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The grumbling Valkano
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Steve Valk, retired journalist; hunger and poverty advocate; retired #ClimateChange communicator. Straighten the crooked pictures on humanity's walls. Elderly white hippie. AJC, RESULTS, Citizens' Climate Lobby, Climate Civics
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 27d
We're on the verge of losing the First Amendment, but there are ways to use our voices to push back on this assault on Freedom of Speech, which I mention in this post.

stevevalk.substack.com/p/the-first-...
The First Amendment — use it or lose it
The Kimmel affair is a blaring alarm for our democracy
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 9h
At last, the Fourth Estate is owning its responsibility to be the branch of government that holds the others accountable.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 9h
Found the training simulator for Saturday's protest.
a bunch of trucks are driving down a dark street
ALT: a bunch of trucks are driving down a dark street
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 13h
Hang in there. This will pass. Don't do something that can't be undone.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 13h
The texts are shockingly disgusting, especially for people aiming to run our government. This is what happens when horrible people are emboldened by a putrid turd in humanity's punchbowl.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 14h
Indeed. We have a man with obvious dementia in charge of the nuclear arsenal, but let's not talk about that.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 18h
Fu¢k Zu¢k. Trump's goons have been breaking laws and acting with the kind of cruelty not seen since the Gestapo of 1930s Germany. Citizens were using these apps to let ICE know they are not welcome in their communities. But the billionaire who owns FB doesn't care.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/t...
Meta Removes Facebook Group That Shared Information on ICE Agents
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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 2d
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 3d
Starting to feel good about being Catholic.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 3d
Meal Team 6 on another dangerous mission.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 3d
Wait 'til they find out that Trump's Golden Dome protects you from golden showers.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 4d
Yes, we can spend billions to bail out billionaires who invested in Argentina while we cut billions in foreign aid that was saving millions of lives around the world.

This is why it's harder for a rich man to get into heaven than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 5d
They did theright thing. The Institutions that take the 30 pieces of silver for betraying free speech will wear that stain forever.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 5d
My money's on Greta next year. That'll really piss him off.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 5d
Gonna be another tough day for ketchup bottles at the White House.

#NobelPeacePrize #Venezuela #Trump
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6d
I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 8d
It was a performance for an audience of one.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 8d
How about...

Journalism that understands we are at a precipice, about to fall into a dictatorship from which we are unlikely to reemerge.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 8d
But we're gonna get MedBeds!
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 8d
It's like they never heard about Nuremberg.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 8d
When a product harms people, we shut down the manufacturing of that product. Time to shut down ICE.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 8d
Let's speed up phasing out #FossilFuels with a global price on carbon.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 8d
Holy shit! This is the guy calling the shots -- literally-- on health care.
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 9d
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 8d
Finally! Local police doing what they're supposed to do -- serve and protect.
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 9d
How much would it piss off Trump if Greta got a Nobel Peace Prize and he didn't?
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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 9d
The US was once a leader on global health, but #Trump is dismantling that legacy. Citizens can use their voices to restore funding for life-saving programs. The latest from my "Problem Solved" Substack.

#ForeignAid #Unicef #USAID
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Manmade miracles have saved millions; let’s keep them coming
Dismantling USAID is a tremendous setback, but citizens can push back
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