Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Ed Burch

LadyCat311 🇺🇲 @coffeecat311.bsky.social · 1h

How the Collapse of Local Journalism Led to the Erosion of Community Trust
Beth Macy on the Vital Role of Small Newspapers in Promoting and Maintaining Civic Life
Via Penguin Press
Beth Macy
October 7, 2025 lithub.com/how-the-coll...

1 2

Reposted by Ed Burch

riksredguard.bsky.social @riksredguard.bsky.social · 1d

38 360 2K

Reposted by Ed Burch

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸

28 500 1.5K

Reposted by Ed Burch

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5h

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

640 4.9K 19K

Reposted by Ed Burch

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

TONIGHT (and especially for followers outside of NYC who want to get involved):

Join @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on a special phonebank at 6pm!

Sign up: volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/phonebank-fo...

A graphic with a photo of Brennan Lee Mulligan that says "Phone Bank with Zohran, Wednesday, October 8th at 6pm."

41 690 2.7K

Ed Burch @echod75.bsky.social · 5h

Wish we all had people like this willing to represent us ALL and not just their own self interests...

3

Reposted by Ed Burch

James Webb Space Telescope Discoveries Tracker @jameswebbdiscovery.com · 5h

Serpens Nebula stars form in Webb shot - Learn how to choose the perfect telescope --> https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/how-to-choose-a-telescope.php and Grab Amazon PrimeDay Deal --> https://amzn.to/4mM1ZoX #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #NASA #Space

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Stunning Image of the Serpens Nebula

www.jameswebbdiscovery.com

1 1

Reposted by Ed Burch

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5h

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.

190 1.6K 11K

Ed Burch @echod75.bsky.social · 5h

Anytime Elle! Keep up the fight!

Reposted by Ed Burch

Jennifer Shin @jennifershin.bsky.social · 6h

How many children have to die before they acknowledge they're stupid?

6 21 70

Reposted by Ed Burch

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8h

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

340 2.8K 5.9K

Reposted by Ed Burch

🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 6h

2 17 29

Reposted by Ed Burch

Prairiesunshine @scottishox2.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile in Canada 🇨🇦

The Supreme Court is:
* Appointed Based On Merit & Experience
* Diverse Like Canada
* Female-Majority
* Under 75 - When They Must Retire
* Independent Of Elected Politicians

Chief justice says judicial independence defend Canada from autocracy share.google/BUANEh3EHOv2...

Chief justice says rule of law, judicial independence defend Canada from autocracy

Chief Justice Richard Wagner says that while Canada is not a superpower in the traditional sense of the word, it is certainly a democratic superpower.

share.google

6 54 140

Ed Burch @echod75.bsky.social · 6h

go.bsky.app/5KWpMeJ

13 44 77

Reposted by Ed Burch

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
1/2

590 4.6K 7.8K

Reposted by Ed Burch

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 7h

170 3K 8.8K

Reposted by Ed Burch

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The problems that we as a nation have sought to illuminate, so that we can remedy them, are disappearing — not because the problems are disappearing or have been remedied, but because we will no longer know about them. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/turning-out-the-lights-on-the-economy

38 800 2.3K

Reposted by Ed Burch

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

780 15K 23K

Reposted by Ed Burch

Corwell @corydh.bsky.social · 2d

#80stop30 (25)

Random order. (1984)

youtu.be/TvnYmWpD_T8?...

Prince - Purple Rain (Official Video)

YouTube video by The Codfather

youtu.be

1 18 120

Reposted by Ed Burch

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d

Now you know

300 2.3K 6.5K

Reposted by Ed Burch

James Webb Space Telescope Discoveries Tracker @jameswebbdiscovery.com · 1d

LMC 14000 LY wide stuns Cosmic dwarf galaxy view - Learn how to choose the perfect telescope --> https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/how-to-choose-a-telescope.php and Grab Amazon PrimeDay Deal --> https://amzn.to/4mM1ZoX #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #NASA #Space

100 Fascinating Facts About the Large Magellanic Cloud

www.jameswebbdiscovery.com

2 2

Reposted by Ed Burch

Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 2d

We're nearly a month away from Nov. elections representing 32 states and dozens of cities.

This cheat sheet has everything you need to know about key races around the country.
https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/2025-general-election/

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and

boltsmag.org

19 31

Reposted by Ed Burch

Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 2d

22 250 840

Reposted by Ed Burch

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

710 7.7K 14K

Reposted by Ed Burch

Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

1.9K 9.8K 41K