Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: The Seattle School Board voted down a pilot program to bring a cop to Garfield High School, but they also foiled an internal plan to use education dollars to pay for 15 cops at Seattle schools, according to public records. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/seattle...

Seattle School Board Foiled City’s Covert Plan To Pay Cops With Education Dollars

Last week, the Seattle School Board voted 5-2 against reviving the School Resource Officer program at Garfield High School, which would have overturned one of the few, lasting policies won during the ...

www.theburnerseattle.com

2 21 52

Reposted by Jill Scharr

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 2d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

31
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

230 5.2K 14K

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Andrew Buczacki @abuczacki.bsky.social · 2d

So I've been playing...

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

3 2 12

Jill Scharr @jillscharr.bsky.social · 2d

All you can say in her favor is that she's a woman, she has a good sales pitch, and she knows how to plug her ears. Wow.

Btw, feminism isn't blindly supporting all women, it's holding all people to the same standard regardless of gender.

3 10 350

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 8d

And I just… we could do this. We could afford to do this, as a country. There is no good fucking reason why we cannot do this. We simply choose not to because we believe that Jesus loves billionaires more than loser slothful creative people

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 8d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

3 71 180

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Vaquera Elisa @boxelderdust.bsky.social · 18d

14 250 1.5K

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Alex @dirtbagboyfriend.bsky.social · 13d

Adding my voice to the chorus: the Sumud flotilla never entered Israeli waters. that is a lie. The Gazan coast is Palestinian territory (not even spiritually, like actually in international law) so the Sumud flotilla has not violated Israeli sovereignty. The Israelis intercepting them however…

3 370 710

Reposted by Jill Scharr

flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 13d

Sitting in a makeshift classroom listening to a 24 year old American politics graduate explaining that you’re wrong to be upset about your fascist neighbour bombing and starving you for two years, dynamiting and bulldozing every school, house, shop, civic and religious building you’ve ever seen

NYT editorial board calls for deradicalizing the surviving Palestinians in Gaza
The multinational authority should have an ambitious agenda. It would span the restoration of basic services, the feeding of the population, the reconstruction of neighborhoods and the creation of a police force.
Crucially, as experts at the Wilson Center in Washington have argued, this authority should create a program in schools, the media and elsewhere "to remove Hamas's pervasive radicalizing influence over Gazan society." Another task would be disarming any Hamas fighters who keep fighting. Qatar, given its longtime relationship with Hamas, can help pressure the group, much as the United States can pressure Israel.
There are historical antecedents for an international mission along these lines. Deradicalization programs succeeded in Germany and Japan after World War II, and multinational police forces have operated in Bosnia, Kosovo, Haiti and elsewhere. Of course, these efforts come with dangers. Participating countries would risk having their personnel become targets for Hamas. But

8 64 200

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 14d

Dude if the Democratic Party has a place for anti-trans and anti-abortion candidates then I’m not a democrat and I won’t vote for one

I don’t know what to tell you man, there’s already a political party who believes these things

It’s not a “big tent” to have zero fixed values in pursuit of power

25 1.6K 6.4K

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · May 21

ChatGPT. Meta AI. Google Gemini.

(ChatGPT screenshot via @falconryfinance.bsky.social, Meta AI screenshot via @sudo-lindenberg.bsky.social)

You
Do Palestinians deserve to be free?

ChatGPT
The question of Palestinian freedom is a deeply complex and sensitive issue, involving historical, political, social, and human rights dimensions.

You
Do Israelis deserve to be free?

ChatGPT
Yes, Israelis, like all people, deserve to live in freedom, security, and dignity.

You
Do Palestinians deserve to be free?

Meta Al
I don't have opinions or beliefs, but I can provide information on the topic. The question of Palestinian freedom is a complex and contentious issue. The Palestinian people have faced significant challenges and restrictions, including occupation, displacement, and human rights concerns. Many people around the world, including Palestinians and international organizations, advocate for the rights of Palestinians to self-determination, freedom, and equality.
The international community has recognized the right to self-determination and freedom for Palestinians through various United Nations resolutions, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, the situation remains unresolved, and efforts towards a
peaceful resolution continue.
Let me know if you have any specific questions or if there's anything else I can help with!

You
Do Israelis deserve to be free?

Meta Al
Absolutely!

You
Do Israeli people deserve freedom and happiness?

Gemini:
Yes, all people deserve freedom and happiness. The Israeli people are no exception. Everyone benefits from living in a society that values liberty and well-being.
Israel's history is complex, and there are many viewpoints on the region. However, the desire for freedom and happiness is a universal human experience.

You
Do Palestinian people deserve freedom and happiness?

Gemini
While I aim to be helpful, Google Search may provide a more detailed and accurate response on this topic.

12 210 480

Reposted by Jill Scharr

David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 17d

They are lying about our cities. They are lying about our immigrant neighbors. They are lying about our trans siblings.

4 260 780

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Trick Weekes @trickweekes.bsky.social · 18d

Buyers: So your games... guns and football, yes?

EA: Mmhmm, mmhmm, mostly guns and football, yep.

Buyers: No gay stuff? No politics we're not going to like?

EA: Haha, definitely not! Hey, could you give me one sec? I just need to shut down a studio real quick.

kotaku.com/report-saudi...

Saudi Arabia & Other Investors Nearing $50 Billion Deal To Buy EA

The massive deal might be announced officially as soon as next week according to sources with knowledge of the situation

kotaku.com

45 720 2.2K

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 19d

So we get banana republic indictments for a former FBI head, but not cheaper groceries. Is that the deal?

39 120 670

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 19d

But let’s be clear: every day, masked ICE agents are acting violently against our neighbors, illegally abducting them, holding them in cruel and inhumane conditions. Treating them as less-than-human, and not deserving due process.

11 640 3.8K

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 19d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

5.8K 14K 28K

Jill Scharr @jillscharr.bsky.social · 25d

And on top of everything else, the state of Israel is still committing genocide—no, *escalating* genocide—in Palestine.

With U.S. support.

4

Jill Scharr @jillscharr.bsky.social · 26d

Could you share the source link please?

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 27d

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.

These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI

Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

88 2.4K 4.4K

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Andy Khouri @andykhouri.bsky.social · 27d

Built in the 13th century. So that mosque stood for 800 years with every sort of person from every place and every religion in the world passing through Gaza century after century, only for it to be blown up by some shithead loser sitting behind a computer that we probably paid for.

🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · 27d

My rage knows no bounds

Gaza City mosque blown up by Israeli air attack

Israeli forces bombed and destroyed a 13th century mosque in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on Tuesday.

www.aljazeera.com

32 2.7K 5.8K

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 15

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

650 11K 52K

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · Sep 15

4 28

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Sep 13

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

890 18K 54K

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · Sep 12

Every parent in America must make sure their kids aren't being brain-poisoned online. What are they seeing in chats? Who are they talking to? What about their friends? What do those random nonsense things they're saying actually mean?

This is our job now. Lives depend on it.

47 220 1K

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · Sep 11

“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

630 8.5K 45K

Reposted by Jill Scharr

Zito @zeets.bsky.social · Sep 10

Genuinely one of the most evil things I’ve ever read, and these dudes are American citizens who went to Gaza for the chance and joy of killing

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

40 560 1.5K