Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by MarySez

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 6h

Un-presidented brass band at city hall in Portland tonight celebrating the release of their clarinet player from federal custody

120 1.1K 4.1K

Reposted by MarySez

Travis @coloradotravis.bsky.social · 6h

“If the democrats don’t let us be unchecked lords of America we are going to defund everything they enjoy, like for example continuing to have a society.”

Hm. I’m gonna have to go ahead and say, in the spirit of the Founding Fathers, go fuck yourselves.

7 51 270

Reposted by MarySez

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h

We can’t pay air traffic controllers during the shutdown, making us less safe, but we can send $40 billion to bail out Argentina.

Make it make sense.

140 1.2K 2.7K

Reposted by MarySez

NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 12h

🚨The Pentagon has revoked press badges from nearly every major outlet after reporters refused to sign a gag order criminalizing national security coverage. The Press Association calls it “a dark day for press freedom.” Every dictatorship starts by silencing the press—and it’s happening now.

8 80 240

Reposted by MarySez

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

CHICAGO: “Feds chased a car through a residential neighborhood… intentionally crashed into the car.. responded to the crowd by hurling smoke grenades, shooting pepper balls and deploying 3 rounds of tear gas with children & seniors in the area…” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

97 790 1.3K

Reposted by MarySez

Patrick Bigger @pmbigger.bsky.social · 23h

Increasing military budgets as part of rising great-power competition is a disaster across multiple fronts: for the victims of wars, for an already burning planet, and for workers who don’t see real benefits from military conflict. New from me & @transitionsec.bsky.social co-director Khem Rogaly

All Guns and No Butter on a Burning Planet

The insatiable demands of the military industrial complex are a barrier to human flourishing on a livable planet.

jacobin.com

9 65 200

Reposted by MarySez

Jacob Harris @jacobharr.is · 11h

Russell Vought says we need to illegally shut down the CFPB because it’s terrorizing small mom-and-pop lenders. The CFPB only regulates lenders with assets worth more than $10 billion. The amount of blatant spinning and lying in this administration is disgusting

4 53 150

Reposted by MarySez

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21h

When a nation that started as colony for convicts decides that you are too troublesome to let in, that should be a sobering wake up call.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 21h

Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens has lost her bid to enter Australia after the country’s highest court backed the government’s decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could “incite discord” in the community.

Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia

The country’s highest court backed the government’s decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could “incite discord” in the community.

nbcnews.to

50 190 1K

Reposted by MarySez

Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 9h

I’m sorry what? They’re no longer gonna pay doctors for senior citizens Medicare anyone over 65?

5 13 26

Reposted by MarySez

Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 18h

6 150 660

Reposted by MarySez

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 10h

It's not Weimar Germany, it's failing Second Republic Spain. That's my thought.

5 6 63

Reposted by MarySez

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

AOC: When one party wants the votes of another party. You negotiate, you come to a compromise and you pass a bill. That is schoolhouse rock. And that is how things should be

91 1.5K 6.7K

Reposted by MarySez

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Johnson could end the government shutdown and release the Epstein files today if he wanted to.

93 610 2.4K

Reposted by MarySez

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

⚠️ ALERT: YouTube is currently experiencing a global service outage. As a result, you may encounter issues watching our videos, including live streams, on the platform.

140 350 1.2K

Reposted by MarySez

SeaTea @tierno158.bsky.social · 9h

Don't cry for me Argentina... Just give me $40 billion in unappropriated taxpayer funds.

5 41 110

Reposted by MarySez

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 9h

LOLLL more: www.npr.org/2025/10/15/n...

5 25 110

Reposted by MarySez

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

It should be a litmus test for Democratic presidential primary candidates whether they will restore the White House and DC public properties to exactly the way they were before the Palm Beach lounge lizard decided to turn it into Mar-a-Lago meets 1936 Nuremberg.

830 2.5K 9.3K

Reposted by MarySez

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10h

Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.

Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

270 2.6K 14K

Reposted by MarySez

putawomanincharge.bsky.social @putawomanincharge.bsky.social · 9h

youtube.com/shorts/bYvQy...

Smart little sweetie
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Little Philosopher Explains Love.

YouTube video by GROWTH™

youtube.com

1 1

Reposted by MarySez

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 11h

Every day, I remind myself that I'm as young as I'll ever be. I don't waste time thinking about what "could have been." Whatever it is...it wasn't. I focus on the fact that I've got as much spring in my step as I'm ever going to have...and I milk it for every damn drop I can get.

#Fight

60 220 1.3K

Reposted by MarySez

Rebba.bsky.social @rebba.bsky.social · 11h

Leak the Epstein files. If they refuse to swear in the respected 218th Vote Arizona Adelita Grijalva, then release the files and just leak them. Make a mistake...
Ooopsie!!!

33 220 910

Reposted by MarySez

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 20h

Two odd moments today already at the U.S. Capitol. A staffer tried to stop me from taking pictures at a news conference outside - seemingly thinking I wasn't a reporter. Then a fellow reporter wanted to ask me questions, believing I was Rep. Paul Gosar R-AZ.

18 29 240

Reposted by MarySez

Dave Min @daveminca.bsky.social · 12h

Still waiting for the self proclaimed party of “law and order” to say something about the fact that the President of the United States has illegally deployed troops across the nation. Straight out of the authoritarian playbook.

13 80 310

Reposted by MarySez

gretchen @boxofmillipedes.bsky.social · 1d

becoming increasingly worried that young people today don't know about Jim Croce. what are they even learning in schools

12 3 71