Valerie 📸
@yourwaitress.bsky.social
📸 Published film photographer
💖 #CatnamedYoda, democracy
KCMO | she/her
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💖 #CatnamedYoda, democracy
KCMO | she/her
ALT TEXT | Avatar: me with my hair in my face and closed eyes. Banner: KC Barbie Dream Streetcar on a sunny street.
Photo-only: @ywphotos.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/yourwaitress
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As SNAP benefits and federal paychecks are halted if you need help or want to donate $ or time in the Kansas City metro Harvesters is a good place to start. They are a community network with many resources helping 27 counties across Missouri and Kansas. #foodbanks
www.harvesters.org/government-s...
www.harvesters.org/government-s...
Government Shutdown 2025 - Harvesters
Join us in September for Hunger Action Month, when people all over the U.S. stand together with the Feeding America network to fight hunger.
www.harvesters.org
🧵 Places to get food assistance and other resources in the Kansas City Metro. MO and KS. There are so many small pantries and places to get free meals in KC, so hopefully one is near you. Please consider donating $ over goods. They can use discounts to buy more than the average consumer. #foodbanks
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A non-photographer friend of mine sent me this book, which arrived in today’s mail. It’s a pop culture exploration of the history of photography through the 19th century into the early years of the 20th. I knew a fair amount of what’s inside, but learned a lot as well. Flashes of Brilliance. 👍
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
A non-photographer friend of mine sent me this book, which arrived in today’s mail. It’s a pop culture exploration of the history of photography through the 19th century into the early years of the 20th. I knew a fair amount of what’s inside, but learned a lot as well. Flashes of Brilliance. 👍
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It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
Companies that push this crap are the ones out of touch. Burn it all down.
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Companies that push this crap are the ones out of touch. Burn it all down.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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A dunlin taking full advantage of low tide 🪶
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A dunlin taking full advantage of low tide 🪶
November 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
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I remember a few years ago I ran an onion type parody page and worked on this piece with Quinn McGowan...and yeah...this one hits a little too close to home now...
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I remember a few years ago I ran an onion type parody page and worked on this piece with Quinn McGowan...and yeah...this one hits a little too close to home now...
Source.
Call your member of Congress and tell them to VOTE YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
Call your member of Congress and tell them to VOTE YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Source.
Call your member of Congress and tell them to VOTE YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
Call your member of Congress and tell them to VOTE YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
Absolutely evil. Paid for with our taxes.
The U.S. is reportedly preparing for an indefinite division of Gaza along the Israeli-occupied yellow line, where Palestinians would be forced to live among the ruins of Israel’s genocide. Meanwhile, reconstruction would begin in the “green zone,” which is occupied by the Israeli military.
US Is Planning for Indefinite Division of Gaza, With No Reconstruction in Populated Area
A US official said that keeping Gaza whole is “aspirational” and “not going to be easy.”…
truthout.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Absolutely evil. Paid for with our taxes.
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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I was reading one of the cases about Trump canceling funds for anything related to "DEI" and I'm happy to announce a federal judge lowkey appears to be joining Team Don't Listen to the Supreme Court
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Judges Are Finding Ways to Deal With the Supreme Court’s Disastrous Shadow Docket
The White House wants to keep its cases out of skeptical federal district courts. Judges are finding ways to reel them back in.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I was reading one of the cases about Trump canceling funds for anything related to "DEI" and I'm happy to announce a federal judge lowkey appears to be joining Team Don't Listen to the Supreme Court
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Not great.
NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking The Economy. - OtherWords
Trump claimed immigrants were “taking your jobs.” But during his brutal crackdown, the job market has only gotten worse.
otherwords.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Not great.
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I noticed this is getting engagement so folks must be talking about Olivia Nuzzi again
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I noticed this is getting engagement so folks must be talking about Olivia Nuzzi again
This is police state surveillance and can fuck right off.
The Kansas City Council recently approved $500,000 to buy more of the devices for the KCPD. That money will be paired with a match from the Police Foundation of Kansas City to further establish a "drones as first responders" program.
