Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by SirFox

Joaquín Baldwin @joabaldwin.com · 8h

🐮🔥 COVER REVEAL TIME 💚🐺
Another amazing illustration by @caraid.bsky.social. Look at those colors! The buffalo's name is Lune, and you'll meet her VERY SOON, because Feral Flame will release NOVEMBER 11!
#NossSaga #BookSky 🌈📚

Cover for Feral Flame - Book Four of the Noss Saga, by Joaquín Baldwin. A one-horned buffalo holds her hands forward to control a green flame shaped like a running wolf. Her brown fur is draped with long white fabrics that flow in the wind and blend into the pink mist behind her. Her horn is decorated with golden caps and rings, her nose and ears pierced. Her green eyes stare directly at the viewer.

32 130 450

Reposted by SirFox

Elf M. Sternberg @elfsternberg.bsky.social · 4h

No startups, no science: How the Republican Administration switched off America's most important engine of economic success.

steveblank.com/2025/10/13/n...

Steve Blank No Science, No Startups: The Innovation Engine We’re Switching Off

Tons of words have been written about the Trump Administrations war on Science in Universities. But few people have asked what, exactly, is science? How does it work? Who are the scientists? What d…

steveblank.com

1 7 17

Reposted by SirFox

Remmy (allegedly) @remmyzilla.bsky.social · 20h

Instead of "fursuiters clown on a rowdy drunk dude outside a con" I wanna see "fursuiters fucking body an entire squadron of ICE agents" or "fursuiters maul christi nome" or "furries overthrow the us government and a 6'6" bear in a pup mask goes all Bane on hegseth and play kickball with trump"

5 28

Reposted by SirFox

Alsares @alsares.bsky.social · 6h

Hello! #PortfolioDay

I'm Alsares, freelance artist, my drawings are about cozy moods, water, fur and sunlight. I'm open for freelance work and commissions.

8 110 480

SirFox @sirfox.bsky.social · 1h

Can’t be…

They talk to each other about ding-Dongs all day long

Reposted by SirFox

Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 2h

Spent an hour on and off with Spotify online support just trying to find out where to file feedback re: ICE ads. After asking what the feedback was, all four reps ended the chat immediately when I mentioned ICE. This has to be direction from above. Save your time and just cancel now.

6 48 150

Reposted by SirFox

Bowen The Sheep @bowenthesheep.bsky.social · 1h

As expected, the genocidal freaks are withholding aid on the extremely flimsy justification that they aren't being given back the bodies that they themselves buried under rubble

I'm so fucking tired.

1 2

Reposted by SirFox

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 7h

Last Sunday, @demiforillinois.bsky.social, @raygunsite.com and I hosted a No Kings protest sign-making party with the best problem:

So many people showed up, we ran out of table space.

This is what community care looks like.

82 1.2K 4.8K

Reposted by SirFox

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

Big roar for AG Letitia James at the ZOHRAN rally👇🏽

200 3.9K 17K

Reposted by SirFox

Tansy 🔞 🔜 Furpoc AA @tansy.bsky.social · 4h

they're heeeere (scary spooky music plays oooo ur so scared of them draining ur life essence oooo fear and terror oooo)

A big 5" sticker of a vampire rabbit in fishnets looking in a playful/sneaky way at the viewer while holding a wineglass full of blood.

5 23 180

Reposted by SirFox

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 2h

It’s really disheartening to see people who admit this regime is doing eugenics fail to understand the ways in which chronically ill, disabled, and immunocompromised people are just absolutely fucked by Long Covid

6 110 370

Reposted by SirFox

Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 2h

According to a state epidemiologist, "CDC personnel who normally share information with state officials during outbreaks have been eliminated."

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 20h

“One veteran researcher who still has his job (and, like other public-health workers I spoke with for this story, requested anonymity for fear of losing it) told me he believes that Kennedy’s ultimate goal is to “silence the scientific voice of career CDC scientists.””

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 22h

"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things"
- Peter Drucker

3 52 110

Reposted by SirFox

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2h

I don't think people realize what an immediate impact this is going to have on outbreak response and containment.

Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 2h

According to a state epidemiologist, "CDC personnel who normally share information with state officials during outbreaks have been eliminated."

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 20h

“One veteran researcher who still has his job (and, like other public-health workers I spoke with for this story, requested anonymity for fear of losing it) told me he believes that Kennedy’s ultimate goal is to “silence the scientific voice of career CDC scientists.””

13 140 410

SirFox @sirfox.bsky.social · 1h

Of course she’s pro-zionist, too.

