Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 11h

Very nice job!

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 11h

1 2

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

ceej @ceej.online · 14h

I think the leak of the incredibly racist young republican group chat only furthers the argument that millennials were the only generation able to use the computer without going insane, mostly because the computer was once a place separate from the real world. but now the real world is also computer

ceej @ceej.online · Apr 28

that a bunch of billionaires have been irreversibly brainwormed by getting addicted to a glorified chat room adds credence to my theory that spending too much time on IRC as a child acts as a powerful inoculant to the worst impulses of an escalatory group dynamic

35 210 1.2K

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

onion person @junlper.beer · 18h

israel has already broken the ceasefire

81 940 3.7K

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · 1d

"quarter of the typical energy bill in 2024 was profit. That is equivalent to every household paying £416 a year so other people can grow rich. The water industry tells a similar story. Almost a third of the average bill goes towards funding shareholder dividends and interest payments."

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them | Mathew Lawrence

A cost of living crisis is not inevitable if there is the will to stop companies extracting profits from Britain’s essential services, says Mathew Lawrence of the Common Wealth thinktank

www.theguardian.com

3 37 96

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 1d

I make my triumphant return to The @insertcredit.com Show... as host!? Highlights include actual coin-flipping and bending the show’s format to my evil whims by making the panel design games based on the names of Motern Media films. Listen now:

The Insert Credit Show #410: Games Somerton - exp.

I make my triumphant return to the Insert Credit Show... as host!?

expzine.com

3 13 57

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 2d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

43 3.4K 8.7K

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

Wanderjegson @wanderjegson.bsky.social · 1d

Imagining Jack Frost, Pikachu, and Agumon having a conversation

23 3.2K 6.8K

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 1d

#TheTwen2ie5

#13 FOR THOSE I LOVE - I Have A Love (2020)

Oops, I had this down as 2021 for some reason but it actually came out in 2020. Doesn't really matter. I have a love too, and it will never fade either.

8

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · 1d

Per Reddit: Steam adult developer in the UK is sitting on a USD equivalent of six figures, can’t find a bank to take his money because the developer creates adult games

www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...

r/UKPersonalFinance
3 hr. ago
Previous-Camera1641

I develop adult video games on Steam. I can't find a bank that will actually let me withdraw my money from Steam. Can I get some advice?
Game has sold quite well on Steam. I've got almost £90,000 ready to withdraw after Steam's cut + VAT taken off.

However, it's been 2 months now and I can't find ANY bank in the UK who will let me withdraw my money from Steam.

I've been banned/refused/unable to get a business account with:

Wise
Revolut
Monzo
Monese
Chase
Starling
Nationwide
Halifax
Barclays
Lloyds
RBS

It always comes down to, "Where did you get this money from?"

"It's coming from games I sell on Steam."

"Can we see the store page?"

"Sure."

"I'm sorry, we can't do business with you at this time."

It keeps coming down to a commercial decision purely because I make adult content.

What the hell am I supposed to do? I've pretty much exhausted the whole banking system. I just want to be able to be paid for products I've sold.

21 630 1.3K

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

amy brown (spooky edition) @amybrown.xyz · 1d

inspiring 💗💖

LinkedIn post about how a guy got a job interview at Strava by running a route that spelled HIRE ME on the map

HIRE ME written on the map (looking more like HIRE NE tbh)

commenter asks if the guy got the job and OP says “I don't think so. But his effort got him noticed and a foot in the door when so many others didn't”

22 300 1.7K

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

Illiterate Autodidact 🇵🇸🙂👍🇮🇱☹👎 @cigaretteliker.bsky.social · 2d

The virgin AGI existential risk vs the chad global warming

19 1.3K 4K

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 1d

This is an insane, pro-AI questionnaire that makes it clear that our government is trying to manufacture consent to waste our tax dollars on predictive text that destroys jobs and drinks lakes.

It'll barely matter, but feel free to answer this and tell them where to shove it

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 6d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

1 3

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 1d

The brother of federal Industry Minister, Mélanie Joly, is the president and CEO of Intelcom, a courier company that exploits subcontracted delivery drivers for pennies per package. It stands to benefit mightily from the dismantlement and privatization of public postal services in Canada.

The privatization crisis at Canada Post

Canada Post is under attack. Political favouritism, privatized delivery, and precarious subcontracting are putting workers and public service at risk. From Intelcom’s exploitative practices to the gov...

canadiandimension.com

8 65 79

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 1d

Labour staffers currently CTRL+F find and replacing "SNP" with "Greens" in all their overused "vote SNP and get the Tories" messaging documents

(after replacing "Tories" with "Reform" admittedly)

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since Zack Polanski took over last month The Greens in England and Wales have more than 100,000 members for the first time, the party has announced, a near-50% rise since Zack Polanski took over as leader last month. It puts them on a potential course to overtake the Conservatives and comes little more than a week after the Greens announced they had moved past the Liberal Democrats in membership numbers, getting to 83,500. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

1

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

Justin Decloux @declouxj.bsky.social · 1d

The feature I directed, IMPOSSIBLE HORROR, is playing at The University of Toronto this Wednesday @ 8:00 PM!

I'll be there to introduce it, and do a Q&A, so come one, come all — it's totally FREE!

They even cut a very cool new trailer for it:

www.cinema.utoronto.ca/events/cinss...

2 6 23

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 1d

It's nice he posted this picture of you.

2

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 1d

I make my triumphant return to The @insertcredit.com Show... as host!? Highlights include actual coin-flipping and bending the show’s format to my evil whims by making the panel design games based on the names of Motern Media films. Listen now:

The Insert Credit Show #410: Games Somerton - exp.

I make my triumphant return to the Insert Credit Show... as host!?

expzine.com

3 13 57

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

insert credit @insertcredit.com · 1d

Ep. 410 - Games Somerton, with Mathew Kumar

Writer and developer @mathewkumar.com guest hosts the panel, covering the Balatro of coin flips, Bitmap Books bad decisions, and especially crude actions performed by Rabbids.

insertcredit.com/show/410

Games Somerton, with Mathew Kumar

Writer and developer Mathew Kumar guest hosts the panel, covering the Balatro of coin flips, Bitmap Books bad decisions, and especially crude actions performed by Rabbids.

insertcredit.com

7 32

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

LateToGaming|Henry @latetogaming.bsky.social · 2d

This is my first time hearing about this zine set. I'm glad to have been able to get my order in.

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 2d

New exp. Dispatch! First images of the zine set (so fresh!!!) an update on exp. 2602 shipping (next week!) and all the usual article, zine and interesting things links! expzine.com/2025/10/12/t...

Last chance to order zines to go out in the first batch! expzine.com/shop/

a picture of all three zines together. It looks so good. I really am thrilled. What a nice thing to have!!!

2 1

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 2d

#TheTwen2ie5

#12 SWIM SCHOOL - Anyway (2021)

6

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 2d

New exp. Dispatch! First images of the zine set (so fresh!!!) an update on exp. 2602 shipping (next week!) and all the usual article, zine and interesting things links! expzine.com/2025/10/12/t...

Last chance to order zines to go out in the first batch! expzine.com/shop/

6 13

Reposted by Mathew Kumar

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
"
Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

580 5.6K 21K

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 2d

This has been in my Youtube "watch later" list forever...

1

Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 2d

A man sleeping on a pop art pilchard tin bed.
"I sleep in a pilchard tin. Do you?"

Homer Simpson: "I sleep in a big bed with my wife."

2