Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by meta

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 8m

So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador.

But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.

9 120 210

Reposted by meta

Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 14d

“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.

19 780 2.3K

meta @metatheory.bsky.social · 36m

That's a WHOLE LOT OF LAUNDERING.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 46m

FORBES: “The cryptocurrency appears nowhere on the financial disclosure the president files with the government... But make no mistake, Trump is one of the largest bitcoin investors on the planet.”

#GoldenAgeOfCorruption

www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

2

Reposted by meta

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 46m

FORBES: “The cryptocurrency appears nowhere on the financial disclosure the president files with the government... But make no mistake, Trump is one of the largest bitcoin investors on the planet.”

#GoldenAgeOfCorruption

www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

49 240 520

Reposted by meta

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

390 3.6K 10K

Reposted by meta

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 55m

He speaks like a poet.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

32 230 970

Reposted by meta

Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 50m

CBP agents knocked on an El Paso home at 7:15 a.m.

The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.

While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.

The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.

64 270 370

Reposted by meta

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

370 5.2K 16K

Reposted by meta

icookfood2023.bsky.social @icookfood2023.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you, for those paying attention. You could be donating and helping Charles fundraise for Democrats instead of vote suppressing them.

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 2h

Your occasional reminder that I've raised nearly 5x as much *directly* for Democrats so far this year than I had at the same point in 2021, and nearly 3x as much as I had at the same point in 2023 (and that was a POTUS cycle).

Blue26.org

Blue26.org Dem fundraising project over time compared with 2022 & 2024 cycles

9 21

Reposted by meta

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 55m

Never forget that when Bondi was appointed, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while The Washington Post gave her a thumbs up.

If you value independent, pro-democracy media that won't bow down or obey, support Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

51 580 2.2K

meta @metatheory.bsky.social · 1h

The entire White House is a freakin' crime scene. GTFOH.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

WELKER: Are you looking at invoking the Insurrection Act?

VANCE: We have to remember we are talking about this bc crime has gotten out of control

W: Crime is down in both Chicago & Portland

V: Crime is down bc they are so overwhelmed at the local level they are not even keeping stats properly

1 5

meta @metatheory.bsky.social · 1h

I stand corrected.

1

Reposted by meta

Kyn'Elwynn @kynelwynn.bsky.social · 1h

He belongs in prison

1 2 4

Reposted by meta

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1h

Videos of Katie Porter losing her cool are resonating because they seem to confirm that what voters already know — that she is a loose cannon (via Bloomberg Opinion)

The Reason Those Katie Porter Videos Are So Damaging

When former Vice President Kamala Harris declined to run for California governor, the thinking — and the fear — among the Democratic Party’s chattering class was that former US Representative Katie Porter, known for interrogating corporate executives alongside a whiteboard, would consolidate support and have a glide path to victory next year.

bloom.bg

26 4 28

Reposted by meta

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 1h

He comes by to check on his xAI kiddos, because they refuse to do something as stupid as move to Texas

1 3

Reposted by meta

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 2h

Your occasional reminder that I've raised nearly 5x as much *directly* for Democrats so far this year than I had at the same point in 2021, and nearly 3x as much as I had at the same point in 2023 (and that was a POTUS cycle).

Blue26.org

4 20 53

meta @metatheory.bsky.social · 2h

He doesn't work or live here so he has no idea what SF is about right now and his views are unwelcome. All he's done is destroy our federal government, walking away with all our stolen data. He belongs in Texas.

2 1 10

Reposted by meta

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 2h

If you lose power due to the nor’easter, prevent fires and use flashlights instead of candles. If you must use candles, place them away from anything flammable and blow them out before you leave a room. Learn more: www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/New...

Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season: CPSC Tips to Keep Americans Safe

www.cpsc.gov

3 36 98

Reposted by meta

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2h

In a huge coincidence, a Bitcoin billionaire just-so-happened to put up massive leveraged bets against Bitcoin and Ethereum right before Trump posted about new tariffs on China, prompting a market crash.

$200m in profits instantly. $200m we know about, because they likely used many accounts.

Early Bitcoin Whale Shorted $1.1B Right Before Tariffs, Now Up $27M - How Did He Know?

Satoshi-era whale shorted $1.1B in BTC and ETH 30 minutes before Trump tariffs, banking $190M-$200M as liquidations hit $19.33B.

cryptonews.com

22 170 480

Reposted by meta

T. J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 2h

“Just because we passed the Enabling Act, giving Herr Hitler supreme power, doesn’t mean we’ve finally resolved the issue. We’ll circle back and address the Chancellor’s authority at some point in the future.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

24 100 500

Reposted by meta

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 2h

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

32 1.2K 2.3K

Reposted by meta

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 3h

Checking in from Pilsen, one of Chicago’s vibrant Latino communities, where a mariachi band is helping cheer on the 50K+ #chicago marathon runners. Happy place, not a hellhole.