Valerie A. Traina
@v3ndettaval.bsky.social
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
"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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I've read extensively about how to combat the current Nazi regime's flouting of the law. Since we increasingly have fewer avenues for redress of our grievances WE ARE FORCED TO SHUT DOWN THE ECONOMY 🔥 ‼️ IT WILL HURT US IN THE SHORT TERM but not disrupting will cause our FREEDOMS TO BE TAKEN FROM US🔥
Th arrest ws devastating for his son, whom multiple family membrs described as Tarabishi’s best friend. Th fathr & son hav bn inseparable fr Wael’s entire life & Tarabishi hs an encyclopedic knowledg of Pompe disease. Th illness causes progressive muscle weakness, enlargd organs & severe respiratory
ICE detains Texas father as son’s health declines: ‘Don’t forget about me’
Maher Tarabishi was arrested at a routine visit despite decades in the US, leaving his son with Pompe disease
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Th arrest ws devastating for his son, whom multiple family membrs described as Tarabishi’s best friend. Th fathr & son hav bn inseparable fr Wael’s entire life & Tarabishi hs an encyclopedic knowledg of Pompe disease. Th illness causes progressive muscle weakness, enlargd organs & severe respiratory
Israel is th only cntry in th world tht systematically prosecutes children in military courts, accord. to a 2013 Unicef reprt.
Btn 2005 & 2010, 835 Palestinian minors aged 12-17 wer tried on stone-throwg charges in military court, w/only 1 acquitted, accord. to B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights org.
Btn 2005 & 2010, 835 Palestinian minors aged 12-17 wer tried on stone-throwg charges in military court, w/only 1 acquitted, accord. to B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights org.
Palestinian-American teenager held in Israeli prison freed after nine months
Israeli soldiers had taken Mohammed Ibrahim from his home in a night raid when he was only 15 years old
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Israel is th only cntry in th world tht systematically prosecutes children in military courts, accord. to a 2013 Unicef reprt.
Btn 2005 & 2010, 835 Palestinian minors aged 12-17 wer tried on stone-throwg charges in military court, w/only 1 acquitted, accord. to B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights org.
Btn 2005 & 2010, 835 Palestinian minors aged 12-17 wer tried on stone-throwg charges in military court, w/only 1 acquitted, accord. to B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights org.
⚠️ Days after ExxonMobil began pressing the Supreme Court to give corporations a First Amendment right to hide pollution, tech giant RealPage has now filed a federal lawsuit asserting that artificial intelligence companies have the same constitutional right to help landlords collude to raise rents.
🚨NEWS: A tech giant has filed a lawsuit asking federal courts to grant artificial intelligence algorithms a First Amendment right for to help landlords raise rent prices.
What stage of capitalism is this?
What stage of capitalism is this?
Tech Giant Says AI Has A First Amendment Right To Raise Your Rent
Fresh off a Trump settlement, RealPage is trying to overturn New York’s anti-rent-gouging law.
www.levernews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
⚠️ Days after ExxonMobil began pressing the Supreme Court to give corporations a First Amendment right to hide pollution, tech giant RealPage has now filed a federal lawsuit asserting that artificial intelligence companies have the same constitutional right to help landlords collude to raise rents.
AI is implicated in screwing up court filings here in CA ‼️ STOP using AI‼️ Kjoller’s lawyers then filed a petition with the California supreme court, identifying three cases they say contain errors typical of generative AI. The court has not yet issued a decision on whether it will take up the case.
California prosecutors’ office used AI to file inaccurate motion in criminal case
Filing contained errors known as ‘hallucinations’, with attorneys arguing prosecutors’ office used AI in other cases
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
AI is implicated in screwing up court filings here in CA ‼️ STOP using AI‼️ Kjoller’s lawyers then filed a petition with the California supreme court, identifying three cases they say contain errors typical of generative AI. The court has not yet issued a decision on whether it will take up the case.
DHS secretary, Kristi Noem, sd tht Haiti no longer faces “extraordinary & temporary conditions” tht would prevent nationals fm returning. That statement comes despite worsening instability fm gang violence in Haiti & political turmoil tht hs forced more thn a record 1.4M ppl fm their homes ths year.
