Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 4h

Honestly I still think about this brilliant piece of viral marketing(?). I hope they now control the alpha demon.

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · Aug 1

Austin is having a normal sort of day

Lababus are demonic poster! Compares Labubu to Pazuzu and promises to buy and burn the worlds largest Labubu. LabubuIsSatan.com

2 9

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 5h

Is James Talarico the first video game composer to run for U.S. Senate? /s

1 4

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 5h

I'm so internet poisoned that whenever I hear a story about Rep. James Talarico my brain immediately goes "his mother is very proud."

1 8

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 1d

I encourage folks to read up on the green scare, and how the government has treated Black and Muslim organizations for decades.

1 6

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 1d

ken paxton's goons are going to give up when they realize being a texas leftist is running soup kitchens, going to shitty punk shows with 10 people and cancelling people because reading theory is ableist

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

4 13 99

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 1d

It's super weird to announce this in advance. "Hello, please welcome our undercover agents into your organizing meetings."

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

1 5 17

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

We've become numb to genocidal rhetoric around trans people.

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

22 210 740

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

www.nytimes.com

130 1.6K 5.3K

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 2d

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

www.teenvogue.com

35 1.6K 4.2K

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 1d

There's an extremism researcher who likes whale watching and I think a lot about how we'd all be better off if we could be whale watching.

9

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 1d

I'm so grateful for her leadership but it's sad that she's had to grow up fighting one crisis after another, none solved. Her generation should be able to just learn, explore life and have a special interest in trees or trains or something instead of being constantly called on to save the planet.

StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

1 2 30

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

The Ghost of Nihl L'Amas @nih-llamas.bsky.social · 2d

"[SB 8] grants sovereign immunity to the state, governmental immunity to cities and other jurisdictions, and qualified immunity to government officials who carry out the law."

Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 2d

One legal expert called SB 8 “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history, It tries to shut down the basic right of every citizen to seek relief in our courts, which is one of the basic principles of American democracy."

How the Bathroom Bill Weaponizes Transphobia Against Public Institutions

A legal expert called the new anti-trans Texas bathroom law “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history.”

www.texasobserver.org

1 2

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 1d

Even when you think it's just about the transgenders, it never stops with the transgenders.

Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 2d

One legal expert called SB 8 “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history, It tries to shut down the basic right of every citizen to seek relief in our courts, which is one of the basic principles of American democracy."

How the Bathroom Bill Weaponizes Transphobia Against Public Institutions

A legal expert called the new anti-trans Texas bathroom law “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history.”

www.texasobserver.org

5 16

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 1d

On the rare occasions I order an Uber, I always cancel Teslas. I don't trust the cars or the drivers. 🙅‍♀️

Spending Spotlight @spendingspotlight.org · 1d

“This case arises from catastrophic design defects in the Tesla Cybertruck that turned a survivable crash into a fatal fire.”

Why would anyone feel safe getting into one of these death traps?

20-Year-Old Asphyxiated After Being Unable to Escape Tesla Truck That Crashed into Tree, Lawsuit Claims

Another family has sued Tesla after their loved one died when they were allegedly unable to escape a crashed Cybertruck.

people.com

9

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 2d

Let it never again be said that a woman with no real reporting experience who fell for a Twitter account called "Official Antifa" cannot be the head of a huge news organization

230 2.9K 15K

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 2d

Kit O'Connell, who's that?

3

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 2d

“Are the complainants going to be chasing people down in bathrooms? That sounds hostile to me, and it’s not really clear.”

Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 2d

One legal expert called SB 8 “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history, It tries to shut down the basic right of every citizen to seek relief in our courts, which is one of the basic principles of American democracy."

How the Bathroom Bill Weaponizes Transphobia Against Public Institutions

A legal expert called the new anti-trans Texas bathroom law “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history.”

www.texasobserver.org

10 26

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 2d

⁨I'll be tabling at the Lone Star Zine Fest, for the Festival Beach Food Forest, on Saturday from 1 - 4. Come say hi!

This event is free and runs 12-6 both Saturday & Sunday. lonestarzinefest.org

The 2025 Lone Star Zine Fest. Oct 11 & 12 at Blue Genie. 6100 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX. Lonestarzinefest.org. A pink poster showing an obsolete desktop computer covered in post-it notes reading "100+ vendors, comics jam, door prizes, zine making,all ages, free, 12-6pm."

1 3 9

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 3d

Last week from @kitoconnell.com: “SB 8 seeks to establish a precedent that treats marginalized communities in the Lone Star State as less than equal. In reality, trans folks are parts of Texas families, workplaces, schools, and communities, and we are here to stay.”

How the Bathroom Bill Weaponizes Transphobia Against Public Institutions

A legal expert called the new anti-trans Texas bathroom law “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history.”

www.texasobserver.org

3 17 29

Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 2d

Journalist @recolston.bsky.social of @dropsitenews.com joined the Global Sumud Flotilla in solidarity with the many Palestinian journalists that have been killed in the genocide.

More publications and journalists must speak up about the slaughter of our colleagues (and so many other innocents).

Drop Site Urges the Immediate Release of Global Sumud Flotilla Participants, Including Drop Site Journalist Alex Colston

All of us at Drop Site News are deeply disturbed by the reports of inhumane and abusive treatment of nonviolent activists and journalists detained by the Israeli military while on board the Global Sum...

www.dropsitenews.com

1 5

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

merritt @merrittk.com · 2d

it remains really funny that this site was spun up to be a crypto/rationalist platform and then old time weird twitter people and others started moving over here in spring 2023 and ever since management has been mad they're successful but not in the way they wanted

26 770 5K

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 19d

fwiw , i never asked for my existence to be considered political

2 33 140

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 4d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

480 7.5K 18K

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 6d

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out

As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

open.substack.com

160 3.7K 11K

Reposted by Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻)

awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 7d

If you’re at all interested in defending democracy or defeating Trump, this is a literal MUST WATCH

15 160 220