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Valerie

@goplacidly8.bsky.social
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Blue worldview in a red community/state. Old enough to remember when the voice of musicians and writers led the charge for social justice; unwaivering faith in my family, young people, dogs, and science🌈🏃‍♀️🌎

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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 17h
End of story 💥😡
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Jaye @jaybird54.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Never be ashamed of the chapters that hurt or the strength it took to begin again. Sometimes letting others see our healing reminds them that healing is possible for them, too. Keep growing. Keep shining. Someone may need the light your story gives. #Jaye’sMorningLight
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hillary Is Spot On.......
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yuuuuup…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.
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U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance
Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining
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bluevoter24.bsky.social @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
True that! #music #activism
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The US has a dark history of unaccountability.
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem. An unexpected life, an iconic life ✨ A trailblazer. A lifelong learner, thank you for inviting me and other librarians into your home to talk literacy. It was an honor to be seated next to courage. Thank you for your fight, for your fierce. Rest in Love, Gloria Steinem 🩷
Mychal smiles while seated on the arm of a red chair, he holds Gloria Steinem’s book. Gloria Steinem sits next to him in the chair.
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Janette Moser @mjmoser.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
lol. Everyone likes Payton.
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Glenn D Stockard @gdstockard.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Not shocked.....
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Mista Kotta 💙 🇺🇦 @mistakotta.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
His North Korea statement today has to be his 3476th impeachable offense.
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Protect trans kids 🏳️‍⚧️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Republicans win the White House, enact trickle-down tax cuts, and collapse the economy. Feel like we've been here before? Here's why it keeps happening.
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LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If your face didn’t look like this in 2020, I don’t really care what you think about Dr Fauci. That man saved millions of lives. We did what we could with the information we had. Florida opened back up too soon, and nearly 100,000 people died, one of highest death rates per capita in the nation
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Simon and the BlueBeats 🎶🥁🎸❤️‍🔥🎤✨🎶 @simonjester007.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
youtube.com/shorts/sAmcu... #HearMeHoller 💙🌊🌊👥💙🌊🌊🌊🗽
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When you strip away humanity
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
If you’re watching Fauci’s testimony remember that science isn’t an ideology. It doesn’t lie. It evolves. COVID-19 was a once-in-a-century pandemic caused by a brand-new virus, recommendations changed because the evidence changed. That’s not deception. That’s how it works.
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Valerie @goplacidly8.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Finally conquered that first run after a health recovery break of three months. The run was short, it was slow, but my headspace felt back to normal. This song popped up on my playlist about halfway through the run, and it kept me going! youtu.be/xOAeiRQsA4k?...
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Mon Rovîa - Heavy Foot (official lyric video)
YouTube video by Mon Rovîa
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
AOC Makes A Great Point 👉.......
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Juror #8 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @steelhead.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Jennifer Lee ☀️ @uofagrad97.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
ABC and NBC choosing not to air Trump’s speech is a good sign that he is losing power.
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Valerie @goplacidly8.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Follow the money... youtu.be/WHvRA1W54LY?...
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How Trump Hijacked America’s 250th Birthday
YouTube video by Congressman Jared Huffman
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/07/2026
and later served in Kuwait & Iraq. He led personnel across multiple countries, managed billions of dollars in military assets, and served as a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator to support fellow service members. 2.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 01/07/2026
TODAY: Donald Trump is hiking up costs for millions of student loan borrowers by killing SAVE. The typical borrower in a family of four will pay nearly $5,000 more each year under Trump’s new repayment plan. That’s Trump’s economy for you.
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I did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
It's not about being offended by religious books.
The state using children as a captive congregation is offensive.
Teach religions as history, literature, and culture and all the horrors done in their names?
Fine.
Require one tradition's scripture as classroom authority? No.
That is not faith. That is forced conformity.
Fuck that.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
@jamestalarico.bsky.social is what a politician should be.
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 27/06/2026
“If we lose, people might investigate us" is a helluva campaign pitch for "innocent" politicians.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I miss these days
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🔥 “You are a LIAR.” MUST-WATCH — @charlesmblow.bsky.social humiliates Hal Lambert on national TV, as he continues to peddle Trump’s voter fraud LIE 🤥 (now in California) while also admitting he has no proof.
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Drew Abides @drewabides.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Try to imagine another world leader behaving in the manner that this man has. It’s nearly inconceivable. I don’t believe that he has normalized this kind of behavior across the board; he’s just made it normal for him. He’s the president of lowered expectations.
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Valerie @goplacidly8.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Today's standing ovation goes to Kristen Welker and Meet the Press. No-nonsense, steady accountability.
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SalliSue20202 @sallisue20202.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
"Donald Trump ran for office for three reasons: 1. Stay out of jail 2. Exact revenge on his enemies 3. Line his own pockets EVERYTHING ELSE HE SAYS IS BS." - CONGRESSMAN DANIEL GOLDMAN
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✨Cramer©️ @cramer-1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Let’s put the spotlight on some of CBS’ largest spending advertisers- -Verizon -AT&T -GEICO -Progressive -State Farm -Toyota -Ford -McDonalds
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 03/06/2026
Once again Jimmy Fallon has done it! The IRS audits millions of Americans. If a president & their family are exempt from scrutiny, that’s not transparency, it’s privilege! Equal justice under law isn’t a slogan. It’s a principle. Either it applies to everyone, or it doesn’t! #SheShed #JimmyFallon
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Ma Carol @caroodles.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
One of the most competent politicians we’ve ever had, but stooopid voters screwed us.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It's not a good sign for your democracy when the attorney general is "not committing to doing anything in writing."
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The heart of our constitutional crisis in one exchange between me and Sec. Mullin. When asked a simple question - if he will obey court orders - he says he will not because some court orders are "politicized". That's not how democracy works. And that's why we are in a crisis.
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Ann 🦋💙🗳️💙 @annokla.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Trump got the Vote because 90 million people didn’t Vote you see why it’s important to Vote… 🗳️
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
High-five to everyone trying their best! You are enough, I’m so happy you’re here. Thank you for staying another day 💚✨ 📸: Cleo Gordon Elementary School
A smiling Mychal high-fives a library kid
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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Ah, the Times speaks plainly.
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Lauren Deschain @thatnerdchick.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
So Many Politicians, From Both Parties,Are FILTHY Rich.......
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)
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penboyasgod.bsky.social @penboyasgod.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Easily, the most corrupt president in history:
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Any President that sues his own government, while in office, should immediately be impeached.
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Juliana Stratton @julianastratton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
So Texas, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee can redraw districts without a referendum and that stands, but when Virginia lets voters decide directly at the ballot box, it gets overturned?
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Dawn @dawnyriver.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Now the court OVERRULES Virginia voters????? What the fuck? Are you seeing it yet?
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Trump: “Nobody expected that.” With the exception of foreign policy experts, who predicted this as early as 2010. Trump proved again he’s the dumbest president ever….
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CharChar @char50.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The supreme court betrayed Black voters, they betrayed America, and they betrayed our democracy.” - Barack Obama
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