Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by UDHCMH

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20m

Under the plan, MAGA allies would be installed at the IRS criminal investigative division, where they would “exert firmer control over the unit and weaken the involvement of IRS lawyers in criminal investigations.”

The administration is already putting together a list of targets. trib.al/8gJBJDd

5 27 36

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 2h

Oct 16 in University District History: Moral panic rages as usual suspects blame MTV's "Beavis and Butthead" for fatal trailer-fire set by 5-year-old in Dayton. In 1993.

Reposted by UDHCMH

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2h

"There’s this giant Antifa conspiracy and therefore we have to have a state of emergency...It is a kind of totalitarian politics where you imagine this enemy that has no face and is invisible, and you are allowed to go after them with whatever means necessary."

www.thebulwark.com/p/jack-smith...

Jack Smith’s Not-So-Subtle Message

In two recent appearances, the former special counsel explained his view of what it means to say ‘No Kings.’

www.thebulwark.com

6 46 150

Reposted by UDHCMH

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3h

Germany’s parliament met only 20 times during the Nazis’ 12-year reign, and didn’t meet at all in the last 3 years. MAGA Mike Johnson is going after that record.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

11 220 640

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 1d

Vintage enhanced photo postcard of a young witch and her jack-o’lantern. Mailed Oct 30,1911 to a grain elevator in Swanington IN. 16 days to Halloween!

6

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 1d

Oct 15 in University District History: Fundamentalist apologist and darling of youth pastors, Josh McDowell, predicts imminent Armageddon, Second Coming at campus appearance. In 1975.

1 2

Reposted by UDHCMH

AAUP @aaup.org · 1d

“The Court cannot trust the universities to enforce their policies in a constitutional way while Plaintiffs are left in a state of uncertainty, chilling their speech for fear that their expressive conduct may violate the law or university policies.”

— U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra

AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 1d

www.texastribune.org/2025/09/03/t...

Federal judge temporarily blocks key parts of state law that limits campus protests

The law banned “expressive activity” on campuses from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., among other restrictions. “The Court cannot trust the universities to enforce their policies in a constitutional way,” the judg...

www.texastribune.org

6 12

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty skies this morning!

8

Reposted by UDHCMH

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

They're trying to prevent the student newspaper from printing news, period. Not just a particular story.

"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

IndyStar 2 . Follow
1h:
"All Media School and IU students, faculty and staff
should be scared by this blatant attack on someone
standing up for what's right," student Editors-ln-Chief
Mia Hilkowitz and Andrew Miller said in a statement.
Read more: bit.ly/43ebKW1
IndyStar.
IDS
The original investigative student
newsroom of Indiana University
Barge suspends Bloomingtonr
LITTLE 500
IDS
IDS
She should've
knownbetter:'
nt
in
N
eoiencnalt.
A
INnpttM
Indiana University fires IDS
adviser amid push to control
student newspaper's content

The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

46 990 2.4K

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 1d

Zero surprises. 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

1 6

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 2d

Oct 14 in University District History: Discovery of the many shallow graves of the massively mutilated bodies of a missing teen couple in Hocking County amid rumors of satanic cult activity send a frisson down the spine of Central Ohioans as Halloween draws near. In 1982.

3

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 2d

www.dispatch.com/story/news/e...

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

Reposted by UDHCMH

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com

Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

180 2.8K 7.3K

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow is the last day to donate to Pelotonia 2025!! Thanks to your generosity, I’ve raised over $1,700 this year!! If you’d still like to contribute: www.pelotonia.org/profile/DK79...

1 1

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 2d

The only thing you get for less is less. Goodbye space exploration. Billionaires need nickels. www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/n...

NASA unit JPL to lay off about 550 workers, citing restructure

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a research and development lab funded by NASA — the federal space agency — and managed by the Caltech.

www.cnbc.com

1

Reposted by UDHCMH

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

The NYT, Atlantic, WaPo, CNN, Guardian and others have all refused to sign Pete Hegseth new rules on reporting from the Pentagon. As far as I can tell only OAN has signed it. I guess this is Hegseth waving goodbye to their access to the Pentagon and other DOD facilities.

230 770 2.8K

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 2d

A holiday gem!

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 3d

Oct 13 in University District History: New band out of Jamestown NY, 10,000 Maniacs at Stache's, 2404 N High. In 1985.

7

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 3d

Seems like a good day to celebrate 23,000 years of indigenous people and culture in these lands—particularly here in the heartland of the fabulous Hopewell Culture and the birthplace of the extraordinary Shawnee leader Tecumseh.

2 22

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 3d

Miss the Sunday morning Saints and Sinners breakfast buffet!

1

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 3d

Or some wild home improvements!

1 5

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 4d

Over by the Lowe’s. It’d be a shame if they didn’t reactivate the rainbow-lighting one glass tower.

Columbus Underground @colsunderground.bsky.social · 4d

From burgers to blunts: columbusunderground.com/family-owned...

Family-Owned Dispensary Opens in Former Frisch’s Big Boy - Columbus Underground

An Ohio-born dispensary is bringing life back into Silver Drive’s former Frisch’s Big Boy building near the old Crew Stadium.

columbusunderground.com

2 8

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 4d

Oct 12 in University District History: Remodeled and modernized Browning Amphitheater in Mirror Lake Hollow dedicated. In 1985.

4

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 4d

www.10tv.com/article/news...

1 dead in University District shooting involving Columbus police officers

One person is dead after a shooting in the University District involving Columbus police early Sunday morning.

www.10tv.com

1 3

UDHCMH @udhcmh.bsky.social · 5d

So Republicans don’t t believe in free speech for anyone but themselves? This is sickeningly anti-American.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

1 1 4