Joseph Valentine
@jvalentinephoto.bsky.social
Photographer-Gardener-Antique House Junkie
New England
www.josephvalentine.com
New England
www.josephvalentine.com
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just got rid of all 17 of the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
June 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just got rid of all 17 of the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Stephen Miller lived four doors down from me freshman year
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
June 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Stephen Miller lived four doors down from me freshman year
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
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Next time someone in Congress glibly dismisses your need for healthcare, remember that they have some of the best healthcare in the country. And it was paid for by YOU.
May 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Next time someone in Congress glibly dismisses your need for healthcare, remember that they have some of the best healthcare in the country. And it was paid for by YOU.
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Fiona Hill: "The United States is on a path toward full-on state repression."
May 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Fiona Hill: "The United States is on a path toward full-on state repression."
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After years of being told this kind of lie thousands of times by right-wing politicians and media figures, there are millions of Americans who think if they set foot in a city of more than a million people they will literally be murdered in the first 15 minutes.
I wish I was exaggerating.
I wish I was exaggerating.
Duffy: "If you're liberal, they want you to take public transportation ... the problem is that it's dirty. You have criminals. It's homeless shelters. It's insane asylums. It's a work ground for the criminal element of the city to prey upon the good people."
May 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
After years of being told this kind of lie thousands of times by right-wing politicians and media figures, there are millions of Americans who think if they set foot in a city of more than a million people they will literally be murdered in the first 15 minutes.
I wish I was exaggerating.
I wish I was exaggerating.
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The secretary of transportation literally goes on tv every day to talk about how pants-pissing terrified he is of public transportation
Duffy: "If you're liberal, they want you to take public transportation ... the problem is that it's dirty. You have criminals. It's homeless shelters. It's insane asylums. It's a work ground for the criminal element of the city to prey upon the good people."
May 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The secretary of transportation literally goes on tv every day to talk about how pants-pissing terrified he is of public transportation
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Update: reports today that multiple legal observers were arrested today in New York at two separate immigration courts, for allegedly “obstructing” ICE.
Not only that, apparently some immigration courts are barring the public from attending hearings.
This mess is escalating fast.
Not only that, apparently some immigration courts are barring the public from attending hearings.
This mess is escalating fast.
Immigration court arrests continued across the nation yesterday (and are likely ongoing today).
Yesterday, in NYC, 30 ICE officers swarmed the immigration court, holding lists of names of people to arrest. All were dutifully attending their immigration hearings and many had pending asylum claims.
Yesterday, in NYC, 30 ICE officers swarmed the immigration court, holding lists of names of people to arrest. All were dutifully attending their immigration hearings and many had pending asylum claims.
May 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Update: reports today that multiple legal observers were arrested today in New York at two separate immigration courts, for allegedly “obstructing” ICE.
Not only that, apparently some immigration courts are barring the public from attending hearings.
This mess is escalating fast.
Not only that, apparently some immigration courts are barring the public from attending hearings.
This mess is escalating fast.
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ICE agents rounded up around 40 people today across Martha’s Vineyard—grabbing some out of their cars. The sweeps were carried out as part of a series of traffic stops with the help of FBI and DEA agents. “You should be ashamed of yourselves,” one person shouted at several agents gathered outside.
ICE ‘Grabbing People Out of Their Cars’ on Martha’s Vineyard
Immigration agents reportedly rounded up around 40 people in the course of several traffic stops on Tuesday.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
ICE agents rounded up around 40 people today across Martha’s Vineyard—grabbing some out of their cars. The sweeps were carried out as part of a series of traffic stops with the help of FBI and DEA agents. “You should be ashamed of yourselves,” one person shouted at several agents gathered outside.
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The U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority under the federal emergency powers law he invoked.
Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority under the federal emergency powers law he invoked.
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RFK Jr. is reportedly going to forbid government scientists from publishing in the world’s most respected medical journals — the Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, etc.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
May 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
RFK Jr. is reportedly going to forbid government scientists from publishing in the world’s most respected medical journals — the Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, etc.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
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He wants to remove peer review and replace it with political review. This is exactly what Orwell warned us about.
RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said his agency will create “in-house” publications instead.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
He wants to remove peer review and replace it with political review. This is exactly what Orwell warned us about.
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BREAKING: HHS just killed a $600M Moderna contract for pandemic flu vaccines.
The platform: mRNA—the fastest we have against threats like H5N1.
The reason? RFK Jr.’s skepticism.
The risk? Deadly delays when the next pandemic hits.
www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #IDSky
The platform: mRNA—the fastest we have against threats like H5N1.
The reason? RFK Jr.’s skepticism.
The risk? Deadly delays when the next pandemic hits.
www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #IDSky
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.
www.statnews.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
BREAKING: HHS just killed a $600M Moderna contract for pandemic flu vaccines.
The platform: mRNA—the fastest we have against threats like H5N1.
The reason? RFK Jr.’s skepticism.
The risk? Deadly delays when the next pandemic hits.
www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #IDSky
The platform: mRNA—the fastest we have against threats like H5N1.
The reason? RFK Jr.’s skepticism.
