William R Knecht, Ph.D.
@williamrknecht.bsky.social
Married, retired cognitive/behavioral research psychologist now 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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1) Very few Followers. Follows many
2) Few Posts
3) Profile picture often young, attractive, opposite sex
4) Glamor shots w suggestive poses
HOW TO HANDLE THE BOT THREAT
1) Research new Followers before Following back!
2) Mute or Block obvious bots
3) Educate others
(GIFTED) Read & share this excellent summary of what Trump has done in Venezuela, set against the backdrop of history and political science: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Unleashing Forces Beyond His Control
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
(GIFTED) Read & share this excellent summary of what Trump has done in Venezuela, set against the backdrop of history and political science: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...
Vice Roi Rubio "running" Venezuela... (or, at least what he THINKS it's going to be like. History, however, teaches us otherwise, doesn't it.)
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Vice Roi Rubio "running" Venezuela... (or, at least what he THINKS it's going to be like. History, however, teaches us otherwise, doesn't it.)
WaPo polls 1000 Americans' feelings about Venezuela. Note the split between Dems and Reps.
January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
WaPo polls 1000 Americans' feelings about Venezuela. Note the split between Dems and Reps.
So... this is what you get for speaking truth to power in the Trump Administration: www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
Pentagon cuts Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay as punishment over ‘illegal orders’ video | CNN Politics
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Monday that the Pentagon is taking administrative action to punish Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, by cutting his retirement pay for participating ...
www.cnn.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
So... this is what you get for speaking truth to power in the Trump Administration: www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
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“Since 1900, every time a Republican president has taken over, economic inequality has increased and the country has become more violent.”
The psychiatrist who warned us that Donald Trump would unleash violence was absolutely right
The vindication of Bandy Lee.
www.motherjones.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“Since 1900, every time a Republican president has taken over, economic inequality has increased and the country has become more violent.”
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Don Jr launches Vulcan Elements. The Trump regime immediately throws it $620MM. Soon after, rare earths-rich Venezuela is invaded, the timing probably moved along by Jack Smith’s testimony and the Epstein files redaction deadline passing, both of which should have been leading stories this weekend.
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Don Jr launches Vulcan Elements. The Trump regime immediately throws it $620MM. Soon after, rare earths-rich Venezuela is invaded, the timing probably moved along by Jack Smith’s testimony and the Epstein files redaction deadline passing, both of which should have been leading stories this weekend.
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A big lie (German: große Lüge) is a propagandatechnique. The expression was coined by Adolf Hitler, when he dictated his 1925 book Mein Kampf, about the use of a lie so "colossal" that no one would believe that someone "could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously"
November 10, 2024 at 5:14 PM
A big lie (German: große Lüge) is a propagandatechnique. The expression was coined by Adolf Hitler, when he dictated his 1925 book Mein Kampf, about the use of a lie so "colossal" that no one would believe that someone "could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously"
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NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions
The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline.
meidasnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Once we find out how much Trump will be making off this Venezuela Thing, we'll know why he did it.
January 5, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Once we find out how much Trump will be making off this Venezuela Thing, we'll know why he did it.
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I remember these felony crimes either.
January 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
I remember these felony crimes either.
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Reminder: Trump is an adjudicated rapist, a convicted felon on 34 counts of fraud, and an insurrectionist.
The US doesn't care about criminality or corruption.
The US doesn't care about criminality or corruption.
January 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Reminder: Trump is an adjudicated rapist, a convicted felon on 34 counts of fraud, and an insurrectionist.
The US doesn't care about criminality or corruption.
The US doesn't care about criminality or corruption.
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We've seen this before, an unpopular squatter who occupy our White House who has failed as a president" with cost for Everything out of control. This is another distraction from the Epstein Files
January 4, 2026 at 5:36 AM
We've seen this before, an unpopular squatter who occupy our White House who has failed as a president" with cost for Everything out of control. This is another distraction from the Epstein Files
So, here's the $64,000 Question: How much money will Trump make off this Venezuelan Fiasco?
January 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
So, here's the $64,000 Question: How much money will Trump make off this Venezuelan Fiasco?
"Viceroy" Rubio certainly is an apposite title.
"King in charge of vice."
"King in charge of vice."
January 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"Viceroy" Rubio certainly is an apposite title.
