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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 13h

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Bigotry makes you stupid. The bigoted Alliance Defending Freedom is so dumb that they think harassment & intimidation are "free speech." 🤪

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 16h

The fascist-in-chief wants Indigenous Peoples Day out and Columbus Day in. "Should we be surprised that the US president has a soft spot for an incompetent and racist leader who engaged in war crimes and sexual abuse?" Details:

7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Christopher Columbus

President Trump has vowed to bring Columbus Day ‘back from the ashes.’ But here are some shocking things you may not know about the much-celebrated historical figure behind it.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 20h

Good thing this 7-foot-3 high school kid isn’t trans, or else he’d be subject to calls to be banned from the basketball team for having an unfair advantage.

St. Francis coach hits basketball lottery with arrival of 7-foot-3 Cherif Millogo

The Golden Knights' newest basketball player is from the West African nation of Burkina Faso.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 1d

Pepperdine U, a tax-exempt 501 (c) 3, can't tell the difference between encouraging civic engagement (like free speech) and banning direct or indirect participation in, or intervention in, any political campaign. The school's statement is embarrassing.

California School Shutters Exhibition After Altering "Political" Art

Pepperdine University abruptly closed the show as at least a dozen artists asked to withdraw in protest of what they called an act of censorship.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 1d

So-called "conversion therapy" is child abuse. Expect our corrupt SCOTUS to go whole hog for it. The conservative Christian majority loves religiously backed medical malpractice. (See Dobbs.) share.google/kEylyrngqWv5...

Column: Should therapists be allowed to tell gay kids God wants them to be straight?

The Supreme Court appears poised to say Colorado's ban on widely discredited conversion therapy infringes on free speech.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 3d

They're both anti-Maduro, but in very different ways.

Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 3d

Cankles.

Trump heads to Walter Reed for medical exam amid health questions

Trump insists he is in tip-top shape and has brushed off concerns about bruising on his hands and swollen ankles, which could be a sign of heart problems.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 3d

Raving lunatic. Please put him on the TeeVee, preferably with Stephen Miller
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Opinion | He Believes America Should Be a Theocracy. He Says His Influence Is Growing.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 3d

He's insane and he's evil.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 3d

First there was Jon Jerde's 1993 Universal CityWalk -- modern amusement park urbanism. Then Rick Caruso went Mediterranean. nyra.nyc/articles/mal...

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Rick Caruso’s Cheesecake Factory of the mind

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Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 3d

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That the Nobel Peace Prize went to María Corina Machado of Venezuela is a triumph for her and simultaneously a middle finger to trump. Good on both counts.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key unifying figure in the opposition, advocating for free elections and...

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 4d

Another not-so-good LACMA theme show cobbled together from the permanent collection. The insistence on a theme narrows our art experience, rather than expanding it. Even the engaging work, like Patrick Martinez’s “Fallen Empire” (the first image), gets cramped.

Review: At LACMA, a rambling theme show of recent contemporary art acquisitions jumps the rails

Museum shows of recent acquisitions are fine. LACMA trying to make 'Grounded' into a theme show isn't.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 5d

His health insurance plan is called Cankle Care. It'll be a big hit.

Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 5d

I hear your healthcare plan will be unveiled in two weeks. Yes?

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah, but what about the war on Christmas? It's raging, gramps!

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 5d

The cognitive decline is extreme.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 5d

Does that include murdering dogs, Krusti?

a woman in a red shirt is making a funny face and saying `` sure , jan '' .

ALT: a woman in a red shirt is making a funny face and saying `` sure , jan '' .

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 5d

🤣 He doesn't even know where he is. 🙃

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 5d

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 5d

Great gift. Looking forward to seeing these -- especially the Egon Schiele paintings and drawings.

LACMA gifted $60-million-plus of Austrian Expressionist art, including first Klimt and Schiele

LACMA is being gifted more than 100 works of Austrian Expressionism, including its first paintings by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, by the family of the legendary Viennese art dealer Otto Kallir.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 5d

Since this "text interview" is not journalism, perhaps Mr. Tapper will explain wtf it is: share.google/qkJHmDDHffot...

See Trump’s text exchange with Jake Tapper | CNN Politics

In an exclusive text interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, President Donald Trump provided new insight into the ongoing ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas nearly two years after the October 7th attac...

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 6d

Our corrupt SCOTUS is apparently poised to support child abuse. They are so awesome, these 🤡 🤡🤡. pohttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/07/supreme-court-conversion-therapy-ban-00596373

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy

The justices appeared likely to side with a Christian counselor who is challenging the ban under the First Amendment.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 6d

Yep. Public health officials dismantled her ignorant claims, spouted on Bill Maher's idiotic teevee show, but whining is her trademark.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 6d

"Bari Weiss becoming head of the news division at CBS does not just tarnish the legacy of Murrow and Cronkite, it tarnishes the legacy of fucking Hee Haw." -- Frank Conniff

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