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@robvalente.bsky.social

Erstwhile medievalist. Sometime lawyer. The justice system was constructed to protect the powerful. Time for change. She/her No DMs, unless I know you. Vote blue.

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Boom!

14.02.2026 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1630    ๐Ÿ” 547    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66    ๐Ÿ“Œ 42
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Oh wow Jim Crow!

14.02.2026 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 481    ๐Ÿ” 221    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

I'll take Frederick Douglass over Elon Musk

16.02.2026 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 832    ๐Ÿ” 153    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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No thrones. No crowns. No kings.
No negotiation. No surrender. No fear.
Just us. And a few million of our closest friends.
March 28.
#NoKings2026 social.demcast.com/s/fCWhCgEz
โŒ๐Ÿ‘‘

15.02.2026 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 212    ๐Ÿ” 122    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre: โ€œI was trafficked to a lot of types of different men โ€” billionaires, royaltyโ€ฆ he used me as a form of blackmail so these people would owe him favors.โ€

15.02.2026 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2701    ๐Ÿ” 1164    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 85    ๐Ÿ“Œ 59
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Happy National Flag Day, Canada!

May it fly forever free.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

15.02.2026 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Has Served Up the Largest U.S. Tax Increase Since 1993 His tariffs cost the average U.S. household about $1,000 last year and pushed effective rates to their highest level since 1946.

open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

15.02.2026 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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In victory for Democrats, Virginia Supreme Court says redistricting vote can go forward Voters will get to decide on a proposed โ€œ10-1โ€ map that could deliver four more Democratic seats in Congress.

WIN: The Virginia Supreme Court authorized an April special election in which voters will decide whether the state should redraw its congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders.


If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.

15.02.2026 23:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 893    ๐Ÿ” 262    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.

15.02.2026 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5304    ๐Ÿ” 1568    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 195    ๐Ÿ“Œ 101
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And thisโ€ฆ

15.02.2026 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 231    ๐Ÿ” 114    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
The Washington Post 2
topp
@washingtonpost
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
Ben Fowlkes
@benfowlkesMMA
This country has endless funds for doing stuff TO people. It's when you want us to do anything FOR people that we're suddenly strapped for cash.
Fred Wellman @FPWellman
I want to wrap your head around that number. $38.3 BILLION to warehouse humans. While millions are losing healthcare.
While billionaires party. This isn't "fiscal conservative" it's a mass terror operation.

The Washington Post 2 topp @washingtonpost Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents. Ben Fowlkes @benfowlkesMMA This country has endless funds for doing stuff TO people. It's when you want us to do anything FOR people that we're suddenly strapped for cash. Fred Wellman @FPWellman I want to wrap your head around that number. $38.3 BILLION to warehouse humans. While millions are losing healthcare. While billionaires party. This isn't "fiscal conservative" it's a mass terror operation.

16.02.2026 00:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 354    ๐Ÿ” 177    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

totally this

16.02.2026 00:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(1/11) If you live in NY, youโ€™ve probably started seeing a new warning: โ€œTHIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.โ€ This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and itโ€™s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.

11.02.2026 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1957    ๐Ÿ” 864    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 197
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A short note to Kristi Noem To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one

The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what itโ€™s doing. Iโ€™ll save them time.

15.02.2026 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12959    ๐Ÿ” 5117    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1212    ๐Ÿ“Œ 588
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I want to remind folks of something thatโ€™s still raw for me. After the 2024 loss, most Dems in Congress went quiet. You remember the silence. It was deafening.

Jasmine Crockett did the opposite. She stepped up early, got loud, and was never afraid to take on Trump.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
๐Ÿงต

15.02.2026 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2790    ๐Ÿ” 739    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 126    ๐Ÿ“Œ 37
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Time for justice now! I donโ€™t care what party affiliation Democrat, Republicans, they all need to be dealt with!

12.02.2026 00:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else. 4/4

07.02.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. 3/

07.02.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. 3/

07.02.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole.

Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame 2/

07.02.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

from Theodore Roosevelt
26th US President (1858-1919)
The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, 1/

07.02.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CNN - Silent
Fox News - Silent
ABC News - Silent
NBC News - Silent
The NY Times - Silent
Bloomberg - Silent
The Washington Post - Silent

America? Youโ€™re going to have to make your own noise.

06.02.2026 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 720    ๐Ÿ” 410    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
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Did you know baby shampoo is mild enough, when used with water, to rinse eyes if they've been sprayed? Like when walking on or around ICE?

We need to be careful and listen to this ophthalmologist about pepper spray.

#ProudBlue
๐Ÿ“น: drglaucomflecken/TT (a.k.a. Dr. William Flannary)

29.01.2026 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 557    ๐Ÿ” 390    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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๐Ÿ‘

06.02.2026 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Headline from Daily Voice: โ€œGov. Wes Moore Pushes Back On Proposed ICE Detention Facility In Western Marylandโ€

Headline from Daily Voice: โ€œGov. Wes Moore Pushes Back On Proposed ICE Detention Facility In Western Marylandโ€

I have very serious concerns about the Department of Homeland Securityโ€™s plans to build an ICE detention center in Washington County.

06.02.2026 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6907    ๐Ÿ” 1591    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 483    ๐Ÿ“Œ 81
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THIS ๐Ÿ‘‡ HERE......

06.02.2026 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6006    ๐Ÿ” 2167    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 120    ๐Ÿ“Œ 101
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TrumpRx supposedly helps people pay less for prescription drugs.

In reality, it sends users to pharma giantsโ€™ websites, where they can pay out of pocket for certain medications.

One company that could benefit? BlinkRx, which has Donald Trump, Jr. on its board.

Funny how that works.

06.02.2026 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2272    ๐Ÿ” 861    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 92    ๐Ÿ“Œ 39
Becoming | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix Becoming | Official Trailer | Netflix

Ok BSky, you know what to do. Say nothing. Just do. First watch this on Netflix:
youtu.be/wePNJGL7nDU

06.02.2026 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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