Valerie
@valerieviolet.bsky.social
Day dreamer & a night thinker, proud mama, lover of dogs & music & all things outside. Aficionado of salsa and sarcasm. CA Democrat. Sapiosexual.
I Love LA. 💙
I Love LA. 💙
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Apathy is the enemy
March 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Apathy is the enemy
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2022: "The Supreme Court would NEVER overturn Roe v. Wade!"
2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"
2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"
March 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
2022: "The Supreme Court would NEVER overturn Roe v. Wade!"
2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"
2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"
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the endgame here is him withholding federal tax dollars from blue states entirely unless they let him personally rewrite all their laws
it is the end of the “states’ rights” conservatives claimed to believe in so fervently in favor of absolute dictatorship
it is the end of the “states’ rights” conservatives claimed to believe in so fervently in favor of absolute dictatorship
Trump says he will withhold federal tax dollars to Maine colleges unless the Gov of Maine personally apologizes to him.
March 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
the endgame here is him withholding federal tax dollars from blue states entirely unless they let him personally rewrite all their laws
it is the end of the “states’ rights” conservatives claimed to believe in so fervently in favor of absolute dictatorship
it is the end of the “states’ rights” conservatives claimed to believe in so fervently in favor of absolute dictatorship
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As a reminder, Joseph Welch — who defied McCarthy and brought him low with the “no sense of decency” line — was a partner at the prestigious firm of Hale and Dorr (now WilmerHale).
It’s not only possible for leading firms to resist; it’s essential.
It’s not only possible for leading firms to resist; it’s essential.
All we need right now is at least one big law firm to speak out and take a stand - surely they will get support from others.
It’s also time for associates in those firms to speak out and push their partners internally and also organize externally.
History won’t be kind to those who are silent.
It’s also time for associates in those firms to speak out and push their partners internally and also organize externally.
History won’t be kind to those who are silent.
It does face backlash, it will face backlash & especially in light of last night's EO - Trump's broadest, most unhinged swipe against lawyers who oppose him yet -- I am heartened by what I'm hearing from many in the profession more determined than ever to push back.
March 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
As a reminder, Joseph Welch — who defied McCarthy and brought him low with the “no sense of decency” line — was a partner at the prestigious firm of Hale and Dorr (now WilmerHale).
It’s not only possible for leading firms to resist; it’s essential.
It’s not only possible for leading firms to resist; it’s essential.
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👏👏👏
Bernie Sanders and AOC’s ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ rally in Denver on Friday night had over 34,000 people attending.
March 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
👏👏👏
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This is the article that got me banned on Twitter.
Nazis? Fine.
Racist freaks? Perfectly ok.
Describing a social and media campaign to hit Tesla's stock price?
Sissy SpaceX freaks the fuck out.
Nazis? Fine.
Racist freaks? Perfectly ok.
Describing a social and media campaign to hit Tesla's stock price?
Sissy SpaceX freaks the fuck out.
Kill Tesla, Save The Country
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
March 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is the article that got me banned on Twitter.
Nazis? Fine.
Racist freaks? Perfectly ok.
Describing a social and media campaign to hit Tesla's stock price?
Sissy SpaceX freaks the fuck out.
Nazis? Fine.
Racist freaks? Perfectly ok.
Describing a social and media campaign to hit Tesla's stock price?
Sissy SpaceX freaks the fuck out.
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Sorry daddy couldn’t be here for your medical emergency honey but he had to call an astronaut a slur and then do drugs
February 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Sorry daddy couldn’t be here for your medical emergency honey but he had to call an astronaut a slur and then do drugs
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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“You can build all the dick rockets you want to go to Mars while you try to leave the rest of us on the burning Earth. We’re gonna take control. This is our world, and it’s our government, and it’s our money.”
— Sara Nelson, Association of Flight Attendants president
— Sara Nelson, Association of Flight Attendants president
February 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“You can build all the dick rockets you want to go to Mars while you try to leave the rest of us on the burning Earth. We’re gonna take control. This is our world, and it’s our government, and it’s our money.”
