Curtis Lester
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Using Data for Good: A Crash Course
Our response to "What can I do?"
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February 10, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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A new report that President Donald Trump wants to slap his name on Washington Dulles International Airport, ignited swift backlash on social media.
'Mortifying': Fury as Trump demands Dulles and Penn Station renamed after himself
A new report that President Donald Trump wants to slap his name on Washington Dulles International Airport, ignited swift backlash on social media.Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News shared on X a link to their new reporting that Trump wants his name on both Dulles and Penn Station. "Trump admin asked [S...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:00 AM
A new report that President Donald Trump wants to slap his name on Washington Dulles International Airport, ignited swift backlash on social media.
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TONIGHT: @reecejones.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
I wrote about the long history of Border Patrol racism and violence for the New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Opinion | The Border Patrol Was Always Out of Control
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:10 AM
TONIGHT: @reecejones.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
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Damn, this language is straight out of the 1898 Wilmington coup.
February 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Damn, this language is straight out of the 1898 Wilmington coup.
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Noem has received blowback for her response to fatal shootings by federal agents in Minnesota.
Nearly 60% Of Voters Think Kristi Noem Should Be Removed After Minnesota Shootings
Noem has received blowback for her response to fatal shootings by federal agents in Minnesota.
www.forbes.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Noem has received blowback for her response to fatal shootings by federal agents in Minnesota.
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This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care.
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers
The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.
www.elpasotimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care.
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
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@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Trump says no one feels worse about Minneapolis killings than the killers youtu.be/cbVPxC2_qEQ?...
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 AM
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Trump says no one feels worse about Minneapolis killings than the killers youtu.be/cbVPxC2_qEQ?...
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I cowrote a cover story!
Trump wants to control the country’s future by rewriting its past.
For the latest issue of our magazine, @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social explain how the president is weaponizing history to wage his never-ending cultural and legal battles.
Read it here: tinyurl.com/32n7948b
For the latest issue of our magazine, @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social explain how the president is weaponizing history to wage his never-ending cultural and legal battles.
Read it here: tinyurl.com/32n7948b
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I cowrote a cover story!
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Trump wants to subvert our free & fair elections. He could not be clearer about this if he tried.
So let me say this: Trump's fantasy of nationalizing our elections will go NOWHERE in Congress.
Democrats will fight to protect our elections and remain VIGILANT.
So let me say this: Trump's fantasy of nationalizing our elections will go NOWHERE in Congress.
Democrats will fight to protect our elections and remain VIGILANT.
Q: What did you mean when you said you should 'nationalize elections' & which 15 states are you talking about?
TRUMP: If a state can't run an election, I think the people behind me should do something about it. Look at Detroit, Pennsylvania, Atlanta -- horrible corruption on elections
TRUMP: If a state can't run an election, I think the people behind me should do something about it. Look at Detroit, Pennsylvania, Atlanta -- horrible corruption on elections
February 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Trump wants to subvert our free & fair elections. He could not be clearer about this if he tried.
So let me say this: Trump's fantasy of nationalizing our elections will go NOWHERE in Congress.
Democrats will fight to protect our elections and remain VIGILANT.
So let me say this: Trump's fantasy of nationalizing our elections will go NOWHERE in Congress.
Democrats will fight to protect our elections and remain VIGILANT.
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Tim Scott with some Orwellian doublespeak on Fox: "The one thing about Jay Powell is he politicized the Fed so poorly and so much that under Biden he would do one thing and under Trump he did a different thing. It's time for us to have an independent Fed."
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Tim Scott with some Orwellian doublespeak on Fox: "The one thing about Jay Powell is he politicized the Fed so poorly and so much that under Biden he would do one thing and under Trump he did a different thing. It's time for us to have an independent Fed."
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The only laws from God and Jesus about borders in the entire Bible, Old and New Testament, are the commandments to welcome the stranger and treat the alien as one of your own.
Jesus Christ, how the MAGA hates Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ, how the MAGA hates Jesus Christ.
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The only laws from God and Jesus about borders in the entire Bible, Old and New Testament, are the commandments to welcome the stranger and treat the alien as one of your own.
