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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Enough with the asterisks. Climate change causes these fires. Climate change causes these heatwaves. Climate change causes these droughts. If you're still stuck on handicapping the specific causes of each and every one of these disasters, you are wasting time.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

is there a pulitzer for photo captions because if so @theguardian.com just won it

Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the spanish national team.
Photograph: Javier García/Shutterstock

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

With no love lost between its leaders, can Germany and America still be friends? My story on @theworld.org

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This is funny because where I live (DE) there are so many pine martens they literally have parties in my garage, sliding down my car windshield, apparently just for fun. UK, if you are short on pine martens, come on over and help yourselves! #NationalMammalWeek

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

German word of the day (year? our whole broken age?): *Scheinheiligkeit* (n.) a put-on appearance of moral or ethical rectitude, belied by actions or intentions. Literal translation "appearance holiness". Use it as an adjective (scheinheilig); you know where and for whom.

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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

If any reporter wants to investigate why Stephen Miller has directed the State Dept. to contract a South African barbecue restaurant to construct a "refugee processing center" for the US gov't I have little doubt that there's a There there

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Hillary Clinton finding out Lauren Boebert is posting photos of her testimony: "If you guys are doing that, I am done. You can hold me in contempt from now until the cows come home. this is just typical behavior... We all are abiding by the same rules." Boebert: "I... I will take that down."

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I'm going to miss the Post. Among so many other laurels it was the best local paper I've had anywhere, with some of the best political reporting literally in the local news and gossip columns. RIP and f*ck you Jeff Bezos.

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

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Elisabeth R. Anker @libankerdc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Good morning members of the GOP in Congress. Today would be a good day for you to wake up.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

In case you’re looking to give something to those on the “naughty” list…

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/12/2025

While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Hello America, Germany has made it *easier* for young migrants and refugees to work in its public-private apprenticeship programs. (That still doesn't mean it's easy). My latest for @theworld.org

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

May we also remember that the name "Black Friday" began as a dark joke by retail workers about the hellish start of peak consumer season. Repeat not joyful, the opposite of joyful.

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

A human being picked your vegetables. Happy Thanksgiving.

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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

European governments on the left and right are clamping down on asylum laws - with one exception. It's a very different picture from a decade ago. We look at the changing face of migration in Europe shortly on @theworld.org with 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @migrationpolicy.bsky.social

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

RIP Todd Snider Appreciation Week (month?) continues with this character study, short story and social satire in 3:14. To find meaning in this would be absurd, and yet... m.youtube.com/watch?v=RCb3...

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Iron Mike's Main Man's Last Request

YouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

We're going to miss you Todd Snider. The greatest songwriter of our generation and an artistic hero for some of us who should know better. If you don't know his music, it's high time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ0D...

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Todd Snider - The Ballad of the Devil's Backbone Tavern (Live)

YouTube video by Oh Boy Records

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

This headline is misleading, @nytimes.com! Try "US pushes, but Europe impervious to pumpkin spice hype". This is a non-story. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...

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‘You Love It or You Hate It’: Pumpkin Spice Lattes Divide Europe

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

What's red and white and ranked last among European national railways for on-time performance? Those famously funny Germans have found a sense of humor about their beleaguered Deutsche Bahn. My story @theworld.org.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

US likes to call people like Kanye, Milo Yiannopoulos (Jewish, gay), Nick Fuentes (Mexican) and Tim Pool (Korean) a 'white supremacist' group when clearly, they and their followers are incels bonded by hatred of women. It's the only thing they are all united on. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Kanye Storms Off Podcast After Host Gently Pushes Back on His Antisemitism

Kanye, Nick Fuentes, and Milo Yiannopoulos stormed off the set of Tim Pool's Timcast IRL podcast during a live recording.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Sure it took time, but relying on the justice system eventually defeated the Nazis. Didn't it?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

"ChatGPT, show me on a map where most of the crimes are being committed in Washington, DC."

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Has this kid never heard of karma? He should be thanking his lucky stars he didn't get literally torched by a flock of dragons. And he needs to stay the hell out of DC. ***\\

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Wishing a happy #ESC2025 to all those who celebrate! 🔥🎤🔥 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/a...

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How to Watch the Eurovision Song Contest Final

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Your pope name = last thing you ate + number of letters in your last name 🇻🇦 Habemus Pope Chocolate VIII 🇻🇦

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The World @theworld.org · 06/05/2025

US Christian nationalists have adopted a leading pastor of the anti-Nazi resistance as a patron saint of faith-based politics, setting off a bitter, trans-Atlantic feud and the question, "What would Dietrich Bonhoeffer do?"

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The tug-of-war over an anti-Nazi pastor’s legacy - The World from PRX

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Public media is a cornerstone of democracy. Don't let them destroy it.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Call to Action New York: Saturday, April 19th | 12PM @ Bryant Park in front of NYC Public Library Stairs. #3E #fiftyfiftyone #MigrantMarch www.summerofheat.org/migrantmarch

Join us this Earth Day to send a clear message: Our NYC Mayor must stand up to Trump, protect migrants, and fight for our planet. Together, we can build a New York that works for all of us—not for the tech and the Big Oil elite.

We demand:

ICE Out of New York. Stop collaborating with ICE and protect our immigrant communities. New York must remain a sanctuary for all.

New York Out of Fossil Fuels. Commit to a rapid, just transition to 100% renewable energy. No new fossil fuel infrastructure, and divest from fossil fuels now.

Release Mahmoud Khalil, Rümeysa Öztürk, Mohsen Mahdawi and cease targeting student protesters.

Release Kilmar Abrego Garcia and cease the targeting of all immigrant communities regardless of status.

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Únete a nosotros este Día de la Tierra para enviar un mensaje claro: nuestro alcalde de Nueva York debe enfrentarse a Trump, proteger a los migrantes y luchar por nuestro planeta. Juntos, podemos construir un Nueva York que funcione para todos nosotros, no para las grandes élites y multimillonarios.

Nuestras demandas:

ICE fuera de Nueva York. La ciudad de Nueva York debe comprometerse a no colaborar con ICE y proteger a nuestras comunidades inmigrantes. Nueva York debe seguir siendo un santuario para todos.

Nueva York fuera de la industria petrolera. Nueva York debe comprometerse con una transición rápida y justa hacia una energía 100% renovable. La ciudad debe renunciar a nuevas infraestructuras de gas o petróleo y comprometerse a no invertir en la industria petrolera que destruye nuestro planeta.

Los neoyorquinos no vamos pa’ atrá ni para coger impulso. Necesitamos un alcalde que tampoco lo haga.

Our City, Our Fight Nuestra ciudad, Nuestra lucha

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

My May botanical illustration & mental health w'shop’s now live. I teach you: 🌿how to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading 🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health There’s 15% off atm with the code THANKYOU15: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...

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Valerie Hamilton @valeriehamilton.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are civil rights initiatives. This is a coordinated assault on civil rights by a bunch of rich white guys. Echoes of 1933, yes, but also of 1861.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/03/2025

I’m hosting an Indivisible empty chair town hall for Darrell Issa this Sunday in California.

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