Valerie Hamilton
@valeriehamilton.bsky.social
International journalist based in Germany. Reasons and rhymes. This call may be recorded.
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
Hello America, Germany has made it *easier* for young migrants and refugees to work in its public-private apprenticeship programs. (That still doesn't mean it's easy). My latest for @theworld.org
Battling a shortage of skilled labor, Germany’s businesses are bringing in reinforcements: young foreigners training in the country’s time-honored apprentice programs.
Help wanted: Germany hires its next generation of workers from abroad - The World from PRX
Battling a shortage of skilled labor, Germany’s businesses are bringing in reinforcements: young foreigners training in the country’s time-honored apprentice programs.
theworld.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Hello America, Germany has made it *easier* for young migrants and refugees to work in its public-private apprenticeship programs. (That still doesn't mean it's easy). My latest for @theworld.org
May we also remember that the name "Black Friday" began as a dark joke by retail workers about the hellish start of peak consumer season. Repeat not joyful, the opposite of joyful.
My shelves are overflowing with books. My closet can't fit any more clothes, most of which I haven't worn in years. My attic is filled to the brim.
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
Do we really need more stuff?
A proposal for a recycled economy
robertreich.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
May we also remember that the name "Black Friday" began as a dark joke by retail workers about the hellish start of peak consumer season. Repeat not joyful, the opposite of joyful.
A human being picked your vegetables. Happy Thanksgiving.
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
A human being picked your vegetables. Happy Thanksgiving.
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European governments on the left and right are clamping down on asylum laws - with one exception. It's a very different picture from a decade ago. We look at the changing face of migration in Europe shortly on @theworld.org with 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @migrationpolicy.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
European governments on the left and right are clamping down on asylum laws - with one exception. It's a very different picture from a decade ago. We look at the changing face of migration in Europe shortly on @theworld.org with 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @migrationpolicy.bsky.social
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Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
RIP Todd Snider Appreciation Week (month?) continues with this character study, short story and social satire in 3:14. To find meaning in this would be absurd, and yet... m.youtube.com/watch?v=RCb3...
Iron Mike's Main Man's Last Request
YouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic
m.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
RIP Todd Snider Appreciation Week (month?) continues with this character study, short story and social satire in 3:14. To find meaning in this would be absurd, and yet... m.youtube.com/watch?v=RCb3...
We're going to miss you Todd Snider. The greatest songwriter of our generation and an artistic hero for some of us who should know better. If you don't know his music, it's high time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ0D...
Todd Snider - The Ballad of the Devil's Backbone Tavern (Live)
YouTube video by Oh Boy Records
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We're going to miss you Todd Snider. The greatest songwriter of our generation and an artistic hero for some of us who should know better. If you don't know his music, it's high time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ0D...
This headline is misleading, @nytimes.com! Try "US pushes, but Europe impervious to pumpkin spice hype". This is a non-story. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...
‘You Love It or You Hate It’: Pumpkin Spice Lattes Divide Europe
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This headline is misleading, @nytimes.com! Try "US pushes, but Europe impervious to pumpkin spice hype". This is a non-story. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...
What's red and white and ranked last among European national railways for on-time performance? Those famously funny Germans have found a sense of humor about their beleaguered Deutsche Bahn. My story @theworld.org.
Germany’s new government has pledged tens of billions to finally fix chronic decay and delays at the country’s national railway, the Deutsche Bahn. While they wait — and wait, and wait — Germans are having a laugh at the Bahn’s expense.
How many jokes does it take to make Germany’s trains run on time? - The World from PRX
Germany’s new government has pledged tens of billions to finally fix chronic decay and delays at the country’s national railway, the Deutsche Bahn. While they wait — and wait, and wait — Germans are h...
theworld.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
What's red and white and ranked last among European national railways for on-time performance? Those famously funny Germans have found a sense of humor about their beleaguered Deutsche Bahn. My story @theworld.org.
