K. W. Knight
@kwknight.bsky.social
So Cal, Oregon, New York.
Avi image detail from "Sisters of the Moon Diana" by Leonora Carrington
Avi image detail from "Sisters of the Moon Diana" by Leonora Carrington
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Lots of regular degular, never-done-an-activism folks have been activated in recent months and are working alongside a bunch of seasoned, die-hard, been-tired-for-ten-years-or-more organizers, and you don't know all of those stories bc most people are moving with a bit of discretion in these times.
February 3, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Lots of regular degular, never-done-an-activism folks have been activated in recent months and are working alongside a bunch of seasoned, die-hard, been-tired-for-ten-years-or-more organizers, and you don't know all of those stories bc most people are moving with a bit of discretion in these times.
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You should be ashamed of yourself if you’re still defending Noam Chomsky in 2026. Discard him in the regrettable dustbin of history where he belongs.
lol lol lol
Epstein invited Thiel to have dinner with Chomsky.
You got to hand it to old Noam, buddying up with two billionaires while playing a tankie revolutionary in public.
Epstein invited Thiel to have dinner with Chomsky.
You got to hand it to old Noam, buddying up with two billionaires while playing a tankie revolutionary in public.
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
You should be ashamed of yourself if you’re still defending Noam Chomsky in 2026. Discard him in the regrettable dustbin of history where he belongs.
When I was eleven and twelve we lived less than a mile from a movie theater. Sometimes I'd meet my friends from school there on Saturdays for double features. We saw some very age-inappropriate movies.
When I was five I walked to school with two or three of my neighbors and I liked it.
I finally understand that grumpy old man on SNL.
I finally understand that grumpy old man on SNL.
February 3, 2026 at 5:03 AM
When I was eleven and twelve we lived less than a mile from a movie theater. Sometimes I'd meet my friends from school there on Saturdays for double features. We saw some very age-inappropriate movies.
I'm supposed to be enjoying a book in my free time but I'm too tired.
February 3, 2026 at 4:48 AM
I'm supposed to be enjoying a book in my free time but I'm too tired.
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I love this quote.
February 3, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I love this quote.
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“I’m so grateful for all the street medics and folks directing traffic out there yesterday, especially for the pets and kids and elders who were caught in the gas, and those of us who were retching and blinded.”
New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.
These are their stories:
These are their stories:
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
www.thehandbasket.co
February 3, 2026 at 2:16 AM
“I’m so grateful for all the street medics and folks directing traffic out there yesterday, especially for the pets and kids and elders who were caught in the gas, and those of us who were retching and blinded.”
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Whether he actually follows through on nationalizing elections or not, he's giving himself cover to claim, in November, that elections were "rigged" if we end up with a Democratic landslide.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Whether he actually follows through on nationalizing elections or not, he's giving himself cover to claim, in November, that elections were "rigged" if we end up with a Democratic landslide.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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Community figure drawing at Daydreamer in St Johns (Portland, Oregon) happens tonight, 6pm. Please join us!
February 2, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Community figure drawing at Daydreamer in St Johns (Portland, Oregon) happens tonight, 6pm. Please join us!
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It’s always satisfying when a group of people pulled together externally realise they all already follow each other on social media 😄
You can find these fine folks here on Bluesky:
@nicolaz.bsky.social
@fondalee.bsky.social
@littlebadger.bsky.social
@matjohnson.bsky.social
More details on the prize are here:
@nicolaz.bsky.social
@fondalee.bsky.social
@littlebadger.bsky.social
@matjohnson.bsky.social
More details on the prize are here:
Ursula K. Le Guin — 2026 Prize for Fiction
www.ursulakleguin.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
It’s always satisfying when a group of people pulled together externally realise they all already follow each other on social media 😄
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I think it would be swell if we don't frame ICE kidnappings as 'this disrupts my personal life because kidnapped and terrified people are no longer performing labor for me.' I do feel like 'people are terrified of being kidnapped and are hiding at home' should be the focal point of that story.
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I think it would be swell if we don't frame ICE kidnappings as 'this disrupts my personal life because kidnapped and terrified people are no longer performing labor for me.' I do feel like 'people are terrified of being kidnapped and are hiding at home' should be the focal point of that story.
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we are going to win
A new poll finds that 1 in 4 Minnesota voters took part in the Jan 23 shutdown against ICE, or have a loved one who did. Of those, 38% DID NOT WORK, either because they made the choice to stay out, or their workplaces closed. By me, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social
Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE
1 in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.
inthesetimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:43 PM
we are going to win
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Was JUST talking with @andreagrimes.com about this. All evidence shows that complying in advance gets you nothing other than viewed as an easy target for another squeeze, while institutions that fight back often prevail in court. Definitely taking note of who is rolling over!
