Richard A Lester
@richardalester.bsky.social
American writer, Musician, and Filmmaker. I wrote the Check Out and directed Night of the Snakehead Fish. My Debut Album, All That Was Taken, is available NOW from Bandcamp! https://linktr.ee/richardalester
Great turnout for our showing of Halloween at the Broadway Theater!
October 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Great turnout for our showing of Halloween at the Broadway Theater!
I didn't know that I needed Gillian Anderson doing a Dolly Parton accent and dancing to Sade, but it healed something in me.
August 22, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I didn't know that I needed Gillian Anderson doing a Dolly Parton accent and dancing to Sade, but it healed something in me.
Grainy photo from the one time I got to see Glen Hansard. He was an amazing performer and songwriter. The world is lesser without him.
July 29, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Grainy photo from the one time I got to see Glen Hansard. He was an amazing performer and songwriter. The world is lesser without him.
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It's Tuesday. Check out these awesome Kat Moore photos of Rodney Anonymous crowd-surfing in Oakland.
(and a whole lot of other updates...)
@deadmilkmen.bsky.social #deadmilkmen #mosswoodmeltdown
(and a whole lot of other updates...)
@deadmilkmen.bsky.social #deadmilkmen #mosswoodmeltdown
It’s Tuesday. Check out these awesome photos of Rodney Anonymous crowd-surfing in Oakland.
Happy Tuesday! Today marks the third week-a-versary of The Dead Milkmen being out, and as you may know, the band played a trilogy of shows in California this weekend. I was unable to be out there, but several friends were excited to send me photos and text me about their experiences (not to mention a vast internet of strangers sharing a deep well of content of variable quality).
sonicgeography.com
July 21, 2026 at 12:20 PM
It's Tuesday. Check out these awesome Kat Moore photos of Rodney Anonymous crowd-surfing in Oakland.
(and a whole lot of other updates...)
@deadmilkmen.bsky.social #deadmilkmen #mosswoodmeltdown
(and a whole lot of other updates...)
@deadmilkmen.bsky.social #deadmilkmen #mosswoodmeltdown
People looking for Mitch Mcconnell be like:
Where Are The Turtles?!
ALT: Where Are The Turtles?!
static.klipy.com
June 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
People looking for Mitch Mcconnell be like:
It cant happen fast enough!
Recent swings in tech stocks are reviving fears of an AI bubble — and some experts warn that if it pops, the fallout could be bigger than anything Wall Street has ever seen.
Should we fear an AI bubble bust?
ebx.sh
June 27, 2026 at 3:29 PM
It cant happen fast enough!
The White House is being run by people who believe more in the Ferengi Rules of Aquisition than the Constitution.
Ferengi Rule 121: Everything is for Sale
ALT: Ferengi Rule 121: Everything is for Sale
static.klipy.com
May 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The White House is being run by people who believe more in the Ferengi Rules of Aquisition than the Constitution.
If you love cheesy 80s horror films and are near Mid Michigan, join us for a 40th Anniversary Screening of #ChoppingMall on June 6! @kellimaroney.bsky.social @barbaracrampton.bsky.social
May 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
If you love cheesy 80s horror films and are near Mid Michigan, join us for a 40th Anniversary Screening of #ChoppingMall on June 6! @kellimaroney.bsky.social @barbaracrampton.bsky.social
Come out to the Broadway Theater tonight for Carrie!
#mtpleasant #vhsnightatthebroadway
#broadwaytheater
#mtpleasantmi
#mtpleasant #vhsnightatthebroadway
#broadwaytheater
#mtpleasantmi
May 2, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Come out to the Broadway Theater tonight for Carrie!
#mtpleasant #vhsnightatthebroadway
#broadwaytheater
#mtpleasantmi
#mtpleasant #vhsnightatthebroadway
#broadwaytheater
#mtpleasantmi
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If you live in a red state, it is very likely that your state handed over their unredacted voter files & the GOP in your state will try to disqualify you if you vote for Democrats. Stay informed & inform others.
#DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/s...
#DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/s...
SAVE tool keeps mistakenly flagging voters as noncitizens - The Texas Tribune
DHS rolled out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.texastribune.org
April 12, 2026 at 2:04 AM
If you live in a red state, it is very likely that your state handed over their unredacted voter files & the GOP in your state will try to disqualify you if you vote for Democrats. Stay informed & inform others.
#DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/s...
#DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/s...
TRUMP IS SO GODDAMN STUPID.
AND SO IS ANYONE WHO VOTED FOR HIM.
AND SO IS ANYONE WHO VOTED FOR HIM.
We’re about to pay Iran $6 billion to re-open the thing that was open before the war.
Art of the deal, baby.
Art of the deal, baby.
April 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
TRUMP IS SO GODDAMN STUPID.
AND SO IS ANYONE WHO VOTED FOR HIM.
AND SO IS ANYONE WHO VOTED FOR HIM.
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5calls has updated with a script and they make it very easy to get the contact info for your local reps.
5calls.org/issue/stop-i...
5calls.org/issue/stop-i...
April 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
5calls has updated with a script and they make it very easy to get the contact info for your local reps.
5calls.org/issue/stop-i...
5calls.org/issue/stop-i...
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In all seriousness, one thing that might be worth doing today:
Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order.
Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order.
April 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
In all seriousness, one thing that might be worth doing today:
Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order.
Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order.
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Call the Congressional Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and demand his removal
April 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Call the Congressional Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and demand his removal
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one of my strongest and clearest takeaways from spending all of Lent knee-deep in ICE death reporting is that Camp East Montana should be razed to the ground and every single person who built it, worked there or approved their decisions deserves criminal charges. it is beyond what I imagined.
ICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana, including failure from staff to"accurately document required checks to prevent significant self-harm and suicide." n.pr/4sa0F1S
ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt
ICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana, including failure from staff to"accurately document required checks to prevent significant self-harm and suicide."
n.pr
April 3, 2026 at 4:25 AM
one of my strongest and clearest takeaways from spending all of Lent knee-deep in ICE death reporting is that Camp East Montana should be razed to the ground and every single person who built it, worked there or approved their decisions deserves criminal charges. it is beyond what I imagined.
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Very very sorry to hear about Nicky Brendan. Dawn and Xander both gone?! Doesn’t seem possible.
March 21, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Very very sorry to hear about Nicky Brendan. Dawn and Xander both gone?! Doesn’t seem possible.
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The next Big Lie is to taking shape right in front of us. Donald Trump will try to use this to assert illegal and unconstitutional powers over the 2026 elections.
February 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The next Big Lie is to taking shape right in front of us. Donald Trump will try to use this to assert illegal and unconstitutional powers over the 2026 elections.
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The morally bankrupt Trump administration has partnered with another morally bankrupt authoritarian to declare an unprovoked war on Iran, already killing scores of civilians.
We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.
We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.
February 28, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The morally bankrupt Trump administration has partnered with another morally bankrupt authoritarian to declare an unprovoked war on Iran, already killing scores of civilians.
We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.
We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.
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Trump in 2011: “Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective.”
February 28, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Trump in 2011: “Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective.”
"And....Oops those are a lot of boos" maybe one of my favorite quotes ever. #couchfucker
February 7, 2026 at 3:11 AM
"And....Oops those are a lot of boos" maybe one of my favorite quotes ever. #couchfucker
It's time to start demanding new leadership for @thedemocrats .
Start calling, sending letters, and showing up to your Reps and Senators' offices.
Here's how to contact them.
Tagging them doesn't do anything. Getting in their faces does.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
Start calling, sending letters, and showing up to your Reps and Senators' offices.
Here's how to contact them.
Tagging them doesn't do anything. Getting in their faces does.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
Find Your Representative
Find your representatives. Learn how to find and connect with them. Stay informed about their bills, committees, and contributions.
www.commoncause.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
It's time to start demanding new leadership for @thedemocrats .
