Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by William Powhida

James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 1d

Art matters.

Artists are a threat to American fascism.

FALL OF FREEDOM

NOVEMBER 21 & 22, 2025

www.falloffreedom.com

1 5

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

Mostly it hurts organizing people. The rest is shame for thinking others thought the same.

2

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

In the last five years I've also rightly learned no one gives a shit about organizing they can't see, even when that organizing is not for any kind of spectacle. Debord was right. It hurts.

1 3

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe the only thing I've learned in the last two decades is that art's ideals need to be connected to politics.

1 4

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

Voting for Zohran would be a big gesture in NYC for the nation's progressive future. Work it in the calendar. www.falloffreedom.com

Fall of Freedom

Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.

www.falloffreedom.com

1 2 6

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

Don't let my questions get in the way of getting involved. No gesture is too small! www.falloffreedom.com

Fall of Freedom

Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.

www.falloffreedom.com

2

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

It's even more cynical to think about the promotional boost everyone in that Times photograph got for organizing others. Think "Pictures Generation" but a little more active.

1 3

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

My sadness about this lineup is a few people are missing. The progressive fault lines in the art world are very obvious when you know the terrain and other people doing the work.

1 2

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

Also deeply relieved Fall of Freedom is not a new podcast series by a person interested in events.

1 3

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite Fall of Freedom event so far is its coverage in the @nytimes.com and how its very existence must disturb the publisher and editorial staff. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’

www.nytimes.com

1 7

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

Every day.

2

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

People are watching Iraq war porn like Terminal List on Amazon Prime.

1

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

Please reanimate Mark Lombardi.

Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 3d

Andruil just announced a new product called EagleEye for “warfighters” on the other site.

Andruil partnered w/ Meta, Oakley, Standard Issue, Qualcomm, & GentexCorp.

So much defense money is going to the same people and corporations.

Gentex is also a Tesla supplier.

Anduril Industries
@anduriltech
X.com
Anduril has partnered with @Meta,@oakley Standard Issue, @Qualcomm, and @GentexCorp to bring the best in AR, rugged eyewear, compute, sensing and ballistic helmets to EagleEye. With world-class partners, we're delivering proven tech for the warfighter at rapid speed.

Anduril Industries &
@anduriltech •3h
Superpowers for Superheroes.
Today, we unveil EagleEye: the family of warfighter augments that place mission command & Al directly into the operator's helmet.

1 1 2

Reposted by William Powhida

Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 1d

Fall of Freedom is gaining momentum. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’

www.nytimes.com

3 38 120

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 7d

Blade remains a revolutionary film. #1998

3

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 9d

Epic.

1

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 10d

When it tanks, it will drag the energy sector, tech, and employment down with it.

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10d

‘The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year… Outside of the AI plays, even European stock markets have been outperforming the US this decade’
on.ft.com/4pTQ3US

America is now one big bet on AI

It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy

on.ft.com

7

Reposted by William Powhida

Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 10d

Over 16 years, Hyperallergic has been home to over 2,500 voices in independent art journalism. Now, it's time for a new Editor-in-Chief. Welcome, Hakim Bishara.

Meet Hyperallergic’s New Editor-in-Chief

After 16 years in the role, I'm passing the torch to Hakim Bishara as I transition to the role of editor-at-large.

hyperallergic.com

2 3 37

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 10d

It's the ideological extension of the Executive Branch. Little to no hope here.

NPR @npr.org · 10d

The term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power

The term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

n.pr

1 6

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 10d

The prologue of Garland's "Civil War." I guess he figured we'd know how the events in the film started.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 10d

“This can spin out of control if the governors feel that they are the last line of defense for the U.S. democracy."

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

4

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 10d

I must have been listening to an aggrieved millionaire talking about leaving Bushwick to establish legal residency in Ohio so he could live in Mexico City.

1 3

Reposted by William Powhida

Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 13d

If you’re based in NYC consider becoming a member of the Francis Kite Club, a really special cultural and political bar/space in lower Manhattan. We need grassroots uncensored spots that are actually a pleasure to be in!

& if you’ve never been, check it out.
www.franciskiteclub.com/kite-members...

www.franciskiteclub.com

2 7 21

Reposted by William Powhida

gregorg @greg.org · 13d

So if you know anyone…

Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 13d

the optics of Trump building a ballroom while laying people off and jacking up healthcare costs for everyone is a rich tapestry for an opposition party comfortable with doing good propaganda

1 8

Reposted by William Powhida

gregorg @greg.org · 13d

OK, I went deep into Dan Colen's Holy Shit and all I can say is, holy shit
greg.org/archive/2025...

a dingy white painting on plywood with the upside down words holy shit painted on it to look spray painted leans against a white wall. dan colen's painting as it was sold at christie's in sept 2025

1 4 27

William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 14d

It's particularly appalling when the President says turn that military on our own people and cities.

Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 14d

It is outrageous that the United States spends more on its military than the next 9 countries combined.

Imagine if we stopped spending half of the nearly $1 trillion Pentagon budget and invested it in healthcare, education, and housing instead.

1 6