Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Els Torreele

Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 1d

“Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims.”

Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 1d

no words

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

1 61 120

Reposted by Els Torreele

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

520 7.4K 15K

Reposted by Els Torreele

canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 1d

Canadians #FreedomFlotilla volunteers on 'Conscience' have been illegally abducted by Israel.
youtube.com/shorts/TtlDz...
#EndGazaBlockade

🆘 Canadians #FreedomFlotilla volunteers on 'Conscience' have been illegally abducted by Israel.

YouTube video by CanadaBoatGaza

youtube.com

5 70 81

Reposted by Els Torreele

A. Sleemi, MD, MPH @globalgyno.bsky.social · 2d

"WHO and UN agencies have reported at least 772 attacks on health care, with 94% of hospitals damaged or destroyed and more than 1500 health-care workers killed—the highest toll ever recorded." the silence is deafening.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The Lancet @thelancet.com · 3d

On this week’s cover of The Lancet, a new letter: “Gaza’s healthocide: medical societies must not stay silent”.

Read the letter and more in our latest issue: tinyurl.com/5n85x448

Cover of The Lancet's Oct 4, 2025 issue. Cover quote reads: "Most medical and surgical societies worldwide have remained silent or issued vague statements about Gaza's healthocide [...] Staying silent while pretending to be neutral is, in effect, a form of complicity."

1 40 68

Reposted by Els Torreele

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 2d

www.commondreams.org/news/greta-t...

Thunberg Confirms Abuse by Israeli Abductors, But Urges World to Focus on Gaza Genocide | Common Dreams

"This genocide and other genocides are being enabled and fueled by our own governments, our institutions, our media, and companies. It is our responsibility to end that complicity."

www.commondreams.org

3 32 57

Reposted by Els Torreele

JAMA @jama.com · 2d

💬 Viewpoint: Mifepristone is frequently mislabeled solely as the "abortion pill," overshadowing its critical and diverse medical uses in managing various pregnancy-related complications and beyond.

ja.ma/4pUUsH5

A JAMA Network webpage features a viewpoint article titled "The Clinical Indications for Mifepristone Go Beyond Abortion" by Jessica Chen, MD. Published online August 28, 2025.

45 91

Reposted by Els Torreele

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 2d

www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-fr...

As Israeli Forces Seize Final Sumud Boat, Another Flotilla Sails Toward Gaza | Common Dreams

As Israeli forces captured the last remaining vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla that aimed to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip and deliver humanitarian aid, another group of boats was h...

www.commondreams.org

3 6

Reposted by Els Torreele

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

96 3.1K 7.7K

Reposted by Els Torreele

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz

So many were killed – yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors. Let’s learn from that moment of grace, says Sharone Lifschitz, London-based film-maker and academic

www.theguardian.com

13 41 140

Reposted by Els Torreele

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2d

The Resistance to Trump and MAGA's Authoritarian Agenda is Growing

From boycotts to protests to community organizing, the majority, including many judges, are increasingly finding creative ways to resist Donald Trump's authoritarian agenda.

thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-resist...

8 97 370

Reposted by Els Torreele

Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 3d

Lancet editorial asks ‘why do racism& discrimination matter to science &medicine?’ and gives reasons. But do we even need to justify? They matter because we’re humans. Needing to justify is kind of part of the problem of silence. Resisting them is everybody’s lane.
www.the-lancet.com/journals/lan...

The far-right and health: an evolving political crisis

Across Europe and North America, racism, xenophobia, and far-right nationalism have become normalised in public and political discourse, leading many people to feel anxiety and fear of violence, discr...

www.thelancet.com

1 18 61

Reposted by Els Torreele

Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · 4d

#Israel justifies bombing #Gaza hospitals by claiming they're 'shielding' Hamas. Instead of #IDF proving this, they're turning the law on its head, trying to make people in the field disprove this, says @msf.ca
making it impossible to keep facilities safe.

healthpolicy-watch.news/ban-all-atta...