It's not new information that just saying "no" works but for some reason, many institutions have been paying the full ransom immediately
They're cooked.
February 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Was JUST talking with @andreagrimes.com about this. All evidence shows that complying in advance gets you nothing other than viewed as an easy target for another squeeze, while institutions that fight back often prevail in court. Definitely taking note of who is rolling over!
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At the very heart of the conflict raging in the United States is a conflict about human nature, a deep moral and philosophical conflict. I believe the isolationists will lose in the long run because they are not only out of step with the majority but they are out of step with reality....
When Love Thy Neighbor Is a Cry of Resistance
Today marks one full year for this newsletter, and here's the 77th post (I thought once a week was going to be a lot, but there's so much going on I wrote almost 1.5 times a week over the past year). ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
At the very heart of the conflict raging in the United States is a conflict about human nature, a deep moral and philosophical conflict. I believe the isolationists will lose in the long run because they are not only out of step with the majority but they are out of step with reality....
So you
thought you
might like to
go to the show
thought you
might like to
go to the show
February 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
So you
thought you
might like to
go to the show
thought you
might like to
go to the show
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I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
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Once again…
Reporters, if you wrote about learning loss due to covid school closures, you can write about learning loss due to state terror.
I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
February 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Once again…
When I was five I walked to school with two or three of my neighbors and I liked it.
I finally understand that grumpy old man on SNL.
I finally understand that grumpy old man on SNL.
February 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
When I was five I walked to school with two or three of my neighbors and I liked it.
I finally understand that grumpy old man on SNL.
I finally understand that grumpy old man on SNL.
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Independently and coincidentally, some folks, for the Providence Fringe Festival, did a musical about same. Here's the soundtrack:
harpiesprov.bandcamp.com/album/one-pr...
harpiesprov.bandcamp.com/album/one-pr...
February 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Independently and coincidentally, some folks, for the Providence Fringe Festival, did a musical about same. Here's the soundtrack:
harpiesprov.bandcamp.com/album/one-pr...
harpiesprov.bandcamp.com/album/one-pr...
Only slept five hours because full moon
February 2, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Only slept five hours because full moon
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What's a living wage in your area?
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February 2, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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I and a lot of people in 2020 - incl people who just lived near the Capitol - had more painful, difficult, and irregular menstrual cycles immediately following tear gas exposure. I am not aware of any attempts to look at long term reproductive implications but take my n=1 for what it's worth.
People who may want to have children in the future should bear this in mind: tear gas can have serious consequences for female reproductive health. The data on this isn't great but I would at least recommend ensuring you have a quality respirator or mask on at all times.
February 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I and a lot of people in 2020 - incl people who just lived near the Capitol - had more painful, difficult, and irregular menstrual cycles immediately following tear gas exposure. I am not aware of any attempts to look at long term reproductive implications but take my n=1 for what it's worth.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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Please take measles seriously. The Trump Regime's secret police are accelerating measles outbreaks as they kidnap and transport human beings around to play jurisdiction games with the courts.
www.patreon.com/posts/103837...
www.patreon.com/posts/103837...
February 2, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Please take measles seriously. The Trump Regime's secret police are accelerating measles outbreaks as they kidnap and transport human beings around to play jurisdiction games with the courts.
www.patreon.com/posts/103837...
www.patreon.com/posts/103837...
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Imbolc
Summon forth our spirit of renewal
With the turning of the wheel
As we determine that which must be put to rest
And envision all which is ready to be awakened.
❄️🕯️🌱
Summon forth our spirit of renewal
With the turning of the wheel
As we determine that which must be put to rest
And envision all which is ready to be awakened.
❄️🕯️🌱
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Imbolc
Summon forth our spirit of renewal
With the turning of the wheel
As we determine that which must be put to rest
And envision all which is ready to be awakened.
❄️🕯️🌱
Summon forth our spirit of renewal
With the turning of the wheel
As we determine that which must be put to rest
And envision all which is ready to be awakened.
❄️🕯️🌱
I unintentionally got that person to level up the rhetoric tonight and while it sucked to hear it also made it that much more obvious that it wasn't true. I'm kind of proud of that, even though it hurt in the moment. It was more like a workout than an injury. I'm getting stronger.
February 2, 2026 at 4:48 AM
I unintentionally got that person to level up the rhetoric tonight and while it sucked to hear it also made it that much more obvious that it wasn't true. I'm kind of proud of that, even though it hurt in the moment. It was more like a workout than an injury. I'm getting stronger.