Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

fredolives.bsky.social @fredolives.bsky.social · 2h

a cartoon of homer simpson screaming with the words booo written below him

ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson screaming with the words booo written below him

media.tenor.com

1 1

Reposted

Bob says: GOP == CRIME @yd52.bsky.social · 6h

At its core, the ongoing problems with "Freedom of Religion" in this republic is that people have forgotten what it really means!

Freedom OF Religion is actually Freedom FROM the Religion of OTHERS!

YOU cannot force YOUR religion on ME!

SIMPLE!
#usdemocracy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzrR...

Liberal Pastor James Talarico BLOWS Joe Rogan's MAGA Mind with TRUTH BOMB

YouTube video by Elan Show

www.youtube.com

1 13 28

Reposted

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 5h

🚨Breaking (last couple of hours) News out of East Chicago: *ICE, for whatever reason, spread like ants and began detaining people without cause, warrants, or crimes having been committed. 1/2

49 340 470

Reposted

Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 6h

Bill is exactly right! Republicans own this shutdown you just have to look back and see how many times in the past in Trump’s 1sr term they tried to repeal the ACA. Their only concept of a plan is to privatize to enrich their donors! Democrats have to stand firm!

#USDemocracy
#Pinks

1 39 65

fredolives.bsky.social @fredolives.bsky.social · 3h

1 1

fredolives.bsky.social @fredolives.bsky.social · 3h

1

Reposted

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 11h

320 1.2K 2.7K

Reposted

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 9h

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

Tweet from Pam Bondi:

Today following outreach from
@thejusticedept
, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target
@ICEgov
agents in Chicago.

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

38 800 2.8K

Reposted

Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 3h

Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: he sent a $20B taxpayer-financed bailout to help his far-right buddy Milei cling to power.

Meanwhile our government is shut down, public servants aren't getting paid & we're barreling toward a Trump-made health care crisis. Sounds like Argentina First to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

47 390 1.3K

Reposted

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

NEW: Jim Jordan wants to question Jack Smith about his search of Mar-a-Lago, but Merrick Garland executed that search months before Jack Smith was even appointed. One of several lies in this letter demanding Jack Smith's testimony. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

1K 4.3K 12K

Reposted

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3h

The “No Kings” rally is a nationwide action with a very simple goal: oppose the blatantly authoritarian tilt of the Trump administration. It is not a “Hate America” rally meant to extend the government shutdown. trib.al/ENYQqqy

Mike Johnson Blames Shutdown on “No Kings” Protest in Absurd Rant

The House speaker is blaming the Republican-led government shutdown on Americans protesting Donald Trump. Make that make sense.

trib.al

8 25 110

fredolives.bsky.social @fredolives.bsky.social · 3h

But his worshippers don’t care.

1 1

Reposted

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

280 2.1K 7.5K

Reposted

Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 3h

The "war" now is between Trump's fake bot and troll army and actual MAGA who would never previously support using military force against peacefully protesting Americans. Trump wants them to share his thirst for blood and revenge. Some MAGA say "this is going too far".

Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 3h

youtu.be/SYS5AB8HObA?...

Trump's fake bots & trolls normalize for MAGA inciting violence and using military against Americans

YouTube video by Cheri Jacobus

youtu.be

3 9 22

Reposted

Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 5h

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 8h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

19 1.6K 2.7K

fredolives.bsky.social @fredolives.bsky.social · 3h

a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands and the word impressive is behind him .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands and the word impressive is behind him .

media.tenor.com

Reposted

Philippa Matthews @pippa-matt.bsky.social · 3h

Triple #elimination is possible - we have the tools to prevent vertical transmission of #HBV, #HIV & #syphilis.
Congratulations to #Maldives on doing it, evidencing it & maintaining it... hoping more will follow your lead.
🇲🇻 🧪
#PaedSky #PedSky #MedSky #PMTCT #IDSky
@who.int @sdgactioncampaign.org

World Health Organization statement: Maldives achieves historic 'triple elimination' of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B, HIV and syphilis.

1 5 16

Reposted

Micah @rincewind.run · 7h

I know the headline everyone's running with is "erotica" but "we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues" and "we are putting personality back in ChatGPT so it will act like a friend" are diametrically opposed statements

that's the cause of most of the mental health issues

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 8h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

25 240 1.1K

Reposted

Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 4h

This administration keeps torching the Hatch Act—propaganda videos in airports, partisan emails on federal servers, even mass firings. It’s corruption with a flag pin. See something? Say something. Expose it through the whistleblower tip line.
1 202-924-2065

44 870 2.1K

Reposted

Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 5h

DOG HATER & COSPLAY KAREN, KRISTI "PLASTIC" NOEM CAN WHINE ABOUT THIS SHUTDOWN BEING THE DEMOCRATS FAULT BUT WE KNOW THE TRUTH

REPUBLICANS CONTROL CONGRESS & THEY LET THIS HAPPEN TO AVOID VOTING ON RELEASING THE EPSTEIN FILES

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

6 31 48

Reposted

Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 5h

The Trump propaganda machine is alive and well. Good thing airports are holding the Democracy Line.

Great article and toolkit! LFG

www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/they-order...

They Ordered Propaganda. Airports Said No.

American airports are holding the line for Democracy against the Trump propaganda machine. 🔥 Let's help by sharing these awesome videos! 🔥

www.digitaldrumbeat.com

1 44 96

Reposted

Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 5h

Watch this quick explainer on the Hatch Act and you’ll see just how far the regime has gone—propaganda in airports, partisan emails, and political orders from the top. It’s not “messaging,” it’s a full-blown assault on the law that keeps our government nonpartisan.

3 130 220

fredolives.bsky.social @fredolives.bsky.social · 3h

Next time someone asks you when you are going to stop wearing a mask, ask them when they are going to stop wearing a seat belt.

When they say that they are different, ask them when was the last time they were in a car accident where a seat belt would have saved their life.

4

Reposted

bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 3h

i love to imagine this logic applied to other mitigation tools—trembling at a seatbelt, cowering from a helmet, freezing at the sight of a condom—easy to reveal how laughable a take the idea of masking as an act of fear is.

Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 4h

I’m very very tired of “living in fear” being lobbed at maskwearers by people who frequently say they can’t wear one because no one else around them is.

Living in fear is ignoring science and endangering lives and your own health because you’re terrified of not fitting in.

3 25 70

fredolives.bsky.social @fredolives.bsky.social · 3h

1