Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by papa cheese

named nsha in dreams @ceibarosario.bsky.social · 17d

i read theory and i critically engage with literature bc i owe it to my community (the Black Diaspora, the Caribbean, islanders) to be a better person in order to work towards our liberation. it is out of love for my peoples that i do this

2 2

Reposted by papa cheese

named nsha in dreams @ceibarosario.bsky.social · 17d

it’s also disingenuous to read theory (shallowly) then lord that knowledge over other people. theory and the analysis of it should not be reduced to dunks or social/cultural capital. why would you read it only to feel superior to people who may not even have access to it?

1 2 3

Reposted by papa cheese

named nsha in dreams @ceibarosario.bsky.social · 18d

why is your engagement with theory so shallow that you can only name people who have harmful politics? decolonizing your tbr and theory should not mean engaging with works by ppl deeply entrenched in the structures and institutions that oppress and exploit us

1 2 1

Reposted by papa cheese

named nsha in dreams @ceibarosario.bsky.social · 18d

why do you read theory? why do you “critically” engage with literature? is it just to dunk on people who may not have the resources you do? why are you not approaching theory and lit as a form of grappling and growth with your own prejudices and ideologies?

1 2 1

Reposted by papa cheese

named nsha in dreams @ceibarosario.bsky.social · 18d

this sc succinctly demonstrates the issues with how theory and literature are currently approached. what is it you seek to gain by namedropping theorists and people you perceive to be radical while doing nothing to engage with and help community

named nsha in dreams @ceibarosario.bsky.social · 18d

the concept of decolonizing your tbr by reading an author incapable of class analysis, a transphobe, and a misogynist

a TikTok's screenshot of a person's face. the text on top reads "not liking rf kung is lowk spiritually israeli" while the text on the bottom reads "this is mainly a joke but also if they can't manage to read kuanf then they're probably not reading Baldwin, Fanon, adichie, adulhawa, or el Akkad either 🤔 #rfkuang #woketok #booktok #decolonial #decolonizeyourtbr"

1 2 1

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · 24d

si 😭

Reposted by papa cheese

Oubao Moin 𓆏𓆌𓆉𓆈𓆚 🇵🇷🇱🇧|🍉🌻🌿 #VivaPuertoRicoLibre @astrophobia.bsky.social · 24d

AQUÍ MATARON GENTE POR SACAR LA BANDERA, POR ESO ES QUE AHORA YO LA LLEVO DONDE QUIERA CABRÓN

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · 24d

A MI ME IMPORTA UN BICHO LO QUE A TI TE VALE VERGA

4 9

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · 24d

A MI ME IMPORTA UN BICHO LO QUE A TI TE VALE VERGA

3 6

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · 24d

bueno como hije de musico boricua les puedo decir que hasta eso de tener sonidista de mierda le quedo bien puertorriqueño

2 11

Reposted by papa cheese

Benjamín Torres Gotay @torresgotay.bsky.social · 25d

Ocho años hoy de María. Pero lo peor no fue el 20 de septiembre de 2017. Lo peor fue el infierno de los meses siguientes sin luz. Los meses más terribles de todas nuestras vidas.

7 13

Reposted by papa cheese

A Study of Resistance @colourmefiji.bsky.social · 25d

A reminder that the brutal occupation of #WestPapua and the ongoing persecution of Indigenous Papuans is a horror that is largely undocumented & invisibilised. Like so much black suffering, furthest away in proximity to Whiteness, their revolution has NOT been televised.

#FREEWESTPAPUA #Oceania

18 24

Reposted by papa cheese

Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · Sep 11

I’m really sick, I think I’ve caught COVID again.
Please share& donate we are so close!

Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · Sep 6

We are in urgent need of protection and a safe place to live. We’re raising support to help us escape danger and rebuild our lives in safety. Every contribution, no matter how small, brings us one step closer to security and hope. 💛
kindly give :
#BringRuaaHome #SafetyForRuaa #HumanitarianAid

Project Bring Ruaa and Her Family to Safety

I'm helping my friend, Ruaa Naji, raise funds to help her family survive.

chuffed.org

4 140 82

Reposted by papa cheese

named nsha in dreams @ceibarosario.bsky.social · 25d

From ‘A Woman’s Liberation’ in Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K Le Guin, originally published in 1995

“‘Literacy is irrelevant,’ one of our group said sorrowfully. ‘The chiefs have jumped right over our heads into the postliterate information technology.’”

1 2

Reposted by papa cheese

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 26d

Hawaiians are coming together to buy land back from a billionaire investment firm in an unprecedented move.

One-third of the island of Molokai is owned by Hong Kong-headquartered billionaire investment firm Guoco Group.

Now, people have launched a plan to buy back their island.

Hawaiians organize to buy back ancestral land from billionaire

The price tag is astronomical, but residents are determined.

www.sfgate.com

6 250 770

Reposted by papa cheese

carlos (vibe describer) @vaquero2xl.bsky.social · 26d

NEW: Procurement records and a corporate document show the FBI installed three antennas meant to aid surveillance operations across Puerto Rico. The antennas are part of a video collections system meant to transport and centralize surveillance for DOJ sub-agencies
heavyweather.media/fbi-installe...

FBI Installed Three Antennas Across Puerto Rico to Aid Surveillance Operations

Procurement records and a corporate document point to the Justice Department installing a wireless video collections system in 2024 across the archipelago to support surveillance and security applicat...

heavyweather.media

1 12 20

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · Sep 6

#blueskyPR

1 1

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · Sep 6

gracias a @astrophobia.bsky.social por ayudarme pq esto estaba bien feíto cuando lo empeze

1 3

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · Sep 6

fuera el imperialismo yanqui!

un cartel digital con los colores de la bandera de Puerto Rico. la parte superior tiene tres rayas rojas que parecen sangre, mientras la parte de abajo es todo azul, con una palma a cada lado de un barco negro. hay una estrella blanca en el centro, y el texto dice "tiburón, que buscas en la orilla"

4 11 23

Reposted by papa cheese

Oubao Moin 𓆏𓆌𓆉𓆈𓆚 🇵🇷🇱🇧|🍉🌻🌿 #VivaPuertoRicoLibre @astrophobia.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ya empezaron los yanquis a revivir las bases militares en Puerto Rico. Esto es una total asquerosidad, no queremos ser parte de tus juegos geopolíticos de invasión e intervención. No queremos más bombas, más soldados, más guerras sangrientas e innecesarias.

#NoBasesMilitaresEnPR

2 17 19

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · Sep 5

yo que leo/ayudo con todo lo que postean pero no se… guarever

1

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · Sep 5

me jode un poco que le pide a mi grupo que lean los primeros tres capitulos de mi libro y ya van casi tres semanas y nadie no ha leido

1 2

Reposted by papa cheese

Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · Sep 5

Please help Aseel survive this genocide and thrive in a world where she can be free

7 5

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · Sep 5

literal lo que siempre recuerdo es despertarme, y a los 10-15 segundos el aire se apago, y el silencio puro donde no se oia ni un coqui ni un grillo ni un gato o perro antes de que empezara a temblar…

2

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · Sep 5

recien me doy cuenta que no puedo poner mi aire en eco mode pq me da terror cada vez que se apaga y eso es por lo del temblor de reyes

2 2

papa cheese @anarcoantillane.bsky.social · Aug 12

I love conversations about when "America turned authoritarian" because you can tell none of the people involved know or speak to any Indigenous people on the continent, any Kānaka or CHamoru, any Puerto Ricans, or any Virgin Islanders. our subjugation at the hands of America never counts

Julien @vividmercurial.bsky.social · Aug 12

insane experience to see america get more and more fascist every day and every time people go "now THIS TIME its too far" and its like. its been too far months ago. it turned authoritarian MONTHS ago. it was authoritarian when they went after trans people and poc. but you can see it now i guess

1 3 6