Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

MASH was extremely formative for me—as was Alan Alda’s support for the ERA. Happy birthday to an absolute legend.

Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 2h

And, as a final testament to Alan Alda on his 90th birthday, let us never forget that he was not just a strong advocate for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, he was literally chairman of Men For The ERA & traveled the country for it for YEARS while starring in one of the top-rated TV shows

• Rocky Mount, N.C. Telegram Tues., Jan. 23, 1979-6 Alan Alda Talks On The N Necessity Of The ERA BY BARBARA FUSSELL Telegram Family Editor "I have come here to North Carolina to plead with North Carolinians to extend to all of the people of this country the same rights that now only a minority of the people in the country have," Alan Alda said in a speech in Elizabeth City Saturday. Alda, star of television's M-AS-H on which he plays the 1 role of Hawkeye, has been traveling throughout the United States to encourage support of the Equal Rights Amendment. "I have not come to North Carolina to tell the people of this state what to think, but I want to tell them about the necessity of the ERA," Alda said. The amendment will come up again for consideration at this year's session of the N.C. General Assembly. Thirty-five states have ratified the amendment. Thirty -eight must ratify it before June : 30, 1982 for it to become part of the U.S. Constitution. In some states, Alda said, laws exist which give women few rights if they should suddenly find themselves without their husbands. "I have h heard it said many times over that we want to protect the women in our lives, and yet by not putting the ERA into our Constitution, we are doing just the opposite." Alda said. "We are not now éven recognizing that women are people, according the Constitution, and salary scales show. how much, we really care about them. say that we want to put women ‹ on pedestals and keep them there. Well, I think it is time to bring them up from their pedestals and treat them as equals." Today 12 percent of the women in this country are heads of households and have the responsibility to support and maintain a home for themselves and their families, but they experience many roadblocks, Alda said. Alda is the father of three daughters, but said that is only part of the reason he supports passage of the amendment. "I don't want my daughters to have to shop around for a state to live in where they will have the same rights have," he said. "My daughters' are American citizens, and I want to know that they, as well as all the other women in this country, will have the same opportunities and rights to be treated as people just as men Dear Abby families under the ERA are unfounded. "We don't have to worry about * what would happen,' he said. "There are 14 states that now have ERAs in their state constitutions. Millions of people are now living under ERAs in those states, and no problems have developed which make those fears worth worrying about.' In Pennsylvania, Alda said, the passage of a state ERA has meant that women who have been homemakers while their hubands supported them now get credit for the value of their work when a divorce occurs. Before the state ERA was passed, Alda said, a woman involved in a divorce case was not entitled to any of the household goods unless she could prove she had paid for them with her own money. Now, he said, monetary and nor considered. contributions to a marriage are "This is an extraordinarily important principle," he said. "The work that homemakers do is now being valued. A bunch of flowers every once in a while is not the same as saying it is worth money, and it's worth money now in those 14 states." There has been no breakup of families, no striking down of protective labor laws, he said. "And," he added, "toilets have not been integrated. I'm sure you were waiting breathlessly for that news." . "A great injustice is being done to the women in this country as well as the men,' Alda says. "Most women have what they have as a privilege, but what happens should they find themselves without a man, then t they will find out that what they have is a privilege and not their right. "Men like to feel that they are protecting the women in their lives, and this is fine. We should protect them, but by protecting them we are also cutting them off and making things harder for them," Alda says. "If you really love the women in your lives, you will. protect them by giving them their rights and by letting them be recognized as persons in the U.S. Constitution and the only way this can be done is by the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. "The laws which now exist are valuable to women as well as to men, but they are not enforced and I do not say that with the passage of ERA that there will be any immediate overwhelming changing of things. It will still be a battle, but at the time of the passage of the amendment the struggle will begin and the Equal Rights Amendment will be a tool with which to work to fight the battle of equality in this country. "We love the women in our lives and we want to protect and love them, and I say, let's care enough about them to let them have the right to make their own decisions just as we as men have this right. The passage of ERA will not change the feelings or the love that we have for women, but will give them the equality that they should have," Alda says. "ERA is not dead in North Carolina and I implore the people of this state to say yes and to do it right now," Alda said. "We have an obligation and a responsibility to pass this amendment and to give women the rights with which they as people are entitled to have," Alda concluded. "The only thing wrong with the ERA is that we don't have it yet." Miss Blevins Is Wed Sheila Renee Blevins and James Elmer Savage, Jr., both of Rocky Mount, were united in marriage on Saturday, January 20, at 2. p. m. at Falls Road Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. The Reverend W. D. Hamrick officiated at the double-ring ceremony. The wedding was directed by Mrs. W. D. Hamrick of Rocky Mount. Wedding music was presented by organist Grady Howell and soloist Joe Peters, both of Rocky Mount. Given in marriage by her parents, the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Blevins of Rocky Mount. The groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. James Elmer Savage, Sr., a…

January 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

She really wants more than six people to watch her documentary.

Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 8h

Melania says protest in peace

AKA Medley (@med.ley) on Threads

she really thought the country would stop protesting like “oh my bad… that’s melania from melania in front of the melania logo, unify with the murderers now”

www.threads.com

January 28, 2026 at 11:02 AM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

It’s also killing our water supply. There is nothing good about it.

Dr. Stephanie Seul @stephanieseul.bsky.social · 19h

AI is killing the arts, academia, literature, music, photography, film and the internet. I wholeheartedly detest it.