The risk? Deadly delays when the next pandemic hits.
www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #IDSky
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Stop the @bsky.app bashing. We’re all under a tremendous strain. We’re not perfect. I block when I need to, but ignore most foolishness.
Don’t become goaded into leaving a platform that’s doing almost all the right things.
To organize for 2026, we need to stay in communication w/each other.
Don’t become goaded into leaving a platform that’s doing almost all the right things.
To organize for 2026, we need to stay in communication w/each other.
May 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Stop the @bsky.app bashing. We’re all under a tremendous strain. We’re not perfect. I block when I need to, but ignore most foolishness.
Don’t become goaded into leaving a platform that’s doing almost all the right things.
To organize for 2026, we need to stay in communication w/each other.
Don’t become goaded into leaving a platform that’s doing almost all the right things.
To organize for 2026, we need to stay in communication w/each other.
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I implore people to think about what Memorial Day means, and then think about…this
May 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I implore people to think about what Memorial Day means, and then think about…this
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A nation so sexist we chose the worst man over the best woman.
Twice.
And we will spend generations paying for it with our economy, our national security, people's lives, and the planet.
#RemoveTrump #GOPBetrayedAmerica
Call your reps
202-224-3121
Twice.
And we will spend generations paying for it with our economy, our national security, people's lives, and the planet.
#RemoveTrump #GOPBetrayedAmerica
Call your reps
202-224-3121
May 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A nation so sexist we chose the worst man over the best woman.
Twice.
And we will spend generations paying for it with our economy, our national security, people's lives, and the planet.
#RemoveTrump #GOPBetrayedAmerica
Call your reps
202-224-3121
Twice.
And we will spend generations paying for it with our economy, our national security, people's lives, and the planet.
#RemoveTrump #GOPBetrayedAmerica
Call your reps
202-224-3121
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Correct, Harvard today the rest of the universities tomorrow
HARVARD PROF David Armitage: “We’re being made an example of by Trump — authoritarians across the world go for the universities first, because they’re set up for freedom of thought and provide critical opposition.”
May 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Correct, Harvard today the rest of the universities tomorrow
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Start every day with this reality:
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
United States Congress elections, 2026
Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics
ballotpedia.org
May 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Start every day with this reality:
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
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What?!?! The EPA has drafted a plan to eliminate all pollution controls from coal and gas-fired power plants. The agency claims these plants “do not contribute significantly” to dangerous pollution or climate change, arguing their emissions are a small and declining share of global totals.
May 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
What?!?! The EPA has drafted a plan to eliminate all pollution controls from coal and gas-fired power plants. The agency claims these plants “do not contribute significantly” to dangerous pollution or climate change, arguing their emissions are a small and declining share of global totals.
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If this jam didn’t play the barbecue didn’t happen
🗣️ EARL’S PLAYIN BY HIMSELF MAN!!!
open.spotify.com/track/16mWrK...
🗣️ EARL’S PLAYIN BY HIMSELF MAN!!!
open.spotify.com/track/16mWrK...
Do I Do - 1982 Musiquarium Version
Stevie Wonder · At The Close Of A Century · Song · 1999
open.spotify.com
May 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
If this jam didn’t play the barbecue didn’t happen
🗣️ EARL’S PLAYIN BY HIMSELF MAN!!!
open.spotify.com/track/16mWrK...
🗣️ EARL’S PLAYIN BY HIMSELF MAN!!!
open.spotify.com/track/16mWrK...
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If you want to understand the asymettry in our politics & media, if this was a Biden donor turning up to a Biden event, this ridiculously, it would be on a loop on Fox for days, with endless outrage from the GOP. But it won't be on CNN or MSNBC on a loop for days, & top Democrats won't say anything.
One of Trump’s crypto investors entered his event wearing a mask
May 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If you want to understand the asymettry in our politics & media, if this was a Biden donor turning up to a Biden event, this ridiculously, it would be on a loop on Fox for days, with endless outrage from the GOP. But it won't be on CNN or MSNBC on a loop for days, & top Democrats won't say anything.
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For a few hours this week, Elon Musk's chatbot responded to questions by randomly mentioning "white genocide" in South Africa.
@alibreland.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social investigate the strangest day yet on X.
@alibreland.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social investigate the strangest day yet on X.
The Day Grok Told Everyone about ‘White Genocide’
What in the world just happened with Elon Musk’s chatbot?
bit.ly
May 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
For a few hours this week, Elon Musk's chatbot responded to questions by randomly mentioning "white genocide" in South Africa.
@alibreland.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social investigate the strangest day yet on X.
@alibreland.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social investigate the strangest day yet on X.
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The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.
Graphics: Here's what it will take to transform the Qatari jet into Air Force One
The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.
www.npr.org
May 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.
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👇🏼❤️👇🏼
With all the anger and division in this country right now, we want to take time this Memorial Day weekend to remember those who fought and died for this country. Their sacrifice is worth honoring. We hold their friends and families in our hearts.
May 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
👇🏼❤️👇🏼
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Am I crazy or did we just have a convo about how we can't fund cancer research?
May 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Am I crazy or did we just have a convo about how we can't fund cancer research?