janvanrelst
@jvandeve.bsky.social
atheist
anti-dictator
music lover
traveling man
anti-dictator
music lover
traveling man
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Thanks to @prisonculture.bsky.social (via her critical newsletter) for reminding me of this timely poem from Wendell Berry, entitled Real Work.
January 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Thanks to @prisonculture.bsky.social (via her critical newsletter) for reminding me of this timely poem from Wendell Berry, entitled Real Work.
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Trump Is Falling for a Trap We Can All See Coming - by Ben Rhodes
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Falling for a Trap We Can All See Coming
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Trump Is Falling for a Trap We Can All See Coming - by Ben Rhodes
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
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💙👏🏼💙
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
💙👏🏼💙
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Not a day goes by that I don’t miss my dear friend Melissa. An incredible piece.
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
www.rollingstone.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Not a day goes by that I don’t miss my dear friend Melissa. An incredible piece.
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Please take 7 and a half minutes and watch this.
Seth Remembers Rob Reiner
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Please take 7 and a half minutes and watch this.
Great Read:
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Price of American Authoritarianism
What can reverse democratic decline?
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Great Read:
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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I’m with Olivia! 🎯🎯🎯
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I’m with Olivia! 🎯🎯🎯
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I feel this in my bones…
THE AMERICAN WORKER IS ALL OF US. Black, white, Latino, Asian, Native, immigrant, union or not. Not the “working class” stereotype.
We built this country. We keep it running. Stop dividing. Start recognizing.
I have a lot to say
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
THE AMERICAN WORKER IS ALL OF US. Black, white, Latino, Asian, Native, immigrant, union or not. Not the “working class” stereotype.
We built this country. We keep it running. Stop dividing. Start recognizing.
I have a lot to say
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
The American Worker
Is all of us
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I feel this in my bones…
THE AMERICAN WORKER IS ALL OF US. Black, white, Latino, Asian, Native, immigrant, union or not. Not the “working class” stereotype.
We built this country. We keep it running. Stop dividing. Start recognizing.
I have a lot to say
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
THE AMERICAN WORKER IS ALL OF US. Black, white, Latino, Asian, Native, immigrant, union or not. Not the “working class” stereotype.
We built this country. We keep it running. Stop dividing. Start recognizing.
I have a lot to say
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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Trump is abandoning Ukraine in exchange for Russian money to fund his billionaire friends.
December 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Trump is abandoning Ukraine in exchange for Russian money to fund his billionaire friends.
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Agree 💯 With Nicole Wallace.....
December 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Agree 💯 With Nicole Wallace.....
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Choose matriarchy
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Choose matriarchy
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And yet they still don’t get it. And let’s be real “Christians” actually ignore most of their book too. Because there is no hypocrisy quite like Christian hypocrisy.
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 AM
And yet they still don’t get it. And let’s be real “Christians” actually ignore most of their book too. Because there is no hypocrisy quite like Christian hypocrisy.
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She told that MAGGAT ✊🏼💙! #notofascism
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
She told that MAGGAT ✊🏼💙! #notofascism
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Zohran Mamdani took New York City by storm last night, with over 50 percent of the vote — despite a torrent of corporate money for Andrew Cuomo.
I was pleased to speak with the new mayor-elect just the other day about his vision for the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqU0DAjg0RA
I was pleased to speak with the new mayor-elect just the other day about his vision for the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqU0DAjg0RA
A Conversation with Zohran Mamdani
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Zohran Mamdani took New York City by storm last night, with over 50 percent of the vote — despite a torrent of corporate money for Andrew Cuomo.
I was pleased to speak with the new mayor-elect just the other day about his vision for the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqU0DAjg0RA
I was pleased to speak with the new mayor-elect just the other day about his vision for the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqU0DAjg0RA
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November 3, 2025
At the end of her interview with President Donald J.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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She's right, this bullshit has to stop.
October 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
She's right, this bullshit has to stop.
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Day 100 of my cover challenge:
(Oct 9, 2022) Ever since 1985 when Strawberry Fields was dedicated in Central Park, NYC fans have gathered on Lennon's birthday to play & sing his songs. 3 years ago they played this glorious rendition of my favorite. #MusicSky youtu.be/CvsRqhxeptY?...
(Oct 9, 2022) Ever since 1985 when Strawberry Fields was dedicated in Central Park, NYC fans have gathered on Lennon's birthday to play & sing his songs. 3 years ago they played this glorious rendition of my favorite. #MusicSky youtu.be/CvsRqhxeptY?...
I Should Have Known Better- John Lennon's 82nd Birthday at Strawberry Fields, NYC. 10/09/2022
YouTube video by thebeatlesnyc
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Day 100 of my cover challenge:
(Oct 9, 2022) Ever since 1985 when Strawberry Fields was dedicated in Central Park, NYC fans have gathered on Lennon's birthday to play & sing his songs. 3 years ago they played this glorious rendition of my favorite. #MusicSky youtu.be/CvsRqhxeptY?...
(Oct 9, 2022) Ever since 1985 when Strawberry Fields was dedicated in Central Park, NYC fans have gathered on Lennon's birthday to play & sing his songs. 3 years ago they played this glorious rendition of my favorite. #MusicSky youtu.be/CvsRqhxeptY?...
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🚨 She fights back. ✊🏼
October 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
🚨 She fights back. ✊🏼
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@repshontelbrown.bsky.social
delivered a #CupOfJoe with a latte facts.
“Donald Trump’s only expertise on crime is committing it not preventing it”
delivered a #CupOfJoe with a latte facts.
“Donald Trump’s only expertise on crime is committing it not preventing it”
October 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
@repshontelbrown.bsky.social
delivered a #CupOfJoe with a latte facts.
“Donald Trump’s only expertise on crime is committing it not preventing it”
delivered a #CupOfJoe with a latte facts.
“Donald Trump’s only expertise on crime is committing it not preventing it”
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Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam
YouTube video by Aaron Overfield
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM