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Mark Valley
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Actor, Writer. Host of TheLiveDrop, West Point Grad, Army Veteran. NNYer. markvalley.substack.com
Surprised Hegger took a shot at hot yoga today; he's got strong Bikram Choudury vibes.
September 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Homan’s 63, statistically, what’s the likely number of times he didn’t get caught? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
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September 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
August 31, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Sad and exhausting, but now I get why monks signed up to just hand copy books all day during dark ages.
August 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Early Christianity -- what became Catholicism -- spread not by rigidity but by accommodation. thebostonpilot.com/Opinion/arti...
New comfort with old silence
I've returned to Los Angeles. My knees are still sore -- possibly more from the long flights than from walking. I'm not entirely at rest, but the house is quiet. The dog -- more of a silent pr
thebostonpilot.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Veterans across the country are watching our institutions being chipped away. We've seen the power of veterans working together to make our country better. So we won’t sit it out. On D-Day, we’re taking a stand.
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Unite For Veterans Coalition
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April 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My final dispatch along the Camino Norté - I reflect on christianity, nationalism, and myth making, a Bishop’s buried truth, and the lessons that kept me on the path. open.substack.com/pub/markvall...
Codex of a Lapsed Catholic - El Norté
Part 5 - A Pilgrim’s Final Debrief on Arrival in Santiago de Compostela
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May 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Codex of a Lapsed Catholic - El Norté Part 4 open.substack.com/pub/markvall...
Codex of a Lapsed Catholic - El Norté
Part 4 Giving up the Ghost in Galicia
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May 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My latest on the Camino on the northern coast of Spain. Part 3 the New Pope, Property and these Bold Fresh Spaniards. Their Civil War resonates everywhere, at least for me. Take a look. open.substack.com/pub/markvall...
Codex of a Lapsed Catholic - El Norté
Part 3 - The New Pope, Property and These Bold Fresh Spaniards
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May 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Codex of a Lapsed Catholic - El Norté
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Codex of a Lapsed Catholic - El Norté
Part 2 - Rebels and Diplomats in The Basque Country
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May 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Posting on photos from Camino Norte: Follow me on my trip ‘Camino Norte’ at www.polarsteps.com/MarkValley/1...
Polarsteps
Polarsteps is the personal travel log in your pocket.
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April 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I'm walking another Camino. The Basque Country doesn't like Trump's tariff's. open.substack.com/pub/markvall...
Codex of a Lapsed Catholic - El Norté
Part 1 of The Camino Norte: Seeking God, Finding Gaudí, and Trusting the Trail
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April 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Rise and Fall of a Transactional Army
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The Rise and Fall of a Transactional Army
How the U.S. Armed Forces is Pulling Pages from the Russian Wagner Playbook.
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April 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM