Christopher Knight LAT
@knightlat.bsky.social
Former Los Angeles Times art critic; 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism & Rabkin Lifetime Achievement Award for Art Journalism. Pro-woke, pro-DEI
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“From the Mexican-American War to the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Panama Canal to NAFTA, we’ve looked out only for ourselves in Latin America even while wrapping our actions in the banner of benevolence. It’s rarely ended well for anyone - especially us.”
“From the Mexican-American War to the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Panama Canal to NAFTA, we’ve looked out only for ourselves in Latin America even while wrapping our actions in the banner of benevolence. It’s rarely ended well for anyone - especially us.”
Commentary: In Trump's invasion of Venezuela, Marco Rubio is the biggest sellout of all
By pushing Trump to run rampant over Latin America, Rubio is setting into motion the same old song of U.S. meddling that ties his family and mine.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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“From the Mexican-American War to the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Panama Canal to NAFTA, we’ve looked out only for ourselves in Latin America even while wrapping our actions in the banner of benevolence. It’s rarely ended well for anyone - especially us.”
“From the Mexican-American War to the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Panama Canal to NAFTA, we’ve looked out only for ourselves in Latin America even while wrapping our actions in the banner of benevolence. It’s rarely ended well for anyone - especially us.”
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When Democratic candidates for president emerge, the first question to answer: If elected, would you appoint Jack Smith as Attorney General? Unless the answer is an immediate, unhesitating “yes,” the candidate should withdraw.
When Democratic candidates for president emerge, the first question to answer: If elected, would you appoint Jack Smith as Attorney General? Unless the answer is an immediate, unhesitating “yes,” the candidate should withdraw.
Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot
Five years after the Capitol riot, some of the police officers who fought off the rioters that day say they're still struggling with what happened.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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When Democratic candidates for president emerge, the first question to answer: If elected, would you appoint Jack Smith as Attorney General? Unless the answer is an immediate, unhesitating “yes,” the candidate should withdraw.
When Democratic candidates for president emerge, the first question to answer: If elected, would you appoint Jack Smith as Attorney General? Unless the answer is an immediate, unhesitating “yes,” the candidate should withdraw.
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Tony Dokoupil of CBS Evening News is “an anchor whose ambitious ability to see which way the wind blows has so far outstripped his broadcasting talent.”
Tony Dokoupil of CBS Evening News is “an anchor whose ambitious ability to see which way the wind blows has so far outstripped his broadcasting talent.”
Tony Dokoupil’s ‘CBS Evening News’ Debut Is an Inauspicious Sign of Where CBS News Is Headed
Tony Dokoupil tripped up over transitions and bulldozed a health expert over vaccines
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January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Tony Dokoupil of CBS Evening News is “an anchor whose ambitious ability to see which way the wind blows has so far outstripped his broadcasting talent.”
Tony Dokoupil of CBS Evening News is “an anchor whose ambitious ability to see which way the wind blows has so far outstripped his broadcasting talent.”
Crash, burn. The launch of CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil flopped. Thirty minutes of inflammatory regurgitation, and no news. Bye.
January 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Crash, burn. The launch of CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil flopped. Thirty minutes of inflammatory regurgitation, and no news. Bye.
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At some point, I would love to see an interviewer ask someone from the Trump administration which specific portion of Article II they are relying on.
Pam Bondi: "This was well within the president's Article 2 powers. It was a law enforcement function to arrest indicted individuals in Venezuela."
January 6, 2026 at 2:28 AM
At some point, I would love to see an interviewer ask someone from the Trump administration which specific portion of Article II they are relying on.
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Cankles probably got the idea for this from those circa 1817 gilded baskets with figures of the “Three Graces” that he used to tart up the mantle in his vulgar Oval Office reno. They were bought by James & Liz Monroe after the 1814 White House fire.
Cankles probably got the idea for this from those circa 1817 gilded baskets with figures of the “Three Graces” that he used to tart up the mantle in his vulgar Oval Office reno. They were bought by James & Liz Monroe after the 1814 White House fire.
How the Monroe Doctrine factors into US arrest of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro
It was America's fifth president who formulated a foreign policy approach that has shaped American strategy for two centuries.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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Cankles probably got the idea for this from those circa 1817 gilded baskets with figures of the “Three Graces” that he used to tart up the mantle in his vulgar Oval Office reno. They were bought by James & Liz Monroe after the 1814 White House fire.
Cankles probably got the idea for this from those circa 1817 gilded baskets with figures of the “Three Graces” that he used to tart up the mantle in his vulgar Oval Office reno. They were bought by James & Liz Monroe after the 1814 White House fire.
Stephen Miller is a madman. His invasion of Venezuela is a disaster in progress. And the madman wants more. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Lawmakers return to Washington facing Venezuela concerns, shutdown threat
Congress faces major decisions on how to address rising costs of healthcare, prevent another government shutdown and deal with the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Stephen Miller is a madman. His invasion of Venezuela is a disaster in progress. And the madman wants more. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
He was pissed the Venezuelan opposition leader got the Nobel Peace Prize, rather than him. So he went in and took Maduro out. He's a psychopath.
January 5, 2026 at 3:36 AM
He was pissed the Venezuelan opposition leader got the Nobel Peace Prize, rather than him. So he went in and took Maduro out. He's a psychopath.
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Nicolas Maduro is a monster. Among other things, he overthrew a presidential election that, deep down, he knew he lost.
by Donald J. Trump
by Donald J. Trump
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Nicolas Maduro is a monster. Among other things, he overthrew a presidential election that, deep down, he knew he lost.
by Donald J. Trump
by Donald J. Trump
"Remember what happened with Iraq? Chief of Staff of the Army General Eric Shinseki went before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Feb. 2003 and said they would need a force of 'several hundred thousand' to occupy Iraq, which had about the same population as Venezuela and half the land mass."
Trump’s plan for Venezuela: A hope, a prayer, and golf
Boy, are the think tank and media foreign policy poohbahs stumped after Trump’s big kidnapping of Mr.
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January 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
"Remember what happened with Iraq? Chief of Staff of the Army General Eric Shinseki went before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Feb. 2003 and said they would need a force of 'several hundred thousand' to occupy Iraq, which had about the same population as Venezuela and half the land mass."
'Rude Copper,' 2002, from "Banksy: The Prints," Roberto Campolucci-Bordi (Thames&Hudson).
Concise description of the Trump Administration's position toward Americans right now.
Concise description of the Trump Administration's position toward Americans right now.
January 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
'Rude Copper,' 2002, from "Banksy: The Prints," Roberto Campolucci-Bordi (Thames&Hudson).
Concise description of the Trump Administration's position toward Americans right now.
Concise description of the Trump Administration's position toward Americans right now.
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Trumper court gun nuts: …”open carry is part of this Nation’s history and tradition…clearly protected at the time of the Founding and at the time of the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment.” In 1776 & 1866? You fools deserve impeachment.
Trumper court gun nuts: …”open carry is part of this Nation’s history and tradition…clearly protected at the time of the Founding and at the time of the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment.” In 1776 & 1866? You fools deserve impeachment.
California ban on open carry of firearms ruled unconstitutional by appeals court
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the ban, which applied to counties with populations greater than 200,000, violates residents’ 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Trumper court gun nuts: …”open carry is part of this Nation’s history and tradition…clearly protected at the time of the Founding and at the time of the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment.” In 1776 & 1866? You fools deserve impeachment.
Trumper court gun nuts: …”open carry is part of this Nation’s history and tradition…clearly protected at the time of the Founding and at the time of the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment.” In 1776 & 1866? You fools deserve impeachment.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that congressional authorization of the raid to seize Maduro wasn’t necessary because it was “a law enforcement operation” rather than an “invasion.” That MAGA fool thinks the US military is a police force.
January 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that congressional authorization of the raid to seize Maduro wasn’t necessary because it was “a law enforcement operation” rather than an “invasion.” That MAGA fool thinks the US military is a police force.
White supremacist colonialism in Latin America. Again.
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U.S. attacks on Venezuela prompt praise, anger -- and fear among world leaders
Though some countries applauded the U.S. action, nations across globe condemned the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Some wondered which country might be targeted next.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
White supremacist colonialism in Latin America. Again.
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Like I said, they're running this like a hostile takeover by a private equity firm.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Like I said, they're running this like a hostile takeover by a private equity firm.
www.status.news/p/tony-dokou... This goofball, Tony Dokoupil, has been a right-leaning legacy TV news reporter & anchor for a dozen years, and he wants us to believe legacy TV news leans left. Duh. He's as dumb as his unqualified boss, Bari Weiss.
The Dokoupil Doctrine
The incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor’s public mission statement decrying “academics and elites” offers the clearest sign yet of where the network is headed under its new leadership.
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January 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
www.status.news/p/tony-dokou... This goofball, Tony Dokoupil, has been a right-leaning legacy TV news reporter & anchor for a dozen years, and he wants us to believe legacy TV news leans left. Duh. He's as dumb as his unqualified boss, Bari Weiss.
Providing SNAP benefits to people who need food is kind. Policing the eating habits of people who need SNAP is cruel.
SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states
Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries are seeing new limits on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Providing SNAP benefits to people who need food is kind. Policing the eating habits of people who need SNAP is cruel.
Who cares? It'll be torn down the minute he's out of office.
