W. Andy Knight
knight54.bsky.social
W. Andy Knight
@knight54.bsky.social

2021-22 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in International & Area Studies @YaleU; Past UA Provost Fellow Black Excellence & Leadership; University of Alberta Distinguished Professor, FRSC, LLD

Political science 64%
Sociology 15%
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Good morning! This is my first post of Bluesky. I am officially getting off twitter. I hate what Musk has done to that platform.

More snow today in Edmonton; but Happy thrives in this weather.

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This is a true statement‼️
#TrumpsteinFiles
I love the smell of panic in the evening. Smells like…victory

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📽️Our second most-watched video of 2025 covers something that resonated deeply with us since Jan. 20 — feeling unsafe.

Rep. @ericswalwell.bsky.social joined us to discuss the first weeks of the second Trump administration and how its actions are harming our security.
Trump is Making Us Less “Safe” | Rep. Eric Swalwell
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.

Very concerning

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Be reminded. We have a rapist in the WH. All those in Congress, his Cabinet, & the DOJ who attempt to cover his crimes is complicit. They all deserve consequences. And, most importantly, the survivors deserve justice.

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Well I think we need to call our Governors because we the people need support. HOUSE AND SENATE IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB. THESE ACTS MUST BE STOPPED.

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A U.S. judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from detaining British anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed, after the U.S. permanent resident sued officials over an entry ban.
Judge blocks Trump administration from detaining British anti-disinformation activist
The temporary order comes after the State Department announced visa bans on five individuals it accused of working to restrict freedom of speech in the United States.
nbcnews.to

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When I launched my campaign, I said I wanted to do politics differently… and we’re actually doing it.

Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...
Kat Abughazaleh Thinks Campaign Funds Should Help Feed People
Kat Abughazaleh, an activist running for Congress in Illinois, turned her campaign office into a mutual aid hub.
theintercept.com

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Love your water colours.
One of many past watercolour compositions featuring flowers and plants from my garden. There will be new paintings when things start growing. I don't know what happened to the Chinese Lanterns (Physalis). They don't seem to come up now (must try again).
#art #watercolour #flowerpainting

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One of many past watercolour compositions featuring flowers and plants from my garden. There will be new paintings when things start growing. I don't know what happened to the Chinese Lanterns (Physalis). They don't seem to come up now (must try again).
#art #watercolour #flowerpainting

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let's make it 100%

"YOU VOTED FOR THIS": 37% of Trump voters in total meltdown as they can't afford food, cost of living hits worst in memory

newsrepublic.co.uk/2025/12/25/y...
"YOU VOTED FOR THIS": 37% of Trump voters in total meltdown as they can't afford food, cost of living hits worst in memory
New polling shows many Americans have begun to blame President Donald Trump for the high costs they’re feeling across virtually every part of their lives — and it’s shifting politics.ContentsAmericans...
newsrepublic.co.uk
With ZERO fucks left to give, Caroline Kennedy, throws down the gauntlet on the loathsome piece of shit for his desecration of The Kennedy Center. 😳👇

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📌The Epstein Files are only the latest ghastly example of white male privilege.

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Let’s wait and see how effective these strikes by the US Department of War were. We all recall Trump’s hyperbolic statements about the now dubious strikes against IRAN not too long ago.
Trump on Christmas: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria.”
Trump on Christmas: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria.”

It was fun to post my seldom seen artwork on this Bluesky platform
#ArtAdventCalendar. It was also wonderful to view the works of other wonderful artist. Merry Christmas to you all from @knight54.bsky.social

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Happy Belated Birthday to Anthony Fauci!

Without truth, Democracy falls apart.

For Christmas I want
1. #NIH & CDC to use evidence based science
2. RFK Jr Impeached
3. MAHA dismantled
4.To not politicize science

🧪 We can't give up & get discouraged. Do not accept the normalization of untruths.

This makes me so happy!
FINALLY. The seedlings of Trump's nihilistic conservatism have blossomed.

15 or more Heritage Foundation Employees exit HF over its hypocritical embrace of Trumpian policies that go against conservatism.

They opt for Mike Pence's Advancing American Freedom Foundation.

www.wsj.com/opinion/heri...
As hurricane-force winds showered fire embers down on Altadena in January, it seemed almost impossible that much would survive. But while some of the towering deodar cedars lining Santa Rosa Avenue were singed by fire and damaged by wind, they survived. www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...

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Colorado officials have dismissed the validity of Trump’s pardon, as Peters—whose arrest went viral across social platforms—was convicted of a state crime, where presidential pardons don’t apply.
Tina Peters—Who Trump Pardoned And Whose Arrest Went Viral—Pleads For Freedom
Colorado officials have dismissed the validity of Trump’s pardon, as Peters—whose arrest went viral across social platforms—was convicted of a state crime, where presidential pardons don’t apply.
www.forbes.com

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In Greenland, Venezuela, and elsewhere, Trump cycles through the same moves visible in the Epstein saga: charm and flattery, transactional offers, threats of ruin, and, when cornered, attempts to rewrite the record and hide the worst details

MAGA influencer turns on Trump
MAGA influencer turns on Trump after 'Christmas disaster of the Epstein files'
MS NOW senior enterprise editor Andy Campbell says a Jeffrey Epstein-based rift is growing between the MAGA old guard and younger, more rebellious influencers and podcasters who are not so aligned wit...
www.rawstory.com
From our family to yours, merry Christmas! We hope your day is filled with good people and good food.

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New Epstein records allege Trump flew on his jet 'many more times' than reported
🔥
amediadragon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
FIASCO: The Epstein Files Trump’s DOJ Didn’t Mean to Show You
L’affaire J   Epstein Epstein, Israel, and the CIA: How The Iran–Contra Planes Landed at Les Wexner’s Base  American Conservative   Epst...
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