Reposted by SirFox

Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 6h

I’ve not seen anyone mention this as a factor as to why the Dem establishment isn’t throwing its weight behind Graham Platner, but:

Platner has been outspoken against US military aid to Israel and called its actions in Gaza genocide, whereas Mills has been consistently pro-Israel in her rhetoric.

4 19 96

Reposted by SirFox

SirFox @sirfox.bsky.social · 1h

YUP THATS WHAT THEY’RE DOING!

bsky.app/profile/leah...

Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 6h

The Dem establishment appears to be putting its thumb hard on the scales against Graham Platner:

The DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) has formed a joint fundraising committee with the campaign of Janet Mills.

It’s called “Maine Senate Victory 2026”:

docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
HOME / CAMPAIGN FINANCE DATA / COMMITTEE DETAILS / HTML VIEWER
FEC FORM 1
STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION
FILING FEC-1919061
1. Maine Senate Victory 2026
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Email: compliance@dscc.org;anderson@dscc.org
2. Date: 10/14/2025
3. FEC Committee ID #: C00923177
This committee collects contributions, pays fundraising expenses and disburses net proceeds for two or more political
committees/organizations, at least one of which is an authorized committee of a federal candidate.
Committees Participating in Joint Fundraiser
Joint Fund Participant(s)
1. Mills for Maine,
Committee Id: C00923144
Committee Type: Senate
2. DSCC,
Committee Id: C00042366
Committee Type: Unauthorized
Affiliated Committees/Organizations
NONE
Custodian of Records:
Connor Reilly
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Title: Custodian of Records
Treasurer:
Evan Clary
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone # (202) 224-2447
Designated Agent(s):
Tristan Anderson
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Title: Assistant Treasurer
Banks or Depositories
Amalgamated Bank
1825 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
Signed: Evan Clary
Date Signed: 10/14/2025
(End FEC FORM 1)

1 1

Reposted by SirFox

SirFox @sirfox.bsky.social · 6h

I want a fair contest but I think a lot of the angst about Mills getting in is that we know the entire Democratic machine is going to lurch into action to support her and ratfuck Platner.

Zohran scared them shitless and Dem leadership doesn’t want that to repeat.

1 1 1

SirFox @sirfox.bsky.social · 1h

YUP THATS WHAT THEY’RE DOING!

bsky.app/profile/leah...

Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 6h

The Dem establishment appears to be putting its thumb hard on the scales against Graham Platner:

The DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) has formed a joint fundraising committee with the campaign of Janet Mills.

It’s called “Maine Senate Victory 2026”:

docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...

1 1

Reposted by SirFox

Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 6h

The Dem establishment appears to be putting its thumb hard on the scales against Graham Platner:

The DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) has formed a joint fundraising committee with the campaign of Janet Mills.

It’s called “Maine Senate Victory 2026”:

docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...

22 48 120

Reposted by SirFox

Werecow Enbyeon @enbyeon.moe · 3h

It is important now, more than ever maybe, to commission your weird porn from your weird porn artists.

You want a growth transformation sequence with focus on clothes ripping with a coffee trigger? You don't ask a machine to do that, you pay that exact flavor of weirdo to draw it for you.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 5h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

9 120 230

Reposted by SirFox

HackainaX 🌿 @hackainax.bsky.social · 3h

Kinktober, Day 8. Face sitting

#furry #furryart

3 65 290

SirFox @sirfox.bsky.social · 2h

Narcissism and Dementia converging with a lifetime of eating McFood.

He’s had at least one stroke and getting monthly infusions of something, he knows he doesn’t have long.

He’s not really able to control his inner monologue anymore, if it’s on his mind, it comes out of his mouth.

Reposted by SirFox

Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 23d

“Prairie Life”

An older piece with even older origins. My undergraduate years included significant research and exploration time in short-grass prairie ecosystems. These are the organisms and places I still love and cherish from a formative time in my scientific journey. Sacred. (Check alt text)

A black-billed magpie, common raven, American kestrel, coyote, pronghorn, prairie rattlesnake, Ord’s kangaroo rat, sharp-tailed grouse, and short-horned lizard intertwine and encircle a scene showing the Pawnee Buttes. A golden eagle flies in the sky above the buttes. A red-tailed hawk tail feather and a sprig of sagebrush trail into smoke swirls that wind between the upper animal portraits.

4 72 240

Reposted by SirFox

ShinigamiGirl 🔜 BLFC dealer 502 @shinigamigirl.bsky.social · 4h

I’m ready for you at table 502, BLFC! We’re opening at noon! 🧡

#furryart #blfc

1 11 50

SirFox @sirfox.bsky.social · 3h

I know enough to get what they’re saying but I don’t know enough to understand if they’re being sarcastic about it or not

1 1