Paul Cochrane's Avatar

Paul Cochrane

@mrdissent.bsky.social

Ultracrepidarian, Pedagoguerist, Librocubicularist. Be kind...or win.

1,631 Followers  |  540 Following  |  7,014 Posts  |  Joined: 13.08.2024
Posts Following

Posts by Paul Cochrane (@mrdissent.bsky.social)

Let me guess, wealthy people who moved to Dubai to avoid paying taxes now want the countries they moved from to protect them?

01.03.2026 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 14333    πŸ” 3383    πŸ’¬ 503    πŸ“Œ 154
Video thumbnail

Whoever made this, it’s BRILLIANT.

Trump’s β€œBoard of Peace.”

01.03.2026 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3524    πŸ” 1896    πŸ’¬ 147    πŸ“Œ 127

Just back from Ibrox...

01.03.2026 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘»

01.03.2026 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

4 Months ago Stormzy couldn't walk with a brain injury. He'd been told he had to be put to sleep.

Today I got to go and visit him in his new home.

The world needs more Stormzy right now!!! Can't stop smiling after today

01.03.2026 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1338    πŸ” 197    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 12
Post image

πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

01.03.2026 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

28.02.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
President Eisenhower said, in 1961..."In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.."

President Eisenhower said, in 1961..."In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.."

Ike knew...

28.02.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think Vlad is safe from his puppy.

28.02.2026 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

FIFA announce USA as winner of World Cup next summer!

28.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Sometimes even Trump gets it right…

28.02.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8

Horrific.

28.02.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
CIA assesses Ali Khamenei may be replaced by IRGC officials | The Jerusalem Post US President Donald Trump has for weeks signaled the US was interested in seeing regime change in Iran, but has not given in any detail Washington’s thinking on who could lead the country.

www.jpost.com/middle-east/...

28.02.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
YouTube video by CCRVEVO Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son

youtu.be/ZWijx_AgPiA?...

28.02.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a cartoon of homer simpson holding a white hat with the words whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson holding a white hat with the words whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo

"I don't need a Nobel Prize. I have one from FIFA!"

28.02.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hero

28.02.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Send their kids for a change.

28.02.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7098    πŸ” 2184    πŸ’¬ 600    πŸ“Œ 150

Quite intrigued by media shock at the barbarism of Iran shooting back.

28.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image Post image Post image

MAGA has been a con for a very long time.

28.02.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 875    πŸ” 301    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 10

From day one, I have called it Bored of Peace.

Today tells you why.

Opportunistic sectarianism from some countries too.

28.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Innocents die when extreme theocracies collide.

28.02.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shareholder value.
All about the spend.

28.02.2026 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BBC saying Israel is weary of being attacked...

28.02.2026 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Epstein turning into the biggest mass murderer too? Fecking embarrassing reflex every time the US has domestic trouble.... Bomb someone.

28.02.2026 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Over 1 000 amendments lodged!
As a result it was always going to be β€œtalked out”.
This shouldn’t have been allowed to happen & brings the Lords into disrepute; another reason to reform WM’s second chamber.

27.02.2026 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Hillary Clinton never even met Jeffrey Epstein, but was forced to testify about him. #CoverUp

27.02.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 12453    πŸ” 4834    πŸ’¬ 423    πŸ“Œ 181

Make
Americans
Hungry
Again

28.02.2026 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A telling headline, in which the remarkable - exceptional, even - result by an underdog is minimalised with neutral language, while R*form triumphs by "pushing Labour into third".

27.02.2026 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

NLP and Privileged Narrative in action.

27.02.2026 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tiny number of House of Lords blocks the Assisted Dying Bill.

We Shoukd accelerate the death of the Lords.

27.02.2026 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0