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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 9h

The World: "Stop re-naming shit." Trump: "Shit will now be known as super shit."

Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 10h

An argument against "Great English race" types is that the vast majority of the things people associate with Englishness have existed for well under three hundred years; a few, like pantomimes & Guy Fawkes Day go back a little further, but you are hard-pressed to find anything over 500 years old.

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An app that makes kids practice simple reading and/or math for twenty minutes before they can turn their phone on. . . Even better: same thing for adults.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026

Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.

Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you lemonade, make shandy. When life gives you shandy, drink twice as much.

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The five Gloucestershire "terrorists" have been *released* on bail after no bombs were actually found!

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am very happy to see that University of the People, which charges only administrative fees and nothing for tuition, is now accredited. If you know anyone who wants to go to university but genuinely can't afford to, this is likely their best answer: www.uopeople.edu/tuition-free/

uopeople.edu

World’s first tuition‑free, 100% online university: UoPeople

Earn a degree that is acknowledged all over the world while studying for free from anywhere in the world. Discover more about us!

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I see the Moonies are boasting that JD Vance brought up their imprisoned cult leader's case directly with the Korean president. It would be interesting to know how much JD Vance was paid for this or if there was some other kind of trade of favors involved. #JDVance

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"The DoH said that 890 measles cases had been confirmed across 39 counties in the state so far for the year. The outbreak had resulted in 173 hospitalizations in the state and four measles-associated deaths, the statement added." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Pennsylvania measles outbreak spreads, with 55 new cases reported since Wednesday

Less than 1% of infected have been vaccinated, with 173 people hospitalized and four deaths so far

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Gmail thingie that uses AI to write your response for you without being asked is the most condescending thing in the long and annoying history of haughtiness and disdain.

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Four Big Questions 1) How do we end suffering? 2) Is life *without* suffering even worthwhile? 3) Is it possible to have a worthwhile life if we create a safety net that artificially constrains suffering/hardship/struggle within a certain limit? 4) Does intelligent life eventually give up?

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 26/09/2026

Before he was @johnlegend.bsky.social, he was a kid from Springfield, Ohio. John Legend reflects on the Haitian families who became his neighbors and remembers 20-year-old Pierre Damas Bel. "I send you love to my hometown."

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tonight, no captions are necessary, as we celebrate communist China (photo by Reuters)

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

1958: The Affluent Society 2026: The Precarious Society Thanks, GOP!

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We think of 2028 as a time when we'll either go full fascist or have a Democrat landslide but it is also possible that the next president will be a Republican outsider who is absolutely awful but quite a bit less awful than Trump.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that there are no available volumes of fertilizer to send to the U.S. This came after President Trump announced that he was working on a “massive Deal” to buy potash from Minsk at a steep discount amid the trade war with Canada." thehill.com/policy/inter...

thehill.com

Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer

Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that there are no available volumes of fertilizer to send to the U.S. This came after President Trump announced that he was working o…

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Anyway, the med beds will be here pretty soon, right?

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"You call it United States, USA, they call it sometimes America. They go back to the old. It's got more names than any other place in the world."

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We pay too much attention to the Mar-A-Largo ladies with Trump face but the real question is, "How did Scott Bessent and Kevin Hassett both end up with that same ugly smirk?"

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

An amusing aspect of the Great AI Algorithm today is that it tries to sell you a thing immediately after you have just purchased that very same thing. If it ever cottoned on to the idea that it ought to advertise the thing *before* you have stopped needing it we might all be in trouble.

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Trump's snipers will naturally need somewhere to stand and somewhere to house their ammunition while they are shooting protestors in the nation's capital:

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What's going on with the global economy? This is an excellent interview that covers an awful lot of ground in a few minutes: youtu.be/LGWJfaSsVsU?...

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Pressures on the U.S. Economy: Oil Above $100, Rising Debt and an AI “Bubble” | Amanpour and Company

YouTube video by Amanpour and Company

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 18/09/2026

He fucked it up so badly they had to explain it with crayons.

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Patrickworld 🌎👋🏾🎸 @patrickworld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The internet remains undefeated

A street scene shows a blonde woman in a blue European Union–themed top, a man wearing a Canadian-flag shirt looking backward, and a person resembling Donald Trump in an American-flag dress.

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Trump supporters tell me that my opinion isn't worth anything because I was not born in the United States and don't understand it but I've actually lived in the United States longer than J.D. Vance has. . .

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I guess we can add Trump managing to end the Kennedy Center to the rest of his legacy: - new wars, incompetently managed - destroyed USAID, killed hundreds of thousands - highest debt and deficits in US history - out of control costs and inflation

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

More articles of impeachment have officially been filed against Pete Hegseth. He is being accused of high crimes, unauthorized war, and suppressing free speech. We’re 717 constituent letters away from our 5,000 goal for today. Be one of the 717 now: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

actionnetwork.org

Tell Congress: Impeach Pete Hegseth

Contact Congress today!

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Apparently, an underlying problem with AI is that we assumed it would always obey us but it has learned that it can refuse to obey our orders if it has another idea that it thinks is better. Since AI lacks empathy, its better ideas are likely to be worse and could have unimaginably tragic results.

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Having learned absolutely nothing from Covid, the people who complained loudest about Gain-of-function research on viruses immediately began doing Gain-of-function research on artificial intelligence, even with the extinction of all humanity a non-remote possibility."

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dow has now been in a slow-but-steady decline for 40 days. Perhaps the dream is over. . .

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hey, Humanity. . . When you send an email, put your main point in the title. Most of us don't open most of our email so if you want to tell us something, just tell us. Clever, teaser headlines don't work in email. Just say what you want to say up front! Put it in the title! End of PSA.

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

BREAKING. . . Jesus Christ to return on the clouds on November 4, but only if Trump retains control of both House and Senate.

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Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I keep hearing from people about how they are sick of losing people in their lives over politics. I have a solution. I Disagree is out this week, and you will not want to miss it. www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

usatoday.com

Fox News' resident liberal has some tips for winning a political argument

Jessica Tarlov, a regular on "The Five" on Fox News, has a few secrets for productive political conversations during this heated election season.

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Introducing Umar Kremlev, Donald Trump Jr's best friend, who largely paid for his wedding celebration: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Kr...

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Umar Kremlev - Wikipedia

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Russian oligarch and close personal friend of Putin Umar Kremlev secretly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Donald Trump Jr’s May wedding in the Bahamas, ProPublica reports. Kremlev and several other Russians were among the 50 guests.

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's ridiculous to suggest that anyone can go into a public library, pull up AI, and design an apocalyptic biological weapon -- in reality, this capability is only available on the $10-per-month plan!

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

BREAKING. . . Mitch McConnell was secretly parachuted into Tehran three months ago and has been doing vital sabotage work on Iran's infrastructure, under the cover of darkness.

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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So Putin and Trump discuss Ukraine and then Trump immediately blames Ukraine for high diesel prices. . .

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