Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 16h

open.substack.com/pub/reframin...

The Big List of Protest Signs for #NoKings 10/18

Instead of talking to MAGA or each other, focus on winning the hearts and minds of the unaware and undecided.

open.substack.com

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 18h

I’m on one today, so one more. They just replaced hoods with masks, the premise is the same.

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 18h

People keep comparing Miller to Voldemort, but really he’s Delores Umbridge. I don’t do AI, otherwise I’d make it create a picture. Would be a shame if someone else accidentally did so and then shared it widely.

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 18h

You are so welcome. I understand those feelings all too well, but sometimes we just need some help with those bootstraps. 😊

1

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 18h

We have been under psychological warfare for a decade, with an escalation since January. If they can break our minds, compliance comes easy. I fully recognize the horror they are inflicting, but I refuse to fall for their lame ass ploys to try to take my power. Apathy is compliance, don’t give in.

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 19h

No need to apologize for experiencing real and valid emotions. Part of self-care is reaching out to your circle of support when the load gets too heavy to carry on your own. If anything, please do it more. We are here for you, as you have been for us so many times. ✌🏻🫶🏻

1 1

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 1d

Elder abuse, including manipulation and coercion for personal gain is punishable, just saying. You know, in case there happens to be someone we all know that appears to be unaware of things that are going on in their name. ‘Here, just sign these papers, never mind what they say.’

Reposted by Carli G.

🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 2d

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

77 1K 3.1K

Reposted by Carli G.

mother dysnomia 🌚 @mamatried.bsky.social · 1d

lol it’s this guy

Tweet from 11/2/24 showing Harry Sisson and his 4 friends in a car that reads “we’re Gen Z voters and we all PROUDLY voted for Kamala Harris! Real men support Harris”

Robert J O’Neill quotes it with

“You're not men. You're boys. If there was no social media, you would be my concubines.”

95 1.4K 4.7K

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes the biggest smiles hide the deepest pain.

1

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 2d

Ego is a powerful thing, and an ever growing short term memory.

1

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 3d

What good is living a long time if you don’t enjoy yourself while doing it?

😱🩸Spooky SpectreKILLoquy 🎃🔪 @caulimovirus.bsky.social · Nov 7

98 year old patient in nursing home who has outlived all their children and several of their grandchildren: “Is it okay if I drink a can of Coke Zero every day?”

Doctor, not looking up from laptop: “No.”

1

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 3d

When everything feels like it’s falling apart, look for the helpers.

Also, every business should provide training in trauma informed/responsive care to their employees.

The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 3d

Thirty-one percent of Ohio pharmacies closed between 2021 and 2024, according to a report by the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.

thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/08/12/h...

As pharmacies close, one Ohio clinic is delivering dignity for the LGBTQ+ community

With LGBTQ+ Ohioans facing pharmacy deserts and stigma at the counter, a Cleveland-based health center meets patients at their door.

thebuckeyeflame.com

4 5

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 4d

Today on FishTV, the video ‘Like a Sturgeon’ by Ohio’s favorite sewer district, NEORSD! It’s shore to put a smile on your face. Believe me, I know what I’m talking aboat.

NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 4d

releasing 1,500 sturgeon into a restored Cuyahoga River today like the very first time

NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 5d

obligatory sturgeon mention content

1 3

Reposted by Carli G.

Jeremy Littau @jeremylittau.com · 4d

This is a drum I have been banging for a few years with those who do administration: the "blowback" you are getting about a particular online thing is often more perception than reality, and the more national that blowback is the more likely it is that it's an astroturfing campaign. ...

Data on Sydney Sweeney Ad Controversy Shows How MAGA Weaponizes Social Trends

Manufacturing outrage.

gizmodo.com

1 20 56

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 4d

Saw that this happened with the whole Cracker Barrel mess too.

1 1

Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 4d

Two things we should be talking more about right now: theonomy and Ziklag.