Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

CrazyUs @crazyus.com · Jun 19

Conserving our environment is an American value. From hikers to hunters we want to keep our public lands public! Thats why the unprecedented sell-off of millions of acres of public lands needs to be removed from the Senate Budget Bill.

Nature is non partisan! 🇺🇸

Pass it on!

330 5K 17K

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · Jun 19

Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.

ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

3.1K 13K 38K

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

Blue Travel Channel 📸 @bluetravelchannel.bsky.social · Jun 19

🦌The extraordinary white deer in Sweden 🇸🇪

2K 1.9K 16K

Cupful of Happy @cupfulofhappy.bsky.social · Jun 19

The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
Y’all get it together

The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash

www.nytimes.com

1

Cupful of Happy @cupfulofhappy.bsky.social · May 13

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

Stop Trump’s Political Retaliation and Deportations!

This is not a drill. Trump is weaponizing ICE and Homeland Security to arrest and disappear people, including students, fathers, academics, among other everyday people, in yet another power grab demon...

sign.moveon.org

1

Cupful of Happy @cupfulofhappy.bsky.social · Apr 30

100 days of corruption, chaos, and self-dealing. Trump's priorities? Lining his own pockets, rewarding corporate donors, and driving up your costs.

#TheCostOfTrump

1 2 3

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

Gemma Arrowsmith @mmaarrow.bsky.social · Apr 7

Haha! Love this letter from Douglas Adams to his US editor about not Americanising the text of Hitchhiker's Guide. 🐋🌸

Date: Monday, January 13, 1992, 5:26 pm
To: Byron Preiss
Dear Byron,
Thanks for the script of the novel. I don't know what happened to the
first one. It may have been a victim of the office move (see above).
I'll respond as quickly and briefly as possible.
One general point. A thing I have had said to me over and over again
whenever I've done public appearances and readings and so on in the
States is this: Please don't let anyone Americanise it! We like it the
way it is!
There are some changes in the script that simply don't make sense.
Arthur Dent is English, the setting is England, and has been in every
single manifestation of HHGG ever. The 'Horse and Groom' pub that
Arthur and Ford go to is an English pub, the 'pounds' they pay with

are English (but make it twenty pounds rather than five- inflation) So
why suddenly 'Newark' instead of 'Rickmansworth'? And
'Bloomingdales' instead of 'Marks & Spencer'? The fact that
Rickmansworth is not within the continental United States doesn't
mean that it doesn't exist! American audiences do not need to feel
disturbed by the notion that places do exist outside the US or that
people might suddenly refer to them in works of fiction. You
wouldn't, presumably, replace Ursa Minor Beta with 'Des Moines'.
There is no Bloomingdales in England, and Bloomingdales is not a
generic term for large department stores. If you feel that referring to
"Marks & Spencer' might seriously freak out Americans because they
haven't heard of it (or because Marks and Spencer owns Brooks
Brothers) we could either put warning stickers on the cover ("The text
of this book contains references to places and institutions outside the
continental United States and may cause offence to people who haven't
heard of them") or you could, I suppose, put 'Harrods', which most
people will have heard of. Or we could even take the appalling risk of
just recklessly mentioning things that people won't have heard of and
see if they survive the experience. They probably will - when people
are born they haven't heard of anything or anywhere, but seem to get
through the first few years of their lives without ill-effects.

160 1.2K 6K

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

judgeluttig.bsky.social @judgeluttig.bsky.social · Apr 7

From the great David Brooks of The New York Times, in the May volume of The Atlantic. Everyone should read every word of this historic piece. It's worth the price of a subscription to The Atlantic, without question the most courageous magazine in America today.

320 1K 4.8K

Cupful of Happy @cupfulofhappy.bsky.social · Mar 31

My face when someone casually drops “politics don’t matter” like it’s not shaping our entire reality.
I’m just a cat, but even I know better. 😹

#politicsmatter #judgycat #wakeupamerica

Cupful of Happy @cupfulofhappy.bsky.social · Mar 31

What's more likely to happen with the SAVE Act? Voter suppression, not voter fraud prevention.

