Valerie Howell
@valvegan.bsky.social
Retired pediatric physical therapist, advocate for animals and human rights, traveling to explore the world & its cultures, enjoying Sci Fi and earth sciences, and living as mindfully as possible.
400 Cancelled Paid Subscriptions—My Response
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400 Cancelled Paid Subscriptions—My Response
I am elevating my human rights advocacy, and I cannot do it without your support
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November 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
400 Cancelled Paid Subscriptions—My Response
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Difficult to overstate how much blood RFK and Trump will have on their hands in the coming years.
Difficult to overstate how many innocent kids will die as a result of the people who cast votes for Trump last November.
Difficult to overstate how many innocent kids will die as a result of the people who cast votes for Trump last November.
A chilling reminder that American science denial does not just affect people in the US, it kills people globally.
June 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Difficult to overstate how much blood RFK and Trump will have on their hands in the coming years.
Difficult to overstate how many innocent kids will die as a result of the people who cast votes for Trump last November.
Difficult to overstate how many innocent kids will die as a result of the people who cast votes for Trump last November.
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“the decision was not so much driven by new intelligence indicating an Iranian sprint for a nuclear weapon or any imminent threat to Israel. Rather, Israel seized on what it saw as a unique opportunity to execute plans, carefully laid months and years in advance”
Netanyahu decided on Iran war last year, then sought to recruit Trump
The Israeli prime minister had set in motion plans to attack Iran long before President Trump began efforts to resolve nuclear concerns through negotiations.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
“the decision was not so much driven by new intelligence indicating an Iranian sprint for a nuclear weapon or any imminent threat to Israel. Rather, Israel seized on what it saw as a unique opportunity to execute plans, carefully laid months and years in advance”
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As Anti-Zionist Jews dedicated to collective liberation for all people, we call for an immediate halt to the Israeli government’s violent escalation of war with Iran which threatens full blown regional war.
June 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
As Anti-Zionist Jews dedicated to collective liberation for all people, we call for an immediate halt to the Israeli government’s violent escalation of war with Iran which threatens full blown regional war.
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Our quartet of tortoises 🐢 have begun their morning with a dunk in the pool and some fresh veggies to snack on.
They're staying hydrated and cool in the heat ☀️
#KSAR
#ksarsummerfun
#allpawsmatter
#animalrescue
They're staying hydrated and cool in the heat ☀️
#KSAR
#ksarsummerfun
#allpawsmatter
#animalrescue
June 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Our quartet of tortoises 🐢 have begun their morning with a dunk in the pool and some fresh veggies to snack on.
They're staying hydrated and cool in the heat ☀️
#KSAR
#ksarsummerfun
#allpawsmatter
#animalrescue
They're staying hydrated and cool in the heat ☀️
#KSAR
#ksarsummerfun
#allpawsmatter
#animalrescue
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🚨Gaza – Six-year-old Mira Abu Shamala, who lost her mother at the beginning of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike.
June 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🚨Gaza – Six-year-old Mira Abu Shamala, who lost her mother at the beginning of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike.
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“I keep telling everyone who asks that we are OK and to not take their eyes off of Gaza, as this is precisely what Israel wants: to commit genocide with no one looking.”
@dianabuttu.bsky.social writes about her experience as a Palestinian living in Israel amidst its attacks on Iran.
@dianabuttu.bsky.social writes about her experience as a Palestinian living in Israel amidst its attacks on Iran.
June 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“I keep telling everyone who asks that we are OK and to not take their eyes off of Gaza, as this is precisely what Israel wants: to commit genocide with no one looking.”
@dianabuttu.bsky.social writes about her experience as a Palestinian living in Israel amidst its attacks on Iran.
@dianabuttu.bsky.social writes about her experience as a Palestinian living in Israel amidst its attacks on Iran.
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Biden’s top State Department spokesperson has acknowledged in an interview that Israel has “without a doubt” committed war crimes in Gaza — after he spent 15 straight months defending the genocide and denying that it was in violation of international humanitarian law.
Biden Official Acknowledges Israeli War Crimes After 15 Months Backing Genocide
Former State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said “without a doubt” that Israel has committed war crimes.
truthout.org
June 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Biden’s top State Department spokesperson has acknowledged in an interview that Israel has “without a doubt” committed war crimes in Gaza — after he spent 15 straight months defending the genocide and denying that it was in violation of international humanitarian law.
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"Lindsey Graham's Disgusting Tweet About Greta Thunberg Is 'Brain Rot' in Its Truest, Most Vulgar Sense"
As the Zeteo contributor set sail on the Gaza aid flotilla, Senator Graham tweeted: "Hope Greta and her friends can swim!"
Read @premthakker.bsky.social's article:
zeteo.com/p/lindsey-gr...
As the Zeteo contributor set sail on the Gaza aid flotilla, Senator Graham tweeted: "Hope Greta and her friends can swim!"
Read @premthakker.bsky.social's article:
zeteo.com/p/lindsey-gr...
