Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

kate conger @kateconger.com · 19m

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

6 170 320

Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 2h

"The clever, caring toddler, who loved playing football and whose cheerful chirps of 'Mama' and 'Baba' once filled their shelter, could barely move." apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

1 3

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · 4d

The Salvadoran journalist was arrested in June while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta. Those charges were dropped, his lawyers said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held for Over 100 Days

www.nytimes.com

18 37 110

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 4d

"Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities." 31 USC 5114(b)

Bill Kuchman @billkuchman.bsky.social · 4d

Treasury Department considers minting a $1 Trump coin www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Treasury Department considers minting a $1 Trump coin

The draft design of the coin, which was overseen by the Office of the U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach, features Trump’s profile on one side of the coin.

www.politico.com

330 750 2.8K

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

Jane Fonda and hundreds of members of the entertainment industry have revived the Committee for the First Amendment, a free-expression group that was originally formed by Hollywood stars including her father, Henry Fonda, during the McCarthy era.

Jane Fonda Revives Her Father’s McCarthy-Era Free Speech Group

The actress joined Spike Lee, Billie Eilish, Pedro Pascal and others in reviving the Committee for the First Amendment, a group that her father, Henry Fonda, was a member of in the 1940s.

nyti.ms

18 220 850

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 5d

Eye-opening data visualization and story: Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived, by Ruth Talbot and @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

16 120 220

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: President Trump will meet with his top budget chief, a Project 2025 architect, to discuss ways to leverage the shutdown to cut "Democratic agencies," calling it "unprecedented opportunity" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/b...

Trump Calls Shutdown an ‘Unprecedented Opportunity,’ and Eyes Deep Cuts

www.nytimes.com

25 48 85

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 6d

“It was heartbreaking to watch,” said Watson. “Even if you’re not a mother, seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.”

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

6 140 180

Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 6d

She Loved Eric Adams. She Kept It a Secret. Now She’s Talking. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/n...

She Loved Eric Adams. She Kept It a Secret. Now She’s Talking.

www.nytimes.com

3 1 6

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Chip Mitchell @chipmitchell1.bsky.social · 7d

Gregory Bovino, commander-at-large of the U.S. #BorderPatrol, claims a @wbez.org/@chicago.suntimes.com report about his comments Sunday in downtown #Chicago was "grossly inaccurate" and taken out of context. So we've posted the interview's unedited AUDIO and TRANSCRIPT:
www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Transcript: Gregory Bovino says arrestees in downtown Chicago chosen partly based on ‘how they look’

WBEZ reporter Chip Mitchell spoke with U.S. Border Patrol commander about a deportation blitz downtown and in the upscale River North neighborhood. Here is the transcript and unedited audio interview.

www.wbez.org

49 530 1.1K

Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 7d

“Noah is non-verbal and lives with multiple medical challenges, including being dependent on a tracheostomy and a feeding tube” www.amny.com/news/green-c...

EXCLUSIVE | Green card holder from Manhattan, who cares for special needs son, faces deportation after ICE arrest at airport | amNewYork

The family of a Manhattan man who holds a green card and provides primary care for his beloved son with special needs is begging for help after ICE took him

www.amny.com

2 4 18

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8d

Trump: San Francisco and Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… We'll straighten them out one-by-one. It will be a major part for some of the people in this room. It’s a war too. It’s a war from within

330 580 1.4K

Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 9d

Four years ago, Eric Adams, fresh off what would become a razor-thin victory in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, held forth with characteristic bombast. He was the “face of the new Democratic Party,” he said.

The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Vid… @nytimes.com.web.brid.gy · 9d

The Rise and Fall of Eric Adams

Mr. Adams has suspended his re-election campaign, becoming the first mayor of New York City to fail to win a second term since David N. Dinkins.

www.nytimes.com

2 6

Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 10d

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City plans to announce on Sunday that he will abandon his foundering campaign for a second term, upending the race to lead the nation’s largest city just five weeks before Election Day, according to two people briefed on his plans.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/n...

Eric Adams Plans to Abandon Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City

www.nytimes.com

5 12 41

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11d

BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.

FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

bit.ly

1.4K 5.7K 11K

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: An ICE officer was "relieved of his duties" after pushing an Ecuadorian woman to the floor at an immigration courthouse in New York.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/n...

ICE Officer ‘Relieved of His Duties’ After Pushing Woman to Floor

www.nytimes.com

41 41 230

Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 11d

“Measure it in blood if necessary” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

Daily Caller Opinion Column ‘Explicitly’ Calls for Violence

www.nytimes.com

3 6

Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 12d

“'They’re, they’re animals anyway. That’s what I would tell my kids all the time,' said the agent, who said he worked in the 'intelligence unit.'" nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-pol...

Man detained in Cato ICE raid wrongfully deported, separated from his family

Body camera footage released from the raid shows agents referring to immigrants as 'animals.'

nystateofpolitics.com

5 7

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 12d

Critics note that subsidizing a private company diverts resources when federal funds are drying up and the city expects budget shortfalls. They note that while housing routinely gets subsidies, it was worth questioning the plan to put money toward a $2B platform vs. housing in less costly areas.

Hudson Yards Developer May Get Another $2 Billion Boost From New York

www.nytimes.com

6 24 130

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 13d

They thought they were the kind of highly skilled engineers who could help fulfill President Trump’s goal of reviving American manufacturing.

Mr. Cho was checking his team’s balance sheets in his office when he saw helicopters and armored vehicles outside.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/w...

‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid

www.nytimes.com

30 340 1.1K

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Gothamist @gothamist.com · 13d

Dylan, Bronx high school student arrested by ICE, denied asylum claim https://gothamist.com/news/dylan-bronx-high-school-student-arrested-by-ice-denied-asylum-claim

Dylan, Bronx high school student arrested by ICE, denied asylum claim

Minor convictions in criminal court can have outsize consequences in immigration court. Attorneys say they will appeal the decision. Dylan remains in ICE custody in Pennsylvania. [ more › ]

gothamist.com

6 6

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 13d

A Statue of Trump and Epstein Holding Hands Is Removed From the National Mall

The United States Park Police said it had removed the statue, which included lines from President Trump’s birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased sex offender.

By Ali Watkins

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...

A Statue of Trump and Epstein Holding Hands Is Removed From the National Mall

www.nytimes.com

26 69 210

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 16d

“As I write, my head is pounding from the cancer that is eating my skull. I am in extreme pain and have been for quite some time. Duwayne is all I have."

Trump’s ICE Tries to Deport Man Caring for Terminally Ill Wife www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/22/d...

Trump’s ICE Tries to Deport Man Caring for Terminally Ill Wife

Duwayne Baugh is his wife’s prime caregiver as she battles a rare and aggressive cancer. But a years-old gun charge has the legal permanent resident in ICE detention, facing deportation to a country h...

www.thecity.nyc

1 28 50

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 14d

A crackdown on gay cruising inside the Penn Station bathroom by the federal Amtrak Police has landed one person in ICE custody. Amtrak Police, unlike the NYPD, are not bound by local sanctuary protections. www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/24/a...

New Cruising Crackdown by Feds at Penn Station

Amtrak Police turned a person arrested inside a Penn Station bathroom directly over to ICE.

www.thecity.nyc

20 130 310

Reposted by Dana Rubinstein

Mike Madden @mikemadden.bsky.social · 17d

Edward Brandon Beckham tried three times to take the federal government's deferred resignation offer while his wife was dying, but the administration kept turning him down. It tested his faith — in God, and in Trump. Terribly sad story, deeply reported, by @hannahnatanson.bsky.social

His wife was dying, his federal job crumbling. It tested his faith — in God and Trump.

One federal worker was rejected three times from the administration’s early resignation offer. Would he blame the president he voted for?

www.washingtonpost.com

3 5 10