Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by emeritrix

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 8d

if you’re a visual learner i made you some maps of where the people quoted in this article as supporting portland being occupied by troops live

tilting oregon is a far portland suburb kind of

clackamas oregon and im being generous giving it the town and not the county

48 460 1.3K

emeritrix @emeritrix.bsky.social · 2d

Read this instead of that www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/06...

2

Reposted by emeritrix

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d

The new CDC guidelines recommend COVID vaccines under “shared clinical decision-making,” meaning people should first consult a medical professional.

But this doesn't mean you need a doctor’s appointment, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and registered nurses can do this too.

2 23 72

emeritrix @emeritrix.bsky.social · 2d

CEI Hub: Portland’s Ticking Time Bomb

@ecosozialismus.bsky.social
kboo.fm/media/129605...

Interview with Nick Caleb of the Breach Collective.
The Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub is a six-mile stretch of industrial land in northwest Portland between the Willamette River and Forest Park, where millions of gallons of toxic and explosive liquids are stored in hundred-year-old tanks atop unstable land that will liquefy in an earthquake. As part of the City of Portland's process of updating policies and zoning code to regulate bulk fuel facilities in the CEI Hub, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) has released a draft plan with four alternative options, only one of which even begins to address the dangers.
The City is accepting public comments on these alternatives until October 17.
You can email the CEI Hub Policy Project team at ceihub@portlandoregon.gov.
Frann Michel talks with Nick Caleb, an attorney with the Breach Collective, about the CEI Hub and the work done by community groups and local activists to address the CEI Hub's dangers to public health, safety, environment, and climate.

1 5

emeritrix @emeritrix.bsky.social · 3d

As Judge Immergut noted, "The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Reposted by emeritrix

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

440 3.4K 6.3K

Reposted by emeritrix

The John Snow Project @johnsnowproject.bsky.social · Dec 14

“No one I know has Long Covid”

johnsnowproject.org/primers/no-o...

“No one I know has Long Covid”

If you know nine people, you know someone with Long Covid - according to the latest data from Canada.

johnsnowproject.org

4 51 95

Reposted by emeritrix

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 4d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

820 2.8K 8.8K

Reposted by emeritrix

Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 4d

In full public view, a top deputy to Stephen Miller chatted on Signal about plans to send the 82nd airborne division into Portland. Deployed in both world wars, Vietnam & Afghanistan, the 82nd is an elite unit that specialises in parachute assaults & forcible entry operations

White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland

Anthony Salisbury displayed chat about deployment of 82nd airborne division on cell phone while in Minnesota

www.theguardian.com

5 44 68

Reposted by emeritrix

Unpleasant Reminders @joltyourmemory.bsky.social · 4d

ICE Building Social Media Surveillance Team to Hunt People Down

ICE is gearing up to watch your every move.

www.yahoo.com

1 2

Reposted by emeritrix

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 6d

“Fuck them kids.”

That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other.

abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

bangs.

"They was terrified. The kids was crying. People was screaming. They looked very distraught. I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other," Watson said. "That's all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where's the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, 'f*** them kids.'"

Watson said trucks and military-style vans were used to separate parents from their children. Other neighbors said agents destroyed property to get in the building.

"They had a big, 15-inch chainsaw with round blade on it, cutting this fence down," said witness Darrell Ballard. "We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."

370 4.4K 7.9K

Reposted by emeritrix

Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 5d

This week, the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to deliver food and other life saving necessities.

Now, more than 461 people have been illegally detained by the Israeli military.

The forced starvation of Palestinians in Gaza must end and those who have been detained must be freed.

Congressman Hank Johnson @hankjohnson.house.gov · 6d

It’s shameful that the Global Sumud Flotilla has been intercepted by Israel on its way to Gaza. Blocking aid in the midst of a famine caused by this endless war will only lead to even more lives lost.

End the blockade.
End the genocide.
Release the hostages.
End this war NOW.

‘Unlawful’: Global condemnation as Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla

World leaders, rights groups slam Israel as it illegally detains activist boats headed to Gaza to break deadly blockade.

www.aljazeera.com

1 24 50

Reposted by emeritrix

Still COVIDing Canada @stillcovidingca.bsky.social · 6d

[Translated from French]

COVID ages women’s blood vessels, according to a study

Radio-Canada
October 2, 2025
By Marie-Pier Mercier

stillcoviding.ca/en/news/la-c...

#COVID #CovidIsNotOver #research

COVID ages women’s blood vessels, according to a study

stillcoviding.ca

4 10 31

emeritrix @emeritrix.bsky.social · 6d

www.portland.gov/council/dist...

1

emeritrix @emeritrix.bsky.social · 6d

"All Guard troops deployed across the country on Wednesday were among the 2 million active-duty troops working without pay due to a government shutdown." abcnews.go.com/Politics/gua...

1

Reposted by emeritrix

Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 6d

ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day. Protect your location data by updating a few settings on your phone 🧵 (1/4): www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-...

