Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 1d

If reports are to be believed, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is to remain in Israeli prison (without charges or trial) even after the exchange of hostages.

Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · Dec 29

Dr Husam Abu Safya, head of Kamal Adwan hospital, surrendering himself to a Israeli tank, December 2024

4 37 66

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 2d

Amongst other things, this video shows the power of non-violent resistance. Trump and his thugs desperately want to provoke aggression so they can justify their tyranny.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

7 13

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 2d

(also whisper it, the genocide isn't over, Gaza is still being bombed, 20 Palestinians were killed yesterday...)

1

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

We never incited violence, we just called this guy a member of antifa who funded terrorism and told our followers to pay him a visit ha ha and then a totally unrelated group of people threatened to murder him in front of his students ha ha

"The petition to disband our Turning Point chapter is blatantly defamatory," Ava Kwan, outreach coordinator for the Turning Point USA chapter at Rutgers, told Fox News Digital in a statement.
"The accusations of 'inciting violence' and 'making threats' are complete lies," Kwan said. "The same people claiming we're suppressing their free speech are actively trying to silence us for speaking the truth. It's not just ironic, it's hypocritical and absurd."

tpusa_rutgers Do you want to become a socialist? If so, make sure to pay this professor a visit!!!! All jokes aside help us report this professor who has ties to Antifa which now is designated as a domestic terrorist organization. DO YOUR PART AND HELP MAKE RUTGERS A PLACE FOR ALL STUDENTS TO LEARN WITHOUT BECOMING A RADICAL SOCIALIST

20 400 1.7K

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Climate.us @climate.us · 2d

Climate(.)gov wasn't built in a day. It wasn't even built in a year. It is a big, complicated site that we don't just want to rebuild but also improve with Climate.us.

Realistically, this is going to take some time. However, we want to take a moment to remind people what it is that we...
(1/3)

Climate.us

independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics

Climate.us

1 38 94

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: The National Union of Journalists describe the Conservative Party's banning of Byline Times journalists from covering their conference as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

The National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

bylinetimes.com

14 120 320

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

Remember all of the ghouls who denied this was happening and did everything they could to make the problem worse from JK Rowling to Wes Streeting. The NHS who did a stitch up report to hide the growing number of suicides from trans youth on the waitlists. They should never be forgiven.

32 720 2.6K

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 3d

John is very upset with the Theatre Royal Nottingham website. Very upset.

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 3d

Have you seen this @nadillajamil.bsky.social

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 3d

Really incredible thread, detailing the way that the IDF, at the highest level, is 'repurposing' 3D animations as fabricated diagrams/models of targeted sites. Super important work.

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

1 2

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 4d

COVER REVEAL!

'Policing the beats' is a bold new book that exposes the racist policing of Black music.

Offering the first in-depth account, Fatsis highlights the relationship between politics, culture and criminal (in)justice, inviting music lovers, scholars and activists to tune in.
#booksky

1 7

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 3d

absolutely incredible recovery, wasn't it?

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Liam J. Liburd @liamliburd.bsky.social · 3d

York people, I'm giving a paper at the Uni History Department's research seminar on Wednesday 15 October. Particularly keen for feedback from historians of crime, historical criminologists, and criminologists.

An Accidental History of Prisons and Race in Late Twentieth Century Britain

Join us for research seminars hosted by the Department of History with a selection of visiting academics, alongside University of York researchers. All students and staff are very welcome.

www.york.ac.uk

1 8 14

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 3d

'And now, we can cut live to Portland, where the streets are burning to the ground'

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 4d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

2

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 3d

There was certainly something recently which monopolised all public debate and paralysed all policy initiative in the UK for the better part of a decade, and I dont think it was trans rights.

Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 4d

"While Britain was redefining what a woman is, China was building five nuclear reactors," says Kemi Badenoch.

I cannot be the only person curious about how these two things are related

6 80 450

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 3d

Good?
If your business model is based on plunder, your business deserves to die.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

4

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 4d

Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social, a fantastic, thoughtful, and generous scholar whose work about antifa is so important in this moment.

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

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

12 250 660

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 4d

"It feels as if everything has vanished. Not only the tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza erased without graves, without records, as if they had never existed – so many other things have been hollowed out: basic conceptions of morality, decency, compassion, humanity, hope, future."

Disappearing people, disappearing morals – how two years has changed Gaza and Israel | Orly Noy

There can be no healing until the world stares into and acknowledges the void torn open by this conflict, says Israeli journalist Orly Noy

www.theguardian.com

2 64 150

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 4d

23 months later, I hate to think how few of these kids have survived. Heartbreaking.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Jul 7

November 7, 2023 — Kids in Gaza host a press conference, in English, to beg the world for life.

“We come now to shout and invite you to protect us; we want to live, we want peace…we want to live as the other children live.”

At the time, Israel forces had killed over 4,200 kids like these.

2

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 4d

Explain your username:
I like disco and discourse and discourse about disco.
I'd probably also like disco about discourse, but the genre hasn't made that leap yet.

Mickey Numbers @mickeynumberz.bsky.social · 4d

Explain your user name:

Remember the good old days of Shitter? Before the bots and Russian agents started setting up burner accounts that were just a name followed by a list of random numbers?

My username is just a weak joke: my name + numbers.

Lily Munster ain't got nothing on me @tigerlily.northsky.social · 5d

Explain your user name:

It's a reference to a spooky silly song for the spooky season

My name shortens to Lily

1 3

Reposted by John E. Richardson

clive henry @clivehenry.bsky.social · 4d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Stephen Lawrence killer admits role but refuses to name accomplices

David Norris, speaking at a parole hearing, becomes the first of the teenager's killers to publicly admit his role in the 1993 attack.

www.bbc.co.uk

1 1

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 5d

Btselem report on the 7 October attack as a triggering event in “Our Genocide”
www.btselem.org/publications...

www.btselem.org

Reposted by John E. Richardson

Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 5d

New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵

6 180 380

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 5d

The data, for the social scientists >> www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/uk-populatio...

Regional ethnic diversity

According to the 2021 Census, London was the most ethnically diverse region in England and Wales – 63.2% of residents identified with an ethnic minority group.

www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk

John E. Richardson @discodiscourse.bsky.social · 5d

But they lie and lie and lie...

1