Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 10h

Insurance rates up $2000.

Food benefits cut off.

Farmers unable to sell their crops.

Skyrocketing national debt.

$40 billion to Argentina.

America First!

570 5.2K 15K

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Just a deep, dark cesspool of corruption like we’ve never seen before in US history at every single agency and level of government. Republicans in Congress continue to ignore all of it and if people still care about having a Republic they will vote them out as soon as they can.

94 870 2.2K

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 10h

🧵 This reporting confirms my suspicion on why, based on reporting last week, the CIA's Deputy Director, Michael Ellis, installed himself as the agency's general counsel. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

www.nytimes.com

59 620 1.4K

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

NEW: No Kings is this Saturday, and here are my tips for how to mitigate anxiety in large crowds. Feel free to share! youtu.be/nxpkVk9TGgQ?...

NO KINGS! Tips for Protesting with PTS and Anxiety

YouTube video by MSW Media

youtu.be

120 1.7K 3.7K

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 10h

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

830 5K 19K

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

530 7.4K 17K

Reposted by LSeefeldt

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8h

“Not going to be great” is quite the understatement by Fox here.

Tweet by FactPost (@factpostnews) reading: “Fox: The tariffs, 10% for lumber, 25% for cabinets, vanities, upholstered furniture. On January 1st, the tariff for cabinets and vanities increase to 50%, all the rest of the furniture to 30%. The cost of building materials has increased 34%. There is a concern that this is not going to be great for the home buying industry.” Below is a Fox Business screenshot showing a reporter in a lumber workshop with the headline “New tariffs on furniture & lumber take effect.”

170 900 3.4K

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 10h

Proud to join this group of 39 Brown University alumni who are law professors in urging the university to reject the Trump-Vance presidency's enforced loyalty "compact": drive.google.com/file/d/1COIp...

4 69 510

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 10h

The layoffs were blocked by a court order on Wednesday, but the back and forth is taking a toll on a federal workforce already in turmoil.

“Can you imagine waiting more than 72 hours for confirmation that you lost your job?”

subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

POLITICO Pro: HHS explains why its CDC purge went too far

A federal court has temporarily blocked the layoffs, which targeted nearly 1,000 HHS employees, most of them at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

subscriber.politicopro.com

3 6

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10h

The Trump admin wants to make the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program — which has saved people from wars and persecution for generations — into a program to bring more Europeans into the United States who "oppos[e] mass migration."

The proposed changes would put new emphasis on whether applicants would be able to assimilate into the United States, directing them to take classes on “American history and values” and “respect for cultural norms.”

The proposals also advise Mr. Trump to prioritize Europeans who have been “targeted for peaceful expression of views online such as opposition to mass migration or support for ‘populist’ political parties.”

That appeared to be a reference to the European far-right political party Alternative for Germany, whose leaders have trivialized the Holocaust, revived Nazi slogans and denigrated foreigners. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany for trying to suppress the views of the group, which is known as the AfD.

A senior official said the Trump administration was monitoring the situation in Europe to determine whether anyone would be eligible for refugee status. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the plan had not been finalized.

14 64 180

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 10h

Federal workers are missing their paychecks because Trump and Speaker Johnson decided they’d rather plunge our government into a shutdown than address the healthcare crisis we all face.

Federal workers are still showing up, and we owe them better than they’re being treated right now.

4 24 86

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 12h

It took the US until 1965 to move to a national origins neutral system of selection for permanent immigration which we've been operating under. And 1980 until the US moved away from ideological exclusions to qualify for refugee status. Now he wants to roll it all the way back. I am so tired.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13h

asylum but only for racists apparently www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

www.nytimes.com

1 35 120

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11h

"It is ridiculous that antifa has become this boogeyman. If they're going to tell us they are going to find the founder of Antifa, isn't the founder of Antifa...Winston Churchill? FDR? Didn't they lead a war against fascism? Wasn't that anti-fascism?" - me
zeteo.com/p/mehdi-conn...

510 3.4K 11K

LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 10h

#NoKings

Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 10h

We’re just days away from #NoKings Day, and over 2,500 protests planned in all 50 states and across the world.

October 18 is going to be the biggest day of nonviolent protest in US history — because Courage is contagious.

social.demcast.com/s/OdkDUOeQ

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 10h

NEW: The federal health office that runs the Title X family planning program was wiped out on Friday, but workers there remained in the dark until today because layoff notices were sent to email accounts they had already been locked out of.
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

POLITICO Pro: HHS explains why its CDC purge went too far

A federal court has temporarily blocked the layoffs, which targeted nearly 1,000 HHS employees, most of them at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

subscriber.politicopro.com

2 76 130

LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 10h

Way to go small town Shawna, WI!

Julie J @j1j2.bsky.social · 10h

NO KINGS
Shawano Wisconsin
Saturday, October 18

TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 22d

#NOKINGS
#NoDictators
#Wisconsin
NO KINGS
Shawano Wisconsin
Saturday, October 18
11am – 12pm CDT
Meet at Franklin Park and march to Shawano County Courthouse (0.4 mile walk)
Meet at 235 S Washington St, Shawano and march to
311 N Main St,
Shawano, WI 54166
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Defend The Vote @dtvpac.bsky.social · 10h

For nearly 60 years, the Voting Rights Act has been our nation’s most powerful tool to ensure everyone, especially communities of color, has an equal say in shaping the decisions that affect their lives – from the cost of groceries to access to health care.
wedefendthevote.org/defend-the-v...

Defend The Vote Statement on Lousiana v Callais - Defend The Vote

Today’s Supreme Court oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais may determine whether the Voting Rights Act can still protect voters from racial discrimination, or whether it will be gutted beyond recogn...

wedefendthevote.org

1 10 17

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 1d

Is this YOUR AMerica???

#Nokings
#noICE
#democracy

2 61 140

Reposted by LSeefeldt

Lisa Catara (official)💎 @lisa-catara.bsky.social · 20h

Planned obsolescence.

"They just don't make things like they used to."

7 17 34

Reposted by LSeefeldt

The DSR Network @thedsrnetwork.bsky.social · 10h

Predatory behavior and incoherence are the two words that come to mind when thinking about Trump's foreign policy. @stephenwalt.bsky.social joins @djrothkopf.bsky.social, @rosabrooks.bsky.social, and @kschake.bsky.social to discuss. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

youtu.be/tOHiPrV4-T8

13 23

LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 10h

Glad to see Orlando International Airport isn’t currently airing this blatant violation of the Hatch Act. #Florida

LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 11h

youtube.com/shorts/XoaSe...

There Is Nothing More American than Standing Against Kings

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

youtube.com

LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 11h

#NoKings
youtube.com/watch?v=rSy8...

No Kings (Again!) – A Revolutionary Musical | The Founders Rise for the No Kings Protest

YouTube video by John D. Cundle

youtube.com

LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 11h

youtube.com/watch?v=7FQN...

Is Trump Planning a Military Takeover? | Professor David Noll

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

youtube.com

Reposted by LSeefeldt

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h

Supercut of comments from Republicans today alone about the No Kings rallies taking place this weekend. This has to be some of the worst, and most anti-American, coordinated messaging of all time.

360 810 2.5K