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William R Knecht, Ph.D.

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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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You must be a Kiwi.

I'm in the middle of watching a movie "Utu" about a Maori uprising.

11.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Iranian Regime Doubles Down Trump was hoping for an Iranian Delcy RodrΓ­guez. Instead he may have produced an Iranian Kim Jong Un.

(GIFTED) Way to go Trump! Iran's new leader will now spend the rest of his life hating the country that KILLED HIS DAD. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

10.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Damned theocrats. I'll bet they admire how Iran is run.

10.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another WRK Blewski Bot Rant.

How can anybody can get 1200 Followers after just one, single Post?

Simple. Hire a company to create 1000 bots to Follow you from Day 1 forward.

(The answer, my friend, is botting in the wind.
The answer is botting in the wind.)

10.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OPERATION EPIC DUMBFUCKERY

10.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tell ya what, Brian. Why don't YOU captain a tanker through the Straights, ya loudmouth bastid...

10.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump says Barron can't go because he's "too tall." But, the president could change that with a wave of his hand.

10.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's why O = mg^2

10.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't forget greed. Greed is big.

10.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And, despite "feminism," I don't exactly see any major women's groups demanding the "right to become soldiers."

Disclaimer: I live in rural OK, where a girl's dream is to marry a rich rancher or bidnessman, to where they never have to work other than being his Social Coordinator & bossing the maid

10.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah. For years it seems economists have kept saying the stock market was overvalued & due for a "correction" (meaning "crash"). But it doesn't happen. Markets just go up, up, up. Meanwhile, bonds no longer even keep up with inflation & banks use your money & pay 0.01%, which then is taxed...

10.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mos' def'. I'd have changed my name at the earliest opportunity !

10.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At the risk of being crude, my Inner Psychologist just has to wonder what it's like being Trump and being spurned and detested by your own wife, and deserving it because of your own detestable behavior.

All I know for sure is that his discomfort pleases me. May it continue and grow !

10.03.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sure. I'll bet many Irish who stayed eventually just got sick of English rule, and figured to try their luck someplace new.

10.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Albion's Seed is like 700 pp. The other I've read is The Graves Are Walking: The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People by John Kelly.

10.03.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I haven't exactly heard about MAGA women demanding to be drafted, same as men.

10.03.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You've noticed that one of the features of the Trump Administration is that laws and mores no longer apply to top officials.

I wonder what it feels like to no longer be held down by the restrictions that apply to everybody else. Tell a lie, trade stocks on insider info, start a war, no problem

10.03.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iwona B. Horyn is actual name of DHS acting chief security officer A popular rumor from 2025 resurfaced in early 2026 after being featured on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

Me saintly wife dredges up this for your viewing pleasure: Iwona B. Horyn is actual name of DHS acting chief security officer www.snopes.com/fact-check/i...

10.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And... same guy who reamed Zelensky for not showing up to their meeting in a suit.

Oh, but IOKIYAR -- It's OK If You're A Republican.

10.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's wild to reflect on the optimism my generation felt growing up in the 60s and early 70s. And, then, bit by bit, Republicans chipped away at it all, until The American Dream ground to a halt, and the only ones smiling were the billionaires.

10.03.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Potato Famine was mid-1800s, so if they arrived afterward, look for other reasons too. British overlords vacated entire villages, looking to create enormous land holdings by displacing the "pesky peasants."

Someday read the book "Albion's Seed" to be impressed by how much Americans owe the Irish.

09.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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All 4 Iran war assumptions dead wrong β€” Trump proves experts got fooled again Trump's Middle East strategy challenges conventional wisdom on regime change as Operation Epic Fury demonstrates new foreign policy approach to Iran.

Fox News sanewashes the Peace President's War. It's a masterclass in how to dig through a dumpster and drool over a tossed-out, wormy fragment of Big Mac. The war is shaping up to be a disaster, but, to Fox, it's a stunning victory from a brilliant president.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/all-...

09.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course, if you know AHEAD OF TIME what gvt policy is going to be--BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MAKES IT--the financial opportunities for you, PERSONALLY, are terrific !!!

Sod the proles. It's their fault for being born poor!

09.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Me saintly wife tells me to post this bit she found:

09.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I do know that all men in Co Cork are named "Bob" bc that's what they do when thrown into water.

AND, wife and I had a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier named Limerick once. Sweet girl.

I love the Irish. They're a race of people who dislike arbitrary authority, same as I do.

09.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I had to look this up because it's actually new to me. I always thought it went Private, PFC, Corporal, etc.

The existence of a PSC has eluded me up till now. Google says it started w Civil War. Wow... And here I thought I knew everything !!! πŸ€ͺ

09.03.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump's threat to defeat Iran by the use of strategic bombing is specious. That only works with nukes. thehill.com/opinion/nati...

09.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

LOL. In my experience, "Neither."

09.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Hill has some homers. Here's one of them: thehill.com/opinion/whit...

09.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Which do you prefer?

1. "Reality eventually presents its invoice." OR

2. "The Dildo of Consequence rarely arrives lubed."

09.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0