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Koobiac (Paul)

@koobiac.bsky.social

I read and I know things. Dual US / Aussie, living in Australia. Biochemist, fishing and nature enthusiast (which is a full contact sport in Australia) ("Koobiac" is a child's mispronunciation of Kodiac - "He's as big as a Koobiac Bear!")

created November 25, 2024

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Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

perfect

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20/8/2025, 10:01:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted

I see mad people.

17/7/2025, 12:59:18 PM | 2813 1221 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social)

youtu.be/ELJhKli-dmk?...

18/7/2025, 9:32:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

fun fact: Look closely at the video. Reece James is 5'10". Twitler claims to be 6'3".

16/7/2025, 11:23:19 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Fun Fact: Reece James, standing next to to Twitler, is 5'10". Mango Mussolini claims to be 6'3"....

16/7/2025, 11:20:31 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Jim Butchers Dresden files. As an added bonus, the audio books are read by James Masters (Spike, from buffy)

16/7/2025, 3:47:59 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Murphys law, part 4: Just when you think a process is fool proof, along comes a better idiot...

16/7/2025, 3:46:15 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

self care is important. Glad you got some 😀

16/7/2025, 3:33:00 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

unfortunately, unless it's a federal law, ICE are immune to it, under federal supremacy.

11/7/2025, 11:07:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Worshipping the golden calf.

9/7/2025, 2:13:51 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm sorry to have to say this, but this is NOT the message of Jesus. This vile, hateful, hypocrisy is the antithesis of what Christians should be. What any normal, caring, human should be. Call it out. Weak people push others down. Strong people lift others up.

9/7/2025, 2:11:34 PM | 0 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

DeSantis Dachau?

8/7/2025, 5:53:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Maybe Everglades Auschwitz...

8/7/2025, 5:53:14 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Trumponomics 101: Feelings are worth more than facts (yeah, Trump was found guilty of fraud for this, but that's in the past!) Make shit up and, as long as you're the loudest and last voice people hear, they'll believe you - see part 1.

8/7/2025, 5:52:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Same withe the confederate battle flag...

6/7/2025, 11:58:53 PM | 18 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

It's nice to see that they gave all those ICE agents some time off for a team building march...

6/7/2025, 11:57:59 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Florida Auschwitz

4/7/2025, 6:16:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Ding ding ding!

3/7/2025, 1:30:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

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3/7/2025, 12:56:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Well, they do say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and he does like Donald Trump quite a bit...

3/7/2025, 12:49:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

get in and fight, Ms Crockett! we're cheering you on!

3/7/2025, 12:44:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

forget about that, where are the ICE raids on all the gang members, murderers and criminally insane people Trump warned everyone about?

3/7/2025, 12:41:45 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Weak men push others down. Strong men lift others up.

3/7/2025, 12:36:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

He could always ask DJT's ex-VP Mike Pence about how exiting his day was on Jan 6, 2021...

27/6/2025, 2:42:53 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social)

You can't call yourself a Christian, when you deny, disparage, and ignore his teaching.

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26/6/2025, 9:12:26 AM | 0 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

because embargoes are for poor nations.

24/6/2025, 2:26:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

He is the personification of Pestilence.

24/6/2025, 2:23:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Jesse Waters is about to get hit with another sexual harassment claim.

24/6/2025, 2:21:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

and vote, everywhere. I'm in Australia, and have been since I was a child, but I still care about the people in the USA.

17/6/2025, 2:50:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

impeachment and removal, but that would require congress to grow a spine and a new set of gonads... but Elon Musk cut funding for research into organ regeneration, and Kristy Noem had one of the top researchers arrested for smuggling amphibian samples into the country...

17/6/2025, 2:43:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

RFK Jr is well on his way to becoming the personification of Pestilence, one of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse. He's even got the voice right...

17/6/2025, 2:40:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

and he does amazing work with both roles...

17/6/2025, 2:37:56 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

As a R&D chemist, working in Australia, I've had the "pleasure" of submitting new vaccine products to the FDA for registration and audits of our manufacture process. The fact that some companies can sidestep this is saddening, but not surprising.

