Author | Lightnews

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 3h

We published explosive stories about the president of El Salvador. Now we can’t go home www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...

We published explosive stories about the president of El Salvador. Now we can’t go home

The long read: Days before we ran interviews with gang leaders describing their alleged ties to Nayib Bukele’s government, we left the country to avoid arrest. We fear our exile will never end

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 13h

forward.com/culture/7816...

Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — there's a long Jewish history there

Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — a 1900s socialist leader with a long history of Jewish support in the Forward.

forward.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 2d

‘They take the money and go’: why not everyone is mourning the end of USAID ‘They take the money and go’: why not everyone is mourning the end of USAID www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘They take the money and go’: why not everyone is mourning the end of USAID

The long read: When Donald Trump set about dismantling USAID, many around the world were shocked. But on the ground in Sierra Leone, the latest betrayal was not unexpected

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 3d

I knew I needed help. I knew it was over’
Alcoholism www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘I knew I needed help. I knew it was over’: Anthony Hopkins on alcoholism, anger, Academy Awards – and 50 years of sobriety

As the actor approaches his 90th year and publishes an autobiography, he reflects on his early years on stage, being inspired by Laurence Olivier, becoming a Hollywood star and conquering his demons

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 4d

Democrats must not cave in to Donald Trump
Bernie Sanders www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Democrats must not cave in to Trump | Bernie Sanders

The government shutdown is not an accident. Trump’s budget would push millions into poverty and must be stopped

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 5d

‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling memoir

At 86, she’s a literary seer and saint – and queen of the Canadian resistance. So what does the writer make of our dystopian world?

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 6d

Strom mit Nachbarn teilen? www.tagesschau.de/wissen/techn...

Energy-Sharing-Gesetz: Strom mit Nachbarn teilen?

Deutschland ist EU-Spitzenreiter beim Ausbau von Solaranlagen - auch im privaten Bereich. Was aber tun mit überschüssigem Strom? Ein neues Gesetz sieht nun vor, ihn an Nachbarn verkaufen zu können. Vo...

www.tagesschau.de

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 8d

DEI-Abschaffung in den USA: Python Software Foundation zieht Förderantrag zurück heise.de/-10960933

DEI-Abschaffung in den USA: Python Software Foundation zieht Förderantrag zurück

Die PSF verzichtet auf mögliche Fördergelder, weil die Vorgaben dafür explizit Programme zur Förderung der Chancengleichheit nach dem DEI verbieten.

heise.de

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 9d

Gun-Toting Police Swarm, Handcuff Young Black Man After AI Mistakes Doritos Bag For a Gun www.aclu.org/news/privacy...

Gun-Toting Police Swarm, Handcuff Young Black Man After AI Mistakes Doritos Bag For a Gun | ACLU

Deploying AI in Inappropriate Ways Can and Does Get People Hurt

www.aclu.org

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 10d

‘People thought I was a communist doing this as a non-profit’: is Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales the last decent tech baron? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

‘People thought I was a communist doing this as a non-profit’: is Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales the last decent tech baron?

In an online landscape characterised by doom and division, the people’s encyclopedia stands out – a huge collective endeavour giving everyone free access to the sum of human knowledge. But with Elon M...

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 13d

‘When I told him I’d secretly seen his films, his eyes filled with tears’: Isabella Rossellini remembers her father Roberto www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

‘When I told him I’d secretly seen his films, his eyes filled with tears’: Isabella Rossellini remembers her father Roberto

The Italian director’s career was briefly derailed when his ‘scandalous’ affair with the Hollywood star Ingrid Bergman hit the headlines in the 1950s. Their daughter Isabella remembers a devoted paren...

www.theguardian.com

2

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 13d

What we misunderstand in the debate over free speech | Avram Alpert www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What we misunderstand in the debate over free speech | Avram Alpert

Freedom of speech requires freedom of thought – and the American political climate poses a serious threat to it

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 19d

40 Jahre 80386: Intels wichtigstes Produkt | heise online

heise.de/-10777680

40 Jahre 80386: Intels wichtigstes Produkt

Was heute als "x86" bekannt ist, nahm vor 40 Jahren seinen Anfang: Der Intel 80386 war 32-bittig, wurde über 20 Jahre gebaut und trieb nicht nur PCs an.

