Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 17h

Example: the new CBS evening news team unvestigated the strikes on boats in the Gulf of America and determined that they were all carrying drugs and terrorists

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 18h

I made a typo while writing a project plan: "unvestigating."

It occurs to me that this might be a useful term.

I propose that "unvestigating" be defined as trying to discover something but actually confusing facts and obscuring it.

Suggested usage: much of the PR masquerading as journalism 🤷‍♂️

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

NPR @npr.org · 1d

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

310 2.9K 10K

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 18h

I made a typo while writing a project plan: "unvestigating."

It occurs to me that this might be a useful term.

I propose that "unvestigating" be defined as trying to discover something but actually confusing facts and obscuring it.

Suggested usage: much of the PR masquerading as journalism 🤷‍♂️

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

God @thegodpodcast.com · 22h

Things to do in the future:

1. Putting them all on trial for crimes against humanity at the Hague

2. Totally reforming entire government to root out corruption and abuse of power so this bullshit never happens again

3. At some point you’d imagine, brunch

500 3K 14K

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

320 5.4K 15K

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

I don't understand why U.S. reporters so regularly seem to let politicians get away with 'I haven't seen that' about stuff a) they obviously know and b) is directly relevant to their job. Did they sign some kind of agreement never to ask a follow-up question?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

220 850 4K

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 1d

I love this so much. Bozo the Robot!

Comics Covers @comicscovers.bsky.social · 2d

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2d

"Look at the picture... One of these is a member of a private militia that supports the President and was involved in a violent effort to overturn the election, the other is an agent of the state. Can you tell the difference?" donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

140 1.4K 3.8K

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

230 4.3K 10K

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 6d

Did anyone else see this today and wonder wtf happened?

Oopsie, Stephen.

310 3K 6K

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

Thibault Prévost @wnstnsmith.bsky.social · 3d

"The richest 20% of nations, with 15% of the global population, contribute more than 40% of annual ecological overshoot, whereas the poorest 40% of countries, with 42% of the global population, experience more than 60% of the social shortfall."

Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance - Nature

A revised ‘Doughnut’ providing a visual assessment of trends in social deprivation and planetary degradation over the past two decades shows more than doubling of global GDP accompanied by accelerating ecological overshoot but only a modest reduction in human deprivation.

www.nature.com

19 27

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

trib.al

680 4.3K 15K

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

880 6K 20K

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

Michele Okoh |🖤🩶🤍💜|🔺🐘 @okohlaw.bsky.social · 3d

It’s the Portland way.

LA: we will fight you.
Chicago: we will fight you.
PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

20 270 1.4K

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

280 2.4K 18K

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 4d

Ten wisdoms the new pope just dropped. #3 will shock u

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

www.theguardian.com

1

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d

It really feels like they’re trolling our autocrat.

Reuters @reuters.com · 4d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

410 2K 9.1K

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 5d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

420 3.2K 15K

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 5d

My sincerest condolences on your losses ❤️‍🩹

1

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

stevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 6d

They are not Trump's enemies. They are critics and opponents. He sees them as enemies, because that's how autocrats perceive their critics. NYT should not repeat and normalize authoritarian discourse.

How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies

President Trump has long spoken of seeking vengeance against his political enemies. Here’s a list of whom he is targeting.

www.nytimes.com

13 84 250

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 7d

“At first the regime tried to recruit my father, but he refused because he believed in truth and accountability…”

Carine Kanimba at Play the Game with an incredibly powerful and important story about state repression, authoritarian politics, and sport. Rwanda: Football and Repression.

Carine Kanimba talking about the intersection of sport and state repression, with a photo of the Congo national team standing in protest

1

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 7d

Am about to go live at Play the Game 2025. It’s always an honor and a pleasure. I’m pretty excited about this discussion

5

Reposted by Sven Daniel Wolfe

Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 8d

It really is staggering to see so many people willing to abandon our 249 year experiment in democracy for an increasingly unstable criminally convicted reality show charlatan.

640 4.1K 16K

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 8d

This here is gonna be a spicy evening session at Play the Game. Transgender athletes in sport.

Evening session on trans athletes in sport

1 2