Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Cody McDevitt

@codymcdevitt.bsky.social

7.1K followers 19K following 2.3K posts

Abortion rights scholar who runs a pro-choice newsletter called Repro Rights Now, which is at reprorights.substack.com Also the author of a forthcoming comprehensive history of the reproductive rights movement. Screenwriter/playwright. Love music.

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · Jul 22

Over the past year, I’ve worked with leaders to adapt my book into a play. Proceeds will go to the Ron Fisher Fund, which supports Black education. We need help covering costs to stage, film, and share it with students via YouTube. Please donate.
🔗 www.nonprofit-partners.org/partner/rose...

Rosedale Banishment Education Fund - Nonprofit Partners

To support the costs associated with staging, filming, and distributing a play about the Rosedale Banishment. The Rosedale Banishment was a racial expulsion that erased the presence and voices of Blac...

www.nonprofit-partners.org

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 2h

Visited Ephesus today—walked marble streets where Rome’s world still breathes. The Library of Celsus once held 12,000 scrolls, toilets funded the great theatre, and philosophers taught that harmony at home sustains peace. Wisdom, beauty, and balance—foundations of every empire.

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 14h

Mykonos, Greece. Great food, shopping and culture.

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 14h

lol. Nah. Didn’t think to

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 18h

First cruise of my life. Greek islands.

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 1d

I will. All this is a cap on the vacation. If you come here, definitely do Delphi

1 1

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 1d

Mykonos, Santorini, Crete, Rhodes and I think we’re stopping in Turkey. It’s been a life-changing trip. All my European vacations have been.

1 1

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 2d

Here for another week. But not in Athens. I’m now traveling the islands for the next few days.

1 1

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 2d

Ah. Should have said western thought.

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 2d

Walked through the Agora in Athens today and thought back to when I was 23, copying every word of Plato by hand until I understood Socrates’ reasoning. Standing there, I could almost hear him speaking as Plato listened. The Agora isn’t just ruins; it’s where ideas first found their voice.

2 1 2

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 6d

I don’t really pay attention to AI actors. But one thing is for sure. It could never do theatre.

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 6d

This is Sparta

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 7d

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 8d

Acropolis

1 1

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 8d

Hydra, Poros and Aegina today

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 10d

A night in Athens.

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 11d

There are other types of investigative stories you can do with ChatGPT or Perplexity that would have used to have taken a year to publish. For instance, real estate bribes. It can go through the recorder of deeds in seconds to see if there was a sketchy deal with some politician’s property.

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 11d

I don’t think anything I write is particularly courageous. We just live in a time of such cowardice that actual journalism seems daring. It’s almost like people forgot how to do it and it’s been replaced with subtweeting about the only people who still do the reporting legwork.

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 11d

“White supremacist fantasies didn’t vanish — they evolved. Read how The Turner Diaries and replacement theory continue to feed extremist violence. 🔗 reprorights.substack.com/p/the-turner...
#Extremism #ReproRights”

The Turner Diaries and the Roots of Domestic Terror

From antisemitic fantasies of mass violence to modern replacement theory, far-right conspiracies continue to shape extremist threats in America.

reprorights.substack.com

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 12d

In 1984, Denver radio host Alan Berg—outspoken, Jewish, fearless—was assassinated by white supremacists from The Order. His murder was an early warning about extremist violence in America. Why don’t you explore that instead of worrying about anti-war college students?

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 12d

If you argue that antipathy to Israel is fueling antisemitism here, that's fine to make a case about. But you should do your homework, track down a copy of The Turner Diaries, and then write essays about how it fueled white supremacy.
triblive.com/local/westmo...

Swastikas found on signs in Mt. Pleasant borough, surrounding communities

Mt. Pleasant borough police are investigating numerous swastika symbols spray painted on signs around town over the last few days, said Mayor Diane Bailey. Authorities are asking that residents and bu...

triblive.com

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 12d

Stop pursuing fame. It's fleeting and ultimately unfulfilling. It's a gift to be able to attend a baseball game, blend in, and not be recognized. You're of the people. And all great reporters are of the people.

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 12d

Isabel Wilkerson made a point about who gets to be the "glue" that holds things together in a wolf pack. Three wolves are in it: the Alpha, Beta, and Omega. The Alpha is the strongest and sets the tone. The Omega is weakest, but it keeps the other wolves entertained and having fun. It's the glue.

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 12d

You can't really be the glue that holds people together if you're as outspoken about abortion rights as some of us are. Roughly 40 percent of the country wants you to fail miserably. Mischaracterization is the norm. Even among your own party, many don't want you to have any influence either.

Cody McDevitt @codymcdevitt.bsky.social · 12d

I once attended a camp in Pittsburgh called Five Star Basketball, which was held at Robert Morris. The best players in the country were invited, while others could pay to participate. One of the coaches, a black man, spoke to us about how we had to sacrifice things we like to reach great heights.