Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Jon Hyman

@thejonhyman.bsky.social

1.1K followers 1.6K following 780 posts

Lawyer (management-side employment & labor, and beer), blogger, podcaster, husband, dad (humans and dog), alt and indie music lover. I believe in democracy. I hate fascists. dot.cards/jonhyman

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Nov 20

For all of the new people who've found me here, let me introduce myself. I’m a(n):
⚖️ Employment & labor lawyer for employers
🍺 Beer lawyer
👩‍❤️‍👨 Husband
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Dad
🐕 Dog dad
🎙️ Podcaster
🎶 Alt/Indie music fan
🏈 Philly/Cleveland sports fan
💰 Failed game show contestant
🟦 Democracy rules
☠️ Fascism sucks

3 20

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Aug 31

Buddy Carter definitely trolls dating apps for trans women.

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Aug 14

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered.” Orwell intended 1984 to be a dire warning, not an instruction manual. jonhyman.substack.com/p/trumps-smi...

Trump’s Smithsonian Purge: Rewriting History, One Gallery Label at a Time

From my 8th grade class trip to walking the halls with my own kids, the Smithsonian has been a national time capsule of truth. Now, the White House is demanding curators replace history with ideology.

jonhyman.substack.com

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 20

When my kids were little, one of my favorite books to read to them was “He Came With the Couch” by David Slonim. It’s a hilarious story about a family that brings home a new couch, only to discover it comes with a mysterious blue creature already sitting on it. I think it’s time for a sequal.

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 20

POTUS is a pedo. Pass it on.

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 20

See Orbán. See Putin. The road to authoritarianism is paved with criminal charges against your the opposition. open.substack.com/pub/jonhyman...

This is Authoritarianism 101: Tulsi Gabbard Wants to Indict Barack Obama

The road to dictatorship is paved with criminal charges against your predecessor

open.substack.com

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 19

As we debate whether the Epstein files will or won’t end Trump’s presidency and make JD Vance the next POTUS, let’s never forget…

JD Vance fucked a couch.

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 19

🤮

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 17

White Christian Nationalism isn’t fringe—it’s a growing political ideology that threatens democracy from within. It's about power, not faith.

And history has a warning: Hitler used religion the same way—to sanctify authoritarian rule.

I break it down here ⬇️
jonhyman.substack.com/p/the-cross-...

The Cross and the Flag: How White Christian Nationalism Threatens American Democracy

History warns us what happens when religion becomes a tool of political power. We are fools not to listen.

jonhyman.substack.com

Reposted by Jon Hyman

Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · Jul 14

People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.

300 2.9K 11K

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 13

Appeal successful. Post restored.

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 13

Hey LinkedIn — a post about the Gestapo-like tactics that ICE is currently deploying is neither bullying nor harassment. Please don’t give in to those who want to hide the truth of what’s really happening in America.

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 13

And also a danger to the entire world.

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 13

SCOTUS: “The Government cannot sever its relationship to the people by taking away their citizenship.”

TRUMP: “Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship.”

open.substack.com/pub/jonhyman...

In Trump’s America, Dissent Is Dangerous

When the President threatens to strip citizenship for speaking out, freedom itself is on the line.

open.substack.com

1 2

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 12

Tom Homan said that ICE officers don’t need probable cause to detain—they just need the right skin color.

The past doesn’t repeat itself note for note. But it rhymes. And right now the rhymes are getting clearer.

ICE in 2025 looks a lot like the Gestapo in 1933.

open.substack.com/pub/jonhyman...

ICE is Trump's Gestapo

ICE is a chilling historical echo to Nazi Germany that we cannot ignore

open.substack.com

1 9

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 6

America is officially in the concentration camp business.

1 1

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 4

Unhappy 4th of July, America. It’s time to start over. I re-wrote the Declaration of Independence to reflect our 2025 grievances. Please like and share if you agree, and then click the link to sign my new Declaration of Independence. jonhyman.substack.com/p/a-modern-d...

A Modern Declaration of Independence

Because liberty still demands a defense

jonhyman.substack.com

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 3

On July 4, 1776, our founders declared independence from a king.
In 2025, we must declare independence from a would-be one.

I've updated the Declaration of Independence for the autocracy now threatening to swallow our republic. jonhyman.substack.com/p/a-modern-d...

A Modern Declaration of Independence

Because liberty still demands a defense

jonhyman.substack.com

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jul 2

First they changed the laws. Then they changed who counts as American. Stripping birthright citizenship. Targeting naturalized Americans. Rewriting “We the People” to mean fewer of us. Sound familiar? Nazi Germany did this in 1935. This is how it starts. jonhyman.substack.com/p/first-they...

First They Came for the Citizens

What Nazi Germany’s 1935 Citizenship Law Can Teach Us About Trump’s Attack on Citizenship

jonhyman.substack.com

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jun 29

Florida is building a migrant detention camp in the middle of the Everglades—surrounded by swamps, snakes, and alligators.

They’re calling it Alligator Alcatraz. The Florida GOP is even selling merch to celebrate it.

This isn’t policy. It’s dystopian cruelty.

open.substack.com/pub/jonhyman...

Alligator Alcatraz: When Detention Becomes Dehumanization

A dystopian experiment in immigration enforcement, where human rights are swallowed by the swamp.

open.substack.com

Jon Hyman @thejonhyman.bsky.social · Jun 28

Welcome to the new legal regime: one where rights exist until the president says otherwise, and the courts are forbidden to stop him. Because a right you can’t enforce is no right at all.

jonhyman.substack.com/p/no-right-i...