"King in charge of vice."
"King in charge of vice."
NYT: "Mr. Trump told reporters that Delcy Rodríguez, who served as Mr. Maduro’s vice president, would hold power in Venezuela as long as she 'does what we want.'"
When are people going to get it through their thick skulls that Trump is a diseased man, a narcissist, sociopath, Machiavellian sadist?
When are people going to get it through their thick skulls that Trump is a diseased man, a narcissist, sociopath, Machiavellian sadist?
January 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
NYT: "Mr. Trump told reporters that Delcy Rodríguez, who served as Mr. Maduro’s vice president, would hold power in Venezuela as long as she 'does what we want.'"
When are people going to get it through their thick skulls that Trump is a diseased man, a narcissist, sociopath, Machiavellian sadist?
When are people going to get it through their thick skulls that Trump is a diseased man, a narcissist, sociopath, Machiavellian sadist?
Political scientists have a term called "frische fröhliche krieg," which in German basically means "fresh, jolly war"--a war ginned up to distract the public's attention from some wicked thing a leader's done.
Epstein... In the case of Venezuela, the cherry on top is the handout to Big Oil.
Epstein... In the case of Venezuela, the cherry on top is the handout to Big Oil.
January 4, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Political scientists have a term called "frische fröhliche krieg," which in German basically means "fresh, jolly war"--a war ginned up to distract the public's attention from some wicked thing a leader's done.
Epstein... In the case of Venezuela, the cherry on top is the handout to Big Oil.
Epstein... In the case of Venezuela, the cherry on top is the handout to Big Oil.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if Trump travelled to Europe and got arrested by the ICC? That would certainly be perfectly fair in the Book of Karma.
Our Führer's idol is clearly Louis "L'etat, c'est moi" XIV.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Our Führer's idol is clearly Louis "L'etat, c'est moi" XIV.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
www.reuters.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Wouldn't it be wonderful if Trump travelled to Europe and got arrested by the ICC? That would certainly be perfectly fair in the Book of Karma.
Our Führer's idol is clearly Louis "L'etat, c'est moi" XIV.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Our Führer's idol is clearly Louis "L'etat, c'est moi" XIV.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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Excellent question:
If Xi Jinping invaded Taiwan right now, and toppled the president there, on what grounds would the United States object? Or have any credibility to say anything?
January 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Excellent question:
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Archived link--required reading:
archive.is/EsjHl
archive.is/EsjHl
"By proceeding without any semblance of international legitimacy, valid legal authority or domestic endorsement, Mr. Trump risks providing justification for authoritarians in China, Russia and elsewhere who want to dominate their own neighbors."
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Archived link--required reading:
archive.is/EsjHl
archive.is/EsjHl
If it's now OK to kidnap a foreign leader and put him on trial, WOULD SOME NATION PLEASE KIDNAP TRUMP AND PUT HIM ON TRIAL!
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
If it's now OK to kidnap a foreign leader and put him on trial, WOULD SOME NATION PLEASE KIDNAP TRUMP AND PUT HIM ON TRIAL!
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Just as gays co-opted the word "queer," rendering it useless as an insult, we can do the same with the epithets right-wing idjits toss at us.
January 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Just as gays co-opted the word "queer," rendering it useless as an insult, we can do the same with the epithets right-wing idjits toss at us.
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Going about as well as expected
President Trump said on Saturday that Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president and would act as a partner in letting the U.S. run the country. Less than two hours later, Rodríguez made clear she viewed the U.S. as an illegal invader that must be rejected.
Venezuela’s Interim Leader Defies Trump and Calls Maduro the ‘Only President’
President Trump said that Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, would help the United States run Venezuela. She quickly said the opposite.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Going about as well as expected
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Long NYT article on Ukraine's newest attack drones powered by either a human operator or AI. Can't be radio-jammed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/m...
Long NYT article on Ukraine's newest attack drones powered by either a human operator or AI. Can't be radio-jammed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/m...
In Ukraine, a New Arsenal of Killer A.I. Drones Is Being Born
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Long NYT article on Ukraine's newest attack drones powered by either a human operator or AI. Can't be radio-jammed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/m...
Long NYT article on Ukraine's newest attack drones powered by either a human operator or AI. Can't be radio-jammed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/m...