Vvalkyri
@vvalkyri.bsky.social
Hi. I'm not all the way here from Twitter. Would love to find the epi, science, long covid communities.
So far the few people I have followed are those who posted handles on FB. So msg if this Nick's unfamiliar.
So far the few people I have followed are those who posted handles on FB. So msg if this Nick's unfamiliar.
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👀 REPUBLICAN @RepJohnRose continues to call out @MarshaBlackburn for her shameless money grab — stuffing her pockets with taxpayer dollars for being investigated in connection with Trump’s insurrection.
(Rose is running against her for Governor)
www.facebook.com/share/1AHX3q...
(Rose is running against her for Governor)
www.facebook.com/share/1AHX3q...
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
👀 REPUBLICAN @RepJohnRose continues to call out @MarshaBlackburn for her shameless money grab — stuffing her pockets with taxpayer dollars for being investigated in connection with Trump’s insurrection.
(Rose is running against her for Governor)
www.facebook.com/share/1AHX3q...
(Rose is running against her for Governor)
www.facebook.com/share/1AHX3q...
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Federal govt keep denying bond hearings to immigrants even though the feds keep losing habeas petitions. Their goal is to make people desperate enough that they’ll sign up for voluntary deportation, inflict pain so people leave, even if they have deep ties and good records in USA
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the U.S. government’s mandatory detention of Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano, the day care teacher arrested at a Chicago preschool, is illegal and she must be given a bond hearing.
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
According to the ruling, Diana Santillana will be given a bond hearing in front of an immigration judge, who could order her released while her civil deportation case proceeds.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Federal govt keep denying bond hearings to immigrants even though the feds keep losing habeas petitions. Their goal is to make people desperate enough that they’ll sign up for voluntary deportation, inflict pain so people leave, even if they have deep ties and good records in USA
Tbh, this poison pill is insane.
November 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Tbh, this poison pill is insane.
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He's already not whipping against it, rules committee Rs told him they won't do anything to block it, and expectation is potentially dozens will vote for it, because why not at that point.
Johnson isn't moving the vote up in hopes of stopping it, he's trying to do it before they get to two thirds.
Johnson isn't moving the vote up in hopes of stopping it, he's trying to do it before they get to two thirds.
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
He's already not whipping against it, rules committee Rs told him they won't do anything to block it, and expectation is potentially dozens will vote for it, because why not at that point.
Johnson isn't moving the vote up in hopes of stopping it, he's trying to do it before they get to two thirds.
Johnson isn't moving the vote up in hopes of stopping it, he's trying to do it before they get to two thirds.
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that is a blues brother
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
that is a blues brother
Here's an unlocked WaPo exclusive: wapo.st/4qW5pZJ
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Here's an unlocked WaPo exclusive: wapo.st/4qW5pZJ
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Can’t wait for the nuns’ reaction to this one.
BREAKING: Trump’s ICE bans Christians and all people from praying “in front of or inside” the Broadview ICE facility.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Can’t wait for the nuns’ reaction to this one.
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A man rushed to the Broadview ICE facility searching for his wife. They followed every legal step, but ICE took her into another room and she vanished. He tracked her phone there when the signal died. Police told him to “look up her name online.” He sat in the parking lot, weeping, with no answers.
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A man rushed to the Broadview ICE facility searching for his wife. They followed every legal step, but ICE took her into another room and she vanished. He tracked her phone there when the signal died. Police told him to “look up her name online.” He sat in the parking lot, weeping, with no answers.
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Call a Senator that voted no tonight and demand that they vote to remove Chuck Schumer as Senate Minority Leader.
He has weaponized his incompetence against the American people by allowing 8 Dem Senators to cave to an authoritarian regime. We need real leadership, not the oligarchy’s lapdog
He has weaponized his incompetence against the American people by allowing 8 Dem Senators to cave to an authoritarian regime. We need real leadership, not the oligarchy’s lapdog
Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
This is a lovely sentiment but Schumer isn't up for re-election until 2028 and he knows this. At which point he will be 77/78. There's no mechanism to recall a sitting senator AFAIK.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Call a Senator that voted no tonight and demand that they vote to remove Chuck Schumer as Senate Minority Leader.
He has weaponized his incompetence against the American people by allowing 8 Dem Senators to cave to an authoritarian regime. We need real leadership, not the oligarchy’s lapdog
He has weaponized his incompetence against the American people by allowing 8 Dem Senators to cave to an authoritarian regime. We need real leadership, not the oligarchy’s lapdog
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Circulating on Threads as to who’s in favor (for what it is worth)
@senjackyrosen - NV
@senatorbaldwin -WI
@senfettermanpa - PA
@senatorhassan - NH
@senossoff - GA
@anguskingmaine -ME
@sengarypeters - MI
@senatordurbin - IL
@senatorshaheen - NH
@senmarkkelly - AZ
@senslotkin - MI
@senjackyrosen - NV
@senatorbaldwin -WI
@senfettermanpa - PA
@senatorhassan - NH
@senossoff - GA
@anguskingmaine -ME
@sengarypeters - MI
@senatordurbin - IL
@senatorshaheen - NH
@senmarkkelly - AZ
@senslotkin - MI
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Circulating on Threads as to who’s in favor (for what it is worth)
@senjackyrosen - NV
@senatorbaldwin -WI
@senfettermanpa - PA
@senatorhassan - NH
@senossoff - GA
@anguskingmaine -ME
@sengarypeters - MI
@senatordurbin - IL
@senatorshaheen - NH
@senmarkkelly - AZ
@senslotkin - MI
@senjackyrosen - NV
@senatorbaldwin -WI
@senfettermanpa - PA
@senatorhassan - NH
@senossoff - GA
@anguskingmaine -ME
@sengarypeters - MI
@senatordurbin - IL
@senatorshaheen - NH
@senmarkkelly - AZ
@senslotkin - MI
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Ngl the loud booing for Pete Hesgeth at the Lions/Commanders game felt real good
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Ngl the loud booing for Pete Hesgeth at the Lions/Commanders game felt real good
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Russ Vought will take this as a green light to keep ignoring Congress
I see nothing in here that would require the White House to actually spend any available funds, prevent rescissions or withholding of payments, or do anything to change what has become an unsettling status quo in this calendar year.
