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Valerie A. Traina

@v3ndettaval.bsky.social
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Activist: Pro-Animal Rights, Pro-Democracy, Pro-Civil Rights, Pro-Women's rights, Pro-LGBTQ+ Rights. ANTIFA "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 9h
🚩🚩’In Jones’s diagnosis, white American Christianity has committed a profound act of apostasy by trading its spiritual core for political dominance. By endorsing anti-democratic tactics, white Christian institutions have become the primary engine behind the country’s autocratic slide.’🆘 #Backslide
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When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now
Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 9h
Backslide cites historian and philosopher Hannah Arendt’s 1950 The Aftermath of Nazi Rule report for Commentary magazine based on interviews with postwar Berliners: “A great number of Germans, esp among the more educated, apparently are no longer capable of telling the truth even if they want to.”
theguardian.com
When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now
Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 9h
🔥 ‘Normalisation is a perennial danger. “If you don’t want to live in a place where we have a thuggish police force that’s kidnapping people off the street in masks and killing US citizens in the streets, now’s the time to speak up,” Jones said.’
theguardian.com
When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now
Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 22h
🔥URGENT: NYC METRO FRIENDS‼️ PLEASE RESCUE THIS BEAUTIFUL CANINE🙏❤️ Please re-post and tag friends & family. Slated for DEATH Saturday, 10/3‼️💔
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 22h
🚩My British friends…this eloquent woman’s plea is falling on deaf ears. Please press your govt harder. Recall the fascists and put the Greens in power‼️✊
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 23h
This false flag, like the nonincident in Britain, are piss-poor attempts at garnering sympathy for “victim” Israheil. Keep your eyes and ears open for something terrible to happen on US soil that’s meant to convince us to continue bombing Iran, on which the incident will be blamed. It’ll be Israheil
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 23h
🔥The more people who learn about the longstanding culture of impunity at Cornell, the more pressure will build for the administration to make real change there‼️ Please share and empower‼️💪✊
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
⚖️ MAY JUSTICE BE SERVED SWIFTLY‼️⚖️ ‘Kathy Hochul, NY’s governor, said on Friday that she would “ensure” that all the facts of the alleged gang-rape at a fraternity house at Cornell University “are brought into th light”, while harshly criticizing th elite institution for how it handled the 2024 case.
theguardian.com
Woman in alleged Cornell gang-rape case was ‘failed’ by system, New York governor says
Kathy Hochul briefs journalists with state attorney general Letitia James, who will be taking over the entire case
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It warms my heart to watch @zackpolanski.bsky.social speak for the Greens in Britain, in solidarity with activists and working people pressing for a FREE PALESTINE‼️👏🇵🇸💪✊🇵🇸❤️ #DeproscribePalestineAction
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚩 So, even young Israelis are blood-thirsty monsters, urging their govt to MURDER PALESTINIAN BABIES‼️ This abysmal nation’s PM is welcomed by my country—the official charged with war crimes is given the Red Carpet treatment‼️ And every other nation’s govt continues to trade with them‼️ FUCK OUR WORLD
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
‘Shehadeh, a Miami-based attorney and Palestinian rights advocate, was held for several hours for a secondary inspection and had his phone seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after he refused to allow federal agents to search it.’ #USConstitutionInShreds #OustUSNaziRegimeNow
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Mama twins @hi-its-alaa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The not war in Iran is actually the illegal war in Iran The heightened tensions with Cuba is actually the unilateral U.S. aggression against Cuba Arresting Venezuelan President is actually kidnapping Venezuelan President. The media uses euphemisms to control the narrative. The media is complicit
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Mama twins @hi-its-alaa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The war in Gaza is actually the Genocide in Gaza Settlers is actually terrorist invaders. The war in Lebanon is actually the Genocide in Lebanon A safe zone is actually occupation. Collateral damage and human shields is actually murder children and innocent civilians
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They should send a case of this beer to the White House, Capitol, and SCOTUS‼️👇
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚩 Cute story? The final paragraph reveals the story to which EVERY HUMAN should be paying strict attention, to formulate a response‼️ ‘Bears are particularly active and hungry ahead of hibernation as RECORD DROUGHT has reduced food sources, pushing up the numbers of contacts with the public.’🆘🆘🆘🆘
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Hitting the sweet spot: bear treats itself to baked goods at Colorado farmers’ market
Shoppers and vendors in Aspen surprised by unusual customer as it stretched to sample stall offerings
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Day after day, the Israeli-occupied village of Mansouri, perched on a green hill a few kilometres south of the coastal city of Tyre, is slowly disappearing. Already heavily damaged during the war, it is now quite literally being wiped off the map, in a final twist of cynicism, during the ceasefire.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
THIS is yet another reason NOT to trust police‼️ They are thugs with badges. There needs to be in every town a special corps of trained, empathetic individuals who handle rape and sexual assault cases, especially when the accuser is a child. This story is APPALLING‼️👇
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Palestinian journalist Mohammed Abdul Aziz Al-Najjar was murdered today in an Israeli drone strike near the Al-Awqaf Mosque in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis.
