Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Frederick Guy @frederickdguy.bsky.social · 3d

Chapter 3 of my memoir, Up and Down the Coast. Free on Substack. Enjoy!
frederickguy.substack.com/p/ch-3-migra...

To quibble again with Patrick White, from whom I’ve borrowed a memorable image, those souls might make a raftful if they were all in one place, but the point is rather that they aren’t, they can’t be ...

frederickguy.substack.com

1

Frederick Guy @frederickdguy.bsky.social · 3d

I went home with the waitress
Just like I always do
How was I supposed to know
She was with the Russians too?
Send lawyers guns and money...

1

Frederick Guy @frederickdguy.bsky.social · 5d

Second chapter of Up and Down the Coast, on Substack at the link below. A bit late posting this link to Ch 2 - Ch 3 will be up tomorrow!
frederickguy.substack.com/p/2-connecti...

1

Frederick Guy @frederickdguy.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks, @go4know.com!

Go4Know | Patreon

Knowledge Blog - AI, Fun Facts, Science, Amazing Ideas, and More

go4know.com

1

Reposted by Frederick Guy

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15d

"no more superficial individual expression"

Pete Hegseth wearing USA flag pocket square, USA lining, contrast stitching, and "America First" embroidery.

Pete Hegseth wearing a USA belt buckle. monogrammed shirt cuff, contrast buttonhole, contrast buttons, and USA flag lining.

Pete Hegseth in tailored clothing. They are full of cheap "personalization" options common in low-end made-to-measure tailoring.

580 2.2K 12K

Frederick Guy @frederickdguy.bsky.social · 17d

Up and Down the Coast, a memoir in weekly chapters, on Substack, free, Chapter 1 at this link!
frederickguy.substack.com/p/1-sarah-st...

1 Sarah stops at Paynes Creek

One summer day Sarah calls on WhatsApp.

frederickguy.substack.com

1 2

Frederick Guy @frederickdguy.bsky.social · 26d

Frederick Guy (@frederickguy)

Wonderful and terrifying article by James Marriott on the decline of reading and - really, this is not hyperbole - the end of civilization. (For my own somewhat more personal musings on the subject, s...

substack.com

1

Reposted by Frederick Guy

goldmartin @gillmartin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Still talking about Epstein

To recap:

2 43 110

Reposted by Frederick Guy

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jun 28

Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.

1.3K 14K 32K

Reposted by Frederick Guy

Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · Jun 27

Predictable—and yet shameful and pathetic—capitulation of the G7, who agrees to let US multinationals escape the global minimum tax of 15%

A clear illustration of why we need fundamentally new rules of the game

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...

G7 Backs Plan for ‘Side-by-Side’ Tax System to Avoid U.S. Fight

www.nytimes.com

2 64 140

Frederick Guy @frederickdguy.bsky.social · Jun 26

Leadership?? McBride is just attempting damage control, while denying both the depth the nature of the damage.

1 2

Reposted by Frederick Guy

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Jun 22

41 650 2.8K

Reposted by Frederick Guy

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Jun 22

Trump has made an immensely rich and successful life for himself taking everyone for suckers and marks, and he's done it again. His instinctive feel for a world full of people who want to deceive themselves is extraordinary. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump’s inner circle shifted view to support limited, one-off strike on Iran nuclear sites

As Trump considered striking Iran, some advisers adjusted public arguments to suggest quick bombing run

www.theguardian.com

8 23

Reposted by Frederick Guy

Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · Jun 22

✋ Former US government War Power lawyer here.

The War Powers Resolution does not/not provide any additional authority to use military force.

The Article II arguments for using force against Iran are entirely bogus.

As are any claims that either the 2001 or 2002 AUMFs authorize this attack.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 22

appears that the line is going to be that the war powers act lets trump do this. hearing it from a lot of people on tiktok who i am certain have never thought about that law prior to this evening

25 350 1K

Reposted by Frederick Guy

SassySenora701 @sassysenior70.bsky.social · Jun 22

14 130 330

Reposted by Frederick Guy

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jun 22

Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:

A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.

1.8K 10K 45K

Frederick Guy @frederickdguy.bsky.social · Jun 22

Difficulty with urban greening, as with cycle tracks, is of course that it competes for space that drivers want - parking, in particular.

1 1

Reposted by Frederick Guy

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Jun 22

We already went through the cycle of unprovoked-attack-and-understandable-counterattack with Trump and Iran in January 2020—it led to 200+ US troops having TBIs from Iranian missile strikes—and MAGAs still went on to vote for Trump later that year

Maybe that very recent history is worth mentioning

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Jun 22

Trump faces backlash from Maga base after strikes on Iran https://on.ft.com/4eeuN6N

Trump faces backlash from Maga base after strikes on Iran

Critics concerned that US military personnel could face retaliation by Iran and its proxies

on.ft.com

10 73 290

Reposted by Frederick Guy

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Jun 22

This chart is absolutely essential.

It explains why Trump removed America from the Iran Nuclear Deal in 2018.

Because it was *working*.

Trump needed a cause for war, so he manufactured it. This has all been in the works for some time now. He was never "weighing options."

22 430 990

Reposted by Frederick Guy

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Jun 21

just saw a group of masked men stuffing masked ICE agents into an unmarked car, who were saying "we're ICE we're ICE!" but the abductors shouted to the crowd "no we're ICE!" no one knew who was ICE, so no one in the crowd said anything.

900 5K 28K

Reposted by Frederick Guy

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jun 16

We do not need new roads; we need better transport options. Think of what could be done with £9.2bn, which is to be spent on just 14 miles of road! It could transform bus services and/or cycling and pedestrian infrastructure across Britain. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

UK government pledges further £590m for delayed Lower Thames Crossing

Rachel Reeves calls Britain’s biggest road-building project a ‘turning point for our national infrastructure’

www.theguardian.com

72 430 1.5K

Frederick Guy @frederickdguy.bsky.social · May 29

There are a lot of material things, intermediate inputs, that a country doesn't produce. Is the attachment to domestic steel production part of a clear industrial strategy, or to a memory of the time when steel production was one of the economy's commanding heights?

1 1

Reposted by Frederick Guy

Chris Hauck @chrishauck.bsky.social · May 29

6 31 77

Frederick Guy @frederickdguy.bsky.social · May 25

Sadly, I don't think scribes will have anything conferring as much recognition as a membership in a caste; being able to read or write anything complex will be just a hobby, an artistic affectation.
frederickguy.substack.com/p/watching-a...

The death of writing, gradually then suddenly

(This is a chapter that comes late in a longer, as yet unpublished, work.)

frederickguy.substack.com

1 1

Reposted by Frederick Guy

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · May 23

25% tax on Apple products while singling out the CEO by name for retribution, 50% tax on European goods, expulsion of foreign students, bill passed with most debt in history, while hosting a dinner for people who gave you $300+ million. All in the last 24 hours.

The Golden Age.

410 2K 6.2K