Trump officials halt protected status for Haitians in US
Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem says allowing Haitians to remain is ‘contrary to US national interest’
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
DHS secretary, Kristi Noem, sd tht Haiti no longer faces “extraordinary & temporary conditions” tht would prevent nationals fm returning. That statement comes despite worsening instability fm gang violence in Haiti & political turmoil tht hs forced more thn a record 1.4M ppl fm their homes ths year.
NOBODY CAN BE SURPRISED that after the INVASION of DC by federal troops, National Guardsmen would be targeted ‼️It's only amazing it took this long🔥
Washington DC shooting: video suggests ‘lone gunman’ shot two national guard members near White House, say Washington DC police – latest updates
Washington DC shooting: video suggests ‘lone gunman’ shot two national guard members near White House, say Washington DC police – latest updates
Washington DC shooting: video suggests ‘lone gunman’ shot two national guard members near White House, say Washington DC police – latest updates
Gunman ‘ambushed’ troops and both guardsmen are being treated for gunshot wounds, says assistant chief of DC’s Metropolitan police department
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
NOBODY CAN BE SURPRISED that after the INVASION of DC by federal troops, National Guardsmen would be targeted ‼️It's only amazing it took this long🔥
Washington DC shooting: video suggests ‘lone gunman’ shot two national guard members near White House, say Washington DC police – latest updates
Washington DC shooting: video suggests ‘lone gunman’ shot two national guard members near White House, say Washington DC police – latest updates
Karoline must've had it in for this woman‼️ 'Ferreira has maintained her legal status through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca), a program which grants temporary protection from deportation for those who entered the country as children, according to the post.'
Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew detained by US immigration agents
Bruna Ferreira, who has a child with the White House press secretary’s brother, is now in custody at an ICE facility
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Karoline must've had it in for this woman‼️ 'Ferreira has maintained her legal status through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca), a program which grants temporary protection from deportation for those who entered the country as children, according to the post.'
LOCK HIM UP‼️🔐 On Truth Social on Fri, Trump wrote that he would be “terminating, effective immediately” temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota. Trump wrote that Minnesota was a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity”. “Send them back to where they came from. It’s OVER!” he wrote.
Minnesotans gear up to fight Trump ending Somalis’ temporary protected status
Though president’s order is legally questionable, advocates worry community could be targeted for immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
LOCK HIM UP‼️🔐 On Truth Social on Fri, Trump wrote that he would be “terminating, effective immediately” temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota. Trump wrote that Minnesota was a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity”. “Send them back to where they came from. It’s OVER!” he wrote.
How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways‼️ 'Burgum also announced commemorative new designs for annual passes issued in 2026. The annual pass features portraits of George Washington and Donald Trump side-by-side, while the military pass includes a photograph of Trump saluting troops.'🖕
US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans
Interior department, which has defunded conservation organizations, claims fee hike is for conservation
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways‼️ 'Burgum also announced commemorative new designs for annual passes issued in 2026. The annual pass features portraits of George Washington and Donald Trump side-by-side, while the military pass includes a photograph of Trump saluting troops.'🖕
Please sign this petition to the Del Mar Fairgrounds governing board. It will help curtail the # of days of horse racing by extending the County Fair. Horse racing is a brutal industry that kills thousands of horses every year. There's no upside to horse racing. Please share, too‼️🙏 c.org/hPsVj4z75S
Sign the Petition
Replace 47 Days of Horse Races with 10 More Days of the San Diego County Fair
c.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Please sign this petition to the Del Mar Fairgrounds governing board. It will help curtail the # of days of horse racing by extending the County Fair. Horse racing is a brutal industry that kills thousands of horses every year. There's no upside to horse racing. Please share, too‼️🙏 c.org/hPsVj4z75S
Reposted by Valerie A. Traina
A handy list of companies to boycott that are working in or connected to Israel or the occupied territories in the West Bank. Boycotts work and the Israeli extremists are frightened by them. Don't trade with genocide.
#BDS
#NoThanks
bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS...
#BDS
#NoThanks
bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS...
Guide to BDS Boycott & Pressure Corporate Priority Targeting
Ending the complicity of states, corporations, and institutions in Israel’s ongoing, live-streamed genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza is the most effective form of solidarity with the P...
bdsmovement.net
July 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A handy list of companies to boycott that are working in or connected to Israel or the occupied territories in the West Bank. Boycotts work and the Israeli extremists are frightened by them. Don't trade with genocide.
