Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 2h

Let's meet my friend Tanystropheus, a archosauromorph reptile from the Triassic.

You may notice that Tany is looooooooong, with some specimens being 6 m (20 ft) long, while only weighing 30-70 kg (65-150 lbs).

Which led me to an interesting question:
How do LONG-NECKERS like Tany BREATHE?

A silhouette outline of a human in black with three putative species of Tanystropheus shown in shades of purple. They're VERY long-necked lizards with small feet/hands, and moderate tails.

"Size comparison of large specimens of three species of Tanystropheus (T. 'conspicuus' , T. hydroides, T. longobardicus) with a human for reference. References Tanystropheus 'conspicuus' (U-MO BT 732, 733, 734, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740) "A taxonomic revision of the genus Tanystropheus (Archosauromorpha, Tanystropheidae)" Tanystropheus hydroides (PIMUZ T 2793) "Aquatic Habits and Niche Partitioning in the Extraordinarily Long-Necked Triassic Reptile Tanystropheus" "The cranial morphology of Tanystropheus hydroides (Tanystropheidae, Archosauromorpha) as revealed by synchrotron microtomography" Die Triasfauna der Tessiner Kalkalpen XXII. Tanystropheus longobardicus (Bassani) (Neue Ergebnisse) Tanystropheus longobardicus (MSNM V 3730) "Tanystropheus longobardicus (Reptilia Protorosauria): Re-interpretations of the anatomy based on new specimens from the Middle Triassic of Besano (Lombardy, northern Italy)"

3 23 88

Lee Casebolt @leecasebolt.bsky.social · 2h

I have the same reaction to every one of these.

2

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2d

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

280 2.6K 12K

Lee Casebolt @leecasebolt.bsky.social · 13h

Been forever but back in... 2002?... we got a double bill of Holy Grail and A Knight's Tale.

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 14h

Name a FIlm you saw at a Drive In Theater.

1 3

Lee Casebolt @leecasebolt.bsky.social · 13h

Need a monster voice metal cover of Shawn Michaels' old theme asap

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 17h

warhammer 40k ork clan who discover early 21st century orc romance stories, and so rebrand themselves as "the Sexy Boyz". thanks to orks' collective psychic powers they are very hard to shoot as long as they go topless.

2 9

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, we are proud to recognize and celebrate the diverse cultures that make our state stronger.

I’ll keep fighting to make sure everyone can make it and thrive in Illinois.

90 930 4.8K

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Trent Reinsmith @trentreinsmith.bsky.social · 19h

MMA media does a fantastic job in not telling readers that Gable Steveson skated on sexual assault charges that forced a change in state law.

Journalism...

MMA Fighting @mmafighting.bsky.social · 1d

Gable Steveson will certainly be in the #UFC sooner rather than later, but could it happen at the #WhiteHouse — perhaps on the same card as a Jon "Bones" Jones vs. Alex Pereira fight? 👀 🔥 🤔

1 5 10

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 20h

No 👏 Kings 👏 includes 👏 Draft 👏 Kings

Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 22h

CNN is covering prediction market odds from an online casino as if it’s actual polling data

6 110 470

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 21h

At a time when the federal government is telling the states, ‘you’re on your own,’ I’m proud to join other governors across the nation in the Governors Public Health Alliance.
In Maryland, we believe that everyone should have access to affordable, effective health care. We will leave no one behind.

5 34 130

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 20h

Under the Constitution and under the ADA, it is illegal to spend money without funding for that purpose. The president may not spend money to do something unless there's actually money to carry it out and that action is expressly allowed.

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C7-1/ALDE_00001095/

6 170 1K

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 20h

STYLE NOTE: 4th Cir. Judge Thacker, with Judge Berner concurring, explains that she prefers the term "child sexual abuse material" rather than "child pornography" in court decisions.

www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/231...

