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W. Andy Knight
@knight54.bsky.social
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2021-22 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in International & Area Studies @YaleU; Past UA Provost Fellow Black Excellence & Leadership; University of Alberta Distinguished Professor, FRSC, LLD

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · Nov 15
Good morning! This is my first post of Bluesky. I am officially getting off twitter. I hate what Musk has done to that platform.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h
"Trump has created for himself a world in which he never hears a negative word about himself...he thinks himself answerable only to those who...think he can do no wrong...the rest of the country...doesn’t exist."

Great @mjtoma.bsky.social read of the moment:
newrepublic.com/article/2063...
The Trump Bubble Is Impregnable for Now—but Boy, Is It Going to Burst
The president is on a collision course with an accountability moment. Either he or our democracy will prevail.
newrepublic.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
Crockett: "All this administration cares about is protecting the powerful and protecting pedophiles. They will do anything to distract from that, including deciding to put up in the middle of Black History Month the most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a White House."

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 14h

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 15h
"One of the last things I heard on that cell floor was my cellmate begging for medical care."

Aliya Rahman describes her brutally assault, arrest and detention by ICE agents, who also refused to provide medical care or disability accommodations, in Minneapolis.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 17h
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 21h
I could not agree with you more!
liarspeaksthetruth.bsky.social LiarSpeaksTheTruth @liarspeaksthetruth.bsky.social · 22h
The F35 is basically a collection of flying processors and servers. The fact that the US has sole digital/software sovereignty over the Canadian fleet would be...sub-optimal, especially for an increasingly belligerent ally who openly talks about invasion. The whole US sales pitch is 5 star bonkers.

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 21h
www.jhcentre.org/news-and-eve...
2025 Gerald L. Gall Award Recipient and Keynote Speaker, Dr. Andy Knight — John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights
At the 17th Annual Human Rights Awards Ceremony on September 18, 2025, commemorating the International Day of Peace, the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights was proud to recognize Dr. Andy...
www.jhcentre.org

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LiarSpeaksTheTruth @liarspeaksthetruth.bsky.social · 22h
The F35 is basically a collection of flying processors and servers. The fact that the US has sole digital/software sovereignty over the Canadian fleet would be...sub-optimal, especially for an increasingly belligerent ally who openly talks about invasion. The whole US sales pitch is 5 star bonkers.

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 23h
Interoperability should not have to mean relinquishing Canadian sovereignty 🇨🇦🇨🇦
youtu.be/aF7c6ru9xwg?...
Pentagon Warns Canada Over Gripen Deal — Ottawa’s Shock Response Stuns Washington!
YouTube video by Canada Pressroom
youtu.be

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 1d
Robert Kraft’s team losing the Super Bowl in humiliating fashion is, to date, the worst consequence suffered by any of the men in the Epstein files.

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WIRED @wired.com · 1d
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.

And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.

www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...

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Jasmine Crockett @jasmineforus.bsky.social · 1d
Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
A picture of bad bunny with the word love

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 1d
Vance is despised In Italy. youtube.com/shorts/4GaKY...
New Yorkers boo Hegseth.. MAMDANi's NYC is lit
YouTube video by Tony Dortie
youtube.com

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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 1d
There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.

That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
ICE Uses Disguises and Fake Plates for Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not respond to inquiries about whether the men were federal immigration officers. As the sweeping imm...
ground.news

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 1d
I’m enjoying how this single artist is causing MAGA racists’ heads to explode.

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 1d
The world will be focused on Bad Bunny today during the half time of the Super Bowl. www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
Bad Bunny Has MAGA All Worked Up
After avoiding the continental US on his world tour due to ICE, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show will be a battleground for the country’s culture wars.
www.wired.com

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 1d
The fallout has begun in the UK from revelations in the
Epstein files.

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I Should’ve Been a Cowgirl @seizeday.bsky.social · 1d
TY Al!
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I Should’ve Been a Cowgirl @seizeday.bsky.social · 1d
TY Precious!💕
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 1d
McDonald’s was serving free food to Israeli soldiers while they were committing Genocide in Gaza.

Keep boycotting McDonald’s.

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 1d
And Trump should resign as well. This is a Nixon moment!

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d
ICE Barbie’s full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem. The initials spell KLAN. Sometimes the universe writes the joke itself.

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GingerSpice💙 @thedesertginger.bsky.social · 1d
I have a dream

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 1d
This is what Italians think of the US ICE gestapo. www.threads.com/@odaaidihoo/...
Jamie Coyle (@odaaidihoo) on Threads
From what I understand JD Vance didn’t take Secret Service with him he took ICE to Italy, and this was the result!
www.threads.com

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Forbes @forbes.com · 1d
Massie accused Lutnick of being in business with Epstein “many years after” his conviction in 2008.
Massie Calls For Lutnick To Resign Over Epstein Connection
Massie accused Lutnick of being in business with Epstein “many years after” his conviction in 2008.
www.forbes.com

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 1d
Trump needs to be reminded that “…Cuba has stood tall, despite the US-backed Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961 and a lifetime of US blockades, sanctions, and assassination attempts – some ninety-odd against Fidel Castro.” A must read: orinocotribune.com/a-meteoric-a...
A Meteoric Anti-Imperialist Chance
By Wayne Kublalsingh  -  Feb 5, 2026World War II gave colonized nations a chance to break out from global genocide, slavery, indenture and colonialization. Break out into a world shaped by the very sa...
orinocotribune.com

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Trump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 1d
🇸🇪- Peter Thiel is in the Epstein files —then gets real quiet when reporters ask about it.
Palantir billionaire powering ICE surveillance, funding far-right politics, sitting at the core of Trump’s tech oligarchy.
Epstein wasn’t an anomaly. He was a gatekeeper.Thiel was inside the circle.
Ask louder🔥

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 1d
Yes, one ought to be. Nothing is for free.

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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 1d
The President of the USA has found another shiny object to distract Americans from the Epstein Files. www.guardian.co.tt/news/the-cub...
The Cuba conundrum: Where will T&T stand?
On Jan­u­ary 11, US Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump, on a Truth So­cial post, wrote, “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MON­EY GO­ING TO CU­BA – ZE­RO!”
www.guardian.co.tt

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Massie on Howard Lutnick: "He should just resign. Three people in Great Britain resigned for less than what we've seen Howard Lutnick lie about. He clearly went to the island, if we believe what's in these files. He was in business with Jeffrey Epstein."