Valerie Thompson
@thompsonval.bsky.social
Temporarily distracted by politics (& cat videos). Eclectic pop-culture tastes. Enjoy antiques, audio in a variety of forms, and modern technology.
#Feminist #Resist
Sharing vintage art 🖼️ and cat photos 📸🐈⬛ as a distraction.
#Feminist #Resist
Sharing vintage art 🖼️ and cat photos 📸🐈⬛ as a distraction.
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Emails sparked the beginning of our national nightmare.
Perhaps emails will end it.
Perhaps emails will end it.
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emails sparked the beginning of our national nightmare.
Perhaps emails will end it.
Perhaps emails will end it.
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This is good, and should actually make us feel better.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily blocked a ruling that required Trump to fully fund SNAP because she’s playing chess, not checkers. She sent it back to the lower courts for a reason. 👀
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily blocked a ruling that required Trump to fully fund SNAP because she’s playing chess, not checkers. She sent it back to the lower courts for a reason. 👀
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is good, and should actually make us feel better.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily blocked a ruling that required Trump to fully fund SNAP because she’s playing chess, not checkers. She sent it back to the lower courts for a reason. 👀
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily blocked a ruling that required Trump to fully fund SNAP because she’s playing chess, not checkers. She sent it back to the lower courts for a reason. 👀
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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Remember DNC, it doesn't matter who you run, Fox news will call them a socialist. You could endorse the corpse of Ronald Reagan and their first segment would be "Extreme socialist Reagan picked by Soros to destroy America"
Stop caring what fox news says, and listen to your base. It clearly works.
Stop caring what fox news says, and listen to your base. It clearly works.
November 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Remember DNC, it doesn't matter who you run, Fox news will call them a socialist. You could endorse the corpse of Ronald Reagan and their first segment would be "Extreme socialist Reagan picked by Soros to destroy America"
Stop caring what fox news says, and listen to your base. It clearly works.
Stop caring what fox news says, and listen to your base. It clearly works.
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
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Sandwich Guy thanks everyone for their support, “emotional, spiritual, artistic or financial.” Intones, “Let us not forget that the great seal of the United States says…‘ out of many, one.’…You all have a right to live a life that is free.”
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Sandwich Guy thanks everyone for their support, “emotional, spiritual, artistic or financial.” Intones, “Let us not forget that the great seal of the United States says…‘ out of many, one.’…You all have a right to live a life that is free.”
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As the mother of a 20-year-old daughter, I think it is hard to overstate how much what happened last night meant to many young people.
They came of political age under the shadow of Trumpism and the hardships of the pandemic.
They needed this glimmer of hope. Let’s build it into an enduring flame.
They came of political age under the shadow of Trumpism and the hardships of the pandemic.
They needed this glimmer of hope. Let’s build it into an enduring flame.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
As the mother of a 20-year-old daughter, I think it is hard to overstate how much what happened last night meant to many young people.
They came of political age under the shadow of Trumpism and the hardships of the pandemic.
They needed this glimmer of hope. Let’s build it into an enduring flame.
They came of political age under the shadow of Trumpism and the hardships of the pandemic.
They needed this glimmer of hope. Let’s build it into an enduring flame.
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Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
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"All of these candidates who won last night didn’t shy away from talking about gender equality and LGBTQ rights. They didn’t buy the theory that doing so would alienate young men. And they were right. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr. Carville."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/what-young...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/what-young...
What Young Men Problem?
Democrats won clear majorities of this constituency.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"All of these candidates who won last night didn’t shy away from talking about gender equality and LGBTQ rights. They didn’t buy the theory that doing so would alienate young men. And they were right. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr. Carville."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/what-young...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/what-young...
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You may not agree, but I think it’s time for Dems from coast to coast to run on Medicare for all.
We do NOT need health insurance companies at all.
Period.
They serve no valuable societal purpose other than to add cost to healthcare and drive people crazy.
We do NOT need health insurance companies at all.
Period.
They serve no valuable societal purpose other than to add cost to healthcare and drive people crazy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
You may not agree, but I think it’s time for Dems from coast to coast to run on Medicare for all.
We do NOT need health insurance companies at all.
Period.
They serve no valuable societal purpose other than to add cost to healthcare and drive people crazy.
We do NOT need health insurance companies at all.
Period.
They serve no valuable societal purpose other than to add cost to healthcare and drive people crazy.
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Today would be a good day to fund the ACA and end the GOP shutdown.
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Today would be a good day to fund the ACA and end the GOP shutdown.
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FUN FACT:
My favorite part of tonight's election results is that all three of the major trump endorsements (Ciattarelli, Miyares, and Cuomo) LOST bigly.
And trump handed out 53 down-ballot endorsements in New Jersey and Virginia. THEY ALL LOST.
