Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 2h

Daily bunny no.3104 does not have a map

An intrepid bunny creeps through a labyrinth or dungeon, arranged in a grid like an old videogame. There is a snake and a skull in the bunny's path, as well as a spike pit. The bunny has a small sword.

8 190 790

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

140 1.6K 3.2K

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Graham Annable @grickle.bsky.social · 14d

Boo! (Buy my new book at gricklemart.com) #grickledoodle #ghosts #horror #cartoon #art #log #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of kids lifting up a rotted log revealing a little ghost underneath. Caption reads "Instead of salamanders, the kids had uncovered a log ghost."

22 170

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Graham Annable @grickle.bsky.social · 15d

Grumbling on the moors. #grickledoodle #pugs #sherlockholmes #dogs #horror #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of Shelock Holmes and Watson being surprised by a giant pug in the fog. Caption reads "The Pug of the Baskervilles."

1 48 260

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Graham Annable @grickle.bsky.social · 16d

Flabbergasted! Buy my new book at gricklemart.com #grickledoodle #walrus #vampire #tusks #fangs #vampire #horror #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of an evil looking seal with bloodied fangs turning to look at two scientists in the Arctic. Caption reads "The scientists were shocked to discover a Vampire seal hiding among the huddle of walruses."

1 37 220

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 22h

Original available for this agile little squirrel!
Size A6, price 150 euros, shipping included*. Email [email protected] to claim.

*This one's not shipping to the US at this time, sorry friends!

Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 29d

Day 11 of #septempera - acorn thief.

I managed to keep things pretty loose so I'm happy 😊

Painting of a squirrel running on an oak branch with an acorn in its mouth.

1 20 110

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

Trump is using our tax dollars to buy Argentine pesos to bail out the country's failing libertarian economy.

My friend Rohit Chopra explains how this will hurt struggling Americans here at home.

48 450 1.1K

Reposted by Jason Hanson

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 8h

So much for states' rights. interc.pt/4mY1h88

A photo of Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott discussing flash flooding at the Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, on July 11, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities," and the DEK, "An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda."

7 34 77

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 9h

She actually thanked Donald Trump in her acceptance statement.
The Nobel Committee is full of cowards and careerists.

West Coast Cheese 🏴‍☠️ @cheeseofthewest.bsky.social · 10h

Honestly, the Nobel Peace prize is bullshit.
.
Maria Machado is a right wing fascist that supports Donald Trump, and a whole list of bad policies.

7 11 59

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 9h

Writer Cory Doctorow on the "enshittification" of everything.

Full interview: https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/10/cory_doctorow

9 50 150

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 9h

This is real, but I also just saw an AI-generated version of this and oh boy are we going to have some trouble verifying things in the next few years.

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

Someone who used to work with Katie Porter sent me this clip from a train wreck interview with her and said “now imagine what she’s like when there aren’t cameras around.”

14 33 320

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 9h

Great piece from @brucearthur.bsky.social @thestar.com about the bird flu ostrich circus.

The economic and scientific issues concern me a lot, but for me, it all comes back to this: the US is where it is now because public health was politicized & exploited to undermine democracy & the rule of law.

“I mean, the economic security issues that it would create in terms of potentially s——canning our entire poultry export market would be devastating for Canada. But the real underlying issue is this anti-government belief that these public health orders are optional, and we don’t want government regulation.

“That is why they have so much attention, and why Rebel News and this entire far-right media ecosystem is involved ... is to weaken, basically, government sovereignty. And this is exactly the kind of thing that happened in the U.S.”

3 24 69

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 10h

On Oct 14th, the Lewis for Leader Campaign is hosting our first National Mass Organizing call—and you’re invited!

Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @anjaliappadurai.bsky.social and others to hear how you can get involved in our people-powered campaign.

RSVP: lewisforleader.ca/organizercall

Mass Organizing Call for Avi Lewis - with Naomi Klein and Anjali Appadurai. October 14th: 5pm PT, 6pm MT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET, 9pm AT, 9:30pm NT. Learn more at lewisforleader.ca/organizercall.

1 24 54

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

Mamdani: I run against a disgraced former governor who, in this moment, has chosen to issue a statement in which he cannot even say the name Tish James, nor the name Donald Trump.

If you cannot say Trump’s name today—how will you stand up to him tomorrow?

40 510 2.2K

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

190 1.8K 3.9K

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 12h

In which I debunk some very common (and popular) myths about renewable energy and the energy transition.

Warning: It's long, pedantic, and full of charts.

open.substack.com/pub/maxfawce...

When "blindingly obvious" facts about the energy transition are anything but

Debunking Don Wright's well-meaning interventions on the subject

open.substack.com

4 23 61

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12h

82 140 1.4K

Jason Hanson @rokkpaw.bsky.social · 12h

This is pretty good.

youtu.be/z4uPEy45uSk?...

Protect Your Time From Time Thieves

YouTube video by ParticipACTION

youtu.be

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 14h

A five-point-five billion Trump golf course in Qatar, and Qatar gets an air base in Idaho.

New Trump Golf Course, $5.5 Billion Beachside Project Announced for Qatar

84 300 580

Reposted by Jason Hanson

David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 14h

Make America Great Again.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

13 17 110

Reposted by Jason Hanson

David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 14h

We all have a role to play. Saving democracy demands that each of do all that we can.

I for one will soon be on the barricades telling ornate, detailed jokes about what I've done with the relentless and grateful mothers of Guardsmen and ICE warriors.

Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 1d

Tie me up, please

8 22 190

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 15h

María Corina Machado, a U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition figure, has received the Nobel Peace Prize.

“They didn't give it to Donald Trump, but they seem to have given it to the next best thing," says historian Greg Grandin.

11 99 220

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 14h

“They’ve given it to somebody who’s completely aligned with the most militarist and darkest face of U.S. imperialism.”

2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure. Machado was set to run for president last year, but she was disqualified by the government of President Nicolás Maduro,...

www.democracynow.org

6 78 150

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 14h

They make up lies about paid agitators doing violence, and attach them to the name of a prominent Jewish person. This is antisemitism, and it infects every part of the GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

87 600 2.3K

Reposted by Jason Hanson

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 15h

Here's the full memo.

210 180 920