Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 18h

Public funding of child care is expensive at the time, but it has substantial economic/social benefits too, both at the time of expenditure (more parents being able to work for pay) and years later, in schooling and when those kids grow up. So tax rates might not need to go up much.

1 2

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 18h

There should be more sports journalism like this. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The US’s biggest pro women’s sports unions have found strength together

For NWSL and WNBA players’ unions, collective actions have been key to their successes in wholly different sports

www.theguardian.com

1

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

140 3K 5.7K

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

Jack O’Brien @jackphillyre.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: a 36-floor, 620-unit tower is proposed at 1321 S. Columbus Blvd. in Pennsport. There had been big plans here in the past, but this new proposal (which already has permits), would change the area completely - and add better trail connections.

jackphillyre.substack.com/p/breaking-3...

BREAKING: 36 Floors, 620 Units Proposed in Pennsport

A mixed-use, 382' tower called Wharton Piers and trail improvements are planned along the Delaware River

jackphillyre.substack.com

1 1 8

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

Sarah Quinn @sarahquinn.bsky.social · 1d

Every quarter, in every undergrad class, I talk with students about what should be included in our LLM AI policy.

For the first time, most of the class decided that we should not allow AI at all.

Here's how we got there . . .

1 3 14

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 1d

Soooomebody really earned that block they received from me this morning.

1 1

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 1d

transit officials, cyclists, straphanger/bus rider coalition

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 2d

quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods

Photo of a Kansas City Chiefs press conference with Andy Reid, Travis Kelce, and Patrick Mahomes. Reid is wearing a gray suit and red tie with a lapel pin. Kelce is wearing a camp-style short-sleeved shirt with a bird print, along with a suede cap, and Mahomes is wearing a white collared shirt, a pink checkered double-breasted vest, and a pale pink tie.

5

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 2d

There's a fascinating case study to be done on the different strategies of Macron and Sánchez. Both emerged, against the odds, from centrist milieux in the mid-2010s to lead their countries since 2017/18. But their fates are totally different.

5 45 130

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 3d

May his memory, like his cannoli, be a blessing

Vincent Termini Sr., 86, patriarch of Termini Bros. Bakery, has died

Mr. Termini, known as "Mr. Vince," was a familiar figure at the family bakery in South Philadelphia, especially on Christmas Eve.

www.inquirer.com

1 53

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 3d

To me, this is the single best post ever made on this app. It's deeply funny, absurdist, and true all at the same time.

1 10

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 3d

For 20 years now, I have thought of Mason & Dixon as essentially a novel about male friendship; nice to see that feeling seconded.

1

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 3d

Having just finished Against the Day, and been moved by its elegiac tone again and again, despite its bagginess, it was great to stumble across this thread. It - and Pynchon's novels - are well worth your time.

Cole Wehrle @colewehrle.bsky.social · 3d

Alright, let's do it. Here's a little prospective reader's guide to every Thomas Pynchon novel. We'll take them in order of publication. This might be a long thread. Buckle up! 1/x

Image from the Simpsons of Pynchon with a bag over his head on a cell phone. He's standing in front of a house with a neon sign advertising it as his home.

2

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 3d

1

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 4d

It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.

Office of the President
Dear Dartmouth community,

As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence.

You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves.

Best,
Sian Leah Beilock
President

74 680 4.5K

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 4d

Demography is science, but it's not rocket science. Journalists and related professionals could understand crude birth rate, general fertility rate, and total fertility rate - and use the terms consistently. So I made this annotated table: familyinequality.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/l...

4 23

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

AAUP–Penn @aaup-penn.bsky.social · 5d

Well, well, well www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities

www.nytimes.com

7 14

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 5d

I realized this same thing about a year ago when I read Wind in the Willows to my kid (first time I had gone back to the book since I was a child myself).

2

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 5d

Graffito of the Week, No. 027: Warhol and Basquiat; Wynwood Walls, Miami, 2015. #GotW

A building-size, multicolored mural under puffy clouds with larger-than-life portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol in orange v-neck pullovers.

1 2

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 5d

exact same for me. Fetterman *simply was not like this as Lt Gov,* there was no grand conspiracy to knife his constituents, what happened was a stroke

Sam Morey @pensandlighters.bsky.social · 5d

As a PA Dem, I’ve rarely felt more betrayed politically than by Fetterman. He ran as a Bernie-style Dem in 2018 and I was happy he was made Lt. Gov, where he often signaled support for liberal causes.

He didn’t mention a desire to move right at all when he campaigned for his seat in ‘22.

82 240 2.2K

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 5d

These are the lowest cost insurance options for a 62 year old Georgian making $65k.

2025: $228
2026: $1142

She will lose $704/month in credits because of GOP cuts to health care.

This is a crisis. We cannot wait to fix this.

41 480 940

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 5d

Yes! As Diana Lind writes, now is the time to pedestrianize some streets permanently. thephiladelphiacitizen.org/new-urban-or...

The New Urban Order: Can We Make Open Streets Permanent?

Everyone loves once-a-week open streets. What would it take to transform the happenings into a full-time situation?

thephiladelphiacitizen.org

1

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 6d

82 2.2K 9.9K

Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 6d

Not to quibble, but in Sora's AI-generated video of a home run in this article, the runner never touches third base. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/t...

OpenAI’s New Video App Is Jaw-Dropping (for Better and Worse)

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 7d

Some problems have simple solutions. This new “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” is one. The answer is simply saying no.

Simple does not mean easy. But Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, Vanderbilt, Univ of AZ, UPenn, USC, UT Austin & UVA must understand what they’ll lose if they sign on.

2 190 490

Reposted by Jerome Hodos

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 7d

Trump's higher ed ransom note is here - everyone would have to acquiesce to their unprecedented demands or not be "given priority for grants," plus they can demand "reimbursement" for "violations" www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

A mechanism to enforce fealty. An attack on academic freedom and democracy

47 700 1.5K