Rob Valente
@robvalente.bsky.social
Erstwhile medievalist. Sometime lawyer. The justice system was constructed to protect the powerful. Time for change. She/her No DMs, unless I know you. Vote blue.
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I'll take Frederick Douglass over Elon Musk
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I'll take Frederick Douglass over Elon Musk
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No thrones. No crowns. No kings.
No negotiation. No surrender. No fear.
Just us. And a few million of our closest friends.
March 28.
#NoKings2026 social.demcast.com/s/fCWhCgEz
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No negotiation. No surrender. No fear.
Just us. And a few million of our closest friends.
March 28.
#NoKings2026 social.demcast.com/s/fCWhCgEz
❌👑
February 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
No thrones. No crowns. No kings.
No negotiation. No surrender. No fear.
Just us. And a few million of our closest friends.
March 28.
#NoKings2026 social.demcast.com/s/fCWhCgEz
❌👑
No negotiation. No surrender. No fear.
Just us. And a few million of our closest friends.
March 28.
#NoKings2026 social.demcast.com/s/fCWhCgEz
❌👑
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Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre: “I was trafficked to a lot of types of different men — billionaires, royalty… he used me as a form of blackmail so these people would owe him favors.”
February 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre: “I was trafficked to a lot of types of different men — billionaires, royalty… he used me as a form of blackmail so these people would owe him favors.”
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Happy National Flag Day, Canada!
May it fly forever free.
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May it fly forever free.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Happy National Flag Day, Canada!
May it fly forever free.
🇺🇸💙🇨🇦
May it fly forever free.
🇺🇸💙🇨🇦
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WIN: The Virginia Supreme Court authorized an April special election in which voters will decide whether the state should redraw its congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
In victory for Democrats, Virginia Supreme Court says redistricting vote can go forward
Voters will get to decide on a proposed “10-1” map that could deliver four more Democratic seats in Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:28 PM
WIN: The Virginia Supreme Court authorized an April special election in which voters will decide whether the state should redraw its congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.
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Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
February 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
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totally this
February 16, 2026 at 12:59 AM
totally this
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
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February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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I want to remind folks of something that’s still raw for me. After the 2024 loss, most Dems in Congress went quiet. You remember the silence. It was deafening.
Jasmine Crockett did the opposite. She stepped up early, got loud, and was never afraid to take on Trump.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
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Jasmine Crockett did the opposite. She stepped up early, got loud, and was never afraid to take on Trump.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
🧵
February 15, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I want to remind folks of something that’s still raw for me. After the 2024 loss, most Dems in Congress went quiet. You remember the silence. It was deafening.
Jasmine Crockett did the opposite. She stepped up early, got loud, and was never afraid to take on Trump.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
🧵
Jasmine Crockett did the opposite. She stepped up early, got loud, and was never afraid to take on Trump.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
🧵
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Time for justice now! I don’t care what party affiliation Democrat, Republicans, they all need to be dealt with!
February 12, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Time for justice now! I don’t care what party affiliation Democrat, Republicans, they all need to be dealt with!
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But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else. 4/4
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else. 4/4
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To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. 3/
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. 3/
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him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. 3/
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. 3/
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his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole.
Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame 2/
Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame 2/
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole.
Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame 2/
Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame 2/
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from Theodore Roosevelt
26th US President (1858-1919)
The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, 1/
26th US President (1858-1919)
The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, 1/
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
from Theodore Roosevelt
26th US President (1858-1919)
The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, 1/
26th US President (1858-1919)
The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, 1/
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CNN - Silent
Fox News - Silent
ABC News - Silent
NBC News - Silent
The NY Times - Silent
Bloomberg - Silent
The Washington Post - Silent
America? You’re going to have to make your own noise.
Fox News - Silent
ABC News - Silent
NBC News - Silent
The NY Times - Silent
Bloomberg - Silent
The Washington Post - Silent
America? You’re going to have to make your own noise.
February 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
CNN - Silent
Fox News - Silent
ABC News - Silent
NBC News - Silent
The NY Times - Silent
Bloomberg - Silent
The Washington Post - Silent
America? You’re going to have to make your own noise.
Fox News - Silent
ABC News - Silent
NBC News - Silent
The NY Times - Silent
Bloomberg - Silent
The Washington Post - Silent
America? You’re going to have to make your own noise.
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Did you know baby shampoo is mild enough, when used with water, to rinse eyes if they've been sprayed? Like when walking on or around ICE?
We need to be careful and listen to this ophthalmologist about pepper spray.
#ProudBlue
📹: drglaucomflecken/TT (a.k.a. Dr. William Flannary)
We need to be careful and listen to this ophthalmologist about pepper spray.
#ProudBlue
📹: drglaucomflecken/TT (a.k.a. Dr. William Flannary)
January 29, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Did you know baby shampoo is mild enough, when used with water, to rinse eyes if they've been sprayed? Like when walking on or around ICE?
We need to be careful and listen to this ophthalmologist about pepper spray.
#ProudBlue
📹: drglaucomflecken/TT (a.k.a. Dr. William Flannary)
We need to be careful and listen to this ophthalmologist about pepper spray.
#ProudBlue
📹: drglaucomflecken/TT (a.k.a. Dr. William Flannary)
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