'Ban All Attacks On Hospitals To Prevent Genocide' - Health Policy Watch

All attacks on hospitals should be banned and the exceptions in international humanitarian law (IHL) that enable aggressors to justify bombing hospitals – by,

healthpolicy-watch.news

2 1

Reposted by Els Torreele

Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 5d

Your gentle reminder that Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated on June 14 and hardly anyone bothered to talk about it.

95 2K 6.2K

Reposted by Els Torreele

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5d

Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot

Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

53 600 1.4K

Reposted by Els Torreele

Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 5d

Thousands of civilians killed.
Food, water, and aid weaponised.
Gaza reduced to rubble.
These are red lines, which the Israeli gvmt continues to cross.
The UK gvmt must take action now to avoid complicity in these atrocities. SHARE to amplify. #RedLineForGaza
Credit: khadijadraws

Red ink line drawing says, "Israel has no red line." Drawings include buildings, a tent, a military drop, pastries, body armor, and maps of Syria, Iran, Lebanon, and Palestine. A sailboat and a globe are also depicted. @khadija.draws

17 18

Reposted by Els Torreele

Kristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 5d

via Le Monde: www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

Thomas Piketty: 'If Europe does not urgently give up its love of free trade, it risks an unprecedented social and industrial disaster'

COLUMN. Europe should impose tariffs as a sort of tax on the CO₂ generated by the transportation of goods and to counter the damaging effects of Chinese dumping, writes the French economist.

www.lemonde.fr

1 1

Reposted by Els Torreele

Signal @signal.org · 5d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

signal.org

41 2.4K 3.9K

Reposted by Els Torreele

Frederik Obermaier @frederikobermaier.com · 5d

In a digital world, talking to sensitive sources is nearly impossible without encryption. The EU’s #ChatControl plan is an attack on accountability journalism - and a gift to surveillance

Signal @signal.org · 5d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

signal.org

73 130

Reposted by Els Torreele

Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 5d

Column of @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on the true cost of austerity, in the UK and so true elsewhere

Slashing budgets for health care like in France Netherlands and elsewhere kills... and we miss out on the important multiplier effect

@epsu.bsky.social

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot

Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

3 3

Reposted by Els Torreele

Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, shared prosperity is really possible. In these dark times I hope this book will provide readers a glimpse of a brighter future and ideas on how to get there. (And a big thank you to some of my favorite scholars who offered the words of praise on the back cover.)

5 12 90

Els Torreele @elstorreele.bsky.social · 5d

diem25.org/luxembourgs-...

Luxembourg’s Israel funding: Drop the bonds, stop the bombs - DiEM25 Communications

Luxembourg has granted approval that enables Israel to raise funds across the entire European Union

diem25.org

Reposted by Els Torreele

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 6d

The Israeli navy has intercepted all but one ship that formed the 44-strong Global Sumud Flotilla – the Marinette.

Israel dismantles Gaza humanitarian flotilla – but one boat sails on

The Israeli navy has intercepted all but one ship that formed the 44-strong Global Sumud Flotilla – the Marinette.

bit.ly

13 110 240

Reposted by Els Torreele

Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 6d

For years we warned about this: The “Enabling Act of 1933”, which allowed Hitler to seize control of all branches of the German government, served as the template for “Project 2025” — and Trump’s DNA is all over it.

22 380 900

Reposted by Els Torreele

Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 7d

See Deregulation Watch updates as Environment Omnibus discussed today in "stakeholders meeting".
corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...

This is just days after VDL admits that so-called 'simplification' is indeed deregulation.
Defend our laws; we need rules to protect!
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

8 5

Reposted by Els Torreele

Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 6d

The good news: we can pretty much stop the biodiversity crisis and give a massive contribution to dealing with climate change if we moved to a healthy diet. And it would save millions of human lives beside that.

How can policies to help it be contentious?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries

www.theguardian.com

3 28 63