heise.de

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 22d

Zahlen, bitte! Der 8-Minuten-Telefontakt gegen den Netzkollaps heise.de/-10752204

Zahlen, bitte! Der 8-Minuten-Telefontakt gegen den Netzkollaps

Um Netzüberlastung durch Dauernutzer zu vermeiden, führte die Deutsche Post den 8-Minuten-Takt für Ortsgespräche ein – Grundstein für spätere Tarifdschungel.

heise.de

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 23d

The Antichrist has long haunted American politics. Now it’s rearing its head again | Matthew Avery Sutton www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Antichrist has long haunted American politics. Now it’s rearing its head again | Matthew Avery Sutton

From Silicon Valley to Michigan, the biblical figure is in the headlines. The shift from pulpits to politics is familiar – and dangerous

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 24d

After Oscar by Merlin Holland review – Wilde’s grandson on the legacy of a scandal www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

After Oscar by Merlin Holland review – Wilde’s grandson on the legacy of a scandal

The playwright’s only living descendant traces the shadow cast by his trial – and his rehabilitation as a gay icon

www.theguardian.com

1

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 26d

Forschung zu Shoa-Überlebenden: Die Stimme der Überlebenden taz.de/Forschung-zu...

Forschung zu Shoa-Überlebenden: Die Stimme der Überlebenden

Birgit Mair sammelt Stories von Holocaust-Überlebenden, besucht mit ihnen Schulen, stellt sich gegen rechts. Sie erinnert, ohne dabei zu zerbrechen.

taz.de

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 26d

A World Cup preying on Fomo: Fifa’s 2026 ticket scheme is a late-capitalist hellscape www.theguardian.com/football/202...

A World Cup preying on Fomo: Fifa’s 2026 ticket scheme is a late-capitalist hellscape

NFTs, dynamic pricing and double resale fees have turned the 2026 World Cup into a fintech carnival where fandom meets late-capitalist absurdity

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · 29d

Erstmals erzeugen Wind- und Solaranlagen mehr Strom als Kohlekraftwerke heise.de/-10733141

Erstmals erzeugen Wind- und Solaranlagen mehr Strom als Kohlekraftwerke

Sauberer Strom gewinnt weiter an Bedeutung. Erstmals haben Wind und Sonne Kohle als Energieträger überholt.

heise.de

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · Sep 21

Amid the anger and hate, this is the big question: can societies still summon empathy? | Keith Magee www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Amid the anger and hate, this is the big question: can societies still summon empathy? | Keith Magee

Free speech is vital for democracy but liberty cannot mean licence. We need to be able to prize the humanity of those we differ from and disagree with, says theologian and author Keith Magee

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · Sep 20

The forgotten history of disabled children under Nazism www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The forgotten history of disabled children under Nazism

Hitler's first order of mass murder wasn't about Jews.

www.motherjones.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · Sep 20

A strawberry delivery driver arrested by Border Patrol tries to make his way home www.latimes.com/california/s...

A strawberry delivery driver arrested by Border Patrol tries to make his way home

Angel Minguela Palacios was arrested in Little Tokyo last month. He spent weeks in immigration detention, hoping to get home to the love of his life and their three children.

www.latimes.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · Sep 20

I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot

Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · Sep 19

Trump cuts threaten futures of 250,000 children of migrant farm workers: ‘We felt like crying’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump cuts threaten futures of 250,000 children of migrant farm workers: ‘We felt like crying’

The Migrant Education Program opened doors for the kids of seasonal farm laborers. The Trump administration wants to axe all its funding

www.theguardian.com

bluetraced.bsky.social @bluetraced.bsky.social · Sep 18

‘I tried to escape with drugs, pills and alcohol’: Björn Borg on his misery and mayhem after quitting tennis www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-int...

‘I tried to escape with drugs, pills and alcohol’: Björn Borg on his misery and mayhem after quitting tennis

The sporting superstar walked away from success and adulation at 26 – much to everyone’s bemusement. He opens up about his secret life and the depression, cocaine, overdoses and aggressive cancer that...

www.theguardian.com