Next, the opinion in this case uses the term “child pornography.” That is
understandable inasmuch as that is the terminology used in the Virginia statute at issue.
But, that terminology is universally out of favor. And for good reason. That term implies
consent, and pornography is largely legal when it involves consenting adults. Children, of
course, cannot consent to sexual activity or their exploitation, and pornography is
criminalized when children are the subjects. Referring to child sexual abuse material as
pornography minimizes the actual crime and the impact it has on children.
23
For this reason, the current practice among professional organizations that work on
behalf of child victims of sexual exploitation is to use the term “child sexual abuse
material” and they strongly urge others to do so as well. E.g., What Is Child Sexual Abuse
Material, RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) (Aug. 25, 2022),
https://rainn.org/news/what-child-sexual-abuse-material-csam [https://perma.cc/N7KWKHQD]. In fact, the Department of Justice itself has explained that although the term
“child pornography” appears in some federal and state statutes (as it does here), the term
“‘child sexual abuse material’ is preferred, as it better reflects the abuse that is depicted in

2 9 56

Lee Casebolt @leecasebolt.bsky.social · 20h

Duh?

ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 1d

www.bbc.com/news/article...

"I once met a former bodyguard of one billionaire with his own "bunker", who told me his security team's first priority, if this really did happen, would be to eliminate said boss and get in the bunker themselves. And he didn't seem to be joking."

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?

The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

www.bbc.com

5

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 22h

Title X is a program that helps women get things like birth control & cancer screenings.

It was established under RICHARD NIXON. The decision to essentially abolish this office has nothing to do with the shutdown.

This is just another attack on women's basic health care.

HHS Appears to be Cutting Its Entire Family Planning Office

Almost every member of the Office of Population Affairs lost email access and is unable to tell if they were laid off, workers told NOTUS.

www.notus.org

31 260 580

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 23h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

40 9.3K 33K

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 22h

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

130 1.6K 3.1K

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Wrestling Playlists @pwoloss.bsky.social · 1d

WWE Vault has now released Crockett Cup 1987 in full. This is a pretty big deal. I just put up a post sorting out what's new for Wrestling Playlists subscribers. youtu.be/uOmF6QPVC90?...

FULL EVENT: Crockett Cup 1987 | Rhodes & Koloff, Road Warriors, Luger & Blanchard and MORE

YouTube video by WCW

youtu.be

1 3 9

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

It’s incredible that the VT State Senator wrapped up in this hasn’t resigned yet — every major GOP leader in the state has called for his resignation. Fixing democracy requires restoring shame to public life. And accountability. Lots of accountability. vtdigger.org/2025/10/14/v...

80 620 1.8K

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Catch Wrestling U @catchwrestling.bsky.social · 1d

Frank Crozier c. 1911. The first Black World Champion in Wrestling / Catch Wrestling, winning the middleweight title at the Alhambra tournament, London in 1909. #BlackHistoryMonth

8 36

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

20 1.1K 4.3K

Lee Casebolt @leecasebolt.bsky.social · 1d

The single pettiest emotion in my soul is still being just a little pissed off at being jobbed in the state LD semis my junior year of high school, compounded by being able to tell you I whipped that other finalist's ass the one time we debated.

John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 1d

What meaningless thing/experience are you still mad about? Like it should not matter at all, DOES not matter at all. But you’re still MAD.

And how long has it been?

I bought some bagels at Hy-Vee four years ago. So bad. Too big. Hard. Bland. WORTHLESS.

I’m still FURIOUS.

7

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com · 1d

Hey, folks, this is the GoFundMe that Rob Wieland's family set up to help cover his final expenses. Please give if you can.

gofund.me/de4a5b81e

Donate to Family of Robert Wieland, organized by Vickie ONeill

Friends of Robert Wieland have requested that we set up goFundMe page for the benefit of his f… Vickie ONeill needs your support for Family of Robert Wieland

gofund.me

19 22

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 1d

YES THERE IS A NO KINGS event in Sioux City! - sign up now.
Please share #nokings

NO KINGS Sioux City · Mobilize

Our events will include a March hosted by Sweetgrass Uprising and a Rally hosted by Siouxland Good Trouble Makers The March will begin at NOON at 1700 Dakota Avenue in South Sioux City, Nebraska. T...

www.mobilize.us

4 7

Lee Casebolt @leecasebolt.bsky.social · 1d

FACTS

1

Reposted by Lee Casebolt

Jon Green @modestholdings.com · 1d

I will refer to this report when Republicans demand i walk back my statement their Party is a pox on the polity and must be sent into the dustbin of history.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1d

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

13 40 180

Lee Casebolt @leecasebolt.bsky.social · 1d

(much)

3