Benjamin Knoll
@benjaminknoll28.bsky.social
Business survey researcher/political scientist. Star Trek 🖖 Kentuckian 🏇 Pro-democracy/pluralism 🗽 Rummelier 🥃🍹 #FeverRising #WNBA 🏀 Amateur artist 🎨 (Views are my own.)
www.informationknoll.com
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Pinned
My @bsky.app vibe summarized, courtesy blueskyroast.com
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Impressionist study of a landscape from Grand Teton National Park. 🎨
#impressionism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky
#impressionism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky
November 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Impressionist study of a landscape from Grand Teton National Park. 🎨
#impressionism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky
#impressionism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky
Surrealism(?)/Cubism(?) by my 10yo. 🎨
#surrealism #cubism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky #kidart
#surrealism #cubism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky #kidart
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Surrealism(?)/Cubism(?) by my 10yo. 🎨
#surrealism #cubism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky #kidart
#surrealism #cubism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky #kidart
Pointillist abstractionism by my 10yo. 🎨
#pointillism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky #kidart
#pointillism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky #kidart
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Pointillist abstractionism by my 10yo. 🎨
#pointillism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky #kidart
#pointillism #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky #kidart
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Three things that would improve trust in the political process across party lines:
1. More than just two parties
2. Campaign finance limits
3. Term limits
Love 1 & 2.
I've long been skeptical of term limits, but I could get behind 24-year limits, or age limits at 76.
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1. More than just two parties
2. Campaign finance limits
3. Term limits
Love 1 & 2.
I've long been skeptical of term limits, but I could get behind 24-year limits, or age limits at 76.
snfagora.jhu.edu/wp-content/u...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Three things that would improve trust in the political process across party lines:
1. More than just two parties
2. Campaign finance limits
3. Term limits
Love 1 & 2.
I've long been skeptical of term limits, but I could get behind 24-year limits, or age limits at 76.
snfagora.jhu.edu/wp-content/u...
1. More than just two parties
2. Campaign finance limits
3. Term limits
Love 1 & 2.
I've long been skeptical of term limits, but I could get behind 24-year limits, or age limits at 76.
snfagora.jhu.edu/wp-content/u...
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This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
With presidents who coup
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ruled. https://cnn.it/4p1dgDV
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
With presidents who coup
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I’ve said this for years, but the real scandal of Russiagate wasn’t that Putin had something on Trump, but that Trump wanted to make the US like Putin’s Russia.
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I’ve said this for years, but the real scandal of Russiagate wasn’t that Putin had something on Trump, but that Trump wanted to make the US like Putin’s Russia.
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#nowwatching
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
After listening to the sound track all day, I had to rewatch it.
Brad and Janet run into trouble on their honeymoon - a flat tire, and the only place in sight is the castle of the lovely Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Don't be shy-who else loves this movie?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
After listening to the sound track all day, I had to rewatch it.
Brad and Janet run into trouble on their honeymoon - a flat tire, and the only place in sight is the castle of the lovely Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Don't be shy-who else loves this movie?
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
#nowwatching
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
After listening to the sound track all day, I had to rewatch it.
Brad and Janet run into trouble on their honeymoon - a flat tire, and the only place in sight is the castle of the lovely Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Don't be shy-who else loves this movie?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
After listening to the sound track all day, I had to rewatch it.
Brad and Janet run into trouble on their honeymoon - a flat tire, and the only place in sight is the castle of the lovely Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Don't be shy-who else loves this movie?
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Platform 👏scholars 👏 of 👏 religion
The decline of religion as a source of meaning in people's lives remains underrated as a factor shaping society. The need doesn't go away - they just seek it out elsewhere in (often false) health/wellness beliefs, (often highly polarized/conflictual) politics, etc. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Platform 👏scholars 👏 of 👏 religion
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Winter Morning, acrylic on canvas, 48x24in.
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Winter Morning, acrylic on canvas, 48x24in.
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The Bock Drinkers
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Bock Drinkers
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“The transit system is one of the greatest tools communities have to combat climate change and reduce emissions,” she said. “You can make a pretty immediate impact.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“The transit system is one of the greatest tools communities have to combat climate change and reduce emissions,” she said. “You can make a pretty immediate impact.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
Today's Embryo Adoption Awareness Day.
"Embryo donation and adoption is a form of third-party reproduction in which unused embryos remaining from one family’s in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment are donated to a recipient family."
embryoadoption.org/2020/11/embr...
"Embryo donation and adoption is a form of third-party reproduction in which unused embryos remaining from one family’s in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment are donated to a recipient family."
embryoadoption.org/2020/11/embr...
Embryo Adoption Awareness Day
If you have already been blessed through the miracle of embryo adoption or donation, take time this Thanksgiving to think about all the wonderful opportunities that were given to you because of this f...
embryoadoption.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Today's Embryo Adoption Awareness Day.
"Embryo donation and adoption is a form of third-party reproduction in which unused embryos remaining from one family’s in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment are donated to a recipient family."
embryoadoption.org/2020/11/embr...
"Embryo donation and adoption is a form of third-party reproduction in which unused embryos remaining from one family’s in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment are donated to a recipient family."
embryoadoption.org/2020/11/embr...
This is where my great-grandmother lived in Honeyville, Utah. I have memories of visiting a few times when I was little. It's a dairy farm and I strongly remember the smell of the cows. 🐄 🎨
#acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky
#acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This is where my great-grandmother lived in Honeyville, Utah. I have memories of visiting a few times when I was little. It's a dairy farm and I strongly remember the smell of the cows. 🐄 🎨
#acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky
#acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky
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“Why is Putin more evil than Biden? I can’t even conceptualize that.”
To understand how much my former party has changed, it’s important to understand that if Tucker decided to run for president in 2028, he’d have a great shot at getting the GOP nomination. He really would.
To understand how much my former party has changed, it’s important to understand that if Tucker decided to run for president in 2028, he’d have a great shot at getting the GOP nomination. He really would.
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Why is Putin more evil than Biden? I can’t even conceptualize that.”
To understand how much my former party has changed, it’s important to understand that if Tucker decided to run for president in 2028, he’d have a great shot at getting the GOP nomination. He really would.
To understand how much my former party has changed, it’s important to understand that if Tucker decided to run for president in 2028, he’d have a great shot at getting the GOP nomination. He really would.
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“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
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The top opinion headline in The Washington Post right now, as written by one Kentucky governor.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The top opinion headline in The Washington Post right now, as written by one Kentucky governor.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’ Ends With Number To Call If You Considering Founding Nation
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’ Ends With Number To Call If You Considering Founding Nation
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If you're a reporter writing about Thanksgiving and looking for data, @pewresearch.org has data.
91% of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. That includes large majorities of immigrants, too, including people who have immigrated to the US in the last decade.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
91% of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. That includes large majorities of immigrants, too, including people who have immigrated to the US in the last decade.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you're a reporter writing about Thanksgiving and looking for data, @pewresearch.org has data.
91% of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. That includes large majorities of immigrants, too, including people who have immigrated to the US in the last decade.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
91% of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. That includes large majorities of immigrants, too, including people who have immigrated to the US in the last decade.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Grainstacks, Snow Effect - 1890/1891
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10449
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10449
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Grainstacks, Snow Effect - 1890/1891
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10449
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10449
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become an academic, at some point you take the last exam you will ever take, and from then on, you're only giving exams.
“And what if, by passing exams, I could achieve arbitrary power over the world rather than being subject to it (and no longer have to take exams).”
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
become an academic, at some point you take the last exam you will ever take, and from then on, you're only giving exams.