Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by E.E. Knight

Ladyilene @ladyilene.bsky.social · 2d

First Amendment Protections:
1. Peaceful Assembly- Right to gather with others to express views on public issues.
2. Free Speech- Right to express opinions and beliefs, including through protest.
3. Petitioning the Government- Ability to ask government to address grievances or make changes.

23 300

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 7h

You'd think the POTUS presenting an alternative reality about cities that he's making unprecedented, country-rending decisions about would be national news.

3

Reposted by E.E. Knight

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 14h

The Dude has spoken:

"ICE? Let's get ICE off our streets and into our beverages. This aggression will not stand. Let's just abide together"

100 1.5K 5.3K

Reposted by E.E. Knight

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 8h

Michigan Avenue right now.

880 9.2K 31K

Reposted by E.E. Knight

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 13h

this feels like the corollary to we need Mamdani in NYC and an oyster fisherman in Maine and a midwestern dad in Minnesota.

we're supposed to be the party that embraces the fact that we're a diverse and chaotic nation, stop test-polling yourself to generic national oatmeal!!!

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 13h

It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.

5 130 530

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 10h

“girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

4

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 10h

Richard Jenkins is one of my autowatch actors. I see him in something, I'm giving it a try.

5

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 10h

"There are eight million dildos in the naked city. This has been one of them."

4

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 11h

That is one deep 1940s-gossip cut. I'm impressed!

3

Reposted by E.E. Knight

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12h

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

410 3.9K 16K

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 12h

If only we lived in the Before Times when a president saying something this insane would be a national crisis and the press would all rush to the vice president and ask about the 25th Amendment. But Trump lives and spews Imaginationland 24/7 so alas.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump on Portland: "It's like the movies you see for the kids, I guess not only the kids, adults also, where you have these bombed out cities and these bombed out people. It's like, worse than that."

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 13h

The donkey mud wrestlers joke lands. I don't care what anyone says.

3

Reposted by E.E. Knight

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 1d

LMAO way to go Chicago restaurants….they got ICE Barbie out there on FOX “News" crying that her gestapo agents can’t find places to have lunch or use the bathroom 👏👏👏👏👏👏

270 290 1.4K

Reposted by E.E. Knight

Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 1d

This is, and ought to be, sobering.

I had not thought about it in quite this way.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

Never before in American history has one state's military force been deployed in another state over its objection.

I say never because the Civil War involved states whose governments legally ceased to exist, their offices vacated by constructive resignation, with no legitimate governors to object.

4 29 110

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 14h

For the record, I do think weird outfits, glitter, and dancing are effective protest tactics. The optics are great. It makes Trump's BURNING CITIES!!! casus belli ridiculous.

3

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 14h

If only we still had Rip Taylor. He could single-handedly save the Republic.

1 2

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 14h

Lighting the beacons to send word to Chicago's UK sister city Birmingham.

Chicago calls for Morris Dancers.

a mountain covered in snow and rocks with clouds in the background

ALT: a mountain covered in snow and rocks with clouds in the background

media.tenor.com

1

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 15h

In happier news, it's World Octopus Day.

1

Reposted by E.E. Knight

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 17h

there is a government shutdown with no end in sight and it’s not even really the lead story rn because the president can’t stop invading American cities for no reason other than spite

170 1.5K 6.9K

Reposted by E.E. Knight

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 19h

I love when Andy Ngo does one of his David Attenborough-style posts about Antifa and highlights some kid who took a bong rip and waddled into the protest dressed like a giant muppet.

My favorite flavor of his commentary by far.

Andy Ngo wants to draw your attention to Barney the dinosaur

100 360 2.3K

Reposted by E.E. Knight

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 17h

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

220 1.8K 6.7K

Reposted by E.E. Knight

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

420 3.5K 13K

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 1d

Okay, I wasn't old enough to appreciate "The Dating Game" at the time (unlike Match Game or Hollywood Squares, where Paul Lynde owned that center square so hard with his whimsical bitchery it became The Paul Lynde Square) but it had its moments.

E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 1d

"Kamikaze. It's an old word. Not used much anymore. Not nice. Not a nice word. One of the three 'K' words you can't use. I don't like to say it but there it is."

1

Reposted by E.E. Knight

Frosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 2d

4 150 470