Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Chris Chivers

@chrischivers.bsky.social

1.3K followers 900 following 570 posts

49 year educator career, teacher to headship, ITE & governance. Busy walking daily, volunteering at Butser Ancient Farm museum, petanque. Francophile, bodhran player, novice uke and painter. Eclectic interests. Blog; chrischiversthinks.weebly.com

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Chris Chivers @chrischivers.bsky.social · Jul 18

If you're thinking about inclusive approaches, it might be useful to have a few thinking prompts. PDF download, reflections and checklists.

chrischiversthinks.weebly.com/pdfs.html

1 1

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 4h

GB News is not a commercial media company. It is a far-right propaganda outlet that does not even try to operate on profit/loss terms, but is paid for to the tune of tens of millions of pounds a year by its rich extremist backers.

If it wasn't it would have shut down long ago.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7h

GB News pay party political leader Nigel Farage over half a million pounds. The TV channel pays him five times his MP salary - and as much as his other 11 further external jobs put together
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

3 30 64

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 17h

What is "plenary authority" and why is it a big deal that Miller said that Trump has it over the national guard?

4 frame comic where Miller slowly blinks. Text reads. A few hours ago, speaking on cnn about Trump's plan to send the national guard into us cities, Miller said : under title 10 of the us code, the president has plenary authority, has... He then fully stopped talking and just blinked at the camera, as if he realized that he said the quiet part out loud. "Plenary authority" means "complete power over a particular area with no limitayions". It is equivalent to ruling by decree, which us how Mussolini, Stalin or Hitler governed. Having "plenary authority" over the military would mean that Trump can just use the national guard as he pleases, no matter what the courts say. It's a power grab.

12 390 750

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 8h

Just a load of old lentils? Some reflections on National Vegetarian Week

Vegetarianism has been around for centuries, but a meat-free lifestyle is needed now more than ever

By John A Clarke

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Just a load of old lentils? some reflections on National Vegetarian Week

Vegetarianism has been around for centuries, but a meat-free lifestyle is needed now more than ever

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

4 20 64

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 15h

AP photographer Evan Vucci (who took *that* Trump shooting photo) posted:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio whispers in the ear of President Donald Trump after handing him a note about a Middle East deal saying “Very close. We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first”

s/s of tweet by Evan Vucci @evanvucci
·
55m
Secretary of State Marco Rubio whispers in the ear of President Donald Trump after handing him a note about a Middle East deal saying “Very close. We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first”

[Picture of that moment and close up of the note)

10:43 PM Oct 8, 2025 404.6K Views

https://x.com/evanvucci/status/1976040805677867015

Close up of note rotated:
Very Soon (underlined)

We need you approve Truth Social post soon so you can announca deal first

2 11 15

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 1d

"The Conservatives will pledge to create a new immigration taskforce modelled on Donald Trump’s controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency"

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

#r4today

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.

2 8 18

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Mary Wombat @littlemavis.bsky.social · 1d

The last few days I have seen first hand the NHS struggling to meet needs.
Staff of all kinds of nationalities & skin tones at GPs, hospitals & ancillary services working hard and remaining cheerful in the face of overwhelming demand and awkward, sometimes rude patients

1 6 16

Reposted by Chris Chivers

JFA @jabbott28.bsky.social · 21h

Love this one!

ljoeckel.bsky.social @ljoeckel.bsky.social · 1d

9 110 650

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

240 2.3K 6.8K

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

A day in the Portland war zone

The Portland War Zone isn't for everyone but at least the chaos is locally sourced.

75 820 2.1K

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 1d

This is 🎯🎯🎯🎯
bsky.app/profile/athe...

Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 1d

You know who doesn't integrate? People like Robert Jenrick. You think he works out at the local leisure centre? Goes to the Tuesday night pub quiz? You think his golf club lets anyone play? Or his private members' clubs let anyone in? He puts the ick in prick

3 10

Reposted by Chris Chivers

James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 1d

Lords Heseltine & Kinnock seem more alive to these self-evident truths than most members of the Commons. Similarly, I find thinkers with direct lived experience of far right dictatorship, Greeks of a certain age for example, crystal clear about what’s happening now.

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

58 410 1.5K

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has turned the Department of Justice into his own personal vendetta machine. And Pam Bondi has been happy to go along for the ride.

