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A new survey from @knightfoundation.org and @ssrsresearch.bsky.social reveals a disquieting decline in how free Americans feel to use the freedoms protected by the #FirstAmendment without government interference or punishment. 🧵

Knight Foundation-SSRS Poll: Americans Feel Free Expression is Eroding - Knight FoundationFor more than two decades, Knight Foundation has commissioned research to better understand Americans’ lived experience with the First Amendment and free expression. As the country marks its 250th ann...knightfoundation.org

“The exemptions list practically reads like a list of products we know to be made with forced and child labor…”

Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Include Diamonds, Oil and Gas, Copper and Other ItemsA new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why.www.nytimes.com

Sue Gordon is an American hero.

Really interesting new insights in this #PewKnightInitiative report. A cluster analysis reveals civic participation patterns transcend one of the most reliable predictors in social science: partisanship. @knightfoundation.org @pewresearch.org

www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/b...

China, Russia and Others Seek to Inflame Debate Over A.I. Data Centerswww.nytimes.com

By July 6, the Pennsylvania Evening Post…prints the declaration... Its previous issue had been put to press too early to capture the momentous events. Instead, the July 4, 1776 edition included usual fare. “To be sold,” read one back-page ad. “A NEGRO BOY, about four or five years of age.”

On July 4, 1776, a world-changing Declaration rings out from PhiladelphiaIndependence becomes reality as word spreads out from Philadelphia.www.inquirer.com

How lucky are we to have shared this earth with someone whose light shone as bright as Dito’s? He was a genius and a genuinely good human whose absence is deeply felt by all of us who were fortunate enough to call him a friend.

Dito van Reigersberg, Avant-Garde and Drag Virtuoso, Dies at 53www.nytimes.com

Uh, no

My colleague @ajdamico.bsky.social wrote about our approach to funding research.

Why It’s Crucial We Understand How A.I. ‘Thinks’

Why It’s Crucial We Understand How A.I. ‘Thinks’www.nytimes.com

@knightfoundation.org is currently accepting applications for the Knight Cities Challenge, a $5 million open call inviting individuals and organizations across its 26 communities to submit new, creative ideas for projects that can spark change and leave a lasting local impact.

Knight Cities Challenge - Knight FoundationKnight Foundation is launching the Knight Cities Challenge, a $5 million open call for new ideas across its 26 communities that spark change and create lasting local impact.knightfoundation.org