Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Dave Cox @davidcox65.bsky.social · 8h

www.theguardian.com/business/202... Once again Labour appear to be in the
pockets of capital. This time it’s the hospitality “industry” with no concern for damage done to
people families and increasing
costs for NHS and policing

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

1

Reposted by Dave Cox

Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t you think it’s degrading as an immigrant to keep trying to prove your worth to people who believe in their superiority & righteousness in demanding you prove your worth?

That’s a trend that I see some ‘allies’ encouraging in order to ‘change minds’. It’s unfair & humiliating. Think about it!

4 22 120

Reposted by Dave Cox

Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 1d

"According to a new report by Council Member Lincoln Restler, on an average summer weekday, there are 457 illegally parked cars along key corridors in Downtown Brooklyn — 57 percent of which had legit or fake parking placards (or city gear, aka 'theft vests,' on the dashboard)."

Brooklyn Still Choked by Placard Elite Leaving Their Cars Everywhere With No Consequences - Streetsblog New York City

Drivers park illegally — often with city-issued placards — and virtually none ever gets ticketed by cops.

nyc.streetsblog.org

2 11 63

Reposted by Dave Cox

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23h

Who would have guessed

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

47 360 940

Reposted by Dave Cox

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 16h

🆕 Anti-Woke Wake: It the Tory Party dead or just resting? ☠️

💥 Tory Conference debrief
💥 France latest political soap
💥 A deal on Gaza - but antisemitism on the rise

An amazing episode with special guest @samfr.bsky.social.

🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5JQF...

🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Anti-Woke Wake: Is the Tory Party dead or just resting?

Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 09/10/2025 · 1h 13m

podcasts.apple.com

8 17 56

Reposted by Dave Cox

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 16h

The war in Gaza ended 6 to 9 months ago. It’s been pure genocide—a straight-up slaughter-and-starvation campaign—since then. Under no circumstances should anyone pretend that Netanyahu is still fighting a “war” just so that Trump can get a photo op and say he “ended” it.

Do better, corporate media.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17h

Trump’s Gaza peace plan does not resolve all the issues, @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social argues. "But Trump is counting on the force of his personality, the exhaustion of the parties, and the momentum created by the initial agreement to ultimately end the war entirely."

The Gaza War Isn’t Over Yet. But It Could Be Soon.

Trump may have ended the Gaza hostage crisis. Can he end the Gaza war?

bit.ly

37 200 640

Reposted by Dave Cox

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 1d

😳Police trend of police not doing the job they are paid to do is quite a surprise, victims of crime say.
#YourTaxDollarsAtWork
road.cc/content/news...

Police blame media for "inaccurate" stories claiming they won't investigate bikes stolen from train stations if they've been left for longer than two hours... before confirming that's actually correct

British Transport Police insists bike theft victims should be reassured that "even if an offence is not investigated, it still provides valuable intelligence"

road.cc

4 9

Reposted by Dave Cox

Sharon Machlis @smachlis.bsky.social · 2d

This is a professor at Rutgers who teaches a class on the history of anti-fascism. He also teaches about human rights. He has received multiple death threats and been doxed. He is relocating to Europe for his safety. This is where we are in the US now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

14 400 880

Reposted by Dave Cox

Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, Yes. When you are the least popular government of all time, especially with your 'natural' supports, it's such a great idea to keep digging your own party's grave with even more crazy and unenforceable laws
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Starmer targets inflammatory chants at Palestine protests for further curbs

PM says Labour will address suggestions of antisemitic hate as he orders review of protest policing powers

www.theguardian.com

1 8 19

Reposted by Dave Cox

isaac @sevier.io · 1d

They are constantly accumulating power, and we have to organize if we want our futures to be free. Private equity taking advantage of the fiscal crisis upon utilities is a classic, predictable playbook -- and it's up to all of us to stop them.

Private Equity Stakeholder Project @pestakeholder.bsky.social · 1d

What happens when BlackRock takes control of your power company?

James Baratta gives an inside look at the private-equity takeover of a vital Minnesota utility—and what it means for communities and clean energy.

🔗 prospect.org/environment/...

BlackRock Just Bought a Minnesota Utility

On Friday, state regulators voted unanimously in favor of allowing private equity to take a Duluth-based utility holding company private. The Prospect takes you inside the room where it all went down.

prospect.org

4 12

Reposted by Dave Cox

Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 1d

The Tories have today offered me a tax cut of over £20,000 in the event I need to move house and buy another one at a similar value.

Without really explaining how they would pay for it.

But promising some excessive and damaging cuts to services.

I reject this plan.

1/2

12 44 230

Reposted by Dave Cox

winkybiker @winkybiker.bsky.social · 1d

De-restricted e-bikes (i.e. electric motorcycles) are already banned from bike paths and MUPs. The legislation is mostly fine. It's the media practices (polarising the public against e-bikes for clicks) and enforcement that is lacking.

1 5 17

Reposted by Dave Cox

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

If you had written this as a fake news headline a year ago, you would be called hysterical.

Reuters today. Fascism.

Reuters story headlines:

Trunp calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment

14 190 470

Reposted by Dave Cox

Sally Gainsbury @sallygainsbury.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and pharma are lobbying gov hard to water-down the NHS’s ability to contain spending on new branded drugs. Today’s long read from me and the LSE’s Huseyin Naci sets out why the gov should hold firm to protect the health of the NHS and UK public nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/th... >>

The tough choices at the heart of the government’s dispute with big pharma

The government has been locked in a dispute with pharmaceutical companies for a number of months over how much the NHS pays for new branded medicines. Sally Gainsbury and Huseyin Naci set out the issu...

nuffieldtrust.org.uk

1 4 4

Reposted by Dave Cox

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

🚜 A poor deal for farmers. A rotten deal for the country.

“Brexit was not principally about trade" - we know Michael we know...

🛠️ Let's fix this broken deal and get Britain building again.

https://bit.ly/42YNQxG

Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers

Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britain’s farmers.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

16 30 92

Reposted by Dave Cox

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

My secret evil plot to ‘destroy Britain’ has been unveiled by (checks notes) the same paper that endorsed Liz Truss.

If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Greens who want to save the world by destroying Britain.

92 390 1.7K

Reposted by Dave Cox

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

280 5.1K 14K

Reposted by Dave Cox

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal on.ft.com/48PllGs

US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal

Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans

on.ft.com

20 10 22

Dave Cox @davidcox65.bsky.social · 1d

@waroncars.bsky.social

Reposted by Dave Cox

waroncars.bsky.social @waroncars.bsky.social · Oct 21

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,653,727! It’s time to leave the cesspool of twitter for good! (haven’t even logged into that shithole in over a month)

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #2,653,727, waroncars.bsky.social ‪@waroncars.bsky.social‬, joined on Dec 21, 2023"

1 12

Dave Cox @davidcox65.bsky.social · 1d

Great episode on Trump’s ideological attack on active travel and transit. Just to promote car traffic,speeds and parking.

Ted Mann @whereisted.bsky.social · 2d

went on @thewaroncars.bsky.social to talk about the war on the war on cars

thewaroncars.org/2025/10/07/e...

1 3

Reposted by Dave Cox

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Amnesty International says the military launched a paraglider attack on a nighttime civilian gathering.

Dozens killed in Myanmar after armed paraglider attack: Reports

Amnesty International says the military launched a paraglider attack on a nighttime civilian gathering.

bit.ly

2 38 79

Reposted by Dave Cox

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.