— Sara Nelson, Association of Flight Attendants president
— Sara Nelson, Association of Flight Attendants president
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Garcia: The fact that the Trump DOJ now wants to silence members of Congress because we’re actually willing to take on Elon Musk is quite dangerous.
It’s incredibly disturbing. But we’re not going to be silenced. We’ve got to push back.
It’s incredibly disturbing. But we’re not going to be silenced. We’ve got to push back.
February 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Garcia: The fact that the Trump DOJ now wants to silence members of Congress because we’re actually willing to take on Elon Musk is quite dangerous.
It’s incredibly disturbing. But we’re not going to be silenced. We’ve got to push back.
It’s incredibly disturbing. But we’re not going to be silenced. We’ve got to push back.
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make litters of babies and then force their mothers to apologetically beg for your attention on social media like only the very best fathers do
Having to do this in a reply to Elon bullshitting about the latest update to his anti-woke chatbot… bleak
February 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
make litters of babies and then force their mothers to apologetically beg for your attention on social media like only the very best fathers do
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This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.
February 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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Read the room, Mayo Clinic.
Guest column by Susan Shapiro: According to the Mayo Clinic, letting go of grudges and bitterness can reduce your stress, anxiety and depression, lower your blood pressure, strengthen your immune system and improve your heart health and self-esteem.
Guest column | When love isn’t in the air: How to move past a broken heart
No matter how long ago the damage happened, it’s never too late to reframe the story and consider forgiveness.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Read the room, Mayo Clinic.
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It's wild how every single post that escapes containment follows the same escalating pattern. People who get it-->people who get it but make it weird-->people who don't get it-->people who not only don't get it, but somehow reach the conclusion that it says the opposite of what it says
February 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
It's wild how every single post that escapes containment follows the same escalating pattern. People who get it-->people who get it but make it weird-->people who don't get it-->people who not only don't get it, but somehow reach the conclusion that it says the opposite of what it says
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There are a whole bunch of Senators who could learn a thing or two from Danielle Sassoon about putting the good of the country before their personal ambition.
February 14, 2025 at 4:22 AM
There are a whole bunch of Senators who could learn a thing or two from Danielle Sassoon about putting the good of the country before their personal ambition.
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Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
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Wild abdication of journalistic responsibility to publish this story without mentioning at all, much less at the top where it should be, that just about everything Trump and Musk are doing to quote-unquote "disrupt the federal government" is manifestly illegal
Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is securing real beneifits as he helps Trump disrupt the federal government. Just how? The NYT takes a deep look today at these benefits: federal investigations targeting Musk companies that have been disrupted or now may die.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up (Gift Article)
Government investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies are stalling amid President Trump’s firings and Biden administration resignations.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Wild abdication of journalistic responsibility to publish this story without mentioning at all, much less at the top where it should be, that just about everything Trump and Musk are doing to quote-unquote "disrupt the federal government" is manifestly illegal
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The AP should stop covering Trump events. Instead send those White House reporters out into the field to report on the harms and repercussions of his policies.
The U.S. public never needed coverage of pseudo-events anyway.
The U.S. public never needed coverage of pseudo-events anyway.
Associated Press: “Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office.“
February 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The AP should stop covering Trump events. Instead send those White House reporters out into the field to report on the harms and repercussions of his policies.
The U.S. public never needed coverage of pseudo-events anyway.
The U.S. public never needed coverage of pseudo-events anyway.
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Wokest Superbowl ever. Gaga, NOLA culture, Trombone Shorty, Terrance Blanchard, … two Black quarterbacks and Kendrick Lamar, plus my line sister @ledisi.bsky.social singing the Black National Anthem. This is actually amazing and I love it ❤️
February 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Wokest Superbowl ever. Gaga, NOLA culture, Trombone Shorty, Terrance Blanchard, … two Black quarterbacks and Kendrick Lamar, plus my line sister @ledisi.bsky.social singing the Black National Anthem. This is actually amazing and I love it ❤️
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This is boring as hell. We need Kendrick to call Trump a pedophile.
February 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This is boring as hell. We need Kendrick to call Trump a pedophile.