Lindsey Graham's Disgusting Tweet About Greta Thunberg Is 'Brain Rot' in Its Truest, Most Vulgar Sense
As the Zeteo contributor set sail on the Gaza aid flotilla, GOP Senator Lindsey Graham tweeted: "Hope Greta and her friends can swim!"
zeteo.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Lindsey Graham's Disgusting Tweet About Greta Thunberg Is 'Brain Rot' in Its Truest, Most Vulgar Sense"
As the Zeteo contributor set sail on the Gaza aid flotilla, Senator Graham tweeted: "Hope Greta and her friends can swim!"
Read @premthakker.bsky.social's article:
zeteo.com/p/lindsey-gr...
As the Zeteo contributor set sail on the Gaza aid flotilla, Senator Graham tweeted: "Hope Greta and her friends can swim!"
Read @premthakker.bsky.social's article:
zeteo.com/p/lindsey-gr...
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It’s absurd to trust Israeli army disinformation. The same army that denied killing Hind Rajab, used an Arabic calendar to justify attacking a hospital, and claimed ambulances weren’t identifiable before killing aid workers. I trust the people of Gaza, not the army killing them!
June 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It’s absurd to trust Israeli army disinformation. The same army that denied killing Hind Rajab, used an Arabic calendar to justify attacking a hospital, and claimed ambulances weren’t identifiable before killing aid workers. I trust the people of Gaza, not the army killing them!
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“We are watching a systematic starvation of 2 million people. A live-streamed genocide & the world's silence is deadly. That is why we have to keep trying everything we can, even if the odds are against us.”
Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg shares moments from the Madleen.
Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg shares moments from the Madleen.
May 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“We are watching a systematic starvation of 2 million people. A live-streamed genocide & the world's silence is deadly. That is why we have to keep trying everything we can, even if the odds are against us.”
Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg shares moments from the Madleen.
Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg shares moments from the Madleen.
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“How do you expect me to not empathize with my own people?
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi shares with @premthakker.bsky.social why his activism to end the genocide in Gaza is also helping the US to uphold its own values— tap link in bio to watch their full conversation.
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi shares with @premthakker.bsky.social why his activism to end the genocide in Gaza is also helping the US to uphold its own values— tap link in bio to watch their full conversation.
May 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“How do you expect me to not empathize with my own people?
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi shares with @premthakker.bsky.social why his activism to end the genocide in Gaza is also helping the US to uphold its own values— tap link in bio to watch their full conversation.
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi shares with @premthakker.bsky.social why his activism to end the genocide in Gaza is also helping the US to uphold its own values— tap link in bio to watch their full conversation.
I can't believe people are still patronizing this cruelty. Not romantic, just very sad.
The horse-drawn carriage industry is rife with inhumane treatment, injuries, and death. A ban on horse-drawn carriages is the only meaningful way to protect these horses and the public. We support legislative efforts to end this cruel industry.
N.Y.C. Horse-Drawn Carriage Crash Sparks Renewed Calls for Ban as 2 Operators Are Hospitalized
A collision between horse-drawn carriages at New York City's Central Park on May 26 left the operators of the carriages in the hospital with injuries. The incident has reignited arguments for banning ...
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May 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I can't believe people are still patronizing this cruelty. Not romantic, just very sad.
Tone deaf and uncaring.
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst answered a question about the GOP’s sweeping cuts to Medicaid that could kill people by saying “Well, we all are going to die.”
GOP Senator Defends Medicaid Cuts in Reconciliation Bill: “Well, We All Are Going to Die”
The GOP’s reconciliation bill includes cuts to anti-poverty programs that help save tens of thousands of lives yearly.
truthout.org
May 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Tone deaf and uncaring.
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“What [the incarcerated] need actually is…mental health support and care and love in order to heal rather than punishment.”
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi shares his experience getting to know fellow prisoners while he was incarcerated in Vermont.
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi shares his experience getting to know fellow prisoners while he was incarcerated in Vermont.
May 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“What [the incarcerated] need actually is…mental health support and care and love in order to heal rather than punishment.”
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi shares his experience getting to know fellow prisoners while he was incarcerated in Vermont.
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi shares his experience getting to know fellow prisoners while he was incarcerated in Vermont.
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What’s more radical? These images, or the college kids protesting them?
May 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What’s more radical? These images, or the college kids protesting them?
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🎙️ NEW: When bird flu hits factory farms, they literally cook birds alive through ventilation shutdown plus. Attorneys from Animal Partisan & animallegaldefense.bsky.social explain how they're using obscure citizen search warrant laws to challenge this horror. Listen/watch now: ourhenhouse.org/alp120
May 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🎙️ NEW: When bird flu hits factory farms, they literally cook birds alive through ventilation shutdown plus. Attorneys from Animal Partisan & animallegaldefense.bsky.social explain how they're using obscure citizen search warrant laws to challenge this horror. Listen/watch now: ourhenhouse.org/alp120
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“Why did burning girls matter in Vietnam but not in Gaza?”
The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War, writes @jehadabusalim.bsky.social for Zeteo, but a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.
