Dave Lester
@davelester80.bsky.social
Host of the podcast “Does the Bible say THAT?!?” and Co-host of Veterans of Culture Wars podcast about Evangelical Christianity with Zach. Film watcher. Post-Evangelical. Committed Christian.
Facts matter. Beware of how lawyers and media pundits are intentionally framing these horrible crimes.
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Facts matter. Beware of how lawyers and media pundits are intentionally framing these horrible crimes.
Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours.
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours.
Here come the decisions. Maybe today.
👀 Look for two possible SCOTUS orders today in big fully briefed emergency-docket cases:
✔️ whether Trump can deploy the National Guard to Chicago
✔️ whether Texas can use its freshly gerrymandered map in the 2026 midterms
✔️ whether Trump can deploy the National Guard to Chicago
✔️ whether Texas can use its freshly gerrymandered map in the 2026 midterms
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Here come the decisions. Maybe today.
Ken Burns is a national treasure.
By the way, Ken Burns’ next documentary series is apparently in the can — LBJ & The Great Society
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LBJ & the Great Society - Ken Burns
This three-part, six-hour series will chronicle the life and times of Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the most capable, colorful, and controversial men ever to occupy the White House. A figure of extraordin...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Ken Burns is a national treasure.
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No the Democrats in this video aren't "implying" anything. Members of the armed forces ARE required to refuse illegal orders. This is simple. Not controversial at all. And it's super revealing that MAGA is so worried that troops won't carry out an illegal order from Trump.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
No the Democrats in this video aren't "implying" anything. Members of the armed forces ARE required to refuse illegal orders. This is simple. Not controversial at all. And it's super revealing that MAGA is so worried that troops won't carry out an illegal order from Trump.
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Judge Currie rules Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer's appointment invalid, dismisses Comey's indictment without prejudice, but also says EDVA judges get to pick who is US Attorney.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Judge Currie rules Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer's appointment invalid, dismisses Comey's indictment without prejudice, but also says EDVA judges get to pick who is US Attorney.
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Folks, ‘Pluribus’ (Creator Vince Gilligan of Breaking Bad fame) is really, really good.
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Folks, ‘Pluribus’ (Creator Vince Gilligan of Breaking Bad fame) is really, really good.
They are terrorizing judges and judicial interns now.
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
They are terrorizing judges and judicial interns now.
Sound reasoning.
If it’s not okay for your neighbor to threaten your life then it’s not okay for the president to either.
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Sound reasoning.
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NEW: Just the President calling for the execution of his political opponents.
Watch absolutely zero front pages cover this tomorrow.
Watch absolutely zero front pages cover this tomorrow.
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NEW: Just the President calling for the execution of his political opponents.
Watch absolutely zero front pages cover this tomorrow.
Watch absolutely zero front pages cover this tomorrow.
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Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
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Walked past these MASSIVE FYC billboards (three huge ones) on 42nd St last night on my way home from a Marty Supreme screening and mused on how weird it is that someone who has built a career talking about how awful Hollywood elites are would spent this much money trying to get an award from them?
Ben Shapiro is spending a lot of $$$ trying to win the inaugural Best Podcast award at the Golden Globes.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/ben-shapir...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/ben-shapir...
Shapiro's Golden Spending Spree
Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.
www.status.news
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Walked past these MASSIVE FYC billboards (three huge ones) on 42nd St last night on my way home from a Marty Supreme screening and mused on how weird it is that someone who has built a career talking about how awful Hollywood elites are would spent this much money trying to get an award from them?
What in the world?
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
What in the world?
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Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
The right thing to do. Now, we will see.
BIG NEWS: Trump says he has signed the bill to release the Epstein Files. Now all eyes are on how he and the Department of Justice handle the release.
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The right thing to do. Now, we will see.
Yikes.
Shocking to ...well, no one, who actually understands tariffs and trade wars and predicted this avoidable disaster.
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Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows
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November 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Yikes.
Yep. There it is. We won’t see all the Epstein files.
The Epstein files bill that passed today in both the House and Senate grants AG Pam Bondi the authority to “withhold or redact…any material that…would jeopardize an active investigation or national security.”
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Yep. There it is. We won’t see all the Epstein files.
Wow! So this seems big since California (via voters) just passed their new gerrymander?
I mean..I’m sure SCOTUS will side with GOP but hey…a court win.
I mean..I’m sure SCOTUS will side with GOP but hey…a court win.
Here is the federal district court's 2–1 ruling, authored by a very conservative Trump appointee, striking down Texas' new Republican gerrymander on the grounds that it unlawfully discriminates against racial minorities. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Wow! So this seems big since California (via voters) just passed their new gerrymander?
I mean..I’m sure SCOTUS will side with GOP but hey…a court win.
I mean..I’m sure SCOTUS will side with GOP but hey…a court win.
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A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
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Q: Speaker Johnson is calling on the Senate to make revisions to this bill because he says it's doesn't adequately protect survivors
MASSIE: That's been a red herring all along. The survivors have always been in favor of this legislation. He's trying to save face.
MASSIE: That's been a red herring all along. The survivors have always been in favor of this legislation. He's trying to save face.
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Q: Speaker Johnson is calling on the Senate to make revisions to this bill because he says it's doesn't adequately protect survivors
MASSIE: That's been a red herring all along. The survivors have always been in favor of this legislation. He's trying to save face.
MASSIE: That's been a red herring all along. The survivors have always been in favor of this legislation. He's trying to save face.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Very cool to talk to the one and only @zachwlambert.bsky.social about his brand new book from @brazospress.bsky.social: Better Ways to Read the Bible!
New! In our first-ever double Zach episode, pastor @zachwlambert.bsky.social stops by to talk about his new book Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing, and the various lenses through which people approach the text. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
128: Zach Lambert's Better Ways to Read the Bible
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 11/18/2025 · 1h 12m
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November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Very cool to talk to the one and only @zachwlambert.bsky.social about his brand new book from @brazospress.bsky.social: Better Ways to Read the Bible!
Anti-Christ. Our current evil regime wants to harass worshipping Christians at Christmas time.
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Anti-Christ. Our current evil regime wants to harass worshipping Christians at Christmas time.
Not a surprise.
A federal judge said that the case against James Comey, the former FBI director, could be in serious trouble because of apparent misconduct by the Justice Department's inexperienced prosecutor picked by President Trump to handle the matter.
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Not a surprise.