chris knapp
@chrisknapp.bsky.social
writer/journalist in paris. work in the paris review, granta, nplusone, among others. debut novel STATES OF EMERGENCY from unnamed press, sept 2024
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chris knapp
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· Nov 14
States of Emergency “is a masterfully digressive story that moves across perspectives, time zones and time periods. @chrisknapp.bsky.social’s narrator is a flâneur with push notifications.” — Hilary Leichter!
Book Review: ‘States of Emergency,’ by Chris Knapp
In his novel “States of Emergency,” Chris Knapp doesn’t just tighten the distance between our inner lives and the world around us; he erases it.
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Truly overwhelming to be read so perceptively and so generously
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All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
[Hot dog guy meme]
Some Democrats stayed home in 2024. The DNC wants to find out why.
Some Democrats stayed home in 2024. The DNC wants to find out why.
The DNC is launching an outreach campaign to win over voters who skipped the 2024 election with a new "listening first approach."
dlvr.it
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 AM
[Hot dog guy meme]
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Reporting from the Twin Cities, Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein (@robinks.com) “kept hearing about the lengths to which ICE is going to ensnare people who criticize the agency or obstruct its terror campaign.”
Fifteen Below Zero | Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
Driving to St. Paul from the airport you pass under Fort Snelling, an enormous limestone structure from the early nineteenth century. In November 1862,
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February 4, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Reporting from the Twin Cities, Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein (@robinks.com) “kept hearing about the lengths to which ICE is going to ensnare people who criticize the agency or obstruct its terror campaign.”
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* clears throat * let him cook
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 AM
* clears throat * let him cook
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I’m old and have a lot less at stake than many people. If I get arrested, I won’t lose my pension. If I get shot, I’ll lose 10-20 years of arthritis getting worse and worse. I have no reason not to rouse a little rabble.
January 31, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I’m old and have a lot less at stake than many people. If I get arrested, I won’t lose my pension. If I get shot, I’ll lose 10-20 years of arthritis getting worse and worse. I have no reason not to rouse a little rabble.
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"...we maintain this weird double standard: Soldiers in combat zones must refuse unlawful orders, but civilians facing unlawful force from domestic law enforcement must submit."
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The Moral Right to Defend Yourself Against ICE - Public Seminar
If you saw an armed stranger forcing his way into your neighbor's home at dawn, would you have the right to stop him?
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January 25, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"...we maintain this weird double standard: Soldiers in combat zones must refuse unlawful orders, but civilians facing unlawful force from domestic law enforcement must submit."
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Yup
Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
January 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Yup
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I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
I get that covering these things is hard but journalists have to stop falling into this kind of trap
E.g. in this case implying that if something isn’t covered by the constitution the government can execute you on the spot
E.g. in this case implying that if something isn’t covered by the constitution the government can execute you on the spot
January 15, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I get that covering these things is hard but journalists have to stop falling into this kind of trap
E.g. in this case implying that if something isn’t covered by the constitution the government can execute you on the spot
E.g. in this case implying that if something isn’t covered by the constitution the government can execute you on the spot
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They're still trying to deport Rümeysa Öztürk after she was arrested in the street by plainclothes ICE agents and detained for six weeks for writing a column in her college newspaper that was critical of Israel.
Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 AM
They're still trying to deport Rümeysa Öztürk after she was arrested in the street by plainclothes ICE agents and detained for six weeks for writing a column in her college newspaper that was critical of Israel.
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Unarmed woman executed by state may have been on committee to fight against unarmed women being executed by the state
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Unarmed woman executed by state may have been on committee to fight against unarmed women being executed by the state
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What Duran Duran did, what the Timberwolves did, what Steve Kerr and Doc Rivers said, what the actors who wore pins did, etc etc etc all are signals/signs to the rest of us of what time it is on the clock of fascism.
January 12, 2026 at 4:55 AM
What Duran Duran did, what the Timberwolves did, what Steve Kerr and Doc Rivers said, what the actors who wore pins did, etc etc etc all are signals/signs to the rest of us of what time it is on the clock of fascism.
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It's *good* that public people who lots of folks pay attention to wore anti-ICE pins to a swanky event. It has gotten coverage. People who do not closely follow politics might get curious and look for information. And under fascism, making public your ethical stance is important in and of itself.
January 12, 2026 at 4:49 AM
It's *good* that public people who lots of folks pay attention to wore anti-ICE pins to a swanky event. It has gotten coverage. People who do not closely follow politics might get curious and look for information. And under fascism, making public your ethical stance is important in and of itself.
It’s actually astonishing to see how the NYT dances around the fact that she was a vile, convicted racist even in the side article about her politics, and meanwhile Le Monde, otherwise a truly bush league paper, has it in the lede.
LeMonde said, not on our watch
December 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It’s actually astonishing to see how the NYT dances around the fact that she was a vile, convicted racist even in the side article about her politics, and meanwhile Le Monde, otherwise a truly bush league paper, has it in the lede.
Solid opportunity for Ezra Klein to redeem himself
December 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Solid opportunity for Ezra Klein to redeem himself
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can not handle one more profile that describes a wealthy new yorker being “in exile” in LA as if the mayor had them banished
December 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
can not handle one more profile that describes a wealthy new yorker being “in exile” in LA as if the mayor had them banished
Hating the liquid glass thing has become my entire personality
The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hating the liquid glass thing has become my entire personality
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The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
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I was right about her 10 years ago.
October 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I was right about her 10 years ago.
Sincerely, if these fuckers didn’t have such contempt for the humanities they would know this stuff
Withholding money for food and finding money for every unnecessary thing is what sparked the French Revolution. Literally.
October 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sincerely, if these fuckers didn’t have such contempt for the humanities they would know this stuff
Already annoyed about the lighting in the Netflix miniseries this will become
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Police Make Arrests in Louvre Robbery, Authorities Say
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October 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Already annoyed about the lighting in the Netflix miniseries this will become
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Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
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October 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The best time to abolish ICE would have been in 2021. The next best time is if we win in 2028. At this point, any Democrat unwilling to abolish ICE must be drummed out of the primary.
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The best time to abolish ICE would have been in 2021. The next best time is if we win in 2028. At this point, any Democrat unwilling to abolish ICE must be drummed out of the primary.