Start calling, sending letters, and showing up to your Reps and Senators' offices.
Here's how to contact them.
Tagging them doesn't do anything. Getting in their faces does.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
Start calling, sending letters, and showing up to your Reps and Senators' offices.
Here's how to contact them.
Tagging them doesn't do anything. Getting in their faces does.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
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The Trump administration doesn’t want you to remember that Tom Homan was the architect of family separation during Trump’s first term.
📌 Homan publicly advocated for separating families as a deterrent and repeatedly defended the policy on TV and before Congress.
📌 Homan publicly advocated for separating families as a deterrent and repeatedly defended the policy on TV and before Congress.
February 4, 2026 at 1:50 AM
The Trump administration doesn’t want you to remember that Tom Homan was the architect of family separation during Trump’s first term.
📌 Homan publicly advocated for separating families as a deterrent and repeatedly defended the policy on TV and before Congress.
📌 Homan publicly advocated for separating families as a deterrent and repeatedly defended the policy on TV and before Congress.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov could have prevented this, and yet they did nothing.
I'm done donating to the Democrats until there are stronger leaders.
NOT ONE DIME UNTIL THEY RESIGN!
I'm done donating to the Democrats until there are stronger leaders.
NOT ONE DIME UNTIL THEY RESIGN!
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov could have prevented this, and yet they did nothing.
I'm done donating to the Democrats until there are stronger leaders.
NOT ONE DIME UNTIL THEY RESIGN!
I'm done donating to the Democrats until there are stronger leaders.
NOT ONE DIME UNTIL THEY RESIGN!
Fuck you to every single Republican, every Democrat who doesnt support abolishing ICE, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer for doing NOTHING, and the 7 Dems who think they need more money.
Fuck ICE. Hell isn't bad enough for their evil souls.
Fuck ICE. Hell isn't bad enough for their evil souls.
Federal agents shot a protestor they had pinned to the ground multiple times. No official word on their status but hard to see how anyone could survive.
State murder. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
State murder. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Breaking: Video shows another shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis
Agents shot the man several times after wrestling him to the ground.
www.motherjones.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Fuck you to every single Republican, every Democrat who doesnt support abolishing ICE, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer for doing NOTHING, and the 7 Dems who think they need more money.
Fuck ICE. Hell isn't bad enough for their evil souls.
Fuck ICE. Hell isn't bad enough for their evil souls.
Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas),
(202) 225-1640
Jared Golden (Maine),
(202) 225-6306
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.),
(202) 225-3536
Laura Gillen (N.Y.),
(202) 225-5516
Don Davis (N.C.),
(202) 225-3101
Tom Suozzi (N.Y.)
(202) 225-3335
Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
(202) 225-2531
(202) 225-1640
Jared Golden (Maine),
(202) 225-6306
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.),
(202) 225-3536
Laura Gillen (N.Y.),
(202) 225-5516
Don Davis (N.C.),
(202) 225-3101
Tom Suozzi (N.Y.)
(202) 225-3335
Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
(202) 225-2531
🚨Reports incoming that federal agents have shot and killed another person near Glam Doll Donuts on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. Multiple shots fired. “It was an execution,” witness tells us.
January 24, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas),
(202) 225-1640
Jared Golden (Maine),
(202) 225-6306
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.),
(202) 225-3536
Laura Gillen (N.Y.),
(202) 225-5516
Don Davis (N.C.),
(202) 225-3101
Tom Suozzi (N.Y.)
(202) 225-3335
Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
(202) 225-2531
(202) 225-1640
Jared Golden (Maine),
(202) 225-6306
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.),
(202) 225-3536
Laura Gillen (N.Y.),
(202) 225-5516
Don Davis (N.C.),
(202) 225-3101
Tom Suozzi (N.Y.)
(202) 225-3335
Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
(202) 225-2531