#BDS
#NoThanks
bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS...
#BDS
#NoThanks
bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS...
THIS post complements my earlier one of dogs finding giant sticks to carry around ‼️😀
When you are smiling because you know you found just the right stick for the nest and your partner will be SO happy!
#LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography
#LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
THIS post complements my earlier one of dogs finding giant sticks to carry around ‼️😀
NEW JERSEY FRIENDS, if you vote in the 11th House district you may want to vote for Marc Chaaban, who has refused to be bought by AIPAC 🔥💪✊👏
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
NEW JERSEY FRIENDS, if you vote in the 11th House district you may want to vote for Marc Chaaban, who has refused to be bought by AIPAC 🔥💪✊👏
For US politicians it's finally becoming TOXIC to accept AIPAC funding ‼️ Before we vote for a pol on any level of government we should check with @trackaipac.com as to whether said candidate is CLEAN‼️🔥💰
They spent millions. We built a movement. Now, working with AIPAC is a political liability. We're winning.
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
For US politicians it's finally becoming TOXIC to accept AIPAC funding ‼️ Before we vote for a pol on any level of government we should check with @trackaipac.com as to whether said candidate is CLEAN‼️🔥💰
US REGIME DISRESPECTS ALLIES & REWARDS RUSSIA 🔥 WE MUST KICK THEM OUT 🥾
Driscoll then briefed Nato ambassadors on the plan in Kyiv. One person present said it had been “a nightmare meeting” and that European ambassadors had been shocked by the content and tone of Driscoll’s delivery.
#fuckusnazis
Driscoll then briefed Nato ambassadors on the plan in Kyiv. One person present said it had been “a nightmare meeting” and that European ambassadors had been shocked by the content and tone of Driscoll’s delivery.
#fuckusnazis
US optimistic over Ukraine peace deal talks but ‘a few delicate details’ remain
Ukrainian official cites ‘common understanding’, but no sign territorial concessions or security guarantees are agreed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
US REGIME DISRESPECTS ALLIES & REWARDS RUSSIA 🔥 WE MUST KICK THEM OUT 🥾
Driscoll then briefed Nato ambassadors on the plan in Kyiv. One person present said it had been “a nightmare meeting” and that European ambassadors had been shocked by the content and tone of Driscoll’s delivery.
#fuckusnazis
Driscoll then briefed Nato ambassadors on the plan in Kyiv. One person present said it had been “a nightmare meeting” and that European ambassadors had been shocked by the content and tone of Driscoll’s delivery.
#fuckusnazis
NYC METRO AREA friends please consider adopting MELIA 🙏 Please tag potential homes and share her.❤️🐕
💻[email protected]
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
MELIA can live with cats, no dogs. She needs a patient, loving human who can train and be her forever. She needs a calm adult only home. 3.5 years old. Around 50 pounds. Over 800 days 😢
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
MELIA can live with cats, no dogs. She needs a patient, loving human who can train and be her forever. She needs a calm adult only home. 3.5 years old. Around 50 pounds. Over 800 days 😢
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
NYC METRO AREA friends please consider adopting MELIA 🙏 Please tag potential homes and share her.❤️🐕
So, you are a Palestinian bombed out of your home, not just once but many times. You erect yet another tent, and now must contend with winter rains inundating it‼️ You can't erect a tent just anywhere because Israel has decided to cordon off the safest spots, which are given to Israeli colonists‼️🔥
Children stretch out on the soaked earth, shielding their frail bodies with plastic bags as relentless rain floods the Gaza Strip.
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
So, you are a Palestinian bombed out of your home, not just once but many times. You erect yet another tent, and now must contend with winter rains inundating it‼️ You can't erect a tent just anywhere because Israel has decided to cordon off the safest spots, which are given to Israeli colonists‼️🔥
Blinded by Israelis and then PREVENTED FROM GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT BY THOSE SAME EVIL FUCKERS ‼️All of this misery brought to Palestinians through financial & weapons support by the USA‼️
Amal Ismail, 28, a Palestinian journalist, was injured in shelling, leaving her blind in one eye and with serious damage to the other. Doctors say she needs treatment outside Gaza, but closed borders are preventing her travel and her condition is worsening.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Blinded by Israelis and then PREVENTED FROM GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT BY THOSE SAME EVIL FUCKERS ‼️All of this misery brought to Palestinians through financial & weapons support by the USA‼️
🤫 A spokesperson for Islamic Jihad said the body of the hostage had been found on Monday during search operations in central Gaza.
