Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted

Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 58m

Trump used military force to strike 4 ships in the Caribbean, killing 21 people, and has not provided sound legal justification for doing so to Congress. I’m forcing a vote with Senator Adam Schiff on whether the U.S. should put our troops in harm’s way to conduct these strikes.

14 55 210

therealchely.bsky.social @therealchely.bsky.social · 57m

Why I scrutinize smiles. Yes, a smile can brighten up someone’s day. But in his case, he smiled to cover up his hatred.

J. Eddie Thornton @jethornton.bsky.social · 27d

He spread hatred, and violence. The fact that he did it with a smile on his face, and college campuses rather than on the streets, does not make him any better or different than any other despicable creature.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27d

There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man.

Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.

We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.

My latest piece.

2 1

Reposted

Healing Nation @healingnation.bsky.social · 4h

Excellent read.
-Trump’s own DOJ headed by Bondi told us in a July memo “that Epstein harmed over one thousand victims.” Yes, more than one thousand people were victims—presumably many when Bondi was Florida’s top law enforcement officer, yet she did nothing.-

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 22h

Pam Bondi just reminded us that she's part of the Epstein cover up. Bondi's defensiveness/evasive at Tuesday's Senate hearing when asked about Epstein is what prosecutors call consciousness of guilt. Bondi is guilty of being part of cover up. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/pam-bondi-...

Pam Bondi just reminded us that she's part of the Jeffrey Epstein cover up

Tuesday's Senate hearing gave us even more proof

deanobeidallah.substack.com

4 33 56

Reposted

🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks · 10h

Here's the short definition of Plenary Authority.

Plenary authority means complete, absolute, and unqualified power to act on a particular issue without significant limitations.

28 53

Reposted

Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 4h

Catherine Dior (sister to the fashion-famous Christian) – WWII spy and hero
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen

Catherine Dior – WWII spy and hero

Long before she was the muse for "Miss Dior," she was "Caroline," a code name whispered in secrecy. In 1941 she joined a powerful Resistance network dedicated to gathering intelligence on German troop movements and weaponry, and transformed her brother Christian's apartment into a sanctuary for clandestine meetings.

In the summer of 1944, the Gestapo found her, and tortured her to extract the names of her fellow resistors. She endured, and she protected them. Her punishment was deportation. She was one of 543 women crammed into a train bound for the Ravensbrück concentration camp where she was assigned her a new identity: number 57813. When liberation finally came in 1945, the woman who returned was a ghost of her former self.

After the war in 1947, her brother, Christian, created his first perfume, naming it "Miss Dior" for her, a living monument to the sister he had almost lost. The scent was not a reflection of the war, but a celebration of the life and resilience she embodied—a bold, green fragrance, vibrant and full of hope, much like Catherine herself.

Catherine played a major role in preserving her brother Christian’s legacy, becoming honorary president of the Musée Christian-Dior in Granville. She was decorated with multiple honors for her wartime bravery, including the Croix de Guerre and France’s Legion of Honour.

Catherine passed away on June 17, 2008, at age 90

3 32 71

therealchely.bsky.social @therealchely.bsky.social · 4h

Saw it. He said the word he wasn’t supposed to. A big oopsie.

Reposted

Katelyn T Slater 🏳️‍⚧️⚛️⚧️ @katelynslater.com · 23h

1 7 24

therealchely.bsky.social @therealchely.bsky.social · 4h

Ugh. I usually go around Texas

Reposted

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4h

Reminder: the pepper ball pellets have a metal core and are only encased by the pepper substance, they very much can and will take out an eye.

And as always

FUCK ICE

4 21 93

Reposted

Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 21h

Sen. PADILLA: This Justice Department fired a 15-year career prosecutor who put away sex traffickers and transnational terrorists. She was marched out of her office. Why? Because she had the audacity to remind Border Patrol that it should follow court orders.

55 1.5K 4.1K

therealchely.bsky.social @therealchely.bsky.social · 10h

Give them pickled eggs and boiled peanuts and little debbies. That will be all. Good day.

5

Reposted

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

SEN. HIRONO: “Did you approve shutting down the bribery investigation into Homan?”

BONDI: “Are you Antifa?” 🤡

(That’s a yes)

760 2.3K 6.6K

Reposted

Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 13h

Did anyone else see this today and wonder wtf happened?

Oopsie, Stephen.

260 2.6K 5.1K

Reposted

Nicolas Tenzer @nicolastenzer.bsky.social · 1d

Nineteen years ago, on October 7, 2006, Anna Politkovskaya was assassinated by Putin's hitmen.
She was the first to tell the truth about Russia's mass crimes in Chechnya, which foreshadowed those in Syria, Ukraine, Africa and elsewhere. They could have been prevented.
Almost no one listened to her.

12 160 330

Reposted

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 16h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 18h

Here’s video of the incident

870 9.1K 17K

Reposted

Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 11h

Dolly Parton is a national treasure!! ❤️

15 50 260

Reposted

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
1/2

540 4.2K 7.1K

Reposted

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

📌 Historic fascists with plenary authority:
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin

Plenary authority or plenary powers: Absolute and without limitations.

39 620 2.1K

Reposted

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11h

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

bit.ly

160 1.5K 2.9K

therealchely.bsky.social @therealchely.bsky.social · 16h

Maybe give him a chance next time. He probably just wanted to go out for a bite. ☠️

2

Reposted

Aunt Jules @japulver.bsky.social · 20h

I’m so sick of Republicans & their repressed sexuality. Deal w your psychosis & stop taking your sex issues out on the rest of us!

Hypocrites & prudes.

We all have sex. It’s ok. Be into whatever you’re (consensually) into & STOP JUDGING EVERYONE ELSE’S SEX LIFE!

pridesource.com/article/josh...

State Rep. Josh Schriver Called Queers Perverts. Guess Who Had The Fling Account?

According to records obtained by Metro Times, State Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) — the same lawmaker who introduced legislation in September to ban

pridesource.com

21 140 330

therealchely.bsky.social @therealchely.bsky.social · 17h

Oh yes it is

1

Reposted

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 23h

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

110 1.8K 6.5K

Reposted

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

62 2.7K 7.5K

Reposted

Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 22h

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

2.1K 7.5K 27K