Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 38m

I didn't know just your average nobody could file a complaint of threats of violence against them and get to stand beside the Attorney General of the United States to have it aired in front of national media.

Didn't expect this level of personal service.. so cool !

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 7h

a girl with dreadlocks is looking at a crack in a wall

ALT: a girl with dreadlocks is looking at a crack in a wall

media.tenor.com

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 8h

Saudi Comedy Festival, Charlie Kirk - Between the Scenes

YouTube video by Trevor Noah

youtu.be

1 1

Reposted by Sam Fujiyama

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19h

Presented without comment, the current scene outside Union Station in DC as I got off the train.

44 390 1.7K

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 8h

Speaking personally as someone who lives near a pond, frogs can make a hell of a lot of noise. 🐸🎉

1

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 9h

What's his "sexual abuser" age ?

Reuters @reuters.com · 20h

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says

Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."

reut.rs

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 9h

I used to have a better eye for the fakes but in the last week have fallen for several.

I have to be skeptical of every image and video I see now by spending time to dig into it's veracity.

Great job tech companies and government allowing this dystopian hellscape to be our everyday.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15h

As I said a couple hours ago about a different fake video, you don't need to feel stupid if you fell for it.

The entire internet is drowning in this AI shit. And there's no easy solution. We're just fucking cooked as a society.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18h

Don’t feel stupid if you fell for fake video. It can be really hard to tell these days. But we do have to try and be careful with what we share because there’s so much AI video out there.

It’s just the world we live in now.

1

Reposted by Sam Fujiyama

🦋Rock💙💛 @rock800.bsky.social · 1d

2 13 35

Reposted by Sam Fujiyama

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

180 2.6K 7.7K

Reposted by Sam Fujiyama

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 20h

Back when I was at The Post, every Friday at 10pm I'd plug my data/visualizations/jokes newsletter.

Well, it's back. In 12 hours, the all-new How To Read This Chart lands in mailboxes. Sign up for free!
howtoreadthisch.art

How To Read This Chart

37% data. 42% visualizations. 210% jokes.

howtoreadthisch.art

17 63 440

Reposted by Sam Fujiyama

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 23h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

290 7.5K 19K

Reposted by Sam Fujiyama

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

1K 6K 12K

Reposted by Sam Fujiyama

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

Hot new item. Flying off the shelves.

Silence 🇺🇦🇺🇸 @b-dogood.bsky.social · 1d

34 270 1.4K

Reposted by Sam Fujiyama

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

1.4K 8.4K 15K

Reposted by Sam Fujiyama

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 1d

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

110 1.3K 3.1K

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 1d

Congratulations ! 🥳 🎉

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 1d

My sincere condolences on the loss of your mom.

1

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 1d

Wonderfully stupid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhS...

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 1d

"You can count on us"... when we're shafting every ally left and right with tarrifs and withdrawing from every major coallition that has tried to do anything good in the last 50 years.

1

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 1d

I'd prefer Fresca, but you do you.

1

Reposted by Sam Fujiyama

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 1d

We could be treating Canada Post as not just an essential delivery service, but an essential social infrastructure in our communities.

Instead the government prefers to treat it as a costly burden that must be subject to death by a thousand cuts.

For isolated seniors, Canada Post delivers more than mail | CBC News

As the Canada Post strike hits the one-week mark, there are growing concerns for one group of Canadians who typically rely on the delivery service more than most — seniors.

www.cbc.ca

4 96 230

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 1d

a man in a yellow tank top is standing on a beach and saying `` you can do this '' .

Alt: Sylvester Stallone in a yellow tank top running on a beach with the text `` you can do this '' .

media.tenor.com

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 1d

Wonderful.

Cover of the Time.com online site featuring a disgruntled photo of Trump with the headling "Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize".

1

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 1d

Because calling the entire Democrat Party an evil entity is not enough, using "Antifa" is a more abstract term that could apply to anyone standing up against authoritarianism.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

THIS!! 👇👇

Sam Fujiyama @ayre.ca · 1d

"If Chicken's Magazine wants to restore what used to be a once dignified publication, they can restore their credibility by awarding Mr. Fox the Nobel Peace Prize. He's earned it."

Cover of Chicken's magazine featuring a chicken with the headline "Who's the Boss ?!"

2