Graham C Lester
@grahamclester.bsky.social
From Furzedown, Southwest London. Living in the US since 1983. Currently in Kansas. Interests: culture, arts, science, humor. Been against Trump since the 1980s!
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Hymn to the Almighty Corporation
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Hymn to the Almighty Corporation (a Thanksgiving Song of the Week)
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I don't think Trump was wrong to pull out of Afghanistan and I don't think the Trump people were wrong to grant the shooter asylum, since you can never really predict who is going to go crazy & this was certainly a crazy act that helps no one. But I *do* object to Trump's politicization of tragedy.
November 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I don't think Trump was wrong to pull out of Afghanistan and I don't think the Trump people were wrong to grant the shooter asylum, since you can never really predict who is going to go crazy & this was certainly a crazy act that helps no one. But I *do* object to Trump's politicization of tragedy.
DeSantis is going to be very hard to beat in 2028 because he has kept himself somewhat at a distance from Trump and still has all of the openly evil qualities that attract MAGA voters. That's the bad news but best to be honest about it from the start.
November 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
DeSantis is going to be very hard to beat in 2028 because he has kept himself somewhat at a distance from Trump and still has all of the openly evil qualities that attract MAGA voters. That's the bad news but best to be honest about it from the start.
"Amazon. . . owns the cloud computing platform – Amazon Web Services (AWS) – upon which other technological firms, such as Uber, rely, but also large parts of banking, healthcare, logistics, public administration, media and education sectors."
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How Amazon turned our capitalist era of free markets into the age of technofeudalism | Yanis Varoufakis
Amazon Web Services owns the basic infrastructure for other businesses to operate online, turning even governments into its serfs, says the leader of MeRA25, Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"Amazon. . . owns the cloud computing platform – Amazon Web Services (AWS) – upon which other technological firms, such as Uber, rely, but also large parts of banking, healthcare, logistics, public administration, media and education sectors."
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This is interesting. Karyna Shuliak -- right at the heart of the Epstein story and the media has just ignored her!
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Epstein's Girlfriend ($100m Vanished)
YouTube video by Channel 100 News with Evie
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November 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This is interesting. Karyna Shuliak -- right at the heart of the Epstein story and the media has just ignored her!
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Now, this is what I call brave reporting:
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Hayley Moore - At The Races presenter amazingly catches loose horse
YouTube video by At The Races
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November 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Now, this is what I call brave reporting:
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Reposted by Graham C Lester
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Trump doesn't realize that its *because* he is slowing down that he feels as if he is working harder than ever:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump calls New York Times reporter ‘ugly’ in latest insult to female journalist
In a Truth Social post, the president lashed out at journalist Katie Rogers after an article questioned whether he was slowing down
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Trump doesn't realize that its *because* he is slowing down that he feels as if he is working harder than ever:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A little Thanksgiving song with words by John Burroughs (1837-1921)
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The Song of John Burroughs (Jim Amberdale)
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November 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A little Thanksgiving song with words by John Burroughs (1837-1921)
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Huge thanks to my readers: On the first day of my annual holiday giving guide this year, readers donated 2.6 times as much as last year (probably because of matches, which mean that $1 donated becomes $4 to the nonprofit). Join in: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Help undo some of Trump/Musk's damage and have your donation matched three-to-one by Bloomberg Philanthropies too!
"What experience and history teach is that nations and governments have never learned anything from history and have never acted in accordance with the lessons that could have been drawn from it."
Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"What experience and history teach is that nations and governments have never learned anything from history and have never acted in accordance with the lessons that could have been drawn from it."
Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Ignore the political connections and this is simply a story of truly barbaric cruelty by big government against an innocent family.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ignore the political connections and this is simply a story of truly barbaric cruelty by big government against an innocent family.
"Free government cannot long endure if property is largely in a few hands and large masses of people are unable to earn homes, education, and a support in old age."
President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1886
President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1886
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"Free government cannot long endure if property is largely in a few hands and large masses of people are unable to earn homes, education, and a support in old age."
President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1886
President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1886
JFK Jr. would have been 65 today.
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
JFK Jr. would have been 65 today.
"He reinvented himself as a womanising, hard-drinking hellraiser. After some interventions by his friends and family, some time in rehab, and the collapse of his marriage, he died of an accidental overdose of alcohol and diazepam at the age of 54." Died like a real artist
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'Banal and hollow': Why the quaint paintings of Thomas Kinkade divided the US
Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a dark and tortured story that contrasts with his 'sugary' artworks.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"He reinvented himself as a womanising, hard-drinking hellraiser. After some interventions by his friends and family, some time in rehab, and the collapse of his marriage, he died of an accidental overdose of alcohol and diazepam at the age of 54." Died like a real artist
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The BIG positive change in Ukraine is that *time is no longer on Putin's side* now that Trump is starting to lose his grip and Europe is slowly getting its act together.
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The BIG positive change in Ukraine is that *time is no longer on Putin's side* now that Trump is starting to lose his grip and Europe is slowly getting its act together.
People who were Googling "shifter wave" this morning. I see you. I hope you waited until after you'd finished though.
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
People who were Googling "shifter wave" this morning. I see you. I hope you waited until after you'd finished though.
This is big! After 33 years trying, Republicans still have NO HEALTH CARE PLAN. Obamacare triumphs again!
White House to pitch a Trump Obamacare extension with limits
White House to pitch a Trump Obamacare extension with limits
Republicans have been eager for Trump to reveal his preferences on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This is big! After 33 years trying, Republicans still have NO HEALTH CARE PLAN. Obamacare triumphs again!
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It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Some of the most pathetic people on earth are the ones who watch whole 40-60 minute YouTube documentaries just so that they can leave a dumb racist comment at the end.
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Some of the most pathetic people on earth are the ones who watch whole 40-60 minute YouTube documentaries just so that they can leave a dumb racist comment at the end.
AI could find out an awful lot about someone if it could access their NYT Connections history. I mean, just think about it.
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
AI could find out an awful lot about someone if it could access their NYT Connections history. I mean, just think about it.
Serious WTFs here:
Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree By Department of Education
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Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree By Department of Education
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Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree By Department of Education
The Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill" excludes nursing from graduate degree programs deemed as 'professional.' The move impacts loan funding, healthcare delivery, and patient care access...
nurse.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Serious WTFs here:
Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree By Department of Education
nurse.org/news/nursing...
Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree By Department of Education
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The openly fascist Daily Mail has bought the formerly conservative Daily Telegraph:
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Owner of the Daily Mail strikes £500 million deal to buy The Telegraph
The owner of the Daily Mail has struck a £500 million deal to buy The Daily Telegraph, with the aim of securing the future of one of the world's most prestigious media brands.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The openly fascist Daily Mail has bought the formerly conservative Daily Telegraph:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Hymn to the Almighty Corporation (a Thanksgiving Song of the Week)
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Hymn to the Almighty Corporation
YouTube video by Graham Lester's Entertainment Emporium
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November 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Hymn to the Almighty Corporation (a Thanksgiving Song of the Week)
youtu.be/ur9KaxP_85M?...
youtu.be/ur9KaxP_85M?...