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

www.404media.co

40 1.4K 1.8K

emeritrix @emeritrix.bsky.social · 6d

Primeval tylenol

www.sciencealert.com/study-traces...

Study Traces Autism's Origin to The Rise of Human Intelligence

A new study finds autism and schizophrenia may lie at the crux of what makes humans uniquely intelligent.

www.sciencealert.com

1

Reposted by emeritrix

Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 6d

With Chicago in the ICE crosshairs right now, here are some independent and nonprofit media orgs to read, follow and support.

Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com

Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com

The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com

WBEZ: @wbez.org

8 330 500

Reposted by emeritrix

The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 6d

🩸Thrombotic events doubled since 2020, reinfections increase risk of Long COVID

👃 Olfactory dysfunction occurred in people after SARS-CoV-2 infection

🧘‍♂️ A behavioral trial is assessing a vague “mindfulness intervention” for Long COVID.

This week's #LongCOVID research: bit.ly/4mHhIpj

A scientific drawing shows a blood clot, with red blood cells trapped in a white fibrin mesh. The text reads, "The Sick Times. Long COVID research updates. A large study found thrombotic events doubled since 2020 and that reinfections increased the risk of Long COVID. A study found that olfactory dysfunction, or changes to sense of smell, occurred in people after SARS-CoV-2 infection. A behavioral trial is assessing a vague “mindfulness intervention” for Long COVID." Three slides follow with shortened versions of the text in this caption.

Researchers in Spain assessed over 190,000 participants, using data from a public health research network, in a study published in the journal Vaccines. They found that Long COVID prevalence was three to 10 times higher in individuals with three or more reported infections (about 600 people in the dataset) than in those with only one infection. They also found that the number of thrombotic events, including strokes and pulmonary embolisms, in people under 60 doubled from 2020 to 2024, in both people who were and weren’t vaccinated. The authors concluded that policymakers should prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and that healthcare workers should continue wearing protective masks.

A new RECOVER study published in JAMA found that olfactory dysfunction, or changes to sense of smell, occurred in people after SARS-CoV-2 infection, even in those who didn’t report changes. The study included 3,525 participants and formally tested 40 different smells. Researchers found that 66% of previously-infected participants without self-reported change or loss also had olfactory dysfunction, and that dysfunction coincided with cognitive deficits. The authors wrote that their findings corroborated other studies that people underestimate their loss of smell following COVID-19.

A behavioral trial at Columbia University (LONG-CALM) is assessing a vague “mindfulness intervention” for Long COVID. The clinicaltrials.gov page states that participants will view a series of recorded “mindfulness sessions” which were “created by the study team” for eight weeks. The study aims to enroll 400 participants, who will also complete surveys about their symptoms. Mindfulness has been heavily criticized as a treatment for Long COVID by leading researchers and people with the disease. While it can help reduce stress, it has been weaponized against people with chronic illnesses and taken research funding away from trials assessing potential root causes, including immune dysregulation, viral persistence, reactivated viruses, and more.

1 20 61

Reposted by emeritrix

Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 27d

I really dont wanna sound like conspiracy jones, but im feeling more and more like the repeat covid infections may be cognitively catching up with a lot of people...

Like, yeah there are other things, but i feel like this is probably a big factor in a lot of *widelt gestures*

29 27 260

Reposted by emeritrix

Hi, I'm Whitney @hiimwhitney.bsky.social · 6d

Even if we survive every one of those events with every ability intact, we are all only temporarily able-bodied. It may take hours. It may take years. But before we die, we will lose every ability we have.

So, when you fight for disability rights, you fight for everyone, including you.

Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 6d

Remember: climate change, police brutality, lack of healthcare, COVID, transphobia, burnout, sexism, mass shootings, poverty, racism, genocide, etc… they all cause disability.

Remember: anyone can become disabled at any time.

You must remember this because the fascists do. And they weaponize it.

1 3 6

Reposted by emeritrix

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

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

230 5.5K 8.8K

emeritrix @emeritrix.bsky.social · 7d

"Butt Cracks and Beer Bellies: Is Trump Failing on Immigration because ICE Creates Negative Spectacle?"

On the value of filming & posting the incompetent buffoonishness of the ICEcapades, driving out their propaganda w/ evidence they can't even keep hold of their weapons
youtu.be/XTlY5hSuuTI?...

ICE agent points gun at witnesses during violent arrest in Hyattsville, MD (9/24/25)

YouTube video by Marisa Kabas

youtu.be

1

Reposted by emeritrix

Jenn @jenndreibel.bsky.social · 8d

The people who need to read this thread won't. I appreciate the effort so much. We are fighting for those with the most to lose

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 8d

📣 OK, with ~3 hours to go before the midnight government shutdown, I'm going to go through ALL 50 STATES +DC ONE BY ONE to remind everyone of how many Americans healthcare Democrats are fighting to save (and this is just #ACA exchange enrollees; don't forget about Medicaid).

Please bear with me.

11 28

Reposted by emeritrix

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 8d

The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries.

He said this out loud.

650 5.6K 15K