Max Knightley
@mlknightley.bsky.social
Art, politics, thoughts and whatever the hell else I feel like yapping about ;D
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Trump Takeover of DC Police Legally Invalid
On its face, the Executive Order says the stated reason is "the precipitous rise in violent crime" in DC.
DOJ's own statements are that DC violent crime has dropped to 30 year low (and dropped more since).
youtu.be/VLIwlDPNGh0?...
On its face, the Executive Order says the stated reason is "the precipitous rise in violent crime" in DC.
DOJ's own statements are that DC violent crime has dropped to 30 year low (and dropped more since).
youtu.be/VLIwlDPNGh0?...
Trump Takeover of DC Police Legally Invalid
YouTube video by Ryan Goodman
youtu.be
August 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Trump Takeover of DC Police Legally Invalid
On its face, the Executive Order says the stated reason is "the precipitous rise in violent crime" in DC.
DOJ's own statements are that DC violent crime has dropped to 30 year low (and dropped more since).
youtu.be/VLIwlDPNGh0?...
On its face, the Executive Order says the stated reason is "the precipitous rise in violent crime" in DC.
DOJ's own statements are that DC violent crime has dropped to 30 year low (and dropped more since).
youtu.be/VLIwlDPNGh0?...
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Trump is using "rising crime" to justify his DC takeover. But the truth is... crime down 26% this year! So what's the real reason? A 2 for 1 deal: to distract from the Epstein files & numb Americans to weaponizing the National Guard!
August 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Trump is using "rising crime" to justify his DC takeover. But the truth is... crime down 26% this year! So what's the real reason? A 2 for 1 deal: to distract from the Epstein files & numb Americans to weaponizing the National Guard!
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#USDemocracy
Protesters are flooding DC streets to demand two things: that the National Guard be recalled and that the Epstein files be released.
We stand with you, DC!
Help spread the word: social.demcast.com/toolkit/3fdc...
Protesters are flooding DC streets to demand two things: that the National Guard be recalled and that the Epstein files be released.
We stand with you, DC!
Help spread the word: social.demcast.com/toolkit/3fdc...
August 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
#USDemocracy
Protesters are flooding DC streets to demand two things: that the National Guard be recalled and that the Epstein files be released.
We stand with you, DC!
Help spread the word: social.demcast.com/toolkit/3fdc...
Protesters are flooding DC streets to demand two things: that the National Guard be recalled and that the Epstein files be released.
We stand with you, DC!
Help spread the word: social.demcast.com/toolkit/3fdc...
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BREAKING: At least 116 Palestinians, including 38 people near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today, according to medical sources in the enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
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July 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
BREAKING: At least 116 Palestinians, including 38 people near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today, according to medical sources in the enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
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#ProudBlue
At the beginning of Trump's presidency, it appeared that the courts were the last defense against his outrageous Exec. Orders, but his non-responsive DOJ and weakened Supreme Court, hope is fading. He wants Bove on the Court. That would be a nightmare for generations.
At the beginning of Trump's presidency, it appeared that the courts were the last defense against his outrageous Exec. Orders, but his non-responsive DOJ and weakened Supreme Court, hope is fading. He wants Bove on the Court. That would be a nightmare for generations.
July 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
#ProudBlue
At the beginning of Trump's presidency, it appeared that the courts were the last defense against his outrageous Exec. Orders, but his non-responsive DOJ and weakened Supreme Court, hope is fading. He wants Bove on the Court. That would be a nightmare for generations.
At the beginning of Trump's presidency, it appeared that the courts were the last defense against his outrageous Exec. Orders, but his non-responsive DOJ and weakened Supreme Court, hope is fading. He wants Bove on the Court. That would be a nightmare for generations.
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Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
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📌Epstein was a monster who preyed on little girls. Trump's a convicted felon, who sexually abused women and "would walk right in on" naked Teen Miss USA contestants in their dressing room.
📌They are both perverts. They were close friends. This is a HUGE story.
📌Don't let them cover it up.
📌They are both perverts. They were close friends. This is a HUGE story.
📌Don't let them cover it up.
July 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
📌Epstein was a monster who preyed on little girls. Trump's a convicted felon, who sexually abused women and "would walk right in on" naked Teen Miss USA contestants in their dressing room.
📌They are both perverts. They were close friends. This is a HUGE story.
📌Don't let them cover it up.
📌They are both perverts. They were close friends. This is a HUGE story.
📌Don't let them cover it up.
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"Metadata embedded in the Epstein video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro."
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Metadata embedded in the Epstein video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro."
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This is not a repeal of the Johnson Amendment — this is the IRS choosing to ignore it when churches violate it.
FFRF remains committed to holding tax-exempt organizations accountable and is exploring all legal avenues to respond to this abdication of responsibility.
FFRF remains committed to holding tax-exempt organizations accountable and is exploring all legal avenues to respond to this abdication of responsibility.