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📍Konya, Turkey | Giant banners were unfurled before the Konyaspor-Palestine national team match, commemorating the athletes and journalists murdered by Israel in Gaza over the last three years. The match was also halted at 10:14 to honor the 1,014 Palestinian athletes murdered by Israel.
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Four lion cubs have died in Nuseirat camp in Gaza due to the lack of medicine, food, and proper care for animals, as Israel continues to block the entry of essential supplies into Gaza
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Climate Defiance dresses down Chuck Schumer‼️💪👏🔥
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Climate Defiance (@climatedefiance)
We chucked Schumer’s innumerable failures right in his face. When faced with America's latest round of fascism, Schumer has not responded by throwing a punch, or even by merely *doing his job*. Instea...
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Under Israeli law, a prisoner has the right to a visit lasting between 30 and 45 minutes. But the occupation continues to deprive prisoners of this right. Life in prison is filled with cruelty, deprivation, humiliation, and indignity, from the first moment of arrest until the moment of release.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“After I had been sitting in the chair fr 5 mins,…the lawyer told me that my older brother hd bn martyred during a raid on th city of Jenin in an attempt to arrest one of th neighbors. He was shot inside his home & died after ambulances were prevented from reaching him to provide medical treatment.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“During 1 of my lawyer’s visits, I was takn out of th cell at 6 a.m. I ws beaten by th guards, my hands were shackled behind my back, & I was blindfolded. There were around 20 other prisoners waiting in the room with me. When my turn came, they removed my restraints and the blindfold from my eyes.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“But th visit costs the prisoner more than 700 shekels (abt $230) & lasts only 5 mins. Worse still, th prisoner is taken out of th cell at 6 a.m. & waits until 3 pm sitting on his knees, blindfolded, & with his hands shackled behind his back. There can be as many as 30 prisoners waiting at 1 time.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Prisoners’ families have to obtain a permit from the Supreme Court approving a private lawyer’s visit to the prisoner—this is the only way to communicate and get some reassurance for both the prisoner and his family.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“With the arbitrary extensions, the prisoner does not know when he will be released, increasing the bitterness of detention and the difficulty of adapting to the prison’s conditions. This is how the occupation holds dozens of journalists behind bars.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“After the first six month detention period ended, my administrative detention was renewed a second, third, fourth, and fifth time, until I had spent 22 months in the occupation’s prisons without charge and without any evidence of what the occupation claimed.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“I ws transferred to administrative detention 72 hrs after my arrest. I was detained for 6 months, an arbitrary detention without a clear charge, based on th claim tht I posed a security threat, evn though I was just working as a journalist, covering events in th city of Jenin & across th West Bank.
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“w/th totl at 1 pt reaching ovr 10,000 prisoners. Many r administrative detainees, held under what is known as th Emergency Administrative Detention Law, wh has been used in Palestine since the British Mandate era, and allows authorities to imprison Palestinians indefinitely without charge or trial.
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“After they ransacked th room, they poured shampoo & cold water over our clothes, mattresses, and blankets. When we were taken back into the room, it smelled filthy because they had left garbage on the clothes and soaked everything with water. This was one of th forms of abuse practiced against us.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If a prisoner raises the call to prayer aloud, or just practices religious worship inside th cell, ths unit is brought in to suppress, beat, & abuse hm. One evening at 8 p.m., th Dror unit raided my cell. They…beat us. Thn they took us outside in th frigid night, stripped us & threw us on th ground.
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Today, inside in the occupation’s prisons, even an empty plastic bag, kept by prisoners to store their meager bread rations to prevent it from drying out and spoiling, is considered a prohibited item. A prisoner can be singled out for abuse if a single-use plastic cup is found in his possession.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Ovr 90 Palestinian prisonrs have died in Israeli prisons since Oct ‘23, many of thm fm deliberate medicl neglct, wh incls th withholding of basic meds. In Megiddo, a single Acamol painkiller tab—if any wer avail at all—wld be shared by mor thn 10 prisoners who wld grind it up & dissolve it in watr.