November 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Russ Vought will take this as a green light to keep ignoring Congress
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Hey Chuck, don’t fucking cave.
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Hey Chuck, don’t fucking cave.
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Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
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At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.
How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit
At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.
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So, no language to hire back all the federal workers Trump fired in the months prior to the shutdown, and just a promise to hold a doomed vote on Obamacare subsidies. What was the point of it all then? So many federal workers were furloughed for so long for nothing? www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Senators near deal to reopen government as key Democrats signal willingness to back plan | CNN Politics
The emerging deal would include a stopgap measure to extend government funding until January and be tied to a larger package to fully fund several key agencies.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
So, no language to hire back all the federal workers Trump fired in the months prior to the shutdown, and just a promise to hold a doomed vote on Obamacare subsidies. What was the point of it all then? So many federal workers were furloughed for so long for nothing? www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
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I serve as an area expert for an global organization that tracks and reports on transnational organized crime. This DOJ move facilitates international criminal activity of all kinds, not just drugs. It is designed to assist the secretive finances of bad actors - many who operate in the US.
Anti-Drug Unit Officially Shut Down by DOJ
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces responsibilities, including 5,000 existing case, have been transferred to a new set of task forces under the Department of Homeland Security.
www.bloomberg.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I serve as an area expert for an global organization that tracks and reports on transnational organized crime. This DOJ move facilitates international criminal activity of all kinds, not just drugs. It is designed to assist the secretive finances of bad actors - many who operate in the US.
Very much this.
Or everyone working VA or Walter Reed who have now missed 2 paychecks.
Or everyone working VA or Walter Reed who have now missed 2 paychecks.
Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
November 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Very much this.
Or everyone working VA or Walter Reed who have now missed 2 paychecks.
Or everyone working VA or Walter Reed who have now missed 2 paychecks.
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Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are two of the worst people on this planet running one of the most evil companies to ever exist—we should do whatever we can to make Palantir go bankrupt.
Palantir CEO Karp twice slams short sellers as stock suffers worst week since April
Palantir CEO Alex Karp twice confronted short sellers this week as the company's shares suffered a double-digit drop.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are two of the worst people on this planet running one of the most evil companies to ever exist—we should do whatever we can to make Palantir go bankrupt.
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Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
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Two great alternatives:
Quboz and Tidal are two great options! They’re much better for the artists too.
There are also services like Tune My Music that help you transfer your music over to a new platform.
There are also services like Tune My Music that help you transfer your music over to a new platform.
Transfer Playlists Between Music Services | Tune My Music
Transfer Playlists From Any Music Platform to Any Other Music Platform! Including Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, YouTube, Google Play Music, TIDAL and more!
www.tunemymusic.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Two great alternatives:
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
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Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
Good Lord
“They have fun while doing it, which is deeply disturbing. We expect some level of decorum from government officials,” says Phoebe, a member of Harbor Area Peace Patrols.
The full story: lataco.com/federal-immi...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
The full story: lataco.com/federal-immi...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
October 31, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Good Lord
Thursday by USDA HQ.
There's a 'bring stuff' component, a special link for donating to Cap Area Food Bank (food banks can buy food WAY CHEAPER) and there will be speakers.
Relatedly, did you know you can use FSA funds for menstrual products? Which food banks can't buy?
There's a 'bring stuff' component, a special link for donating to Cap Area Food Bank (food banks can buy food WAY CHEAPER) and there will be speakers.
Relatedly, did you know you can use FSA funds for menstrual products? Which food banks can't buy?
The People’s Pantry: A furloughed federal worker-led food drive initiative by DMV FUN & sponsors @indivisible.org @50501dc.bsky.social @freedcproject.bsky.social @27unihted.bsky.social @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @fairshareamerica.bsky.social @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social @networklobby.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thursday by USDA HQ.
There's a 'bring stuff' component, a special link for donating to Cap Area Food Bank (food banks can buy food WAY CHEAPER) and there will be speakers.
Relatedly, did you know you can use FSA funds for menstrual products? Which food banks can't buy?
There's a 'bring stuff' component, a special link for donating to Cap Area Food Bank (food banks can buy food WAY CHEAPER) and there will be speakers.
Relatedly, did you know you can use FSA funds for menstrual products? Which food banks can't buy?