Eric Knowles
@ericdknowles.bsky.social
Social and political psychologist. NYU professor. Music appreciator. Californian in Manhattan.
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The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
The House Carpenter
open.spotify.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
They’ve been blasting boats in the Gulf of Mexico; maybe something analogous on land? Jesus, I hope not.
February 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
They’ve been blasting boats in the Gulf of Mexico; maybe something analogous on land? Jesus, I hope not.
Seems to be nothing but empty desert in the trapezoid. My only guess is that the Trump administration is planning some spectacular immigration-related border operation.
February 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Seems to be nothing but empty desert in the trapezoid. My only guess is that the Trump administration is planning some spectacular immigration-related border operation.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
Tip o' the hat to Drudge.
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Tip o' the hat to Drudge.
The accusations against Trump in the latest Epstein dump are beyond lurid. DOJ took them down after 20 minutes, but plenty of people got screenshots. Stomach-churning.
augustafreepress.com/news/latest-...
augustafreepress.com/news/latest-...
Epstein files: Allegations of rape, murder, involving Donald Trump
The Justice Department, on Friday, released documents among 3.5 million pages from the latest batch of Epstein files that it was willing to part ways with.
augustafreepress.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The accusations against Trump in the latest Epstein dump are beyond lurid. DOJ took them down after 20 minutes, but plenty of people got screenshots. Stomach-churning.
augustafreepress.com/news/latest-...
augustafreepress.com/news/latest-...
Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive — because of its diversity and not in spite of it.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive — because of its diversity and not in spite of it.
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This, from @adamserwer.bsky.social, is unimprovable:
The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once.
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The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This, from @adamserwer.bsky.social, is unimprovable:
The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once.
1/2
The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once.
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“DARVO is an acronym for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender, a manipulative tactic used by perpetrators to avoid accountability for their actions.”
February 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
“DARVO is an acronym for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender, a manipulative tactic used by perpetrators to avoid accountability for their actions.”
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I wrote about the New York Times refusing to call Neo-segregationists by their true names, the DARVO style of writing about race, and some great articles and books I read this week.
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The New York Times Does PR for Segregationists
The paper of record casts a legal movement that is repealing Civil Rights era reforms as one committed to anti-discrimination.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I wrote about the New York Times refusing to call Neo-segregationists by their true names, the DARVO style of writing about race, and some great articles and books I read this week.
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Thinking of making this my profile banner.
February 1, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Thinking of making this my profile banner.
"Abolish ICE" ≠ "abolish the police." The former won't get the pushback the latter did.
People are realizing that ICE is nothing more than an internal paramilitary doubling as a full-employment program for precarious men seeking an outlet for violent urges. It needs dissolution.
People are realizing that ICE is nothing more than an internal paramilitary doubling as a full-employment program for precarious men seeking an outlet for violent urges. It needs dissolution.
New poll — Abolishing ICE continues its historic surge of support.
46% support
43% oppose
80% of Democrats and 15% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE.
Independents are +8 on the question.
46% support
43% oppose
80% of Democrats and 15% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE.
Independents are +8 on the question.
January 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"Abolish ICE" ≠ "abolish the police." The former won't get the pushback the latter did.
People are realizing that ICE is nothing more than an internal paramilitary doubling as a full-employment program for precarious men seeking an outlet for violent urges. It needs dissolution.
People are realizing that ICE is nothing more than an internal paramilitary doubling as a full-employment program for precarious men seeking an outlet for violent urges. It needs dissolution.
Tony Tulathimutte had these life-hacky tech-bros' number back in 2008. From his story "Our Dope Future":
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Tony Tulathimutte had these life-hacky tech-bros' number back in 2008. From his story "Our Dope Future":
I would like to know less than nothing about the Melania documentary, thanks very much.
January 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I would like to know less than nothing about the Melania documentary, thanks very much.
Alex Pretti and Renee Good were motivated by a desire—maybe even a need—to put their bodies between the powerless and those who would abuse them. It's an astonishingly beautiful thing. The existence of human beings like this is this government's shame.
January 26, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Alex Pretti and Renee Good were motivated by a desire—maybe even a need—to put their bodies between the powerless and those who would abuse them. It's an astonishingly beautiful thing. The existence of human beings like this is this government's shame.
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What's happening in Minnesota is one reason the Reconstruction Amendments banned insurrectionists from holding office. Unfortunately, the originalists on the Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the amendment to mean its opposite.
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
What's happening in Minnesota is one reason the Reconstruction Amendments banned insurrectionists from holding office. Unfortunately, the originalists on the Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the amendment to mean its opposite.
Abolish the bejeezus out of ICE. Not a close call.
January 25, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Abolish the bejeezus out of ICE. Not a close call.
I'm not one to point out bothsides-y journalistic framings, but this upsets me. The administration has not been found to "advance one-sided narratives." It has been found to spread lies and smears. Calling Good or Pretty domestic terrorists bent on murder is outright, wholesale fabrication.
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I'm not one to point out bothsides-y journalistic framings, but this upsets me. The administration has not been found to "advance one-sided narratives." It has been found to spread lies and smears. Calling Good or Pretty domestic terrorists bent on murder is outright, wholesale fabrication.
My wife is apparently commanding NORAD now.
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
My wife is apparently commanding NORAD now.
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If these dudes approached my kid like that, my anger would be enough to power four dozen medium-sized cities for 250 years.
Every Stephen Miller tantrum and DHS recruitment ad speaks in these existential terms about "defending your culture" to elide the fact that they need people with the courage to wear a mask while interrogating a sixth grader
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
If these dudes approached my kid like that, my anger would be enough to power four dozen medium-sized cities for 250 years.