Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1h

What could have been.. 😞

(Happy birthday, Gus!)

Reposted by Thomas Ley

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 4h

I don't know how many times to point out that is absolutely ghoulish and non-consensual and disgusting behavior.
To exploit the image of a dead woman who was also exploited in real life so you can live out your momentary fantasies of "what is possible" with AI is bad science journalism, also.
Sick.

October 10, 2025

4 min read

Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Happen Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Screenshot includes an AI generated image of what looks like a human cross between Daenaerys Targaryen and Marilyn Monroe on the back of a dragon.

12 130 560

Reposted by Thomas Ley

stevethdemocrat @stevethdemocrat.bsky.social · 13h

Which always brings me to this 👇🏼

3 15 35

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 9h

Mein Gott, das ist ja schlimmer als ich dachte. Das ist kein Journalismus mehr, das ist nur noch ein Witz. youtube.com/shorts/1Pd5b...

See Trump’s text exchange with Jake Tapper

YouTube video by CNN

youtube.com

2 1 2

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 9h

Trump‘s right. Egypt‘s murder rate is four and a half times lower than that of the USA (1.3 deaths per 100.000 people vs. 5.8). Because they don’t play games and have strict gun control.

3

Reposted by Thomas Ley

DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 9h

Trump pressures world leaders to abandon the energy transition in favor of a U.S.-led fossil fuel resurgence.

Indian officials have calculated that renewable energy provides a cheaper and more reliable alternative.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The real winners of Trump’s attack on clean energy aren’t American

U.S. politics are undercutting clean energy at the same time economics are propelling it forward globally. Can the U.S. afford to sit this out?

www.washingtonpost.com

7 20 120

Reposted by Thomas Ley

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 14h

Der Krieg ist zuende, weil Gaza dem Erdboden gleichgemacht ist. Biden hatte im Dezember einen Waffenstillstand erreicht, der im Januar in Kraft trat und hielt, samt Geiselbefreiungen und humanitärer Hilfe - bis März, als Trump-Freund Bibi die Bombardements wieder aufnahm.

2 1 4

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 11h

Ja. Wenn. Ich glaube nicht daran.

2

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 11h

Wir haben viele solche Bilder gesehen. Erinnert sich jemand an Alaska? An die Zerstörung der iranischen Atomanlagen? Trumps Aussenpolitik ist impulsiv, oberflächlich, Pfuscharbeit. Es bleibt kaum was übrig - ausser Milliarden an Bestechungsgeldern aus den Golfstaaten auf den Konten des Trump-Clans.

1 1

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 13h

Er könnte sich ja auch mal fragen, warum Buben so sind. Warum sie so schnell mit sich zufrieden sind und sich nicht mit dem Rest der Klasse (i.e. Mädchen) messen wollen, sondern nur mit dem Oberbandenführer..

2

Reposted by Thomas Ley

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 14h

Trump gab Netanjahu grünes Licht "to finish the job". Ich geb ihm keinen Milimeter Kredit für diesen, wie auch immer beständigen Waffenstillstand. www.youtube.com/shorts/XVz-5...

Trump tells Israel to ‘finish the job’ against Hamas

YouTube video by CNN

www.youtube.com

1 2

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 14h

Vor allem folgert sich seine vorgeschlagene Abhilfe überhaupt nicht logisch aus seiner Diagnose. Wenn Buben so unkooperativ und gleichzeitig so schnell mit sich zufrieden sind - warum soll sich das ändern, wenn man einen auf Wettkampf macht?

1

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 14h

Trump gab Netanjahu grünes Licht "to finish the job". Ich geb ihm keinen Milimeter Kredit für diesen, wie auch immer beständigen Waffenstillstand. www.youtube.com/shorts/XVz-5...

Trump tells Israel to ‘finish the job’ against Hamas

YouTube video by CNN

www.youtube.com

1 2

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 14h

Der Krieg ist zuende, weil Gaza dem Erdboden gleichgemacht ist. Biden hatte im Dezember einen Waffenstillstand erreicht, der im Januar in Kraft trat und hielt, samt Geiselbefreiungen und humanitärer Hilfe - bis März, als Trump-Freund Bibi die Bombardements wieder aufnahm.

2 1 4

Reposted by Thomas Ley

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 17h

Trump received the COVID vaccine after telling everyone else not to. After RFK posted so much against vaccines on social media that many in the UK pushed against it. 13 million clinically vulnerable still have no vaccines in the UK.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

www.cnn.com

2 16 33

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 16h

Die drei Pfeile melden sich selten. Aber wenn, dann ist es immer gut. youtu.be/Kh0el8phS_o?...

The Myth of Charlie Kirk

YouTube video by Three Arrows

youtu.be

1 4

Reposted by Thomas Ley

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 19h

God bless the hostages. Giving thanks for their release and mourning those who were murdered in custody.

15 120 1.3K

Reposted by Thomas Ley

Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 16h

Seven living hostages freed by Hamas ‘now in Israeli custody’

Hamas has said 20 living hostages will be exchanged for more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Seven living hostages freed by Hamas ‘now in Israeli custody’ | BreakingNews

Hamas has said 20 living hostages will be exchanged for more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

www.breakingnews.ie

1

Reposted by Thomas Ley

Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 1d

This is why the costumes are honestly brilliant. Ngo, who has never said a truthful thing in his entire life (remember the concrete milkshake?) now has to convince people inflatable Sesame Street and animal costumes are violent terrorists.

Sometimes you just need an image too silly to demonize.

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 1d

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

49 560 2.4K

Reposted by Thomas Ley

Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 1d

Ireland has a population of 5m and we've a waiting list approaching 15 years. Why? Because their mandatory, archaic and traumatic psychiatric and psychological assessments are a deliberate bottleneck to ensure as few people as possible can access healthcare a nurse can do!

Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 1d

The ‘Transit’ gender clinic in Spain has a 3 WEEK waiting list! 😳😳😳

It covers a population of 8 million, (equivalent to the population of Scotland & Wales combined, or 1/7th of the population of England) It has a total of 43 staff, a majority of whom are part-time, working 6-7 hours per week!

Trans health waiting lists are a political choice

I’m just back from an awesome trans healthcare conference in Norway (blog on that to follow). Here I wanted to share information from a presentation by the founder of the transit trans health…

growinguptransgender.com

5 240 630

Reposted by Thomas Ley

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinated how the guy who made superstars of Matt Walsh, Candace Owens, Jordan Peterson, and Michael Knowles thought that unfettered racism and every phobia in existence wouldn't eventually include anti-semitism

Ben Shapiro warns that conspiratorial right is taking over social media

260 920 4.8K

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1d

What a sad post. And what a sad publication the Atlantic has become.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 1d

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

1 2

Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1d

3

Reposted by Thomas Ley

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d

Ultimately what you people are doing is just Vibe Analysis: taking two things that you feel certain should be related and asserting they are, without the barest hint of an actual useful model of how they interact, which could be used to make predictions or understand the world. It’s bad thinking!

4 2 38

Reposted by Thomas Ley

Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 1d

The GOP is falling apart, but unfortunately they’re taking everyone down with them.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Republicans in disarray over how to end their shutdown

The Republican Party has devolved into a circular firing squad as its government shutdown enters its second week, with GOP leaders struggling to stay on message to avoid ...

www.dailykos.com

1 16 40