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.
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.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows
www.nytimes.com
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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How can we read the Bible in ways that lead to healing and wholeness?"A wide-ranging and cogent guide to seeing scripture in a new light. Disenchanted Christians will be energized."--Publishers Weekly...
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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.
Boom!
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
Josh Naylor staying with #Mariners, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
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Josh Naylor staying with #Mariners, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Boom!
Massie with proverbial guns blazin’!
Massie: "I would remind my Republican colleagues who are decided how to vote, Donald Trump can protect you in red districts right now by giving you an endorsement, but by 2030, he's not gonna be the president and you will have voted to protect pedophiles if you don't vote to release those files."
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Massie with proverbial guns blazin’!
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
“Presidential themed balls.”
New: A site licensing Trump's name is selling merch with the presidential seal — including a $20 beer-pong set with “Presidential themed balls.”
Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
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Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
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Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“Presidential themed balls.”
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Sharp price increases in coffee, beef and bananas over the past year have fueled widespread frustration with the rising cost of living.
Here’s How Much Coffee, Beef and Banana Prices Have Gone Up
The Trump administration said it would lower tariffs in an attempt to make these household staples more affordable.
on.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Sharp price increases in coffee, beef and bananas over the past year have fueled widespread frustration with the rising cost of living.
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There is a good argument to fire and disbar every DOJ lawyer involved with this.
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There is a good argument to fire and disbar every DOJ lawyer involved with this.
And there it is.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
And there it is.