Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

In thirsty Reno, a crucial vote could usher in more water-guzzling data centers

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1h

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

This is peak stupid.

A new development that initially planned to bring 5,000 new housing units to the area could soon draw sprawling data centers.

Do young people need Covid boosters? Research shows more protection for ages 65 and older

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1h

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

We’re about to find out. You can’t get COVID boosters in a lot of the south anymore.

Overall effectiveness of the Covid vaccines for all adults is similar to that of the annual flu shot, according to a large study of veterans.

Trump to get a 'routine yearly' medical check-up — his second in 6 months

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1h

He’s no hero, but no one deserves this. They’re making him a good guy. It’s nauseating but here we are.

Donny Cankles ought to be thanking Comey. Comey made him. He’d still be a cheap reality TV shithead without James Comey torpedoing Hillary Clinton on the literal eve of the 2016 election.

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1h

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

This ain’t routine. We’re watching him circle the drain in real time. What’s truly frightening is that it’s only him who stands between us and the real man who would be king: J.D. “Maybe It’s Maybelline” Vance. Imagine Stephen Miller with a totally free hand. Yikes.

The White House said Trump would be at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and undergo a checkup after a planned meeting with service members in the facility.

FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith's probe into Trump

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1h

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

They didn’t have a choice. They were assigned to do what Smith wanted them to do and they got that information through a court order. Even Blonde Ambition herself admitted that fact. It’s pathetic that they fire people for doing their jobs.

The agents were fired after Kash Patel disclosed that Smith's team obtained phone records of members of Congress, which the Smith report itself referred to.

'Shame on you': Mikie Sherrill, Jack Ciattarelli spar in final debate of New Jersey governor's race

1 2

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1h

www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Nice try, Mikie, but Republicans are immune to shame.

Sherrill accused the Republican of directly contributing to opioid deaths, while Ciattarelli suggested the Democrat is hiding her involvement in a Naval Academy cheating scandal.

After a summer respite, bird flu is back

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1h

www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

Here’s a pic of Bobby Kennedy Jr. outlawing vaccines. It’s a remarkable likeness, isn’t it? He’s making avian influenza great again!

Bird flu is spreading again as water fowl migrate. In poultry, cases are spiking earlier than expected, so some state officials are bracing for a challenging autumn.

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 2h

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

The last step toward dictatorship. We’re on the brink, y’all.

A decision isn't expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

A spirit of rebellion takes over NYC's premier LGBTQ film festival

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 2h

www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

LGBTQ folks always have been the rebellion. Look at Stonewall.

From "Lesbian Space Princess" to "Come See Me in the Good Light" and "Christy," the 37th edition of NewFest is flush with films that celebrate resilience, rebellion and art.

Trump's Israel-Hamas ceasefire sparks cautious celebration but future remains unclear for Gaza

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 2h

www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...

There’s nothing left of Gaza now, so of course Donny and Bibi are declaring victory. Hamas ain’t disbanding, because it’s an idea at this point and you can’t kill an idea. Ask the Irish Republican Army. They’re back, by the way.

There is still uncertainty about whether Hamas will disarm and disband, as Trump's plan outlines, or what Gaza's future governance might look like.

Comey pleads not guilty, will look to dismiss case for vindictive prosecution

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 2h

abcnews.go.com/Politics/for...

Remember when Pat Fitzgerald was a sober federal prosecutor? Now he’s as over-the-top as his adversary. And make no mistake, his adversary ain’t Halligan, it’s Donny Cankles. My money’s on Fitz, who brought down Rod Blagojevich. It took a Trump pardon to reverse that.

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges of lying to Congress.

Andrew Cuomo wants to save Rikers Island

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 2h

abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...

What is this Republican obsession with the past? And yes, Cuomo really is the GOP man in this race, whatever he says. They’re all obsessed with nostalgia for a past that never was. Exhibit 1: “Making Rikers Great Again.”

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system

Tensions flare on Capitol Hill over government shutdown: 'Keep your mouth shut'

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 2h

abcnews.go.com/Politics/ten...

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social finally has had enough.

Good.

Lawmakers engaged in tense confrontations on Wednesday as the government shutdown stretched into its eighth day with no apparent movement toward resolving the impasse.

Democrats want investigation into shutdown out-of-office email replies

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 2h

abcnews.go.com/Politics/dem...

Don’t hold your breath.

Democrats want an investigation into politically charged out-of-office email replies that were sent from some government workers at the start of the shutdown.

Thune: Trump's threats to withhold back pay for government workers is a 'non-issue'

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 2h

abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen...

Thune just called Donny Cankles a liar.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told ABC News Live's Linsey Davis that federal workers will get back pay once the government shutdown ends.

Democrats say even missed paychecks for US troops won’t be enough to end shutdown alone | CNN Politics

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 2h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

CNN here fighting Fox Entertainment for the title of state network. Newsflash, CNN: This is a Republican shutdown. They run Bartertown.

Congressional Democrats are privately preparing to hold their position in the shutdown standoff for several more weeks if Republicans do not agree to their health care demands – and not even a missed ...

www.cnn.com

2 3

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 2h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/p...

Okay. Who are you and what have you done with Marjorie?

‘Everyone’s just getting destroyed’: MTG calls on Johnson to bring House back to DC and rails on GOP handling of health care | CNN Politics

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene broke sharply with her party leaders on Wednesday as they tried to project a united front in the deepening standoff with Democrats over health care and the government s...

www.cnn.com

1 3 7

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 2h

youtu.be/rJMzk75fuaw?...

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com roasting Lindsey Halligan!

Lawrence: The only humiliation in court during Comey’s arraignment was on the Trump side

YouTube video by MSNBC

youtu.be

2 4

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 10h

youtu.be/6EBmkF_FWgI?...

(Morgan Freeman) “It was then he knew. He fucked up.”

Yet, CNN let him get away with it.

Trump aide FREEZES on TV after DEVASTATING mistake

YouTube video by David Pakman Show

youtu.be