Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

February 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

www.huffpost.com/entry/kilmar...

Federal Judge Rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia Can’t Be Re-Detained By Immigration Authorities

A 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, the judge concluded.

www.huffpost.com

February 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

February 17, 2026 at 12:53 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84

A fixture in civil rights and Democratic politics since the 1960s, Jackson was once close to Martin Luther King Jr

www.theguardian.com

February 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

jonathanpbaird.com/2026/02/15/p...

Plans for election thievery – posted 2/15/2026

Among the strange stories happening now is the story of the FBI seizing ballots in Fulton County Georgia from the 2020 presidential race. Why would the FBI be seizing these ballots now? That race i…

jonathanpbaird.com

February 15, 2026 at 9:02 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

U.S. Reportedly Deports 9 People To Cameroon Despite Court Protections

The Trump administration has not announced any deal in which Cameroon agreed to accept deportees from other nations.

www.huffpost.com

February 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/sund...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 3d

Let’s wish Happy Valentine’s Day to Donald and Melania.

Live, Laugh, Love.

February 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

www.huffpost.com/entry/parent...

The Trump Administration Has Created A New Form Of Family Separation

A new method of detaining and deporting immigrants seems “engineered to lead to family separation,” one advocate told HuffPost.

www.huffpost.com

February 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

jonathanpbaird.com/2026/02/12/b...

Bad Bunny Super Bowl 2026 – posted 2/12/2026

An old friend passed along this explanation of Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl and I wanted to share it. This was written by Karrie Emmanuel Cassasquillo. Bad Bunny Super Bowl 2026 Last night’s halftim…

jonathanpbaird.com

February 12, 2026 at 11:52 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help

Seamus Culleton describes conditions as ‘torture’ as he pleads with taoiseach to raise his case with Donald Trump

www.theguardian.com

February 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

February 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Olympics Update: Trump Wins Gold in Downhill Presidency

“Obama never won this," he boasted.

open.substack.com

February 10, 2026 at 12:07 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

February 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

jonathanpbaird.com/2026/02/07/b...

Black history month and the second nadir – posted 2/7/2026

February is Black history month. This year is actually the 100th anniversary of the celebration of Black history. It was started in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson, the second African-American …

jonathanpbaird.com

February 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

newschannel9.com/news/local/m...

Mississippi civil rights marker no longer labels Signal Mountain assassin as 'racist'

A plaque outside the former home of civil rights leader Medgar Evers will no longer label his Signal Mountain, Tennessee assassin as 'racist,' according to a re

newschannel9.com

February 7, 2026 at 12:35 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/mary...

Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 12d

Every American needs to watch this:

February 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/reel/DN55AyO...

the.truth.oc on Instagram: "This should’ve been a national story as soon as it happened. This is one of the most disgusting acts I’ve seen in modern America. A…"

This should’ve been a national story as soon as it happened. This is one of the most disgusting acts I’ve seen in modern America. And there have been plenty of disgusting acts.View all 4,613 comments

www.instagram.com

February 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM

jpercyb.bsky.social

@jpercyb.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

I swear this clip is not edited. Trump pivots from downplaying the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti ("two people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity") to in the very next breath claiming "we've been very tough on the waters," leaving Tom Llamas baffled ("the waters?")