We're witnessing the most egregious politicization of the DOJ in recent memory — and I lived through the Nixon years.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

DURBIN: You won't even say whether you talked to the WH about this?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any internal conversations with you

D: They're going to transfer TX Guard troops to the state of Illinois. What's the rationale?

B: I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump

160 580 1.8K

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 1d

Scoopy McScoopface here, Darren Grimes, was born Darren Hutchinson, 22 July 1993. 😬

TALK

Talk

@TalkTV

X.com

REVEALED: Green Party leader Zack Polanski was born David Stephen Paulden.

"This is smoke and mirrors! He just wants a catchy name - people like that are frauds!"

@TVKev | @darrengrimes_

LIVE

DARR GRIMI

DARREN GRIMES |

REFORM UK

GREEN ATTACK

TALK 1:00

ZACK POLANSKI CALLS FARAGE 'TRUMP-LOVING CORPORATE STOOGE

20:10

KEVIN O'SULLIVAN

WIKIPEDIA

Darren Grimes

Article

Talk

Darren Grimes (born Darren Hutchinson, 22 July 1993) is a British Reform UK politician and political commentator. He worked for a number of Brexit campaigns. He set up the website Reasoned in May 2020. He currently serves as the Deputy Leader of Durham County Council and as a Reform UK councillor in Durham County Council, having been elected in the 2025 local elections. [1] In August 2025, he was also elected to the Reform UK board with the highest number of votes. [2]

Councillor

Darren Grimes

Grimes in 2025

3 17 51

Reposted by Chris Chivers

BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 1d

We hope @zackpolanski.bsky.social takes these desperate attacks for what they are ..

Concerns about how well he communicates his alternative version of politics and social issue causes, and how much media attention that it’s getting him

3 15

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 2d

Stephen Miller’s Cousin Denounces Him in Emotional Facebook Post: “You’ve Become the Face of Evil”
migrantinsider.com/p/stephen-mi...

Stephen Miller’s Cousin Denounces Him in Emotional Facebook Post: “You’ve Become the Face of Evil”

In searing Facebook posts, Alisa Kasmer — who once babysat Miller — says his immigration agenda betrays their Jewish upbringing and shames their family.

migrantinsider.com

28 150 380

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Everlast2 @everlast2.bsky.social · 1d

@bearlypolitics.co.uk

4 69 250

Reposted by Chris Chivers

European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 1d

Lord Heseltine at UK and Europe: a Shared Future - reminding us that Britain’s strength lies in partnership, not isolation.

Cooperation, shared laws, and common purpose built post-war Europe. They can build our future too.

1 20 54

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 2d

Sharing this beautiful slice of British reggae; "Handsworth Revolution" by Steel Pulse. The good people of Handsworth and Birmingham don't deserve the likes of racist Robert Jenrick in their streets.
youtu.be/A3LFvaAD2-Y?...

Steel Pulse - Handsworth Revolution - 01 - Handsworth Revolution

YouTube video by ReggaeRootsChannel

youtu.be

4 11 43

Reposted by Chris Chivers

The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 2d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

120 1.8K 3.4K

Chris Chivers @chrischivers.bsky.social · 2d

I wish I had thought of that when I was a teacher and HT; spoiler, I did, from 1974 - 2006, with "nice" meaning interested, purposeful and supportive, among a long list of principles.

Reposted by Chris Chivers

ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 2d

1/ Russian UAV specialists are being treated as "slaves" and transferred to extremely high-risk assault squads despite their expertise as engineers and programmers, even in the Russian army's most effective UAV unit, according to a bitterly critical Russian commentary. ⬇️

9 55 260

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 2d

My kid took an amazing photo and gave me permission to share it. Love this. ♥️

Full moon low on the horizon with trees and a flock of birds in a dusky sky.

7 8 140

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Ruth Swailes @ruthswailes.bsky.social · 2d

The project is coming together !

3 6 78

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 2d

The Labibi looks harmless enough, but has proved extremely dangerous to children. And adults. The Labibi craze threatens to be with us for some time yet, but consumers are advised to avoid it at all costs.

From the new Private Eye, out now.

6 35 140

Reposted by Chris Chivers

Richard Corbett @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 3d

Michael Heseltine lays in to the current Conservative Party for cosying up to “rightwing equivalents to the fascists of the 1930s”, Farage and Reform :
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

The Conservatives must never have any part in Farage’s po...

To describe asylum seekers as thieves or rapists encourages the worst sort of prejudice. We don’t need Trump’s mouthpiece anywhere near No 10

observer.co.uk

3 38 110