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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 · 29d

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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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

Top 10 Rally Reminders for #NoKingsDayOct18th

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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 22m

My understanding is that there are 2 kinds of bots--scripted & A.I. . A.I. bots are highly sophisticated. The other kind much less so. I don't know how complicated those are. I minored in comp sci & have spent 1000+ hours writing code. But, there may be YouTubes or books w code already written.

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 5h

Trump has weaponized the DOJ. If you voted for this guy, hang your head in shame !!!

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 5h

Is that terror-inducing guy sitting next to me an actual ICE agent, or is it just a Halloween costume?

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 5h

Good Atlantic article on the Saudi Arabian "comedy festival," complete w descriptions of what rules comedians had to abide by (for instance, no criticism of the Saudi royal family!)

This shows how a modern theocracy works. It ain't the way you'd want to live. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I Watched Stand-Up in Saudi Arabia

What the surreal Riyadh Comedy Festival foretold about the kingdom’s future

www.theatlantic.com

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 5h

LMAO!

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h

Thomas climbed the DEI ladder into the hayloft & then pulled the ladder up after him.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 20h

⁨The blatantly political videos being forced on airports across the country are not only an abuse of taxpayer dollars, but they violate the law.

I'm joining @SenBlumenthal and @SenJackReed to demand DHS take down these videos immediately.⁩

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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h

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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h

Today's NYT summarizes presidential approval polls. Remarkably, Trump maintains a 43% approval rating (54% disapprove).

43% of Americans haven't the foggiest idea what's going on here. We're in a struggle for the fate of democracy... and millions think that a fascist con-man is doing just fine.

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h

You look just like the bot you are.

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h

We must clearly understand that Trump, being a narcissist, sociopath, Machiavellian sadist, doesn't care about rules, or law, or the common good.

Instead, he goes for what's good for Trump, and the hell with you if you get in his way. He's not going to punish Noem for violating the Hatch Act.

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h

But, in the meantime, Mike tells us he never worries about such things. "What, me worry?" he told reporters.

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h

Why do I have the sneaking feeling that Clarence Thomas would be the first in line to reinstitute slavery?

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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h

In my generation, cynics would say "It's not WHAT you know, it's WHO you know." While that's still true, nowadays knowing how to script bots would fall into the category of "what you know," wouldn't it. And, gaming the system might be considered primary knowledge amongst young folks.

Tragic...

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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 6h

Getting targeted's gotta suck. People can get really vicious on the Internet, primarily because they know they can say almost anything & not face any consequences for it. When I lived in GA, there was a saying "A caged dog barks the loudest," meaning "When there are no consequences, folks get brash"

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 7h

LOL! You're me saintly wife. You're 'POSED to say I'm handsome. Look in your contract. It's on page 97 ! 😁

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 7h

Somebody 'splain to me exactly what would we be getting out of handing Argentina a small fortune?

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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 7h

I have a Q: Are you getting targeted, by any chance, because you're gay?

I'm sitting here thinking that, as evil as some Trump supporters are, they might well stoop to something that wicked.

In Harari's book "Nexus," he describes dangers of A.I., & selective targeting would be right up there.

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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 7h

The thought did occur to me that bots could be programmed to "Follow" other bots, in which case an "influencer" could generate, say, 1000 bots, and program them to "Follow" each other, instantly elevating each one beyond "Newbie" status. Although that would still leave each with few Posts.

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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 7h

(SHAREABLE) Get a load of this, all ye who voted for 47. Your Guy is going to leave you in the lurch when disaster strikes.

Of course, knowing him, he may just be planning to only hang Democratic states out to dry.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/c...

How FEMA Is Forcing Disaster-Struck Towns to Fend for Themselves

www.nytimes.com

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 7h

His name's not really "Man Chester." It's Henery the Eighth.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFNo...

Herman's Hermits "Henry The VIII, I Am" on The Ed Sullivan Show

YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show

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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 7h

2 more in the next 10 minutes. One has zero Posts, but 16 "Followers."

BLUESKY ADMINS -- ARE YOU LISTENING???

William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 7h

Bluesky is being flooded w bots. I'm a newbie (less than 1K Followers). In the past 20 minutes I have 6 new "Followers," all fit the bot profile. Few Followers & Posts, many Following. Alluring picture of an opposite-sex person.

Check out latest one's pix. If that's not bot, I'm a monkey's uncle.

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William R Knecht, Ph.D. @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 8h

Shut down the CFPB... Right. Because the Guiding Principle of Capitalism is Customer Satisfaction...

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