Kansas City Police are using AI drones. The city just gave it money to buy more
The Kansas City Police Department got money from the city and the police foundation to grow its fleet of AI drones. The controversial technology is used in departments across the country as part of a drones as first responders program.
www.kcur.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is police state surveillance and can fuck right off.
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Today was Palestinian Independence Day.
As Trump and Netanyahu’s disastrous postwar plans become clear, the U.S. must recognize and respect Palestinian statehood — as 81% of the world already does.
Agency and dignity are the only ways we can achieve lasting peace.
As Trump and Netanyahu’s disastrous postwar plans become clear, the U.S. must recognize and respect Palestinian statehood — as 81% of the world already does.
Agency and dignity are the only ways we can achieve lasting peace.
November 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Today was Palestinian Independence Day.
As Trump and Netanyahu’s disastrous postwar plans become clear, the U.S. must recognize and respect Palestinian statehood — as 81% of the world already does.
Agency and dignity are the only ways we can achieve lasting peace.
As Trump and Netanyahu’s disastrous postwar plans become clear, the U.S. must recognize and respect Palestinian statehood — as 81% of the world already does.
Agency and dignity are the only ways we can achieve lasting peace.
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These motherfuckers moved to Charlotte and immediately started the same shit they've been up to here
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
These motherfuckers moved to Charlotte and immediately started the same shit they've been up to here
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The culture of disposability around criminalized people set us up for this moment, and to fight fascism, we are going to have to rage against that culture of disposal. Submitting to it (or hiding behind it) is an egregious form of surrender.
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The culture of disposability around criminalized people set us up for this moment, and to fight fascism, we are going to have to rage against that culture of disposal. Submitting to it (or hiding behind it) is an egregious form of surrender.
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Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
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A Charlotte pastor said Border Patrol came into his church and made an arrest in front of children. They cried “a lot,” he said.
“We are trying to clean the property. We didn’t know this is gonna happen.”
#borderpatrol #charlotte #nc
“We are trying to clean the property. We didn’t know this is gonna happen.”
#borderpatrol #charlotte #nc
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A Charlotte pastor said Border Patrol came into his church and made an arrest in front of children. They cried “a lot,” he said.
“We are trying to clean the property. We didn’t know this is gonna happen.”
#borderpatrol #charlotte #nc
“We are trying to clean the property. We didn’t know this is gonna happen.”
#borderpatrol #charlotte #nc
November 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This. Also using protest images labeled incorrectly such as the wrong city or date is also misinformation. Also not using alt text is not inclusive.
*sigh* I'll say it again: your A.I. generated ResistLib slopaganda doesn't have the effect on your target audience that you hope for. It doesn't make me dislike the President any more than I already do. It does make me think you are an unreliable source of credible opinion or information.
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
This. Also using protest images labeled incorrectly such as the wrong city or date is also misinformation. Also not using alt text is not inclusive.
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Calling:
Writers
Artists
Potters
Woodworkers
Fiber artists
Graphic designers
And More!*
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Writers
Artists
Potters
Woodworkers
Fiber artists
Graphic designers
And More!*
*dropshippers & amazon affiliate links need not apply. This is for supporting people, not blind profits
Hi everyone! I made a new feed for anyone trying to sell stuff on Bluesky! I'm boycotting big box stores this holiday & wanted to aggregate the sellers on here. Please let me know if you'd like to be included. There's some unrelated posts from the setup now, but moving forward it'll all be sellers.
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Calling:
Writers
Artists
Potters
Woodworkers
Fiber artists
Graphic designers
And More!*
*dropshippers & amazon affiliate links need not apply. This is for supporting people, not blind profits
Writers
Artists
Potters
Woodworkers
Fiber artists
Graphic designers
And More!*
*dropshippers & amazon affiliate links need not apply. This is for supporting people, not blind profits
This is how your email finds me. #CatnamedYoda #catsofbsky
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is how your email finds me. #CatnamedYoda #catsofbsky