Scott Knowles

Digital builder; father; lover of music; triathlete 2035 net zero starts now

[Danny Sullivan @dannysullivan]

Thrilled to see this fossilized Jawa Sandcrawler in Iceland

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

Could you imagine permanent daylight saving time?

We actually tried it in 1974. Most Americans initially thought it was a good idea, but many changed their minds after experiencing dark winter mornings and children traveling to school before sunrise.

On Tuesday, the House brought the nation one step closer to trying it again.

More details, and what permanent DST would mean for sunrises and sunsets in DC:
https://t.co/7wvDYMCHrv

[Out of Context Human Race @NoContextHumans]

The rise in sea level over the years due to climate change.

[☠️Daddy Bones☠️ @UpBeatSkeletor]

This is hilarious 🤣💀

[Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA]

I would like to add myself to the chorus declaring this an all-time tweet.

[Ghosts of DC @GhostsofDC]

Before Blockbuster took over DC, one Turkish immigrant who arrived here with $16 built a 208-store video empire from a TV repair shop in Georgetown. Then it vanished almost overnight.

https://t.co/1fzXurvssK

[Andy Molitor @AndyMSFW]

(sound on)

[Mom @mom_agency_]

Claude's first day at Dunder Mifflin

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

Absolutely incredible.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.

Watch with sound on.

[Classic Ads @ClassicAdvertz]

This is exactly what AI was made for 😂

[Brandy Bryant @InkMasterbator]

I know Star Wars is technically set in the past but I can't help but feel that George Lucas predicted the future by showing us a stupid trade war and a big fat slimy orange worm that forces itself onto women.

[Terrance. @ExscapeVelozity]

@hubermanlab Ask her why she single handedly ruined bananas for everyone.

[Lauren @cabsav456]

I just listened to the James Talarico interview. Never would’ve heard it otherwise without the FCC chaos. These were his very last words:

“They want us talking about furries and bathrooms so we don’t realize that they are picking our pockets, that they are closing our schools, they are gutting our healthcare, and they are raising taxes on all of us while they cut taxes for their billionaire donors. The culture wars are a smoke screen because the real fight in this country is not left versus right; it’s top versus bottom.”

Again, the Republicans are going to have to do a whole lot better than “Vote for us because we’re not the left.”

[Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @JoshEakle]

It’s important that you understand what happened last night.

Last night, Stephen Colbert interviewed Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, a candidate who, by all accounts, is on track in the polls to flip Texas blue.

In response, Trump’s FCC reportedly threatened CBS if the interview aired.

CBS caved and pulled the segment, citing “financial reasons.”

In modern American history, no president has been more hostile to free speech than Donald Trump.

But censorship always backfires.

Here’s the full segment Trump didn’t want you to see.

[John Riggins @riggo44]

Aw hell, let's keep it going......
~Riggo Crew
#Sonny #George #Wilbon #Riggo

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents are now breaking people’s skulls and faces during arrests, then lying about it, and Minneapolis hospital staff are calling out their bullshit.

ICE claims Alberto Castañeda Mondragón, 31, “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall” while handcuffed.

Except doctors and nurses at Hennepin County Medical Center say that is physically impossible.

He suffered at least eight skull fractures, was bleeding in multiple areas of his brain, and was suffering life-threatening injuries.

Multiple medical professionals reviewed his scans and injuries and all said the same thing, this did not come from a fall, or running into a wall.

One nurse said ICE’s explanation was “laughable, if there was something to laugh about.”

ICE’s story also kept changing.

At one point, an officer allegedly told hospital staff Castañeda Mondragón “got his (expletive) rocked.”

So which is it?

A brick wall… or federal agents beating a man into critical condition?

Castañeda Mondragón told hospital staff he was dragged and mistreated by federal agents before his condition rapidly deteriorated. Days later, he was minimally responsive, sedated, disoriented, with severe brain trauma.

And let’s clarify who this man is, since DHS always claims everyone is a criminal…

He entered the U.S. in 2022 with valid immigration documents. He then founded a construction company in Minnesota. He also had no criminal record.

He was racially profiled, beaten, and then held for hours before being taken to a hospital.

And while at the hospital, ICE officers remained at his bedside intimidating staff.

Hospital staff say ICE agents loiter on hospital grounds, ask patients and staff for proof of citizenship, and ignore hospital policies banning shackles and requiring warrants.

Nurses were so uncomfortable they were told to avoid certain bathrooms to reduce encounters with ICE.

Staff are now using encrypted messaging apps out of fear the government is monitoring them.

This is what a police state looks like, by the way.

And all this happened while DHS refused to answer questions, and ICE lied about the injuries.

A federal judge eventually ordered his release.

Now he’s out, with significant memory loss, unable to work, facing a long recovery, relying on coworkers for housing, while ICE shrugs and continues to brutalize and traffic innocent people.

And if you think this is an isolated incident, that’s the lie working exactly as intended.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

I'm not seeing many Muslims or Trans people in the Epstien Files.

Just lots of rich, cis white men.

[Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @RepYassAnsari]

Don’t look away. The president of the United States was involved in some horrifying, sickening crimes, as were many people in his inner circle and the current administration.

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

ICE pointed semi-automatic weapons at a retired American couple in a church parking lot. No warrant. No rights read. Just terror.

This is not law enforcement. This is unconstitutional intimidation.
Under the Fourth Amendment, ICE cannot detain or search without a judicial warrant. "We don’t need one," is a lie.

PAXIS is here to hold that line:
— Lawful speech, not escalation.
— Shared truth, not fear.
— Human dignity, always.

🛑 If ICE appears at your place of worship: You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to see a judicial warrant. You have the right to not open the door.

📚 Learn more, stand firm and help develop: https://t.co/I9Jo0cjo4J
PAXIS holds. The Constitution holds. We do not run. We respond.