Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted

Micah @rincewind.run · 3h

"republican staffers are all literal nazis" is less of a groupchat thing and more of a posting on main thing at this point

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10h

X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate."
3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025

3 160 850

Reposted

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 3h

Democrats shouldn't let go of these Young Republican messages.

Have the right-wing defend it. The VP, JD Vance, already has, and the talking points have been delivered to the MAGA base.

They keep deflecting and doing both sides, but nothing is comparable.

Just keep it in the news.

11 210 730

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 2h

TV used to mimic America

America now mimics TV

Reposted

Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 3h

A militarization of the domestic space of the state

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 3h

NEW: Southeast Chicago, Tuesday October 14, 2025.

Welcome to Donald Trump’s America. If there isn’t a domestic warzone, manufacture one.

Fascism.

📸 Credit to local Chicago freelance photographer Matthew Kaplan for all these images.

A masked armed agent points a pepper gun at protestors. Photo credit to Matthew Kaplan

A fed Pokice officer wearing a gas masks is surrounded by smoke and it’ll about to throw a tear gas cannister. Photo credit to Matthew Kaplan

Around 20 masked armed agents are seen with guns drawn, surrounded by smoke, about to advance on local residents. Photo credit to Matthew Kaplan

A local resident is seen being knelt on and cuffed in the background as two armed Police with automatic weapons are seen standing in the foreground. Photo credit to Matthew Kaplan

4 8

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 2h

Mustn't Grumble

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 3h

The Brexit Surcharge

All the extra paperwork & general time wasting queues don't come cheap

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 4h

"There is no doubt that the impact of Brexit has been severe and long-lasting", Rachel Reeves tells Sky News, as she suggests that taxes will now have to go up as a result to "make sure the numbers add up".

1 1 5

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 3h

She should put a figure on it - The Brexit surcharge

1 12

Reposted

Rick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · 3h

The Sudetenland argument.

Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 3h

Russia has long claimed that “Russia has a duty to protect its compatriots abroad” and used this narrative to justify invasions of Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine & set conditions to justify possible Russian aggression against NATO in the future.

understandingwar.org/research/rus...

4 7

Reposted

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

320 2.2K 4.3K

Reposted

uk-news.bsky.social @uk-news.bsky.social · 8h

NI customers paying more post-Brexit, says catering firm boss

https://www.europesays.com/uk/500101/

BBC Andrew Lynas said it was “difficult to figure out” the Windsor Framework It is “reality” that the…#uk #news #uknews

NI customers paying more post-Brexit, says catering firm boss - United Kingdom

BBC

www.europesays.com

1

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 13h

Precisely

bsky.app/profile/tada...

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · Jul 13

Part of the problem is that if Starmer et al come clean & explain why Brexit is the shit show (on every metric) it is - & the lies with which the vote was won, the 40billion it cost the economy etc etc

Ppl may reasonably ask - even ppl conned into voting for it "why did you allow it"

1 3

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 14h

You probably need an update of the De Nazification program of the late 40's / 50's West Germany

2

Reposted

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14h

Donald Trump is giving $20 billion of taxpayer money to Argentina – to help his political ally stay in power and bail out Wall Street hedge funds – while Americans at home can't afford health care or groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

88 700 2.2K

Reposted

Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 14h

It is to the shame of all the male reporters in the room that they do not immediately leave

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

140 840 3.8K

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 14h

Essentially a De-Nazification program, like 1950's West Germany

2

Reposted

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 15h

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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

81 1.1K 3.9K

Reposted

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 15h

Some bad news for that brand of Dem that still thinks there's some more reasonable GOP leadership out there that will eventually take the reins back...

‘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

7 56 200

Reposted

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 15h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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

120 1.1K 3.6K

Reposted

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20h

Yes, color me shocked.

850 4.7K 13K

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 16h

But also crucially from my experience of my children's peers & friends (19 > 28) certainly not their age group they all seem pretty sorted

1

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 16h

Yes, I would probably quibble at "really"

I think you have a committed core then an over credulous rump

1

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 20h

bsky.app/profile/just...

Justice Everyman @justiceeveryman.bsky.social · 2d

@sturdyalex.bsky.social Christopher Hitchens once said to Sean Hannity “you give me the awful impression, I hate to have to say it, of someone who hasn’t read any of the arguments against your position ever.“

2

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 20h

They have 0 to offer my 5 kids, literally nothing

I can't tell you much less of a fvck they give about flags & all the other culture war stuff

bsky.app/profile/tada...

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 1d

My 5 university educated ambitious aspirational children, the elder two who have left & are in high paying jobs don't see anything in the Tories that would get their vote (old school targets voters) - literally nothing

They are just not interested in flags on signpost & the rest of the CW shit

1 4

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 21h

"not even wrong"

tadaaa.bsky.social @tadaaa.bsky.social · 21h

"not even wrong"

1