January 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Wait bears are cats???
