Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Dave Merritt

@butwhatifitsall.bsky.social

980 followers 1.3K following 3.2K posts

Gen Xer (1965), benefitted from the golden age of the UK welfare state and social mobility. Career in social housing (remember that?) now retired. Father of Jack Merritt, killed in the 2019 Fishmongers’ Hall attack. Writing a book. Food. Music. Politics.

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 4h

The Trump admin. rescinded layoffs of hundreds of scientists that were told they no longer have jobs on Friday, another indication that the Trump admin has zero clue about who does what. Hundreds of others remained fired and the dismantling of public health continues.

8 71 220

Reposted by Dave Merritt

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

Nice recap

380 6.9K 19K

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19h

👇👇

690 12K 30K

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 1d

The autocrat's toadies destroy functioning governance and launch crisis after crisis in order to create a nation that runs on patronage in which he's the only one able to do anything for anyone.

44 380 1.3K

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 1d

Since 2022, Germany is likely the only country to elect a government even more visibly and consistently pro-Ukrainian than the previous one.

10 14 110

Reposted by Dave Merritt

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Breaking: WGN Video Producer arrested for doing what she does — in Lincoln Square. 1/2

110 840 1.6K

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

🔍 Anton Spisak (Centre for European Reform), observes that, after Brexit took effect at the end of 2020, Britain’s goods exports have grown less than those of any other economy in the G7 club of rich countries.

❌ Brexit is a form of economic vandalism.

https://econ.st/4mUJJtB

A dangerous post-Brexit world

Britain risks being an unwitting victim of EU-US trade wars

econ.st

3 43 85

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Left Of Center Orange Hater @henshinhal.bsky.social · 1d

140 600 2.4K

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Oliver Markus Malloy @malloy.rocks · 1d

97 360 990

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Seems @Nigel_Farage is trying damage limitation on the Reform Russian Bribes scandal.

He’s known Nathan Gill for 20 years, and claims he knew nothing.

No one believes you, Nigel.

Keep the story moving. Questions must be answered.

17 190 330

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Stu Fleming @thebasement.nz · 1d

His girlfriend Magna Carta, is still on the run.

John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Antifa leader Habeas Corpus has been arrested in Portland.

8 63 350

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, sure, let's have Qatar set up its military bases on American soil--because we're all about America First, amirite?

420 1.8K 6.8K

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump, "Now drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases"

An illiterate President who can't do high school maths surrounded by yes men who haven't the courage or integrity to help him understand how stupid he sounds

21 75 280

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 1d

"Why aren't the Free Palestine people cheering about the ceasefire?"

If you saw a man beating a child into a coma, would you cheer after the beating stopped? No, your first reaction would be horror at what happened and your second would be fear that he'll attack the kid again.

100 420 1.6K

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Andy Birss @andybirss.bsky.social · 1d

With US 'expert' Justin Webb on #r4today we might have thought that there would be some coverage of the descent of America into autocracy www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch... but the show needs to find time to cover the retirement of a horse-A much more important issue of course.

Dangerous new MAGA lie: Republicans smear peaceful protesters as ‘terrorists’

“Trump and the MAGA cronies know there are likely to be millions of people in the streets on October 18th for the No Kings protests. And so their strategy is to preemptively paint patriotic, dissentin...

www.msnbc.com

1 9

Dave Merritt @butwhatifitsall.bsky.social · 1d

Because the BBC never tells you that. Or the Mail. Or the Telegraph. Or the Times.

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 1d

Why would you trust Reform when they are all just ex-Tories running away from their record of failure & who left our country in a mess.

#NeverVoteReform

9 64 250

Reposted by Dave Merritt

🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 1d

#BlueSkyVets

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

98 1.1K 2.1K

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 1d

If we survive this as a country and we don't hold every one of these people accountable we will not have survived this as a country.

2 210 930

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 1d

1 3 15

Reposted by Dave Merritt

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Is it just me, or does it seem the press is actually and completely terrified to report about Donald Trump's physical and mental health the way it would have if anyone else were president?

1K 2.9K 13K

Dave Merritt @butwhatifitsall.bsky.social · 1d

I think that’s true. However, I also think the main challenge facing democracies is that the sources of information - legacy and social media - are owned by righting billionaires. People don’t know what is true or false, more so than at any time in my lifetime. That facilitates the autocrats.

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Ebony Noor! I love garden season! ✊🏿 @darlingebony.bsky.social · 1d

If you all would have included truthful Black History as part of American History, you wouldn't be so "shocked" by what is happening right now. In fact, what is happening now likely wouldn't be happening because you would have been able to see it coming with knowledge of history.

36 290 1K

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

This is dedicated to those who believed DJT and legacy media coverage that Project 2025 was nothing to be concerned about.

Also, this isn’t legal.

220 1.3K 3.2K

Reposted by Dave Merritt

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

A 54 year old who calls himself "Kid" and who sports a stripper's hat and indoor shades....has no right to judge what is and is not "stupid."

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

84 120 940