The IRS just told a court that churches can endorse political candidates without risking their tax-exempt statuses.
The Johnson Amendment is now effectively DEAD.
🚨This is huge—and terrifying.🚨
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/irs-declar...
The Johnson Amendment is now effectively DEAD.
🚨This is huge—and terrifying.🚨
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/irs-declar...
IRS says churches can now endorse candidates from the pulpit
Pastors can now promote candidates without losing their tax exemptions—so long as it’s done through the "lens of religious faith"
www.friendlyatheist.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is not a repeal of the Johnson Amendment — this is the IRS choosing to ignore it when churches violate it.
FFRF remains committed to holding tax-exempt organizations accountable and is exploring all legal avenues to respond to this abdication of responsibility.
FFRF remains committed to holding tax-exempt organizations accountable and is exploring all legal avenues to respond to this abdication of responsibility.
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"In a break with decades of tradition, the IRS says it will allow houses of worship to endorse candidates for political office without losing their tax-exempt status." -NPR
The fight for our democracy is now officially existential.
Lawyers, get to work. People, get ready to hit the streets.
The fight for our democracy is now officially existential.
Lawyers, get to work. People, get ready to hit the streets.
July 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"In a break with decades of tradition, the IRS says it will allow houses of worship to endorse candidates for political office without losing their tax-exempt status." -NPR
The fight for our democracy is now officially existential.
Lawyers, get to work. People, get ready to hit the streets.
The fight for our democracy is now officially existential.
Lawyers, get to work. People, get ready to hit the streets.
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Quick word from our sponsor. (Myself.)
Today I'm peddling these lovely purple vampire hunting kit enamel pins over at vladhat.com ...named for the sweet hat Vlad the Impaler has in that portrait.
#bsnm #merch #horrorsky #artsky #art #smallbusiness #horror #fanart #dracula
Today I'm peddling these lovely purple vampire hunting kit enamel pins over at vladhat.com ...named for the sweet hat Vlad the Impaler has in that portrait.
#bsnm #merch #horrorsky #artsky #art #smallbusiness #horror #fanart #dracula
July 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Quick word from our sponsor. (Myself.)
Today I'm peddling these lovely purple vampire hunting kit enamel pins over at vladhat.com ...named for the sweet hat Vlad the Impaler has in that portrait.
#bsnm #merch #horrorsky #artsky #art #smallbusiness #horror #fanart #dracula
Today I'm peddling these lovely purple vampire hunting kit enamel pins over at vladhat.com ...named for the sweet hat Vlad the Impaler has in that portrait.
#bsnm #merch #horrorsky #artsky #art #smallbusiness #horror #fanart #dracula
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We will never be silent. The Trump administration has placed 139 EPA staffers on leave after they signed a letter of dissent opposing the agency’s current direction and policies. Silencing experts won’t silence the truth.
July 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We will never be silent. The Trump administration has placed 139 EPA staffers on leave after they signed a letter of dissent opposing the agency’s current direction and policies. Silencing experts won’t silence the truth.
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Folks! The ban against states regulating AI is DEAD! It’s was voted 99-1!
This victory belongs to us all! Unfettered GenAi is an issue for us all, and groups from all walks of life came together to demand we regulate! Your calls and action made the difference! So thank you everyone! We did this!
This victory belongs to us all! Unfettered GenAi is an issue for us all, and groups from all walks of life came together to demand we regulate! Your calls and action made the difference! So thank you everyone! We did this!
July 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Folks! The ban against states regulating AI is DEAD! It’s was voted 99-1!
This victory belongs to us all! Unfettered GenAi is an issue for us all, and groups from all walks of life came together to demand we regulate! Your calls and action made the difference! So thank you everyone! We did this!
This victory belongs to us all! Unfettered GenAi is an issue for us all, and groups from all walks of life came together to demand we regulate! Your calls and action made the difference! So thank you everyone! We did this!
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I swear this man is channeling Obama vibes and I so love it. I miss messages of humanity, hope, and optimism spoken with vision and clarity and avoiding using blame or hate in order to win. THIS is the kind of politics we need more of.
Zohran Mamdani on his run for NYC mayor, taxing the rich and tackling hate head-on
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani discusses his vision for the city and his surprise win in last week's Democratic primary on Morning Edition.
www.npr.org
July 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I swear this man is channeling Obama vibes and I so love it. I miss messages of humanity, hope, and optimism spoken with vision and clarity and avoiding using blame or hate in order to win. THIS is the kind of politics we need more of.
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I'll always remember how they broke democracy simply because the people they had been oppressing were beginning to have power.
U.S. Democracy was never meant to be a fair fight.
It was always set up to serve them. And the minute it began serving us, they ditched it without blinking an eye.
U.S. Democracy was never meant to be a fair fight.
It was always set up to serve them. And the minute it began serving us, they ditched it without blinking an eye.
