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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Apr 18

Me this week

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Apr 8

The opening reception for this show is April 24! Come see us that evening and chat with local artists who love fiber ❤️

Material Motives Call for Art — Fiber Club*

www.fiberclubdetroit.org

Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 31

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Last day of Women’s History Month, so I have to get one more lesson in!

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 30

Toad DID look funny in his bathing suit 😅

Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 30

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 30

I’m going through WPA posters in the Library of Congress for another project, and came across this PSA.

“Hey Jim, we need you to design a poster that tells people syphilis is curable!”

“…okay but I’m gonna put dinosaurs on it.”

“Whatever man, just make sure it’s relevant.”

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Mar 14

I think what is making everyone so angry isn’t just the cowardice of Senate Democrats, it’s their cowardice in comparison to the random normal person who runs for school board to oust a Moms for Liberty freak

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 15

www.mlive.com/news/2017/05...

Basically, in addition to demonizing breastfeeding in order to sell more formula, they have more recently used expensive lawyers to bully local governments into giving them water usage.

Nestle lawyers playing hardball over township permit denial

Local officials trying to stop water withdrawal, Nestle claims.

www.mlive.com

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 15

🔔 Measles case confirmed in Michigan. Exposure may have occurred at the locations below. This is especially dangerous for kids who have not had the MMR vaccine.

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 15

This is specific to Michigan residents, because Nestle purchased water rights in Michigan for basically nothing and is now selling us back that water in plastic bottles. Let me see if I can track down that source.

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 15

www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Unfortunate that I’m getting my recall info at random, but for anyone who drinks Int’l Delight! I always do because we’re still boycotting Nestle.

More than 75K bottles of popular coffee creamer recalled: See brand, flavors

Danone issued the voluntary recall after the company received "complaints of spoilage and illness," according to the FDA.

www.usatoday.com

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 14

Okay who wants to run for Senate in Michigan and won’t capitulate to fascists on a regular basis? That’s my only bar and I’ll be working on your campaign.

Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 14

At the very least, everyone please wear masks on public transit like planes. We do not need this outbreak sweeping the country!

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Mar 14

Cases in the Texas measles outbreak are now up to 259, an increase of 36 cases since Tuesday. Total U.S. measles cases are now higher than they were for all of 2024. RFK Jr. continues to spread misinformation about MMR vaccines. This is epidemiology hell.

Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 13

www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
If measles appears in your state, I would recommend masking in public consistently again. I know many immunocompromised people never stopped masking, but measles is one of the most contagious diseases, persisting in the air even after an infected person leaves.

Measles Cases and Outbreaks

Find the latest numbers of confirmed U.S. measles cases. CDC updates this page weekly

www.cdc.gov

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 12

Why vote for any budget at all when Musk can just decide to stop all funds?

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · Mar 11

Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.

Picture of police guarding a Tesla dealership.

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 10

I guarantee you they are miserable in real life too. Imagine being so dissatisfied with yourself, even after plastic surgery and multiple partners bearing your children, that you feel the need to work “120 hour” drug-fueled weeks just to ruin other people’s lives. Misery loves company.

Sean Thomason @seanthomason.bsky.social · Mar 10

Succession and White Lotus are important television for our times because it's fun and therapeutic to see wealthy people with fabulous lives be absolutely miserable.

Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 7

These two pieces will be on sale at Posterity Gallery in Grosse Pointe for the rest of the month, as part of their #PortraitParlor exhibition!

Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 7

Where can we watch?

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 3

Then watch the documentary “Recorder” to learn about the largest single donation to the archive!

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 3

If you haven’t seen The Wiz, I hope Cynthia Erivo’s performance just now convinces you! My wife and I have been arguing for years about whether our child should see The Wiz or Wizard of Oz first…as a result he has seen neither 🤣

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 2

Timothee Chamolet cannot pull of that suit, I’m sorry
#Oscars

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Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 1

I wouldn’t show up. Select someone rational to give a state of the union and we’ll all watch that instead.

Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Mar 1

I wish I could tell President Zelensky how sorry I am that he was treated like that. Watching that debacle had the air of when your kid misbehaves for company. Like, I know you’re a twerp to ME, but please don’t act like that when we have people over! 😩

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Feb 28

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.

“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.

“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”

@kyivindependent.com

Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky

It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

kyivindependent.com

Valarie @valariesj.bsky.social · Feb 28

In the nick of time for the last day of #BlackHistoryMonth - Bessie Coleman ❤️ She was such an inspirational, determined woman. And of course we love a legendary aviator in this house.

Made of scrap/remnant fabric and a thrifted vintage frame!

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