Daniel Knowles
@dlknowles.bsky.social
Midwest correspondent at The Economist, in Chicago. Before that, in London, Mumbai, Nairobi and DC.
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Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
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Breaking News: A federal judge ordered immigration agents not to retaliate against people engaging in peaceful protests in Minnesota, among other restrictions.
Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters
A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.
nyti.ms
January 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Breaking News: A federal judge ordered immigration agents not to retaliate against people engaging in peaceful protests in Minnesota, among other restrictions.
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This is a transparent attempt to create a pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
Trump escalates his attack on Minnesota Democrats as Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Gov Walz and Mayor Frey apparently on the theory that their objections to ICE amount to illegal interference, sources tell @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:33 PM
This is a transparent attempt to create a pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
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(1/2) Denmark’s Armed Forces have released new photos of F-35s flying over Greenland.
According to DR’s information, the Danish Army’s special forces Jaeger Corps are also part of Operation Arctic Endurance (full story in post 2).
According to DR’s information, the Danish Army’s special forces Jaeger Corps are also part of Operation Arctic Endurance (full story in post 2).
January 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
(1/2) Denmark’s Armed Forces have released new photos of F-35s flying over Greenland.
According to DR’s information, the Danish Army’s special forces Jaeger Corps are also part of Operation Arctic Endurance (full story in post 2).
According to DR’s information, the Danish Army’s special forces Jaeger Corps are also part of Operation Arctic Endurance (full story in post 2).
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This entire claim is outright nonsense because in a mass deportation situation, Minnesota is projected to GAIN a Congressional seat, because Florida, Texas, and California all lose one as their population declines proportionately more.
January 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This entire claim is outright nonsense because in a mass deportation situation, Minnesota is projected to GAIN a Congressional seat, because Florida, Texas, and California all lose one as their population declines proportionately more.
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Google traffic to publishers dropped by ONE THIRD in 2025 pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
Global publisher Google traffic dropped by a third in 2025
Google search traffic was down globally by a third in the year to November, according to new Chartbeat data.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Google traffic to publishers dropped by ONE THIRD in 2025 pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
Vermont is fascinating, and just like, total proof that demographics is not everything. Overwhelmingly white, old, rural population and among the bluest states in the nation
How White people voted by state according to VoteHub (Negative is Dem, Positive is Republican)
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Vermont is fascinating, and just like, total proof that demographics is not everything. Overwhelmingly white, old, rural population and among the bluest states in the nation
1k streams a year would be about 40 cents of royalty. Probably a vast share of those songs are fake crap designed to exploit algorithms anyway. Genuinely not sure what the problem is here.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
1k streams a year would be about 40 cents of royalty. Probably a vast share of those songs are fake crap designed to exploit algorithms anyway. Genuinely not sure what the problem is here.
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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Aliya Rahman told ICE she was disabled
She told them she was on her way to a doctor appt
They broke her window, cut her seatbelt & dragged her away like an animal
She was headed to the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when they grabbed her.
She was denied access to a doctor & tossed in detention
She told them she was on her way to a doctor appt
They broke her window, cut her seatbelt & dragged her away like an animal
She was headed to the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when they grabbed her.
She was denied access to a doctor & tossed in detention
Woman seen pulled from car speaks out: 'Lucky to be alive'
abcnews.go.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Aliya Rahman told ICE she was disabled
She told them she was on her way to a doctor appt
They broke her window, cut her seatbelt & dragged her away like an animal
She was headed to the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when they grabbed her.
She was denied access to a doctor & tossed in detention
She told them she was on her way to a doctor appt
They broke her window, cut her seatbelt & dragged her away like an animal
She was headed to the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when they grabbed her.
She was denied access to a doctor & tossed in detention
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Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up.
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“I will be blind for life. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, plastic in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.”
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
January 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
“I will be blind for life. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, plastic in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.”
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
I notice this with Whatsapp. My generation sends everything in short messages; the Gen X people I text all type out whole paragraphs
I have a theory that those of us who were raised on IRC or AIM are absolutely insufferable in Slack to those who were not, because instead of writing a three-paragraph thing, we'll break that up into 15 comments.
January 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I notice this with Whatsapp. My generation sends everything in short messages; the Gen X people I text all type out whole paragraphs
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The single biggest thing (in cost terms) I’ve changed my mind about is UK tuition fees. Dreadful system, need to scrap it.
This is clearly depressing and radicalising in a way a tax wouldn't have been.
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The single biggest thing (in cost terms) I’ve changed my mind about is UK tuition fees. Dreadful system, need to scrap it.
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Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats
January 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats
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"Their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness."
North Minneapolis ICE shooting: 6 children hospitalized after flash bang hits van
A family was caught in clashes between protesters and law enforcement during civil unrest in north Minneapolis, leading to six children, including a 6-month-old baby, being hospitalized.
www.fox9.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"Their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness."
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The Trump administration’s blitz of immigration agents to Minneapolis and St. Paul has ground one of the largest metro economies in America to a halt, business owners and local leaders say. https://cnn.it/49UzJgC
January 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The Trump administration’s blitz of immigration agents to Minneapolis and St. Paul has ground one of the largest metro economies in America to a halt, business owners and local leaders say. https://cnn.it/49UzJgC
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had a really interesting conversation last night with an investor and died-in-the-wool capitalist where the conclusion was something like, most Americans don't realize that functioning capital markets and the rule of law are America's actual superpowers and those things could absolutely end
January 15, 2026 at 1:39 PM
had a really interesting conversation last night with an investor and died-in-the-wool capitalist where the conclusion was something like, most Americans don't realize that functioning capital markets and the rule of law are America's actual superpowers and those things could absolutely end
Americans discovering the Good Chap theory of government
the rule of law in the us is very interesting because it completely depends on people acting with virtue and propriety because the law, let alone the constitution, leaves massive legal gaps of behavior that is lawful but awful. exactly the same as the roman republic, by the way
had a really interesting conversation last night with an investor and died-in-the-wool capitalist where the conclusion was something like, most Americans don't realize that functioning capital markets and the rule of law are America's actual superpowers and those things could absolutely end
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Americans discovering the Good Chap theory of government
No snow!
oof
*VAIL RESORTS: SEASON-TO-DATE SKIER VISITS DOWN 20% Y/Y
*VAIL RESORTS: SEASON-TO-DATE SKIER VISITS DOWN 20% Y/Y
January 15, 2026 at 1:04 PM
No snow!
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The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
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Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
January 15, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
These clips are unreal (I just got back to the US so I guess... I know what my first story will be)
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 10:42 AM
These clips are unreal (I just got back to the US so I guess... I know what my first story will be)