Kim Knight (she/they)
@purplekimchi.bsky.social
Associate professor of digital things, now at San José State University | Opinions are my own | Weak on borders | kimknight.com
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Former vice president Dick Cheney has died, at 84, with the blood of millions on his hands. His legacy will far outlive him as the man responsible for wars that have killed and displaced millions abroad; and who worked diligently to lay the groundwork for fascist authoritarianism in the U.S.
War Criminal Dick Cheney Dead at 84, With Blood of Millions on His Hands
Cheney’s legacy more than outlives him; he reshaped the very structures of war and authoritarianism at home and abroad.
truthout.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Former vice president Dick Cheney has died, at 84, with the blood of millions on his hands. His legacy will far outlive him as the man responsible for wars that have killed and displaced millions abroad; and who worked diligently to lay the groundwork for fascist authoritarianism in the U.S.
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
It's that time of year! Time to call for participation in the #2025asa Digital Shorts sponsored by the ASA Digital Humanities Caucus! More info and submit a proposal here: forms.gle/jRLk9MNThqgL...
✨ Digital Shorts 2025 – San Juan, PR ✨
The Digital Humanities Caucus of the American Studies Association seeks conference attendees to present during our annual Digital Shorts program, this year subtitled after the general conference's the...
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September 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It's that time of year! Time to call for participation in the #2025asa Digital Shorts sponsored by the ASA Digital Humanities Caucus! More info and submit a proposal here: forms.gle/jRLk9MNThqgL...
So real.
Things i didn't go into education to be (presented in order of best rhetorical impact):
1) a shill for tech company marketing hype
2) a cop surveiling my students & trying to "catch" anyone who falls for the tech co. marketing hype permeating their entire sociocultural milieu
So you see my dilemma
1) a shill for tech company marketing hype
2) a cop surveiling my students & trying to "catch" anyone who falls for the tech co. marketing hype permeating their entire sociocultural milieu
So you see my dilemma
August 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So real.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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This is the way.
Illinois has banned AI therapy, making it the first state to regulate the use of AI in mental health services.
www.engadget.com/ai/illinois-...
www.engadget.com/ai/illinois-...
Illinois is the first state to ban AI therapists
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill banning AI therapists into law, the first in the nation.
www.engadget.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This is the way.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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You only kill journalists when you want to hide what you're doing.
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
You only kill journalists when you want to hide what you're doing.
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🚨 D.C. — TRUMP IS PREPARING TO DEPLOY THE NATIONAL GUARD IN THE CITY 🚨
This is NOT about safety—it is an attack on the people living in D.C., especially Black and Brown communities.
If you’re in D.C., there’s a rally tomorrow (8/11):
📍 815 16th St NW
⏰ 10 am
Learn more at:
bit.ly/free-dc-our-home
This is NOT about safety—it is an attack on the people living in D.C., especially Black and Brown communities.
If you’re in D.C., there’s a rally tomorrow (8/11):
📍 815 16th St NW
⏰ 10 am
Learn more at:
bit.ly/free-dc-our-home
For two nights federal law enforcement agents have been out in DC. Now, Trump has announced a press conference Monday to unveil even more plans for DC. We don't know what they are.
DC BELONGS TO DC RESIDENTS, NOT TRUMP. Join us Monday @ 10 AM for a press conference + rally: bit.ly/free-dc-our-...
DC BELONGS TO DC RESIDENTS, NOT TRUMP. Join us Monday @ 10 AM for a press conference + rally: bit.ly/free-dc-our-...
August 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
🚨 D.C. — TRUMP IS PREPARING TO DEPLOY THE NATIONAL GUARD IN THE CITY 🚨
This is NOT about safety—it is an attack on the people living in D.C., especially Black and Brown communities.
If you’re in D.C., there’s a rally tomorrow (8/11):
📍 815 16th St NW
⏰ 10 am
Learn more at:
bit.ly/free-dc-our-home
This is NOT about safety—it is an attack on the people living in D.C., especially Black and Brown communities.