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Today, all prisoners have medical files and are in need of intensive treatment. There are also prisoners with heart disease and diabetes, and others who need urgent operations and immediate surgical intervention, but the occupation delays their treatment.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Prisoners have also been martyred as a result of systematic medical neglect. One prisoner developed boils on his body near his heart—they burst, causing internal bleeding and infection inside his body.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Scabies is so pervasive & persists fr so long in prison, tht some prisoners hav attemptd suicide bec of it. Symptms incl rashs tht appr all ovr th body & on sensitiv areas, accompanied by constnt, distressing itching tht prevnts prisonrs fm sleepg or restg. Boils develop tht discharg infectd blood.
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Deprivation of basic hygiene products led to some 95% of prisoners contracting scabies, a skin condition that spread because of poor hygiene, a severe shortage of cleaning supplies, and a lack of clothing. The shortage of clothes was so severe that prisoners were often forced to share.”
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“An adult male typically needs btn 1,500 & 2,000 calories a day, but th 3 meals we were givn amounted to no more than 5% of that. And that’s not to mention the poor quality of the food. Personal hygiene items were also taken away or withheld from us, including toothbrushes, razors, and nail clippers
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“I ws next takn to Megiddo Prison, locatd nr Jenin. I arrivd ther at 3 a.m. Incoming prisonrs r welcomd w/severe beatings—ths is th ritual & th 1st stage of being admittd into th prison. I ws beatn on sensitiv parts of my body, thn strippd of all my clothes & givn poor quality & foul smelling clothg
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Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi documents his harrowing experience in Israeli detention two years after being arrested from his home in Jenin.
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IfNotNow🔥✡️ @ifnotnowmovement.org · 17/09/2026
Contrary to what establishment Jewish institutions want us to believe, Jewish communal support for @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is strong and growing! Jewish voters support medicare for all, abolishing ICE, protecting our democracy, AND blocking weapons to Israel.
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Jewish Leaders in Michigan Urge Support for El-Sayed’s Senate Bid
The public petition comes after other Michigan Jews registered their discontent with Abdul El-Sayed, the state’s Democratic Senate nominee.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚩Please beware of billionaire FASCIST Peter Thiel, whose future vision spells doom for democracy, and for our precious ecosystems (as AI data centers destroy them and consume millions of gallons of water daily)! Please follow @purgepalantir.bsky.social for actions you can take to stop his plans‼️🙏💪✊
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
💔 HEARTWRENCHING‼️ This doctor pleads with US politicians to HALT ALL ARMS TO ISRAEL, which has been systematically murdering Palestinians, including her family members‼️🙏🇵🇸
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Jessica Craven on Instagram: "This is Dr. Adlah Sukkar at a press conference this week at Upper Senate Park in Washington DC. She’s a member of Doctors Against Gen*cide and a Palestinian American. LIS...
6,828 likes, 331 comments - jesscraven101 on September 28, 2026: "This is Dr. Adlah Sukkar at a press conference this week at Upper Senate Park in Washington DC. She’s a member of Doctors Against Gen*...
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚩More proof of the long arm of Israheil reaching into US classrooms, censoring what our children get to read‼️🚩 👇👇👇
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‘The Israeli PM was so ready for ths moment tht he instantly knew the hijacker was a jihadist trained in Iran. He announced ths impt detail, expecting th world to celebrate the heroes who staved off another 9/11. Unfortunately, no one believed him and the whole internet kept saying “false flag”…’
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚩 What, exactly, will it take for a majority of my countrymen to flood the streets and halt business as usual until the current criminal regime steps down and is perp-walked to the nearest concentration camp⁉️ We now have plenty of state-level collaborators to join them‼️👇🚩👇🚩👇🚩👇🚩👇🚩
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚩Sarah Kendzior: ‘A failed coup is a dress rehearsal. Government officials know that. The public should know that too, but if they do not, there are obvious culprits to blame for their lack of awareness. This is a perfect storm of forced forgetting, and American democracy is drowning inside.’🚩
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A Public Flat Earth
How paywalls killed the public sphere.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔥 THIS 🔥
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‘Th action by Louisiana, AL, & AR was a dramatic escalation in th long-running battle over so-called shield laws, wh provide legal immunity to doctors, organizations, & advocates in liberal states who deliver abortion care, mostly in th form of pills, to ppl in states with draconian abortion laws.’
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