The GOP is using this bill as a Trojan horse to restrict voting rights and maintain their power.

#HandsOffHerVote

2

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Mar 2

Trump’s foreign policy “coincides with our vision” — official Kremlin spokesman
kyivindependent.com/kremlin-comm...

Kremlin says perceived US foreign policy shift aligns with its 'vision'

Trump, echoing Kremlin rhetoric on the war in Ukraine, said at the end of February the country should "forget" about joining NATO, which the country sees as a security guarantee against a future Russi...

kyivindependent.com

120 810 2K

Cupful of Happy @cupfulofhappy.bsky.social · Mar 2

Fear fades when understanding grows. 💡✨

Now is the time to embrace knowledge and move forward with confidence! 💛

#LifeIsGood #FearLess #MarieCurie #KnowledgeIsPower #FearLessLiveMore #StayCurious #UnderstandingOverFear #GrowthMindset #FaceYourFears #LearnAndGrow

2

Cupful of Happy @cupfulofhappy.bsky.social · Mar 1

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...

To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans

Please help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world.

sign.moveon.org

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

Michele/Meidas Fan @michelemanziano.bsky.social · Feb 24

530 9K 33K

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

Tris @trisresists.bsky.social · Feb 25

Just going to leave this here should it become useful to anyone…

580 20K 42K

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Feb 24

The Revolution will be AI-icized

3.3K 15K 85K

Cupful of Happy @cupfulofhappy.bsky.social · Feb 25

Stay calm, stay puffy, and ride out the storm like a pro. 🌬️🕊️

Even in turbulent times, a little fluff and a lot of chill go a long way. ✨

#LifeIsGood #StayCalmAndPuffOn #FluffyButUnbothered
#PoofWithPurpose ☁️ #GraceUnderPressure 💨 #DoveVibes 🕊️ #InnerPeaceFirst ✨ #StayUnruffled 🌿

1

Cupful of Happy @cupfulofhappy.bsky.social · Feb 22

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/re...

Reinstate Black History Month, Pride Month, and other cultural events!

Google’s quiet removal of cultural events from their calendars last year is part of a broader trend of tech companies and businesses catering to far-right and extreme groups by rolling back inclusivit...

sign.moveon.org

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Feb 19

Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

2.1K 19K 62K

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Feb 19

Could someone place an order for 100 more Jasmine Crocketts for overnight delivery to the Democratic Party

thx in advance

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 19

Crockett: "It's just that they're idiots. These are the same guys as it relates to our nuclear stockpile, they're like, 'Oh, wait a minute, we needed those guys? Can we get them back? Oh, we don't know how to.' I don't know how anyone can look at this administration & feel a semblance of confidence"

2K 15K 69K

Cupful of Happy @cupfulofhappy.bsky.social · Feb 19

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/us...

USA should not be short staffing nor short funding the FAA and Traffic Controllers

America is the wealthiest nation in the world. We can and should have a fully staffed flight control system and a fully funded FAA. A politic that would consider tax cuts for the wealthy so they can t...

sign.moveon.org

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · Feb 16

Friends,

May we never forget that while negotiations,statements, addresses and the rest of the (undoubtedly important) diplomacy track are happening,exhausted #Ukrainian men &women in military uniform are holding back evil on the frontlines.

Without them,there would be no diplomacy track at all.

320 3.6K 12K

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

Freethinkers United @freethinkersunited.bsky.social · Feb 16

300 6.6K 38K

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

Rio Tazewell @riotazewell.bsky.social · Feb 16

If we stop paying attention we let them win.

If we give up hope we let them win.

If we become paralyzed by fear or anger we let them win.

If we stop caring we let them win.

We WILL NOT let them win!

130 1.4K 5.4K

Reposted by Cupful of Happy

DemCast USA @demcast.com · Feb 16

Where does the accumulated debt of this country come from?

It comes from Republican presidents.

So much for Republicans being the party of "fiscal responsibility"; they will gladly drive up the debt if it means they can pass a Tax Scam for their billionaire friends and corporations.

39 600 1.2K