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Kim Knight (she/they)

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Associate professor of digital things, now at San José State University | Opinions are my own | Weak on borders | kimknight.com

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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I feel sheepish sharing this given *gestures at the entire world* but some students and I are collaborating on a new iteration of the Placemats project. We'd love to have you weigh in with your feelings about the interplay between art and technology: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Placemats - Retro Tech Night at SJMA
We are collecting keywords for a 2026 iteration of Fashioning Circuits' Placemats project, to be held in honor of the Retro Tech Night at the San Jose Museum of Art. Placemats is a collaborative wea...
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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.
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Christopher Deutsch @drchrisdeutsch.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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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TechTonic Justice @techtonicjustice.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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!
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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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.
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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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...
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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...
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 17/01/2026
Let’s hear them out.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 04/11/2025
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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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.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/11/2025
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?"
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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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...
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✨ 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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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
So real.
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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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ReArteira @rearteira.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Gaza.......😱😭
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
This is the way.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
You only kill journalists when you want to hide what you're doing.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
🚨 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
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Vivek @vivekster.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
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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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.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 10/08/2025
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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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/06/2025
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.
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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.
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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
TIME FOR THE VERY RARE ACTIVITY: JOYSCROLLING
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 25/06/2025
all the worst people are sad tonight and i just think thats neat
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Sam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 12/06/2025
wow I wonder if the cops who lied about the sitting senator even though everything they did was on tape are also being less than honest about the presence of violent agitators at the protests in los angeles. they might even not have told the entire truth about other protests
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 12/06/2025
I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla. This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Honored to be included in this @teenvogue.com piece that includes insights from @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, adrienne maree brown, @deanspade.bsky.social, and Vicky Osterweil about how to keep going under the strain of a second Trump administration.
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Politico @politico.com · 12/06/2025
Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, according to Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper.
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Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, CBO predicts
The nonpartisan analysis is based on the House-passed GOP legislation.
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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Them: “LA is a full on insurrection” Us at the protest:
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Micah @rincewind.run · 09/06/2025
congratulations assholes, you’ve bullied Gavin into getting off his right wing podcast circuit and back to pretending to care about his constituents again that’s a hell of a fuckup on your part
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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
@alanyliu.bsky.social at his retirement symposium, playing a game he made years ago to model playful inquiry to students.
Alan stands at a podium, bent over his computer as his gameplay of Tintern Abbey FPS is projected on screen.
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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Surreal in a lovely way to be in Santa Barbara with dear friends today, celebrating the work of @alanyliu.bsky.social Thank you to @ritaraley.bsky.social for making this possible.
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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
If you are interested in being invited to write a digital project review, please fill out the following form. The deadline for reviews for the March 2026 issue is August 8, 2025. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
We especially seek reviews of projects developed by folks at teaching intensive institutions, community colleges, social justice organizations, and others. If you would like to submit a digital project for review consideration, you may do so here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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AQ Digital Projects Review - Project Submission Form
Digital project reviews carry on the traditions and guidelines of book reviewing in the American Quarterly, including the careful selection of projects based on the importance and relevance of their t...
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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Rumor has it that Kevin Winstead and I are the new Digital Project Reviews editors for American Quarterly. (*whispers* It's me; I started the rumor. Which is less rumor than fact...) See the review guidelines here: www.americanquarterly.org/submit/digit...
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Digital Projects Review Guidelines | American Quarterly
Digital project reviews carry on the traditions and guidelines of book reviewing in the American Quarterly, including the careful selection of projects based on the importance and relevance of their topics, methods, and theories for scholars working within the American studies tradition.
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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Please note that the house energy and commerce committee added language to their budget reconciliation plan that would prohibit states from regulating AI. @5calls.org has a great script to call your congress people.
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Serious inquiries only: AMiller@hilcoglobal.
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Puka_bear 🌈🧙‍♀️🍉💙📚🌶🐈‍⬛️BLM🇺🇦4B @pukabear.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
If you are not resisting, you are assisting
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
“Before the Trump presidency, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States.” This falsely implies that consensus has somehow collapsed. It hasn’t! virtually all scholars still think that! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
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At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...
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Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Have you heard? The CFP for The De Gruyter Handbook of Feminist Digital Scholarship: DS/DH at the Kitchen Table has been extended to June 1! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Call for Proposals - Degruyter Handbook of Feminist Digital Scholarship
Deadline Extended to June 1, 2025! Call for Proposals - De Gruyter Handbook of Feminist Digital Scholarship: DS/DH at the Kitchen Table Edited by Anne Cong-Huyen & Kim Brillante Knight Overview Thi...
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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Chronicles of Obvious (uncited) AI Use in Student Writing, Volume 837: when the student comments on the signification of the rich colors in a black-and-white graphic art piece. 😂
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RC deWinter @rcdewinter.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
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Kim Knight (she/they) @purplekimchi.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
This is amazing news. A needed bright spot…
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Resist List @resistlist.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
“No one single march wins demands or ends injustice... It’s really about building a sustained movement that can show itself as a political force.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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‘50501’ protests rally small towns and big cities against Trump policies
Protesters gathered in hundreds of rallies across the country to denounce President Donald Trump.
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Adam Griffin @adamgriffin.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The thing about that Murkowski interview is, she could at any time huddle with like-minded GOP colleagues to help impeach and remove him for the multitude of crimes he’s already committed. I can guarantee she’s not the only one in their party who wants off this ride. Time to choose a side, Lisa!
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Linda @ggvotesblue.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
3.5%. Think about that. Pledge to be one of them. @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
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