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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If your congressperson hasn’t backed this, call them and tell them to.
It is one tiny step, and of course, it will not change everything. But people need to face consequences for their actions.
It is one tiny step, and of course, it will not change everything. But people need to face consequences for their actions.
146 House Democrats back the articles of impeachment I introduced against Secretary Noem.
Secretary Noem has blood on her hands. Under her leadership, Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were murdered.
Impeach Noem. Get ICE out of our cities.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Secretary Noem has blood on her hands. Under her leadership, Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were murdered.
Impeach Noem. Get ICE out of our cities.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Democrats grow louder on calls for Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment
Eight more Democrats have joined an impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after the latest fatal shooting by a federal agent.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
If your congressperson hasn’t backed this, call them and tell them to.
It is one tiny step, and of course, it will not change everything. But people need to face consequences for their actions.
It is one tiny step, and of course, it will not change everything. But people need to face consequences for their actions.
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Yeah no. The men who shot Good and Pretti had 16 years between them and prior service and were firearms instructors. No amount of education can train away the will to kill.
Opinion | To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards
Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx
#EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx
#EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
January 27, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Yeah no. The men who shot Good and Pretti had 16 years between them and prior service and were firearms instructors. No amount of education can train away the will to kill.
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These books get it right:
"Automating Inequality'- Virginia Eubanks
"More than a Glitch"- Meredith Broussard
"Algorithms of Oppression"- Safiya Umoja Noble
We’re here to help you build your knowledge base every month with fresh book recommendations. 📚🤓 Drop a comment below with your thoughts!
"Automating Inequality'- Virginia Eubanks
"More than a Glitch"- Meredith Broussard
"Algorithms of Oppression"- Safiya Umoja Noble
We’re here to help you build your knowledge base every month with fresh book recommendations. 📚🤓 Drop a comment below with your thoughts!
January 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM
These books get it right:
"Automating Inequality'- Virginia Eubanks
"More than a Glitch"- Meredith Broussard
"Algorithms of Oppression"- Safiya Umoja Noble
We’re here to help you build your knowledge base every month with fresh book recommendations. 📚🤓 Drop a comment below with your thoughts!
"Automating Inequality'- Virginia Eubanks
"More than a Glitch"- Meredith Broussard
"Algorithms of Oppression"- Safiya Umoja Noble
We’re here to help you build your knowledge base every month with fresh book recommendations. 📚🤓 Drop a comment below with your thoughts!
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Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Even if Bovino gets fired, ICE has to go.
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.
As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.
As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Live updates: Top Border Patrol official Bovino expected to leave Minneapolis as Trump sends Homan to the state | CNN
Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in an encounter Saturday with federal agents deepened outrage over the Trump administration’s surge, part of its nati...
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Even if Bovino gets fired, ICE has to go.
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.
As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.
As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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It's a shame more white men over 35 aren't yelling at them then. Get to work.
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
It's a shame more white men over 35 aren't yelling at them then. Get to work.
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I just want people to know that there is no active insurrection, no regular protests, no rioting or whatever. The only time people are in the streets is when masked armed ICE thugs descend on one of our neighbors to disappear them as part of a federal government-led ethnic cleansing campaign.
January 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I just want people to know that there is no active insurrection, no regular protests, no rioting or whatever. The only time people are in the streets is when masked armed ICE thugs descend on one of our neighbors to disappear them as part of a federal government-led ethnic cleansing campaign.
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Let’s hear them out.
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Let’s hear them out.
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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