If you’re in D.C., there’s a rally tomorrow (8/11):
📍 815 16th St NW
⏰ 10 am
Learn more at:
bit.ly/free-dc-our-home
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Did you hear the good news? Our community fought back against plans to build a huge Amazon data center and we WON! azluminaria.org/2025/08/06/t...
Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure - AZ Luminaria
The Tucson City Council voted to reject the proposed Project Blue data center— tied to Amazon — after weeks of community pushback.
azluminaria.org
August 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Did you hear the good news? Our community fought back against plans to build a huge Amazon data center and we WON! azluminaria.org/2025/08/06/t...
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ironically the education for its own sake, Enlightenment-coded, Great Books-ass liberal arts degree is one of the better employment bets you can make. learn how to read, write, think critically, develop curiosity so you can pick up new skills quickly, etc etc
"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
ironically the education for its own sake, Enlightenment-coded, Great Books-ass liberal arts degree is one of the better employment bets you can make. learn how to read, write, think critically, develop curiosity so you can pick up new skills quickly, etc etc
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Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs
They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.
www.motherjones.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
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TIME FOR THE VERY RARE ACTIVITY: JOYSCROLLING
June 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
TIME FOR THE VERY RARE ACTIVITY: JOYSCROLLING
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all the worst people are sad tonight and i just think thats neat
June 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
all the worst people are sad tonight and i just think thats neat
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wow I wonder if the cops who lied about the sitting senator even though everything they did was on tape are also being less than honest about the presence of violent agitators at the protests in los angeles. they might even not have told the entire truth about other protests
June 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
wow I wonder if the cops who lied about the sitting senator even though everything they did was on tape are also being less than honest about the presence of violent agitators at the protests in los angeles. they might even not have told the entire truth about other protests
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I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
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Honored to be included in this @teenvogue.com piece that includes insights from @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, adrienne maree brown, @deanspade.bsky.social, and Vicky Osterweil about how to keep going under the strain of a second Trump administration.
@mskellymhayes.bsky.social: "There was a time in 2020 when people were deeply invested in one another’s well-being... The same impulses that led to an explosion of mutual aid propelled people into the streets. We’ve drifted from that level of connection. But we’ll need to find our way back to it."
What the 2020 Protests Can Teach Us About Protesting Today
"It is up to us to change everything. But, against the doomers, I believe in this moment we may be uniquely poised to do so."
www.teenvogue.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Honored to be included in this @teenvogue.com piece that includes insights from @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, adrienne maree brown, @deanspade.bsky.social, and Vicky Osterweil about how to keep going under the strain of a second Trump administration.
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Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, according to Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper.
Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, CBO predicts
The nonpartisan analysis is based on the House-passed GOP legislation.
www.politico.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, according to Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper.
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Them: “LA is a full on insurrection”
Us at the protest:
Us at the protest:
June 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Them: “LA is a full on insurrection”
Us at the protest:
Us at the protest:
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congratulations assholes, you’ve bullied Gavin into getting off his right wing podcast circuit and back to pretending to care about his constituents again
that’s a hell of a fuckup on your part
that’s a hell of a fuckup on your part
Newsom: "Arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn ... Tom, arrest me. Let's go."
June 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
congratulations assholes, you’ve bullied Gavin into getting off his right wing podcast circuit and back to pretending to care about his constituents again
that’s a hell of a fuckup on your part
that’s a hell of a fuckup on your part
@alanyliu.bsky.social at his retirement symposium, playing a game he made years ago to model playful inquiry to students.
May 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
@alanyliu.bsky.social at his retirement symposium, playing a game he made years ago to model playful inquiry to students.
Surreal in a lovely way to be in Santa Barbara with dear friends today, celebrating the work of @alanyliu.bsky.social
Thank you to @ritaraley.bsky.social for making this possible.
Thank you to @ritaraley.bsky.social for making this possible.
May 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Surreal in a lovely way to be in Santa Barbara with dear friends today, celebrating the work of @alanyliu.bsky.social
Thank you to @ritaraley.bsky.social for making this possible.
Thank you to @ritaraley.bsky.social for making this possible.
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May 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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