Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Juan Incognito

European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 1h

Today we handed in over fifty-five thousand signatures at Downing Street, calling on the government to keep Britain in the European Convention on Human Rights. Leaving it would put us alongside Russia and Belarus. Britain must stand for justice, not isolation.

14 40

Reposted by Juan Incognito

The Onion @theonion.com · 1h

Real-Life Dracula Recoils After Seeing Woman On Dating App Wearing Crucifix http://theonion.com/real-life-dracula-recoils-after-seeing-woman-on-dating-app-wearing-crucifix/

8 34 440

Reposted by Juan Incognito

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1h

And while I'm on the subject of appearances, where I'll be tomorrow night, with Kim Stanley Robinson, in San Francisco:

www.jccsf.org/event/john-s...

JOHN SCALZI & KIM STANLEY ROBINSON – THE SHATTERING PEACE

Two masters of sci-fi take the stage for a thrilling conversation where imagination meets urgency, and the future of humanity hangs in the balance.

www.jccsf.org

18 18 260

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 1h

180. Gallup/CNN/USA Today, 1993: "Bill Clinton will take over as President from George Bush...Do you, yourself, see this transition more as a change of political parties, from Republican to Democratic-or more as a change of generational leadership, from the World War II to the Baby Boom generation?"

1 1

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 3h

Anyway, here's Angela Rayner in June 2022 at the despatch box: "What the Labour party is promoting and what we want to see is transparency. [...] Under this Government, we have seen time and again an erosion of that transparency, that right to freedom of information."

1

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 3h

Shot: "The journo can appeal to the ICO if not happy."
Chaser: ICO appeal.

MHCLG official: 'Just to confirm the Guardian are chasing a response so will send out this PM. We're upholding the original refusal - the journo can appeal to the ICO if not happy.'

Email from the ICO:

14 October 2025
Dear Henry Dyer,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)
Your complaint about: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
Their reference: IR2025/17432
Our reference: IC-415397-R9P0
Further to my email of 15 September 2025 I write in relation to your complaint about the MHCLG's handling of your request for
information dated 16 May 2025.

1 2 1

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 3h

Here are some emails from the MHCLG while Angela Rayner was DPM/Housing Secretary showing the department acting unlawfully by not treating an FOI request as "applicant blind" but instead seeking clearance from SpAds and the newsdesk on both my FOI and then an internal review.

Screenshot from MHCLG internal email:

Although we are refusing to disclose any information in response to this request, I thought it best to share with you as it has been submitted by a journalist. Grateful if you could comment or clear by 28th May, please.
Requester
Henry Dyer (The Guardian)

'Freedom of Information - FOI2025/14502
Could SpAds please comment on the attached response by 5pm And June, please?
***If we have not heard from you by 5pm 2nd June, then the attached response will be sent out***
Requester
Henry Dyer (The Guardian)'

'Hi all
SpAds have cleared but want to make sure you're aware as the response is to a journalist.
Thanks,
You have been recently asked to contribute to the quality assurance for case IR2025/17432 by [redacted]'

2 3 4

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3h

"I have been reliably informed that the Wallet Inspector has almost completed his work and is prepared to announce his findings."

Rep Luna tweet:

My office just received word from the @RusEmbUSA
that the ambassador from Russia to the United States will be hand delivering the @GovernmentRF
’s findings on who assassinated JFK to my office.

This is a 350 page document.

We will be uploading these documents as soon as we receive them working with @jeffersonmorley
to ensure that the American people have direct access to them immediately.

It is important to note that Congress attempted to obtain these files in the 90’s and was denied. We have been given access to them now for the first time in history.

140 180 1.1K

Reposted by Juan Incognito

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h

Trump officials have repeatedly dodged questions about an undercover FBI investigation of the border czar, Tom Homan, and what became of $50,000 in cash that was delivered to him. Here's why.

Listen to "The Daily."

The Border Czar and a Bag of $50,000

Why the questions about a bribery investigation related to Tom Homan haven’t faded away.

nyti.ms

18 38 130

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 3h

Ofcom used qualitative "focus groups", including GB News viewers, to reach the view there was "no consensus" to stop politicians fronting "current affairs" shows. Farage's show not classed as "news".

This new quantitative research appears to contradict that finding.

Could Nandy/Ofcom reopen this?

Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 3h

NEW: Net migration almost halved last year. But 84% of regular GB News viewers believe it went up.

More importantly, new research revealing this also suggests the public opposes politicians presenting shows - contradicting Ofcom.

Lisa Nandy now taking note:

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

GB News viewers more likely to wrongly believe net migration to UK rising, study finds

Research also finds majority of people are against letting politicians front current affairs programmes

www.theguardian.com

1 16 22

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 3h

How a Democracy for Sale story about US Christian Right funding prompted a @nytimes.com investigation into the links between Nigel Farage, Reform UK and the Alliance Defending Freedom.

So good to speak to the peerless Jane Bradley:

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/nigel-fara...

Nigel Farage and the foreign influence threat

How US anti-abortionists are supporting Reform, and why we need to talk about Russian influence, with the New York Times’ Jane Bradley.

democracyforsale.substack.com

2 40 72

Reposted by Juan Incognito

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 3h

for real tho reporting this story has absolutely destroyed my instagram ads it’s 100% protein croissants now

2 2 60

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 4h

The 404 Media Podcast is up!
- Meta tells employees to work 5x harder with AI
- the massive Discord breach
- subscribers: what happened when AI came for craft beer

Apple/Spotify/YouTube:
www.404media.co/podcast-meta...

Podcast: Meta Tells Workers to ‘Go 5x Faster’ with AI

Meta tells its metaverse workers to push harder with AI; the massive Discord breach; and what happened when AI came for craft beer.

www.404media.co

5 18

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 4h

We would also like to request an uplift in our biscuit budget.

3 2 52

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 4h

We would like to reassure Management that we have absolutely not spent the morning googling "roman custard cream architecture".

1 2 44

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 4h

This has made our day.

www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/35...

On the right, the coliseum. On the left, a model of the coliseum, fashioned from custard creams. It's a bit sketchy in its details, but... custard creams!

6 30 190

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 5h

How many hostile acts and crimes will it take for the EU to deal with Orban’s regime?

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 5h

One of Hungary’s most outspoken critics in Brussels has filed a criminal complaint against PM Viktor Orbán following a failed attempt to hack his email account using spyware in the run-up to parliamentary elections.

MEP targeted by spyware files complaint against Hungary’s Viktor Orbán

“There are indications that the Hungarian secret service is behind the attack,” German MEP Daniel Freund said.

www.politico.eu

4 10

Reposted by Juan Incognito

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 5h

One of Hungary’s most outspoken critics in Brussels has filed a criminal complaint against PM Viktor Orbán following a failed attempt to hack his email account using spyware in the run-up to parliamentary elections.

MEP targeted by spyware files complaint against Hungary’s Viktor Orbán

“There are indications that the Hungarian secret service is behind the attack,” German MEP Daniel Freund said.

www.politico.eu

1 38 76

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 9h

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

120 1.4K 6K

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 18h

presume I'm not the first person to say this but real cool that actual human adults can't get up to regular, legal human adult stuff online anymore but somehow the robots doing porn will be fine

real cool!

The Verge @theverge.com · 23h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

7 29 170

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Jonty @fairless.xyz · 6h

Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.

Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...

27 690 2.2K

Juan Incognito @juanincognito.bsky.social · 5h

Hmm, will robo taxis have strong views on LTNs and consultation requirement based judicial review?

1

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Lucas Nunes @lucasjn.bsky.social · 15h

Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖

61 1.1K 3.7K

Juan Incognito @juanincognito.bsky.social · 7h

Quite impressive really how little that seems to cut through with their voters

Reposted by Juan Incognito

Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 19h

Tell me you're desperate for revenue without telling me.

Seriously, imagine your elevator pitch is "we offer an AI that revolutionizes the enterprise, answers questions at a PhD level, and also talks dirty to horny young men." It would be like if PornHub was selling a productivity suite.

404 Media @404media.co · 19h

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on X Tuesday that ChatGPT is officially getting into the fuckable chatbots game, with “erotica for verified adults” rolling out in December.

🔗 www.404media.co/chatgpt-erot...

ChatGPT’s Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can Fuck

As recent reports show OpenAI bleeding cash, and on the heels of accusations that ChatGPT caused teens and adults alike to harm themselves and others, CEO Sam Altman announced that you can soon fuck t...

www.404media.co

15 90 300