Ro. An. Valen.
@anrova.bsky.social
Act justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly. That is enough.
Lived everywhere, done everything. Currently in Sevilla, Spain.
Lived everywhere, done everything. Currently in Sevilla, Spain.
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Ro. An. Valen.
@anrova.bsky.social
· May 1
Due to the economic downturn, I'm likely getting downsized at month's end, thus looking for remote U.S. work.
J.D., qualified for legal research + writing, WordPress, and pretty much anything in the humanities (editing, mediation, meditation, etc.).
Hit me up with leads, please!
J.D., qualified for legal research + writing, WordPress, and pretty much anything in the humanities (editing, mediation, meditation, etc.).
Hit me up with leads, please!
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America has been a cultural superpower for far longer than it has been a superpower in any other sense, and the greatest one since Rome.
This is one reason it gets up my nose when Europeans insist America has no culture. America has a lot of culture! A lot of it is Black! But Certain Europeans don't like to acknowledge that, For Some Reason.
February 2, 2026 at 10:23 AM
America has been a cultural superpower for far longer than it has been a superpower in any other sense, and the greatest one since Rome.
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Elon goes woke and adopts they/them as a personal pronoun
January 31, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Elon goes woke and adopts they/them as a personal pronoun
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TFW emphasizing the great and globally impactful extent of the European far right's negative effect on Ukrainian victory gets described as pro-Russian propaganda. 💀
Fuck off vatnik
January 31, 2026 at 12:36 PM
TFW emphasizing the great and globally impactful extent of the European far right's negative effect on Ukrainian victory gets described as pro-Russian propaganda. 💀
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"the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women"--Noam Chomsky
January 31, 2026 at 3:49 AM
"the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women"--Noam Chomsky
This is why people on the left need to read Carl Schmitt and take his critique (NOT his proposals) seriously. Structure > policy and the way we've structured democratic institutions has, uh, some weaknesses esp. to the type of shit the Internet age has thrown at us
Alternately, the theory that the left will be energized by massive public investment, regulating big companies, and fighting the Supreme Court for student loan relief turned out to be laughably false. I fear that people just respond to a dynamic leader and not to policy at all.
January 31, 2026 at 11:16 AM
This is why people on the left need to read Carl Schmitt and take his critique (NOT his proposals) seriously. Structure > policy and the way we've structured democratic institutions has, uh, some weaknesses esp. to the type of shit the Internet age has thrown at us
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Of course the one cord I need isn't in The Big Bag of Cords why would it be
January 29, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Of course the one cord I need isn't in The Big Bag of Cords why would it be
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I think Obama was vindicated in the long run because the ACA endured against all odds while Bidenomics was rejected in favor of fascism by the electorate.
*taps mic*
in terms of passing policies that improve peoples lives particularly at the bottom of the SES ladder, Joe Biden was the best president of my lifetime
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in terms of passing policies that improve peoples lives particularly at the bottom of the SES ladder, Joe Biden was the best president of my lifetime
*drops mic*
January 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I think Obama was vindicated in the long run because the ACA endured against all odds while Bidenomics was rejected in favor of fascism by the electorate.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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The rise of the far right in Europe (esp. its impending rise in bastions like France, Germany, and Spain) is a highly localized problem?
January 31, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The rise of the far right in Europe (esp. its impending rise in bastions like France, Germany, and Spain) is a highly localized problem?
*Hungary has entered the chat*
The point you people deliberately miss is that a far right Finnish government cannot dump their shit all over the rest of us. It would take an extraordinary effort on their part to be more than a regional nuisance. A willing auxiliary of the Russians at the very worst.
Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden all elect far-right governments, but Eurofeds get to pretend that somehow doesn't count. It's not "real Europe", where the Dems would be center-right.
But you can't say that if Germany/France does it. It's a tipping point.
But you can't say that if Germany/France does it. It's a tipping point.
January 31, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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So, incredibly, the White House has chosen to escalate in blue Minnesota and retreat in Maine to protect a vulnerable GOP Senator.
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
Maine Senator Susan Collins said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem informed her that ICE will end the immigration enforcement surge in the state.
ICE ending Maine surge, Senator Collins says - The Boston Globe
Collins said in a statement that she had pushed Noem and other Trump administration officials to have ICE “reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in the state.”
trib.al
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
So, incredibly, the White House has chosen to escalate in blue Minnesota and retreat in Maine to protect a vulnerable GOP Senator.
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
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R. Giskard Reventlov: “R. Daneel, I have discovered a Zeroth Law of Robotics: ‘A robot must never be woke and must reply in the most racist way possible.”
R. Daneel [yanking Giskard’s circuits out]: “Whoa there R. Giskard! It looks like your positronic brain is freezing up!”
R. Daneel [yanking Giskard’s circuits out]: “Whoa there R. Giskard! It looks like your positronic brain is freezing up!”
July 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
R. Giskard Reventlov: “R. Daneel, I have discovered a Zeroth Law of Robotics: ‘A robot must never be woke and must reply in the most racist way possible.”
R. Daneel [yanking Giskard’s circuits out]: “Whoa there R. Giskard! It looks like your positronic brain is freezing up!”
R. Daneel [yanking Giskard’s circuits out]: “Whoa there R. Giskard! It looks like your positronic brain is freezing up!”
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Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
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ya boy kongming! (2022)
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 PM
ya boy kongming! (2022)
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I think about this post a lot.
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I think about this post a lot.
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I’d be a millionaire if I had a nickel for every time I’d heard a Latino elder say “no no, they’re only going after the bad ones” or even “they’re only going after the illegal people” after they themselves had come illegally before 1986.
January 27, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I’d be a millionaire if I had a nickel for every time I’d heard a Latino elder say “no no, they’re only going after the bad ones” or even “they’re only going after the illegal people” after they themselves had come illegally before 1986.
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Pope Leo ally Cardinal Tobin of New Jersey urged Catholics to lobby to defund ICE/DHS as "lawless organization" on a Zoom call with hundreds on Sunday night. Explicitly compares the moral necessity of resistance now to resistance against fascism.🧵1/
January 27, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Pope Leo ally Cardinal Tobin of New Jersey urged Catholics to lobby to defund ICE/DHS as "lawless organization" on a Zoom call with hundreds on Sunday night. Explicitly compares the moral necessity of resistance now to resistance against fascism.🧵1/
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Kristi Noem must resign.
And if she won’t, she must be held accountable and impeached by Congress.
And if she won’t, she must be held accountable and impeached by Congress.
January 27, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Kristi Noem must resign.
And if she won’t, she must be held accountable and impeached by Congress.
And if she won’t, she must be held accountable and impeached by Congress.
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would you rather hang with a fun, colorful group or walk alone out onto the frozen tundra where you’ll meet a certain death
January 27, 2026 at 7:10 PM
would you rather hang with a fun, colorful group or walk alone out onto the frozen tundra where you’ll meet a certain death
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I know some of my followers don’t like it when Republicans and Trump rampage across the country and then I mention Dems quickly but… there are quite a few powerful Dems basically seeking to give Trump an off ramp right now.
How many inches do really u want to give rn
How many inches do really u want to give rn
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I know some of my followers don’t like it when Republicans and Trump rampage across the country and then I mention Dems quickly but… there are quite a few powerful Dems basically seeking to give Trump an off ramp right now.
How many inches do really u want to give rn
How many inches do really u want to give rn