Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 33m

It was a good interview, but only in that Bernie and AOC were spitting rapid-fire cold hard facts. Collins was … well, a CNN employee.

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 46m

Bernie Sanders And AOC Destroy Kaitlin Collins At CNN Town Hall

www.politicususa.com

Bernie Sanders And AOC Destroy Kaitlin Collins At CNN Town Hall

twp.ai

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 6h

It’s all about the harassment and stoking fear and terror into the general populace with an eye toward gaining the public’s compliance for fear that they may be next, and inuring them to a perpetual police and/or paramilitary presence to enforce that compliance.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h

PROOF Letitia James is innocent, and ICE blatantly defies a court order and it's captured ON VIDEO. Check out the latest here: www.youtube.com/live/8oJvw7F...

LIVE: Trump Case Against NY AG IMPLODES INSTANTLY with NEW PROOF

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

www.youtube.com

2

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 7h

I guarantee that at some point, a Republican congressman's sexbot chat history is going to get leaked.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

Definitely nothing can go wrong with OpenAI having a full record of your sexy chatbot interactions.

1

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 7h

They want to control the narrative. Protests are loud messages critical of The Regime, which goes against the narrative they want to paint that these people are terrorists, blue states are war zones, and only Trump and the GOP can deal with these manufactured crises. Protests break that spell.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

It really is bizarre to me that every single member of GOP House leadership & the admin has decided their coordinated talking point this week is that the No Kings demonstrations this Sat are essentially acts of domestic terrorism. Are they that afraid of free & peaceful assembly?

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 8h

Because part of her job will involve being the 218th vote necessary to force a vote on the release of the Epstein files, and that's the last thing they want. That's why Mike Johnson told the GOP half of the House to stay away from DC, and why Trump has told his half of the Senate not to bargain.

1

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 8h

Orders received.

Err ... I mean ...

Betty has a pretty dress. The bats have vacated the belfry. I seem to have misplaced my favourite fascinator.

Rob Roy (he/him) @robertroy.bsky.social · 8h

Important

4

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 8h

So what's Trump getting out of this? It must be pretty damn sweet to double the bailout. Maybe a good chunk of the country's beachfront property on which to build the "paradise" it doesn't look like he'll be able to build in the ruins of Gaza.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 9h

What the fuck are we doing?

1 1

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 8h

If that were me, I'd confirm who it was, and if it's ICE, I'd politely but firmly and well within their earshot ask the waiter/ess/counter staff for a to-go box, because the atmosphere in there just got really fashy.

7

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 8h

Absolutely this. The media and the right's narrative paint a very different picture from the reality on the ground. I haven't seen any data to support this, but I strongly suspect that Trump and the GOP have caused the Overton window to start shifting markedly left — and not just in America.

Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 1d

It feels like the political overton window has shifted far to the Right because the wealth class controls our media and owns our politicians.

Meanwhile, the vast, vast majority of people belong to what would now be portrayed as “the extreme Left.”

It’s a perception game and narrative control.

2 3

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 9h

No skin off my nose. We're seeing more and more Canadian alternatives turn up on shelves as our domestic producers are able to expand their markets thanks to this boycott. Frankly, it's a win/win for us.

2

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 9h

I can see that, Vapid Response 47. Just look at all those people clamouring to penetrate his reek zone in order to get a picture with The Great Peacemaker.

Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1d

The people of Portland and Chicago were unavailable for comment on "THE PRESIDENT OF PEACE."

They're all busy protesting the war he has declared on their cities.

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 9h

Welcome to Finding Out, assholes. I hope your Fuck Around phase was worth it.

Just George Oh🦇🎃👻🐈‍⬛🕸️ @timmytwoshirts.bsky.social · 15h

Aww, sorry bud. You're all Charlie Kirk, I guess 🤣🖕
Must suck to suck

BREAKING: A young man caught in a new Politico exposé of Young Republicans' group chat where they call for fascism, abuse women, and support H*tler was FIRED. Another just got his job offer rescinded. 👏 GOOD. Consequences. More to come

1

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 9h

Love the phrasing, CNN. Makes us sound so brutal. But the fact of the matter is, yes, we ARE hurting innocent businesses who did nothing to us. Because, see, that's the point of an economic boycott. We boycott your products, you then direct blame and put pressure on the cause: Trump & his tariffs.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 14h

CNN - Canada’s ‘boycott America’ movement is hurting innocent bystanders. #cdnpoli
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

Canada’s ‘boycott America’ movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

www.cnn.com

1 6 9

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 10h

Bette is a legend, and this just reinforces why.

Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 10h

This is brilliant 👌🏼
Stephen Colbert: the hero who never kissed the orange ass 😅

Thank god for you, Ms. Midler!

2 2 4

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 10h

I'm sure the system will survive, but it will necessarily need to change and adapt to fix the deficiencies that allowed this to happen in the first place. This is why I hope that, sooner rather than later, the Dems can secure a House+Senate supermajority so they can actually make that happen.

baldingmars.bsky.social @baldingmars.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you. You're right, it will take decades to unto what that Felon and his MAGA minions have done (if our system of government survives).

1 1

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 10h

Says the Republican who doesn't want it to work the other way round. Hochul is holding strong, and she should continue to do so. A reminder that, per capita, NY is a bigger donor state than California, so if they decided it was time to start withholding...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

CNN: Are you okay with the president's threat here about pulling more federal funding from NYC if Mamdani is elected?

MIKE LAWLER: This is obviously a moment where New York needs to also work with the federal government. You gotta work with the administration.

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 10h

Carney's strategic partnerships and investments are forming the basis for a huge shift in global trade, not just in terms of product, but in the systems and the methods that make and support those products, putting Canada in a prime position to shift the balance of economic power away from the US.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 16h

Canada OUTPLAYED the US - and the Netherlands is LOVING it! #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-p...

Canada OUTPLAYED the US - and the Netherlands is LOVING it!

YouTube video by House of El

www.youtube.com

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 12h

Anthropomorphic. That's a big word for a GOP rep. But I suppose being a humanoid sewer rat himself, it's one he'd have to be familiar with.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Rep. Pat Harrigan: "This No Kings rally -- that's the blue hair, anthropomorphic experiment that's gonna happen up here in Washington DC."

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 12h

Funny how countries you are economically and, in some cases, politically hostile to don't want to buy anything from you any more, isn't it?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

First there was the Opium Wars. Now we have the Cooking Oil War.

2 2

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 13h

It's not so much him y'all need to worry about it. It's all the people propping him up, Weekend at Bernie's-style, who are really running the show from the shadows you need to focus on. If Trump goes, they'll just shove their hands up Vance's ass and Muppet him around.

M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16h

Jasmine Crockett Drops Another
Chump Truth Bomb.......

1

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 13h

I'm sorry you were turned down, especially given the current regime, but I do hope you guys make it through this hellscape and come out the other end bound and determined in unity to never let this insanity darken Lady Liberty's torch again. It's gonna take *years* to fix this damage.

1 1

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 13h

Jacob's doing good work here, speaking truth to power and exposing the lies behind ICE ICE Barbie's propaganda videos. Which puts him at risk of persecution (and frivolous prosecution) from this regime. But I applaud his work and hope he can continue it as long as this propaganda proliferates.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

1 1

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 13h

We see you, PP. Just because you were the big odds-on favourite to win the election when you were running against Trudeau doesn't mean we actually like you. It just means we didn't want him any more and there were no other viable alternatives until Carney showed up, and when he did, you tanked hard.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 16h

PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦 💯 seen as calm and rational; Poilievre as arrogant and hot-tempered. #cdnpoli
cultmtl.com/2025/10/mark...

Mark Carney seen as calm and rational; Pierre Poilievre as arrogant and hot-tempered

A new study by Spark Insights has found that Mark Carney is seen as the more calm and rational leader, while Pierre Poilievre is seen as more arrogant and hot-tempered.

cultmtl.com

1 1

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 13h

Welcome to Canada, some of you, take off, eh? to the rest of you. For those joining us, your complimentary maple leaf toques, bottle of maple syrup, and coupons for a free double-double at Timmy's will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 1d

Every U.S. state wants to be part of Canada now, so I’m reviewing their applications.

Fifty states, one verdict per state.

Some get approved, some get roasted, and all get the full Canadian treatment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv-D...

50 States, 1 Verdict.

YouTube video by Tod Maffin

www.youtube.com

1 2

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 13h

It isn't a government at all, not in any sense Americans are directly familiar with. It's a dictatorship. Trump doesn't want to govern, he wants to rule with unlimited power, and he has plenty of enablers to help him try to achieve that goal.

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 14h

A government that targets citizens against fascism and dictatorships, isn’t a government worth keeping.