David Knowles

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

I fully support the rights of Mr. Benioff, a USC Trustee, to say this, just as I support the rights of a USC faculty member to say “Free Palestine”. Among several reasons, this is why I personally would not sign on to the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”.

I don't know if there's such a thing as a "world cyberwar" but I think we are in one? and the US is determined to lose it. 🧵

Today the admin is mass-firing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation's cybersecurity protection across all levels of government.

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

I knew MIT hired smart people
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On Oct. 18, nationwide No Kings protests are planned.

SB79 is now law. But California still has work to do to fix the housing crisis and meet its climate goals OPINION: Gov. Newsom signed SB79 into law on Friday, but many challenges remain in addressing California's housing crisis.

Gov. Newsom’s signed SB79 into law today. Here’s what still needs to happen to address California’s housing woes: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding MIT is one of nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

MIT, as one of nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks, REJECTS the Trump administration deal.

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(gift article) #AcademicSky

Why?

Never have the stakes been higher for Americans to peacefully protest at the Oct. 18. No Kings rallies.

BREAKING: A munitions plant explosion in Tennessee kills an unknown number of people and leaves multiple missing.

Why stop there? Academy Award, Pulitzer, Booker Prize, etc.

UPDATE: Newsom has signed SB 79 into law!!

This is a great day for anyone who cares about ending California's housing and homelessness crisis, getting the state to net zero emissions, and recovering American democracy.

An extraordinary change. For homes, the built environment, the political future of the state and maybe the nation, climate…this is a wow signal.

With the Letitia James indictment, Trump’s politics of revenge threaten to rewrite justice in America OPINION: The flimsy indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is the latest example of President Trump's weaponizing of the U.S. justice system against his political enemies.

"Evidence has become much less important than retaliation."
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Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

NEW: Drake loses his defamation case against Kendrick Lamar over the “Not Like Us” lyrics.

More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, AP source says A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday.

New York Attorney General Letitia James calls fraud case "baseless," and decries "weaponization of our justice system."

BREAKING: Letitia James has been indicted on one count of bank fraud in Virginia, charge brought directly by Lindsey Halligan, just like the Comey indictment.

BREAKING: A Virginia grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on at least one count of bank fraud following intense pressure from Trump to bring the case, according to three people familiar with the matter.

@carolleonnig.bsky.social reports.

Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

Gov. Shapiro: "The way the president has chosen to deploy the National Guard in other states, and to deploy the Guard of one state. Texas, into another state, Illinois, is extremely dangerous...It does not make us more safe. It creates chaos and real danger in our communities."

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

So then the stats should show that Jewish kids have higher rates of autism, yes?

MOODY’S: Twenty-two states are either in a recession or on the precipice of a downturn. 👀

@axios.com 🇺🇸
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All conspiracy theories eventually lead to antisemitism.

Colombia's president says boat struck by US was carrying Colombians The White House calls the allegation "baseless" as the US Senate rejected a measure to bar Trump from using force against the boats.

By having the power to constrain Donald Trump's violations of international law and his murder of civilians, and by failing to exercise that power, 51 US senators are now complicit in the administration's perpetration of war crimes.

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BREAKING: A federal judge in Illinois has blocked Trump administration authorities from using force against journalists in the Chicago area — including threats or arrest or riot control weapons. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...