Israel said the delay in handing over the remains was a violation of the ceasefire. BUT ISRAEL MURDERING PALESTINIANS ISN'T A VIOLATION‼️❓
#Israelisaterroriststate
#BDS
Israel said the delay in handing over the remains was a violation of the ceasefire. BUT ISRAEL MURDERING PALESTINIANS ISN'T A VIOLATION‼️❓
#Israelisaterroriststate
#BDS
Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says
Report says Israel’s operations ‘significantly undermined every pillar of survival’ and reduced the economy by 87%
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🤫 A spokesperson for Islamic Jihad said the body of the hostage had been found on Monday during search operations in central Gaza.
Israel said the delay in handing over the remains was a violation of the ceasefire. BUT ISRAEL MURDERING PALESTINIANS ISN'T A VIOLATION‼️❓
#Israelisaterroriststate
#BDS
Israel said the delay in handing over the remains was a violation of the ceasefire. BUT ISRAEL MURDERING PALESTINIANS ISN'T A VIOLATION‼️❓
#Israelisaterroriststate
#BDS
HERE'S YOUR BELLY LAUGH(S) FOR TODAY 😹
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
HERE'S YOUR BELLY LAUGH(S) FOR TODAY 😹
🥲 My country aided & abetted this CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY‼️ The UN’s trade & development agency (Unctad) sd in a report tht Israel’s military operations hd “significantly undermined every pillar of survival” & that the entire population of 2.3M people faced “extreme, multidimensional impoverishment”.🔥
Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says
Report says Israel’s operations ‘significantly undermined every pillar of survival’ and reduced the economy by 87%
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🥲 My country aided & abetted this CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY‼️ The UN’s trade & development agency (Unctad) sd in a report tht Israel’s military operations hd “significantly undermined every pillar of survival” & that the entire population of 2.3M people faced “extreme, multidimensional impoverishment”.🔥
🤫 Looks like in the USA EVERYONE is a terrorist...except for Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, 3%ers, KKK, and the Base‼️ If you are a right wing militia member you are above suspicion and may even qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize 🔥
Anti-fascist groups named as US terror threats ‘barely exist’, experts say
Designation of groups from Italy, Germany and Greece labelled ‘ridiculous’ as experts say no active threat posed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🤫 Looks like in the USA EVERYONE is a terrorist...except for Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, 3%ers, KKK, and the Base‼️ If you are a right wing militia member you are above suspicion and may even qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize 🔥
'...cameras captured the rodents...grabbing bats mid-flight, killing them with a bite and dragging the carcasses away. Out of 30 filmed predation attempts, 13 were successful. The attacks happened in complete darkness, so the researchers suspect that the rats sensed the bats with their whiskers.'
Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them
The grisly infrared camera footage records a never-before-seen hunting tactic. It may have implications for bat conservation.
www.sciencenews.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
'...cameras captured the rodents...grabbing bats mid-flight, killing them with a bite and dragging the carcasses away. Out of 30 filmed predation attempts, 13 were successful. The attacks happened in complete darkness, so the researchers suspect that the rats sensed the bats with their whiskers.'
A United Nations study documented that a MILLION PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE BOUGHT EVERY *MINUTE* worldwide‼️(From an article in Scientific American, Dec. 2025) I often think about how we are destroying our planet and the habitats of millions of nonhumans. Plastic is worse than a PLAGUE‼️🤬🥲
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A United Nations study documented that a MILLION PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE BOUGHT EVERY *MINUTE* worldwide‼️(From an article in Scientific American, Dec. 2025) I often think about how we are destroying our planet and the habitats of millions of nonhumans. Plastic is worse than a PLAGUE‼️🤬🥲
Why the Irish feel such strong solidarity with Palestinians 🇮🇪🇵🇸
Procopio Azucar (@pazucar)
The Irish are known for their unapologetic support for Palestinians, but what connects the two peoples? Dena Takruri speaks to Irish people about why they feel a sense of shared struggle with Palesti...
substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Why the Irish feel such strong solidarity with Palestinians 🇮🇪🇵🇸