Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by david

Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 9h

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

david @dhla.me · 11h

The assessments are based mainly on action - note that the criteria don't include publicity or social media success.

I understand that (we've had a lot of talk without action the past 9 years), but ultimately just being visible matters a ton right now.

1

david @dhla.me · 11h

Another lucky early arrival from Seefeel, this one covering their gorgeous early EPs. Full of shoegaze sweeps, dreamy atmospheres, dubby drums, and of course those heavenly vocals. Gorgeous sound on this Abbey Road remaster, sliding right into damp Autumn.

Vinyl copy of the Seefeel compilation Pure, Impure

2

david @dhla.me · 15h

Interesting exercise to try and quantify how much politicians are acting to oppose fascism, similar to the letter grades given by political advocacy organizations.

Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 16h

i made a model to assign scores for how robustly US politicians oppose fascism & graded 13 leading dems

criteria & method QTed, individual results in 🧵 below:

1 1 3

david @dhla.me · 1d

Cute seeing “Big” “Star” “Third” “Sister” and “Lovers” in NYT Connections today.

1

david @dhla.me · 1d

weekly listening 5x5

david @dhla.me · 2d

Evergreen

Kwertzy Industries @kwertzy.bsky.social · 2d

Hasan Piker has the weirdest fucking fans istg

1

Reposted by david

Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 4d

love that we had a whole national reckoning over the media's coverage of Biden's advanced age and none of the scolds who High Horsed us can be bothered to spend even a minute reflecting on the fact that Trump has basically become Mr. Burns in the "Spruce Moose" episode of THE SIMPSONS

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

23 180 810

david @dhla.me · 4d

Ethereal underwater magic and my first exposure to Cardiacs orbit after hearing "Tree Tops High" dropped unexpectedly in an Amon Tobin DJ set. Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Mr. Drake indulge in delicate beauty and nautical mythmaking.

Vinyl copy of the self-tiled album by The Sea Nymphs

1

david @dhla.me · 6d

Rabbi Alan Lew’s classic take on forgiveness, from the Days of Awe meditation, This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared.

“Forgiveness, it has been said, means giving up our hopes for a better past. This may sound like a joke, but how many of us refuse to give up our version of the past, and so find it impossible to forgive ourselves or others, impossible to act in the present?”

2

Reposted by david

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

130 2K 7.6K

Reposted by david

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

710 4.3K 14K

david @dhla.me · 6d

20 years since Jackson & Computer Band's Smash. It's a cliche to say anything was "ahead of its time" but this really did hit in '05 as something new. I just remember thinking it was like Chris Clark doing French Touch.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqUQ...

Jackson and His Computerband - 'SMASH' - Rock On

YouTube video by Warp Records

www.youtube.com

1

david @dhla.me · 6d

House of LEAVE THIS PLACE WHILE YOU STILL CAN.

Photo of a map from a robot vacuum showing a previously-unknown hallway with the caption: “my vacuum just found something interesting in my daughter’s room - a hallway has appeared where previously just a wall.”

2

Reposted by david

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 7d

They largely want the studios & sports and don’t care about the news org. In fact, they would love it gone. Why? Because rich men, especially tech men, think they deserve no criticism and also need constant fluffing. They value a mirrortocracy over a meritocracy and welcome a mediocrity.

77 610 2.5K

Reposted by david

Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 7d

Trump is saying if Democrats don't bend the knee and let him take health care away from millions, he's just going to turn around and inflict pain by firing American workers and withholding funding from our communities.

That’s not governing. That’s a wannabe king taking hostages.

60 290 1K

david @dhla.me · 7d

I've never been able to stand the "angry teenager throwing up" vocals of Fucked Up - this Boy Commandos album demonstrates that they have a member who can sing like Bob Mould (also it sounds like Sugar). So why all the puke vocals?

fuckedup.bandcamp.com/album/comet

"Comet", by Boy Commandos

11 track album

fuckedup.bandcamp.com

david @dhla.me · 7d

All time classic “New York Saturday night” album, seen here in its *obviously superior* Rhino HiFi pressing.

Great book to boot!

Vinyl copy of the Television album Marquee Moon next to a small book about the album by Bryan Waterman.

6

david @dhla.me · 7d

Love seeing Ed Sanders as a link between the beats and proto-punk. From Bryan Waterman’s book about Television’s Marquee Moon.

1

david @dhla.me · 8d

Nights when you *really* need the calm float

cover art for the Steve Hillage album, Rainbow Dome Musick.

2

david @dhla.me · 8d

1 3

david @dhla.me · 8d

🪻❤️😢

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96

The actor was best known for her role as the pretentious housewife Hyacinth Bucket, and for the series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

www.theguardian.com

1

Reposted by david

Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · 9d

Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025.

Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.

Legacy media failed the country.

210 2.5K 8.1K

Reposted by david

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 9d

I am sickened by today’s attack in Manchester. Antisemitism is on the rise around the world, and we must do all we can to stomp it out. I am grateful to first responders and congregants who showed incredible bravery, and I am praying for those who were killed.

270 1.1K 9.1K

david @dhla.me · 9d

Social media post from Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock reading: "I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs. 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year. Republicans in Washington did this. This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what's at stake in this shutdown fight." The post includes a graphic showing the difference between a 2025 plan option for $307.20 a month and one in 2026 for $964.30 a month.

1 2 4