Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 1h

😅

George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 8h

We are changing our antifa secret handshake to slap-slap-fistbump-fistbump. Then you snap your fingers once, eat everyone's pets, and make everyone within 50' instantly become trans. Pass it along.

Reposted by Anne Roberts

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6h

This is well said. Trump and Noem need to back off before we have another Kent State tragedy.

Tweet from Aaron Reichlin-Melnick quoting Laura N. Rodríguez Presa.
Aaron’s comment: “DHS is an escalation spiral; the more they do things like this, the more people on the ground push back... and I'm deeply worried what the ultimate result will be.”
Laura’s tweet reads: “A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them... Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents ICE activity, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.”
Attached photo shows a federal agent inside a vehicle pointing a rifle out of the driver’s side window.

170 430 1.9K

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 6h

Just watched The Librarians on iPlayer. Superb but terrifying account of what school librarians are having to go through in “Red” states in the US. A must watch.

Reposted by Anne Roberts

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6h

Christian minister attacked by ICE agents. Waiting for the outrage from MAGA. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues over First Amendment threats

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

www.independent.co.uk

91 610 1.8K

Reposted by Anne Roberts

Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 9h

California has just switched on its first canal solar project, transforming two Central Valley irrigation canals into power sources.
As Ben Tracy reports, research suggests this approach could help California save more than 60 billion gallons of water every year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=He1l...

Solar Canals: Creating Clean Energy Corridors

YouTube video by climatecentral

www.youtube.com

1 5 19

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 6h

Truly horrifying.

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 6h

Who is that arsehole (I don’t watch terrestrial)?

Reposted by Anne Roberts

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

#WarRavagedPortland

1.2K 11K 33K

Reposted by Anne Roberts

Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

Watch | A man was arrested in London for holding up The New World magazine, featuring the "sign of the times" with the words:

"I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

7 42 50

Reposted by Anne Roberts

Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 1d

5 140 400

Reposted by Anne Roberts

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

1.7K 21K 55K

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 20h

Does he think we can’t see the chaos across the pond?

Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 1d

Top Tory names judges he would sack for bias bit.ly/3KE7cBY some have allowed immigrants to stay in the UK for reasons Robert Jenrick disapproves of. He wants Ministers to appoint (and sack) judges. But top judge Sumption warns this could lead to an authoritarian state

Robert Jenrick names judges he would sack for ‘pro-migrant bias’

The shadow justice secretary has accused ‘activists’ within the judiciary of having links to political causes that compromise their independence

bit.ly

1 1

Reposted by Anne Roberts

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

130 670 2K

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 1d

Saw this shocker on FB..... www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ghi...

Redirecting...

www.facebook.com

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 1d

Never thought I'd see the day when I agreed with this arsehole, but on this specific he has a point. If you're elected from the list, you're elected as a member of a party, not as an individual, unlike a constituency MSP, so if you defect, you should stand down. www.thenational.scot/news/2552023...

Russell Findlay: Holyrood list system ‘unfair’ as defecting MSPs keep seats

THE Scottish Tory leader has suggested MSPs defecting from his party are motivated by “self-interest” and called for Holyrood’s proportional…

www.thenational.scot

1 2 3

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 1d

I agree to an extent, but ignorance itself often leads to such an attitude.

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 1d

Nah - Farage's ego means he won't share with anybody.

2

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 1d

100% correct. Nazis benefitted from sheer ignorance, and this is exactly what Trump, Reform, the UK Tory party - and yes, even the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social are now using to their nasty, dangerous advantage. Lack of education and critical thinking is what they're banking on for continued success.

Royal Dutch Blue 🇳🇱 @dutchannie.bsky.social · 2d

History is totally repeating its self. After 80 years, we have learned from history, what we have not learned from history.

2 2

Reposted by Anne Roberts

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 1d

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@aoc.bsky.social

45 220 590

Reposted by Anne Roberts

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

A group of Jewish academics working at universities across Scotland have condemned 'unfounded, irresponsible and dangerous' attempts to link the Manchester terror attack with pro-Palestine protests

Jewish staff at Scottish universities condemn 'weaponisation' of Manchester attack

www.thenational.scot

3 37 69

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 1d

Deluded, deranged fool.

2

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 1d

Why does he wants to be the leader of a dying party?

2 1

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 1d

He's an attention seeker, just like e.g. Trump etc. Babies who may have got old without growing up.

4

Reposted by Anne Roberts

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 3d

Vicars, grannies, blind people, those in wheelchairs all being physically carried away by police, one at a time after their rights are read… All for holding a placard.

…instead of the police being used to stop rape, burglary, domestic violence and theft. This farce has to break, surely.

24 190 550

Anne Roberts @anneroberts54.bsky.social · 1d

Really worrying thing is how so many US voters (young included) still support him. Not even saying "it won't happen to me" etc. but in fact, simply ignoring the whole fascist agenda, instead taking the view that "I don't agree with everything he's doing but in general he's doing a good job" etc.