Osama bin Laden had a lot of weird stuff on his computer when he was killed by US forces in 2011. The terrorist mastermind had NSFW anime, Hollywood movies, and even a 9-11 truther movie called Loose Change. And yes, that screenshot above from the video game X-Men vs Street Fighter is really from bin Laden’s computer.
But now you can follow along with the weirdness from the comfort of your home, without having to download anything from the CIA’s archive. Someone has created a Twitter account devoted to sharing the strange mix of images held by the century’s most notorious terrorist.
The Twitter account, called @AbbottabadImage, is a sometimes surprising and often banal mix of photos, with everything from a mounted moose’s head to scenic beach scenes. Stripped of context, they’re quite a weird sight to behold as you go about your day.
A few choice photos are below.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/925985793679572993
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926042130362990592
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926001630700388352
https://twitter.com/embed/status/925997484836397057
https://twitter.com/embed/status/925994489851686913
https://twitter.com/embed/status/925987247823896577
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926009737220562944
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926034637503176704
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926152207937953792
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926295582825766912
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926385983700066305
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926367119691919360
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926358389868912640
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926334394482249728
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926326840410738688
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926319291275898880
https://twitter.com/embed/status/926272739756969984
I suppose that Twitter has become just surreal enough that seeing private photos from Osama bin Laden’s computers pop up in your feed isn’t so weird, all things considered. The year 2017 only seems to be getting weirder by the moment. And 2018 is poised to be even weirder.
What’s weirder than following a Twitter account devoted to publishing photos released by the CIA from Osama bin Laden’s computer? I have no idea. But we’re probably going to find out soon.
