Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · 10d

"We make the mistake of believing that these people are honorable, that they will act in accordance with the law, but they will pervert the law," Terry Allbury tells @attackerman.bsky.social

An FBI Counterterrorism Vet Explains How To Use Trump's New Orders Against The Left

'Recognize that you are going to be targeted'

www.forever-wars.com

5 16

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · 25d

“Remember the last time a rabid government didn't let reality get in the way of a long-sought agenda once a crisis provided an opportunity?” asks @attackerman.bsky.social

The War on Terror Template For The Post-Charlie Kirk Crackdown

Remember the last time a rabid government didn't let reality get in the way of a long-sought agenda once a crisis provided an opportunity?

www.forever-wars.com

6 30

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Sep 9

New from @attackerman.bsky.social: Considering the attack on Qatar, an essay by @sanasaeed.bsky.social, and a book by Omar El Akkad.

One Day, Zionists Will Continue To Deny This

Riffing off Sana Saaed's essay riffing off Omar El Akkad

www.forever-wars.com

9 9

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Sep 5

Don't miss @attackerman.bsky.social talking to @chrislhayes.bsky.social on @allinwithchris.bsky.social!

'This Was A Murder': Talking Caribbean Boat Strikes on MSNBC (VIDEO)

Chris Hayes invited me on the program to discuss the Trump administration's high-seas war crime.

www.forever-wars.com

15 51

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Sep 2

For FOREVER WARS, @mansooradayfi441.bsky.social writes about "Alligator Alcatraz" from the perspective of a Guantánamo survivor.

A Message to Alligator Alcatraz Detainees from A Guantánamo Survivor

The Florida detention center's days may be numbered, but its model has already spread. Here's what caged migrants should remember—and what the rest of us should resist.

www.forever-wars.com

3 13

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Aug 27

“Presaged by Trump's military improvisations in Los Angeles and D.C., his executive order hollows out Posse Comitatus, the 19th century law that prevents the military from usurping the functions of local law enforcement,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social

The National Guard's Anti-You Quick Reaction Force

Trump establishes by fiat the standing army he means to tread on you. Is there an opposition party in the United States?

www.forever-wars.com

1 1

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Aug 23

Only one way to find out!

1 14

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Aug 22

“James Dobson, 89, died this week after a long battle with children,” writes @samthielman.com

James Dobson, Godfather of Child Abuse, Finally Dies

The radical cleric leaves behind a legacy of sanctified torture, destroyed children and broken families.

www.forever-wars.com

12 99 340

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Aug 18

“[W]hen you disregard ‘crime in the strict legal sense’ as the criterion for enforcement, grand new vistas of violence against "disordered" social populations open,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social

"Crime" And The Occupation of D.C.

What is the meaning of crime? Is it Criminals Robbing Innocent Motherfuckers Everytime?

www.forever-wars.com

11 33

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Aug 12

On the murder of our colleagues, @attackerman.bsky.social writes, "At only 28 years old, suffering through his own starvation, al-Sharif reported for the world what his people are experiencing during a genocide. He operated in the best traditions of what we in this business are supposed to do."

Escape from Fear City

Zohran Mamdani grew up in a New York defaced by 9/11 into a place that preyed on people like him. Now that he's wounded the predator, it will lash out against his mayoralty

www.forever-wars.com

26 79

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Aug 5

“Our artwork wasn’t just made by us, it was treated like us,” writes @mansooradayfi441.bsky.social: “catalogued, controlled, abused—and in many cases, tortured, disappeared, or destroyed.”

The Artists Who Carried Guantánamo in Their Hands

"I promise not to forget." A former detainee talks to two innocent GTMO artists who resisted torture and injustice. There are some things that freedom still denies them

www.forever-wars.com

3

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Aug 4

"The ADL's current alignment points to a natural trajectory within Zionism," writes @attackerman.bsky.social

The ADL's Descent And The Trajectory of Zionism

Noah Shachtman's New York Magazine piece doesn't just reveal what the ADL has become, it highlights the contradictions of Zionism as a nativist movement with elite respectability

www.forever-wars.com

3

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Jul 14

Past atrocities are returning, augmented, writes @attackerman.bsky.social

ICE Is Planning Mass Extraordinary Renditions

When we "look forward, not back," past atrocities scale up. PLUS: Another American killed in the West Bank without consequence. AND: Anti-Zionist Superman!

www.forever-wars.com

7 22

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Jul 11

In March, when ICE began snatching pro-Palestinian activists off the streets, @attackerman.bsky.social wrote that the lists of allegedly scary Muslims that Islamophobic groups compiled during the War on Terror were primed to feed a deportation machine. That's exactly what ICE has been doing.

