Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

@gailmmellor.bsky.social

3.7K followers 4.4K following 3.2K posts

US females were legally property until 1993. We dug out. You can. Reporter with a Pulitzer nom on first story, went indie once I saw inside. Married, mom and grandmom, I write for 99%, work to empower people and land, and love hearing wild water run.

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon) @gailmmellor.bsky.social · Nov 16

The day I joined. Heaven here. Thank you!

Jaz @jazco.dev · Nov 15

Bluesky by the Numbers today:

1.3M people Posted 6.5M posts
2.3M people Liked 37.5M posts
2.9M people Followed 41.5M people (!!!!!)

Over 1,000,000 people joined the network!!!!!!

We broke all-time traffic records by over 30% today across the board.

Follows are up 20x from 2 weeks ago!

Holy Moly

Graph of posts and likes per day over the past 11 days showing growth from 2.2M posts per day to 6.5M posts per day and 11.7M likes per day to 37.5M likes per day.

Graph of follows per day and unique users following someone per day over the past 11 days showing growth from 2.1M follows per day and 417k people following someone to 41.5M follows per day and 2.9M people following someone. The growth is clearly exponential.

3 6 54

Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon) @gailmmellor.bsky.social · 8h

Something. No More Kings has been labeled "terrorist activity." 11 million peaceful people showed up last time. So many could be killed. Who can effectively fight that label except lawyers?

Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon) @gailmmellor.bsky.social · 9h

The NY judge ruled that the child rape case against Epstein and Trump had merit (judge did not view it as a hoax.) E* & T were due in hearing together in Dec, 2016. Court case evaporated because in Nov, 2016, Trump was elected president. "Terrorized," the survivor, by then a young woman. backed out.

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 16h

OH. MY. GOD. 🫠

1K 930 3.2K

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

Dave The Artist @coloradofaux.bsky.social · 13h

🧐… Checks out… 👇

Fun fact:
Every government shutdown in the last 30 years occurred when Republicans had control of the House of
Representatives.
—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

3 140 230

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 15h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

130 2.7K 5.2K

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

190 970 1.2K

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

Terzilla Ford @bassdiesel.bsky.social · 13h

2 22 77

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

880 5.5K 11K

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Marge Greene yesterday, Loomer today.

1.9K 4.6K 15K

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

Lizardrath 💙 @lizardrath.bsky.social · 19h

Trump insiders leak that Trump is furious with Marjorie Taylor Greene after she publicly humiliated him.

A rational straight talking Marjorie is a refreshing look!

youtube.com/watch?v=qcNy...

LEAK: Trump STUNNED by Marjorie Taylor Greene BETRAYAL

YouTube video by Pondering Politics

youtube.com

3 4 13

Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon) @gailmmellor.bsky.social · 13h

GrandmaSheila Keeper of the Flame🌮 🔥🔥🔥✈️🌻 @grandmasheila.bsky.social · 14h

youtu.be/17_vyIJzz3w?...

BREAKING: VENEZUELA WAR INEVITABLE; MAN JAILED FOR ANTI-MAGA MEME; GOP HACK BUYS VOTING MACHINES

YouTube video by Secular Talk

youtu.be

1 1

Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon) @gailmmellor.bsky.social · 13h

Grindr keeps saying that. So DO it!

Annotations @annotations.bsky.social · 14h

Not sure if this is true. But one can dream!

1 2

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

Vicious authoritarianism built on a pretext of shameless lies under the cover of scolding Christianity.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

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

250 2K 5.9K

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 17h

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

240 1.8K 6.1K

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

1.5K 7.1K 18K

Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon) @gailmmellor.bsky.social · 14h

Building. He knows it. Just declared the 2nd No More Kings protest on October 18th "terrorist."

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 19h

Yep, MAGA & Christian Nationalists are the American Taliban.

17 110 420

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

2017 TRUMP: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

2025 TRUMP: “Thank you, Qatar, for my free $400,000,000 personal jet!”

TRUMP, a few months later: “I'm letting Qatar be the first foreign nation to build a military base on US soil.”

www.c-span.org/clip/white-h...

President Calls on Qatar to Stop Supporting Terrorism

President Trump says the nation of Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level and that it's time to stop this funding, stop teaching hate, and stop the killing. "We ask Qatar and other ...

www.c-span.org

130 750 1.7K

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

RedStateBlues @coolsprings.bsky.social · 14h

1 3 4

Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon) @gailmmellor.bsky.social · 14h

Your concern is courts that could not handle the load 50 years before this. Hence %#$@ plea bargaining. We need something innovative, Nero. Something in the legal field like the bagpipers and furries in Portland. I do not mean silly (which is what Portland calls for) but outside the legal box. Fast.

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

😕🇺🇸

180 2.9K 8K

Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon) @gailmmellor.bsky.social · 14h

RIF: Reductions in Force

Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 22h

We will see you in court.

Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon) @gailmmellor.bsky.social · 14h

Couldn't agree more. If you don't fight successfully for the rights of others, the fascists will come for yours next.

Ebony Noor! I love garden season! ✊🏿 @darlingebony.bsky.social · 16h

If you all would have included truthful Black History as part of American History, you wouldn't be so "shocked" by what is happening right now. In fact, what is happening now likely wouldn't be happening because you would have been able to see it coming with knowledge of history.

1 3

Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon) @gailmmellor.bsky.social · 14h

I repost. Are our laws disappearing because we're so busy respecting even the silliest of them/ She has been elected. Fuck ceremony. We deserve representation.

Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 1d

QUESTION: Why do we need Mike Johnson to "swear in" Rep Grijalva? Who gives a f**k about their traditions? She's elected. Call a locksmith, unlock the office, get to work, release the Epstein files. 💯 The p*dophiles don't follow rules. Why should we?

Reposted by Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

810 5.6K 18K