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The grumbling Valkano

@valklimate.bsky.social
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Steve Valk, retired journalist; hunger, poverty advocate; retired #ClimateChange communicator. Straighten the crooked pictures on humanity's walls. Check out my Substack, "Problem Solved." AJC, RESULTS, Citizens' Climate Lobby, Climate Civics

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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Yep... stevevalk.substack.com/p/vaccines-w...
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This may be an unpopular take, but I hate the Minions. They're annoying as shit on your shoe.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
With all the noise in the news lately, folks may have missed this encouraging development. stevevalk.substack.com/p/movement-t...
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Kushner and Witkoff have arrived in Pakistan for peace negotiations.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy #EarthDay, everyone! How about a little optimism for clean energy? Looks like Trump has unintentionally motivated the world to phase out fossil fuels. Check out my latest Substack. open.substack.com/pub/steveval...
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Trump has already picked a replacement for Hegseth...
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
My magical device that protects me from oil shocks.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Overlooked in the current chaos is the destruction of our #climate by the Trump administration. Kudos to the @nytimes.com for this front-page story about the wrecking ball being taken to efforts to preserve a livable world. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
This is not going away.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Don't you just hate it when you're on deadline and your supervisor is breathing down your neck?
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
An architectural wonder.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
.@nytopinion.nytimes.com, I sincerely hope you'll write an editorial asking our generals if they will be loyal to the Constitution or loyal to Trump. If it is the latter, we will soon be under a dictatorship.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
.@sulliview.bsky.social, please use your influence to push every paper in the country to write editorials asking the generals if they are going to be loyal to the Constitution or loyal to Trump. This is the question every newspaper in the country needs to be asking.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
THIS is a gourmet hot dog. Red's Beer Garden in Atlanta. Cited by the Wall Street Journal as among the best in the country.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
It's Caturday. Frankie says, "Relax."
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Three members of our @cclusa.org‬ Atlanta chapter spent Thursday evening at a town hall meeting with @repnikema.bsky.social‬. Didn't get a chance to ask our question about permitting reform, but we'll be back for the next one. #ClimateChange
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Forget about the kraken. Release the Epstein files!
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Probably the best museum in America. I fear the first 2 floors, which focus on the history of American slavery, will be shut down or unrecognizable. The Baldwin quote below is part of that exhibit.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Ready to watch.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Started feeding my cat wet food a few months ago, and now she gets me up at 3 am for it. At my age, though, I'm up at 3 am anyway to go to the bathroom.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
.@maddow.msnbc.com, please shine some light on the plight of this woman, a pillar of her community who has lived in the US 50 years, who was picked up by ICE and is scheduled for deportation. trevorstoneirvin.substack.com/p/writing-a-...
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Packed park for No Kings at the Georgia Capitol.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
If anyone is looking for a good illustration to put on their protest sign, my friend Trevor has an excellent one. You can subscribe to his Substack here: trevorstoneirvin.substack.com
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I'm sure Trump would appreciate it if all posts today about tariffs included this image...
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Mike Luckovich says it all rather succinctly...
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
And for those dismayed at the ever-shrinking pool of quality editorial cartoons, check out Trevor Irvin's Substack that offers great cartoons along with biting commentary. trevorstoneirvin.substack.com
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
"May the odds be ever in your favor."
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The look on your face when you realize you married the Antichrist.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The look on your face when it dawns on you that you married the Antichrist. #Vance #PopeFrancis #Usha
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Protesters are gathering in Atlanta's Piedmont Park getting ready to march to the Georgia Capitol.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Apparently #ElonMusk fantacises that he's the quirky lead character in a Wes Anderson movie. The man has no original thoughts.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Not a screen saver. Just my work supervisor.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
ABC's capitulation to Trump is an extreme betrayal of the First Amendment. Three things: -- Don't watch anything on ABC. -- Don't buy anything from their sponsors. -- George Stephanopoulos should quit in protest and go to another network.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
He will withdraw before next week. I hear Desantis has plans to put boots on the ground.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
This is the earliest I've ever put our tree up. Given the past few weeks, I just felt like we need a little Christmas... right this very minute.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
#treewalker is a thing, too.
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