The Pipeline From Zionist Lists To ICE Arrests, Revealed

Revelations this week detail the threat to free speech posed by extreme Zionist groups whose lists of "dangerous" students ICE uses to detain and deport

www.forever-wars.com

20 49

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Jul 8

“Presenting an apocalyptic portrayal of Iranian aspirations foreshadows a next round of bombs and missiles,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social

www.forever-wars.com

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Jun 30

Today we’re delighted to publish a new piece by historian and @eff.org fellow @mguariglia.bsky.social about the recent history of policing and what @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can expect from the NYPD.

Zohran Mamdani Better Get Ready To Fight The NYPD

Wall Street oligarchs aren't the only ones ringing the alarm against the people's mayoral candidate. That's the sound of the police

www.forever-wars.com

2 10 33

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Jun 25

Late-breaking mayoral edition!

This Is The Beginning of The End of The 9/11 Era

Capital and nativism will fight even harder against Zohran Mamdani now. But in capital's seat of power, socialism defeated barbarism. I fucking love New York

www.forever-wars.com

11 57

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Jun 24

Now with commentary:

Ceasefire Questions With Chris Hayes (VIDEO)

There's no certainty here, but it's worth thinking through what comes next in the U.S./Israel-Iran War. PLUS: NYC! Rank Zohran and Brad, not Cuomo!

www.forever-wars.com

1

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Jun 24

Spencer was on @allinwithchris.bsky.social last night talking to @chrislhayes.bsky.social about the US-Israel war with Iran. Interview here:

Spencer Ackerman on "All In With Chris Hayes" on MSNBC, 6/23/25

YouTube video by Sam

www.youtube.com

8 28

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Jun 23

Trump’s war on Iran is escalating

They Really Thought Shock And Awe Would Work

After starting a war with Iran, the Trump team thought it could (1) deescalate while (2) flirting with regime change. Now Iranian missiles have targeted the huge U.S. base in Qatar

www.forever-wars.com

2 5

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Jun 22

"I hope everyone who believed Gabbard was a peacenik feels as stupid as they've always looked," writes @attackerman.bsky.social

War on Terror Nightmare Arrives As Trump Bombs Iran

Just want to congratulate everyone who said Trump was the president of peace, didn't start any new wars, etc. Is there an antiwar party in America?

www.forever-wars.com

3 37 160

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Jun 21

Please note that though the entire post is only for our precious subscribers, Spencer has written a generous intro with various news items that’s free to all!

2

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Jun 21

Get in, losers, we’re going spoiling

IRON MAN #9: Inside The Issue

We're spoiling everything in this shocking issue. After the paywall, I address the questions I've gotten about the future of this series

www.forever-wars.com

1 4

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Apr 23

A dispatch about the new book and some good recent journalism on [gestures broadly]

Pre-Order IRON MAN VOL. 1 By Friday And Save 25 Percent!

Our first collected edition, out in June, has been selected for a three-day sale for Barnes & Noble members! Here's a code—as well as another offer for you!

www.forever-wars.com

1 1 5

FOREVER WARS @foreverwars.bsky.social · Apr 23

Folks, @attackerman.bsky.social’s terrific IRON MAN VOL. 1: THE STARK-ROXXON WAR, collecting IRON MAN 1-5, is out on June 24 and Barnes & Noble has a sale on preorders! Use PREORDERS25 and get 25% off if you order today, tomorrow, or Friday!

Iron Man Vol. 1: The Stark-Roxxon War|Paperback

A new, brutal era begins for the Golden Avenger! With his company restored, Tony Stark's first order of business is getting Stark Unlimited back out of the weapons game. But a multinational company do...

www.barnesandnoble.com

3 10