Valerie 📸
@yourwaitress.bsky.social
📸 Published film photographer
🖼️ 2026: #365Project
💖 #CatnamedYoda, democracy
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🖼️ 2026: #365Project
💖 #CatnamedYoda, democracy
KCMO | she/her
ALT | Avatar: me with my hair in my face. Banner: KC Barbie Dream Streetcar on a sunny street.
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Valerie 📸
@yourwaitress.bsky.social
· Jun 6
Unionize everything.
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You know you’re in a recession when even a bear can’t find a nice house to live under
A 550lb bear living under a southern California home for over a month has been removed
‘Boom, he’s out’: bear living ‘rent-free’ under California home has been removed
The 550lb black bear was drawn out with paintball guns after it had resided under the home for more than a month
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 AM
You know you’re in a recession when even a bear can’t find a nice house to live under
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Anti-ICE protesters are having a rolling noise demo and protest in downtown Minneapolis targeting hotels where federal agents are reportedly staying -- starting at the Canopy by Hilton and going to the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. Police have just arrived as we are posting this.
January 10, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Anti-ICE protesters are having a rolling noise demo and protest in downtown Minneapolis targeting hotels where federal agents are reportedly staying -- starting at the Canopy by Hilton and going to the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. Police have just arrived as we are posting this.
This is the future and type of politician America needs.
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:56 AM
This is the future and type of politician America needs.
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Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
10/10 would watch. I have been trying to get to his The American Revolution series during our current history.
Ken Burns Announces New 10-Part ‘Mr. Biscuits’ Documentary After Adopting Cat https://theonion.com/ken-burns-announces-new-10-part-mr-biscuits-documentary-after-adopting-cat/
January 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
10/10 would watch. I have been trying to get to his The American Revolution series during our current history.
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The technofascists have also successfully made everyone doubt everything they are seeing with their own eyes. Is this AI? How can I tell? This has to be AI, right???? Completely destroying our chance at a shared reality.
January 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The technofascists have also successfully made everyone doubt everything they are seeing with their own eyes. Is this AI? How can I tell? This has to be AI, right???? Completely destroying our chance at a shared reality.
Either bsky needs an edit button or I need to not post when I am sleep deprived and emotional. Which is too often lately.
January 9, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Either bsky needs an edit button or I need to not post when I am sleep deprived and emotional. Which is too often lately.
Day 9 of my #365project. Protect your neighbors. Flyers in English and Spanish spotted on Main St. in Kansas City, Missouri warning people not to open their doors for ICE.
#photography
#abolishice
#photography
#abolishice
January 9, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Day 9 of my #365project. Protect your neighbors. Flyers in English and Spanish spotted on Main St. in Kansas City, Missouri warning people not to open their doors for ICE.
#photography
#abolishice
#photography
#abolishice
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Keith Porter was a dad, a friend, a neighbor—someone deeply loved. Killed on New Year's Eve by an off-duty ICE officer, his family is demanding a full investigation, and we honor their call for accountability.
Los Angeles community seeks justice for Black man killed by off-duty ICE agent on New Years Eve
Keith Porter was killed by an off-duty ICE agent who officials claim was responding to “an active shooter” call, but locals say otherwise.
thegrio.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Keith Porter was a dad, a friend, a neighbor—someone deeply loved. Killed on New Year's Eve by an off-duty ICE officer, his family is demanding a full investigation, and we honor their call for accountability.
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On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she ‘nurtured kindness’
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
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A gentle reminder in your grief that Renee Good was out there to protect her Black and brown neighbors from ethnic cleansing. That is still the mission.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
January 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A gentle reminder in your grief that Renee Good was out there to protect her Black and brown neighbors from ethnic cleansing. That is still the mission.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
I am so sickened and saddened by the lying, fascist, pedophile protecting, misogynistic, racist, hateful, Nazi regime that thinks murdering anyone it desires at home and abroad is justified.
That is not the world I want to live in. All of them deserve to be held accountable and tried.
That is not the world I want to live in. All of them deserve to be held accountable and tried.
January 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I am so sickened and saddened by the lying, fascist, pedophile protecting, misogynistic, racist, hateful, Nazi regime that thinks murdering anyone it desires at home and abroad is justified.
That is not the world I want to live in. All of them deserve to be held accountable and tried.
That is not the world I want to live in. All of them deserve to be held accountable and tried.
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“Portland's mayor, Keith Wilson, said at a news conference. "We know what the federal government says happened here. There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Two people shot by US federal agents in Portland
Mayor urges ICE to pause operations as representative says victims alive but extent of injuries unknown
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 AM
“Portland's mayor, Keith Wilson, said at a news conference. "We know what the federal government says happened here. There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Kansas City, Missouri protest.
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Kansas City, Missouri protest.
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These fucking politicians need to STOP CONSTANTLY admonishing protestors to be "peaceful" while they are being brutalized regularly by the gatekeepers of the state. You should be up there telling ICE and Border Patrol to be fucking peaceful.
January 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
These fucking politicians need to STOP CONSTANTLY admonishing protestors to be "peaceful" while they are being brutalized regularly by the gatekeepers of the state. You should be up there telling ICE and Border Patrol to be fucking peaceful.
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Authoritarians use performative lying to mark who is for, and more importantly, against their regimes.
The point isn’t determining truth. The point is creating an ingroup whose loyalty is assured through ritually denying reality and an easily recognizable outgroup that refuses the delusion.
The point isn’t determining truth. The point is creating an ingroup whose loyalty is assured through ritually denying reality and an easily recognizable outgroup that refuses the delusion.
The shooting is shocking enough but the government's response is off the charts when you consider that this incident is forensically documented on video.
January 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Authoritarians use performative lying to mark who is for, and more importantly, against their regimes.
The point isn’t determining truth. The point is creating an ingroup whose loyalty is assured through ritually denying reality and an easily recognizable outgroup that refuses the delusion.
The point isn’t determining truth. The point is creating an ingroup whose loyalty is assured through ritually denying reality and an easily recognizable outgroup that refuses the delusion.
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The scale of the protests in Iran are absolutely unbelievable. Hard to quantify, but I've seen some speculation that this uprising is more significant than the 2023 protests (themselves the largest challenge to the regime since it came into power in '79.)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The scale of the protests in Iran are absolutely unbelievable. Hard to quantify, but I've seen some speculation that this uprising is more significant than the 2023 protests (themselves the largest challenge to the regime since it came into power in '79.)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
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“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
January 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
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Protests mounting against ICE in various parts of D.C. tonight. In the middle of the U Street corridor, occupying the intersection with 14th Street: “Remember Renee Good,” one of the many signs here reads.
January 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Protests mounting against ICE in various parts of D.C. tonight. In the middle of the U Street corridor, occupying the intersection with 14th Street: “Remember Renee Good,” one of the many signs here reads.
Day 8 of my #365project. Two KC streetcars passing each other in Kansas City, Missouri.
#photography
#transit
#photography
#transit
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Day 8 of my #365project. Two KC streetcars passing each other in Kansas City, Missouri.
#photography
#transit
#photography
#transit
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Kansas City ICE ProtestVigil
Protest
Today Jan. 8.
5:30 PM
Ilus W. Davis Park/City Hall
Peaceful Vigil For All Victims of ICE
Saturday Jan. 10
3 PM
Mill Creek Park
Protest
Today Jan. 8.
5:30 PM
Ilus W. Davis Park/City Hall
Peaceful Vigil For All Victims of ICE
Saturday Jan. 10
3 PM
Mill Creek Park
January 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Kansas City ICE ProtestVigil
Protest
Today Jan. 8.
5:30 PM
Ilus W. Davis Park/City Hall
Peaceful Vigil For All Victims of ICE
Saturday Jan. 10
3 PM
Mill Creek Park
Protest
Today Jan. 8.
5:30 PM
Ilus W. Davis Park/City Hall
Peaceful Vigil For All Victims of ICE
Saturday Jan. 10
3 PM
Mill Creek Park
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If you don't agitate for the abolition of ICE you dishonor the memory of Renee Good.
And of Chaofeng Ge
Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado
Genry Ruiz Guillén
Roxsana Hernandez
Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez
Serawit Gezahegn Dejene
Brayan Garzón-Rayo
Nhon Ngoc Nguyen
Marie Ange Blaise
And of Chaofeng Ge
Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado
Genry Ruiz Guillén
Roxsana Hernandez
Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez
Serawit Gezahegn Dejene
Brayan Garzón-Rayo
Nhon Ngoc Nguyen
Marie Ange Blaise
January 8, 2026 at 5:21 PM
If you don't agitate for the abolition of ICE you dishonor the memory of Renee Good.
And of Chaofeng Ge
Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado
Genry Ruiz Guillén
Roxsana Hernandez
Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez
Serawit Gezahegn Dejene
Brayan Garzón-Rayo
Nhon Ngoc Nguyen
Marie Ange Blaise
And of Chaofeng Ge
Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado
Genry Ruiz Guillén
Roxsana Hernandez
Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez
Serawit Gezahegn Dejene
Brayan Garzón-Rayo
Nhon Ngoc Nguyen
Marie Ange Blaise
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CNN graphics put the asterisk in the wrong place, it appears…
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CNN graphics put the asterisk in the wrong place, it appears…