Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

940 3.3K 13K

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 1d

He was a good boy

25 260 1.1K

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Jennifer Taylor @jtaylor27.bsky.social · 1d

26 59

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 13h

www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement | CBC Radio

A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and 2SLGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for young readers will be paid $700,000...

www.cbc.ca

1

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 14h

Gotta love the frogs out there!♥️

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

1

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 1d

thebeaverton.com/2025/10/otta...

Ottawa residents plan 12 month 'fireworks and honking' festival outside Freedom Convoy Leaders' homes

“The fact that our festival runs the exact same length of time as their house arrest sentence is mere coincidence, we assure you.” Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre, Megan MacKay and Nile Seguin) brea...

thebeaverton.com

1

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 2d

13 230 770

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 1d

16 95 350

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 1d

www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.com

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 2d

3 3

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 3d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy

www.theguardian.com

1

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Mark 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦 @miestro78.bsky.social · 4d

I'd say ice is floundering 😹

55 190 810

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 3d

710 4.3K 10K

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 4d

I forget-- who controls the White House, Senate, and House?

890 3.8K 13K

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 4d

He's getting off easy. He had zero respect for the citizens of Ottawa. Some prison time would have been more appropriate.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Freedom Convoy's Chris Barber gets conditional sentence | CBC News

Chris Barber — one of the major figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" — has been handed a conditional sentence that avoids future jail time. Fellow leader Tamara Lich has yet to be sentenced.

www.cbc.ca

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 4d

Hooray! It's always nice to read some good news for a change.

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Renewables become biggest source of electricity globally for 1st time, beating coal | CBC News

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new an...

www.cbc.ca

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 4d

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Freedom Convoy figures Tamara Lich and Chris Barber to be sentenced today | CBC News

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber — two major figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" — will find out Tuesday if they will receive prison time after being found guilty of mischief earlier this year.

www.cbc.ca

1

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 4d

Trump may pardon pervert pal.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

Trump signals he's open to a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, says Diddy has already asked for one | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday left the door open to a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of helping the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse te...

www.cbc.ca

1

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 4d

Trump's Amerikkka

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Alligator Alcatraz snaps back to life after judges’ reprieve of Florida’s migrant jail

The deportation hub seemed on the point of closure but has been revived as a ‘black site … people are being disappeared’

www.theguardian.com

2 2

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Yale of Gilead North (Alberta) @ydbelanger.bsky.social · 6d

Every journalist should have the following response prepared for every time they speak with Premier Danielle Smith:

“With respect, Premier, that did not answer my question. What you provided was a justification aligned with your predetermined position, not a direct response."

6 56 170

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 6d

6 93 250

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 6d

6 130 310

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 7d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

470 7.5K 18K

Reposted by Dennis Pitt

Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 7d

the people who told us to calm down because Roe was settled law are the same people now telling us to calm down because the military would never open fire on Americans

670 6.6K 21K

Dennis Pitt @dennispitt.bsky.social · 7d

So they are all just riding around in their bus again? Hopefully this whole thing just runs out of gas. I seriously wonder how they keep getting money to maintain their ridiculous fantasy.

1 3