For those unfamiliar with DC (and I barely am), Trump wants this on the VA end of the Memorial Bridge, blocking the deliberate open sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The *lack* of structures in that corridor is effectively part of the memorial
January 2, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Who cares? It'll be torn down the minute he's out of office.
The plaque still hasn't been hung
It was required under law to be hung on west front of Capitol by mid-2023
Congressional leadership has not responded to our inquiries
-- Scott MacFarlane
It was required under law to be hung on west front of Capitol by mid-2023
Congressional leadership has not responded to our inquiries
-- Scott MacFarlane
December 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The plaque still hasn't been hung
It was required under law to be hung on west front of Capitol by mid-2023
Congressional leadership has not responded to our inquiries
-- Scott MacFarlane
It was required under law to be hung on west front of Capitol by mid-2023
Congressional leadership has not responded to our inquiries
-- Scott MacFarlane
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For the past 50 years, Bardot was mostly known for espousing bigoted political views.
For the past 50 years, Bardot was mostly known for espousing bigoted political views.
Brigitte Bardot, France's prototype of liberated female sexuality, dies
Brigitte Bardot, known for her reckless love affairs with men and women, quit acting at 39, devoted herself to animal rights activism and lived out her life in near seclusion. She died at 91.
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December 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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For the past 50 years, Bardot was mostly known for espousing bigoted political views.
For the past 50 years, Bardot was mostly known for espousing bigoted political views.
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"Excavations, however ethical, amount to destruction if they take place without permission and under conditions of armed conflict, says Evelina Kravchenko, a senior researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine."
"Excavations, however ethical, amount to destruction if they take place without permission and under conditions of armed conflict, says Evelina Kravchenko, a senior researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine."
Should a top Russian archaeologist face trial for digging in occupied Crimea?
The case of a scholar wanted in Ukraine sparked a debate on the relationship between museums and the Russian state.
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December 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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"Excavations, however ethical, amount to destruction if they take place without permission and under conditions of armed conflict, says Evelina Kravchenko, a senior researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine."
"Excavations, however ethical, amount to destruction if they take place without permission and under conditions of armed conflict, says Evelina Kravchenko, a senior researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine."
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“The changes at the Kennedy Center are part of the president’s larger mission to fight “woke” culture at federal cultural institutions.” What does that sentence even mean, besides being vacuous MAGA propaganda? wtf, AP?
“The changes at the Kennedy Center are part of the president’s larger mission to fight “woke” culture at federal cultural institutions.” What does that sentence even mean, besides being vacuous MAGA propaganda? wtf, AP?
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled. Musician Chuck Redd, the show's host, says he called off the performance after the White House announced President Donald ...
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December 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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“The changes at the Kennedy Center are part of the president’s larger mission to fight “woke” culture at federal cultural institutions.” What does that sentence even mean, besides being vacuous MAGA propaganda? wtf, AP?
“The changes at the Kennedy Center are part of the president’s larger mission to fight “woke” culture at federal cultural institutions.” What does that sentence even mean, besides being vacuous MAGA propaganda? wtf, AP?
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Our first lamé duck president
"About a third of the walls are now covered in gold — appliqués, frames or other decorations, a Times analysis showed."
A 3-D Look Inside Trump’s Revamped Oval Office (Gift Article)
Take a 3-D tour of the president’s office, where he covered more than a third of wall space with gold.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Our first lamé duck president
The show is on CBS. Next year, it should be hosted by Bari Weiss.
JUST IN: CBS’s Kennedy Center Honors just hit an all-time ratings low. Preliminary Nielsen data shows only ~2.65M viewers tuned in to the Trump-hosted show, down from 4.1M in 2024. A stunning 35% year-over-year collapse.
December 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The show is on CBS. Next year, it should be hosted by Bari Weiss.
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Frank Conniff said it best: Bari Weiss isn’t just an embarrassment to the legacy of Murrow and Cronkite, she’s an embarrassment to the legacy of ‘Hee Haw.’
Frank Conniff said it best: Bari Weiss isn’t just an embarrassment to the legacy of Murrow and Cronkite, she’s an embarrassment to the legacy of ‘Hee Haw.’
Bari Weiss’s 60 Minutes Stumble Follows Private Rejection From Megyn Kelly
Before she stoked outrage by spiking a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a notorious El Salvador prison, Weiss spent weeks lobbying Megyn Kelly to participate in a debate on feminism with ‘Call Her Daddy’ ho...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Frank Conniff said it best: Bari Weiss isn’t just an embarrassment to the legacy of Murrow and Cronkite, she’s an embarrassment to the legacy of ‘Hee Haw.’
Frank Conniff said it best: Bari Weiss isn’t just an embarrassment to the legacy of Murrow and Cronkite, she’s an embarrassment to the legacy of ‘Hee Haw.’