Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by GS

Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 4h

every ruling out of chicago is like, "federal judge rules ICE agents cannot desecrate graves; must not deploy nuclear weapons against journalists and faith leaders."

14 210 1.1K

Reposted by GS

Aaron Ross Powell ☸️ @aaronrosspowell.com · 4h

It's difficult to overstate the degree to which the GOP and the mainstream American right have been taken over by socially and emotionally stunted and malformed losers.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

1 27 140

Reposted by GS

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

140 1.1K 6.5K

Reposted by GS

Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 4h

One of the most important pieces of reporting this year imho www.wsj.com/world/americ...

5 55 220

Reposted by GS

Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 5h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 10h

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

42 2.1K 4.6K

Reposted by GS

Alaska House District 20 Democrats @alaskahd20dems.bsky.social · 5h

Circled is a teargas canister thrown by Donald Trump’s thugs flying towards a family as they flee with their baby from ICE’s violent escalation in Chicago.

12 160 560

Reposted by GS

Sean @willsee.bsky.social · 5h

They just had their group chats leaked and now this

Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 5h

not sure anything in all of college sports has worse vibes than "the student section at Liberty games that shows up to every game wearing Joker makeup"

27 250

Reposted by GS

Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 5h

I was just looking at cute animal videos on insta bc I had a bad day emotionally and then I get this bullshit. It means the protests are working and they’re trying to flood the zone with lies

An image from insta reading “just in case you didn’t know bc of content suppression, Chicago gangs have declared war on ICE and the cartel has placed 10k bounties on the heads of ICE agents”

3 16

Reposted by GS

cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 6h

I cannot believe people were losing their jobs for being mildly critical of Charlie Kirk and the president of the united states just went on tv and said "skill issue loser, RIP but I'm different"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

16 250 1.5K

Reposted by GS

Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 6h

Democrats need to put the same extended media consuming outrage into the Young Republican Nazi chats as Republicans mustered for Biden going for ice cream.

21 300 1.3K

Reposted by GS

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

Some of those people are currently on the staff of elected Republicans, in fact. They’re part of the present of the GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

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.

67 790 3.1K

Reposted by GS

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 8h

it’s illegal, but, also, this didn’t happen, and if someone *did* tell him this, they were lying

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

56 190 1.4K

Reposted by GS

horse massacre @torqpenderloin.bsky.social · 8h

this guy is circling the drain maybe faster than anyone can know

George Pearkes @peark.es · 9h

"We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil" is an all-timer. Thank you Mr President, we appreciate your insights.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution. As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don’t need to purchase it from China.

295

ReTruths

1.18k

Likes
Oct 14, 2025, 3:37 PM

2 1 18

Reposted by GS

Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 8h

If I were a journalist, I would be trying to find the names of people in the chain of command.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 9h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

5 51 200

Reposted by GS

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 8h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 9h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

390 3.5K 12K

Reposted by GS

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 9h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

350 740 1.8K

Reposted by GS

Dr Walsh @laurelwalsh.bsky.social · 9h

Disgusting behavior and our sons are watching this in admiration

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

49 96 670

Reposted by GS

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 10h

I really just once a reporter would reply “oh are you gonna cry about it”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "I don't take questions from ABC fake news after what you did with Stephanopoulos to the vice president of the United States."

110 440 3.1K

Reposted by GS

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

730 4.1K 7.9K

Reposted by GS

Politico @politico.com · 11h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

440 2.6K 4.7K

Reposted by GS

John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 11h

How did we get here? ffs

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

100 71 470

GS @fundhuman.bsky.social · 11h

Are you even a millennial if you didn't own this album?

✨🌯 jamie @glitterburrito.bsky.social · 12h

Go listen to this right now. Immediately.

Reposted by GS

FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 12h

R.I.P. ICON D’Angelo 🙏🏾🕊️

66 610 2.5K

Reposted by GS

Vote @committovote.bsky.social · 13h

He's "saving God" y'all.

This was once called blasphemy in the church I was raised in.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

74 120 780

Reposted by GS

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 15h

Already today, Israel has:

-Conducted a drone strike on Khan Younis in Gaza

-Shot & wounded two others near Khan Younis

-Killed 5 Palestinians in Gaza City

-Fired on & wounded a several others near Jabalia

All in violation of the “ceasefire.”

16 330 770