Points of light
Today is “drag and tag,” tagging sharks with drag queens while raising money for LGBQT+ youth organizations in Florida!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration
The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation
www.scientificamerican.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Points of light
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US likes to call people like Kanye, Milo Yiannopoulos (Jewish, gay), Nick Fuentes (Mexican) and Tim Pool (Korean) a 'white supremacist' group when clearly, they and their followers are incels bonded by hatred of women. It's the only thing they are all united on. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
September 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
US likes to call people like Kanye, Milo Yiannopoulos (Jewish, gay), Nick Fuentes (Mexican) and Tim Pool (Korean) a 'white supremacist' group when clearly, they and their followers are incels bonded by hatred of women. It's the only thing they are all united on. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
September 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
So courageous, so cool. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...
A Hidden Camera Protest Turned the Tables on China’s Surveillance State
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
So courageous, so cool. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...
Sure it took time, but relying on the justice system eventually defeated the Nazis. Didn't it?
August 29, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Sure it took time, but relying on the justice system eventually defeated the Nazis. Didn't it?
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"ChatGPT, show me on a map where most of the crimes are being committed in Washington, DC."
August 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"ChatGPT, show me on a map where most of the crimes are being committed in Washington, DC."
Has this kid never heard of karma? He should be thanking his lucky stars he didn't get literally torched by a flock of dragons. And he needs to stay the hell out of DC. ***\\
Edward "Big Balls" Coristine was beaten up in an attempted carjacking over the weekend. WIRED obtained the police report that gives more details about the incident that has Donald Trump threatening to "federalize" Washington, DC. from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social and @makenakelly.bsky.social
Police Report: Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Assaulted in Alleged Carjacking
President Donald Trump shared a photo of the DOGE staffer after the alleged attack and threatened to "federalize" Washington, DC. WIRED obtained the police report.
www.wired.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Has this kid never heard of karma? He should be thanking his lucky stars he didn't get literally torched by a flock of dragons. And he needs to stay the hell out of DC. ***\\
💛 Cali 💛
May 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
💛 Cali 💛
Your pope name = last thing you ate + number of letters in your last name
🇻🇦 Habemus Pope Chocolate VIII 🇻🇦
🇻🇦 Habemus Pope Chocolate VIII 🇻🇦
Your Pope name is : the last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name
Pope Jolof IX
Pope Jolof IX
Your Pope name is : the last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name
Pope Own-Brand-Shreddies V
Pope Own-Brand-Shreddies V
May 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Your pope name = last thing you ate + number of letters in your last name
🇻🇦 Habemus Pope Chocolate VIII 🇻🇦
🇻🇦 Habemus Pope Chocolate VIII 🇻🇦
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May 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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US Christian nationalists have adopted a leading pastor of the anti-Nazi resistance as a patron saint of faith-based politics, setting off a bitter, trans-Atlantic feud and the question, "What would Dietrich Bonhoeffer do?"
The tug-of-war over an anti-Nazi pastor’s legacy - The World from PRX
US Christian nationalists have adopted a leading pastor of the anti-Nazi resistance as a patron saint of faith-based politics, setting off a bitter, trans-Atlantic feud and the question, "What would D...
theworld.org
May 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
US Christian nationalists have adopted a leading pastor of the anti-Nazi resistance as a patron saint of faith-based politics, setting off a bitter, trans-Atlantic feud and the question, "What would Dietrich Bonhoeffer do?"
Public media is a cornerstone of democracy. Don't let them destroy it.
The Trump administration is trying to eliminate funding for public media, which would be a crippling blow for the millions who rely on our services, from our local newsroom to our children's programming that we produce for a national audience, to emergency support services that keep us all safe.
May 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Public media is a cornerstone of democracy. Don't let them destroy it.
Now *that's* progress
You can get rid of the unwanted AI summary in your google results simply by adding the word "fucking" to your search terms
April 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Now *that's* progress
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Call to Action New York: Saturday, April 19th | 12PM @ Bryant Park in front of NYC Public Library Stairs. #3E #fiftyfiftyone #MigrantMarch
www.summerofheat.org/migrantmarch
www.summerofheat.org/migrantmarch
April 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Call to Action New York: Saturday, April 19th | 12PM @ Bryant Park in front of NYC Public Library Stairs. #3E #fiftyfiftyone #MigrantMarch
www.summerofheat.org/migrantmarch
www.summerofheat.org/migrantmarch