Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽 @tsrhg.bsky.social · 47m

It's a hard to find movie.

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 2h

So thankful that dudes without game now have the option of driving all of our energy bills up to come up with devastating lines like it was nice to meet you

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 7h

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

49 510 2.5K

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Brick's 𝕳𝖆𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖉 House 🍁🎃 @brickmahoney.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you for pointing out the logical fallacy in my fart joke

2 18 59

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 1h

Needed to sleep on this and my god the evil of this news. I don't have better words than that.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 13h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

4 17 70

Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽 @tsrhg.bsky.social · 3h

Catherine O'Hara is a treasure.

1

Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽 @tsrhg.bsky.social · 3h

That is probably because we have already paid for the first batch of F-35s that we are scheduled to receive next year. I doubt very much that we won't take delivery of ANY F-35s because things are so far along.

CTV News Kitchener @ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social · 3h

‘We are moving forward’: top soldier says F-35 preparations continue despite government review - Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan says the Canadian military is moving ahead with its preparations for F-35 fighter jets despite an ongoing government review of the purchase.

‘We are moving forward’: top soldier says F-35 preparations continue despite government review

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan says the Canadian military is moving ahead with its preparations for F-35 fighter jets despite an ongoing government review of the purchase.

bit.ly

2 1

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 10h

this was so ridiculous and dumb I made sure to include @briancgrubb.bsky.social roasting Leto for being an absolute twit in my book (WHERE is our Pulitzer???)

Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 13h

Legendary interview moment with the director of Morbius about Jared Leto’s behavior on the set of Morbius

uproxx.com/movies/morbi...

I heard a story about filming and I want to see if this is true. Someone told me that Jared Leto was so committed to playing Michael Morbius that even when he had to go to the bathroom, he would use his crutches and slowly limp to get to the bathroom. But it was taking so long between for pee breaks, that a deal was made with him to get him a wheelchair so someone could wheel him there quicker and he agreed to that. Is this true?

Yes.

1 5 58

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

280 7.5K 22K

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Mr Funk 🇦🇺 @sophistifunk.noauthority.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h

Got this from my brother who’s watching the Bathurst 1000 #straya

4 8

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

CNN reports that Israel has refused to release two abducted Palestinian doctors, renowned pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and Dr. Marwan Al Hams, deliberately excluding them from the ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement.

A digital poster features two Palestinian doctors, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and Dr. Marwan Al-Hams, against a blurred background of destruction and smoke. Text at the top reads in bold yellow letters: “They are not coming home.” Below, in white and yellow text, it says: “Israel denies release of abducted Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and Dr. Marwan Al-Hams in deal.” Both men appear serious—Dr. Abu Safiya in a white medical coat, and Dr. Al-Hams in dark clothing with a stethoscope around his neck.

4 84 110

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 16h

AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over

Nate Silver
@NateSilver538 • 5h
•.°
I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.

130 940 7.8K

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 16h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

89 3K 12K

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 15h

I am straight-up going to have nightmares about this

In the video Smith posted online, he said Neuralink engineers had started using language models including ChatGPT and Grok to serve up a selection of relevant replies to questions, as well as options for things he could say in conversations going on around him. One example that he outlined: “My friend asked me for ideas for his girlfriend who loves horses. I chose the option that told him in my voice to get her a bouquet of carrots. What a creative and funny idea.”

These aren’t really his thoughts, but they will do—since brain-clicking once in a menu of choices is much faster than typing out a complete answer, which can take minutes.

11 50 230

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 15h

Hi hello did you know that Elon Musk's third Neuralink patient (previously nonverbal) is "getting help from Grok" to communicate

and I hope -- I REALLY HOPE -- he's not stuck in his own brain listening as a robot talks for him without his input because this, to me, would be worse than death

This patient’s Neuralink brain implant gets a boost from generative AI

A patient who types with his brain thanks to a Neuralink implant is using AI chatbots to speed things up.

www.technologyreview.com

23 90 370

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 22h

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

61 3.1K 10K

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 19h

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

30 1K 6.2K

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17h

The thing about cities like Portland is that they’re creative.

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 3d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

6 10 75

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Drow Paweł Włodkowic 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 17h

This literally dates back to Ivan the Terrible btw. Allegedly, according to some sources, the Latvians, Livonians and Estonians were initially /delighted/ when he invaded Livonia because they thought the end of the German yoke was nigh. Then they started killing fucking everybody, for no reason.

Kristian van der Vliet @vanders.bsky.social · 17h

The eternal struggle of "If only Russia could be normal"

3 4 54

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18h

Two people asked Grok if a particular video is AI. One response says it is AI, another says it isn’t.

Please don’t waste your time asking AI chatbots if something is AI.

Pale Sun @PaleSun • 3h
Is this Al generated?
@grok
38K
ıll 5.9M
X
ill 15K
Grok 7 X
@grok
贝
X.com
Yes, this video appears to be Al-generated. Visual artifacts, like the dog phasing through the fallen branch, and unnatural physics in the fall suggest it's synthetic, consistent with recent trends in fake CCTV clips.
10:12 AM • 10/11/25 • 2.8K Views

Htrebreh Navy @Harvisnavy • 2h
O Auto-translated by Grok Show original @grok is this video made with Al?
• 4
ill 24K
X
贝
Grok Y
@grok
X.com
Ø Auto-translated by Grok Show original
No, the video seems to be real. It's a security camera clip that captures a genuine incident where a tree branch falls near a couple walking their dog.
It shows no obvious signs of Al generation, and there are verified reports of similar events. How lucky they were!
Rate this translation:
11:44 AM • 10/11/25 • 5.5K Views

17 66 410

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

A Page in your life 🍁📎 @sailorgirl2017.bsky.social · 19h

No one explains it better than, Claus.

@clauskellerman.bsky.social

youtu.be/GvPbbm6OwuU?...

CANADA Adds 60,000 Jobs - USA Adds 100% Tax On Themselves

YouTube video by Claus Kellerman POV

youtu.be

3 40 99

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Andrius Kubilius @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu · 22h

We must learn from Ukraine. Ukraine air defences take down 80% of targets.

Ukrainian drones stopped Russian advance on land and in the Black Sea, and devastated the Russian strategic bomber fleet. Ukraine shows besides tech we need integrated command & a new warfare ecosystem.

4 75 330

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 18h

Damn yo what if the United States empire was collapsing. Just imploding & losing all its function because its white supremacist history culminated in a dictator. That would be crazy, yo. Nah that would never happen.

5 99 390

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 20h

"The Frog might, as a person, have a message to convey, but the Frog’s costume has no meaning, either. It is the juxtaposition against an increasingly militarized ICE that makes its big googly eyes so powerful."
Incredible writing, give it a read

sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22h

I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

2 31 140

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

OSINTRadar @osintr.bsky.social · 20h

#BREAKING

🇪🇪🇷🇺Tensions are escalating even further on the Estonia–Russia border.

🔹️The so-called “little green men” have already appeared — they are clearly not border guards, have no identifiable markings or insignia, and most importantly, they are armed.

18 220 410

Reposted by Alex (he/him) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 19h

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

210 1.7K 11K