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.
This from Google AI:
December 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This from Google AI:
Great guns... apparently he does have such a tattoo...
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Great guns... apparently he does have such a tattoo...
Qs for you: How did you get such a high ratio of Followers to Followed? And, how come it says you have lots of Posts, but I see only a handful?
December 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Qs for you: How did you get such a high ratio of Followers to Followed? And, how come it says you have lots of Posts, but I see only a handful?
So join the R. Lee Ermey Army. Now drop and give me 20 !
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 AM
So join the R. Lee Ermey Army. Now drop and give me 20 !
This from WaPo today, re ICE racially profiling and arresting people:
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This from WaPo today, re ICE racially profiling and arresting people:
Peace on ya, Mr. Pre-zee-dint.
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Peace on ya, Mr. Pre-zee-dint.
What am I supposed to make of someone on Bluesky who shows this up top, but then only shows 2 Posts?
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
What am I supposed to make of someone on Bluesky who shows this up top, but then only shows 2 Posts?
Outstanding! I'm a blues guy myself.
Here's a 1964 SG Special I got for $50 in 1967. The neck snapped off after accidentally falling on the floor, so it has no antique value. I reconfigured it to take 3 Kinman boutique pickups and a 6-position rotary selector switch, then had it Plekked.
Here's a 1964 SG Special I got for $50 in 1967. The neck snapped off after accidentally falling on the floor, so it has no antique value. I reconfigured it to take 3 Kinman boutique pickups and a 6-position rotary selector switch, then had it Plekked.
December 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Outstanding! I'm a blues guy myself.
Here's a 1964 SG Special I got for $50 in 1967. The neck snapped off after accidentally falling on the floor, so it has no antique value. I reconfigured it to take 3 Kinman boutique pickups and a 6-position rotary selector switch, then had it Plekked.
Here's a 1964 SG Special I got for $50 in 1967. The neck snapped off after accidentally falling on the floor, so it has no antique value. I reconfigured it to take 3 Kinman boutique pickups and a 6-position rotary selector switch, then had it Plekked.
New York Times vs Real Clear Politics re Trump favorability in "average of polls." Be aware that RCP routinely serves up ultra-conservative articles more often than progressive ones. Also note that Dem party unfavorability is due to the fact that we criticize ourselves. They don't.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New York Times vs Real Clear Politics re Trump favorability in "average of polls." Be aware that RCP routinely serves up ultra-conservative articles more often than progressive ones. Also note that Dem party unfavorability is due to the fact that we criticize ourselves. They don't.
(SORRY, NOT GIFTED) Putin's finger puppet Trump did exactly as the world's dictators wanted when he dismantled Voice of America.
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
(SORRY, NOT GIFTED) Putin's finger puppet Trump did exactly as the world's dictators wanted when he dismantled Voice of America.
There's nothing more infuriating than seeing your president awarded a "peace prize" when he's busy systematically dismantling democracy here at home.
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
There's nothing more infuriating than seeing your president awarded a "peace prize" when he's busy systematically dismantling democracy here at home.
ChatGPT is incredible at generating images. Still, on occasion it goofs spectacularly. Notice Statue of Liberty has 3 arms.
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
ChatGPT is incredible at generating images. Still, on occasion it goofs spectacularly. Notice Statue of Liberty has 3 arms.
1/2Thanks. I don't feel like it was all that heroic, though. I ended my career making $115,000/yr, with wife making $20,000, and us both living in rural OK where land and labor ran cheap. We lived in a modular home while we paid off mortgage & saved enough to have a custom house built, paid w cash.
December 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
1/2Thanks. I don't feel like it was all that heroic, though. I ended my career making $115,000/yr, with wife making $20,000, and us both living in rural OK where land and labor ran cheap. We lived in a modular home while we paid off mortgage & saved enough to have a custom house built, paid w cash.
GOP should be renamed "The Billionaire's Party"
December 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
GOP should be renamed "The Billionaire's Party"
"Negotiating" with Putin is a waste of time. The only thing psychopaths like him understand is a slap in the mouth or a slug from a .45.
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"Negotiating" with Putin is a waste of time. The only thing psychopaths like him understand is a slap in the mouth or a slug from a .45.
"Negotiating" with Putin is a waste of time. The only thing psychopaths like him understand is a slap in the mouth or a slug from a .45.
December 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"Negotiating" with Putin is a waste of time. The only thing psychopaths like him understand is a slap in the mouth or a slug from a .45.
Time to rename the GOP "The Billionaire's Party"
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Time to rename the GOP "The Billionaire's Party"
GOP needs a new name: The Billionaire's Party.
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
GOP needs a new name: The Billionaire's Party.
I have a Modest Proposal: Let's rename the GOP to TBP -- "The Billionaire Party."
That would greatly clarify exactly who the party stands for.
That would greatly clarify exactly who the party stands for.
December 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I have a Modest Proposal: Let's rename the GOP to TBP -- "The Billionaire Party."
That would greatly clarify exactly who the party stands for.
That would greatly clarify exactly who the party stands for.
Respect my au-thor-i-tie !
December 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Respect my au-thor-i-tie !
Once again, for the bazillionth time, Trump plays the role of Putin's Useful Idiot. VOA is one of the few ways ordinary Russians can actually find out about world events (although Russia blocks the transmissions, necessitating a VPN, which can land one in hot water over there)
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Once again, for the bazillionth time, Trump plays the role of Putin's Useful Idiot. VOA is one of the few ways ordinary Russians can actually find out about world events (although Russia blocks the transmissions, necessitating a VPN, which can land one in hot water over there)
My apologies for not gifting this article (I only get 10/month to gift). But, it's George Will decrying the mess we're in, people. The Voice of the Intellectual Right (and, please don't hassle me about "There is no intellectual Right." Of course there is. It's just small and generally off-base).
December 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My apologies for not gifting this article (I only get 10/month to gift). But, it's George Will decrying the mess we're in, people. The Voice of the Intellectual Right (and, please don't hassle me about "There is no intellectual Right." Of course there is. It's just small and generally off-base).
