Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 36m

Hahaha!

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 37m

Because Trump Says it.

Reposted by David Harvey

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 10h

“WTF With Marc Maron” wrapped its 16-year run yesterday. David Sims on Maron’s “brash, chatty” podcasting approach that has been “much copied, if never quite equaled”:

The Radical Empathy of a Low-Key Chat Show

Marc Maron’s podcast, which just wrapped its 16-year run, showed us what human connection could really look like.

bit.ly

3 15 95

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 51m

This.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 4h

The crash of 1929 remains the most significant—and largely misunderstood—financial disaster in modern history. And few people today “perceive the remarkable parallels between that era and today’s political and economic climate,” Andrew Ross Sorkin writes.

The Lesson of 1929

Debt is the almost singular through line behind every major financial crisis.

bit.ly

1 1

Reposted by David Harvey

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13h

D’Angelo — the soul singer, songwriter and producer who died on Tuesday at 51 — released three studio albums of genre-crossing music. Here are 14 essential songs that show his extraordinary musical scope.

D’Angelo: 14 Essential Songs

The soul singer, songwriter and producer, who died on Tuesday at 51, released three studio albums of meticulously constructed, vocally ambitious, genre-crossing music.

nyti.ms

2 27 94

Reposted by David Harvey

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11h

By 3 p.m. Tuesday, downtown Los Angeles had recorded 1.27 inches of rain from the storm. Last October, the city measured no rain. nyti.ms/4hceQQi

California Forecast: Los Angeles Records More Than a Month’s Rain in a Day

The rare October storm could cause mudslides and debris flow, forecasters said. Some residents have been urged to evacuate.

nyti.ms

4 13 52

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 58m

Trump's America.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10h

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

nyti.ms

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 1h

Future Nazis of the GOP.

Politico @politico.com · 17h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘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

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 1h

Keep Suing the Bastards!

Politico @politico.com · 14h

Arizona's attorney general threatened legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.

www.politico.com

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 1h

Eliminating the Civil Rights Voting Act has been a Project of Chief Justice John Roberts for Decades.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h

The Supreme Court is considering a case that could eliminate a key provision in the Voting Rights Act and reduce minority representation in Congress, reshaping the House in a way that hasn’t been seen in decades.

Supreme Court once again eyes overturning key part of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court is considering a Louisiana redistricting case that could determine whether states are required to draw majority Black and Latino districts.

www.washingtonpost.com

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 1h

You Knew this was Coming.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h

National immigrant rights advocates worry that the Trump administration is increasingly targeting DACA recipients, undermining the protections intended for them.

Amid anti-immigrant policies and DACA limbo, ‘dreamer’ chefs speak out

Michelin-starred chefs and food truck operators alike face an uncertain future as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients.

www.washingtonpost.com

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 1h

Bub-Bye Alex Jones.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shoot...

wapo.st

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 1h

Because he's bailing out a right wing Autocrat.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12h

President Donald Trump acknowledged a $20 billion bailout for Argentina would not primarily serve American interests, testing the patience of domestic farmers who have yet to receive their own relief from Trump’s trade war.

Trump says U.S. won’t benefit from $20 billion bailout for Argentina

By his own account, Trump is offering $20 billion to Argentina to help its politically aligned president, Javier Milei, who faces a possible financial crisis and a legislative election on Oct. 26.

www.washingtonpost.com

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 1h

Trump's America.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11h

Employees who help regulate hazardous waste. Inspectors who check the quality of federal housing. An office that makes sure students with disabilities get the help they need.

These are among the targets of the Trump administration’s latest round of federal layoffs. https://wapo.st/471cD6V

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 1h

I Love Portland!

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h

Portland-based streamer Brooks Brown and a few of his friends created Operation Inflation, an organization providing puff-up costumes to those protesting the crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

How inflatable frog suits became the protest fashion statement of the year

Costumes have been worn as political symbols for decades, but animal outfits have become especially popular at anti-ICE demonstrations in Portland, Oregon.

www.washingtonpost.com

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 1h

Hahaha! Excellent!

David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 1h

So Trump is going to send US Troops to Gaza to go after Hamas? If he does his poll numbers will drop sharply.

President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. could step in to disarm Hamas — “quickly and perhaps violently” — if the organization did not do so itself

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...