Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Countess Mora

Todd Stashwick @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social · 9h

Go now to www.pablove.org/roll donate to win a chance at a seat at our virtual Star Trek DnD table!

Reposted by Countess Mora

Andy Ostroy @andyostroy.bsky.social · 12h

There are many reasons to dislike James Comey. But what this administration is doing to him is a travesty of justice and un-American.

19 55 310

Reposted by Countess Mora

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13h

NEWS: James Comey pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that followed President Trump’s demand to prosecute.

The judge set a Jan. 5 trial date — but Comey is expected to try to kill the case before it starts, including by disqualifying Lindsey Halligan

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

45 340 1.4K

Reposted by Countess Mora

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

The indictment of James Comey is just the latest example of Trump weaponizing the Justice Department to go after his political enemies.

At the same time, he’s doling out favors to his supporters and allies – including white collar criminals. Watch: https://youtu.be/NflcWXdV-B0?si=QTTJev6Fml50pYgP

Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme

Robert Reich

youtu.be

43 370 990

Reposted by Countess Mora

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

This is a very big deal and speaks to the importance of Blacksky and its associated PDSes.

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 1d

Suspension of accts from Bluesky has called into question the mission and very existence of Blacksky. "If bsky can still suspend you, what's the point?"

For one usually Bluesky doesn't just suspend you. They delete all of your data AND suspend you. Moving to Blacksky prevents that. 4/11

1 14 80

Reposted by Countess Mora

paul @paulsutherlin.bsky.social · 1d

Discovery s1 rewatch complete. gripes and shrug of an ending to the big war storyline aside, this season held up surprisingly well for me. lots of fun new toys and SMG nails Michael (who I always thought was severely underwritten) right from the start. it's a shame we were so hard on this show

2 2 17

Reposted by Countess Mora

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 14h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

71 800 2.1K

Reposted by Countess Mora

Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 12h

Mr. Carney apparently had his spine and his testicles removed before meeting with Trump.

The Advocate @advocate.com · 12h

Mark Carney sat silently as the U.S. president went on an anti-trans diatribe.

Donald Trump mocks transgender people in Oval Office meeting with Canadian PM, whose child is nonbinary

Mark Carney sat silently as the U.S. president went on an anti-trans diatribe.

bit.ly

1 1 4

Countess Mora @jedikat71.bsky.social · 8h

Sinners

1 2 12

Reposted by Countess Mora

Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 12h

Yikes. Just got a message from my child’s school: some children’s books by Andrew Cope (inc. Spy Dogs, Spy Cats, and Spy Pups series) have a printed URL at the back. This used to go to the author’s website, but now goes to an “adult content” site.

So, yeah… be careful with that URL 😳

5 25 79

Reposted by Countess Mora

Libro.fm @libro.fm · 12h

What sets us apart from Audible? Let us count the ways:

📚 Every purchase supports your indie bookshop
💗 Employee-owned, Certified B Corp, & Social Purpose Corporation
📖 DRM-free (you own your audiobooks)
🤖 Bookseller driven, not algo driven (& our customer support team = real people, not robots)

66 150

Reposted by Countess Mora

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 12h

How old are these alleged "young, impressionable children" watching the Super Bowl

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 12h

lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy

“Lee Greenwood for Super Bowl halftime show!” says the idiot

26 8 140

Reposted by Countess Mora

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 13h

I love how Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House and #2 in line for the presidency, is always like, “What? News?! I never read or hear anything that happens in the world, anywhere. I’m totally offline. What even is ‘social media’? They play news all day on TV!? Wow! That’s a surprise!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

130 530 2.6K

Reposted by Countess Mora

Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 11h

What was it he campaigned on 9 years ago?

"Lock Her Up!"

We tried to warn you. Three times.

Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 11h

If someone told me a year ago this would be a headline in 2025, I would have screamed at them “I KNOW IT WILL, HE’S FUCKING SAYING RIGHT NOW THAT THAT’S WHAT HE’S GOING TO DO!”

3 11

Reposted by Countess Mora

Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 11h

If someone told me a year ago this would be a headline in 2025, I would have screamed at them “I KNOW IT WILL, HE’S FUCKING SAYING RIGHT NOW THAT THAT’S WHAT HE’S GOING TO DO!”

1 13 32

Reposted by Countess Mora

Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 10h

Alaska is a Republican stronghold. Maybe we can start saying “was?”

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 14h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

1 6

Reposted by Countess Mora

Watermark Out News @watermarkoutnews.bsky.social · 11h

Workers began tearing up the rainbow-colored pavers Oct. 5, two days after the city learned it had lost its appeal against the Florida Department of Transportation's removal order. The crosswalk, installed in 2018, was intended to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.

Florida removes Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk after city loses appeal - Watermark Out News

The Florida Department of Transportation has removed a rainbow-colored crosswalk in Miami Beach after a statewide ban on asphalt art.

watermarkonline.com

5 4

Reposted by Countess Mora

Truthout @truthout.org · 1d

In Gaza, another humanitarian crisis has emerged: the soaring displacement expenses — or, as many people in Gaza bitterly describe it, “The fees you pay to become homeless in the south.” Tents cost $1,000 and securing a patch of land to pitch it on can be almost as costly.

Israel’s “Safe Zones” in Gaza Offer No Safety. Many Can’t Afford to Flee Anyway.

Displacement costs, which many call “the fees you pay to become homeless in the south,” have reached nearly $5,000.

truthout.org

2 96 120

Reposted by Countess Mora

Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 13h

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

rewirenewsgroup.com

39 480 1.3K

Countess Mora @jedikat71.bsky.social · 8h

Christian Slater, best known for his role as "Excelsior night-shift communications officer" in STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY.

Christian Slater in STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY.

1 8

Reposted by Countess Mora

Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 12h

Columbo is actually a trickster spirit of working class justice against the wealthy that has taken human form, because he sure isn’t like any cop I’ve ever met

4 2 53

Reposted by Countess Mora

Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 12h

I just decided if the rest of the police department ever looked into Columbo’s personnel files, it would be an empty folder and no one will actually remember when he he actually joined the force.

Kay Profundo @unicornosis.bsky.social · Feb 18

An idea came to me in a dream that Columbo is not so much a cop as he is a ronin*

*masterless samurai

2 17 61

Reposted by Countess Mora

Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 1d

CLUE is, in many ways, one of our best games about how we’d all like any excuse to wander around other people’s houses checking for weird shit.

9 78 510

Reposted by Countess Mora

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 16h

Happy birthday, Sci-fi Queen Sigourney.

And she's far from finished with sci-fi, as she'll be appearing in Avatar: Fire and Ash (Dec. 2025) and The Mandalorian & Grogu (May 2026).

Sigourney Weaver in The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026)

5 110 470

Reposted by Countess Mora

Danny @mardigroan.bsky.social · 12h

Oh, you mean fall as in autumn, not as in "of civilization."

6 59 160