Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Michael Legrande

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/o...

250 2.3K 8K

Reposted by Michael Legrande

midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 6h

Swear her in Johnson
202-225-2227
Congressional Switchboard
202-224-3121

6 77 140

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 3h

THE BOROWITZ REPORT
OCTOBER 19, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Over 400 of Elon Musk’s Children Attended No Kings Rallies

“You take away Elon’s kids and almost no one was there," Trump claimed.

open.substack.com

1

Reposted by Michael Legrande

Doug Profitt @doug-profitt.bsky.social · 4h

Transylvania?

Jeff Turner 🦋🌈🦋🌈@loveneverhate @loveneverhate.bsky.social · May 11

2 2

Reposted by Michael Legrande

Reset America @reset-america.bsky.social · 4h

You would think if Donald Trump did not rape children he would want to release the Epstein files and clear his name.

Release the #TrumpEpsteinFiles

3 7

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 3h

"That democracy isn’t just a sentence in a civics book or a promise on parchment. It is a living thing, something that breathes when we do. And yesterday, it breathed deep."

JOJOFROMJERZ/ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
OCTOBER 19, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

This is What Democracy Looks Like

A Nation on Its Feet, Not on Its Knees

open.substack.com

1

Reposted by Michael Legrande

💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 20h

🗣️FUCK DONALD TRUMP

13 160 330

Reposted by Michael Legrande

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 14h

Cancel SPOTIFY.

They are running ICE ads.

F them.

www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...

Is Spotify running ICE recruitment ads? Here are the facts

The advertising "is part of a broad campaign the US government is running" across various platforms — not just Spotify, a spokesperson told Snopes.

www.snopes.com

650 4.9K 11K

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 9h

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 12h

THE LEFT HOOK
OCTOBER 19, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

Judging the Success of NO KINGS and Planning for Next Steps with Indivisible's Ezra Levin

Indivisible's Ezra Levin, who helped organize No Kings Day, discusses the success of Saturday's march, next steps forward, and how Democrats must evolve to mobilize mass resistance.

open.substack.com

1 2

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 12h

"Folks, we did it."

An estimated seven million of us gathered peacefully coast to coast, to rise up as one and convey a singular message: fuck you, you fucking fuck — you’re not our king.

JEFF TIEDRICH
OCTOBER 19, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...

no kings, fuck yeah!

massive protests coast to coast — and country to country

open.substack.com

3 8

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 12h

JOYCE VANCE/CIVIL DISCOURSE
OCTOBER 19, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Sunday Morning Wrap-Up

Here’s your Sunday morning wrap-up, so you can make sure you didn’t miss out on any of the past week’s columns.

open.substack.com

2 2

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 12h

You know what was also missing?

"A violent insurrection, assault and battery against police officers, assassination attempts against elected officials, or people smearing shit in the U.S. Capitol."

THE LEFT HOOK
OCTOBER 19, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

NO KINGS Was the Single Largest Day of Protest in U.S. History --- Now What?

No Kings was the largest day of protest in American history. Over 7 million Americans came out to peacefully march against Trump's corrupt & vicious regime. How will the MAGA Empire strike back?

open.substack.com

1 2

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 12h

"We made liars of Trump, Mike Johnson, Sean Duffy, and every other administration official who maligned the loyalty of Americans rising to the defense of democracy."

ROBERT B. HUBBELL
OCTOBER 19, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

Success!

October 17, 2025

open.substack.com

1

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 13h

LUCIAN K.TRUSCOTT IV
OCTOBER 19, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...

People marched across the whole damn country, and we marched in our small Pennsylvania town

I’m old enough to remember when going to a demonstration was a good time for guys to pick up chicks and for girls to check out some hot dudes.

open.substack.com

1

Reposted by Michael Legrande

STEPHEN JAMES @stephen5150.bsky.social · 15h

SUN SHOUT 1

@dcombes.bsky.social
@flamekurve.bsky.social
@resist4harris.bsky.social
@raykwong.bsky.social
@soldiergirl.bsky.social
@warriorinblue.bsky.social
@simplycommonsense.bsky.social
@moberzan.bsky.social
@eileennjflns.bsky.social
@oneveteransoath.substack.com
@j1j2.bsky.social

10 47 110

Reposted by Michael Legrande

✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 14h

The Trump family is reaping millions of dollars off this presidency. The corruption is staggering.👇🏻

3 32 49

Reposted by Michael Legrande

OrangeSage @orangesage.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings Miami!

190 8.8K 36K

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 13h

That solidarity is stronger than Trump and his lapdogs. Our determination is more powerful. The connection between yesterday’s demonstrations and our coming victory over tyranny is clear:

"As our solidarity grows, we feel more courageous."

ROBERT REICH
10/19

open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Sunday thought: In Solidarity

The connection between No Kings Day 2.0 and victory

open.substack.com

1

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 22h

"Karoline isn’t a press secretary. She’s a glossy, grinning meat puppet, a porcelain void full of perfume and panic."

JOJOFROMJERZ/ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!
OCTOBER 18, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

Karoline Leavitt Can Kiss My Ass

You don’t get to call me a terrorist for loving my country enough to fight for it.

open.substack.com

Michael Legrande @mdtmike.bsky.social · 23h

"The fucking idiot demonstrated once again that he doesn’t understand the difference between insane asylums and political asylum."

JEFF TIEDRICH
OCTOBER 18, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...

this week in stupid: October 18 edition

Eric fails, Donny wails, and so much more...

open.substack.com

Reposted by Michael Legrande

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

I’m absolutely exhausted in the best possible way. I love us. We did it! #NoKings

930 7.8K 34K

Reposted by Michael Legrande

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Nye: We are here to tell our lawmakers that what's going on in our government is
wrong. They must stop the abuses of this petulant president and his circle of sycophants. No thrones, no crowns, no king

150 4.1K 14K

Reposted by Michael Legrande

LisaToddSutton @lisatoddsutton.bsky.social · 1d

4 41 150

Reposted by Michael Legrande

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”

1.4K 13K 38K