Jesus Christ, how the MAGA hates Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ, how the MAGA hates Jesus Christ.
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this is, i suppose, one way to address a woman, when given the opportunity to show empathy towards abused women
"mr trump do you have anything to say to epstein surivors"
"how about you shut the fuck up and smile more, you terrible woman"
"mr trump do you have anything to say to epstein surivors"
"how about you shut the fuck up and smile more, you terrible woman"
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
this is, i suppose, one way to address a woman, when given the opportunity to show empathy towards abused women
"mr trump do you have anything to say to epstein surivors"
"how about you shut the fuck up and smile more, you terrible woman"
"mr trump do you have anything to say to epstein surivors"
"how about you shut the fuck up and smile more, you terrible woman"
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Do you get it now?
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Do you get it now?
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In another episode of punishment for thee but not for me, meet Valentina Gomez who I 2025 stormed a church service spewing anti-LGBTQIA rhetoric, Loudly interrupting the service, but not arrested. In fact cheered on by MAGA.
youtu.be/1IhF6vXRvns?...
youtu.be/1IhF6vXRvns?...
Texas Republican Valentina Gomez crashed an LGBTQ-friendly church service and was swiftly escorted
YouTube video by PinkNews Reports
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January 31, 2026 at 6:14 PM
In another episode of punishment for thee but not for me, meet Valentina Gomez who I 2025 stormed a church service spewing anti-LGBTQIA rhetoric, Loudly interrupting the service, but not arrested. In fact cheered on by MAGA.
youtu.be/1IhF6vXRvns?...
youtu.be/1IhF6vXRvns?...
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Today’s Senate vote is an important first step toward unifying Democrats against the escalating violence carried out by ICE and Border Patrol in our communities. Republicans don’t have the votes to jam through this toxic DHS bill.
Senate fails to advance spending bills as Democrats push for DHS reforms
Senators blocked a package of six spending bills that includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security as Democrats continue to push for reforms to immigration enforcement.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Today’s Senate vote is an important first step toward unifying Democrats against the escalating violence carried out by ICE and Border Patrol in our communities. Republicans don’t have the votes to jam through this toxic DHS bill.
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TONIGHT: @timothysnyder.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
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snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
Lies and Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future
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January 29, 2026 at 1:21 AM
TONIGHT: @timothysnyder.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
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Omar: I instinctively tried to, like, punch him…, I was raised with three brothers who were older than me. You learn that maybe taking the first punch when somebody is bigger than you yields you better results.
January 29, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Omar: I instinctively tried to, like, punch him…, I was raised with three brothers who were older than me. You learn that maybe taking the first punch when somebody is bigger than you yields you better results.
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: What is unfolding in Minneapolis is their vision for the country. It is an authoritarian state that cuts immigrants from the national fabric. And paints anyone who resists as a ‘domestic terrorist.’ And Americans hate it.
January 29, 2026 at 1:18 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: What is unfolding in Minneapolis is their vision for the country. It is an authoritarian state that cuts immigrants from the national fabric. And paints anyone who resists as a ‘domestic terrorist.’ And Americans hate it.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
What could they be gearing up for?
Looks like terrorizing immigrants in cities across America doesn't come cheap.
Spending by ICE on guns and other weapons in 2025 not only dwarfed its spending during the Biden administration but also during Trump’s first term.
Spending by ICE on guns and other weapons in 2025 not only dwarfed its spending during the Biden administration but also during Trump’s first term.
ICE’s spending on weaponry has soared more than 600 percent this year
The $71.5 million spent so far has paid mostly for guns, armor, and chemical munitions.
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:58 AM
What could they be gearing up for?
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Help us contact voters in key states and connect them with their senators to demand ICE Out For Good. With the Senate set to vote on whether to empower Trump to send more secret police forces into our communities, we have an opportunity to rein in ICE at the federal level.
ICE OUT For Good Phone Bank · Indivisible
Masked federal agents are terrorizing our communities. They're teargassing babies, kidnapping our neighbors, shooting clergy in the face with chemical projectiles, and killing innocent people.
**But...
indivisi.org
January 17, 2026 at 6:20 AM