Every. Last. One.
My favorite part of tonight's election results is that all three of the major trump endorsements (Ciattarelli, Miyares, and Cuomo) LOST bigly.
And trump handed out 53 down-ballot endorsements in New Jersey and Virginia. THEY ALL LOST.
Every. Last. One.
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
FUN FACT:
My favorite part of tonight's election results is that all three of the major trump endorsements (Ciattarelli, Miyares, and Cuomo) LOST bigly.
And trump handed out 53 down-ballot endorsements in New Jersey and Virginia. THEY ALL LOST.
Every. Last. One.
My favorite part of tonight's election results is that all three of the major trump endorsements (Ciattarelli, Miyares, and Cuomo) LOST bigly.
And trump handed out 53 down-ballot endorsements in New Jersey and Virginia. THEY ALL LOST.
Every. Last. One.
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
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'Trump Intentionally Starves Americans’ is the headline that needs to be repeated everywhere as often as possible.
Trump overrides the USDA, which was court-ordered to provide SNAP funding.
Trump overrides the USDA, which was court-ordered to provide SNAP funding.
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
'Trump Intentionally Starves Americans’ is the headline that needs to be repeated everywhere as often as possible.
Trump overrides the USDA, which was court-ordered to provide SNAP funding.
Trump overrides the USDA, which was court-ordered to provide SNAP funding.
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On this beautiful morning in Astoria, I cast my ballot for our city and our future.
I hope you will too.
I hope you will too.
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
On this beautiful morning in Astoria, I cast my ballot for our city and our future.
I hope you will too.
I hope you will too.
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You want to fix the ACA? Easy.
Strip Congress of their diamond public health plans and pay them the median American income: $41,400 a year.
No insider trading, no perks, and dock every vacation day after seven.
Watch how fast they fix healthcare then.
Strip Congress of their diamond public health plans and pay them the median American income: $41,400 a year.
No insider trading, no perks, and dock every vacation day after seven.
Watch how fast they fix healthcare then.
October 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
You want to fix the ACA? Easy.
Strip Congress of their diamond public health plans and pay them the median American income: $41,400 a year.
No insider trading, no perks, and dock every vacation day after seven.
Watch how fast they fix healthcare then.
Strip Congress of their diamond public health plans and pay them the median American income: $41,400 a year.
No insider trading, no perks, and dock every vacation day after seven.
Watch how fast they fix healthcare then.
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Oh look the party that screams “family values” every five minutes is silent when one of their megachurch darlings pleads guilty to child sex abuse. But they’ll trip over themselves to ban books and attack drag shows. Tells you everything you need to know.
October 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Oh look the party that screams “family values” every five minutes is silent when one of their megachurch darlings pleads guilty to child sex abuse. But they’ll trip over themselves to ban books and attack drag shows. Tells you everything you need to know.
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The wealth of the richest 1% in America just hit a record $52 trillion. These are the people getting huge tax cuts — paid for by cuts to health care for millions of Americans. Every lie Trump and Republicans are telling right now about the shutdown is meant to distract you from this.
October 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The wealth of the richest 1% in America just hit a record $52 trillion. These are the people getting huge tax cuts — paid for by cuts to health care for millions of Americans. Every lie Trump and Republicans are telling right now about the shutdown is meant to distract you from this.
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This about sums it up.
October 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This about sums it up.
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Trump wants to hold the government hostage until Democrats agree to raise health care costs for millions of Americans and give him more unchecked power.
But health care is a human right.
And in America, we have no kings.
But health care is a human right.
And in America, we have no kings.
October 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Trump wants to hold the government hostage until Democrats agree to raise health care costs for millions of Americans and give him more unchecked power.
But health care is a human right.
And in America, we have no kings.
But health care is a human right.
And in America, we have no kings.
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To be clear: most 2019 dem candidates supported extending healthcare covg options to undocumented immigrants, but those policies never became law.
Today - there are no democratic proposals that include such coverage.
Claiming Dems shut down the govt over healthcare covg for migrants is FALSE
Today - there are no democratic proposals that include such coverage.
Claiming Dems shut down the govt over healthcare covg for migrants is FALSE
October 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
To be clear: most 2019 dem candidates supported extending healthcare covg options to undocumented immigrants, but those policies never became law.
Today - there are no democratic proposals that include such coverage.
Claiming Dems shut down the govt over healthcare covg for migrants is FALSE
Today - there are no democratic proposals that include such coverage.
Claiming Dems shut down the govt over healthcare covg for migrants is FALSE
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Biden in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Biden in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
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A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
BREAKING: Trump's head of Social Security says raising the retirement age "will be considered."
That's a betrayal of Trump's campaign promise to protect Social Security.
That's a betrayal of Trump's campaign promise to protect Social Security.
September 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.