June 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'll always remember how they broke democracy simply because the people they had been oppressing were beginning to have power.
U.S. Democracy was never meant to be a fair fight.
It was always set up to serve them. And the minute it began serving us, they ditched it without blinking an eye.
U.S. Democracy was never meant to be a fair fight.
It was always set up to serve them. And the minute it began serving us, they ditched it without blinking an eye.
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If this year doesn't radicalize you... what will?
If we don't change, we won't make it out of this.
If we don't change, we won't make it out of this.
June 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If this year doesn't radicalize you... what will?
If we don't change, we won't make it out of this.
If we don't change, we won't make it out of this.
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To boot, my congressmember is a repressive, anti-abortion Christian who also happens to be the 30th richest congressmember out of 535.
It's no coincidence: the richest white men today have taken an anti-democratic turn.
They want more than profit. They want cultural control, power, & exploitation.
It's no coincidence: the richest white men today have taken an anti-democratic turn.
They want more than profit. They want cultural control, power, & exploitation.
June 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
To boot, my congressmember is a repressive, anti-abortion Christian who also happens to be the 30th richest congressmember out of 535.
It's no coincidence: the richest white men today have taken an anti-democratic turn.
They want more than profit. They want cultural control, power, & exploitation.
It's no coincidence: the richest white men today have taken an anti-democratic turn.
They want more than profit. They want cultural control, power, & exploitation.
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A gouache plein air piece I recreated at the Prime Desert Woodland preserve as part of a residency I did with the Museum of Art and History. This is one of my last plein air pieces that is available from that residency! Grab it here: www.allredchloe.com/store/plein-...
#art #gouache #landscapeart
#art #gouache #landscapeart
June 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A gouache plein air piece I recreated at the Prime Desert Woodland preserve as part of a residency I did with the Museum of Art and History. This is one of my last plein air pieces that is available from that residency! Grab it here: www.allredchloe.com/store/plein-...
#art #gouache #landscapeart
#art #gouache #landscapeart
This is absolute insanity. The beauty of the swamp should never be used to torture and detain people wtf
We’ve talked about “Alligator Alcatraz” before. Here are more details.
Starting the first week of July, when South Florida’s heat index regularly hits 100°F, they plan to detain up to 5,000 people in tents. No A/C. No real shelter. Just suffocating heat, choking humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes.
Starting the first week of July, when South Florida’s heat index regularly hits 100°F, they plan to detain up to 5,000 people in tents. No A/C. No real shelter. Just suffocating heat, choking humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes.
June 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is absolute insanity. The beauty of the swamp should never be used to torture and detain people wtf
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I don't think the Supreme Court Justices should have a lifetime term!
I don't think the Supreme Court Justices should have a lifetime term!
June 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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I don't think the Supreme Court Justices should have a lifetime term!
I don't think the Supreme Court Justices should have a lifetime term!
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RELEASE THE KRAKEN
Little two panel linocut.
#blockprint #art #artsky #printsky #printmaking #crafts #traditionalart #prints #cryptid
Little two panel linocut.
#blockprint #art #artsky #printsky #printmaking #crafts #traditionalart #prints #cryptid
June 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
RELEASE THE KRAKEN
Little two panel linocut.
#blockprint #art #artsky #printsky #printmaking #crafts #traditionalart #prints #cryptid
Little two panel linocut.
#blockprint #art #artsky #printsky #printmaking #crafts #traditionalart #prints #cryptid
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i'm not a "silly little artist/writer" "just trying to make my silly little art" and i don't think you are either. my art isn't frivolous bullshit. it has a place in the world and the world affects it. i'm not just glancing sheepishly at a distant burning house— i live inside it. don't you?
June 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i'm not a "silly little artist/writer" "just trying to make my silly little art" and i don't think you are either. my art isn't frivolous bullshit. it has a place in the world and the world affects it. i'm not just glancing sheepishly at a distant burning house— i live inside it. don't you?
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How many times must we go through this?
Republicans withhold their approval until they get some monetary advantage, then they’re 'all in' on the worst ideas Trump has ever had.
They stand for nothing, believe in nothing, and will fight for nothing––except the profit Trump has promised them.
Republicans withhold their approval until they get some monetary advantage, then they’re 'all in' on the worst ideas Trump has ever had.
They stand for nothing, believe in nothing, and will fight for nothing––except the profit Trump has promised them.
June 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
How many times must we go through this?
Republicans withhold their approval until they get some monetary advantage, then they’re 'all in' on the worst ideas Trump has ever had.
They stand for nothing, believe in nothing, and will fight for nothing––except the profit Trump has promised them.
Republicans withhold their approval until they get some monetary advantage, then they’re 'all in' on the worst ideas Trump has ever had.
They stand for nothing, believe in nothing, and will fight for nothing––except the profit Trump has promised them.
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