Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 2h

Where do those fines go? Imagine if they were channelled to help the poor, homeless, sick or to pay off education loans.

U.S. Industries With the Most Fines, Ranked

What are the U.S. industries with the most fines? Finance & healthcare top the $283B in penalties handed out between 2020–2024.

www.visualcapitalist.com

1

Reposted by ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ

Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 3h

5 84 170

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 2h

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 3h

Wednesday sunset.

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 3h

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 4h

Read all about it.
' Court documents, filed by Nuzzi and seen by CNN, also claimed that RFJ Jr told Nuzzi that he wanted to “possess,” “control,” and “impregnate” her. '

Olivia Nuzzi to release book about secret ‘relationship’ with RFK Jr.

A source claimed that Nuzzi ‘bombarded’ Kennedy with ‘pornographic’ images, but she claims he said that he wanted to ‘impregnate’ her

www.independent.co.uk

1

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 4h

China is just getting on with becoming No1 in everything. The country was a 'basket case' in the 1970's, producing cheap plastic toys, bad products. Not now.

Western Executives Shaken After Visiting China

Western executives warn that China's heavily roboticized manufacturing industry could quickly leave the West behind.

futurism.com

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 5h

Security seems to be extremely bad when it comes to data transmitted by satellites. With a few hundred dollars of hardware you could collect it, read it, use it.

Researchers Alarmed to Discover Satellites Broadcasting Unencrypted Military Secrets

Using an $800 consumer satellite dish, researchers were able to pick up text messages, industrial data, military chatter, and more.

futurism.com

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 6h

Hugleikur Dagsson cartoon.

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 6h

Taipei Times
Editorial Cartoon
October 15, 2025

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 8h

Israeli propaganda and misinformation is hard at work negating its deliberate starving of Palestinians in Gaza. It's still genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

No, the UNRWA chief did not say there was no famine in Gaza

Israeli authorities claimed that UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini admitted there was no famine in Gaza and that the territory held sufficient food reserves for three months. However, these quotes were…

www.france24.com

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 8h

China laying down its fourth aircraft carrier while its third is still undergoing sea trials.

China building fourth aircraft carrier: Report

China is on track to launch its fourth aircraft carrier, signaling a significant leap in its naval endeavors. With the Fujian nearing operational status after successful sea trials, the nation's fleet...

m.economictimes.com

Reposted by ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ

Silly Sally 💙💙💙 @caturday62.bsky.social · 1d

43 450 940

Reposted by ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17h

Cartoon by @edwexler.bsky.social.

140 2.2K 6.2K

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 12h

More 'special' treatment for Maxwell in her 'soft' prison.

Mystery meetings and lockdowns: Maxwell’s arrival at Texas prison unsettled inmates

Maxwell had a mysterious meeting in the prison’s chapel that prevented other inmates from getting their outdoor time, per the report

www.independent.co.uk

1 1

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 13h

The FIFA World Cup 2026 should not be held in fascist USA with Trumps authoritarian regime. It will become a 'Nuremberg rally' for Trump and his sychophants with the teams as pawns.

World Cup 2026: Tickets, weather, format, kick-off times, qualifiers

England have secured their place at the 2026 World Cup and this is all you need to know about next summer's tournament.

www.bbc.com

1

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 13h

Fascist USA, an authoritarian terrorist state.

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 14h

These strikes are illegal for about 7 reasons:
1. Not self-defense
2. No (or any) Congressional authorization
3. No evidence of criminal wrongdoing
4. Occurred in int'l waters
5. No open state of hostilities
6. Criminal groups are not terrorists legally
7. No id on people killed or group targeted

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

www.nytimes.com

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 13h

Practical assistance for the Palestinians of Gaza.

Turkiye dispatches ship with 900 tonnes of food for Gaza

Under the new ceasefire, the Turkish ship, the Akdeniz, is sailing to Egypt's El-Arish port with food supplies for Gaza.

www.aljazeera.com

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 13h

🇺🇸 Young Republicans.
' 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 driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. '

‘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

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 14h

via CSotD:
The Man Who Would Be King. The Daily Cartoonist
by Mike Peterson
October 14, 2025.
(www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...)

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 14h

The New Yorker
Daily Cartoon
By Adam Douglas Thompson
October 14, 2025

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 14h

Trump being childish again.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15h

Marco Rubio's State Department has revoked visas for six foreigners for making comments critical of Charlie Kirk. The move appears to have come on orders from Trump.

US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last m...

apnews.com

Reposted by ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ

Human Rights Foundation (HRF) @hrf.org · 16h

Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights.”

1 2 1

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 14h

If you think Fascism is bad wait until AI controls your every second.

Big Tech deploys Orwellian doublespeak to mask its democratic corrosion | Peter Lewis

As AI asserts its power to shape social evolution, regulation is decried as ‘state control’ rather than the expression of our collective will

www.theguardian.com

ᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 14h

AI Techbros have lost touch in their blinkered obsession for AGI and are breaking everything, including us.

Computing Is Indeed a Discipline in Crisis – Communications of the ACM

cacm.acm.org