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David Valenta

@dfval.bsky.social
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I used to be a lot of things. The last one was actor.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
According to independent journalist Jasper Nathaniel who was at the scene, the IDF provided cover for the “settlers” as they beat Palestinians and the WaPo journalist. The IDF also reportedly shot one of the Palestinians.
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The IDF provided cover, with tear gas and machine guns, while the settlers beat @washingtonpost journalist Heidi Levine nearly to death. Then the IDF shot a Palestinian bystander, and aimed their guns and shoved the paramedics who were trying to treat him. All of this documented.
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Earlier today, IDF and Israel Border Police forces were dispatched to an area adjacent to Khirbet Abu Falah, following a report of a violent confrontation. Foreign media personne...
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Photojournalist Heidi Levine describes the attack: “They looked like teenagers”
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Natanael, Tech janitor @natanael.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This needs to be shut down permanently
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News Organizations Like CBS Embracing Prediction Markets as "Journalism" Is a Deep Moral Disgrace
CBS threw caution — and its own journalistic integrity — to the wind by signing a partnership with prediction market Kalshi for the elections.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These are the Cornell rapists:
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Anyone else having issues with MapQuest being down?
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If you subscribe to Toyota’s Go Anywhere plan you are using Google Maps.
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Justin Williams @jww.wtf · 26/08/2026
Dolly covered Stairway to Heaven and it rocks.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Early in Trump's first term, David Frum wrote that every time Trump and MAGA say "the deep state" you should hear "rule of law," then it'll make more sense. That stuck with me. And I thought of it again as an unqualified and unconfirmed director of national intelligence conducts political purges.
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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Since Trump is unable to bring a receipt of Democrats rigging elections, here's one of Arizona Republicans caught in the act of trying to rig the 2020 election, by signing fake elector forms for Trump. It would be a shame to keep sharing this and other receipts...
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
“ I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview.” Is the most inside the beltway thing I have ever heard.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/05/2026
Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95
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Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95
One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was an genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and others Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all time, has died aged 95. His death was announced on his website on Monday, “with deep sorrow and profound love”. His publicist Terri Hinte also confirmed the news. Continue reading...
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
So much round ball discussion. So much to scroll past.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
(THREAD) Let me reframe this. Blue states FUND red states as red states say that it is BLUE STATES that live off others. Blue states adhere to the CONSTITUTION as red states CLAIM to love it but undermine it at every turn. Red states adore the CONFEDERACY but lecture the rest of us on patriotism.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
You don't usually rely on Iran's Fars News Agency for unvarnished truth-telling, but we can make an exception in this case.
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§ Translated from Persian Show original It should be noted that American officials have acknowledged in multiple messages to Iran that Trump's tweets are primarily for promotional purposes and media consumption within the United States, and they have recommended that no attention be paid to these statements. 6/6 Rate this translation: B 5:21 PM • May 23, 2026 • 38.7K Views
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I really don’t care about your basketball team.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
This is how the United States Department of Justice writes now.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
We did! We passed a bill to fund the Secret Service and TSA and FEMA 100-0. If Speaker Johnson would just call it for a vote, it would pass. That’s the problem.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Today is now 8 weeks since Trump declared he would get Iran to surrender unconditionally in 4-6 weeks.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Ok..well now I’m crying.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15/04/2026
Hungary just elected a new PM who wasted zero time — he shut down state propaganda, called out the corrupt officials by name, and started the reckoning on day one. It made me want to write down exactly what that should look like here. So I did. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Hungary's New PM Just Showed Us What Courage Looks Like. Where's Ours?
Hypothetically, if I was elected President, here are the opening salvos of restoration
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Listen, I’m still a licensed attorney, and I have to say something because the Swalwell defense is still at level eleven for some of you nuts. Innocent until proven guilty is a standard at a trial. It does not mean, and never has, that you don’t believe crime victims until someone is convicted.
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Julie Roginsky @julieroginsky.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Pro-tip for the Swalwell campaign staff now maligning the women accusing their boss of sexual misconduct: it's not worth it. There will be other campaigns and other candidates but there will never be another time that you won't regret behaving this way towards survivors.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
BREAKING CBS: Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed when six service members were killed and over 20 wounded. The members disputed the description from Pete Hegseth.
