Amitha Jagannath Knight
@amitha.bsky.social
Award-winning author and poet, identical twin, parent, MD (not practicing). Also: guitar, piano, bharatanatyam student. Boston area, MA, USA.
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All of this going down during the 250th anniversary year of America is a degree of cringey writing that would be roundly mocked were it a novel published in an alternative timeline.
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 PM
All of this going down during the 250th anniversary year of America is a degree of cringey writing that would be roundly mocked were it a novel published in an alternative timeline.
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Minneapolis won’t be intimidated by Trump’s secret police force. #ICEOutForGood
January 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Minneapolis won’t be intimidated by Trump’s secret police force. #ICEOutForGood
I had muted this but then decided to unmute because it helps to see all the people responding in agreement to this. Trump has done a lot of damage in a short amount of time (not to mention the "peace" he brought to Gaza), all supposedly in the name of US citizens.
Annoyed that my taxpayer dollars are being used to occupy Minneapolis, steal oil in Venezuela, start a war to take over Greenland, antagonize basically every country in the world, and redact the epstein files.
January 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I had muted this but then decided to unmute because it helps to see all the people responding in agreement to this. Trump has done a lot of damage in a short amount of time (not to mention the "peace" he brought to Gaza), all supposedly in the name of US citizens.
“Do not let fear cage you. Do not let yourself be hardened,” said Dálida Rocha, executive director of advocacy group Neighbor to Neighbor. “Wherever our neighbors may feel threatened, we will show up.”
Thank you to the folks doing this work!
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/10/m...
Thank you to the folks doing this work!
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/10/m...
Protesters in Boston condemn immigration crackdown in wake of Minnesota killing - The Boston Globe
Both protests were scheduled to take place Saturday afternoon, organizers said.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:53 PM
“Do not let fear cage you. Do not let yourself be hardened,” said Dálida Rocha, executive director of advocacy group Neighbor to Neighbor. “Wherever our neighbors may feel threatened, we will show up.”
Thank you to the folks doing this work!
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/10/m...
Thank you to the folks doing this work!
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/10/m...
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A friend who is working to organize rapid response told me this yesterday:
ICE is snatching people as they get out of their cars at gas stations, leaving the cars at the pumps, often with the doors wide open. People responding have to move the cars and then find out how to reach family.
ICE is snatching people as they get out of their cars at gas stations, leaving the cars at the pumps, often with the doors wide open. People responding have to move the cars and then find out how to reach family.
Kind of feel like a lot of politicians, even in Minnesota, are misreading the implications of this moment. I feel like the past three days have been tremendously radicalizing for so many people. I have witnessed it even in my own small communities, it goes beyond just incandescent rage.
January 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
A friend who is working to organize rapid response told me this yesterday:
ICE is snatching people as they get out of their cars at gas stations, leaving the cars at the pumps, often with the doors wide open. People responding have to move the cars and then find out how to reach family.
ICE is snatching people as they get out of their cars at gas stations, leaving the cars at the pumps, often with the doors wide open. People responding have to move the cars and then find out how to reach family.
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Boston protest against ICE
January 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Boston protest against ICE
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We are pissed AF here in Boston! No ICE! No War!
January 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
We are pissed AF here in Boston! No ICE! No War!
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Here's a pic of the crowd of thousands at Boston City Hall rn (faces blurred)
January 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Here's a pic of the crowd of thousands at Boston City Hall rn (faces blurred)
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At Boston government center right now, next to the federal building. There are thousands of people gathered here in a massive crowd around the speakers against ICE.
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
January 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
At Boston government center right now, next to the federal building. There are thousands of people gathered here in a massive crowd around the speakers against ICE.
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
My 15 yo had to read the graphic novel PERSEPOLIS in school, and I had forgotten how the author mentions that at first they allowed colleges as long as they taught what they were allowed to teach and not "propaganda". And then they just closed the colleges altogether. Sounds eerily familiar 🤔
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
My 15 yo had to read the graphic novel PERSEPOLIS in school, and I had forgotten how the author mentions that at first they allowed colleges as long as they taught what they were allowed to teach and not "propaganda". And then they just closed the colleges altogether. Sounds eerily familiar 🤔
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Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Teacher friend gave us another way to help:
Rent Relief for South Minneapolis Families Impacted by Federal Immigration Operations
¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!
givebutter.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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counterpoint: joy is an act of resistance. they want us to stop laughing stop dancing stop loving. so dont
January 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
counterpoint: joy is an act of resistance. they want us to stop laughing stop dancing stop loving. so dont
Annoyed that my taxpayer dollars are being used to occupy Minneapolis, steal oil in Venezuela, start a war to take over Greenland, antagonize basically every country in the world, and redact the epstein files.
January 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Annoyed that my taxpayer dollars are being used to occupy Minneapolis, steal oil in Venezuela, start a war to take over Greenland, antagonize basically every country in the world, and redact the epstein files.
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Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
If we're at war, then these people can be charged with war crimes.
January 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
If we're at war, then these people can be charged with war crimes.
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The scale of how many ICE agents there are in Minnesota right now is something that seems to be getting lost in the discourse. It’s why they seem to be everywhere.
There are twice as many ICE agents in town as there are cops in Minneapolis and St. Paul combined. How do they imagine it would go down, exactly
January 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The scale of how many ICE agents there are in Minnesota right now is something that seems to be getting lost in the discourse. It’s why they seem to be everywhere.
Republicans are terrorizing schools into bringing back remote learning.
I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Republicans are terrorizing schools into bringing back remote learning.
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Please understand what it means when journalists are evacuating their family members out of town.
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Please understand what it means when journalists are evacuating their family members out of town.
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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Reached 25k in my murder mystery WIP (for adults)! Inching my way forward and getting to know these characters. 🎉
a woman is sitting at a table with a typewriter and a candle
Alt: Gif of a lady with hair up and glasses on typing at a typewriter, candle beside her. she slams the carriage thingie across.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Reached 25k in my murder mystery WIP (for adults)! Inching my way forward and getting to know these characters. 🎉