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The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War, writes @jehadabusalim.bsky.social for Zeteo, but a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.
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Why Did Burning Girls Matter in Vietnam but Not in Gaza?
The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War – but a viral video of a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.
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May 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Why did burning girls matter in Vietnam but not in Gaza?”
The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War, writes @jehadabusalim.bsky.social for Zeteo, but a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.
Read/share/subscribe:
The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War, writes @jehadabusalim.bsky.social for Zeteo, but a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.
Read/share/subscribe:
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🚨 AMP to NIH: “Keep torturing animals, but call it progress.”
We decoded the industry’s latest propaganda push. Spoiler: It’s about power, not science.
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#AnimalRights #StopAnimalTesting #EndAnimalLabs #BetterScience
We decoded the industry’s latest propaganda push. Spoiler: It’s about power, not science.
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#AnimalRights #StopAnimalTesting #EndAnimalLabs #BetterScience
AMP to NIH: “Keep Torturing Animals, But Call it Progress”
See how Americans for Medical Progress (AMP) manipulates public opinion, defends animal experimentation, and blocks ethical, human-relevant science.
riseforanimals.org
May 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🚨 AMP to NIH: “Keep torturing animals, but call it progress.”
We decoded the industry’s latest propaganda push. Spoiler: It’s about power, not science.
Read more ⬇️
riseforanimals.org/news/amp-pro...
#AnimalRights #StopAnimalTesting #EndAnimalLabs #BetterScience
We decoded the industry’s latest propaganda push. Spoiler: It’s about power, not science.
Read more ⬇️
riseforanimals.org/news/amp-pro...
#AnimalRights #StopAnimalTesting #EndAnimalLabs #BetterScience
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“Heartbreaking: A 4-year-old came here legally with her family for lifesaving care. Yet Trump still seeks to deport her despite doctors warning she could die. It’s cruel and inexcusable,” said Congresswoman Judy Chu.
Trump Admin Wants to Deport 4-Year-Old Who May Die If She Loses Medical Care
The family received a letter last month stating that their legal status had been terminated.
buff.ly
May 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Heartbreaking: A 4-year-old came here legally with her family for lifesaving care. Yet Trump still seeks to deport her despite doctors warning she could die. It’s cruel and inexcusable,” said Congresswoman Judy Chu.
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This, from @peterbeinart.bsky.social captures a lot of the rage and desperation I’m feeling right now. We can’t go on like this. We just can’t.
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Desecrating God’s Name
Gaza Constitutes the Greatest Jewish Spiritual Crisis Since the Holocaust.
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May 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This, from @peterbeinart.bsky.social captures a lot of the rage and desperation I’m feeling right now. We can’t go on like this. We just can’t.
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The EU is discussing a vital ban on lead ammunition. It won’t affect defence or police use but it will save millions of animals + protect people from toxic poisoning. Non-lead alternatives exist! 🙏
Support the ban ⤵️
banleadnow.com/get-involved/
Support the ban ⤵️
banleadnow.com/get-involved/
Ban Lead Now | Sign Our Petition
Demand the end of lead poisoning. Lead ammunition and fishing weights must not pose a risk to European citizens, environment and wildlife.
banleadnow.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The EU is discussing a vital ban on lead ammunition. It won’t affect defence or police use but it will save millions of animals + protect people from toxic poisoning. Non-lead alternatives exist! 🙏
Support the ban ⤵️
banleadnow.com/get-involved/
Support the ban ⤵️
banleadnow.com/get-involved/
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On World Animal-Free Research Day, we ask: Why is outdated #animalresearch still being used when better #science exists? The answer lies in funding—most resources still support traditional animal tests, despite their failures.
May 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
On World Animal-Free Research Day, we ask: Why is outdated #animalresearch still being used when better #science exists? The answer lies in funding—most resources still support traditional animal tests, despite their failures.
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💡NEW at @dropsitenews.com: The Massacre of Nine Children of the Al-Najjar Family
“I turned on my camera and began recording. I didn’t know yet that the fire was burning the bodies of my neighbors’ children.”
Dispatch by Donya Abu Sitta
www.dropsitenews.com/p/massacre-a...
“I turned on my camera and began recording. I didn’t know yet that the fire was burning the bodies of my neighbors’ children.”
Dispatch by Donya Abu Sitta
www.dropsitenews.com/p/massacre-a...
The Massacre of Nine Children of the Al-Najjar Family
“I turned on my camera and began recording. I didn’t know yet that the fire was burning the bodies of my neighbors’ children.”
www.dropsitenews.com
May 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
💡NEW at @dropsitenews.com: The Massacre of Nine Children of the Al-Najjar Family
“I turned on my camera and began recording. I didn’t know yet that the fire was burning the bodies of my neighbors’ children.”
Dispatch by Donya Abu Sitta
www.dropsitenews.com/p/massacre-a...
“I turned on my camera and began recording. I didn’t know yet that the fire was burning the bodies of my neighbors’ children.”
Dispatch by Donya Abu Sitta
www.dropsitenews.com/p/massacre-a...