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Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account, say unit "was unprepared" to defend itself
Survivors of an Iranian attack that killed six U.S. service members have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed.
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The acting head of the CDC delayed publication of a report showing that the Covid vaccine significantly reduced the likelihood of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/h...
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Top C.D.C. Official Delays Report on Covid Shot’s Effectiveness
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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
On Confederate Surrender Day, I give you the Liberator's take on Jefferson Davis: "We believe Jefferson Davis to be the worst man in all history. He was a repudiator and slaveholder. He has been a secessionist, a traitor and rebel....He has sedulously endeavored to subvert our free institutions."
We believe Jefferson Davis to be the worst man in all history.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Just wanted to remind folks, especially the GOP and the FDD, that Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal didn’t give Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz or allow it to keep 60% enriched uranium. It sent $1.7 billion to Iran versus the tens of billions Iran will now make from tolls. 🤷🏽‍♂️
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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Pete Seeger – ‘Waist Deep in the Big Muddy’ (Live on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, 1968)
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Pete Kegsbreath, Secretary of War Crimes.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 05/04/2026
Here are the stories of some of the human beings who died horrific deaths from preventable disease because Trump and Musk and their flunkies decided to murder them by gleefully destroying USAID and the entire global aid system:
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Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/04/2026
NEW: Bondi's portrait already in the trash at DoJ per a photo shared with @msnowreports.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/pam-bon...
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
at Seattle #NoKingsDay 🤣
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
"How about the White House ballroom?" 🏰 Judge Boasberg just absolutely humiliated the DOJ for their sham investigation into Jerome Powell. He caught them red-handed using the law for a political hit job. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-resist...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“.. the Governor of Philadilly.”
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Distracting himself.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 25/03/2026
⚡️ BREAKING: Zelenskyy tells Reuters that the U.S. will only provide post-war security guarantees if Kyiv cedes the entire Donbas to Russia. He warns Trump’s strategy is shifting toward increased pressure on Ukraine, likely influenced by escalating tensions in the Middle East.
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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‘A new world is being born’: author Rebecca Solnit on the ‘slow revolution’ the far right cannot tolerate
It’s easy to focus on authoritarians and their petty victories. But zoom out and the picture is more encouraging, says the woman who popularised the term ‘mansplaining’, whether it’s in feminism, or t...
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 23/03/2026
yeah so I don’t think the choice we’re being offered is “pay the police to play Candy Crush or pay them to lock up your neighbors” it’s that this even *being a job* is a choice and we can unmake it at any time
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Tony Serrata 🇺🇦 @serrata.org · 22/03/2026
This is all fucked, Criminals are in charge of governments around the world. Bibi a criminal, Putin, Trump, etc. And political fecklessness is why we're here and no one is doing anything to truly stop them.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/03/2026
The wrong guy died today.
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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Here's an example of fraud in a previous election for Speaker Johnson: Arizona Republicans caught in the act of signing fake elector forms in 2020. It would be a shame if many people saved this receipt--and reposted (the crap out of) it.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18/03/2026
At this point Trump will need to release all of the Epstein files in order to distract from this war in Iran.
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Fucking Australians.
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Damien Owens @damienowens.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The latest White House thinking on the Strait of Hormuz.
Screenshot from 1960s Japanese movie Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster. A serious-looking man in a suit is explaining his latest idea. Subtitle reads 'It may sound primitive and unscientific, but through the fairies, we could ask Mothra to help.'
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A dark money group is offering influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate @katmabu.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/kat-abu...
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Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate
Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is “filled with false and defamatory claims.”
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
the reverse version of those “evolution of man” drawings
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Matt Rosoff @mattrosoff.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
This has been my assessment of Elon since about 2017 or so and it’s only gotten firmer: a dumb person’s idea of a smart person. (Like somebody said about Trump being a poor person’s idea of a rich person.) He started his career by building city guide software for newspapers, very dot-con.
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iplayguitarbad.bsky.social @iplayguitarbad.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
It can often be summed up as simply these guys are just not very smart. Clever, yes. Well-ensconced socially-economically, yes. But more and more it's clear that they're just a dumb person's idea of what a smart person looks and sounds like. Much to the detriment of us all.
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Ag, Duh!
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David Valenta @dfval.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Has the Mission Accomplished banner been preordered from Kinkos .
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