17/6/2025, 2:34:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Mike Lee seems to be really as dumb as he looks. All you need to be a MAGA candidate is to have the right connections, and be happy to lock lips with dear leaders chocolate starfish

17/6/2025, 10:13:48 AM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

You just explained Donald Trumps qualifications for POTUS...

3/6/2025, 1:06:24 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Christian Nationalists don't believe in Jesus, and sure as heck don't follow any of his teachings...

3/6/2025, 12:35:05 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Wharton should sue to get their degree back.

3/6/2025, 12:29:53 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Christian nationalists use Christ as a mascot, while rejecting his teachings and example. If they really believed in Christ, they'd be legislating putting the beatitudes up in classrooms, not the 10 commandments.

26/5/2025, 10:56:20 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Ewwww. side moob!

19/5/2025, 1:18:30 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

wow, no lube. He deserved it, but that's going to leave him sore and walking funny for weeks...

19/5/2025, 12:59:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

14/5/2025, 9:49:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Isn't it nice how they found each other?

14/5/2025, 9:43:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

FAFO and Face Eating Leopards come to mind...

14/5/2025, 9:42:18 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah, while I think he might agree with most, if not all, of that statement, it sounded odd to me.

14/5/2025, 9:40:19 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Dads could do worse than follow Bandit Heelers' example.

14/5/2025, 9:33:00 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Who would have thunk it? Saying a president is above the law, and then he goes and ignores court orders. So strange!

14/5/2025, 4:14:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

The people handing them over don't think an authoritarian would ever come after them...

14/5/2025, 4:07:27 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

he reminds me of someone else, but I can't quite put my finger on it...

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11/5/2025, 12:32:49 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

St. Upid, patron saint of failing upwards, thy colour be orange, thy buttocks be wide and pasty white.

11/5/2025, 12:29:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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11/5/2025, 12:24:57 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Medhi, I feel at this stage, the MAGA online community are happy with on the side of the sith in the star wars universie. Just like "I'm not a Nazi, but Hitler had a point" Right is wrong, good is evil, truth is subjective...

5/5/2025, 1:27:18 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

I also like St. Upid, the patron saint of used car and time-share salesmen.

4/5/2025, 8:20:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Fox News: Telling Racists what they want to hear since the 1996.

4/5/2025, 5:16:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 🌈Gentleman Jack🌈🇦🇺🦘🐨 (@redcruz.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

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3/5/2025, 12:20:22 PM | 144 16 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

"no way, get f'ked, f'k off!" is the response you're looking for...

3/5/2025, 12:38:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

As a US/Aussie citizen, born just over the border from Canada, all I can say is "ALBO'S UP, AUSTRALIA!"

3/5/2025, 12:37:13 PM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Albo's UP, Australia!

3/5/2025, 12:32:04 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Budgie smugglers. I hope you note, those guys are in their "neat casual", with brand names prominently displayed...

3/5/2025, 12:28:52 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Albow's UP, Australia!

3/5/2025, 12:28:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

And every time they throw hate your way, I hope you realise it is because, in some small way, you made people who lived their lives knowing they were superior because of a genetic lack of melanin feel less accomplished in comparison, and small people can't stand that...

3/5/2025, 12:24:43 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

when will politicians learn: "Hands the f@ck off Medicare!" Albo's up, Australia!

3/5/2025, 12:18:58 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Elon DOGE'd accountability and federal scrutiny in more than one way...

3/5/2025, 11:30:42 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Australia does, and the weather is fine here...

3/5/2025, 11:26:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social)

Haha - Peter Dutton, Australia's right wing party leader and Voldermort impersonator, looks like he will loose his seat after today's election. Good Job Aussies!

3/5/2025, 11:22:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Crispy Gnome...

2/5/2025, 1:21:44 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Hopefully something similar will happen in the upcoming Australian federal elections this weekend. Would be great if the "Liberal" (Australian right wing party.. not very liberal and not progressive at all) leader lost his seat.

29/4/2025, 9:58:01 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Hopefully, something similar happens in the Australian federal elections this weekend...