Frost || 3D Models & Reviews @3dfrost.bsky.social · Dec 16

I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life

January 28, 2026 at 10:47 AM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

This is awesome.

January 28, 2026 at 12:39 AM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

They can also be spun. Police have been spinning video recordings of state violence since at least the assault on Rodney King.

Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly this. As someone who has held a camera and filmed ICE during terrifying moments: agent body cams are not a replacement. They can get turned off/never get turned on (like cops do all the time), footage might not get released or might be withheld until the incident is cold in the public memory

January 27, 2026 at 3:29 PM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

There is one car in front of my house that is completely buried. The only way you can tell it’s a car is that their sad windshield wipers were left standing up. They’re not getting out until March.

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 1d

Everywhere I look in my neighborhood, every car is still covered with snow because nobody has even tried to go anywhere in the last two days.

January 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM

Reposted by Chuck Tee

Molly Jong-Fast

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social

This five year old is still in jail

January 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

I don’t see “abolish” anywhere in that list of demands.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:

DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools

"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...

A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”

As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.

newrepublic.com

January 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM

Reposted by Chuck Tee

Representative Seth Magaziner

@magaziner.house.gov

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

Exactly this. Miller is the architect of a lot of this, and he's already a liability. Time to demand that he resign (or get fired).

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.

January 27, 2026 at 1:20 AM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

Shoutout to one of my favorite baseball players. It’s an interesting analogy, but the main point is sound.

ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Spencer Strider invoked 'Boston Massacre' in reaction to ICE shootings

The Braves star pitcher took a stand against the deadly shootings in Minneapolis.

ftw.usatoday.com

January 26, 2026 at 4:33 PM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

The dude is going to be on every sports podcast in America for the next two weeks.

Seth Wickersham @sethwickersham.bsky.social · 2d

America, get ready to watch Malcolm Butler’s interception for two weeks straight.

January 26, 2026 at 3:11 AM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

Still snowing like crazy in Quincy.

Piles of snow on top of my grill and other backyard storage.

The path I dug out for my dogs to use the potty (dogs not shown but the snow piles are taller than them).

January 25, 2026 at 11:41 PM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

Here’s another chance to join the effort to fight back against ICE and the Trump regime.

Ethan Sacks @ethansacks.bsky.social · 2d

We have a constitutional right to document and record ICE and other federal agents in the act and it's more crucial than ever as the Trump regime lies about victims of its cruelty.

Please consider joining this @indivisible.org call Monday night to learn more:

www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

January 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

I’m a public school teacher and anecdotally, I’m seeing this a lot in my community.

Dan Cassino @dancassino.bsky.social · 3d

The kids are paying a lot of attention to what’s going on in Minneapolis. Most, I suspect will be outraged. It will push them to side with the protestors; others (fewer, I’d imagine) will side with the administration. Either way, this sets them on the partisan path they’ll hew to for decades.

January 25, 2026 at 6:49 PM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

Great question. Call your members of Congress.

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 3d

So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?

January 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM

Reposted by Chuck Tee

Iron Spike

@ironspike.bsky.social

Heyo, Chicago pals: Quick note that the executive vice president of the Bob Loquercio Auto Group is vociferously defending the murder of Alex Pretti.

The auto group has 16 locations in and around Chicago, listed below. Please take your business elsewhere.

www.blautogroup.com/locations/in...

January 25, 2026 at 3:17 PM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

Attention Massachusetts friends!!

Jesse @misctakes.com · 3d

Something to do tonight when you're snowed in #boston

bit.ly/466rwUf

FROM MINNESOTA TO MASSACHUSETTS:
ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES
RAPID RESPONSE WEBINAR
SUNDAY JANUARY 25 at 6PM
REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/466rwUf
Join us to learn about updates in Minnesota and upcoming actions to protect our communities.
Sponsors: AFT Massachusetts, Indivisible Mass Coalition, Boston DSA, Mass 50501, Massachusetts Teachers Association, UUMass Action, MEJA, PSL

January 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

This is how we should be talking about ICE and CBP. Democratic leaders should take notes.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.

January 25, 2026 at 4:38 PM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

KFAN needs to fire this dipshit immediately. A person was murdered on the street and he’s cracking jokes about it.

localhuman @locallhuman.bsky.social · 3d

As a long time fan of KFAN I won’t ever listen again until Paul Allen is fired. Making jokes about Minneapolis residents putting their lives on the line and sometimes losing them in order to defend our neighbors is immoral and wrong

Excerpt of Strib article with Vikings and KFAN radio personality calling people in Minneapolis ‘paid protestors’

January 25, 2026 at 4:34 PM

Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social

Snowmageddon has begun in Quincy, MA. Stay safe, y’all.

Early dusting of snow near Boston or our giant-ass hill

January 25, 2026 at 4:25 PM

Reposted by Chuck Tee

Senator Ed Markey

@markey.senate.gov

We must stop funding DHS.

Screenshot of post reading: These are not rogue agents. This is an all out assault on American life. ICE is a criminal organization that is entering homes without judicial warrants, detaining witnesses, and killing people. All at the direction of Trump. We must stop funding DHS. There is no other path forward.

Responding to post reading: The Tribune also says ICE has transported several witnesses into detention.

January 24, 2026 at 6:21 PM

Reposted by Chuck Tee

Brandy Zadrozny

@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social

Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."