Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 3h

Once again for those in back:

Preaching human liberation from oppression while excluding the majority of the human race--girls & women--is a betrayal & a rank hypocrisy on par with slavers preaching equality of all men.

Being friends with Jeffrey Epstein=approval of systemic gender oppression.

7 55

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 3h

PSA: for members of the Devil's Advocate Brigade who might be considering posting smthng like the response from Sid below--essentially "the men on the Epstein list haven't been convicted of crimes, so you can't criticize them"--I implore you to crawl back under the rock from whence you slithered.

1 4 33

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 4h

Putin decriminalized domestic violence in Russia yrs ago. It's a required step in the fascist playbook; @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social documented this over a century of fascism.

This regime of state-sanctioned gender terrorism serves the same purpose in oppressing women as Jim Crow did toward PoC.

5 95 200

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 3h

❗️🇺🇦Ukraine signs defense cooperation agreement with 🇩🇪Germany

Agreement includes Lynx IFV production and Gepard and Leopard tank repairs

2 11 82

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you, Denmark and Norway! 🇺🇦🇩🇰🇳🇴

The Danish government is allocating DKK 1.1 billion ($171,5 million) in military aid for Ukraine, focused on training and maritime security, the country's defence ministry said⤵️

8 45 270

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

74 710 2.2K

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Politico @politico.com · 15h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

390 830 2.1K

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

30 270 1.3K

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11h

I’ve been evicted from the Pentagon, a building I’ve covered for 18 years, Nancy A. Youssef writes. I’ll keep doing my job anyway.

The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps

I’ve been evicted from a building I’ve covered for 18 years. I’ll keep doing my job anyway.

bit.ly

16 210 870

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

170 350 1.2K

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Heron Page 🇺🇸 🐸 🔎 @pagebypage.bsky.social · 1h

Jake if you're trying to redeem yourself with this lame attempt at actually calling out the dicator: TOO DAMN LITTLE TOO DAMN LATE. And BTW, where the hell is your story on Trump's dementia?

1 6

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 11h

35 110 480

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 2h

1 13 110

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 2h

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski brought a decommissioned Shahed-136 drone to his speech at Westminster

@radek-sikorski.bsky.social stated that Europe needs to prepare for Russian drone strikes deep into Europe.

"We should be prepared to counter that”

3 70 280

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Reuters @reuters.com · 6h

Pentagon reporters could be seen leaving the sprawling U.S. military headquarters with boxes after at least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less coverage of the world's most powerful military.

29 230 470

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 16h

What the fuck are we doing?

1.3K 3.6K 9.3K

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1h

The British and German defence ministers have acknowledged that #Ukraine is a "contributor" to European security and should have a place within NATO.

"Ukraine is increasingly recognized and understood to play a part in the training of other NATO nations' forces.

11 73 320

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 1h

Doubling down on the free lunch for Argentina's maniacal dictatorship: $40B from the pockets of US taxpayers, doled out by Trump as a personal favor to a billionaire crony.

US foreign policy is now just a series of handouts to Trump's pals, with us picking up the tab.

Eliana @otrodia.bsky.social · 17h

Wondering why? popular.info/p/trumps-arg...

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire

A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary

popular.info

20 39

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Sid Eschenbach @sid-eschenbach.bsky.social · 3h

How about we get the facts and convict the guilty first, hey? I'd personally like IDs from the victims before condemnation.

2 1 1

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 3h

In the US, domestic violence & rape are virtually never prosecuted. A 2025 report estimated *fewer than 4%* of rape cases result in conviction...most are unreported & those that are result mainly in persecution of the victim.
We live in a regime of gender terrorism.
www.nbcnews.com/specials/sex...

Less than 4% of sex crimes end in conviction, NBC News investigation shows

Data from eight major cities shows that less than 4% of sex crimes result in convictions.

www.nbcnews.com

2 24 60

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 3h

Lest anyone think that the Jim Crow comparison is overdrawn, observe what the seemingly mild phrase "decriminalize domestic violence actually means:" a man beats the 💩 out of his wife repeatedly, but the authorities shrug until he cuts her hands off with an ax.
hir.harvard.edu/putins-other...

2 12 34

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 3h

Note all the men in that photo of Epstein pals who are famous for preaching freedom & democracy: ppl like Noam Chomsky, ffs.

Much like the slave-owners who wrote "all MEN are created equal," it apparently never occurred to these men that their servant class should be included in their grand ideas.

2 3 37

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 3h

This is also the message of the Epstein files and the shutdown of the US federal government to prevent their release: it's not just to protect Trump, but also the myriad of men from all walks of life who willingly participated in the systematic exploitation and terrorization of girls and women.

Men whose names appear in the Epstein files. Noam Chomsky ffs.

1 11 46

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

"Chatbot, show me something that is the *opposite* of what a Republican would do to help the disadvantaged?"

Positive Black Content @miiriya.com · 1d

A man named Nicky Crawford transformed a school bus into a mobile laundry service for the homeless called “Flowing with Blessings” He teamed up with Georgia Tech engineering students and created the bus, which provides free laundry, showers, haircuts & meals for the homelessness

67 650 2.8K

Reposted by Killer Chipmunk

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 5h

If the chief executive can fund the military without the consent of the governed, we no longer have a republic but a monarchy.

My point isn't that I oppose military pay - I think Congress should readily agree to it - but that Congress MUST NOT BE LEFT OUT OF THE EQUATION.

13 88 330