29/4/2025, 9:53:40 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

only the best donors

27/4/2025, 4:10:27 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

looks like he just took a Dump in his pants and nodded off.

26/4/2025, 11:14:58 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social)

youtube.com/shorts/J3UVM... why tanking Tesla stock is hurting Musk by making banks worry about his billions of dollars in loans...

17/4/2025, 10:00:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

I don't swear often, I like to reserve it for important times, but... AS THEY FUCKING SHOULD!!!

11/4/2025, 12:51:08 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Because if he told the truth, no one... who am I kidding... only a third of Australia would vote for him.

9/4/2025, 10:01:48 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

"looking" good.

9/4/2025, 9:55:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

According to 5 members of SC^OTUS, if Trump declares war powers and deports Joe Biden to El Salvador, as long as the plane takes off before a court can get an injection in, it's all fine, everyone makes mistakes, there's no need to bring him back...

9/4/2025, 9:53:27 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Evidently it's OK to disobey a court order...

8/4/2025, 10:49:01 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

You are making the assumption that their plan has ever been to "fix" anything other than elections and their own power?

8/4/2025, 10:47:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

only one of them is white enough for him to care...

8/4/2025, 10:43:49 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm guessing it went something like: 1. There was no leak 2. Even if there was a leak, it was fine, nothing classified. 3. Everyone leaks, in the grand scheme of things it was hardly a leak at all 4. Hey, we kicked ass! 5. Biden and Hillary leaked all the time! 6. Hey look - Trumps doing Tarrifs!

27/3/2025, 3:22:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Hey Chris, did you stop to wonder why they were using Signal, and not one of the secured chat systems? Maybe, when planning potential war crimes, that wanted to avoid a record being formed that could potentially be subject to (future) congressional oversight...

26/3/2025, 2:43:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Probably not the threat she thinks it is, given her previous track record...

26/3/2025, 2:38:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

If you are potentially planning war crimes, you probably don't want to use a system that goes into official records, even classified ones...

26/3/2025, 2:34:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

It's OK, they probably had the information before Witkoff did.

26/3/2025, 2:28:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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20/3/2025, 5:12:00 PM | 866 155 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

As a fellow pasty ass cracker, do you think he might be compensating for something?

20/3/2025, 10:45:34 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

That's evidently a hate crime. NICE.

20/3/2025, 10:41:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Did you hear about the dog who tried to chase fog? He Mist

19/3/2025, 9:02:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

The thirsty Sponges

19/3/2025, 9:00:21 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes, I agree. It's a democracy, if we can keep it.

19/3/2025, 3:48:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Reversing Citizens United with the current supreme court makeup would be... unlikely, probably easier to pass legislation or even an amendment (easier, not easy!).

19/3/2025, 2:35:56 AM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Why is it always projection with these guys, and why are they so dumb that they think they'll never get caught? Show me a self righteous pulpit pounder, and I'll show you someone who probably has things in their internet search history they'd rather not come to light...

19/3/2025, 2:18:10 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

why is it always projection with these guys? And why are they so dumb as to think they'll never get caught?

19/3/2025, 2:12:13 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

But where would his donations come from if he started taxing his emotional support billionaires?

19/3/2025, 2:05:33 AM | 16 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

It's all just LARPing until someone actually does it.

18/3/2025, 12:53:53 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

The cruelty is the point. Her cross probably has asbestos backing...

18/3/2025, 12:42:27 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh no, he's being forced to pay his bills, with money that is in the account, waiting to be spent... no one has ever been treated that badly in the history of the United States !

15/3/2025, 8:43:31 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

This works. The way I heard it was "find someone worse off than you and belp them!"

15/3/2025, 6:30:50 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Is OK. The Kremlin has already done background checks.

15/3/2025, 3:53:21 AM | 25 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Do you know what the history books call the people who put aside their morality to work with the Nazis in WW2 ? Nazis.

15/3/2025, 2:13:06 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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cloture

15/3/2025, 2:08:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Koobiac (Paul) (@koobiac.bsky.social) reply parent

Comparatively speaking, even accounting for the tallest mountain and deepest trench, the earth is smoother than a golf ball...

14/3/2025, 11:49:09 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view