Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 3h

How science works now.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

1 12 58

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 9h

There’s always a grift.

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

7 16

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

chasbuduo @chasbuduo.bsky.social · 16h

Really good to hear this and sounds like a tragedy was averted - it’s a very remote part of the world

1 2

Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 16h

Latest news from this week's Mount Everest trekking emergency is that all hikers and rescuers have now reportedly reached the town of Qudang and are said to be out of danger. #China #Tibet

1 6

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

920 1K 3.7K

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 2d

Finally #China’s state media reporting that 580 hikers + 300 local guides, yak handlers and other support staff have made it safely to Qudang Town after getting off the Eastern approaches to Mt Everest on the Tibetan side of the mountain. They had been caught in sudden heavy snowstorms.

2 2 11

Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 2d

Finally #China’s state media reporting that 580 hikers + 300 local guides, yak handlers and other support staff have made it safely to Qudang Town after getting off the Eastern approaches to Mt Everest on the Tibetan side of the mountain. They had been caught in sudden heavy snowstorms.

2 2 11

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

Paul French @chinarhyming.bsky.social · 5d

Desperate customers seeking to withdraw funds from a bank in Shanghai on the eve of the communist takeover of the city, 1949

3 14

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

Paul French @chinarhyming.bsky.social · 4d

Little boat “floats” for the first full moon festival (aka the Lantern Festival - Yuanxiaojie), Weihai, c1909, photograph probably by Reginald Johnston

1 8

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 7d

"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019. As a result, wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the EU average"

Imagine having cheaper power

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Spain’s Renewable-Energy Boom Loosens Gas’s Grip on Power Prices

Soaring renewables output in Spain is weakening gas’s grip on electricity prices, setting the country apart from much of Europe where fossil fuels still dictate the cost of power.

www.bloomberg.com

14 220 490

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

imagine appearing before the canadian supreme court to make the case whether you've been naughty or nice

100 250 5.7K

Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 2d

This is excellent thread. I commend it especially to anyone who doesn’t know why there is a goddess and a rabbit on the moon. Happy Mid Autumn Festival everyone! 中秋节快乐！ :-)

𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ𝕠𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 @thoc.bsky.social · 2d

WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE MOON?
✨
a thread, because everyone is confused about Mid-Autumn Festival...

3 19

Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 2d

We went from this potentially disastrous situation yesterday to the time of me writing this with no information update from #China’s officials in #Tibet? How are the remaining trekkers? Where are they? Is everyone fine? We’re not allowed into the “Tibetan Autonomous Region” to check + no info.

1 1 4

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 3d

Many hundreds of trekkers have had to be rescued on the slopes approaching the eastern side of Mount Everest inside the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Snow hit the area in sudden huge volumes which are not normally expected in early October. Chinese officials seem confident all will be saved.

3 4 24

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

840 13K 34K

Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 3d

The rescue teams are often made up from locals who have lived their entire lives at high-altitude, so they can physically handle the weather better. Also they are very experienced with the conditions, much more than hikers (even experienced hikers) + They know the country etc etc

1

Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 3d

Many hundreds of trekkers have had to be rescued on the slopes approaching the eastern side of Mount Everest inside the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Snow hit the area in sudden huge volumes which are not normally expected in early October. Chinese officials seem confident all will be saved.

3 4 24

Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 4d

#Australia #Israel #Gaza…
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Emails show government 'quietly' removed F-35 website at start of Gaza war

Department of Defence emails show that a website dedicated to Australia's role in the global F-35 supply chain used by Israel to maintain its jet fighters was removed at the start of the war in Gaza.

www.abc.net.au

3 6

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 4d

China-built frigate for Cambodia completes trials as second nears completion, deepening defense ties centered on the expanded, Chinese-financed Ream Naval Base.

China-Built Frigate for Cambodia Clears Trials; Second Ship at 50%

One of two China-built frigates for Cambodia has completed assembly and passed technical trials, with a second vessel halfway built, former Cambodia defense minister Tea Banh said in a Facebook post d...

chinaglobalsouth.com

1 1

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 4d

U.S. tariffs crushed Brazil’s beef sales to America — but China’s booming appetite for affordable, high-quality beef has kept Brazil’s industry thriving.

From U.S. Tariffs to Chinese Tables: How Brazil’s Beef Sector Adapted to China’s Changing Appetite

An article on China Meat Food Network 中国肉类食品网 examines how U.S. tariff policies have disrupted Brazil’s beef exports and how China’s growing appetite for high-quality, affordable beef has helped Brazi...

chinaglobalsouth.com

2 6

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 4d

The sort of people the administration calls 'terrorists' :

"[the 84 year olds] were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” She said her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground."

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

1 710 1.4K

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 5d

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

YouTube video by WION

www.youtube.com

230 2.7K 7.8K

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 5d

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese personally overruled a push in cabinet by then attorney-general Mark Dreyfus to give the National Anti-Corruption Commission wider discretion to hold public hearings. Jason Koutsoukis reports. satpa.pe/A5DgOJY

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese overruled push for public NACC hearings

The Saturday Paper can reveal that the prime minister and other ministers from NSW intervened in cabinet to constrain the operations of the country’s leading integrity body.

satpa.pe

7 12

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ𝕠𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 @thoc.bsky.social · 5d

"It's not entirely clear if breaking the law is illegal anymore" really does seem to be the mantra of 2025...

Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 5d

It is not clear that Mr. Trump’s image can be featured on a coin. An 1866 law enshrined a tradition that only deceased people could appear on U.S. currency to avoid the appearance that America was a monarchy. Trump admin is planning to do it anyway.
By Alan Rappeport

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...

Treasury Plans to Mint $1 Commemorative Trump Coin

www.nytimes.com

2 5 21

Reposted by Stephen McDonell

Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 6d

These protests are just as much about actual anti-Chinese sentiment as they are getting the Lee Jae Myung administration to crack down on them to fuel their claims that Lee is authoritarian and China’s man in South Korea. Sounds like Lee is going to oblige them

www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...

President orders ministries to stamp out anti-China rallies, citing harm to nat'l image - The Korea Times

President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday ordered a crackdown on anti-China rallies in Seoul, saying the demonstrations are tarnishing the nation's image...

www.koreatimes.co.kr

2 3 12