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Luke Knipe

@lukeknipe.bsky.social
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Enthusiast of facts, data, institutions, and machines. Former government flack/hack. Tucson local yokel. Father of daughters.

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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
This is chilling.
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Video: Surveillance Footage Shows Arrest of Tufts University Student
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish citizen and a Muslim, was heading out to break her Ramadan fast with friends Tuesday night when she was detained by agents from the Department of Homeland Security.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Tired yet? (You know, of winning...)
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Trump Live Updates: Markets Wobble as China Tariffs Deepen U.S. Trade War (Gift Article)
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Someone's getting canned.
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iPhone Dictation Feature Transcribes the Word ‘Racist’ as ‘Trump’ (Gift Article)
The company said it was working to fix the problem after iPhone users began reporting the issue.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today in ethnic cleansing, cont’d…
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Trump Administration Live Updates: News on Gaza, Cabinet Picks and More (Gift Article)
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today in ethnic cleansing:
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Trump Says He May Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt if They Don’t Take Gazans (Gift Article)
The president turned up the pressure on the two nations to agree to his proposal for them to house the Palestinian population of Gaza and said the Palestinians would not have the right to return to th...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Here we go.
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Trump Officials Plan Immigration Raids in Chicago Next Week (Gift Article)
The size of the planned operation is unclear, but it would be the opening step in the president-elect’s goal of overseeing the largest deportation program in history.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Bill Beard, former chair of the Pima County GOP, shared this on his Facebook page. I'd describe Beard as one of the less extreme among our local Republican activists. But in his world—a world now firmly under Trump's control—this kind of hateful, violent fantasy is no longer in poor taste.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
ICYMI: I had the privilege of working with Jim Nintzel at @tucsonsentinel.com on this analysis of Trump's 2024 performance in Pima County. The takeaway: he did better overall, and especially in some traditionally left-leaning areas, like Tucson's south side. See for yourself on the interactive map.
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In 2024, Trump won over more voters in Pima County compared to 2020 run
As Republican Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House on Jan. 20, an analysis of election results in Pima County shows that his 2024 performance was an improvement over his 2020 showing.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Specimens!
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The President-Elect Comments Often on the Men Around Him (Gift Article)
“These guys are specimens.”
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Gorgeous days and nights with no end in sight. As I get older, I'd like to thing I'm getting better at not taking stuff like this for granted.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
He also shows deep ignorance with his "no matter how ruthlessly" comment. Nobody (including corporations) has a duty to be ruthless. Everyone has moral, legal, and ethical obligations by which they should be constrained. The idea that anyone is duty-bound to ruthlessness is psychopathic.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I'm old enough to remember when nobody had an electric car and the most obnoxious South African in America was Dave Matthews.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The words "delay" and "deny" were inscribed on the shell casings.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Live Updates: Police Release Photos of Suspect in Killing of Brian Thompson (Gift Article)
Investigators also are looking into words, including “delay” and “deny,” that appear to have been inscribed on casings collected after Brian Thompson was shot outside a Midtown hotel.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Of course it's there to stay.
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Israel Builds Bases in Central Gaza, a Sign It May Be There to Stay (Gift Article)
In recent months, soldiers have demolished more than 600 buildings to create a buffer area and expanded a network of bases, a New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and video footage shows.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 30/11/2024
there appear to be two requirements for working in the second Trump White House: absolute loyalty to Trump above country and a history of abusing women
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
It shouldn't surprise anyone that the backers of a criminal president-elect are eager to do lawless things. I fear it might not be long before we see some sort of showdown over the power of the federal courts, which relies solely on the obedience to the law of those soon to be under Trump's command.
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Trump Is Running His Transition Team on Secret Money (Gift Article)
Breaking with past practice, President-elect Donald J. Trump has not agreed to disclose the donors paying for his planning effort or to limit their contributions.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
"It’s like Caligula trying to make his horse a consul."
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Opinion | Matt Gaetz Is the Perfect Man for the Job
Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department is a flagrant provocation that is, like a pulpy B movie, so bad it’s good.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Over the past few days, I've heard a number of news professionals refer to RFK Jr. as a "vaccine skeptic." Willfully spreading disinformation and encouraging false belief isn't "skepticism." It's much worse. We've got to stop using flattering and softening language to describe outrageous behavior.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Maybe it’s time to start calling them oligarchs, then. I’ve always thought “billionaire” sounded a little silly.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I don’t think there’s anything stopping him from calling it a department. Its head won’t be a Senate-confirmed member of the cabinet, but these guys probably don’t care.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
"Excellence matters." Let's not forget that AOC became a U.S. rep by defeating a longtime incumbent Dem in a competitive district. That in itself is extraordinary.
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Luke Knipe @lukeknipe.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Well, here's me giving Bluesky a try. Nice to see a feed that consists only of posts from those you follow.
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